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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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 17, 2005
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CENTRAL BANCORP, INC.
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(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Charter)
MASSACHUSETTS 0-25251 04-3447594
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(State Or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS 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)
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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(17 CFR 230.425)
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(17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the
Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR PRINCIPAL OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
APPOINTMENT OF PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.
On November 17, 2005, the Board of Directors of Central Bancorp, Inc.
(the "Company"), upon recommendation of the Nominating Committee, voted to
appoint Richard E. Stevens to the Company's Board of Directors, effective
November 17, 2005. Mr. Stevens is expected to serve on the Board's Compensation
Committee. Mr. Stevens will receive customary fees for his service on the
Company's Board of Directors and the committees thereof. A copy of the Company's
press release announcing Mr. Stevens' appointment is attached hereto as Exhibit
99.1 and the information contained therein is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(a) Not applicable.
(b) Not applicable.
(c) The following exhibit is filed herewith:
Exhibit 99.1 Press Release dated November 18, 2005
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 18, 2005 By: /s/ Paul S. Feeley
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Paul S. Feeley
Senior Vice President, Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer