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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
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report: September 19, 2005
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 (Address of principal executive offices) | 02155 (Zip Code) |
(781) 391-4000
(Registrant’s telephone number,
including area code)
(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:
| o | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) | |
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| o | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
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| Item 8.01 Other Events | ||||||||
| Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits | ||||||||
| SIGNATURES | ||||||||
| EX-99.1 Century Bancorp, Inc. letter to Jacobs Asset Management, LLC | ||||||||
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Item 8.01 Other Events
On September 16, 2005, Century Bancorp, Inc., issued a letter to Jacobs Asset Management, LLC containing the Company’s response on a 13D statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 14, 2005. The letter to Jacobs Asset Management, LLC is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
This report contains certain “forward-looking statements” with respect to the financial condition, results of operations and business of the Company. Actual results may differ from those contemplated by these statements. Persons reviewing this report are cautioned not to place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. The Company disclaims any intent obligation to update publicly any such forward-looking statements, whether in response to new information, future events or otherwise.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Century Bancorp, Inc. letter to Jacobs Asset Management, LLC dated September 16, 2005.
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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/ Paul V. Cusick, Jr. | ||||
| Paul V. Cusick, Jr. | ||||
| Vice President and Treasurer | ||||
Dated: September 19, 2005