UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~November~~December 157, 2010

First Chester County Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania		0-12870		23-2288763
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

9 North High Street

West Chester, Pennsylvania 19380

(Address of principal executive offices)

(484) 881-4000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

x Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01 Other Events.

~~Beginning~~On ~~at 9:00~~December ~~a.m.~~7, ~~on November 15~~2010, First Chester County ~~2010~~Corporation ~~through~~(“First Chester”), the ~~anticipated~~holding ~~completion~~company for First National Bank of Chester ~~the~~County ~~merger~~and Tower Bancorp, Inc. ~~Phoenix~~(“Tower”), ~~Advisory~~the holding company for ~~Services~~Graystone Tower Bank, ~~First~~jointly ~~Chester~~announced ~~County~~and ~~Corporation~~made available via a toll-free number maintained by First Chester’s proxy solicitor, ~~will~~updated ~~make current~~ exchange ratio information. ~~and~~If the pending merger ~~consideration~~of ~~information~~Tower ~~available~~and atFirst ~~the~~Chester ~~following~~were to close on ~~toll-free~~or ~~number:~~prior ~~(800)~~to December ~~576-4314~~31, 2010, the exchange ratio would be 0.356 based on First Chester Delinquent Loans of $69.7 million, calculated as of November 30, 2010.

If the pending merger of First Chester and Tower Bancorp, Inc. (“Tower”) were to close on or prior to November 30, 2010, the exchange ratio would be 0.291 based on First Chester Delinquent Loans of $78.3 million, calculated as of October 29, 2010. The exchange ratio was calculated in accordance with the terms of that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated December 27, 2009 between First Chester and Tower, as amended. The final exchange ratio cannot be determined until the closing of the merger, which is expected to occur in mid-December 2010, in which event the final exchange ratio would be determined ~~based~~base on First Chester Delinquent Loans calculated as of November 30, 2010.

~~Attached~~A tocopy ~~this~~of ~~Current~~the ~~Report~~press onrelease ~~Form 8-K~~and asthe script to be ~~Exhibit 99.1,~~used ~~which~~by isFirst ~~incorporated~~Chester’s ~~herein~~proxy bysolicitor ~~reference,~~in isproviding the ~~form~~updated ofexchange ratio ~~recording~~information ~~which~~is ~~will~~attached beto ~~made~~this ~~available~~Current ~~to shareholders~~Report ofon ~~First~~Form 8-K ~~Chester~~as exhibits 99.1 and ~~Tower~~99.2, ~~Bancorp~~respectively, ~~Inc.~~ ~~(“Tower”)~~and are incorporated herein by reference.

Additional Information About the Transaction

The proposed transaction will be submitted to the shareholders of First Chester and Tower for their consideration and approval. In connection with the proposed transaction, Tower has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) a registration statement on Form S-4, which has been declared effective by the SEC and includes a joint proxy statement/prospectus and other relevant documents to be distributed to the shareholders of Tower and First Chester on or about November 5, 2010. Investors are urged to read the registration statement and the joint proxy statement/prospectus regarding the proposed transaction and any other relevant documents filed with the SEC, as well as any amendments or supplements to those documents, because they will contain important information. Investors can obtain a free copy of the joint proxy statement/prospectus, as well as other filings containing information about Tower and First Chester, free of charge from the SEC’s Internet site (www.sec.gov), by contacting Tower Bancorp, Inc., 112 Market Street, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania 17101, Attention: Brent Smith, Investor Relations, telephone 717-724-4666 or by contacting First Chester Financial Corporation, 9 North High Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania 19381 Attention: John Stoddart, Investor Relations, telephone 484-881-4141. INVESTORS SHOULD READ THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS TO BE FILED WITH THE SEC CAREFULLY BEFORE MAKING A DECISION CONCERNING THE TRANSACTION.

Participants in the Transaction

Tower, First Chester and their respective directors, executive officers, and certain other members of management and employees may be soliciting proxies from Tower and First Chester shareholders in favor of the transaction. Information regarding the persons who may, under the rules of the SEC, be considered participants in the solicitation of the Tower and First Chester shareholders in connection with the proposed transaction is set forth in the joint proxy statement/prospectus filed with the SEC. You can also find information about Tower’s executive officers and directors in its definitive proxy statement filed with the SEC on April 23, 2010, which is available at the SEC’s Internet site (www.sec.gov). Additional information about First Chester’s executive officers and directors is set forth in its Form 10-K filed with the SEC on July 27, 2010, which is available at the SEC’s Internet site. You can also obtain free copies of these documents from Tower or First Chester, as appropriate, using the contact information above.

This document is not an offer to sell shares of Tower’s securities which may be issued in the proposed transaction. Such securities are offered only by means of the joint proxy statement/prospectus referred to above.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		~~Script~~Press toRelease beissued ~~used~~December ~~beginning on November 15~~7, 2010 ~~by First Chester County Corporation’s proxy solicitor.~~
99.2		Script

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.

Date: November 15, 2010	FIRST CHESTER COUNTY CORPORATION
Date: December 7, 2010	FIRST CHESTER COUNTY CORPORATION
	By:	/s/ John A. Featherman, III
	Name:	John A. Featherman, III
	Title:	Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		~~Script~~Press toRelease beissued ~~used~~December ~~beginning on November 15~~7, 2010 ~~by First Chester County Corporation’s proxy solicitor~~.
99.2		Script.

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