8-K

UNITED STATES

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): November 12, 2021

MERIDIAN BANCORP, INC.

(Independent Bank Corp., as successor by merger to Meridian Bancorp, Inc.)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	001-36573	46-5396964
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(IRS Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

c/o Independent Bank Corp., 288 Union Street, Rockland, Massachusetts	02370
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 567-1500

__________________________________________________________________________________________________

Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share	EBSB	The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Introductory Note

This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed in connection with the consummation of the transactions contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April 22, 2021 (the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Independent Bank Corp. (“Independent”), Rockland Trust Company (“Rockland Trust”), Bradford Merger Sub Inc. (“Merger Sub”), Meridian Bancorp, Inc. (“Meridian”) and East Boston Savings Bank (“East Boston”). Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement, among other things, (i) Merger Sub merged with and into Meridian, with Meridian continuing as the surviving entity (the “Merger” and the effective time of the Merger, the “Effective Time”), (ii) immediately after the Merger, Meridian merged with and into Independent, with Independent continuing as the surviving entity (the “Holdco Merger”) and (iii) immediately following the HoldCo Merger, East Boston merged with and into Rockland Trust, with Rockland Trust continuing as the surviving entity (the “Bank Merger” and, together with the Merger and the Holdco Merger, the “Transaction”).

Item 2.01. Completion of Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

On November 12, 2021, the Transaction was consummated. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Meridian outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time, other than certain shares held by Independent or Meridian, was converted into the right to receive 0.275 shares of common stock (the “Exchange Ratio”), par value $0.01 per share, of Independent (“Independent Common Stock”). Cash will be paid in lieu of fractional shares of Independent Common Stock (the Exchange Ratio and any cash in lieu of fractional shares collectively, the “Merger Consideration”).

In addition, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each option to purchase shares of Meridian Common Stock became fully vested (to the extent unvested) and was canceled in exchange for an amount of cash equal to the excess of the per share cash equivalent of the Merger Consideration (calculated in accordance with the Merger Agreement) over the exercise price per share of the applicable option. Additionally, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each award of restricted shares of Meridian Common Stock became fully vested and was converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration.

Item 3.01. Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing

The information provided in the Introductory Note and Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

Prior to the Effective Time, shares of Meridian Common Stock were listed and traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (“NASDAQ”) under the trading symbol “EBSB.”  On November 12, 2021, in connection with the completion of the Transaction, Meridian informed NASDAQ that each share of Meridian Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time has been cancelled and converted into the right to receive 0.275 shares of Independent Common Stock. As a result, all shares of Meridian Common Stock were removed from trading on NASDAQ on November 15, 2021 before the market opened.  NASDAQ has filed a notification of removal from listing on Form 25 with the SEC with respect to the Meridian Common Stock in order to effect the delisting of such shares from NASDAQ. Such delisting will result in the termination of the registration of Meridian Common Stock under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”).  Meridian intends to file a certificate on Form 15 requesting the deregistration of Meridian Common Stock under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, which will suspend Meridian’s reporting obligations under Sections 13(a) and 15(d) of the Exchange Act with respect to the Meridian Common Stock

Item 3.03. Material Modification to Rights of Security Holders.

The information provided in the Introductory Note and Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

At the Effective Time, the holders of Meridian Common Stock immediately before the Merger ceased to have any rights as stockholders of Meridian (other than their right to receive the Merger Consideration) and will instead have the rights of common stockholders of Independent.

Item 5.01. Changes in Control of Registrant.

As a result of the consummation of the Merger, Independent became the beneficial owner of all shares of Meridian Common Stock and Meridian became a wholly owned subsidiary of Independent. Immediately after the Merger was consummated, Meridian merged with and into Independent, with Independent continuing as the surviving entity.

The information set forth in the Introductory Note, Item 3.01, Item 3.03 and Item 5.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

The information set forth in the Introductory Note and Item 2.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, each of the members of the Board of Directors of Meridian as of immediately prior to the Effective Time resigned from their positions as members of the Board of Directors and from any and all committees of the Board of Directors on which they served, and were replaced by the directors of Merger Sub, Robert D. Cozzone, Patricia M. Natale and Mark J. Ruggiero.

In addition, immediately following the consummation of the HoldCo Merger, each executive and officer of Meridian ceased to hold such position with the surviving corporation.

