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No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on September&nbsp;11, 2014 </B></P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B><B> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM S-8
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Meridian Bancorp, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Maryland</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or Other Jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Incorporation or Organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>67 Prospect Street </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Peabody, Massachusetts 01960 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of Principal Executive Offices) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>East Boston Savings Bank 401(k) Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full Title of the Plans) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copies to: </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Mr. Richard J. Gavegnano</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Lawrence M.F. Spaccasi, Esquire</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Chairman of the Board,</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Luse Gorman Pomerenk &amp; Schick, P.C.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>5335 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., Suite 780</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Meridian Bancorp, Inc.</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, DC 20015-2035</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>67 Prospect Street</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(202) 274-2000</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Peabody, Massachusetts 01960</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller
reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (Check one): </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Non-accelerated filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Smaller&nbsp;reporting&nbsp;company</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) </P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If any of the securities being
registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 check the following box.&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#120;</FONT> </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:111.05pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Title of Securities to be Registered</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000">Amount<br>to be<br>Registered</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000">Proposed<br>Maximum<br>Offering&nbsp;Price<br>Per Share</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common stock, par value $0.01 per share</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,133,119<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)(2)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3.8801<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(8)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4,396,615.03</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">567</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common stock, par value $0.01 per share</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">159,146<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)(2)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3.5002<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(8)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">557,042.83</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">72</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common stock, par value $0.01 per share</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">574,761<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)(2)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3.6718<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(8)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2,110,407.44</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">272</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common stock, par value $0.01 per share</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">79,573<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)(2)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3.7943<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(8)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">301,923.83</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">39</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common stock, par value $0.01 per share</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">12,242<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)(2)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4.5458<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(8)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">55,649.68</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">8</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common stock, par value $0.01 per share</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6,121<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)(2)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4.3906<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(8)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">26,874.86</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common stock, par value $0.01 per share</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">30,605<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)(2)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.4689<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(8)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">167,375.68</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">22</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common stock, par value $0.01 per share</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">33,053<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)(2)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.6118<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(8)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">185,486.83</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">24</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common stock, par value $0.01 per share</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3,672<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)(2)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.5832<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(8)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">20,501.51</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">3</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common stock, par value $0.01 per share</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">47,498<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)(2)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">4.9951<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(8)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">237,257.26</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">31</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common stock, par value $0.01 per share</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">28,156<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)(2)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.3831<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(8)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">151,566.56</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">20</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common stock, par value $0.01 per share</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2,448<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)(2)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">5.4362<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(8)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">13,307.82</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common stock, par value $0.01 per share</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">12,242<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)(2)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">6.6574<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(8)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">81,499.89</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">11</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common stock, par value $0.01 per share</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">114,340<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)(2)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">7.4661<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(8)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">853,673.87</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">110</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common stock, par value $0.01 per share</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">7,345<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)(2)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">9.0835<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(8)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">66,718.31</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">9</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common stock, par value $0.01 per share</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">156,820<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)(3)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">10.7150<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(9)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">1,680,326.30</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">217</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common stock, par value $0.01 per share</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">204,049<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)(4)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">10.7150<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(9)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2,186,385.04</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">282</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common stock, par value $0.01 per share</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">88,827<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)(5)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">10.7150<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(9)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">951,781.31</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">$</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">123</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Total Common stock, par value $0.01 per share</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>2,694,017</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>$</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>14,044,394.05</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><B>$</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right"><B>1,816</B></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><B>&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1px; ">
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="border-top:1.00px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Stock Options</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">2,401,141<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(1)(6)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(10)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR BGCOLOR="#cceeff" STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Participation Interest</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(7)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP>&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="right">&#151;&nbsp;&nbsp;<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top"></SUP></TD>
<TD NOWRAP VALIGN="bottom"><SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">(10)</SUP>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Together with an indeterminate number of additional shares that may be necessary to adjust the number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the
&#147;Stock Benefit Plan&#148;) as a result of a stock split, stock dividend or similar adjustment of the outstanding common stock of Meridian Bancorp, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) pursuant to 17 C.F.R. Section&nbsp;230.416(a) under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Represents the number of shares of common stock currently reserved for issuance for stock options granted under the Stock Benefit Plan. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(3)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Represents the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Stock Benefit Plan for any future grants of stock options. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(4)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Represents the number of shares of common stock awarded as restricted stock under the Stock Benefit Plan. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(5)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Represents the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Stock Benefit Plan for any future grants of restricted stock. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(6)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Represents the number of stock options that have been awarded and are unexercised and stock options remaining to be granted under the Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(7)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to 17 C.F.R. Section&nbsp;230.415(c) under the Securities Act, this registration statement covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the East Boston Savings Bank 401(k) Plan
(the &#147;401(k) Plan&#148;). </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(8)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Determined pursuant to 17. C.F.R. Section&nbsp;230.457(h)(1) under the Securities Act upon the basis of the price at which the options may be exercised. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(9)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Determined pursuant to 17 C.F.R. Sections 230.457(h)(1) and 230.457(c) under the Securities Act upon the basis of the average of the high and low prices reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on September&nbsp;9,
2014. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(10)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to 17 C.F.R. Section&nbsp;230.457(h)(3) of the Securities Act no registration fee is required to be paid. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This
Registration Statement shall become effective upon filing in accordance with Section&nbsp;8(a) of the Securities Act and 17 C.F.R. &#167; 230.462 under the Securities Act. </P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>PART I. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Items 1 and 2.&nbsp;Plan Information and Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The documents containing the information specified in Parts I and II of Form S-8 have been or will be sent or given to participants in the
Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan and the 401(k) Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) under the Securities Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Such documents are not being filed with the Commission, but constitute (along with the documents incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part II hereof) prospectuses that meet the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>PART II. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;3.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents previously or
concurrently filed with the Commission are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">a) The latest prospectus
filed pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 originally filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;10, 2014 (Commission File No.&nbsp;333-194454) pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
&#147;Exchange Act&#148;); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">b) All other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as
amended, since the end of the year covered by the Annual Report on Form S-1 referred to in (a)&nbsp;above; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">c) The description of the
Company&#146;s common stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 originally filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;10, 2014 (File No.&nbsp;333-194454), and all amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents subsequently filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act,
after the date hereof, and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed incorporated by reference into
