EXHIBIT 99.1

Sussex Bancorp                                          Candace Leatham
200 Munsonhurst Road, Rt. 517                           Executive Vice President
Franklin, NJ  07416                                     & Treasurer
                                                        973-827-2914

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

                         SUSSEX BANCORP CLOSES OFFERING
                              RAISES $15.2 MILLION


     Franklin,  New Jersey - Sussex Bancorp.  (AMEX: "SBB") announced today that
it had closed its offering of common stock.  The offering,  priced at $14.25 per
share,  raised $15.2 million in net proceeds,  after underwriting  discounts and
offering  expenses.  The offering was  underwritten by Keefe,  Bruyette & Woods,
Inc.

     Mr.  Donald L.  Kovach,  Sussex's  Chairman  and Chief  Executive  Officer,
stated:  "We are pleased with the  confidence the market has shown in our stock,
and we welcome our new shareholders. This new capital will support our continued
growth and allow us to take advantage of business opportunities as they arise."

     Sussex  Bancorp is the holding  company for Sussex  Bank,  a Franklin,  New
Jersey based  commercial bank operating  through eight offices in Sussex County,
New Jersey, and Tri-State Insurance Agency, Inc, a full service insurance agency
located in Augusta, New Jersey.


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