Federal Reserve Board approves application by Brookline Bancorp

The following press release was published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on Dec. 8, 2011. It is reproduced in full below.

The Federal Reserve Board on Thursday announced its approval of the application of Brookline Bancorp, Inc., Brookline, Massachusetts, to acquire Bancorp Rhode Island, Inc. and its subsidiary bank, Bank Rhode Island, both of Providence, Rhode Island.

Attached is the Board's Order relating to this action.

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Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System