this Registration Statement and to be a part thereof from the date of the filing of such documents. Any statement contained in the documents incorporated, or deemed to be incorporated, by reference herein or therein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement and the prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or therein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated by reference herein or
therein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement and the prospectus. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All information appearing in this Registration Statement and the prospectus is qualified in its entirety by the detailed information,
including financial statements, appearing in the documents incorporated herein or therein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;4.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Description of Securities </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;5.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">None. </P>
 <p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">4 </P>


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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;6.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Articles 10 and 11 of the Articles of
Incorporation of the Company set forth circumstances under which directors, officers, employees and agents of the Company may be insured or indemnified against liability which they incur in their capacities as such. References to the
&#147;Corporation&#148; in the Articles of Incorporation mean the Company, Meridian Bancorp, Inc. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ARTICLE&nbsp;10. Indemnification,
etc. of Directors and Officers. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>A. Indemnification. </B>The Corporation shall indemnify (1)&nbsp;its current and former directors
and officers, whether serving the Corporation or at its request any other entity, to the fullest extent required or permitted by the MGCL now or hereafter in force, including the advancement of expenses under the procedures and to the fullest extent
permitted by law, and (2)&nbsp;other employees and agents to such extent as shall be authorized by the Board of Directors and permitted by law; provided, however, that, except as provided in Section&nbsp;B of this Article 10 with respect to
proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification, the Corporation shall indemnify any such indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the
Board of Directors of the Corporation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>B. Procedure.</B> If a claim under Section&nbsp;A of this Article&nbsp;10 is not paid in full
by the Corporation within sixty (60)&nbsp;days after a written claim has been received by the Corporation, except in the case of a claim for an advancement of expenses, in which case the applicable period shall be twenty (20)&nbsp;days, the
indemnitee may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim. If successful in whole or in part in any such suit, or in a suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses
pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the indemnitee shall also be entitled to be reimbursed the expense of prosecuting or defending such suit. It shall be a defense to any action for advancement of expenses that the Corporation has not received
both (i)&nbsp;an undertaking as required by law to repay such advances in the event it shall ultimately be determined that the standard of conduct has not been met and (ii)&nbsp;a written affirmation by the indemnitee of his good faith belief that
the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the Corporation has been met. In (i)&nbsp;any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to
an advancement of expenses) it shall be a defense that, and (ii)&nbsp;any suit by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking the Corporation shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final
adjudication that, the indemnitee has not met the applicable standard for indemnification set forth in the MGCL. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a
determination prior to the commencement of such suit that indemnification of the indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because the indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the MGCL, nor an actual determination by the
Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) that the indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that the indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of
conduct or, in the case of such a suit brought by the indemnitee, be a defense to such suit. In any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or by the Corporation to recover an
advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Article&nbsp;10 or otherwise shall be on the Corporation.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>C. Non-Exclusivity. </B>The rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses conferred in this Article&nbsp;10 shall not
be exclusive of any other right that any Person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, these Articles, the Corporation&#146;s Bylaws, any agreement, any vote of stockholders or the Board of Directors, or otherwise. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>D. Insurance. </B>The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to insure itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of
the Corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such Person against such expense, liability or
loss under the MGCL. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>E. Miscellaneous. </B>The Corporation shall not be liable for any payment under this Article&nbsp;10 in
connection with a claim made by any indemnitee to the extent such indemnitee has otherwise actually received payment under any insurance policy, agreement, or otherwise, of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder. The rights to
</P>
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indemnification and to the advancement of expenses conferred in Sections&nbsp;A and B of this Article&nbsp;10 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has
ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the indemnitee&#146;s heirs, executors and administrators. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>F.
Limitations Imposed by Federal Law. </B>Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Article 10, in no event shall any payments made by the Corporation pursuant to this Article 10 exceed the amount permissible under applicable federal law,
including, without limitation, Section&nbsp;18(k) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any
repeal or modification of this Article&nbsp;10 shall not in any way diminish any rights to indemnification or advancement of expenses of such director or officer or the obligations of the Corporation arising hereunder with respect to events
occurring, or claims made, while this Article&nbsp;10 is in force. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>ARTICLE&nbsp;11. Limitation of Liability.</B> An officer or
director of the Corporation, as such, shall not be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for money damages, except (A)&nbsp;to the extent that it is proved that the Person actually received an improper benefit or profit in money, property or
services, for the amount of the benefit or profit in money, property or services actually received; or (B)&nbsp;to the extent that a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the Person is entered in a proceeding based on a finding in the
proceeding that the Person&#146;s action, or failure to act, was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty and was material to the cause of action adjudicated in the proceeding; or (C)&nbsp;to the extent otherwise provided by the MGCL. If the
MGCL is amended to further eliminate or limit the personal liability of officers and directors, then the liability of officers and directors of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the MGCL, as so
amended. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any repeal or modification of the foregoing paragraph by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any
right or protection of a director or officer of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;7.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exemption From Registration Claimed. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
