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): April 23, 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)
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition
On April 23, 2008, Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release relating to its financial results for the first quarter of 2008. The full text of the press release and the related attachments containing this information are furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Exhibits
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| 99.1 | Press Release of the Company dated April 23, 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: | Chief Financial Officer | |
Date: April 23, 2008
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of the Company dated April 23, 2008. |