Attached files
| file | filename |
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| 10-K - FORM 10-K - MERIDIAN INTERSTATE BANCORP INC | b85553e10vk.htm |
| EX-31.1 - EX-31.1 - MERIDIAN INTERSTATE BANCORP INC | b85553exv31w1.htm |
| EX-31.2 - EX-31.2 - MERIDIAN INTERSTATE BANCORP INC | b85553exv31w2.htm |
EXHIBIT 32.0
CERTIFICATION
PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of Meridian Interstate
Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) on
Form 10-k
for the period ended December 31, 2010 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), the
undersigned hereby certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
§ 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly
presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and
results of operations of Meridian Interstate Bancorp as of and
for the period covered by the Report.
/s/ Richard
J. Gavegnano
Richard J. Gavegnano
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Dated: March 16, 2011
/s/ Mark
L. Abbate
Mark L. Abbate
Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Dated: March 16, 2011
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