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Exhibit 3.1

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PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF STATE BUREAU OF CORPORATIONS AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS

Return document by mail to:

Articles of Amendment

CSC ORDER # 869624-005 dcb

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Name

Domestic Corporation

DSCB:15-1915/5915(rev. 7/2015)

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Address

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CityStateZip Code

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Return document by email to: cscpa@cscglobal.com​ ​

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Read all instructions prior to completing. This form may be submitted online at https://www.corporations.pa.gov/.

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Fee: $70

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Check one:

Business Corporation 1915)

Nonprofit Corporation 5915)

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2. The (a) address of this corporation’s current registered office in this Commonwealth or (b) name of its commercial registered office provider and the county of venue is:

(Complete only (a) or (b), not both)

(b) Name of Commercial Registered Office Provider

c/o: N/A

County

In compliance with the requirements of the applicable provisions (relating to articles of amendment), the undersigned, desiring to amend its articles, hereby states that:

1. The name of the corporation is:

Meridian Corporation

(a) Number and Street

City

State

Zip

County

9 Old Lincoln Highway

Malvern

PA

19355

Chester

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3. The statute by or under which it was incorporated:

Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988

4. The date of its incorporation: _06/08/2009

(MM/DD/YYYY)

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5. Check, and if appropriate complete, one of the following:

The amendment shall be effective upon filing these Articles of Amendment in the Department of State.

​ ​ The amendment shall be effective on:​ ​at ​ ​

Date (MM/DD/YYYY)Hour (if any)

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Exhibit 3.1

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DSCB:15-1915/5915–2

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6. Check one of the following:

The amendment was adopted by the shareholders or members pursuant to 15 Pa.C.S. § 1914(a) and (b) or § 5914(a).

​ ​The amendment was adopted by the board of directors pursuant to 15 Pa. C.S. § 1914(c) or § 5914(b).

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7. Check, and if appropriate complete, one of the following:

​ ​The amendment adopted by the corporation, set forth in full, is as follows

The amendment adopted by the corporation is set forth in full in Exhibit A attached hereto and made a part hereof.

8. Check if the amendment restates the Articles:

​ ​The restated Articles of Incorporation supersede the original articles and all amendments thereto.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the undersigned corporation has caused these Articles of Amendment to be signed by a duly authorized officer thereof this

17th​ ​day of June​ ​, 2021​ ​.

Meridian Corporation​ ​

Name of Corporation

/s/ Denise Lindsay

Signature

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer​ ​

Title

Exhibit A

Article 7-A, Section 1 of the Articles of Incorporation of Meridian Corporation is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows:

“Section 1. The total number of shares of all stock which the corporation shall have authority to issue is (1) 25,000,000 shares of common stock (“Common Stock”), with a par value of one dollar ($1.00) per share; and (2) 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock with no stated par value.”