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): December 20, 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)
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Item 8.01 Other Events
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) grants various awards under the Company’s 2004 Stock Option and Incentive Plan. Forms of award grant agreements are attached hereto as exhibits and are hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
The following are filed as exhibits to this report:
| 10.1 | Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for Employees under the Company’s 2004 Stock Option and Incentive Plan |
| 10.2 | Form of Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement for Non-Employee Directors pursuant to the Company’s 2004 Stock Option Incentive Plan |
| 10.3 | Form of Restricted Stock Award Agreement under the Company’s 2004 Stock Option and Incentive Plan |
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 and Chief Executive Officer | ||
Date: December 20, 2006