UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K/A
AMENDMENT NO. 1
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 17, 2015
MERIDIAN BANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Maryland |
001-36573 |
46-5396964 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
67 Prospect Street, Peabody, Massachusetts |
01960 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (617) 567-1500
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Explanatory Note
This Form 8-K/A is being filed as an amendment (the Amendment) to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Meridian Bancorp, Inc. (the Company) with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 17, 2015 (the Original Filing). The sole purpose of this Amendment is to disclose the Companys decision regarding how frequently it will conduct future stockholder advisory votes on executive compensation. No other changes are being made to the Original Filing.
Item 5.07 | Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders |
In light of the voting results concerning the frequency with which stockholders will be provided an advisory, non-binding vote on executive compensation as delivered at the Companys 2015 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, the Companys Board of Directors intends that the Company will hold an annual advisory, non-binding vote on its executive compensation.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
MERIDIAN BANCORP, INC. | ||||||
DATE: October 27, 2015 | By: | /s/ Mark L. Abbate | ||||
Mark L. Abbate Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer |