Hingham Institution for Savings Declares Increased Special Dividend of $.25

Hingham Institution for Savings HIFS announced that its Board of Directors declared its regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.24 per share. The dividend will be paid on January 20, 2011 to stockholders of record as of January 10, 2011. In addition to the regular quarterly dividend, Hingham's Board of Directors announced that it will pay a special dividend of $0.25 per share, which represents a 4.2% increase over the prior year's special dividend. This special dividend will also be paid on January 20, 2011 to stockholders of record as of January 10, 2011.