8-K 1 fm8k103001-1508.txt FORM 8-K (10-30-01) CENTRAL BANCORP, INC. ================================================================================ 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): October 30, 2001 CENTRAL BANCORP, INC. ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) MASSACHUSETTS 0-25251 04-3447594 ---------------------------- --------------- -------------------- (State or other jurisdiction (Commission (I.R.S. employer of incorporation) file number) identification no.) 399 HIGHLAND AVENUE, SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS 02144 ---------------------------------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code) Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (617) 628-4000 -------------- NOT APPLICABLE ------------------------------------------------------------- (Former name or former address, if changed since last report) ================================================================================ ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS --------------------- Attached hereto as Exhibit 99 is a copy of a letter, dated October 30, 2001, from the Registrant's Senior Vice President, to Richard Lashley and other members of PL Capital - Archimedes Overseas, Ltd. Group (the "Group") responding to certain statements made by the Group. ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following is a list of exhibits filed with this Current Report on Form 8-K. Exhibit No. Description ---------- ----------- 99 Letter, dated October 30, 2001, to Richard Lashley and other members of the PL Capital - Archimedes Overseas, Ltd. Group 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: October 30, 2001 By:/s/ John D. Doherty ------------------------------------ John D. Doherty President