Century Bancorp, Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On September 27, 2021, Century Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), the stock holding company for Century Bank and Trust Company, and Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (“Eastern”), the stock holding company for Eastern Bank, issued a joint press release announcing that they have received the necessary regulatory approvals from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Division of Banks, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to complete their previously announced merger (the “Merger”). The Company and Eastern expect the Merger to close in the mid-fourth quarter of 2021. A copy of that press release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference herein.
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| 99.1 | Press release dated September 27, 2021. | |
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the InlineXBRL document) | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| CENTURY BANCORP, INC. |
| /s/ William P. Hornby |
| William P. Hornby, CPA |
| Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer |
Dated: September 27, 2021