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: ~~September~~October 2712, 2021

Century Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Massachusetts

0-15752

04-2498617

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File No.)

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

400 Mystic Avenue

Medford, MA

02155

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

(781) 391-4000 ~~(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)~~

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading

Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Class A Common Stock, $1.00 par value

CNBKA

Nasdaq Global Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933(§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 82.0102 ~~Other~~Results ~~Events~~of Operations and Financial Condition

OnThe ~~September 27,~~following ~~2021,~~information ~~Century~~is ~~Bancorp,~~furnished ~~Inc~~under Item 2.02 ~~(the~~- “~~Company”),~~Results ~~the~~of ~~stock~~Operations ~~holding company for Century Bank~~ and ~~Trust~~Financial ~~Company,~~Condition” and ~~Eastern~~such ~~Bankshares~~information, ~~Inc.~~including ~~(“Eastern”),~~ the ~~stock~~exhibits ~~holding~~attached ~~company for Eastern Bank~~hereto, ~~issued~~shall anot ~~joint~~be ~~press~~deemed ~~release~~“filed” ~~announcing~~for ~~that~~any ~~they~~purpose, ~~have~~including ~~received~~for the ~~necessary~~purposes ~~regulatory~~of ~~approvals~~Section 18 ~~from~~of the ~~Commonwealth~~Securities ofExchange ~~Massachusetts~~Act ~~Division~~ of ~~Banks~~1934, ~~the~~as ~~Federal~~amended ~~Deposit~~(the ~~Insurance~~“Exchange ~~Corporation~~Act”), ~~and~~or ~~the~~otherwise ~~Board~~subject ofto ~~Governors~~the liabilities of ~~the~~that ~~Federal~~Section. ~~Reserve~~The ~~System~~information toin ~~complete~~this ~~their~~Current ~~previously~~Report ~~announced~~on ~~merger~~Form ~~(the~~8-K ~~“Merger”).~~shall ~~The~~not ~~Company~~be ~~and~~deemed ~~Eastern~~incorporated ~~expect~~by ~~the~~reference ~~Merger~~into toany ~~close~~filing inunder the ~~mid-fourth~~Securities ~~quarter~~Act of ~~2021.~~1933, Aas ~~copy~~amended, ofor ~~that~~the ~~press~~Exchange ~~release~~Act isregardless ~~filed~~of ~~herewith~~any asgeneral ~~Exhibit~~incorporation ~~99.1~~language ~~and~~in issuch ~~hereby incorporated by reference herein~~filing.

On October 12, 2021, Century Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference, announcing its earnings for the third quarter ended September 30, 2021.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1		~~Press~~Century Bancorp, Inc. press release dated ~~September~~October 2712, 2021.
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the ~~InlineXBRL~~Inline XBRL 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~~October 2713, 2021

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