 CRANBURY, N.J., Feb. 02, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- 1ST Constitution Bancorp NASDAQ: FCCY, the holding company the Company for 1ST Constitution Bank the Bank, today reported net income of 6.1 million and diluted earnings per share of 0.59 for the three months ended December 31, 2020 compared to net income of 3.2 million and diluted earnings per share of 0.34 for the three months ended December 31, 2019. Net income increased 87.0 and diluted earnings per share increased 73.5 for the fourth quarter of 2020 compared to the fourth quarter of 2019. Net income for the three months ended December 31, 2019 included 880,000 of after tax merger expenses related to the merger of Shore Community Bank Shore with and into the Bank in November 2019. 