8-K

EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC.

DATE: May 14, 2024

/s/ James B. Fitzgerald

James B. Fitzgerald

Chief Financial Officer

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:

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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:

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.

SEC Form 8-K filed by Eastern Bankshares Inc.