<P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;8.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>List of Exhibits. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:51.70pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Exhibit&nbsp;Number</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:33.30pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Document</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Reference&nbsp;to&nbsp;Prior&nbsp;Filing&nbsp;or</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:91.90pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Exhibit&nbsp;No.&nbsp;Attached&nbsp;Hereto</P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Common Stock Certificate</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Luse Gorman Pomerenk &amp; Schick, A Professional Corporation</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Attached&nbsp;as&nbsp;Exhibit&nbsp;5</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>**</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Luse Gorman Pomerenk &amp; Schick, A Professional Corporation</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Contained&nbsp;in&nbsp;Exhibit&nbsp;5</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP>Attached as Exhibit 23.2</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Power of Attorney</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">*</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.&nbsp;333-194454) originally filed by the Company under the Securities Act with the Commission on March&nbsp;10, 2014, and all
amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">**</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc. (File No.&nbsp;001-33898), filed by Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc. (the
predecessor to the Company) under the Exchange Act on July&nbsp;11, 2008. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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Service (the &#147;IRS&#148;) in a timely manner and has made all changes required by the IRS in order to qualify the 401(k) Plan. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Undertakings </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">1. To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement to include any
material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">2. That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">3. To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">4. That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">5. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>The Registrant.</B> Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Peabody, Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, on this 11<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">th</SUP> day of September, 2014. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><DIV ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Richard J. Gavegnano</P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We, the undersigned directors and officers of Meridian Bancorp, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) hereby severally constitute and appoint Richard
J. Gavegnano, as our true and lawful attorney and agent, to do any and all things in our names in the capacities indicated below which said Richard J. Gavegnano may deem necessary or advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with the registration of shares of common stock and stock options issued under the Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc. 2008
Equity Incentive Plan and participation interests offered or sold to the East Boston Savings Bank 401(k) Plan, including specifically, but not limited to, power and authority to sign for us in our names in the capacities indicated below the
registration statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto; and we hereby approve, ratify and confirm all that said Richard J. Gavegnano shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-8 has been signed by the following persons
in the capacities and on the date indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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trustees (or other persons who administer the Plan) have duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Peabody, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 11<SUP
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Luse Gorman Pomerenk &amp; Schick, P.C.</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan</TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.&nbsp;333-194454) originally filed by the Company under the Securities Act with the Commission on March&nbsp;10, 2014, and all
amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc. (File No.&nbsp;001-33898), filed by Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc. (the
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S-8
Registration
No. 333-
As filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on September 11, 2014
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Maryland
46-5396964
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
67 Prospect Street
Peabody, Massachusetts 01960
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan
East Boston Savings Bank 401(k) Plan
(Full Title of the Plans)
Copies to:
Mr. Richard J. Gavegnano
Lawrence M.F. Spaccasi, Esquire
Chairman of the Board,
Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick, P.C.
President and Chief Executive Officer
5335 Wisconsin Ave., N.W., Suite 780
Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
Washington, DC 20015-2035
67 Prospect Street
(202) 274-2000
Peabody, Massachusetts 01960
(617) 567-1500
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller
reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
¨
Accelerated filer
x
Non-accelerated filer
¨
Smaller reporting company
¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
If any of the securities being
registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 check the following box.
x
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be Registered
Amount
to be
Registered
Proposed
Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share
Proposed
Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
Amount of
Registration
Fee
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
1,133,119
(1)(2)
$
3.8801
(8)
$
4,396,615.03
$
567
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
159,146
(1)(2)
$
3.5002
(8)
$
557,042.83
$
72
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
574,761
(1)(2)
$
3.6718
(8)
$
2,110,407.44
$
272
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
79,573
(1)(2)
$
3.7943
(8)
$
301,923.83
$
39
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
12,242
(1)(2)
$
4.5458
(8)
$
55,649.68
$
8
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
6,121
(1)(2)
$
4.3906
(8)
$
26,874.86
$
4
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
30,605
(1)(2)
$
5.4689
(8)
$
167,375.68
$
22
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
33,053
(1)(2)
$
5.6118
(8)
$
185,486.83
$
24
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
3,672
(1)(2)
$
5.5832
(8)
$
20,501.51
$
3
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
47,498
(1)(2)
$
4.9951
(8)
$
237,257.26
$
31
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
28,156
(1)(2)
$
5.3831
(8)
$
151,566.56
$
20
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
2,448
(1)(2)
$
5.4362
(8)
$
13,307.82
$
2
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
12,242
(1)(2)
$
6.6574
(8)
$
81,499.89
$
11
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
114,340
(1)(2)
$
7.4661
(8)
$
853,673.87
$
110
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
7,345
(1)(2)
$
9.0835
(8)
$
66,718.31
$
9
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
156,820
(1)(3)
$
10.7150
(9)
$
1,680,326.30
$
217
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
204,049
(1)(4)
$
10.7150
(9)
$
2,186,385.04
$
282
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
88,827
(1)(5)
$
10.7150
(9)
$
951,781.31
$
123
Total Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
2,694,017
$
14,044,394.05
$
1,816
Stock Options
2,401,141
(1)(6)
—
—
—
(10)
Participation Interest
—
(7)
—
—
—
(10)
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(1)
Together with an indeterminate number of additional shares that may be necessary to adjust the number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to the Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (the
"Stock Benefit Plan") as a result of a stock split, stock dividend or similar adjustment of the outstanding common stock of Meridian Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") pursuant to 17 C.F.R. Section 230.416(a) under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
(2)
Represents the number of shares of common stock currently reserved for issuance for stock options granted under the Stock Benefit Plan.
