ENTERPRISE BANCORP INC /MA/
10QSB, 1997-08-14
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                     U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                   Form 10-QSB


              [X] QUARTERLY REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
                  For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1997

             [ ] TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                                  EXCHANGE ACT
         For the transition period from _____________ to _______________
                         Commission file number 0-21021


                            Enterprise Bancorp, Inc.
        (Exact name of small business issuer as specified in its charter)


         Massachusetts                              04-3308902
    (State or other jurisdiction                  (IRS Employer
  of incorporation or organization)             Identification No.)

               222 Merrimack Street, Lowell, Massachusetts, 01852
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                                 (508) 459-9000
                           (Issuer's telephone number)

Check  whether the issuer (1) filed all reports  required to be filed by Section
13 or 15(d) of the  Exchange  Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter
period that the registrant was required to file such reports),  and (2) has been
subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes ..X.... No......

State the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of common
equity,  as of the latest  practicable  date: July 31, 1997,  Common Stock - Par
Value $0.01 1,576,192 shares outstanding

 Transitional Small Business Disclosure Format (check one): Yes .......... No X


                  


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                            ENTERPRISE BANCORP, INC.
                                      INDEX
                                                                    Page Number

           Cover Page                                                     1

           Index                                                          2

                         PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1     Financial Statements of Enterprise Bancorp, Inc.

   Consolidated Balance Sheets - June 30, 1997 and December 31, 1996      3

   Consolidated Statements of Income -
   Three months and six months ended June 30, 1997 and 1996               4

   Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -
   Six months ended June 30, 1997 and 1996                                5

   Notes to Financial Statements                                          6

Item 2     Business Review and Management's Discussion and
           Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations      7

                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1     Legal Proceedings                                             15

Item 2     Changes in Securities                                         15

Item 3     Defaults upon Senior Securities                               15

Item 4     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders           15

Item 5     Other Information                                             15

Item 6     Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                              15

           Signature Page                                                16


                SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report contains certain  "forward-looking  statements" including statements
concerning plans,  objectives,  future events or performance and assumptions and
other statements which are other than statements of historical fact.  Enterprise
Bancorp,  Inc.  (the  "company")  wishes to caution  readers that the  following
important  factors,  among  others,  may have  affected  and could in the future
affect  the  company's  results  and  could  cause  the  company's  results  for
subsequent   periods  to  differ   materially   from  those   expressed  in  any
forward-looking  statement  made  herein:  (i) the effect of changes in laws and
regulations,  including  federal and state  banking laws and  regulations,  with
which the company or its subsidiaries  must comply,  and the associated costs of
compliance with such laws and regulations  either  currently or in the future as
applicable;  (ii) the effect of changes in accounting policies and practices, as
may be adopted by the regulatory agencies as well as by the Financial Accounting
Standards Board, or of changes in the company's  organization,  compensation and
benefit plans; (iii) the effect on the company's competitive position within its
market area of the increasing  competition from larger regional and out-of-state
banking  organizations  as well  as  non-bank  providers  of  various  financial
services;  (iv) the effect of unforeseen  changes in interest rates; and (v) the
effect of changes in the business cycle and downturns in the local,  regional or
national economies.


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                            ENTERPRISE BANCORP, INC.

                           Consolidated Balance Sheets


                                                                    June 30,              December 31,
                                                                      1997                   1996
                                                                   (Unaudited)             (Audited)
                                                                --------------           -------------
<S>                                                            <C>                       <C>
        Assets                                                                  

Cash and cash equivalents                                        $ 18,915,377               14,507,497
Investment securities at fair value                               121,173,764              119,395,742
Loans, less allowance for loan losses of $4,077,135
     at June 30, 1997 and $3,894,520 at December 31, 1996         159,267,007              140,425,093
Premises and equipment                                              3,120,927                3,388,736
Accrued interest receivable                                         3,044,197                2,699,833
Prepaid expenses and other assets                                     578,065                  491,277
Income taxes receivable                                               289,577                  140,396
Real estate acquired by foreclosure                                   189,272                   82,721
Deferred income taxes, net                                          1,930,506                1,884,283
                                                                 ------------             ------------

               Total assets                                      $308,508,692              283,015,578
                                                                 ============             ============

        Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Deposits                                                         $260,885,257              243,428,800
Short-term borrowings                                              23,248,223               16,737,249
Escrow deposits of borrowers                                          400,171                  411,050
Accrued expenses and other liabilities                              2,085,022                1,297,699
Accrued interest payable                                              499,970                  493,276
                                                                 ------------             ------------
                                                                                          
               Total liabilities                                  287,118,643              262,368,074
                                                                 ------------             ------------
                                                                                    
 Stockholders' equity
     Common stock $.01 par value; 5,000,000 shares
        authorized 1,576,192 shares issued and out-
        standing at June 30, 1997 and December 31, 1996                15,762                   15,762
     Preferred stock, $.01 par value; 1,000,000 shares
        authorized no shares issued at June 30, 1997                       --                       --
     Additional paid-in capital                                    15,476,857               15,476,857
     Retained earnings                                              6,080,452                5,263,074
     Net unrealized gain (loss) on investment
        securities, net of applicable income taxes                   (183,022)                (108,189)
                                                                 ------------             ------------

               Total stockholders' equity                          21,390,049               20,647,504
                                                                 ------------             ------------

               Total liabilities and stockholders' equity        $308,508,692              283,015,578
                                                                 ============             ============

</TABLE>

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                          ENTERPRISE BANCORP, INC.

                                                    Consolidated Statements of Income

                                             Three months and six months ended June 30, 1997 and 1996


                                                     Three Months Ended June 30,           Six Months Ended June 30,
                                                     ---------------------------         -----------------------------
                                                         1997              1996              1997             1996
                                                     (Unaudited)        (Unaudited)      (Unaudited)       (Unaudited)
                                                     -----------        -----------      ------------      -----------
<S>                                                  <C>               <C>              <C>              <C>
Interest and dividend income:
     Loans                                            $3,780,197         3,030,699         7,184,989         5,929,405
     Investment securities                             1,928,074         1,722,293         3,802,384         3,130,389
     Federal funds sold                                    5,094            25,969            19,843           109,660
                                                      ----------        ----------        ----------        ----------
               Total interest income                   5,713,365         4,778,961        11,007,216         9,169,454
                                                      ----------        ----------        ----------        ----------
                                                                                                          
Interest expense:                                                                                          
     Deposits                                          2,084,925         1,857,284         4,071,557         3,585,223
     Borrowed funds                                      217,851           248,841           452,743           322,722
                                                      ----------        ----------        ----------        ----------
               Total interest expense                  2,302,776         2,106,125         4,524,300         3,907,945
                                                      ----------        ----------        ----------        ----------
                                                                                                           
               Net interest income                     3,410,589         2,672,836         6,482,916         5,261,509
                                                                                                           
Provision for loan losses                                 60,000              --             120,000              --
                                                      ----------        ----------        ----------        ----------
                                                                                                           
Net interest income after provision for loan losses    3,350,589         2,672,836         6,362,916         5,261,509
                                                                                                           
Non-interest income:                                                                                       
     Deposit service fees                                221,132           154,845           438,621           309,213
     Trust fees                                          157,783           157,319           335,304           318,229
     Gain on sale of loans                                 4,270            11,235            23,588            44,253
     Gain on sale of investments                            --               1,909              --               1,909
     Other income                                         68,464            68,041           138,246           132,331
                                                      ----------        ----------        ----------        ----------
               Total non-interest income                 451,649           393,349           935,759           805,935
                                                      ----------        ----------        ----------        ----------
                                                                                                               
Non-interest expense:                                                                                      
     Salaries and employee benefits                    1,535,351         1,247,178         2,941,345         2,445,001
     Occupancy expenses                                  389,566           302,762           763,903           633,431
     Advertising and public relations                    104,650            99,258           277,203           268,576
     Office and data processing supplies                  88,647            69,679           170,479           134,640
     Audit, legal and other professional fees            188,957            75,629           265,012           173,856
     Trust professional and custodial expenses            55,000            51,000           104,500           101,050
     Postage                                              54,508            47,488           121,740            87,834
     Other operating expenses                            281,693           212,693           567,440           509,509
                                                      ----------        ----------        ----------        ----------
               Total non-interest expense              2,698,372         2,105,687         5,211,622         4,353,897
                                                      ----------        ----------        ----------        ----------
                                                                                                           
Income before income taxes                             1,103,866           960,498         2,087,053         1,713,547
Income tax expense                                       402,927           365,997           757,412           647,964
                                                      ----------        ----------        ----------        ----------
                                                                                                           
               Net income                             $  700,939           594,501         1,329,641         1,065,583
                                                      ==========        ==========        ==========        ==========
Net income per average common share outstanding       $      .44               .38               .84               .68
                                                      ==========        ==========        ==========        ==========

Weighted average common shares outstanding             1,576,192         1,575,950         1,576,192         1,575,925
                                                      ==========        ==========        ==========        ==========

</TABLE>
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                            ENTERPRISE BANCORP, INC.

