Rockville Financial (RCKB) President and CEO to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell

Company Celebrates Achieving $1 Billion in Assets


MEDIA ADVISORY, Aug. 30, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) --



 What:
 William J. McGurk, President and CEO of Rockville Financial (RCKB)
 and Rockville Bank, will preside over the opening bell to celebrate
 Rockville Bank's achieving $1 Billion in assets. Rockville Financial
 recently marked its one-year listing anniversary on the NASDAQ.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Thursday August 31st, 2006 at 9:30 a.m. EDT

 Contacts:
 Laura Soll
 (860) 688-4499
 Cell: (860) 833-4466
 laura@sollpr.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Stephanie Lowenthal; 646.441.5220

Feed Information:

The opening bell is available from 0920-0935 on IA6 Cband / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 Horizontal. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Lowenthal at (646) 441-5220.

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.

About Rockville Financial (RCKB):

Rockville Bank is an 18-branch community bank in Connecticut that provides a convenient banking lifestyle for the communities it serves in: Coventry; East Hartford; East Windsor; Ellington; Enfield; Glastonbury; Manchester; Rockville; Somers; South Glastonbury, South Windsor; Suffield; Tolland; and Vernon, with four supermarket locations open seven days a week. For more information about Rockville Bank's services and products, call (860) 291-3600 or visit www.rockvillebank.com.