Item 5.03. Amendments to the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time, the charter of Meridian and the bylaws of Meridian were amended and restated in their entirety. The Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Charter of Meridian and the Bylaws of Meridian are filed as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

The information set forth in the Introductory Note of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits:

Exhibit No.	Description
2.1	Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 22, 2021, by and among Independent Bank Corp., Rockland Trust Company, Bradford Merger Sub Inc., Meridian Bancorp, Inc. and East Boston Savings Bank (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 28, 2021)
3.1	Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Charter of Meridian, dated November 12, 2021
3.2	Bylaws of Meridian, dated November 12, 2021
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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, thereunto duly authorized.

		INDEPENDENT BANK CORP., as successor by merger to MERIDIAN BANCORP, INC. (Registrant)
November 15, 2021	By:	/s/Patricia M. Natale
		Patricia M. Natale Deputy General Counsel

EX-3.1

EXHIBIT 3.1

ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT

OF THE

CHARTER

OF

MERIDIAN BANCORP, INC.

ARTICLE I
NAME

The name of the corporation (“Corporation”) is:  Meridian Bancorp, Inc.

ARTICLE IIPURPOSES

The purposes for which the Corporation is formed are to engage in any part of the world in any capacity in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the Maryland General Corporation Law (the “MGCL”) and to enjoy all powers, rights and privileges which a corporation organized under the MGCL may have under the laws of the State of Maryland as in force from time to time, including without limitation all powers, rights and privileges necessary or convenient in carrying out all those acts and activities in which it may lawfully engage.

ARTICLE III

PRINCIPAL OFFICE ADDRESS

The address of the principal office of the Corporation in the State of Maryland is c/o The Corporation Trust Incorporated, 2405 York Rd, Suite 201, Lutherville Timonium, Maryland 21093-2264.

ARTICLE IVRESIDENT AGENT

The name of the resident agent of the Corporation is The Corporation Trust Incorporated, 2405 York Rd, Suite 201, Lutherville Timonium, Maryland 21093-2264.  The resident agent is a Maryland corporation.

ARTICLE V

STOCK

5.1.Authorized Stock.  The total number of shares of stock which the Corporation has authority to issue is 1,100 shares, initially consisting of (i) 1,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (“Common Stock”) and (ii) 100 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.001 per share (“Preferred Stock” and, together with the Common Stock, “Stock”).  The aggregate par value of all shares of all classes of Stock is $10.10.  The Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board” or the “Board of Directors”) may reclassify any unissued shares of Stock from time to time in one or more classes or series of Stock.  If shares of one class of Stock are classified or reclassified into shares of another class of Stock pursuant to this Article V, the number of authorized shares of the former class shall be automatically decreased and the number of shares of the latter class shall be automatically increased, in each case by the number of shares so classified or reclassified, so that the aggregate number of shares of Stock of all classes that the Corporation has authority to issue shall not be more than the total number of shares of Stock set forth in the first sentence of this paragraph.  The Board, with the approval of a majority of the entire Board and without any action by the stockholders of the Corporation, may amend these Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Charter (the “Articles”) from time to time to increase or decrease the aggregate number of shares of Stock or the number of shares of Stock of any class or series that the Corporation has authority to issue.

5.2.Common Stock.  There shall be one class of Common Stock and the powers, rights, qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof of the Common Stock shall be as follows:

(a)Dividends on Common Stock.  The holders of the outstanding Common Stock shall be entitled as a class, share for share, to receive, when and as authorized by the Board of Directors and declared by the Corporation, dividends payable in cash, in property or in shares of Stock.

(b)Liquidation.  In the event of any dissolution, liquidation or winding up of the Corporation, the holders of the Common Stock shall be entitled as a class, share for share, after due payment or provision for payment of the debts and other liabilities of the Corporation and the payment of the full preferential amounts to which the holders of its Preferred Stock are entitled, to share ratably in the remaining net assets of the Corporation. A consolidation or merger of the Corporation shall not be deemed to be a liquidation, dissolution or winding up within the meaning of this Article V.

(c)Voting.  The holders of Common Stock shall be entitled to notice of all meetings of stockholders, shall have one vote per share and shall have exclusive voting rights on all questions requiring a vote of stockholders, except as may be provided in these Articles or as required by law.

