Newport, Rhode Island, July 3, 2008. Newport Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: NFSB), the holding company for Newport Federal Savings Bank, announced today that it has completed its second stock repurchase program. The Company acquired 231,721 shares, or 5%, of the Company's outstanding common stock at an average purchase price of ap...  

Newport, Rhode Island, February 19, 2008. Newport Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: NFSB), the holding company for Newport Federal Savings Bank, announced today that it is commencing a stock repurchase program to acquire up to 231,721 shares, or 5%, of the Company's outstanding common stock. Repurchases, which will be conducted through op...  

Newport, Rhode Island, February 1, 2008. Newport Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: NFSB), the holding company for Newport Federal Savings Bank (the "Bank" or "NewportFed"), today announced earnings for the year and quarter ended December 31, 2007. For the quarter ended December 31, 2007, the Company reported a net loss of $47,000, or $.01...  

Newport, Rhode Island, September 25, 2007. Newport Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: NFSB), today announced that the Company has authorized the funding of a trust that will purchase up to 195,133 shares, or approximately 4.0%, of the Company's outstanding common stock. The shares acquired by the trust will be used to fund restricted stock awa...  

Newport, Rhode Island, July 27, 2007. Newport Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: NFSB), the holding company for Newport Federal Savings Bank (the "Bank" or "NewportFed"), today announced second quarter earnings for 2007. For the quarter ended June 30, 2007, the Company reported net income of $284,000, or $.06 per share (basic and diluted), ...  

Newport, Rhode Island, February 15, 2007. Newport Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (Nasdaq: NFSB), the holding company for Newport Federal Savings Bank (the "Bank" or "NewportFed"), announced fourth quarter earnings for 2006. For the three months ended December 31, 2006, the Company reported net income of $468,000, or $.10 per share (basic and ...  

Contact: Judy Tucker
Telephone: (401) 847-5500

NewportFed is pleased to announce that employees will be paying $5.00 each to come to work in jeans on Friday, October 6, 2006 in order to raise funds to support Lee National Denim Day which has raised more than $61 million for breast cancer research. The donations will be given to the...  

Contact: Kevin M. McCarthy
President and Chief Executive Officer
Telephone: (401) 847-5500

Newport, Rhode Island – (July 5, 2006) – Newport Bancorp, Inc., the proposed holding company for Newport Federal Savings Bank ("Newport Federal"), announced that it received regulatory approval to complete the conversion of New...  

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