Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc.

Boston Private Financial Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: BPFH) today announced that members of its executive management will be speaking at the following conference:

FBR Capital Markets 2008 Fall Investor Conference in New York City, NY: Wednesday, December 3, 2008, at 11:30am ? 12:10pm Eastern. A live audio webcast with slides will be available on the conference website at: http://www.wsw.com/webcast/fbr22/rsg/ and through the company?s website: www.bostonprivate.com.

Boston Private Wealth Management Group

Boston Private Wealth Management Group is a national financial service organization comprised of independently operated affiliates located in key regions of the U.S. that offer private banking, wealth advisory and investment management services to the high net worth marketplace, selected businesses and institutions. The Company enters demographically attractive markets through a very selective acquisition process and then expands by way of organic growth. It employs a distinct business strategy, empowering its affiliates to best serve their clients at the local level, while at the same time providing strategic oversight and access to resources, both financial and intellectual, to support management, compliance, legal, marketing, and operations. (NASDAQ: BPFH).

For more information about Boston Private, visit the Company's web site at www.bostonprivate.com.