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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * PECK CHARLES H   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BROOKLINE BANCORP INC [brkl] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Executive Vice President (Last) (First) (Middle) 160 WASHINGTON STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/19/2009 (Street) BROOKLINE, MA 02447-0469 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 03/20/2009 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common stock 03/19/2009   M   52,207 A $ 9.47 (1) 469,832 D   Common stock 03/19/2009   F   51,234 (2) D $ 9.65 418,598 D   Common stock               10,000 I Spouse

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock option

$ 9.47 (3)

03/19/2009

M

52,207

01/11/2008

04/19/2009

Common stock

52,207

$ 9.47 (3)

0

D

Stock option (6)

$ 9.65 (5)

03/19/2009

F

51,234 (4)

03/19/2009

04/19/2009

Common stock

51,234 (4)

$ 9.65 (5)

51,234

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
PECK CHARLES H 160 WASHINGTON STREET BROOKLINE, MA 02447-0469	X		Executive Vice President

Signatures

Paul R. Bechet, Power of Attorney		03/30/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On the Form 4 filed on March 20, 2009, the price related to the transaction reported was shown as $9.19 instead of $9.47. This report reflects that correction.
(2)	On the Form 4 filed on March 20, 2009, the amount of shares was incorrectly stated as 49,719 instead of 51,234. This report reflects that correction.
(3)	On a Form 4A filed on March 30, 2009, it was reported that the exercise price of the stock options was incorrectly stated as $9.19 when it should have been stated as $9.47. This report reflects the correct exercise price.
(4)	On a Form 4 filed on March 20, 2009, the stock options acquired were reported incorrectly as 49,719 instead of 51,234. This report reflects the correction.
(5)	On a Form 4A filed on March 24, 2009, the exercise price of the stock options was incorrectly reported as $9.29 instead of $9.65. This report reflects the correction.
(6)	Other information previously reported on Form 4 dated March 20, 2009 and on Form 4A dated March 24, 2009 is not repeated hereon since the information remained unchanged.

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