First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc. (FBNK) to Ring The NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell in Honor of IPO

ADVISORY, Oct. 11, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

What:

First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc. (FBNK), the holding company of Farmington Bank, will visit the NASDAQ MarketSite in New York City'sTimes Square.

In celebration of their initial public offering, which occurred on June 28, 2011, First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc. and Farmington Bank Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer John J. Patrick, Jr. will be joined by the Farmington Bank board of directors and management to ring the Closing Bell.  

Where:

NASDAQ MarketSite — 4 Times Square — 43^rd & Broadway — Broadcast Studio

When:

Wednesday, October 12^th, 2011 — 3:45 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET     

Farmington Bank Contact:

Tom Andrea
Sullivan & LeShane Public Relations
(860) 869-3576
tandrea@ctpr.com

NASDAQ MarketSite:

Jen Knapp
(212) 401-8916
Jennifer.knapp@nasdaqomx.com

Feed Information:

The entire Closing Bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on AMC-3/C-3 (dl 3760H). The feed can also be found on Ascent fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Jen Knapp at (212) 401-8916.

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Webcast:

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About Farmington Bank

Farmington Bank is a full-service community bank with 16 branch locations throughout Central Connecticut.  Established in 1851, Farmington Bank is a diversified consumer and commercial bank with an ongoing commitment to contribute to the betterment of the communities in our region.  Farmington Bank, with assets of $1.6 billion, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:FBNK). For more information about Farmington Bank, visit farmingtonbankct.com.

About NASDAQ OMX:

The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents, with more than 3,500 listed companies. NASDAQ OMX offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market, NASDAQ OMX Nordic, NASDAQ OMX Baltic, NASDAQ OMX first North, and the U.S. 144A sector. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and exchange-traded funds. NASDAQ OMX technology supports the operations of over 70 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more than 50 countries. NASDAQ OMX Nordic and NASDAQ OMX Baltic are not legal entities but describe the common offering from NASDAQ OMX exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com. *Please follow NASDAQ OMX on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/NASDAQ-OMX/108167527653) and Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/nasdaqomx). 

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