Article: Central Bancorp Reports Results for Its Fourth Quarter and Fiscal Year Ended March 31, 2003.

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SOMERVILLE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 2, 2003

Central Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: CEBK) today reported a net loss of $418,000, or $0.27 per diluted share, for the quarter ended March 31, 2003, compared to net income of $817,000, or $0.50 per diluted share, for the corresponding quarter in the prior fiscal year. A primary reason for the current quarter's loss is the previously announced additional state tax liability of approximately $835,000, net of tax benefits, attributable to a recently enacted state law affecting numerous Massachusetts banks, which disallows the deduction for dividends received by Central Co-operative Bank from its real ...

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