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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

 

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FORM 8-K

 

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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 26, 2005

 

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Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

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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

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the fling obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

¨	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

¨	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

¨	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On January 26, 2005 Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2004. The full text of the press release and the related attachments is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.

 

Item 9.01 Exhibits

 

(c)

Exhibits.

 

99.1    Press Release of Company dated January 26, 2005.

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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.

 

 

Date: January 26, 2005