UNITED STATES

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 22, 2021

Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)


Massachusetts	001-35070	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 22, 2021, Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2021. The text of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K furnished under this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for any purpose, including for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. Furthermore, the information in this Current Report on Form 8-K furnished under this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1 attached hereto, shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

99.1 Earnings release dated April 22, 2021.

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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/ STEVEN M. GAVEN
	Name:	Steven M. Gaven
	Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
Date: April 22, 2021

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit

No. Description

99.1 Earnings release dated April 22, 2021

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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