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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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 7, 2002
CENTRAL BANCORP, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
MASSACHUSETTS 0-25251 04-3447594
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. employer
of incorporation) file number) identification no.)
399 HIGHLAND AVENUE, SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS 02144
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 628-4000
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NOT APPLICABLE
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS
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On November 7, 2002, the Registrant issued a press release announcing that
the Board of Directors had determined that it was in the best interests of
stockholders to remain independent. The Registrant also announced that John D.
Doherty had been named to the additional post of Chairman of the Board and that
Paul Bulman, Marat Santini and John Gilgun, Jr. had been elected as directors of
the Company's principal subsidiary, Central Co-operative Bank. For further
information, reference is made to the Registrant's press release, dated November
7, 2002, which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by
reference.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS
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The following is a list of exhibits filed with this Current Report on Form
8-K.
Exhibit No. Description
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99.1 Press Release, dated November 7, 2002
Page 7
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
CENTRAL BANCORP, INC.
Date: November 7, 2002 By:/s/ John D. Doherty
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John D. Doherty
President