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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - Eastern Bankshares, Inc. | d36522dex991.htm |
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): August 21, 2020
EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Massachusetts | 333-239251 | 84-41099750 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| 265 Franklin Street Boston, MA |
02110 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 327-8376
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:
| ☐ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ☐ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ☐ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of each class |
Trading Symbol(s) |
Name of each exchange on which registered | ||
| None |
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☒
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☒
| Item 8.01 | Other Events |
On August 18, 2020, Eastern Bankshares, Inc., a Massachusetts corporation (the “Company”), issued a press release announcing the commencement of its subscription offering in connection with the pending conversion of Eastern Bank Corporation, the Company and Eastern Bank from the mutual holding company structure to the stock holding company form of organization.
The shares of common stock of the Company are being offered pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-239251) filed by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 and a related prospectus dated August 11, 2020.
The foregoing description of the Company’s press release is qualified in its entirety by reference to the press release filed as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | Exhibits |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release dated August 18, 2020 | |
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.
| EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC. | ||||||
| By: | /s/ James B. Fitzgerald | |||||
| DATE: August 21, 2020 | James B. Fitzgerald Chief Financial Officer | |||||