5.3.Preferred Stock.  The designations and the powers, preferences and rights, and the qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, of the Preferred Stock shall be as follows:

(a)The Board of Directors is expressly authorized at any time, and from time to time, to provide for the issuance of shares of Preferred Stock in one or more series, with such voting powers, full or limited, or without voting powers, and with such designations, preferences and relative, participating, optional or other special rights, and qualifications, limitations or restrictions thereof, as shall be stated and expressed in the resolution or resolutions providing for the issue thereof adopted by the Board of Directors and set forth in articles supplementary filed for record with the Maryland State Department of Assessments and Taxation, and as are not contrary to those stated and expressed in these Articles, or any amendment thereto, including (but without limiting the generality of the foregoing) the following:

(i)The designation of and number of shares constituting such series;

(ii)The dividend rate of such series, the conditions and dates upon which such dividends shall be payable, the preference or relation which such dividends shall bear to the dividends payable on any other class or classes or of any other series of capital stock, and whether such dividends shall be cumulative or noncumulative;

(iii)Whether the shares of such series shall be subject to redemption by the Corporation, and, if made subject to such redemption, the times, prices and other terms and conditions of such redemption;

(iv)The terms and amount of any sinking fund provided for the purchase or redemption of the shares of such series;

(v)Whether or not the shares of such series shall be convertible into or exchangeable for shares of any other class or classes or of any other series of any class or classes of capital stock of the Corporation, and, if provision be made for conversion or exchange, the times, prices, rates, adjustments, and other terms and conditions of such conversion or exchange;

(vi)The extent, if any, to which the holders of the shares of such series shall be entitled to vote as a class or otherwise with respect to the election of the directors or otherwise;

(vii)The restrictions, if any, on the issue or reissue of any additional Preferred Stock; and

(viii)The rights of the holders of the shares of such series upon the dissolution of, or upon the distribution of assets of, the Corporation.

(b)Voting Rights.  Except as otherwise required by law and except for such voting powers with respect to the election of directors or other matters as may be stated in the resolutions of the Board of Directors creating any series of Preferred Stock, the holders of any such series shall have no voting power whatsoever.

5.4.Issuance of Stock.  The Board may authorize the issuance from time to time of shares of Stock of any class or series, whether now or hereafter authorized, or securities or rights convertible into shares of Stock of any class or series, whether now or hereinafter

authorized, for such consideration as the Board may deem advisable (or without consideration in the case of a share split or dividend), subject to such restrictions or limitations, if any, as may be set forth in these Articles or the bylaws of the Corporation, as amended, restated or otherwise modified from time to time (the “Bylaws”).

ARTICLE VIBOARD OF DIRECTORS

6.1.General Powers; Action by Committee.  The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed under the direction of the Board of Directors (“Board”) and, except as otherwise expressly provided by law, these Articles or the Bylaws, all of the powers of the Corporation shall be vested in such Board.  These Articles shall be construed with a presumption in favor of the grant of power and authority to the members of the Board of Directors (the “Directors”).  Any action that the Board is empowered to take may be taken on behalf of the Board by a duly authorized committee thereof except to the extent limited by Maryland law, these Articles or the Bylaws.  A majority of the Board shall constitute a quorum and, except as provided elsewhere in these Articles, the affirmative vote of a majority of the Directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board.

6.2.Number.  The number of Directors of the Corporation initially shall be two, which number may be increased or decreased pursuant to the Bylaws, but shall never be less than the minimum number required by the MGCL.  No reduction in the number of Directors shall cause the removal of any Director from office prior to the expiration of his or her term.

6.3.Term; Election.  Directors shall be elected at each annual meeting of stockholders and shall hold office until their successors are duly elected and qualified, or until their earlier resignation or removal.

6.4.Board.  The names of the Directors, who shall act as such until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, are:

Robert D. Cozzone

Patricia M. Natale

Mark J. Ruggiero

6.5.Resignation of Directors.  Any Director may resign from the Board or any committee thereof at any time by written notice to the Board, effective upon execution and delivery to the Corporation of such notice or upon any future date specified in the notice.

6.6.Vacancies.  Any vacancy occurring on the Board may be filled by the affirmative vote of the remaining Directors.  Any vacancy occurring on the Board as a result of an increase in the number of Directors may be filled only by the affirmative vote of the entire Board.  A Director elected to fill a vacancy shall hold office until the next annual meeting of stockholders and until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.  In the event of a vacancy on the Board, the remaining Directors, except as otherwise provided by law or in an emergency, may exercise the powers of the full Board until such vacancy is filled.  However, to

the extent that any party has a right to designate a replacement Director, the Board will refrain from acting, if requested by the designating party, for a period of up to two business days until a replacement Director may be designated.

ARTICLE VII

LIMITATION ON APPRAISAL AND PREEMPTIVE RIGHTS

No holder of any Stock or any other securities of the Corporation, whether now or hereafter authorized, shall be entitled to exercise the rights of an objecting stockholder under Title 3, Subtitle 2 of the MGCL, nor shall any such holder have any preferential or preemptive rights to subscribe for or purchase any Stock or any other securities of the Corporation other than such rights, if any, as the Board, in its sole discretion, may fix.  Subject to such rights, if any, as the Board, in its sole discretion, may fix, any Stock or other securities which the Board may determine to offer for subscription may, within the Board’s sole discretion, be offered to the holders of any Common Stock or other securities at the time outstanding to the exclusion of holders of any or all other classes, series or types of Stock or other securities at the time outstanding.

