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): March 22, 2018
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)
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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 March 22, 2018, the Board of Directors of Meridian Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Joyce A. Murphy to the Board of Directors of the Company. It has not been determined at this time which committees of the Board of Directors, if any, Ms. Murphy will be added to.
There are no arrangements or understandings between Ms. Murphy and any other person pursuant to which the individual became a director. Ms. Murphy is not a party to any transaction with the Company or East Boston Savings Bank that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-K. Ms. Murphy will receive the standard compensatory arrangements that the Company currently provides its non-employee directors, as described in “Director Compensation-Meeting Fees for Non-Employee Directors” in the Company’s proxy statement for its 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2017, and is eligible to receive awards under the Company’s 2015 Equity Incentive Plan.
| 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: March 26, 2018 | By: | /s/ Mark L. Abbate | ||||
| Mark L. Abbate | ||||||
| Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||