UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 31, 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)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 567-1500

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On December 31, 2015, Vincent D. Basile retired as a director of Meridian Bancorp, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, East Boston Savings Bank, in accordance with bylaw provisions requiring retirement at December 31, 2015 in the calendar year in which a director reaches age 75.

 

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

Not Applicable.


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: January 11, 2016     By:   /s/ Mark L. Abbate
       

Mark L. Abbate

Executive Vice President, Treasurer and

    Chief Financial Officer