EXHIBIT 99.8
CONSENT TO BE NAMED AS
A PERSON ABOUT TO BECOME A DIRECTOR
The undersigned hereby consents to be named in the Registration Statement
on Form S-1 to which this Consent has been filed as an exhibit, or any amendment
thereto, as a person who shall become a Director of Benjamin Franklin Bancorp,
Inc. upon the completion of the acquisition of Chart Bank, A Cooperative Bank,
by Benjamin Franklin Bancorp, Inc.
/s/ Richard E. Bolton
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Name: Richard E. Bolton
Date: December 10, 2004
CONSENT TO BE NAMED AS
A PERSON ABOUT TO BECOME A DIRECTOR
The undersigned hereby consents to be named in the Registration Statement
on Form S-1 to which this Consent has been filed as an exhibit, or any amendment
thereto, as a person who shall become a Director of Benjamin Franklin Bancorp,
Inc. upon the completion of the acquisition of Chart Bank, A Cooperative Bank,
by Benjamin Franklin Bancorp, Inc.
/s/ Paul E. Capasso
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Name: Paul E. Capasso
Date: December 10, 2004
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CONSENT TO BE NAMED AS
A PERSON ABOUT TO BECOME A DIRECTOR
The undersigned hereby consents to be named in the Registration Statement
on Form S-1 to which this Consent has been filed as an exhibit, or any amendment
thereto, as a person who shall become a Director of Benjamin Franklin Bancorp,
Inc. upon the completion of the acquisition of Chart Bank, A Cooperative Bank,
by Benjamin Franklin Bancorp, Inc.
/s/ Jonathan A. Haynes
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Name: Jonathan A. Haynes
Date: December 10, 2004
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CONSENT TO BE NAMED AS
A PERSON ABOUT TO BECOME A DIRECTOR
The undersigned hereby consents to be named in the Registration Statement
on Form S-1 to which this Consent has been filed as an exhibit, or any amendment
thereto, as a person who shall become a Director of Benjamin Franklin Bancorp,
Inc. upon the completion of the acquisition of Chart Bank, A Cooperative Bank,
by Benjamin Franklin Bancorp, Inc.
/s/ Daniel F. O'Brien
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Name: Daniel F. O'Brien
Date: December 10, 2004
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CONSENT TO BE NAMED AS
A PERSON ABOUT TO BECOME A DIRECTOR
The undersigned hereby consents to be named in the Registration Statement
on Form S-1 to which this Consent has been filed as an exhibit, or any amendment
thereto, as a person who shall become a Director of Benjamin Franklin Bancorp,
Inc. upon the completion of the acquisition of Chart Bank, A Cooperative Bank,
by Benjamin Franklin Bancorp, Inc.
/s/ Donald P. Quinn
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Name: Donald P. Quinn
Date: December 10, 2004
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CONSENT TO BE NAMED AS
A PERSON ABOUT TO BECOME A DIRECTOR
The undersigned hereby consents to be named in the Registration Statement
on Form S-1 to which this Consent has been filed as an exhibit, or any amendment
thereto, as a person who shall become a Director of Benjamin Franklin Bancorp,
Inc. upon the completion of the acquisition of Chart Bank, A Cooperative Bank,
by Benjamin Franklin Bancorp, Inc.
/s/ Neil E. Todreas
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Name: Neil E. Todreas
Date: December 10, 2004
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