 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
PRESS RELEASE
| FROM | Robert H. Gaughen, Jr., President |
| Hingham Institution for Savings | |
| Hingham, MA (Nasdaq B HIFS) | |
| DATE | March 25, 2004 |
| CONTACT | William M. Donovan, Jr., Vice President (781) 749-2200 |
QUARTERLY DIVIDEND ANNOUNCED
HINGHAM INSTITUTION FOR SAVINGS (Nasdaq B HIFS), Hingham, Massachusetts, announced that its Board of Directors declared its regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per share. The dividend will be paid on April 22, 2004 to stockholders of record as of April 12, 2004.
Robert H. Gaughen, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of the Bank, in announcing the forty-first consecutive quarterly dividend, stated "Our Board continues to believe that stockholders should participate in our continued success through a healthy dividend policy."
In addition to regular quarterly cash dividends, Hingham Institution for Savings has declared special cash dividends in each of the last nine years. Future dividends will be considered by the Board of Directors on a quarterly basis.
Hingham Institution for Savings is a Massachusetts-chartered savings bank located in Hingham, Massachusetts. Incorporated in 1834, it is the oldest financial institution headquartered in Hingham and one of the oldest in Massachusetts. The Bank's main offices are located on Main Street, Hingham, Massachusetts 02043, phone (781) 749-2200. The Bank also maintains branch offices in South Hingham and the neighboring towns of Hull, Cohasset, Scituate, and South Weymouth.
The Bank's shares of common stock are listed and
traded on The Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol HIFS.
