EX-10.5.1: AMENDMENT TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT WITH CHARLES J. DESIMONE, JR

EXHIBIT 10.5.1

FIRST AMENDMENT
TO THE EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT FOR
CHARLES J. DESIMONE, JR.

     WHEREAS, Charles J. DeSimone, Jr. (the “Executive”) currently serves as Senior Vice President of Rockville Bank (the “Bank”) pursuant to the Employment Agreement by and among, the Bank, Rockville Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) and the Executive effective as of May 20, 2005;

     WHEREAS, Bank, the Company and the Executive wish to amend the term of the Employment Agreement, subject to the conditions contained herein;

     NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the parties hereby agree as follows:

     1. Effective as of December 22, 2006, Section 2 of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended in its entirety to read as follows:

     “2. Term.

     Effective as of December 22, 2006, the term of employment of Executive under this Agreement (the “Term”) shall be the period commencing on the Effective Date and ending on January 2, 2008, except that the Term will end at a date prior to the end of such period or extension thereof, specified in Section 6 or 7 in the event of termination of Executive’s employment. The foregoing notwithstanding, in the event there occurs a Potential Change in Control during the period of 60 days prior to January 2, 2008, the Term shall be extended automatically at that January 2 by an additional period such that the Term will extend until the 180^th day following such Potential Change in Control.”

     2. This First Amendment shall supersede the provisions of the Employment Agreement to the extent those provisions are inconsistent with the provisions of this First Amendment. Executive acknowledges that Executive has received good and valuable consideration from the Company and/or Bank for this Amendment, and has had an opportunity to discuss this Amendment with advisors of Executive’s choosing.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive has hereunto set his hand and the Bank and the Company have each caused this First Amendment to be duly executed on this ___day of December, 2006.

		ROCKVILLE FINANCIAL, INC
		BY:
		Name:
		ROCKVILLE BANK
		BY:
		Name:
		EXECUTIVE
		Charles J. DeSimone, Jr.