                      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

                     Six months ended June 30, 1997 and 1996
                                                                       Six Months Ended June 30,
                                                                    ------------------------------
                                                                         1997            1996
                                                                     (Unaudited)      (Unaudited)
                                                                    -------------     ------------
<S>                                                                <C>                <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
     Net income                                                     $  1,329,641       1,065,583
     Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
        cash provided by operating activities:
               Provision for loan losses                                 120,000            --
               Depreciation and amortization                             447,297         341,863
               Gain on sale of loans                                     (23,588)        (44,253)
               Gain on sale of investments                                  --            (1,909)
               Provision  for deferred income taxes                        8,594           3,717
               (Increase)/Decrease:
                  Loans held for sale                                     97,608         613,191
                  Accrued interest receivable                           (344,364)       (674,743)
                  Income taxes payable/receivable                       (149,181)       (443,402)
                  Prepaid expenses and other assets                      (86,788)        (60,153)
               Increase/(Decrease):
                  Accrued expenses and other liabilities                 787,323         317,877
                  Accrued interest payable                                 6,694         (65,238)
                                                                    ------------    ------------
               Net cash provided by operating activities               2,193,236       1,052,533
                                                                    ------------    ------------

Cash flows from investing activities:
     Proceeds from sales of investment securities                           --         5,919,844
     Proceeds from maturities, calls and paydowns
        of investment securities                                       3,404,783       5,715,955
     Purchase of investment securities                                (5,342,128)    (43,065,569)
     Proceeds from sales of or payments on real estate
        acquired by foreclosure                                           61,555          27,245
     Net increase in loans                                           (19,204,040)    (12,343,944)
     Additions to premises and equipment, net                           (149,815)       (122,114)
                                                                    ------------    ------------
               Net cash used in investing activities                 (21,229,645)    (43,868,583)
                                                                    ------------    ------------

Cash flows from financing activities:
     Net increase in deposits, including escrow deposits              17,445,578      30,251,598
     Net increase in short-term borrowings                             6,510,974       6,039,979
     Net proceeds from exercise of stock options                            --             1,402
     Cash dividends paid on common stock                                (512,263)       (472,805)
                                                                    ------------    ------------
               Net cash provided by financing activities              23,444,289      35,820,174
                                                                    ------------    ------------

Net increase(decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                    4,407,880      (6,995,876)

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                      14,507,497      25,162,392
                                                                    ------------    ------------

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                          $ 18,915,377      18,166,516
                                                                    ============    ============

Supplemental financial data:
     Cash paid for:
        Interest on deposits and borrowings                            4,517,606       3,842,707
        Income taxes                                                     898,000         504,250

     Transfers from loans to real estate acquired  by foreclosure        168,106            --

</TABLE>
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                            ENTERPRISE BANCORP, INC.
                          Notes to Financial Statements

(1)  Organization of Holding Company

Enterprise Bancorp, Inc. (the "company") is a Massachusetts  corporation,  which
was  organized on February 29, 1996,  at the  direction of  Enterprise  Bank and
Trust Company,  a Massachusetts  trust company (the "bank"),  for the purpose of
becoming the holding company for the bank. The company had no material assets or
operations prior to completion of the holding company reorganization on July 26,
1996.  To  the  extent  that  the  accompanying   financial  statements  contain
information  as of a  date  or  for a  period  prior  to  July  26,  1996,  such
information pertains to the bank.

(2)  Basis of Presentation

The accompanying  unaudited  financial  statements should be read in conjunction
with the  company's  December 31, 1996 audited  financial  statements  and notes
thereto.  Interim  results  are not  necessarily  indicative  of  results  to be
expected for the entire year.

In preparing the financial statements,  management is required to make estimates
and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of
the date of the balance  sheet and revenues and expenses for the period.  Actual
results  could  differ  from  those  estimates.   Material  estimates  that  are
particularly  susceptible to change relate to the determination of the allowance
for loan losses and valuation of other real estate owned.

In the opinion of management,  the accompanying financial statements reflect all
necessary  adjustments  consisting  of  normal  recurring  accruals  for a  fair
presentation.

 (3) Reclassification

Certain fiscal 1996  information has been  reclassified to conform with the 1997
presentation.


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ITEM 2 - Business Review and  Management's  Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations

Capital Resources
The company's  capital amounts and capital  adequacy ratios are presented in the
table below. The bank's capital amounts and ratios do not differ materially from
the amounts and ratios presented.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             Minimum Capital
                                                              For Capital             Minimum Capital  To Be
                                      Actual                Adequacy Purposes            Well Capitalized
                                -------------------       ---------------------       ----------------------
($ in Thousands)                Amount       Ratio        Amount          Ratio       Amount          Ratio
                                ------       -----        ------          -----       ------          -----
<S>                            <C>          <C>         <C>              <C>         <C>            <C>
As of  June 30, 1997:
Total Capital
   (to risk weighted assets)   $25,619       14.231       $14,398          8.0%       $17,998         10.0%
                                                                                                     
Tier I Capital                                                                                      
 (to risk weighted assets)      21,542       11.977         7,199          4.0%        10,799          6.0%
                                                                                                     
Tier I Capital                                                                                       
 (to average assets)            21,542        7.22%        11,932          4.0%        14,914          N/A*
<FN>
   *  For the bank to qualify as well capitalized, it must also maintain a Tier I Capital to average assets ratio of at least 5.0%.
</FN>
</TABLE>
On April 15, 1997 the board of directors declared a dividend of $.325 per share.
The dividend was paid on July 1, 1997 to  shareholders of record as of the close
of business on June 13,  1997.  The board of  directors  intends to consider the
payment of future dividends on an annual basis.

Balance Sheet
Total Assets

Total assets  increased  $25.5  million,  or 9.0%,  since December 31, 1996. The
increase  is  primarily  attributable  to an  increase  in gross  loans of $19.0
million, an increase in investments of $1.8 million, and an increase in cash and
due from banks of $4.4  million.  The increase in assets was funded by increases
in  deposits  and  short-term  borrowings  of $17.5  million  and $6.5  million,
respectively.

Investments

At June 30, 1997, all of the bank's  investment  securities  were  classified as
available for sale and carried at market value.  The net unrealized loss at June
30, 1997, net of tax effects,  is shown as a separate component of stockholders'
equity in the amount of $183,022.

Loans

Total loans, before the allowance for loan losses, were $163.3 million, or 53.0%
of total assets, at June 30, 1997, compared to $144.3 million, or 51.0% of total
assets,  at  December  31,  1996.  The  increase  in loans of $19.0  million was
primarily  attributable  to increased loan  originations  in the commercial real
estate and  commercial  loan  portfolios.  The bank  continues to pursue  active
customer  calling  efforts as well as increased  marketing  and  advertising  to
identify quality lending opportunities.

Deposits and Borrowings

Total deposits, including escrow deposits of borrowers, increased $17.4 million,
or 7.2%, during the first six months of 1997 from $243.8 million at December 31,
1996,  to $261.3  million  at June 30,  1997.  The  increase  was the  result of
substantial increases in deposits in all of the bank's branches.

Total  borrowings,  consisting of securities sold under agreements to repurchase
and FHLB (Federal Home Loan Bank) borrowings,  increased $6.5 million, or 38.9%,
from $16.7 million at December 31, 1996 to $23.2  million at June 30, 1997.  The
increase was  attributable to an increase in securities sold under agreements to
repurchase of $4.1 million,  and an increase in FHLB borrowings of $2.4 million.
Management  periodically  takes advantage of  opportunities to fund asset growth
with  borrowings,  but on a long-term basis the bank intends to replace the FHLB
borrowings  with  deposits.  Management  also actively  uses FHLB  borrowings in
managing the bank's asset/liability position. FHLB borrowings, at June 30, 1997,
were $7.3 million with the ability to borrow an additional  approximately  $93.4
million.
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Loan Loss Experience/Non-performing Assets

The following table summarizes the activity in the allowance for loan losses for
the periods indicated:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                     Six months ended June 30,
                                                                   ----------------------------
                                                                       1997            1996
                                                                   -----------     ------------
<S>                                                               <C>               <C>      
Balance at beginning of year                                       $ 3,894,520       4,106,659

Loans charged off
     Commercial                                                         85,376           3,377
     Real Estate                                                          --           111,481
     Consumer                                                              965           8,143
     Credit Card                                                          --             5,447
                                                                   -----------     -----------
                                                                        86,341         128,448

Recoveries on loans charged off
     Commercial                                                          5,078           1,368
     Real Estate                                                       139,358           4,892
     Consumer                                                            4,469           1,548
     Credit Card                                                            51              64
                                                                   -----------     -----------
                                                                       148,956           7,872

Net loans (recovered)/charged off                                      (62,615)        120,576
Provision charged to income                                            120,000            --
                                                                   -----------     -----------
Balance at June 30                                                 $ 4,077,135       3,986,083
                                                                   ===========     ===========
Allowance for loan losses : Gross loans                                   2.50%           3.09%
                                                                   ===========     ===========
Annualized net charge-offs : Average loans outstanding                    (.08%)           .20%
                                                                   ===========     ===========
Allowance for loan losses : Non-performing loans                        172.03%         153.76%
                                                                   ===========     ===========
<CAPTION>
The following table sets forth non-performing assets at June 30:
                                                                       1997            1996
                                                                   -----------     -----------
<S>                                                               <C>             <C>
Loans on non accrual:
  Commercial                                                       $   614,981         449,540
  Residential real estate                                              248,633         248,633
  Commercial real estate                                               889,332       1,349,068
  Construction                                                          41,102            --
  Consumer, including home equity                                      460,627         543,652
                                                                   -----------     -----------
       Total loans on non-accrual *                                  2,254,675       2,590,893

Loans past due >90 days, still accruing                                115,375           1,451
                                                                   -----------     -----------

Total non-performing loans                                           2,370,050       2,592,344

Other real estate owned                                                189,272         148,534
                                                                   -----------     -----------
       Total non-performing loans and real estate owned            $ 2,559,322       2,740,878
                                                                   ===========     ===========

Restructured loans                                                 $    75,725            --
                                                                   ===========     ===========
Non-performing loans : Gross loans                                        1.45%           1.80%
                                                                   ===========     ===========
Non-performing loans and real estate owned :  Total  assets                .83%            .97%
                                                                   ===========     ===========
Delinquent loans 30-89 days past due : Gross loans                        1.54%           1.24%
                                                                   ===========     ===========
<FN>
*    Impaired loans included in non-performing loans as of June 30, 1997 and June 30, 1996 were $1,712,492 and $1,338,072, 
     respectively.
</FN>
</TABLE>
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                              Results of Operations
        Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 vs. Six Months Ended June 30, 1996

The company  reported net income of $1,329,641 for the six months ended June 30,
1997,  versus  $1,065,583 for the six months ended June 30, 1996, or an increase
of 24.8%.  The company had  earnings per common share of $.84 for the six months
ended June 30, 1997, compared with $.68 for the six months ended June 30, 1996.

