Meridian (MRBK) 8-K Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws

Exhibit 3.1

PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF STATE BUREAU OF CORPORATIONS AND CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS

Return document by mail to:	ArticlesofAmendment
CSC ORDER # 869624-005 dcb cc Name	DomesticCorporation DSCB:15-1915/5915(rev.7/2015)
Address CityStateZipCode
Return document by email to: cscpa@cscglobal.com​ ​

Readallinstructionspriortocompleting.Thisformmay besubmittedonlineathttps://www.corporations.pa.gov/.

Fee:$70

Checkone:

✔BusinessCorporation(§1915)

NonprofitCorporation(§5915)

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

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

(b)NameofCommercialRegisteredOfficeProvider

c/o:N/A

County

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

1.Thename ofthecorporationis:

MeridianCorporation

(a)NumberandStreet	City	State	Zip	County
9OldLincolnHighway	Malvern	PA	19355	Chester

3.Thestatutebyorunderwhichitwasincorporated:

PennsylvaniaBusinessCorporationLawof1988

4.Thedateofitsincorporation:_06/08/2009

(MM/DD/YYYY)

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

✔

Theamendmentshallbeeffective uponfilingtheseArticlesofAmendmentintheDepartmentofState.

​ ​ Theamendmentshallbeeffectiveon:​ ​at ​ ​

Date(MM/DD/YYYY)Hour(ifany)

Exhibit 3.1

DSCB:15-1915/5915–2

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).

​ ​Theamendment wasadoptedbytheboardofdirectorspursuantto15Pa.C.S.§1914(c)or §5914(b).

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

​ ​Theamendment adoptedbythecorporation,setforthinfull,isasfollows

✔

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

8.Check if the amendment restates the Articles:

​ ​TherestatedArticlesofIncorporationsupersedetheoriginalarticlesandallamendmentsthereto.

IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, the undersignedcorporation has caused these Articles of Amendment tobesignedbya dulyauthorizedofficer thereofthis

17th​ ​dayof June​ ​, 2021​ ​.

Meridian Corporation​ ​

NameofCorporation

/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.”