EBSB Meridian Bancorp Inc

Stockholder Meeting Notice Meridian Bancorp, Inc.’s Annual Meeting of Stockholders will be held on Wednesday, May 19, 2021 at Peabody, Massachusetts Office of East Boston Savings Bank, 67 Prospect Street, Peabody, Massachusetts, at 11:00 a.m. Local Time. Proposals to be voted on at the meeting are listed below along with the Board of Directors’ recommendations. THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS RECOMMENDS A VOTE "FOR" PROPOSALS 1, 2 AND 3 AND FOR “1 YEAR” ON PROPOSAL 4. 1. Election of Directors: 01 – Marilyn A. Censullo 02 – Russell L. Chin 03 – Richard J. Gavegnano 04 – Gregory F. Natalucci 2. The ratification of the appointment of Wolf & Company, P.C. as independent registered public accounting firm of Meridian Bancorp, Inc. for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021. 3. An advisory (non-binding) resolution to approve Meridian Bancorp, Inc.’s executive compensation as described in the proxy statement. 4. An advisory (non-binding) proposal with respect to the frequency that stockholders will vote on our executive compensation. PLEASE NOTE – YOU CANNOT VOTE BY RETURNING THIS NOTICE. To vote your shares you must go online or request a paper copy of the proxy materials to receive a proxy card. If you wish to attend and vote at the meeting, please bring this notice with you. East Boston Savings Bank ESOP and 401(k) Plan Participants. If you participate in the East Boston Savings Bank 401(k) Plan or the East Boston Savings Bank Employee Stock Ownership Plan (“ESOP”), and your plan account has investments in shares of Meridian Bancorp, Inc. stock, you must provide voting instructions to the plan trustee (by proxy card, the internet or telephone) for your shares to be voted according to your instructions. Each plan participant’s voting instructions will also direct the trustee to vote any unvoted shares and the unallocated shares held in the ESOP in the same ratio as the shares for which voting instructions have been received by the trustee, subject to the trustee’s fiduciary duties. Unvoted shares held in the 401(k) Plan will be voted in the trustee’s discretion. Your voting instructions to the plan trustee will be held in strict confidence and will not be revealed to any employee or director of the Company or East Boston Savings Bank. The deadline to provide voting instructions for shares held in the foregoing plans is Wednesday, May 12, 2021. You will not be able to submit voting instructions or change prior voting instructions after this deadline. If you require directions to the Stockholder Meeting, please call 800-657-3272. Here’s how to order a copy of the proxy materials and select delivery preferences: Current and future delivery requests can be submitted using the options below. If you request an email copy, you will receive an email with a link to the current meeting materials. PLEASE NOTE: You must use the number in the shaded bar on the reverse side when requesting a copy of the proxy materials. Internet – Go to www.investorvote.com/EBSB. Phone – Call us free of charge at 1-866-641-4276. Email – Send an email to investorvote@computershare.com with “Proxy Materials Meridian Bancorp, Inc.” in the subject line. Include your full name and address, plus the number located in the shaded bar on the reverse side, and state that you want a paper copy of the meeting materials. To facilitate timely delivery, requests for a paper copy of proxy materials must be received by May 9, 2021.