SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

December 23, 2008
Date of Report (Date of earliest event report)

ROYAL BANCSHARES OF PENNSYLVANIA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

PENNSYLVANIA
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

0-26366	23-2812193
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)
732 Montgomery Avenue, Narberth, Pennsylvania	19072
(Address of Principal Executive Office)	(Zip Code)

610-668-4700
(Issuer’s telephone number, including area code)

N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Change Since Last Report)

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Item 8.01. Other Events

     On December 23, 2008, Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania, Inc. (“Royal”) issued a press release announcing that it has received preliminary approval from the U.S. Department of Treasury (“Treasury”) for the sale of approximately $30 million in preferred stock and related common stock purchase warrants to Treasury under the TARP Capital Purchase Program. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits:
99.1	Press release, dated December 23, 2008, of Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania, Inc.

SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Royal Bancshares of Pennsylvania, Inc.
Dated: December 29, 2008	/s/ James J. McSwiggan, Jr.
	James J. McSwiggan, Jr.
	President and Chief Operating Officer