Eastern Bankshares, Inc.
For the period ended May 18, 2026. Filed Mar 26, 2026.
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May 18, 2026 · Filed Mar 26, 2026
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Dear Shareholder:
I am pleased to invite you to attend the 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Eastern Bankshares, Inc. The meeting will be held on Monday, May 18, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time online via the Internet. Details regarding the business to be conducted at the meeting are described in the notice of the meeting and our proxy statement.
Shareholders will receive a notice describing how to access our proxy materials over the Internet, how to request a paper copy of proxy materials, and how to register to attend the meeting virtually. Our proxy materials, including this proxy statement and our 2026 annual report to shareholders, contain our audited financial statements and information about our business.
Your vote is very important. You can ensure your shares of our common stock are represented and are voted by submitting your instructions by telephone, the Internet, or in writing by returning your proxy card or voting form. We encourage you to consider registering for and attending our virtual 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.
Thank you for your support and continued interest in Eastern Bankshares, Inc.
Sincerely,
ROBERT F. RIVERS
Chair of the Board of Directors and
Executive Chair
To Shareholders of
Eastern Bankshares, Inc.
NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING
The 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (“the Company”) will be held on Monday, May 18, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time online via the Internet. The purpose of the meeting is to consider and take action upon the following matters:
| 1. | to elect six directors for a one-year term expiring in 2027; |
| 2. | to hold an advisory vote on executive compensation; |
| 3. | to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the 2026 fiscal year; and |
| 4. | to vote on such other business as may properly be brought before the meeting and any adjournment of the meeting. |
The record date for the determination of the shareholders entitled to receive notice of and to vote at the Annual Meeting is Friday, March 13, 2026. Our stock transfer books will remain open.
Our Bylaws require that the holders of a majority of the shares of Company common stock, issued and outstanding and entitled to vote at the meeting, be present online or in person, or represented by proxy at the meeting in order to constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. Accordingly, it is important that your shares be represented at the meeting regardless of the number of shares you may hold. Please ensure that your shares of Company common stock are present and voted at the meeting by submitting your instructions by telephone, the Internet, or in writing by completing, signing, dating and returning your proxy card or voting form. If you choose to attend the virtual 2026 Annual Meeting, you may also vote your shares through the Internet during the meeting.
You are entitled to participate in the 2026 Annual Meeting if you were a shareholder at the close of business on Friday, March 13, 2026, the record date, or hold a legal proxy for the meeting provided by your bank, broker or nominee as of such record date.
| • | To register to attend the 2026 Annual Meeting online via the Internet, visit www.proxydocs.com/EBC and enter your control number. Registrants who choose to participate will be provided a link via email to the virtual meeting on the day of the meeting. |
| • | To vote your shares virtually in advance of or at the 2026 Annual Meeting, visit www.proxypush.com/EBC and enter your control number. |
Your control number can be found on your proxy card, vote authorization form or the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials.
If you join the virtual 2026 Annual Meeting, you can submit questions in writing during the meeting through the Q&A tab on the virtual platform. We intend to answer as many questions that pertain to Company matters as time allows during the meeting. Questions that are substantially similar may be grouped or not answered to ensure we are able to address as many topics as possible.
A complete list of registered shareholders will be made available to shareholders of record at the meeting and in accordance with our Bylaws by emailing annualmeeting@easternbank.com.
This notice, the proxy and proxy statement are sent to you by order of our Board of Directors on behalf of the Company.
KATHLEEN C. HENRY
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and
Corporate Secretary
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