Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: BRKL) announced today that it will report fourth quarter and full year 2012 earnings at the close of business on Wednesday, January 30, 2013. Management will host a conference call to review this information at 1:30 PM Eastern Time on Thursday, January 31, 2013. Interested parties may listen to this call by dialing 888-317-6016 (United States) or 412-317-6016 (internationally) and ask for the Brookline Bancorp conference call. A recorded playback of the call will be available for one week following the call at 877-344-7529 (United States) or 412-317-0088 (internationally). The passcode for this playback is 10023656. The call will be available live or in a recorded version on the Company's website under "Investor Relations" at www.brooklinebank.com.

ABOUT BROOKLINE BANCORP, INC.

Brookline Bancorp, Inc., a bank holding company with approximately $5.1 billion in assets and 46 branches throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island, is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and operates as the holding company for Brookline Bank, Bank Rhode Island, and First Ipswich Bank. The Company provides commercial and retail banking services, and cash management and investment services to customers throughout Central New England. More information about Brookline Bancorp, Inc. and its banks can be found at the following websites: www.brooklinebank.com, www.bankri.com, and www.firstipswich.com.

Brookline Bancorp, Inc.
Thomas J. Meshako, 617-927-4889