Exhibit 99.6 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-4 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 -------------------------------- Name: Richard E. Bolton Date: December 22, 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-4 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 -------------------------------- Name: Paul E. Capasso Date: December 22, 2004 -2- 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-4 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 ------------------------------- Name: Jonathan A. Haynes Date: December 22, 2004 -3- 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-4 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 ------------------------------- Name: Daniel F. O'Brien Date: December 22, 2004 -4- 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-4 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 ------------------------------- Name: Donald P. Quinn Date: December 22, 2004 -5- 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-4 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 ------------------------------- Name: Neil E. Todreas Date: December 22, 2004 -6-