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): November 30, 2016
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 November 30, 2016, Edward L. Lynch, a director of Meridian Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) and its wholly owned subsidiary, East Boston Savings Bank (the “Bank”), informed the Company and the Bank of his retirement from the boards of directors of the Company and the Bank effective December 31, 2016 in accordance with bylaw provisions requiring retirement 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: November 30, 2016 | By: | /s/ Mark L. Abbate | ||||||
| Mark L. Abbate Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||||