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 25, 2006
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:
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| Item 2.02 | Results of Operations and Financial Condition |
On October 25, 2006, Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the third quarter of 2006. On October 26, 2006, the Company held its third-quarter financial results conference call. The full text of the press release, the investor materials furnished in connection with the conference call and the transcript of the conference call are furnished with this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1, Exhibit 99.2, and Exhibit 99.3, respectively.
| Item 9.01 | Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
99.1 Press Release of the Company dated October 25, 2006.
99.2 Investor materials furnished in connection with the Company’s third quarter financial results conference call, presented on October 26, 2006.
99.3 Transcript of the Company’s third quarter financial results conference call, presented on October 26, 2006.
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/ Walter M. Pressey | |
| Name: Walter M. Pressey Title President | ||
Date: October 31, 2006
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release of the Company dated October 25, 2006. | |
| 99.2 | Investor materials furnished in connection with the Company’s third quarter financial results conference call, presented on October 26, 2006. | |
| 99.3 | Transcript of the Company’s third quarter financial results conference call, presented on October 26, 2006. | |