NATIONAL PENN BANCSHARES INC
SC 13G/A, 1998-02-11
NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS
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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 13G

                    Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                (Amendment No. 3)

                         National Penn Bancshares, Inc.
                        ---------------------------------
                                (Name of Issuer)

                         Common Stock ($1.875 par value)
                        ---------------------------------
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                    637138108
                        ---------------------------------
                                 (CUSIP Number)

Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement |_|.

          (A fee is not required only if the filing person:  (1) has a
          previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of
          more than five percent of the class of securities  described
          in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto
          reporting  beneficial  ownership  of five percent or less of
          such class.) (See Rule 13d-7.)

          *The  remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
          reporting  person's initial filing on this form with respect
          to the subject class of  securities,  and for any subsequent
          amendment  containing  information  which  would  alter  the
          disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

          The information required in the remainder of this cover page
          shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section
          18 of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934  ("Act")  or
          otherwise  subject to the liabilities of that section of the
          Act but shall be subject to all other  provisions of the Act
          (however, see the Notes).

                   (Continued on following page(s))


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                                  13G
CUSIP No. 637138108

1    NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
     S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

     23-2767832

     INVESTORS TRUST COMPANY

2    CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*      
         (a) |_|
         (b) |_|

3    SEC USE ONLY

4    CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

             PENNSYLVANIA

  Number of shares         5       SOLE VOTING POWER
beneficially owned by
each reporting person                 300,741.991
       with
                           6       SHARED VOTING POWER

                                      287,721.995

                           7       SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                      300,741.991

                           8       SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                                      287,721.995

9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

     588,463.986

10   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*

         |_|

11   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9

     5.5%

12   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*

     BK CO
               *SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!

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                                  SCHEDULE 13G

ITEM 1(a).  NAME OF ISSUER:

         National Penn Bancshares, Inc.

ITEM 1(b).  ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICE:

         Philadelphia and Reading Avenues
         Boyertown, Pennsylvania 19512
         Phone: (800) 822-3321

ITEM 2(a).  NAME OF PERSON FILING:

         Investors Trust Company

ITEM 2(b).  ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE:

         2201 Ridgewood Road, #180
         Wyomissing, PA 19610
         Phone: (610) 372-6414

ITEM 2(c).  CITIZENSHIP:

         Investors Trust Company is incorporated in Pennsylvania.

ITEM 2(d).  TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:

         Common Stock ($1.875 par value)

ITEM 2(e).  CUSIP NUMBER:

         637138108

ITEM 3(b).

         Investors  Trust Company is a bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

ITEM 4.  OWNERSHIP:

         (a) (b). The shares of common stock of National Penn Bancshares,  Inc.,
being  reported  by  Investors  Trust  Company as  beneficially  owned by it are
588,463.986 shares, representing approximately 5.5% of the outstanding shares of
common stock of National Penn Bancshares, Inc. (see Item 6).

         (c). The number of shares of common stock of National Penn  Bancshares,
Inc., as to which Investors Trust Company has:

         (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 300,741.991.

         (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 287,721.995.

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         (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 300,741.991.

         (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition: 287,721.995.

ITEM 5.  OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS:

         Not applicable.

ITEM 6.  OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON:

         Investors Trust Company  exercises sole or shared voting or dispositive
power over 588,463.986 shares of common stock of National Penn Bancshares, Inc.,
in the aggregate.  Of these 588,463.986  shares,  374,077.653 shares are held as
trustee or executor on behalf of various  trusts and  estates,  and  214,386.333
shares are held as trustee under the National  Penn  Bancshares,  Inc.,  Capital
Accumulation Plan. Investors Trust Company disclaims beneficial ownership of any
of these 588,463.986 shares.

ITEM 7.  IDENTIFICATION  AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE
SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY:

         Not applicable.

ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP:

         Not applicable.

ITEM 9.  NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP:

         Not applicable.

ITEM 10.  CERTIFICATION:

         By signing  below,  I certify  that,  to the best of my  knowledge  and
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of
business  and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of
changing or  influencing  the control of the issuer of such  securities and were
not acquired in connection  with or as a participant in any  transaction  having
any such purposes or effect.

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SIGNATURE

         After reasonable  inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete,  and
correct.

February 11, 1998

INVESTORS TRUST COMPANY

By: /s/ James V. Elliott
- ---------------------------------
James V. Elliott, President & CEO



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