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Item 5.07     Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On May 16, 2022, Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2022 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The shareholders of the Company considered and acted upon the following proposals at the Annual Meeting:

1. Election of Directors. By the vote reported below, the shareholders elected the following four nominees to serve as directors of the Company for a term to end at the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of shareholders:

2. Approval of Charter Amendment. The shareholders approved an amendment (“Amendment”) to the Company's Restated Articles of Organization which declassifies the Board of Directors over a five-year period, such that it will be fully declassified, with all directors standing for annual election at the Company’s 2027 annual meeting of shareholders. The text of the Amendment was disclosed in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (the “Proxy Statement”) for the Annual Meeting, as previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. 127,568,581.49 shares voted for the proposal; 988,149.43 shares voted against the proposal; and 855,039.56 shares abstained from voting on the proposal. There were 24,976,429 broker non-votes on the proposal.

3. Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation. The shareholders approved, on an advisory, non-binding basis, the compensation paid to the named executive officers of the Company, as disclosed in the Proxy Statement. 122,898,123.53 shares voted for the proposal; 4,916,073.42 shares voted against the proposal; and 1,597,573.53 shares abstained from voting on the proposal. There were 24,976,429 broker non-votes on the proposal.

4. Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP. The shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP by the Audit Committee of the Company’s Board of Directors as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022. 149,199,836.76 shares voted for the proposal; 4,743,981.47 shares voted against the proposal; and 444,381.25 shares abstained from voting on the proposal. There were no broker non-votes on the proposal.

Item 9.01    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)        Exhibits

Exhibit

Description

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.