ROCKVILLE FINANCIAL, INC. SCHEDULES FOURTH QUARTER EARNINGS CONFERENCE CALL

 ROCKVILLE, CONN., February 1, 2012 – Rockville Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ Global Select Stock Market: “RCKB”), the holding company for Rockville Bank (the “Bank”), today announced that it expects to release financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2011 on Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at approximately 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time (ET). When the results are announced, a copy of the earnings release will be immediately available on the Company's web site, www.rockvillebank.com by going to “About Us: Investor Relations” and clicking on “News & Market Data” and then clicking on "Press Releases."

President and Chief Executive Officer William (Bill) H. W. Crawford, IV and Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer John T. Lund will hold a conference call for investors on Thursday, February 23, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, regarding highlights of the Company's fourth quarter and full year 2011 financial results.

Dial-in information for the Thursday, February 23, 2012 conference call at 10 a.m. (ET):

Domestic: (Toll-Free) 1-877-317-6789
(International) 1-412-317-6789

Canada: (Toll-Free) 1-866-605-3852

A replay of the call will be available beginning at February 23, 2012 at 12:00 noon (ET) until March 2, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. (ET):

Dial-in information for the replay:

Replay Domestic (Toll-Free) 1-877-344-7529

Replay (International): 1-412-317-0088

Replay Passcode: 10009607

About Rockville Financial, Inc.:
Rockville Financial, Inc. is the parent of Rockville Bank, a 22-branch community bank serving Tolland, Hartford and New London counties in Connecticut. A New Haven County Commercial Banking Office is now open and 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, visit www.rockvillebank.com and click on About Us: Investor Relations.