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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC  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 31, 2012
 
CENTRAL BANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Charter)
 
Massachusetts
0-25251
04-3447594
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission
File Number)
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)


399 Highland Avenue, Somerville, Massachusetts  02144
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (617) 628-4000


Not Applicable
 (Former Name Or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)


Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01   Other Events.
 
As previously disclosed, on April 30, 2012, Central Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), the parent company of Central Co-operative Bank (the “Bank”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with Independent Bank Corp. (“Independent”), the parent company of Rockland Trust Company (“Rockland”), pursuant to which Independent will acquire the Company (the “Merger”) and Rockland Trust will acquire the Bank.

On October 31, 2012, the Company and Independent issued a joint news release reporting that, due to the weather event impacting the Northeastern United States in recent days, the Company and Independent agreed to extend the deadline for Company shareholders to elect the form of merger consideration they wish to receive in connection with the Merger for twenty-four hours until 5:00 p.m., Eastern Time on Friday, November 2, 2012.

A copy of the news release is filed herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
 
Item 9.01   Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)           Exhibits

Number   Description
 
                               99.1           Joint Press Release dated October 31, 2012
 

 

 
 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

  CENTRAL BANCORP, INC.  
       
Date:  November 2, 2012
By:
/s/ John D. Doherty  
   
John D. Doherty
 
    Chairman and Chief Executive Officer