ROBBINSVILLE, N.J., Sept. 10, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Roma Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:ROMA) (the Company), the holding company of Roma Bank, announced today that its Board of Directors (the Board) declared the Company's seventh consecutive quarterly cash dividend. A dividend of $.08 per share will be paid on or about October 22, 2008 to stockholders of record on October 8, 2008.
President and CEO, Peter A. Inverso, commented, "We are pleased to be able to continue to provide this return to our stockholders which is an integral component of our commitment to judiciously deploy our strong capital resources to enhance the value of our Company. It remains the current intention of the Board to continue to pay a dividend quarterly. However, the payment and amount of future dividends will be predicated on the Board's assessment of the financial condition, earnings and capital requirements of the Company."
Roma Financial Corporation is the holding company of Roma Bank, a community bank headquartered in Robbinsville, New Jersey. Roma Bank has been serving families, businesses and the communities of Central New Jersey for over 88 years with a complete line of financial products and services. Roma Bank has branch locations in Mercer, Burlington and Ocean counties in New Jersey. Visit Roma online at www.romabank.com
Forward Looking Statements
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