(3)
Represents the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Stock Benefit Plan for any future grants of stock options.
(4)
Represents the number of shares of common stock awarded as restricted stock under the Stock Benefit Plan.
(5)
Represents the number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under the Stock Benefit Plan for any future grants of restricted stock.
(6)
Represents the number of stock options that have been awarded and are unexercised and stock options remaining to be granted under the Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan.
(7)
Pursuant to 17 C.F.R. Section 230.415(c) under the Securities Act, this registration statement covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or sold pursuant to the East Boston Savings Bank 401(k) Plan
(the "401(k) Plan").
(8)
Determined pursuant to 17. C.F.R. Section 230.457(h)(1) under the Securities Act upon the basis of the price at which the options may be exercised.
(9)
Determined pursuant to 17 C.F.R. Sections 230.457(h)(1) and 230.457(c) under the Securities Act upon the basis of the average of the high and low prices reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on September 9,
2014.
(10)
Pursuant to 17 C.F.R. Section 230.457(h)(3) of the Securities Act no registration fee is required to be paid.
This
Registration Statement shall become effective upon filing in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act and 17 C.F.R. § 230.462 under the Securities Act.
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PART I.
Items 1 and 2. Plan Information and Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information
The documents containing the information specified in Parts I and II of Form S-8 have been or will be sent or given to participants in the
Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan and the 401(k) Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act.
Such documents are not being filed with the Commission, but constitute (along with the documents incorporated by reference into this
Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof) prospectuses that meet the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II.
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The following documents previously or
concurrently filed with the Commission are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
a) The latest prospectus
filed pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 originally filed with the Commission on March 10, 2014 (Commission File No. 333-194454) pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act");
b) All other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, as
amended, since the end of the year covered by the Annual Report on Form S-1 referred to in (a) above;
c) The description of the
Company's common stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 originally filed with the Commission on March 10, 2014 (File No. 333-194454), and all amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Exchange Act,
after the date hereof, and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed incorporated by reference into
this Registration Statement and to be a part thereof from the date of the filing of such documents. Any statement contained in the documents incorporated, or deemed to be incorporated, by reference herein or therein shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement and the prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or therein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated by reference herein or
therein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement and the prospectus.
All information appearing in this Registration Statement and the prospectus is qualified in its entirety by the detailed information,
including financial statements, appearing in the documents incorporated herein or therein by reference.
Item 4.
Description of Securities
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
None.
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Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Articles 10 and 11 of the Articles of
Incorporation of the Company set forth circumstances under which directors, officers, employees and agents of the Company may be insured or indemnified against liability which they incur in their capacities as such. References to the
"Corporation" in the Articles of Incorporation mean the Company, Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
ARTICLE 10. Indemnification,
etc. of Directors and Officers.
A. Indemnification.
The Corporation shall indemnify (1) its current and former directors
and officers, whether serving the Corporation or at its request any other entity, to the fullest extent required or permitted by the MGCL now or hereafter in force, including the advancement of expenses under the procedures and to the fullest extent
permitted by law, and (2) other employees and agents to such extent as shall be authorized by the Board of Directors and permitted by law; provided, however, that, except as provided in Section B of this Article 10 with respect to
proceedings to enforce rights to indemnification, the Corporation shall indemnify any such indemnitee in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such indemnitee only if such proceeding (or part thereof) was authorized by the
Board of Directors of the Corporation.
