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Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. To Join Nasdaq Financial-100 Index Beginning March 14, 2002

Date 09/03/2002

Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:BPFH) of Boston, Massachusetts, will become a component of the Nasdaq Financial-100 Index® effective at the beginning of trading Thursday, March 14, 2002. Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. will replace NextCard, Inc. (Nasdaq:NXCD), which is being removed from the Index due to its extended trading halt.

With a market capitalization of $567 million, Boston Private Financial Holdings offers a full range of financial planning, investment management, and private banking services to its domestic and international clientele through its six operating companies: Boston Private Bank & Trust Company, Borel Private Bank and Trust Company, Westfield Capital Management, RINET Company, Sand Hill Advisors, and Boston Private Value Investors.

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