Mondo Visione Worldwide Financial Markets Intelligence

FTSE Mondo Visione Exchanges Index:

Brookline Bancorp, Inc. To Join Nasdaq Financial-100 IndexBrookline Bancorp, Inc. To Join Nasdaq Financial-100 Index

Date 10/05/2002

Brookline Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq:BRKL) of Brookline, Massachusetts, will become a component of the Nasdaq Financial-100 Index® effective at the beginning of trading Friday, May 17, 2002. Brookline Bancorp, Inc. will replace Astoria Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:ASFC), which is de-listing from The Nasdaq Stock Market®.

With a market capitalization of $681 million, Brookline Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for Brookline Savings Bank, operates several full-service banking offices in urban/suburban communities adjacent to the City of Boston.

Nasdaq is the world's largest stock market. With more than 4,000 companies, Nasdaq lists more companies and trades more shares per day than any other U.S. market. Over the past five years, Nasdaq has outpaced all other U.S. markets in listing IPOs. It is also home to category defining companies that are leaders across all areas of business including technology, retail, communications, transportation, media and healthcare industries. With operations on three continents, Nasdaq is a key driver of global capital formation. For more information about Nasdaq, visit the Nasdaq Web site at www.nasdaq.com or the Nasdaq NewsroomSM at www.nasdaqnews.com.