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:  July 10, 2007

Century Bancorp, Inc.

Massachusetts (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		0-15752 (Commission File No.)		04-2498617 (IRS Employer Identification No.)
400 Mystic Avenue Medford, MA (Address of principal executive offices)				02155 (Zip Code)

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

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 2.02     Results of Operations and Financial Condition

     The following information is furnished under Item 2.02 — “Results of Operations and Financial Condition” and such information, including the exhibits 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. The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K 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.

     On July 10, 2007, 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 second quarter ended June 30, 2007 and the declaration of a regular quarterly dividend on Century Bancorp Inc.’s Class A and Class B common stock.

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (c)     Exhibits

          99.1     Century Bancorp, Inc. press release dated July 10, 2007.

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.

Dated: July 10, 2007