FORM 8-K

 

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): March 19, 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

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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)

 

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

 

 

Item 8.01 Other Events

On March 19, 2008 Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) announced a plan whereby it will restructure the equity of its affiliate, Westfield Capital Management Company, LLC. The full text of the press release is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference in its entirety.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

  (d) Exhibits.

 

99.1    Press Release dated March 19, 2008

 

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:    Executive Vice President and

                     Chief Financial Officer

Date: March 19, 2008