SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: July 12, 2005
Century Bancorp, Inc.
| Massachusetts (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
0-15752 (Commission File No.) |
04-2498617 (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 400 Mystic Avenue Medford, MA (Address of principal executive offices) |
02155 (Zip Code) |
(781) 391-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 8.01 Other Events | ||||||||
| Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| Ex-99.1 Press Release dated July 12, 2005 | ||||||||
Item 8.01 Other Events
On July 12, 2005, Century Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference, announcing that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase program.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Century Bancorp, Inc. press release dated July 12, 2005.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| CENTURY BANCORP, INC. |
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| /s/ Paul v. Cusick, Jr. | ||||
| Paul V. Cusick, Jr. | ||||
| Vice President and Treasurer | ||||
Dated: July 13, 2005