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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 11-K
     
þ   ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997
     
o   TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from                      to                     
Commission file number 0-15752
Century Bancorp 401(k) Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
CENTURY BANCORP, INC.
(Issuer of the securities held pursuant to the Plan)
400 Mystic Avenue
Medford, MA 02155
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
 

 


 

Century Bancorp 401(k) Plan
Table of Contents
         
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Supplemental Schedule
       
 
       
Schedule I — Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes
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Schedule II — Schedule of Reportable Transactions
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 Ex-23.1 Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 


 

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
The Board of Directors of Century Bancorp, Inc.
Century Bancorp, Inc 401(k) Plan:
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for plan benefits of Century Bancorp, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the Plan) as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the year ended December 31, 1997 and the period October 1, 1996 through December 31, 1996. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for plan benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the changes in net assets available for plan benefits for the year ended December 31, 1997 and the period October 1, 1996 through December 31, 1996, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.
Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements, taken as a whole. The supplemental schedules of assets held for investment purposes and reportable transactions are presented for purposes of additional analysis and is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is supplementary information required by the Department of Labor’s Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The fund information in the statements of net assets available for plan benefits and the statements of changes in net assets available for plan benefits is presented for purposes of additional analysis rather than to present the net assets available for plan benefits and changes in net assets available for plan benefits of each fund. The supplemental schedules are the responsibility of the Plan’s management. The supplemental schedules have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
(KPMG LLP SIGNATURE)
Boston, Massachusetts
May 13, 1998

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CENTURY BANCORP, INC.
401 (k) Plan
Statement of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits
December 31, 1997
                                                         
    1784
U.S.
                    Fidelity                    
    Treasury     1784     MFS     Advisor     Putnam     Century        
    Money     Short-term     Emerging     Growth     Fund for     Bancorp        
    Market     Income     Growth     Opportunities     Growth &     Stock        
  Fund     Fund     Fund     Fund     Income     Fund     Total  
Assets                                              
Investments, at fair value (Note 3)
  $ 25,677       11,663       151,326       122,753       157,580       33,856       502,855  
                                               
Participants’ contributions receivable
    1,684       731       9,226       6,509       8,242       1,503       27,895  
 
                                         
                                               
Total assets
    27,361       12,394       160,552       129,262       165,822       35,359       530,750  
 
                                         
                                               
Net assets available for plan benefits
  $ 27,361       12,394       160,552       129,262       165,822       35,359       530,750  
 
                                         
See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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CENTURY BANCORP, INC.
401(k) Plan
Statement of Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits
December 31, 1996
                                                         
    1784                     Fidelity                    
    U.S. Treasury     1784     MFS     Advisor     Putnam     Century        
    Money     Short-term     Emerging     Growth     Fund for     Bancorp        
    Market     Income     Growth     Opportunities     Growth &     Stock        
    Fund     Fund     Fund     Fund     Income     Fund     Total  
                Assets                                              
Investments, at fair value (Note 3)
  $ 3,562       1,564       17,230       13,566       18,303       3,450       57,675  
                                               
Participants’ contributions receivable
    1,716       707       8,332       6,600       7,731       1,596       26,682  
 
                                         
                                               
Total assets
    5,278       2,271       25,562       20,166       26,034       5,046       84,357  
 
                                         
                                               
Net assets available for plan benefits
  $ 5,278       2,271       25,562       20,166       26,034       5,046       84,357  
 
                                         
See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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CENTURY BANCORP, INC.
401(k) Plan
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits
Year ended December 31, 1997
                                                         
                            Fidelity                    
    1784     1784     MFS     Advisor     Putnam     Century        
    U.S. Treasury     Short-term     Emerging     Growth     Fund for     Bancorp        
    Money Market     Income     Growth     Opportunities     Growth &     Stock        
    Fund     Fund     Fund     Fund     Income     Fund     Total  
Additions:
                                                       
Investment income
  $ 1,230       434       1,419       7,736       19,371             30,190  
Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments
          184       11,679       8,869       (2,108 )     5,976       24,600  
Contributions from employees
    22,533       10,723       124,314       94,244       125,126       24,020       400,960  
 
                                         
Total additions
    23,763       11,341       137,412       110,849       142,389       29,996       455,750  
 
                                         
                                               
Deductions:
                                                       
Benefits paid to participants
    (90 )     (1,107 )     (3,607 )     (1,672 )     (2,690 )     (191 )     (9,357 )
 
                                         
Total deductions
    (90 )     (1,107 )     (3,607 )     (1,672 )     (2,690 )     (191 )     (9,357 )
 
                                         
                                               
Transfers
    ( 1,590 )     (111 )     1,185       (81 )     89       508        
 
                                         
                                               
