Century Bancorp (CNBKA) 8-K Other Events

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report: July 13, 2011

Century Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Massachusetts
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation) 0-15752
(Commission File No.) 04-2498617
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

400 Mystic Avenue
Medford, MA	02155
(Address of principal executive offices)	(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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o     Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 8.01 Other Events

          On July 12, 2011, 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, 2011.

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.
 

/s/ William P. Hornby  

William P. Hornby, CPA 

Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer 

Dated: July 13, 2011