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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) September 26,
1995
MERIDIAN BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania 0-12364 23-2237529
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Ident. No.)
35 North Sixth Street, Reading, Pennsylvania 19601
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (610) 655-2000
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
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Item 5. Other Events.
The press release, dated September 26, 1995, of
Meridian is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated
by reference herein.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c) 99.1 Press release of Meridian Bancorp, Inc.,
dated September 26, 1995.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
MERIDIAN BANCORP, INC.
Dated: September 28, 1995
By /s/David E. Sparks
David E. Sparks
Vice Chairman and Chief
Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
99.1 Press Release, dated September 26, 1995,
of Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
EXHIBIT 99.1
Media Contact:
George E. Bicchler 610-655-2470
Constance F. Walker 610-655-3956
Investor Contact:
Michael J. Hughes 610-655-2740
Meridian Completes Annual Board Planning Meeting
READING, PA., Sept. 26, 1995 -- Meridian Bancorp, Inc.
(NASDAQ/NMS:MRDN) announced today that it has completed its
annual Board of Directors planning meeting held September 26,
1995.
Samuel A. McCullough, Meridian's Chairman, President
and Chief Executive Officer, stated that the Board did not adopt
any final strategy at the meeting. "The Board intends to
continue to explore all of the Company's strategic alternatives
and the impact of such alternatives on the Company's shareholders
and other stakeholders," McCullough said.
"We are making this announcement, in part, as a result
of the publicity surrounding the story, which first appeared late
last week in the Bloomberg News Wire Service, and resulting
rumors, and will not comment on the progress of our strategic
alternatives review or related Board action in the future, unless
legally required to do so," he said.
