Century Bancorp (CNBKA) 8-K Century Bancorp, Inc. Announces Record Earnings of $36.2 MM for 2018, Core

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report: January 15, 2019

Century Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

The following information is furnished under Item 2.02—“Results of Operations and Financial Condition” and such information, including the exhibits attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, including for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report on Form8-K shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

On January 15, 2019, Century Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference, announcing its earnings for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2018 and the declaration of a regular quarterly dividend on Century Bancorp Inc.’s Class A and Class B common stock.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Century Bancorp, Inc. press release dated January 15, 2019.

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: January 16, 2019