FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CENTRIX BANK RECOGNIZES 26 EMPLOYEES FOR THEIR YEARS OF SERVICE BEDFORD, New Hampshire (October 1, 2012) - Joseph B. Reilly, President/CEO of Centrix Bank, announced today that 26 employees were recognized for their years of service at a special awards ceremony. The event took place during the evening of September 26, 2012 at the Bedford Village Inn.

Six employees were acknowledged for ten years of service: Melissa Vieira, Brad Thorp, Susan Paradis, Robert Ricard, Randy Condo and Tia Blackman. In addition, a total of twenty employees were honored for five years of service: Samantha Merrill, Diane Paradis, Trudy Tetro, Kathleen Donahue, Arthur Charland, Joyce Baldassare, Donna Briggs, Sharon Byrne, Garnette Crosby, Christine Boucher, Irene O'Brien, Jimmie Denwiddie, Jr., Traci Doliber, Susan Aimes, Kathleen Lemire, Louise Rossiter, Christina Gregoire, Lorna Couture, Susan Carone and Crystal Surprenant.

Pictured l - r: Robert Picard, Brad Thorp, Tia Blackman, Susan Paradis and Randy Condo.

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"It is truly a pleasure to recognize and honor these individuals for their unwavering commitment and dedication to Centrix," commented Joseph B. Reilly, President/CEO. "It gives me more pleasure to note that over 50% of our team has been with us for five years or more since the bank was formed fourteen years ago. This is truly amazing."

Pictured l - r: Lorna Couture, Garnette Crosby, Christine Boucher, Kathleen Donahue, Traci Doliber, Crystal Surprenant, Jimmie Denwiddie, Jr., Donna Briggs, Trudy Tetro, Kathleen Lemire, Christina Gregoire, Louise Rossiter, Diane Paradis, Samantha Merrill, Sharon Byrne, Irene O'Brien and Arthur Charland.

About the Centrix Bank

Centrix Bankis a full service commercial bank offering highly personalized and responsive service to small and medium-sized businesses, professionals, municipalities and not-for-profit organizations. The Bank services customers throughout southern New Hampshire and beyond from six full service officeslocated in Bedford, Concord, Dover, Manchester, Milford and Portsmouth, and a loan production office in Nashua. Centrix was named to SNL Financial's annual list of the top 100 "Best Performing Community Banks" in the U.S. (2012 & 2011), American Banker's "2012 Top 200 Community Banks" in the U.S., New Hampshire Business Review's "2012 Best of Business" for Best Bank for Small Business (Local), and Business NH Magazine's 2010 NH's "100 Top Public Companies." The Bank was honored as a "Leading Lender" in the U.S. Small Business Administration 504 Loan Program and a "Leadership Bank" in the New Hampshire Bar Foundation's IOLTA Program. The Bank's common shares are quoted on the OTC Bulletin Board
(OTCBB) under the symbol "CXBT." For more about Centrix Bank, please visit centrixbank.com or call
(603) 647-4446. Centrix Bank can also be found on Facebookand LinkedIn.
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Contact

Dawn M. Beers, Marketing Officer dbeers@centrixbank.com

(603) 647-4446

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