LOCAL READERS VOTE ROCKVILLE BANK AS REGION’S 2011 "BEST FINANCIAL INSTITUTION"

Bank Has Won this Category for Last Seven Years, Ever Since Annual Poll Began

ROCKVILLE, CONN., August 11, 2011 – For the seventh consecutive year, readers of “The North Central News” (Conn.) have voted Rockville Bank as the area’s “Best Financial Institution”. Rockville Bank has received this recognition from the readers every year since the paper’s annual Best of readers’ poll was established in 2005.

“There is no better honor than having this vote of confidence from our local residents and customers,” explains William (Bill) H. W. Crawford, IV, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rockville Bank. “Thank you for recognizing our experienced and friendly staff and variety of quality services and products we offer. The Rockville Bank team works hard every day to earn and maintain the community’s trust and this recognition is very important to us.”

In addition to the “Best Financial Institution” award, The North Central News’ readers’ 2011 poll features 42 other categories. The free, monthly publication is direct-mailed to every home and P.O. Box in East Windsor, Ellington, Somers, Stafford and Union, Conn.

Rockville Bank is a 21½-branch community bank serving Tolland, Hartford, and New London counties in Connecticut. It provides a convenient banking lifestyle for Colchester, Coventry, East Windsor, Ellington, Enfield, Glastonbury, Manchester, Rockville, Somers, South Glastonbury, South Windsor, Suffield, Vernon, seven days a week in Tolland, and three Big Y supermarket locations. A New Haven County Commercial Banking Office will be located in Hamden, Conn. to provide an array of commercial products and services for businesses located in New Haven County and surrounding areas. For more information about Rockville Bank’s services and products, call (860) 291-3600 or visit www.rockvillebank.com. For more information about the Company, Rockville Financial, Inc. (RCKB), visit Investor Relations at www.rockvillebank.com and click on About Us. For investor relations questions please contact John T. Lund, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer at (860) 291-3626 or Marliese L. Shaw, Vice President, Investor Relations Officer at
(860) 291-3622.