The following table highlights changes which affected the company's earnings for
the periods indicated:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                             Six months ended June 30,
                                                             -------------------------
                                                                 1997          1996
                                                             -----------    ----------
(Dollars in thousands)
<S>                                                           <C>          <C>
Average assets                                                  $292,689     239,254
Average deposits and short-term borrowings                       269,650     218,193
Average investment securities (1)                                121,645     102,611
Average loans                                                    151,519     119,905
Net interest income                                                6,483       5,262
Provision for loan losses                                            120        --
Tax expense                                                          757         648
Average loans : Average deposits and borrowings                    56.19%      54.95%
Non-interest expense : Average assets (2)                           3.59%       3.65%
Non-interest income, exclusive of securities
  gains : Average assets (2)                                         .64%      .68 %
Average tax equivalent rate earned on interest earning assets       8.23%       8.26%
Average rate paid on interest bearing deposits and
   short-term borrowings                                            4.00%       4.20%
Net interest rate spread                                            4.23%       4.06%
<FN>

(1)  Average  investment  securities  are shown at  average  amortized  cost 
(2)  Annualized based on number of days in the period
</FN>
</TABLE>

Net Interest Income
The company's net interest  income was  $6,482,916 for the six months ended June
30, 1997, an increase of $1,221,407, or 23.2% from $5,261,509 for the six months
ended June 30,  1996,  primarily  as a result of an increase in the bank's asset
size,  specifically  the bank's  loans and  investments,  and a decrease  in the
company's cost of funds.  This increase in the net interest income was partially
offset by increased  interest  expense,  due to an increase in deposit balances,
and a slight decline in the blended loan and investment yield.

The average tax equivalent  yield on earning assets in the six months ended June
30, 1997,  was 8.23% down 3 basis points from 8.26% in the six months ended June
30, 1996. The average rate paid on interest  bearing  deposits and borrowings in
the six months  ended June 30,  1997,  was 4.00%,  a decrease of 20 basis points
from 4.20% in the six months  ended June 30,  1996.  The decrease in the average
rate paid was due to higher rate  certificates of deposits maturing and renewing
at lower  rates and a decrease  in the rate paid on short term  borrowings.  The
resulting  interest  rate spread  increased  17 basis points to 4.23% in the six
months ended June 30, 1997, from 4.06% in the six months ended June 30, 1996.

The following table sets forth,  among other things, the extent to which changes
in interest rates and changes in the average balances of interest-earning assets
and  interest-bearing  liabilities  have  affected  interest  income and expense
during the six months  ended  June 30,  1997,  and 1996.  For each  category  of
interest-earning  assets  and  interest-bearing   liabilities,   information  is
provided on changes  attributable  to (1)  changes in volume  (change in average
portfolio  balance  multiplied  by prior  year  average  rate);  (2)  changes in
interest rates (change in average interest rate multiplied by prior year average
balance); and (3) changes in rate and volume (the remaining difference).


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                      AVERAGE BALANCES, INTEREST AND AVERAGE INTEREST RATES


                                   Six Months Ended June 30, 1997 Six Months Ended June 30, 1996            Changes due to
                                   ------------------------------ ------------------------------ ----------------------------------
                                      Average           Interest   Average             Interest                   Interest   Rate/
(Dollars in thousands)                Balance  Interest  Rates(3)  Balance    Interest  Rates(3)  Total    Volume   Rate    Volume
                                      -------- -------- ---------  --------   -------- --------- -------- -------  -----    -------
<S>                                   <C>       <C>      <C>       <C>       <C>      <C>       <C>      <C>      <C>       <C>    
Assets:
    Loans  (1) (2)                    $ 151,519 $  7,185    9.56%  $ 119,905 $  5,929    9.92%  $  1,256 $  1,568 $   (212) $  (100)
    Investment securities (3)           121,645    3,802    6.59     102,611    3,130    6.42        672      611       86      (25)
    Federal funds sold                      766       20    5.27       4,002      110    5.51        (90)     (89)      (5)       4
                                      --------- --------           --------- --------           -------- -------- --------  -------
      Total interest earnings assets    273,930   11,007    8.23%    226,518    9,169    8.26%     1,838    2,090     (131)    (121)
                                                --------                     --------           -------- -------- --------  -------
    Other assets (4)                     18,759                       12,736
                                      ---------                    ---------

      Total assets                    $ 292,689                    $ 239,254
                                      =========                    =========

Liabilities and stockholders' equity:
    Savings, NOW and money market     $  99,398    1,121    2.27%  $  80,402      919    2.29%       202      218       (7)      (9)
    Certificate of deposit              109,044    2,950    5.46      93,145    2,666    5.74        284      456     (133)     (39)
    Short-term borrowings                19,874      453    4.60      12,838      323    5.05        130      178      (29)     (19)
                                      --------- --------           --------- --------           -------- -------- --------  -------
      Total deposits and borrowings     228,316    4,524    4.00%    186,385    3,908    4.20%       616      852     (169)     (67)
                                                --------                     --------           -------- -------- --------  -------

    Non-interest bearing deposits        41,334                       31,808
    Other liabilities                     1,786                        1,886
                                      ---------                    ---------
      Total liabilities                 271,436                      220,079

Stockholders' equity                     21,253                       19,175
                                      ---------                    ---------

      Total liabilities and
           stockholder's equity       $ 292,689                    $ 239,254
                                      =========                    =========

Net interest rate spread                                    4.23%                        4.06%

Net interest income                             $  6,483                     $  5,262           $  1,222 $  1,238 $     38  $   (54)

Net yield on average earning assets                         4.90%                        4.80%

<FN>
(1)   Average loans include non accrual loans.

(2)   Average loans are net of average deferred loan fees.

(3)   Average balances are presented at average amortized cost and average interest rates are presented on a tax-equivalent basis.

(4)   Other assets include cash and due from banks, accrued interest receivable,  allowance for loan losses, real estate acquired by
      foreclosure, deferred income taxes and other miscellaneous assets.

The bank manages its earning assets by fully using available  capital  resources within what management  believes are prudent credit
and leverage parameters. Loans, investment securities, and short-term investments comprise the bank's earning assets.
</FN>
</TABLE>
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The  provision  for loan losses  amounted  to $120,000  and $0 for the six month
periods  ended June 30,  1997 and 1996,  respectively.  The  provision  for loan
losses was  reinstated  in the first  quarter of 1997 as a result of loan growth
over the past and current  year.  Loans,  before the  allowance for loan losses,
increased  from $129.6  million at June 30, 1996, to $163.3  million at June 30,
1997 an  increase of 26.1%.  Although  there has not been an increase in problem
assets,  management  recognizes  the increased  risk and the need for additional
reserves as the loan  balances  increase.  The  provision  reflects  real estate
values  and  economic  conditions  in New  England  and in  Greater  Lowell,  in
particular,   the  level  of  non-accrual  loans,   levels  of  charge-offs  and
recoveries,  levels of outstanding loans, known and inherent risks in the nature
of the loan  portfolio  and  management's  assessment  of current  risk. It is a
significant factor in the bank's operating results.

Non-Interest Income

Non-interest  income,  exclusive  of security  gains,  increased  by $131,733 to
$935,759 for the six months  ended June 30,  1997,  compared to $804,026 for the
six  months  ended June 30,  1996.  This  increase  was  primarily  caused by an
increase in deposit service fees of $129,408.  The increase was partially offset
by a  decrease  in  gains on sales of  loans  of  $20,665  due to a  decline  in
originations  in the  first  two  quarters  of 1997  compared  to the  first two
quarters of 1996.

Trust fees increased by $17,075, or 5.4%, for the six months ended June 30, 1997
compared  to the same  period  in the  prior  year due to an  increase  in trust
assets.

Deposit fees  increased by $129,408,  or 41.9% for the six months ended June 30,
1997,  compared  to the six months  ended  June 30,  1996.  The 1997  growth was
primarily the result of an increase in transaction  deposit  accounts,  activity
volume and increased fees.

Other income for the six months ended June 30, 1997,  was $138,246,  an increase
of 4.5% from  $132,331 for the six months ended June 30, 1996,  due primarily to
increases in safe deposit fees and merchant assessment fees.

Non-Interest Expense

Salaries and benefits  expense totaled  $2,941,345 for the six months ended June
30, 1997,  compared with  $2,445,001  for the six months ended June 30, 1996, an
increase of $496,344 or 20.3%.  This  increase was  primarily  the result of the
addition  of the  Tewksbury  branch in the fourth  quarter of 1996,  several new
positions added, and annual salary increases.

Occupancy expense was $763,903 for the six months ended June 30, 1997,  compared
with $633,431 for the six months ended June 30, 1996, an increase of $130,472 or
20.6%, primarily due to the opening of the Tewksbury branch.

Office and data processing  supplies expense increased by $35,839, or 26.6%, for
the six months  ended June 30,  1997  compared  to the same  period in the prior
year,  primarily  due to  increased  volume and the  addition  of the  Tewksbury
branch..

Audit, legal and other professional  expenses increased by $91,156, or 52.4% for
the six months ended June 30, 1997 compared to the prior year period,  primarily
as a result of costs in 1997  associated  with the  outsourcing  of the internal
audit function,  and consulting  services related to future technology,  product
and growth initiatives of the bank, not incurred in 1996.

Postage  increased by $33,906 for the first six months of 1997,  compared to the
same period in the prior year.  The increase  was due to  increased  direct mail
activity in the first six months of 1997 and increased  courier expenses related
to the addition of the Tewksbury branch.

Other operating  expenses increased by $57,931 or 11.4% for the six months ended
June 30, 1997  compared to the same period in the prior year.  The  increase was
primarily  due to  costs  associated  with  the  start  of a  bankwide  training
department,  the increase in expenses  associated with the Tewksbury  branch and
increases in various costs related to the overall growth of the bank.

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<PAGE>
                              Results of Operations
      Three Months Ended June 30, 1997 vs. Three Months Ended June 30, 1996

The company  reported net income of $700,939 for the three months ended June 30,
1997,  versus  $594,501 for the three months ended June 30, 1996, or an increase
of 17.9%. The company had earnings per common share of $.44 for the three months
ended June 30,  1997,  compared  with $.38 for the three  months  ended June 30,
1996.

