1ST Constitution Bancorp Announces Rights Offering to Existing Shareholders and Filing of Registration Statement

1ST Constitution Bancorp

, parent company of 1ST Constitution Bank, announced today that on August 16, 2012, it filed a registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") for a rights offering to its existing shareholders. The rights offering will be made through the distribution of non-transferable subscription rights to purchase shares of the Company's common stock at a subscription price at a ratio to be determined. The Company intends to distribute the rights and commence the offering promptly after its registration statement is declared effective by the SEC.