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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DATE OF REPORT: MARCH 22, 2004
CENTURY BANCORP, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
MASSACHUSETTS ______
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (COMMISSION FILE NO.) 04-2498617
INCORPORATION) 0-15752 (IRS EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)
400 MYSTIC AVENUE 02155
MEDFORD, MA (ZIP CODE)
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
(781) 391-4000
(REGISTRANT'S TELEPHONE NUMBER,
INCLUDING AREA CODE)
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ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS AND REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.
The following information is furnished pursuant to this Item 5.
On March 19, 2004, Century Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release, a copy of which
is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference,
announcing its Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(a) Not Applicable
(b) Not Applicable
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Century Bancorp, Inc. press release dated March 19, 2004.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934,
the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
CENTURY BANCORP, INC.
/s/ Paul V. Cusick, Jr.
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Paul V. Cusick, Jr.
Vice President and Treasurer
Dated: March 22, 2004
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Exhibit 99.1
(CENTURY BANCORP INC LOGO)
NEWS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Paul V. Cusick, Jr.
Phone: (781) 393-4601
Fax: (781) 393-4071
CENTURY BANCORP, INC. ANNOUNCES ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEDFORD, MA, MARCH 19, 2004---Century Bancorp Inc. (NASDAQ:CNBKA)
(www.century-bank.com) ("the Company") today announced that its Annual Meeting
of Class B Common Stockholders will be held at the headquarters of Century Bank
and Trust Company, 400 Mystic Avenue, Medford, Massachusetts, on Tuesday, April
13, 2004, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. All Class A and Class B
Stockholders are cordially invited to attend.
Century Bancorp, Inc., through its subsidiary bank, Century Bank and Trust
Company, a state chartered full service commercial bank, operating twenty-one
full-service branches in the Greater Boston area, offers a full range of
Business, Personal, Cash Management, Municipal and Investment products.
Century Bank and Trust Company is a member of the FDIC and is an Equal Housing
Lender.
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