SEC Company Response from Benjamin Franklin Bancorp, Inc. (CIK 0001302176) — Feb 9, 2005
Benjamin Franklin Bancorp, Inc. (CIK 0001302176)
Date: Feb. 9, 2005 · CIK: 0001302176 · Accession: 0000950135-05-000547
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Benjamin Franklin Bancorp, Inc.
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BANCORP, INC.
58 Main Street
Franklin, MA 02038-0309
(508) 528-7000
February 9, 2005
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Mail Stop 4-8
Washington, D.C. 20549
Attention: Barry McCarty, Esq.
Re:
Benjamin Franklin Bancorp, Inc.
Registration Statement on Form S-1
Registration No. 333-121154
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, Benjamin Franklin
Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), hereby requests that the effective date of the Company’s
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-121154), as amended, be accelerated so
that the Registration Statement will become effective at 5:00 p.m. on February 11, 2005, or as soon
as practicable thereafter.
Very truly yours,
BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BANCORP, INC.
By:
/s/ Claire S. Bean
Claire S. Bean, Chief Financial Officer