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EXCEL - IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT - MERIDIAN INTERSTATE BANCORP INCFinancial_Report.xls
10-Q - FORM 10-Q - MERIDIAN INTERSTATE BANCORP INCc19934e10vq.htm
EX-31.2 - EXHIBIT 31.2 - MERIDIAN INTERSTATE BANCORP INCc19934exv31w2.htm
EX-31.1 - EXHIBIT 31.1 - MERIDIAN INTERSTATE BANCORP INCc19934exv31w1.htm
EXHIBIT 32.0
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Quarterly Report of Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2011 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), the undersigned hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Meridian Interstate Bancorp as of and for the period covered by the Report.
         
Dated: August 9, 2011  /s/ Richard J. Gavegnano    
  Richard J. Gavegnano   
  Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer) 
 
 
Dated: August 9, 2011  /s/ Mark L. Abbate    
  Mark L. Abbate   
  Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)