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): January 18, 2007
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)
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ITEM 8.01 OTHER EVENTS.
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On January 18, 2007, Central Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") issued a
press release announcing that its Board of Directors declared its regular
quarterly cash dividend of eighteen ($0.18) cents per share, payable on February
16, 2007, to stockholders of record as of February 2, 2007. A copy of the
Company's press release is attached to this Report as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
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(d) Exhibits
Number Description
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99.1 Press Release dated January 18, 2007
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: January 19, 2007 By: /s/ Paul S. Feeley
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Paul S. Feeley
Senior Vice President, Treasurer and
Chief Financial Officer