The following table highlights changes which affected the company's earnings for
the periods indicated:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                              Three months ended June 30,
                                                              ---------------------------
                                                                 1997              1996
                                                              ----------        ---------
(Dollars in thousands)                                
<S>                                                             <C>               <C>    
Average assets                                                 $298,898          251,857
Average deposits and short-term borrowings                       275,607          230,746
Average investment securities (1)                                122,654          113,014
Average loans                                                    156,476          123,224
Net interest income                                                3,411            2,673
Provision for loan losses                                             60             --
Tax expense                                                          403              366
Average loans : Average deposits and borrowings                    56.78%           53.40%
Non-interest expense : Average assets (2)                           3.62%            3.35%
Non-interest income, exclusive of securities                                  
  gains : Average assets (2)                                         .61%             .62%
Average tax equivalent rate earned on interest earning assets       8.32%            8.17%
Average rate paid on interest bearing deposits and                            
  short-term borrowings                                             3.97%            4.27%
Net interest rate spread                                            4.35%            3.91%
<FN>
(1)  Average  investment  securities  are shown at  average  amortized  cost
(2)  Annualized based on number of days in the period
</FN>
</TABLE>

Net Interest Income

The company's net interest income was $3,410,589 for the three months ended June
30, 1997, an increase of $737,753, or 27.6% from $2,672,836 for the three months
ended June 30, 1996, primarily a result of an increase in the bank's asset size,
specifically  the bank's loans and  investments  and a decrease in the company's
cost of funds.  These  increases  were  partially  offset by increased  interest
expense due to the increase in deposit balances and average borrowings.

The average tax  equivalent  yield on earning  assets in the three  months ended
June 30, 1997, was 8.32% up 15 basis points from 8.17% in the three months ended
June 30, 1996. The average rate paid on interest bearing deposits and borrowings
in the three  months  ended June 30,  1997,  was 3.97%,  a decrease  of 30 basis
points  from  4.27% in the three  months  ended  June 30,  1996.  The  resulting
interest  rate spread  increased  45 basis  points to 4.36% in the three  months
ended June 30, 1997,  from 3.91% in the three  months  ended June 30, 1996.  The
principal  reason for the increase in the bank's net interest  income during the
second  quarter of 1997 was the  increase in average  loans and  investments  of
$42.9 million which was  primarily  funded by increases in interest  bearing and
non-interest  bearing  deposits.  The increase in the net interest  margin was a
result of the growth in the  higher  yielding  average  loan  balances  by $33.2
million compared to the slower growth in investment  balances of $9.6 million as
well as a decline  in the cost of  certificates  and  deposits  and  short  term
borrowings.

The following table sets forth,  among other things, the extent to which changes
in interest rates and changes in the average balances of interest-earning assets
and  interest-bearing  liabilities  have  affected  interest  income and expense
during the three  months  ended June 30, 1997,  and 1996.  For each  category of
interest-earning  assets  and  interest-bearing   liabilities,   information  is
provided on changes  attributable  to (1)  changes in volume  (change in average
portfolio  balance  multiplied  by prior  year  average  rate);  (2)  changes in
interest rates (change in average interest rate multiplied by prior year average
balance); and (3) changes in rate and volume (the remaining difference).


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<PAGE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                      AVERAGE BALANCES, INTEREST AND AVERAGE INTEREST RATES

                                              Three Months                 Three Months
                                          Ended June 30, 1997            Ended June 30, 1996                 Changes due to
                                      ---------------------------  ----------------------------  ----------------------------------
                                      Average           Interest   Average             Interest                   Interest   Rate/
(Dollars in thousands)                Balance  Interest  Rates(3)  Balance    Interest  Rates(3)  Total    Volume   Rate    Volume
                                      -------- -------- ---------  --------   -------- --------- -------- -------  -----    -------
<S>                                   <C>       <C>      <C>       <C>       <C>      <C>       <C>      <C>      <C>       <C>    
Assets:
    Loans  (1) (2)                    $ 156,476 $  3,780     9.69% $ 123,224 $  3,031     9.87% $    749 $    820 $    (54) $   (17)
    Investment securities (3)           122,654    1,928     6.59    113,014    1,722     6.40       206      154       54       (2)
    Federal funds sold                      367        5     5.46      2,169       26     4.81       (21)     (22)       4       (3)
                                      --------- --------           --------- --------           -------- -------- --------  -------
      Total interest earnings assets    279,497    5,713     8.32%   238,407    4,779     8.17%      934      952        4      (22)
                                                --------                     --------           -------- -------- --------  -------
    Other assets (4)                     19,401                       13,450
                                      ---------                    ---------

      Total assets                    $ 298,898                    $ 251,857
                                      =========                    =========

Liabilities and stockholders' equity:
    Savings, NOW and money market     $ 102,526      590     2.31% $  82,550      474     2.30%      116      115        1        -
    Certificate of deposit              110,898    1,494     5.40     97,329    1,383     5.70       111      193      (72)     (10)
    Short-term borrowings                19,380      218     4.51     17,991      249     5.55       (31)      19      (47)      (3)
                                      --------- --------           --------- --------           -------- -------- --------  -------
      Total deposits and borrowings     232,804    2,302     3.97%   197,870    2,106     4.27%      196      327     (118)     (13)
                                                --------                     --------           -------- -------- --------  -------

    Non-interest bearing deposits        42,803                       32,876
    Other liabilities                     1,877                        1,890
                                      ---------                    ---------
      Total liabilities                 277,484                      232,636

Stockholders' equity                     21,414                       19,221
                                      ---------                    ---------

      Total liabilities and
       stockholder's equity           $ 298,898                    $ 251,857
                                      =========                    =========

Net interest rate spread                                     4.35%                        3.91%

Net interest income                             $  3,411                     $  2,673           $    738 $    625 $    122  $    (9)

Net yield on average earning assets                          5.02%                        4.63%

<FN>
(1)   Average loans include non accrual loans.

(2)   Average loans are net of average deferred loan fees.

(3)   Average balances are presented at average amortized cost and average interest rates are presented on a tax-equivalent basis.

(4)   Other assets include cash and due from banks, accrued interest receivable,  allowance for loan losses, real estate acquired by
      foreclosure, deferred income taxes and other miscellaneous assets.

The bank manages its earning assets by fully using available  capital  resources within what management  believes are prudent credit
and leverage parameters. Loans, investment securities, and short-term investments comprise the bank's earning assets.
</FN>
</TABLE>
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<PAGE>

The provision for loan losses  amounted to $60,000 and $0 in for the three month
periods  ended June 30,  1997 and 1996,  respectively.  The  provision  for loan
losses was  reinstated  in the first  quarter of 1997 as a result of loan growth
over the past year.

Non-Interest Income

Non-interest  income,  exclusive  of  security  gains,  increased  by $60,209 to
$451,649 for the three months ended June 30, 1997,  compared to $391,440 for the
three months  ended June 30, 1996.  This  increase  was  primarily  caused by an
increase in deposit service fees of $66,287.  The increase was partially  offset
by a  decrease  in  gains  on sales of  loans  of  $6,965  due to a  decline  in
originations  in the second  quarter of 1997  compared to the second  quarter of
1996.

Deposit fees increased by $66,287,  or 42.8% for the three months ended June 30,
1997,  compared to the three  months  ended June 30,  1996.  The 1997 growth was
primarily the result of an increase in transaction  deposit  accounts,  activity
volume and increased fees.

Non-Interest Expenses

Salaries and benefits expense totaled $1,535,351 for the three months ended June
30, 1997,  compared with $1,247,178 for the three months ended June 30, 1996, an
increase of $288,173 or 23.1%.  This  increase was  primarily  the result of the
addition  of the  Tewksbury  branch in the fourth  quarter of 1996,  several new
positions added, and annual salary increases.

Occupancy  expense  was  $389,566  for the three  months  ended  June 30,  1997,
compared  with $302,762 for the three months ended June 30, 1996, an increase of
$86,804 or 28.7%, primarily due to the opening of the Tewksbury branch.

Office and data processing  supplies expense increased by $18,968, or 27.2%, for
the three  months  ended June 30, 1997  compared to the same period in the prior
year, primarily due to increased volume and resulting increase in costs bankwide
as well as the addition in Tewksbury.

Audit,  legal and other professional  expenses increased by $113,328,  or 149.8%
for the three  months  ended June 30, 1997  compared  to the prior year  period,
primarily as a result of costs  associated  with the outsourcing of the internal
audit function,  and consulting  services related to future technology,  product
and other initiatives of the bank not incurred in 1996.

Postage increased by $7,020 for the three months ended June 30, 1997 compared to
the same period in the prior year.  The increase was  primarily due to increased
courier expenses related to the addition of the Tewksbury branch.

Other  operating  expenses  increased by $69,000,  or 32.4% for the three months
ended June 30, 1997 compared to the same period in the prior year.  The increase
was  primarily  due to costs  associated  with the start of a bankwide  training
department,  the increase in expenses  associated with the Tewksbury  branch and
increases in various costs related to the overall growth of the bank.

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<PAGE>

                           PART II - OTHER INFORMATION


Item 1  Legal Proceedings
        Not Applicable

Item 2  Changes in Securities
        Not Applicable

Item 3  Defaults upon Senior Securities
        Not Applicable

Item 4  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
        Not Applicable

Item 5  Other Information
        None

Item 6  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

        The following document is filed as an exhibit to this report:

        3.1  Amended and Restated By-Laws

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<PAGE>
                                   SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the  requirements  of the  Securities  and Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                ENTERPRISE BANCORP, INC.

DATE:  August 12, 1997          /s/ John P. Clancy, Jr.
                                John P. Clancy, Jr.
                                Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
                                Treasurer and Investment Manager



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                                                      AS AMENDED AND RESTATED BY
                                                       THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS ON
                                                                    MAY 20, 1997


                          AMENDED AND RESTATED BY-LAWS
                                       of
                            ENTERPRISE BANCORP, INC.



