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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): January 21, 2021
Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Massachusetts001-3507004-2976299
(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 January 21, 2021, Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter ended December 31, 2020. 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 January 21, 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: January 21, 2021



EXHIBIT INDEX

    Exhibit
No.     Description
99.1     Earnings release dated January 21, 2021
104     Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)