Current Report Filing (8-k)

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): May 4, 2020

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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Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of Each Class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered
Common Stock	EBSB	The NASDAQ Stock Market, LLC

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 5.02

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Officers; Appointments of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On May 4, 2020, Meridian Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) reported that Kenneth R. Fisher has been appointed as the new Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and its subsidiary, East Boston Savings Bank (the “Bank”). Mr. Fisher is expected to commence his duties on June 1, 2020 succeeding Mark L. Abbate, who notified the Company on February 7, 2020, of his intention to retire as Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company and Bank effective June 1, 2020. Mr. Fisher is not a party to any transaction with the Company or the Bank that would require disclosure under Item 404(a) of Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S-K.

Mr. Fisher, who is 41 years old, has been serving as the Controller of the Bank for the past ten years. Mr. Fisher is a Certified Public Accountant who, prior to joining the Bank, was Treasurer at Beverly National Bank (now People’s United Bank) after serving five years in public accounting at Parent McLaughlin & Nangle, CPAs (now Marcum LLP).

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.