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| EX-99 - EXHIBIT 99 - MERIDIAN INTERSTATE BANCORP INC | d271284dex99.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): December 9, 2011
| MERIDIAN INTERSTATE BANCORP, INC. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Massachusetts | 001-33898 | 20-4652200 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 10 Meridian Street, East Boston, Massachusetts 02128 |
(Address of principal executive offices, including 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):
| ¨ | 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)) |
| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
On December 9, 2011, Paul T. Sullivan, a director of Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), and its wholly owned subsidiary, East Boston Savings Bank (the “Bank”), informed the Company and the Bank of his resignation from the boards of directors of the Company and the Bank, effective January 3, 2012. A press release announcing the resignation is attached as Exhibit 99 to this Current Report.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit No. |
Exhibit | |
| 99 | Press release dated December 14, 2011 | |
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 INTERSTATE BANCORP, INC. | ||||||
| DATE: December 14, 2011 | By: | /s/ Richard J. Gavegnano | ||||
| Richard J. Gavegnano | ||||||
| Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||