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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): May 13, 2024

 

 

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

 

 

 

Massachusetts   001-39610   84-4199750

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation or Organization)

  

(Commission

File Number)

  

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 

125 High Street

Boston , MA

   02110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (800) 327-8376

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:

 

☐

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))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

  

Trading

Symbol(s)

  

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock   EBC   Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the Registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

 

 

 

Item 5.07

Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 13, 2024, Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2024 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The shareholders of the Company considered and acted upon the following proposals at the Annual Meeting:

 

  1.

Election of Directors. By the vote reported below, the shareholders elected the following five nominees to serve as directors of the Company for a term to end at the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of shareholders:

 

Nominee

    Votes For      Votes Against      Abstentions      Broker Non-Votes  

Richard C. Bane

      129,868,978        5,448,980        551,749        16,799,656  

Joseph T. Chung

      132,044,661        3,238,657        586,389        16,799,656  

Paul M. Connolly

      131,710,396        3,437,844        721,467        16,799,656  

Bari A. Harlam

      131,697,706        3,463,882        708,119        16,799,656  

Marisa J. Harney

      132,755,741        2,418,556        695,410        16,799,656  

2. Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation. By the vote reported below, the shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the named executive officers of the Company, as set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement:

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Abstentions

  

Broker Non-Votes

115,076,749   19,563,938   1,229,020   16,799,656

3. Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP. By the vote reported below, the shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024. There were no broker non-votes on this matter.

 

Votes For

  

Votes Against

  

Abstentions

149,047,506   2,973,052   648,805

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)

Exhibits

 

Exhibit   

Description

104    Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

 

    EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC.
DATE: May 14, 2024     By:  

/s/ James B. Fitzgerald

      James B. Fitzgerald
      Chief Financial Officer
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