B. Procedure.
If a claim under Section A of this Article 10 is not paid in full
by the Corporation within sixty (60) days after a written claim has been received by the Corporation, except in the case of a claim for an advancement of expenses, in which case the applicable period shall be twenty (20) days, the
indemnitee may at any time thereafter bring suit against the Corporation to recover the unpaid amount of the claim. If successful in whole or in part in any such suit, or in a suit brought by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses
pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the indemnitee shall also be entitled to be reimbursed the expense of prosecuting or defending such suit. It shall be a defense to any action for advancement of expenses that the Corporation has not received
both (i) an undertaking as required by law to repay such advances in the event it shall ultimately be determined that the standard of conduct has not been met and (ii) a written affirmation by the indemnitee of his good faith belief that
the standard of conduct necessary for indemnification by the Corporation has been met. In (i) any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification hereunder (but not in a suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to
an advancement of expenses) it shall be a defense that, and (ii) any suit by the Corporation to recover an advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking the Corporation shall be entitled to recover such expenses upon a final
adjudication that, the indemnitee has not met the applicable standard for indemnification set forth in the MGCL. Neither the failure of the Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) to have made a
determination prior to the commencement of such suit that indemnification of the indemnitee is proper in the circumstances because the indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in the MGCL, nor an actual determination by the
Corporation (including its Board of Directors, independent legal counsel, or its stockholders) that the indemnitee has not met such applicable standard of conduct, shall create a presumption that the indemnitee has not met the applicable standard of
conduct or, in the case of such a suit brought by the indemnitee, be a defense to such suit. In any suit brought by the indemnitee to enforce a right to indemnification or to an advancement of expenses hereunder, or by the Corporation to recover an
advancement of expenses pursuant to the terms of an undertaking, the burden of proving that the indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified, or to such advancement of expenses, under this Article 10 or otherwise shall be on the Corporation.
C. Non-Exclusivity.
The rights to indemnification and to the advancement of expenses conferred in this Article 10 shall not
be exclusive of any other right that any Person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, these Articles, the Corporation's Bylaws, any agreement, any vote of stockholders or the Board of Directors, or otherwise.
D. Insurance.
The Corporation may maintain insurance, at its expense, to insure itself and any director, officer, employee or agent of
the Corporation or another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any expense, liability or loss, whether or not the Corporation would have the power to indemnify such Person against such expense, liability or
loss under the MGCL.
E. Miscellaneous.
The Corporation shall not be liable for any payment under this Article 10 in
connection with a claim made by any indemnitee to the extent such indemnitee has otherwise actually received payment under any insurance policy, agreement, or otherwise, of the amounts otherwise indemnifiable hereunder. The rights to
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indemnification and to the advancement of expenses conferred in Sections A and B of this Article 10 shall be contract rights and such rights shall continue as to an indemnitee who has
ceased to be a director or officer and shall inure to the benefit of the indemnitee's heirs, executors and administrators.
F.
Limitations Imposed by Federal Law.
Notwithstanding any other provision set forth in this Article 10, in no event shall any payments made by the Corporation pursuant to this Article 10 exceed the amount permissible under applicable federal law,
including, without limitation, Section 18(k) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the regulations promulgated thereunder.
Any
repeal or modification of this Article 10 shall not in any way diminish any rights to indemnification or advancement of expenses of such director or officer or the obligations of the Corporation arising hereunder with respect to events
occurring, or claims made, while this Article 10 is in force.
ARTICLE 11. Limitation of Liability.
An officer or
director of the Corporation, as such, shall not be liable to the Corporation or its stockholders for money damages, except (A) to the extent that it is proved that the Person actually received an improper benefit or profit in money, property or
services, for the amount of the benefit or profit in money, property or services actually received; or (B) to the extent that a judgment or other final adjudication adverse to the Person is entered in a proceeding based on a finding in the
proceeding that the Person's action, or failure to act, was the result of active and deliberate dishonesty and was material to the cause of action adjudicated in the proceeding; or (C) to the extent otherwise provided by the MGCL. If the
MGCL is amended to further eliminate or limit the personal liability of officers and directors, then the liability of officers and directors of the Corporation shall be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by the MGCL, as so
amended.
Any repeal or modification of the foregoing paragraph by the stockholders of the Corporation shall not adversely affect any
right or protection of a director or officer of the Corporation existing at the time of such repeal or modification.
Item 7.
Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
List of Exhibits.
Regulation S-K
Exhibit Number
Document
Reference to Prior Filing or
Exhibit No. Attached Hereto
4
Form of Common Stock Certificate
*
5
Opinion of Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick, A Professional Corporation
Attached as Exhibit 5
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Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan
**
23.1
Consent of Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick, A Professional Corporation
Contained in Exhibit 5
23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Attached as Exhibit 23.2
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Power of Attorney
Contained on Signature Page
*
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-194454) originally filed by the Company under the Securities Act with the Commission on March 10, 2014, and all
amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
**
Incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc. (File No. 001-33898), filed by Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc. (the
predecessor to the Company) under the Exchange Act on July 11, 2008.
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The Company has submitted the 401(k) Plan and any amendment thereto to the Internal Revenue
Service (the "IRS") in a timely manner and has made all changes required by the IRS in order to qualify the 401(k) Plan.
Item 9.
Undertakings
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
1. To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement to include any
material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
2. That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof;
3. To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering;
4. That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof; and
5. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by
controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Peabody, Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, on this 11
th
day of September, 2014.
MERIDIAN BANCORP, INC.
By:
/s/ Richard J. Gavegnano
Richard J. Gavegnano
Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer
(Duly Authorized Representative)
POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned directors and officers of Meridian Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") hereby severally constitute and appoint Richard
J. Gavegnano, as our true and lawful attorney and agent, to do any and all things in our names in the capacities indicated below which said Richard J. Gavegnano may deem necessary or advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with the registration of shares of common stock and stock options issued under the Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc. 2008
Equity Incentive Plan and participation interests offered or sold to the East Boston Savings Bank 401(k) Plan, including specifically, but not limited to, power and authority to sign for us in our names in the capacities indicated below the
registration statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto; and we hereby approve, ratify and confirm all that said Richard J. Gavegnano shall do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement on Form S-8 has been signed by the following persons
in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signatures
Title
Date
/s/ Richard J. Gavegnano
Richard J. Gavegnano
Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
September 11, 2014
/s/ Mark L. Abbate
Mark L. Abbate
Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
September 11, 2014
/s/ Vincent D. Basile
Vincent D. Basile
Director
September 11, 2014
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Signatures
Title
Date
Marilyn
A. Censullo
Director
/s/ Anna R. DiMaria
Anna R. DiMaria
Director
September 11, 2014
/s/ Richard F. Fernandez
Richard F. Fernandez
Director
September 11, 2014
/s/ Domenic A. Gambardella
Domenic A. Gambardella
Director
September 11, 2014
/s/ Thomas J. Gunning
Thomas J. Gunning
Director
September 11, 2014
/s/ Carl A. LaGreca
Carl A. LaGreca
Director
September 11, 2014
/s/ Edward L. Lynch
Edward L. Lynch
Director
September 11, 2014
/s/ Edward J. Merritt
Edward J. Merritt
Director
September 11, 2014
/s/ Gregory F. Natalucci
Gregory F. Natalucci
Director
September 11, 2014
/s/ James G. Sartori
James G. Sartori
Director
September 11, 2014
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The Plan
. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
trustees (or other persons who administer the Plan) have duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Peabody, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 11
th
day of September, 2014.
East Boston Savings Bank 401(k) Plan
By:
/s/ Richard J. Gavegnano
Richard J. Gavegnano, Chairman of the Board of Directors, President and Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Regulation
S-K
Exhibit
Number
Document
Reference to Prior Filing or
Exhibit No. Attached Hereto
4
Form of Common Stock Certificate
*
5
Opinion of Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick, P.C.
Attached as Exhibit 5
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Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc. 2008 Equity Incentive Plan
**
23.1
Consent of Luse Gorman Pomerenk & Schick, P.C.
Contained in Exhibit 5
23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Attached as Exhibit 23.2
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Power of Attorney
Contained on Signature Page
*
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-194454) originally filed by the Company under the Securities Act with the Commission on March 10, 2014, and all
amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
**
Incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc. (File No. 001-33898), filed by Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc. (the
predecessor to the Company) under the Exchange Act on July 11, 2008.
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