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): September 1, 2016
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)
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Item 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure
On September 1, 2016, Meridian Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per common share. The dividend will be payable on October 3, 2016 to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 19, 2016. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99 to this report.
Item 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (a) | Not Applicable. |
| (b) | Not Applicable. |
| (c) | Not Applicable. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit No. | Exhibit | |
| 99 | Press release dated September 1, 2016 | |
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 BANCORP, INC. | ||||
| DATE: September 1, 2016 | By: | /s/ Mark L. Abbate | ||
| Mark L. Abbate | ||||
Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer | ||||