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0001827303
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001810546
EASTERN BANKSHARES, INC.
001-39610
265 Franklin Street
Boston
MA
02110
(800) 327-8376
DANIEL J SULLIVAN
Officer
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
38th Floor
New York
NY
10004
7500
103518.00
176426993
01/03/2024
NASD
Common
10/31/2023
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
982
10/31/2023
Services Rendered
Common
03/01/2023
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
6518
03/01/2023
Services Rendered
Y
01/03/2024
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