                                    ARTICLE I
                                  ORGANIZATION

         The name of this  Corporation is "Enterprise  Bancorp,  Inc.". The main
office of the Corporation  shall be located in Lowell,  Massachusetts and may be
changed from time to time by the  Directors of the  Corporation.  Other  Offices
hereafter  established shall be located and operated in accordance with law. The
Corporation  shall have and may exercise all powers and  authority,  express and
implied, available to it under applicable law.



                                   ARTICLE II
                                  STOCKHOLDERS

     SECTION l. Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of shareholders shall be held
on the first  Tuesday in May at 4:00 p.m. at the main office of the  Corporation
in  Massachusetts,  unless a different hour, date or place within  Massachusetts
(or  elsewhere  in the United  States) is fixed by the Board of Directors or the
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. If no annual meeting has been
held on the date fixed as above provided,  a special meeting in lieu thereof may
be held, and such special meeting shall be treated for all purposes as an annual
meeting.

     SECTION  2.  Stockholder  Notice  of  Matters  to be  considered  at Annual
Meeting.  If  the  Board  of  Directors,  or  a  designated  committee  thereof,
determines  that the  information  provided  in a  stockholder's  notice,  given
pursuant  to the  requirements  of Section 8 of Article  VI of the  Articles  of
Organization,  does not satisfy the informational requirements of said Section 8
of  Article  VI in any  material  respect,  the Clerk of the  Corporation  shall
promptly  notify  such  stockholder  of  the  deficiency  in  the  notice.   The
stockholder  shall  have an  opportunity  to cure the  deficiency  by  providing
additional  information  to the Clerk within such period of time,  not to exceed
five days from the date such deficiency notice is mailed to the stockholder,  as
the Board of Directors or such  committee  shall  reasonably  determine.  If the
deficiency is not cured within such period, or if the Board of Directors or such
committee   determines   that  the  additional   information   provided  by  the
stockholder, together with information previously provided, does not satisfy the
requirements of Section 8 of Article IV in any material respect,  then the Board
of  Directors  may  reject  such  stockholder's   proposal.  The  Clerk  of  the
Corporation  shall notify a stockholder in writing whether his proposal has been
made


<PAGE>


                                       -2-

in  accordance  with the time and  informational  requirements  of  Section 8 of
Article  VI.  Notwithstanding  the  procedure  set forth in this  paragraph,  if
neither the Board of Directors nor such committee  makes a  determination  as to
the validity of any  stockholder  proposal,  the Chairman  shall  determine  and
declare at the annual  meeting  whether  the  stockholder  proposal  was made in
accordance  with  the  terms of  Section  8 of  Article  VI of the  Articles  of
Organization.  If  the  Chairman  of  the  Board  and  Chief  Executive  Officer
determines that a stockholder  proposal was made in accordance with the terms of
Section 8 of Article  VI, he shall so declare at the annual  meeting and ballots
shall be provided for use at the meeting with respect to any such  proposal.  If
the  Chairman  of the  Board  and  Chief  Executive  Officer  determines  that a
stockholder  proposal was not made in accordance  with the terms of Section 8 of
Article  VI, he shall so  declare at the annual  meeting  and any such  proposal
shall  not be acted  upon at the  annual  meeting.  If  there  is an  Interested
Stockholder,  any  determinations  to be made by the  Board  of  Directors  or a
designated  committee thereof pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph shall
also require the  concurrence of a majority of the Continuing  Directors then in
office.

     This  provision  shall  not  prevent  the  consideration  and  approval  or
disapproval  at the  annual  meeting  of  reports  of  officers,  Directors  and
committees of the Board of Directors,  but in connection  with such reports,  no
new business shall be acted upon at such annual meeting unless stated, filed and
received as herein provided.

     As used in these By-Laws, the terms "Interested  Stockholder",  "Affiliate"
and "Continuing  Director" shall have the same respective  meanings  assigned to
them in the  Articles  of  Organization,  as  amended  from  time to  time.  Any
determination of beneficial ownership of securities under these By-Laws shall be
made in the manner  specified in the Articles of  Organization,  as amended from
time to time.

     SECTION 3. Special  Meetings.  Special meetings of the shareholders for any
purpose  or  purposes  shall  be  called  as  provided  for in the  Articles  of
Organization.

     SECTION 4. Notice of Meetings; Adjournments. A written notice of all annual
and special meetings of shareholders  stating the hour, date, place and purposes
of such meetings  shall be given at least eleven days before the meeting to each
stockholder  entitled to vote or to each  stockholder who, under the Articles of
Organization  or under these  By-Laws,  is entitled to such notice by mailing it
addressed to such  stockholder at the address of such  stockholder as it appears
on the stock  transfer books of the  Corporation.  Such notice shall be given by
the Clerk or an Assistant Clerk, by any other officer or by a person  designated
either by the Clerk,  an Assistant  Clerk,  by the person or persons calling the
meeting,  or by the  Board of  Directors.  Such  notice  shall be  deemed  to be
delivered when deposited in the mail so addressed,  with postage  prepaid.  When
any shareholders meeting, either annual or special, is adjourned for thirty days
or more,  notice of the  adjourned  meeting  shall be given as in the case of an
original meeting. It shall not be necessary to give any notice of the hour, date
or place of any meeting  adjourned  for less than thirty days or of the business
to be transacted  thereat,  other than an  announcement  at the meeting at which
such  adjournment  is taken of the hour,  date and place to which the meeting is
adjourned.  A written waiver of notice,  executed before or after a meeting by a
stockholder  or by an authorized  attorney of a  stockholder  and filed with the
records of


<PAGE>


                                       -3-

the meeting,  shall be deemed equivalent to notice of the meeting.  The Chairman
of the Board and Chief Executive Officer or in his absence, the Vice Chairman or
in his absence,  the President,  shall preside at all  stockholder  meetings and
shall have the power,  among other  things,  to adjourn such meeting at any time
and from time to time, subject to Section 5 of this Article II.

     SECTION 5.  Quorum.  The  holders of a majority  in  interest  of all stock
issued,  outstanding  and entitled to vote,  represented  in person or by proxy,
shall  constitute  a quorum at a  meeting  of  shareholders;  but if less than a
quorum is present  at a meeting,  a majority  in  interest  of the  shareholders
present may adjourn the meeting  from time to time,  and the meeting may be held
as adjourned  without  further  notice,  except as provided in Section 4 of this
Article II. At such adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present, any business
may be transacted  which might have been transacted at the meeting as originally
noticed.  The shareholders present at a duly constituted meeting may continue to
transact business until  adjournment,  notwithstanding  the withdrawal of enough
shareholders to leave less than a quorum.

     SECTION 6. Voting and Proxies.  Stockholders,  unless otherwise provided by
law,  shall  have  such  voting  rights  as  are  provided  in the  Articles  of
Organization.  Stockholders  may vote either in person or by written proxy dated
not more than six months  before the meeting  named  therein.  Proxies  shall be
filed with the clerk of the meeting, or of any adjournment thereof, before being
voted.  Except as otherwise  limited therein,  proxies shall entitle the persons
authorized  thereby to vote at any  adjournment of such meeting,  but they shall
not be valid after final  adjournment  of such meeting.  A proxy with respect to
stock held in the name of two or more  persons  shall be valid if executed by or
on behalf of any one of them unless at or prior to the exercise of the proxy the
Corporation  receives a specific  written notice to the contrary from any one of
them. A proxy  purporting to be executed by or on behalf of a stockholder  shall
be deemed valid unless challenged at or prior to its exercise, and the burden of
proving invalidity shall rest on the challenger.

     SECTION 7. Action at Meeting. When a quorum is present, any matter properly
before the  meeting  shall be decided by a vote of the  holders of a majority of
the shares of stock  present and voting on such  matter,  except  where a larger
vote is required by law, by the Articles of  Organization  or by these  By-Laws.
Any election by  shareholders  shall be  determined  by a plurality of the votes
cast,  except  where a  larger  vote is  required  by law,  by the  Articles  of
Organization  or by these  ByLaws.  No ballot  shall be required  for  elections
provided,  however,  that any  stockholder  personally  present at a meeting may
request a ballot to register the vote of such stockholder.

     SECTION 8. No Stockholder Action by Written Consent.  Subject to the rights
of the holders of any series of preferred  stock as set forth in the Articles of
Organization to elect  additional  directors under specific  circumstances or to
consent to specific  actions taken by the  Corporation,  any action  required or
permitted to be taken by the stockholders of the Corporation must be effected at
an annual or special  meeting of  stockholders of the Corporation and may not be
effected by any consent in writing by such stockholders.


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                                   ARTICLE III
                                    DIRECTORS


     SECTION 1. Powers.  The business  and affairs of the  Corporation  shall be
managed by a Board of Directors who may exercise all the powers and authority of
the  Corporation  except  as  otherwise  provided  by law,  by the  Articles  of
Organization or by these By-Laws.

     SECTION 2.  Composition  and Term. The Board of Directors shall be composed
of:  (a)  those  persons  designated  in the  Articles  of  Organization  of the
Corporation,  such persons to serve as Directors until the respective expiration
dates of their terms as set forth therein and until their successors are elected
and  qualified;  and (b) such other persons who may be elected as Directors from
time to time as  provided  herein.  Subject to the rights of the  holders of any
series of preferred  stock as set forth in the Articles of Organization to elect
Directors under specified circumstances,  the number of Directors shall be fixed
from time to time exclusively  pursuant to a resolution adopted by a majority of
the Board of Directors  (provided that if at any time of such action there is an
Interested  Stockholder,  a majority vote of the  Continuing  Directors  then in
office  shall  also be  required),  but shall  consist  of not fewer  than three
individuals.  The Board of Directors  shall be divided into three classes,  such
classes to be as nearly equal in number as  practicable.  One of such classes of
Directors  shall be elected  annually by the  shareholders.  Except as otherwise
provided in accordance  with these  By-Laws,  the members of each class shall be
elected  for a term of three years and until  their  successors  are elected and
qualified.  The staggered terms of office of the three classes of Directors will
result in only approximately one-third of the Directors being elected each year.

     SECTION 3. Director Nominations.  Nominations of candidates for election as
Directors at any annual  meeting of  shareholders  may be made (a) by, or at the
direction  of,  a  majority  of the  Board  of  Directors  (unless  there  is an
Interested Stockholder,  in which case the affirmative vote of a majority of the
Continuing Directors shall also be required);  (b) by or at the direction of the
Chairman of the Board and Chief  Executive  Officer;  or (c) by any  stockholder
entitled to vote at such annual  meeting.  Only persons  nominated in accordance
with the  procedures  set forth in this Section 3 shall be eligible for election
as Directors at an annual meeting.

     Nominations, other than those made by, or at the direction of, the Board of
Directors (or by the  Continuing  Directors,  if required) or by the Chairman of
the Board and Chief Executive  Officer,  shall be made pursuant to timely notice
in writing to the Clerk of the Corporation as set forth in this Section 3. To be
timely, a stockholder's notice shall be delivered to, or mailed and received at,
the principal  executive offices of the Corporation not less than sixty days nor
more than one hundred and fifty days prior to the date of the  scheduled  annual
meeting, regardless of postponements,  deferrals or adjournments of that meeting
to a later date;  provided,  however,  that if less than  seventy days notice or
prior public  disclosure of the date of the scheduled annual meeting is given or
made,  notice by the  stockholder  to be timely must be so delivered or received
not later than the close of business on the tenth day  following  the earlier of
the day on which such  notice of the date of the  scheduled  annual  meeting was
mailed or the day on which such public  disclosure was made. Such  stockholder's
notice  shall set forth (a) as to each person whom the  stockholder  proposes to
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or re-election as a Director and as to the stockholder giving the notice (i) the
name,  age,  business  address and  residence  address of such person,  (ii) the
principal occupation or employment of such person, (iii) the class and number of
shares of the Corporation's  capital stock which are beneficially  owned by such
person on the date of such stockholder  notice,  and (iv) any other  information
relating to such person that is required to be  disclosed  in  solicitations  of
proxies  with  respect to  nominees  for  election  as  Directors,  pursuant  to
regulations  promulgated by the Securities and Exchange  Commission  ("SEC"), or
any successor  agency  thereto,  under the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended,  including,  but not limited to, such person's written consent to being
named in the proxy  statement  as a nominee  and to  serving  as a  director  if
elected;  and (b) as to the  stockholder  giving  the  notice  (i) the  name and
address, as they appear on the Corporation's  books, of such stockholder and any
other  shareholders known by such stockholder to be supporting such nominees and
(ii) the class and number of shares of the Corporation's capital stock which are
beneficially  owned by such stockholder on the date of such  stockholder  notice
and by any other  shareholders  known by such  stockholder to be supporting such
nominees on the date of such stockholder  notice. At the request of the Board of
Directors,  any  person  nominated  by,  or at the  direction  of,  the Board of
Directors  for election as a Director at an annual  meeting shall furnish to the
Clerk  of the  Corporation  that  information  required  to be set  forth in the
stockholder's   notice   of   nomination   which   pertains   to  the   nominee.
Notwithstanding  the foregoing,  the Board of Directors  shall have the right to
conduct a due  diligence  investigation  relating to the  qualifications  of any
nominee  proposed for election to Board of Directors,  the  relationship of that
nominee to the  stockholder and any  relationship  such person may have with any
entity  other  than the  Corporation  (i) in which such  person  holds an equity
interest of 2% or more;  (ii) from whom such person has any  indemnification  or
other  agreement with respect to the actions such person will take as a Director
of the  Corporation;  (iii) at whose  instance  such  person  has agreed to be a
nominee for election as a Director of the Corporation (a "Related Entity"),  and
to require an  undertaking  by such  person that if elected as a Director of the
Corporation,  such  person will  abstain  from voting on any matter in which any
entity described in subsections has a direct, material, pecuniary interest.

     No  person  shall  be  elected  as a  Director  of the  Corporation  unless
nominated in accordance with the procedures set forth in this Section 3. Ballots
bearing  the names of all the persons who have been  nominated  for  election as
Directors at an annual  meeting in accordance  with the  procedures set forth in
this Section 3 shall be provided for use at the annual meeting.

     The Board of  Directors  may reject any  nomination  by a  stockholder  not
timely made in accordance with the  requirements of this Section 3. If the Board
of Directors, or a designated committee thereof, determines that the information
provided  in  a  stockholder's   notice  does  not  satisfy  the   informational
requirements  of this  Section  3 in any  material  respect,  the  Clerk  of the
Corporation  shall  promptly  notify such  stockholder  of the deficiency in the
notice.  The  stockholder  shall have an  opportunity  to cure the deficiency by
providing additional information to the Clerk within such period of time, not to
exceed  five  days  from  the  date  such  deficiency  notice  is  given  to the
stockholder,  as the  Board of  Directors  or such  committee  shall  reasonably
determine. If the deficiency is not cured within such period, or if the Board of
Directors  or  such  committee   reasonably   determines   that  the  additional
information  provided by the stockholder,  together with information  previously
provided,  does not satisfy the  requirements  of this Section 3 in any material
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the Board of Directors may reject such  stockholder's  nomination.  The Clerk of
the Corporation shall notify a stockholder in writing whether his nomination has
been made in accordance  with the time and  informational  requirements  of this
Section 3. Notwithstanding the procedure set forth in this paragraph, if neither
the  Board of  Directors  nor such  committee  makes a  determination  as to the
validity of any  nominations  by a  stockholder,  the  presiding  officer of the
annual  meeting  shall  determine  and declare at the annual  meeting  whether a
nomination  was made in  accordance  with the  terms of this  Section  3. If the
presiding  officer  determines that a nomination was made in accordance with the
terms of this  Section 3, he shall so declare at the annual  meeting and ballots
shall be provided for use at the meeting with  respect to such  nominee.  If the
presiding  officer  determines that a nomination was not made in accordance with
the terms of this Section 3, he shall so declare at the annual  meeting and such
nomination  shall be  disregarded.  If there is an Interested  Stockholder,  any
determinations  to be made by the Board of Directors  or a designated  committee
thereof  pursuant to the  provisions  of this  paragraph  shall also require the
concurrence of a majority of the Continuing Directors then in office.

     SECTION 4.  Qualification.  Each Director shall have such qualifications as
are required by applicable  law. To the extent  required by law, each  Director,
when appointed or elected,  shall take an oath that he will  faithfully  perform
the duties of his office. Any such oath shall be taken before a notary public or
justice of the peace, who is not an officer of the Corporation,  and a record of
such oath shall be made a part of the records of the Corporation.  Each Director
shall be a citizen and a resident of the  Commonwealth of  Massachusetts  or the
State  of New  Hampshire.  Three-fourths  of the  Board  of  Directors  shall be
citizens and residents of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

     SECTION  5.  Resignation.  Any  Director  may resign at any time by written
notice to the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive  Officer or the Board of
Directors.  A  resignation  shall be  effective  when  accepted  by the Board of
Directors.

     SECTION 6. Removal.  Any Director may be removed from office as provided in
the Articles of Organization.

     SECTION 7. Vacancies.  Any vacancy occurring on the Board of Directors as a
result of resignation,  removal,  death or increase in the authorized  number of
Directors may be filled by vote of a majority of the remaining Directors (unless
there is an  Interested  Stockholder,  in which case the  affirmative  vote of a
majority of the Continuing Directors shall also be required). A Director elected
to fill such a vacancy  shall be elected to serve for the  remainder of the full
term of the  class  of  Directors  in  which  the  vacancy  occurred  or the new
directorship  was created and until such  director's  successor has been elected
and qualified.

     SECTION 8.  Compensation.  The  members of the Board of  Directors  and the
members of either standing or special committees shall receive such compensation
as the Board of Directors may determine. Directors who are also employees of the
Corporation  shall  not  receive  compensation  for  serving  on  the  Board  of
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     SECTION 9. Regular  Meetings.  A regular  meeting of the Board of Directors
shall be held without  other notice than this By-Law on the same date and at the
same  place as the annual  meeting of  shareholders  following  such  meeting of
shareholders.  The Board of Directors  may provide the hour,  date and place for
the holding of regular  meetings by  resolution  without  other notice than such
resolution.  The Board of  Directors  shall meet at least once in each  calendar
quarter at a place or places  fixed from time to time by the Board of  Directors
or the Chairman of the Board, if one is elected.

     SECTION 10. Special  Meetings.  Special  meetings of the Board of Directors
may be called by or at the  request of the  Chairman of the Board or if there is
an Interested Stockholder,  a majority of the Continuing Directors, or else by a
majority of the  Directors.  The person or persons  authorized  to call  special
meetings of the Board of Directors may fix the hour,  date and place for holding
a special meeting.

     SECTION 11. Notice of Special Meetings.  Notice of the hour, date and place
of all  special  meetings  of the  Board  of  Directors  shall  be given to each
Director  by the  Clerk or an  Assistant  Clerk,  or in the  case of the  death,
absence,  incapacity  or refusal of such  persons,  by the officer or one of the
Directors  calling the  meeting.  Notice of any special  meeting of the Board of
Directors shall be given to each Director in person,  by telephone,  sent to his
business or home  address by telegram at least  twenty-four  hours in advance of
the meeting or by written notice mailed to his business or home address at least
5 days in advance of such  meeting.  Such notice shall be deemed to be delivered
when deposited in the mail so addressed, with postage thereon prepaid if mailed,
or when delivered to the telegraph  company if sent by telegram.  When any Board
of Directors meeting, either regular or special, is adjourned for thirty days or
more,  notice  of the  adjourned  meeting  shall  be  given as in the case of an
original meeting. It shall not be necessary to give any notice of the hour, date
or place of any meeting  adjourned  for less than thirty days or of the business
to be transacted  thereat,  other than an  announcement  at the meeting at which
such  adjournment  is taken of the hour,  date and place to which the meeting is
adjourned.  A written waiver of notice  executed  before or after a meeting by a
Director  and  filed  with the  records  of the  meeting  shall be  deemed to be
equivalent to notice of the meeting.  The  attendance of a Director at a meeting
shall  constitute  a waiver of notice of such  meeting,  except where a Director
attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any
business  because such meeting is not lawfully  called or convened.  Neither the
business  to be  transacted  at, nor the purpose of, any meeting of the Board of
Directors need be specified in the notice or waiver of notice of such meeting.

     SECTION 12.  Quorum.  A majority of the number of Directors  then in office
shall  constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the
Board of  Directors,  but if less  than a quorum  is  present  at a  meeting,  a
majority of the Directors present may adjourn the meeting from time to time, and
the meeting may be held as adjourned without further notice,  except as provided
in  Section  I I of this  Article  III.  Any  business  which  might  have  been
transacted  at the  meeting as  originally  noticed  may be  transacted  at such
adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present.


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     SECTION 13.  Action at a Meeting.  The act of the majority of the Directors
present at a meeting at which a quorum is present  shall be the act of the Board
of Directors,  unless a greater  number is prescribed by law, by the Articles of
Organization or by these By-Laws.

     SECTION 14. Action by Consent. Any action required or permitted to be taken
by the Board of  Directors  at any meeting  may be taken  without a meeting if a
consent in writing, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by all of
the  Directors.  Such  written  consents  shall be filed with the records of the
meetings of the Board of  Directors  and shall be treated for all  purposes as a
vote at a meeting of the Board of Directors.

     SECTION 15.  Presumption of Assent.  A director of the  Corporation  who is
present  at a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Directors  at  which  action  on any
Corporation  matter is taken shall be  presumed  to have  assented to the action
taken  unless his dissent or  abstention  shall be entered in the minutes of the
meeting or unless he shall file a written dissent to such action with the person
acting as the Clerk of the  meeting  before  the  adjournment  thereof  or shall
forward such dissent by registered mail to the Clerk of the  Corporation  within
five days after the date a copy of the minutes of the meeting is received.  Such
right to  dissent  shall  not  apply to a  Director  who  voted in favor of such
action.

     SECTION 16.  Committees.  The Board of Directors may, by resolution adopted
by a  majority  of the Board of  Directors,  designate  one or more  committees,
including without limitation an executive committee,  each committee to consists
of not fewer than three members elected by the Board of Directors from among its
members.  The Board of Directors may delegate to an executive  committee or such
other  committees  some or all of its powers  except  those which by law, by the
Articles of Organization or by these By-Laws may not be delegated. Except as the
Board of Directors may otherwise  determine,  any such  committee may make rules
for the conduct of its business,  but unless otherwise  provided by the Board of
Directors or in such rules,  its business  shall be conducted so far as possible
in the same manner as is provided by these  By-Laws for the Board of  Directors.
All members of such  committees  shall hold such  offices at the pleasure of the
Board of Directors. The Board of Directors may abolish any such committee at any
time,  subject to applicable  law. Any committee to which the Board of Directors
delegates any of its powers or duties shall keep written records of its meetings
and shall report its actions to the Board of  Directors.  The Board of Directors
shall have power to rescind any action of any committee,  but no such rescission
shall have retroactive effect.

     SECTION 17. Manner of  Participation.  Members of the Board of Directors or
of  committees  elected by the Board  pursuant to Section 16 of this Article III
may  participate  in  meetings  of the Board or of such  committees  by means of
conference  telephone or similar  communications  equipment by which all persons
participating  in the  meeting  can hear each other.  Such  participation  shall
constitute  presence  in  person  but shall not  constitute  attendance  for the
purpose of  compensation  pursuant to Section 8 of this Article III,  unless the
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                                   ARTICLE IV
                                    OFFICERS


     SECTION 1. Enumeration.  The officers of the Corporation shall consist of a
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, a Vice Chairman, a President,
a Treasurer, a Clerk and such other officers, including, without limitation, one
or more  Executive Vice  Presidents,  Senior Vice  Presidents,  Vice-Presidents,
Assistant Vice  Presidents,  Assistant  Treasurers  and Assistant  Clerks as the
Board of  Directors  may  determine to be necessary  for the  management  of the
Corporation.

     SECTION  2.  Election.  All  officers  shall  be  elected  by the  Board of
Directors at the meeting of the Board of Directors  following the annual meeting
of the shareholders.

     SECTION  3.  Qualification.  Any  two or  more  offices  may be held by any
person.  Any officer may be required by the Board of  Directors to give bond for
the faithful  performance of his duties in such amount and with such sureties as
the Board of Directors may determine.

     SECTION 4. Tenure.  All officers  shall hold office until the first meeting
of the Board of Directors following the next annual meeting of shareholders,  or
for such  shorter  terms  as the  Board of  Directors  may fix at the time  such
officers are chosen. Any officer may resign at any time by written notice to the
Chairman  of the Board and Chief  Executive  Officer or the Board of  Directors.
Such  resignation  shall  be  effective  upon  receipt  unless  the  resignation
otherwise  provides.  Election or appointment  of an officer,  employee or agent
shall not of itself create contract rights. The Board of Directors may, however,
authorize the Corporation to enter into an employment  contract with any officer
in accordance with law, but no such contract right shall impair the right of the
Board of Directors to remove any officer at any time in accordance  with Section
5 of this Article IV.

     SECTION 5.  Removal.  The Board of Directors may remove any officer with or
without cause by a vote of a majority of the entire number of Directors  then in
office;  provided,  however,  that if at the  time of such  action  there  is an
Interested Stockholder, such action shall in addition require a majority vote of
the  Continuing  Directors  then in  office;  and  further  provided,  that such
removal,  other  than for  cause,  shall be without  prejudice  to the  contract
rights, if any, of the persons involved.

     SECTION 6. Absence or Disability. In the event of the absence or disability
of any officer,  the Board of Directors  may  designate  another  officer to act
temporarily in place of such absent or disabled officer.

     SECTION  7.  Vacancies.  Any  vacancy  in any  office may be filled for the
unexpired portion of the term by the Board of Directors.

     SECTION 8. Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer.  The Chairman
of the Board and Chief Executive Officer shall,  subject to the direction of the
Board of Directors,  have general  supervision and control of the  Corporation's
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of the shareholders. The Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer shall
preside at all meetings of the Board of Directors.

     SECTION 9. Vice Chairman.  If the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer is absent,  the Vice Chairman shall preside at all meetings of the Board
of Directors.

     SECTION 10. The President.  The President  shall preside at all meetings of
the Board of Directors if the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive  Officer
and the Vice Chairman are absent.  The President shall also have such powers and
perform such duties as the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer may
from time to time designate.

     SECTION  11.  Executive  Vice  Presidents,  Senior  Vice  Presidents,  Vice
Presidents,  Treasurer and Other  Officers.  Any Executive Vice  President,  any
Senior Vice President,  any Vice President, the Treasurer and any other Officers
whose powers and duties are not otherwise specifically provided for herein shall
have such powers and shall  perform such duties as the Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer may from time to time designate.

     SECTION 12. Clerk and Assistant Clerks. The Clerk or, in the absence of the
Clerk, any Assistant Clerk (if one or more is elected by the shareholders or the
Board of Directors)  shall keep a record of the meetings of  shareholders  and a
record of the meetings of the Board of  Directors.  Otherwise a Temporary  Clerk
designated  by the person  presiding  at the meeting  shall  perform the Clerk's
duties.


                                    ARTICLE V
                                  CAPITAL STOCK


     SECTION 1. Certificates of Stock. Unless otherwise provided by the Board of
Directors,  each  stockholder  shall be entitled to a certificate of the capital
stock of the  Corporation in such form as may from time to time be prescribed by
the Board of Directors.  Such certificate shall be signed by the Chairman of the
Board and Chief  Executive  Officer or the  President and by the Treasurer or an
Assistant  Treasurer.  Such  signatures  may be facsimile if the  certificate is
signed by a transfer agent or by a registrar,  other than a Director, officer or
employee  of the  Corporation.  In case  any  officer  who has  signed  or whose
facsimile  signature has been placed on such certificate shall have ceased to be
such  officer  before  such  certificate  is  issued,  it may be  issued  by the
Corporation  with the same effect as if he were such  officer at the time of its
issue.  Every  certificate  for  shares  of  stock  which  are  subject  to  any
restriction  on transfer and every  certificate  issued when the  Corporation is
authorized  to issue more than one class or series of stock shall  contain  such
legend with respect thereto as is required by law.

     SECTION 2.  Transfers.  Subject to any  restrictions on transfer and unless
otherwise provided by the Board of Directors, shares of stock may be transferred
on the books of the  Corporation  by the  surrender  to the  Corporation  or its
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accompanied  by a written  assignment and power of attorney  properly  executed,
with  transfer  stamps  (if  necessary)  affixed,  and  with  such  proof of the
authenticity  of  signature  as  the  Corporation  or  its  transfer  agent  may
reasonably require.

     SECTION 3.  Record  Holders.  Except as  otherwise  required by law, by the
Articles of Organization or by these By-Laws,  the Corporation shall be entitled
to treat the  record  holder of stock as shown on its books as the owner of such
stock for all  purposes,  including  the payment of  dividends  and the right to
vote,  regardless of any transfer,  pledge or other  disposition  of such stock,
until the  shares  have been  transferred  on the  books of the  Corporation  in
accordance with the requirements of these By-Laws.  It shall be the duty of each
stockholder to notify the Corporation of his post office address.

    SECTION 4. Record Date.  The Board of Directors may fix in advance a time of
not more than sixty days before the date of any meeting of the  shareholders  as
the date for the payment of any  dividend or the making of any  distribution  to
shareholders or the last day on which the consent or dissent of shareholders may
be effectively expressed for any purpose, as the record date for determining the
shareholders having the right to notice of and to vote at such meeting,  and any
adjournment  thereof,  or the right to receive such dividend or  distribution or
the right to give such consent or dissent.  In such case,  only  shareholders of
record on such record date shall have such right,  notwithstanding  any transfer
of stock on the books of the Corporation  after the record date.  Without fixing
such record date,  the Board of Directors may for any of such purposes close the
transfer  books for all or any part of such  period.  If no record date is fixed
and the  transfer  books are not  closed,  (a) the record  date for  determining
shareholders  having  the  right  to  notice  of  or to  vote  at a  meeting  of
shareholders shall be at the close of business on the day next preceding the day
on which notice is given,  and (b) the record date for determining  shareholders
for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the date on which the
Board of Directors acts with respect thereto.

