UNITED STATES
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): October 22, 2008
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Massachusetts | 0-17089 | 04-2976299 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
Ten Post Office Square, Boston, Massachusetts 02109
(Address of principal executive offices)
(617) 912-1900
(Registrants telephone number, including area code)
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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Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition. |
The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K is furnished under Item 2.02Results of Operations and Financial Condition. Such information, including the exhibit attached hereto, shall not be deemed filed for any purpose, including for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Exchange Act), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
On October 22, 2008, Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. (the Company) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2008. The text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits - See Exhibit Index following signature page.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunder duly authorized.
BOSTON PRIVATE FINANCIAL HOLDINGS, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ David J. Kaye | |
Name: | David J. Kaye | |
Title: | Chief Financial Officer |
Date: October 22, 2008
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. |
Description | |
99.1 |
Press Release of the Company dated October 22, 2008. |