Net increase
    22,083       10,123       134,990       109,096       139,788       30,313       446,393  
Net assets available for plan benefits:
                                                       
Beginning of year
    5,278       2,271       25,562       20,166       26,034       5,046       84,357  
 
                                         
                                               
End of year
  $ 27,361       12,394       160,552       129,262       165,822       35,359       530,750  
 
                                         
See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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CENTURY BANCORP, INC.
401(k) Plan
Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Plan Benefits
For the period October 1, 1996 through December 31,1996
                                                         
    1784                     Fidelity                    
    U.S. Treasury     1784     MFS     Advisor     Putnam     Century        
    Money     Short-term     Emerging     Growth     Fund for     Bancorp        
    Market     Income     Growth     Opportunities     Growth &     Stock        
    Fund     Fund     Fund     Fund     Income     Fund     Total  
Additions:
                                                       
Investment income
  $ 54       11       207       729       1,279             2,280  
Net depreciation in fair value of investments
          (9 )     (806 )     (758 )     (991 )     (257 )     (2,821 )
Contributions from employees
    5,600       2,574       26,161       20,360       25,790       5,367       85,852  
 
                                         
Total additions
    5,654       2,576       25,562       20,331       26,078       5,110       85,311  
 
                                         
 
                                                       
Deductions:
                                                       
Benefits paid to participants
    (376 )     (305 )           (165 )     (44 )     (64 )     (954 )
 
                                         
Total deductions
    (376 )     (305 )           (165 )     (44 )     (64 )     (954 )
 
                                         
 
                                                       
Net increase
    5,278       2,271       25,562       20,166       26,034       5,046       84,357  
Net assets available for plan benefits:
                                                       
Beginning of period
                                         
 
                                         
 
                                                       
End of period
  $ 5,278       2,271       25,562       20,166       26,034       5,046       84,357  
 
                                         
See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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CENTURY BANCORP, INC.
401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements
December 31, 1997 and 1996
(1)   Description of Plan
 
    The following description of the Century Bancorp, Inc. 401(k) Plan (the Plan) is provided for general information purposes. Participants should refer to the Plan document for more detailed information.
  (a)   General
 
      The Century Bancorp, Inc. 401 (k) Plan was established on October 1, 1996 for the purpose of providing a medium for eligible employees to supplement their retirement income through salary reduction arrangements on a tax-deferred basis, and is established for the exclusive benefit of the employees and their beneficiaries. The Plan is a defined contribution savings plan for all employees of Century Bancorp, Inc. who have attained age twenty-one and completed one year of service. Century Bancorp, Inc. pays all general administrative expenses of the Plan. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
 
  (b)   Contributions
 
      Each participant of the Plan may enter into an enrollment agreement under which participants agree to reduce their compensation by a specified percent. The percentage shall not be less than 2% nor more than 15% of the participant’s annual compensation, subject to IRS limitations.
 
  (c)   Vesting
 
      Participants are fully vested in all benefits.
 
  (d)   Payment of Benefits
 
      Under the terms of the Plan, participants retiring at or after age 59 1/2 are eligible to receive the entire balances in all of the accounts maintained for such participants in a lump sum payment. Participants terminating employment prior to retirement receive their entire account balance as a lump sum payment, with applicable taxes withheld, or as a rollover into another qualified plan. In the event of death, the full value of the participant’s account is payable to the designated beneficiary in a lump sum.

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CENTURY BANCORP, INC.
401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements, Continued
(1),   Continued
  (e)   Participants’ Loans
 
      Participant loans may be granted by the Plan Administrator on a uniform and nondiscriminatory basis, upon written request by a participant. The minimum loan amount is $1 ,000. The maximum loan amount cannot exceed the lesser of 50% of the participant’s account balance or $50,000. Loans are repaid through a payroll deduction and generally within 5 years. As of December 31, 1997, no participants had requested a loan from the Plan.
(2)   Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
  (a)   Basis of Presentation
 
      The accompanying financial statements of the Plan have been prepared on the accrual basis of accounting and present the net assets available for plan benefits and changes in those net assets.
 
  (b)   Investment Valuation and Income Recognition
 
      Marketable investments are stated at fair value. The fair value of marketable investments is based on quoted market prices. Money market fund investments are stated at cost, which approximates fair value.
 
      Securities transactions are recognized on the trade date (the date the order to buy or sell is executed). Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Realized gains and losses are determined on the average cost method.
 
