New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares Updates Quarterly Dividend Record Date

New Hampshire Thrift Bancshares, Inc.

previously announced a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.13 per share payable on January 31, 2012. The quarterly dividend will be paid to shareholders of record as of January 24, 2012. The press release dated January 17, 2012 inadvertently listed the record date as January 24, 2011.