2009-11-10 16:57:03 -

First graph, last sentence of release dated November 9, 2009 should read: The cash dividend will be payable on December 14, 2009 to stockholders of record on November 25, 2009 (sted The cash dividend will be payable on November 25, 2009 to stockholders of record on December 14, 2009).

The corrected release reads.

NEW ENGLAND BANCSHARES, INC. ANNOUNCES CASH DIVIDEND

New England Bancshares,

Inc. (Nasdaq GM: NEBS) announced today that the Company’s Board of Directors declared a cash dividend for the quarter ended September 30, 2009 of $0.02 per share. The cash dividend will be payable on December 14, 2009 to stockholders of record on November 25, 2009.

New England Bancshares, Inc. is headquartered in Enfield, Connecticut, and operates New England Bank with fifteen banking centers servicing the communities of Bristol, Cheshire, East Windsor, Ellington, Enfield, Manchester, Plymouth, Southington, Suffield, Wallingford and Windsor Locks. For more information regarding New England Bank’s products and services, please visit www.nebankct.com : .



New England Bancshares, Inc.David J. O’Connor, 860-253-5200President
& Chief Executive Officer