  (c)   Management Estimates
 
      The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosures of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

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CENTURY BANCORP, INC.
401(k) Plan
Notes to Financial Statements, Continued
(3)   Investments
 
    The Plan’s investment options include six funds: (a) a money market fund (1784 U.S. Treasury Money Market) which seeks to preserve principal value and maintain a high degree of liquidity while providing current income; (b) a bond fund (1784 Short-term Income Fund) which invests in high quality, short-term bonds and seeks to achieve price stability; (c) an aggressive growth fund (MFS Emerging Growth Fund) which seeks to provide long-term growth of capital by investing in common stocks of small and medium-size companies showing earnings growth over time; (d) a growth fund (Fidelity Advisor Growth Opportunities Fund) which invests in a broad range of companies, industries and securities for diversification, while seeking growth opportunities in small, medium and large companies; (e) a growth & income fund (Putnam Fund for Growth & Income) which seeks to provide capital growth and current income investing primarily in common stocks that pay dividends and/or bonds; or (f) a company stock fund (Century Bancorp Stock Fund) in which amounts invested are used to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock of Century Bancorp, Inc.
 
    The following is a listing of individual investments that represent 5% or more of net assets available for plan benefits at December 31:
                 
    1997   1996
MFS Emerging Growth Fund
  $ 151,326       17,230  
Fidelity Growth Opportunities Fund
    122,753       13,566  
Putnam Fund for Growth & Income
    157,580       18,303  
Century Bancorp Stock Fund
    33,856        
(4)   Distribution on Termination of the Plan
 
    Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, Century Bancorp, Inc. has the right under the Plan to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of termination of the Plan, the rights of all members to amounts credited to their accounts shall be fully vested and nonforfeitable.
 
(5)   Income Taxes
 
    The Plan is qualified as a defined contribution plan under Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Internal Revenue Service issuance of a determination letter is pending. The Plan continues to operate within the terms of the Plan and believes that it is qualified under the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code.

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Schedule I
CENTURY BANCORP, INC.
401(k) Plan
Item 27a — Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes
December 31, 1997
                         
    (b) Identity of issuer, borrower,               (e) Current  
(a)   lessor or similar party   (c) Description of Investment   (d) Cost     Value  
   
1784 U.S. Treasury Money Market
  Mutual Fund   $ 25,677       25,677  
   
 
                   
   
1784 Short-term Income Fund
  Mutual Fund     11,499       11,663  
   
 
                   
   
MFS Emerging Growth Fund
  Mutual Fund     140,184       151,326  
   
 
                   
   
Fidelity Advisory Growth Opportunities Fund
  Mutual Fund     114,057       122,753  
   
 
                   
   
Putnam Fund for Growth & Income
  Mutual Fund     159,921       157,580  
   
 
                   
*  
Century Bancorp Stock Fund
  Common Stock Fund     27,921       33,856  
   
 
             
   
 
      $ 479,259       502,855  
   
 
               
 
*   Party-in-interest.

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Schedule II
CENTURY BANCORP, INC.
401(k) Plan
Item 27d—Schedule of Reportable Transactions

Year ended December 31, 1997
                         
                    (h) Current value    
(a) Identity of   (b) Description   (c) Purchase   (d) Selling   (g) Cost of   of asset on   (i) Net
party involved   of asset   price   Price   asset   transaction date   gain
1784 U.S. Treasury
  Mutual Fund   $23,778        —        —   23,778  
Money Market
            —   1,679   1,679     1,679  
 
                       
1784 Short-term
  Mutual Fund   11,119        —        —   11,119  
Income Fund
           —   1,215   1,194     1,215   21
 
                       
MFS Emerging
  Mutual Fund   126,498        —        —   126,498  
Growth Fund
             —   4,081   3,544      4,081   537
 
                       
Fidelity Advisory
  Mutual Fund   102,394         —        —   102,394  
Growth Opportunities Fund
              —   2,076   1,903      2,076   173
 
                       
Putnam Fund for Growth
  Mutual Fund   144,464        —        —   144,464  
& Income
              —   3,078   2,846       3,078   232
 
                       
* Century Bancorp
  Common Stock   24,900        —        —   24,900  
Stock Fund
  Fund         —      470      429       470   41
 
*   Party-in-interest.

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The Plan is subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Therefore, in lieu of the requirements of items 1-3 of Form 11-K, the financial statements and supplemental schedules of the Plan for the year ended December 31, 1997 and the period October 1, 1996 through December 31, 1996, have been prepared in accordance with the financial reporting requirements of ERISA, are attached hereto.
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Plan has duly caused this annual report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  CENTURY BANCORP 401(k) PLAN
 
 
Date: December 12, 2007  By:   /s/ William P. Hornby    
       
       
 

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Exhibit Index
     
Number   Title
 
   
23.1
  Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm