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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 11-K
(Mark One)
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993
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[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ----------to ----------
Commission file number 1-6522
THRIFT-INCENTIVE PLAN OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BOSTON
AND CERTAIN AFFILIATED COMPANIES
(Full title of the Plan)
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BANK OF BOSTON CORPORATION
(Name of issuer)
100 Federal Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of principal executive office)
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Plan
Committee and the Trustee have duly caused this annual report to be signed by
the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
THRIFT-INCENTIVE PLAN OF THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
BOSTON AND CERTAIN AFFILIATED COMPANIES
By: /s/ IRA STEPANIAN
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Ira Stepanian, Chairman of the Committee
/s/ CHARLES K. GIFFORD
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Charles K. Gifford, Member
/s/ WILLIAM J. SHEA
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William J. Shea, Member
/s/ HELEN G. DRINAN
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Helen G. Drinan, Member
/s/ EDWARD G. RILEY, JR.
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Edward G. Riley, Jr., Member
THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BOSTON, TRUSTEE
By: /s/ JOHN SKOBER, JR.
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John Skober, Jr.
Senior Manager
June 28, 1994
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Exhibit Index
I. Consent of Independent Accountants
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
To the Board of Directors
Bank of Boston Corporation:
We consent to the incorporation by reference, in the registration statement of
Bank of Boston Corporation on Form S-8 (Registration No. 33-23407), of our
report dated May 13, 1994, on the audits of the financial statements of the
Thrift Incentive Plan of The First National Bank of Boston and Certain
Affiliated Companies (the "Plan") at December 31, 1993 and 1992, and for the
years ended December 31, 1993 and 1992, which report is included in the Plan's
1993 Annual Report on Form 11-K.
By: /s/ COOPERS & LYBRAND
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Coopers & Lybrnad
Boston, Massachusetts
June 23, 1994