     SECTION  5.  Replacement  of  Certificates.  In case of the  alleged  loss,
destruction or mutilation of a certificate of stock, a duplicate certificate may
be  issued in place  thereof,  upon such  terms as the  Board of  Directors  may
prescribe.

     SECTION 6. Issuance of Capital Stock.  Except as provided by law, the Board
of Directors shall have the authority to issue or reserve for issue from time to
time the whole or any part of the capital stock of the Corporation  which may be
authorized  from  time to  time,  to such  persons  or  organizations,  for such
consideration, whether cash, property, services or expenses and on such terms as
the  Board of  Directors  may  determine,  including,  without  limitation,  the
granting of options, warrants or conversion or other rights to subscribe to said
capital stock.

     SECTION  7.   Dividends.   Subject  to  applicable  law,  the  Articles  of
Organization  and these  ByLaws,  the Board of  Directors  may from time to time
declare,  and the Corporation may pay,  dividends on shares of its capital stock
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                                   ARTICLE VI
                                 INDEMNIFICATION

     SECTION 1. Definitions.  For purposes of this Article:  (a) "Officer" means
any person who serves or has served as a Director of the  Corporation  or in any
other office filled by election or appointment by the  shareholders or the Board
of  Directors  and any heirs or personal  representatives  of such  person;  (b)
"Non-Officer  Employee" means any person who serves or has served as an employee
of the  Corporation  but  who is not or was not an  Officer  and  any  heirs  or
personal representatives of such person; (c) "Proceeding" means any action, suit
or  proceeding,   whether  civil,   criminal,   derivative,   administrative  or
investigative,   brought  or  threatened  in  or  before  any  court,  tribunal,
administrative  or  legislative  body or agency and any claim which could be the
subject of a  Proceeding;  and (d)  "Expenses"  means any  liability  fixed by a
judgment, order, decree or award in a Proceeding,  any amount reasonably paid in
settlement  of a Proceeding  and any  professional  fees or other  disbursements
reasonably incurred in a Proceeding.

     SECTION 2. Officers. Except as provided in Sections 4 and 5 of this Article
VI, each Officer of the  Corporation  shall be  indemnified  by the  Corporation
against all Expenses incurred by such Officer in connection with any Proceedings
in which such Officer is involved as a result of serving or having served (a) as
an  Officer  or  employee  of the  Corporation;  (b) as a  director,  officer or
employee of any corporation, organization,  partnership, joint venture, trust or
other entity the majority of the equity of which is owned by the Corporation; or
(c) in any capacity with any other corporation, organization, partnership, joint
venture,  trust or other  entity at the  request  or  direction  of the Board of
Directors.

     SECTION 3. Non-Officer Employees. Except as provided in Sections 4 and 5 of
this  Article  VI, each  Non-Officer  Employee  of the  Corporation  may, in the
discretion of the Board of Directors, be indemnified against any or all Expenses
incurred by such Non-Officer Employee in connection with any Proceeding in which
such  Non-Officer  Employee is involved as a result of serving or having  served
(a) as a Non-Officer Employee of the Corporation;  (b) as a director, officer or
employee of any corporation, organization,  partnership, joint venture, trust or
other entity the majority of the equity of which is owned by the Corporation; or
(c) in any capacity with any other corporation, organization, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other entity at the request or direction of the Corporation.

     SECTION 4. Service at the Request or  Direction of the Board of  Directors.
No indemnification  shall be provided to an Officer or Non-Officer Employee with
respect  to  serving  or having  served in any of the  capacities  described  in
Section 2(c) or 3(c) above unless the following two conditions are met: (a) such
service was  requested or directed in each specific case by vote of the Board of
Directors  prior to the  occurrence  of the event to which  the  indemnification
relates,  and (b) the Corporation  maintains  insurance coverage for the type of
indemnification  sought.  In no  event  shall  the  Corporation  be  liable  for
indemnification  under  Section  2(c) or 3(c) for any  amount  in  excess of the
proceeds of insurance  received with respect to such coverage as the Corporation
in its  discretion  may elect to  carry.  The  Corporation  may but shall not be
required to maintain insurance  coverage with respect to  indemnification  under
Section 2(c) or 3(c) above. Notwithstanding any other provision


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of this Section 4, the Board of Directors may provide an Officer or  Non-Officer
Employee with indemnification  under Section 2(c) or 3(c) above as to a specific
Proceeding even if one or both of the two conditions specified in this Section 4
have not been met and even if the  amount  of the  indemnification  exceeds  the
amount of the proceeds of any insurance  which the  Corporation may have elected
to carry,  provided that the Board of Directors in its discretion  determines it
to be in the best interests of the Corporation to do so.

     SECTION 5. Good Faith.  Notwithstanding  the foregoing,  no indemnification
shall be provided to an Officer or to a  Non-Officer  Employee with respect to a
matter as to which such person shall have been adjudicated in any Proceeding not
to have acted in good  faith in the  reasonable  belief  that the action of such
person was in or not opposed to the best  interests of the  Corporation.  In the
event that a Proceeding is  compromised or settled so as to impose any liability
or obligation upon an Officer or Non-Officer  Employee, no indemnification shall
be provided to said Officer or Non- Officer Employee with respect to a matter if
there be a  determination  that with  respect to such matter such person did not
act in good faith in the reasonable belief that the action of such person was in
or not opposed to the best interests of the Corporation. The determination shall
be made by a  majority  vote of those  Directors  who are not  involved  in such
Proceeding.  However,  if more than half of the  Directors  are involved in such
Proceeding, the determination shall be made by a majority vote of a committee of
three disinterested Directors chosen by the disinterested Directors at a regular
or special meeting.  If there are less than three disinterested  Directors,  the
determination  shall be based  upon the  opinion  of the  Corporation's  regular
outside counsel.

    SECTION 6. Prior to Final Disposition. To the extent authorized by the Board
of  Directors,  by the  committee of Directors  referred to in Section 5 of this
Article VI or by the opinion of the Corporation's  regular outside counsel,  any
indemnification  provided for under this  Article IX may include  payment by the
Corporation  of Expenses  incurred in defending a  Proceeding  in advance of the
final  disposition  of such  Proceeding  upon receipt of an  undertaking  by the
Officer or Non-Officer Employee seeking indemnification to repay such payment if
such Officer or  Non-Officer  Employee  shall be adjudicated or determined to be
not entitled to indemnification under this Article VI.

     SECTION 7. Insurance.  The Corporation may purchase and maintain  insurance
to protect itself and any Officer or Non-Officer  Employee against any liability
of any character  asserted  against or incurred by the  Corporation  or any such
Officer or Non-Officer Employee,  or arising out of any such status,  whether or
not the  Corporation  would have the power to indemnify such person against such
liability by law or under the provisions of this Article VI.

     SECTION 8. Other Indemnification  Rights.  Nothing in this Article VI shall
limit  any  lawful  rights to  indemnification  existing  independently  of this
Article VI.

    SECTION 9. Merger or  Consolidation.  If the  Corporation  is merged into or
consolidated  with another  corporation and the Corporation is not the surviving
corporation,  the  surviving  corporation  shall assume the  obligations  of the
Corporation under this Article VI with respect to any Proceeding  arising out of
or relating to any actions,  transactions  or facts occurring at or prior to the
date of such merger or consolidation.


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                                      -14-

    SECTION 10. Savings  Clause.  If this Article VI or any portion hereof shall
be  invalidated on any ground by any court of competent  jurisdiction,  then the
Corporation shall nevertheless indemnify and advance expenses to each indemnitee
as to any expenses (including  reasonable  attorneys' fees),  judgments,  fines,
liabilities,  losses,  and amounts paid in  settlement  in  connection  with any
action,  suit,   proceeding  or  investigation,   whether  civil,   criminal  or
administrative,  including an action by or in the right of the  Corporation,  to
the fullest extent  permitted by any applicable  portion of this Article VI that
shall  not  have  been  invalidated  and  to the  fullest  extent  permitted  by
applicable law.

    SECTION 11. Subsequent  Legislation.  If the Massachusetts  General Laws are
amended after adoption of this Article VI to expand further the  indemnification
permitted  to an  indemnitee,  then the  Corporation  shall  indemnify  all such
persons to the fullest extent permitted by the Massachusetts General Laws, as so
amended.


                                   ARTICLE VII
                            MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS


     SECTION 1.  Amendment of By-Laws.  These  By-Laws may be adopted,  altered,
amended, changed or repealed as provided in the Articles of Organization.

     SECTION 2. Fiscal  Year.  Except as  otherwise  determined  by the Board of
Directors,  the fiscal year of the Corporation shall be the twelve months ending
December 31 or on such other date as may be required by law.

     SECTION 3. Seal. The Board of Directors shall have power to adopt and alter
the seal of the Corporation.

     SECTION  4.  Execution  of  Instruments.   All  deeds,  leases,  transfers,
contracts,  bonds,  notes  and  other  obligations  to be  entered  into  by the
Corporation in the ordinary  course of its business  without Board of Directors'
action may be executed on behalf of the Corporation by the Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive Officer, the President,  the Treasurer or any other officer,
employee or agent of the  Corporation as the Board of Directors or the Executive
Committee may authorize.

     SECTION 5. Voting of Securities.  Unless otherwise provided by the Board of
Directors,  the Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer, the President
or the  Treasurer may waive notice of and act on behalf of the  Corporation,  or
appoint  another  person or persons to act as proxy or  attorney in fact for the
Corporation with or without discretionary power and/or power of substitution, at
any meeting of shareholders of any other  organization,  any of whose securities
are held by the  Corporation.  Any person or  persons  authorized  or  otherwise
designated  in the  manner  provided  herein  shall have full  right,  power and
authority to vote any shares of stock issued by another  corporation in the name
of the Corporation.

     SECTION 6. Articles of Organization. All references in these By-Laws to the
Articles  of  Organization   shall  be  deemed  to  refer  to  the  Articles  of
Organization of the Corporation, as may be amended and/or restated and otherwise
in effect from time to time.





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