ARTICLE VIIIRIGHTS AND POWERS OF CORPORATION,BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

In carrying on its business, or for the purpose of attaining or furthering any of its objectives, the Corporation shall have all of the rights, powers and privileges granted to corporations by the laws of the State of Maryland, as well as the power to do any and all acts and things that a natural person or partnership could do as now or hereafter authorized by law, either alone or in partnership or conjunction with others.  In furtherance and not in limitation of the powers conferred by statute, the powers of the Corporation and of the Board and stockholders shall include the following:

8.1.Conflicts of Interest.  Any Director or officer individually, or any firm of which any Director or officer may be a member, or any corporation or association of which any such Director or officer may be a director or officer or in which any Director or officer may be interested as the holder of its stock or otherwise, may be a party to, or may be pecuniarily or otherwise interested in, any contract or transaction of the Corporation, and, in the absence of fraud, no contract or other transaction shall be thereby affected or invalidated; provided, however, that such transaction also complied with Section 2-419 of the MGCL or any similar successor provision.  Any Director, officer or agent of the Corporation may engage in business activities of the types conducted by the Corporation and such Directors, officers or agents do not have any obligation to present to the Corporation any investment opportunities which they may be aware of, regardless of whether these opportunities are within the Corporation’s investment policies.

8.2.Amendment of these Articles.  Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, the Corporation reserves the right, from time to time, to make any amendment of these

Articles, now or hereafter authorized by law, including any amendment which alters the terms or contract rights, as expressly set forth in these Articles, of any outstanding Stock; provided, however, that no amendment or repeal of these Articles shall be made unless the same is first approved by the Board and, to the extent required by law or as otherwise specifically provided herein, thereafter approved by the stockholders entitled to vote thereon or by any other consent required by these Articles.  Whenever any vote of the holders of Stock is required to amend or repeal any provision of these Articles Incorporation, and notwithstanding any provision of Maryland law requiring a greater proportion, the affirmative vote of a majority of the outstanding shares of each class of Common Stock, voting as separate classes, and a majority of the outstanding shares of any other Stock of the Corporation entitled to vote on such amendment or repeal shall be required to amend or repeal any provision of these Articles; provided, however, that, in addition to any other vote required by these Articles, the affirmative vote of not less than 80% of the outstanding shares of each class of Common Stock, voting as separate classes, and not less than 80% of the outstanding shares of any other Stock entitled to vote on such amendment or repeal, shall be required to amend or repeal this proviso or any of the provisions of Articles IX or X of these Articles.

ARTICLE IXINDEMNIFICATION

9.1.Right to Indemnification.  The Corporation shall have the power, to the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time, to obligate itself to indemnify, and to pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding to, (a) any individual who is a present or former Director or officer of the Corporation and who is made or threatened to be made a party to the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity or (b) any individual who, while a Director or officer of the Corporation and at the request of the Corporation, serves or has served as a director, officer, partner, member, manager or trustee of another corporation, real estate investment trust, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise from and against any claim or liability to which such person may become subject or which such person may incur by reason of his or her service in such capacity.  The Corporation shall have the power, with the approval of the Board of Directors or any duly authorized committee thereof, to provide such indemnification and advancement of expenses to a person who served a predecessor of the Corporation in any of the capacities described in (a) or (b) above and to any employee or agent of the Corporation or a predecessor of the Corporation.

9.2.Non‑Exclusivity of Rights.  Any right to indemnification and the payment of expenses incurred in defending a proceeding in advance of its final disposition conferred in this Article IX or the Bylaws shall not be exclusive of any other right which any person may have or hereafter acquire under any statute, provision of these Articles, Bylaws, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.

9.3.Insurance.  The Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a Director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or its affiliates, or is or was serving at the request of the Corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or

other enterprise against any liability asserted against him or her and incurred by him/her in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not he or she is indemnified against such liability under the provisions of this Article IX.

ARTICLE XLIMITATION OF LIABILITY

10.1.Liability.  To the maximum extent that Maryland law, in effect from time to time, permits the limitation of the liability of directors and officers of a corporation, no present or former Director or officer of the Corporation shall be liable to the Corporation or to any stockholder for money damages. Neither the amendment nor repeal of this Article X, nor the adoption or amendment of any other provision of these Articles inconsistent with this Article X, shall apply to or affect in any respect the applicability of this Section 10.1 with respect to any act or failure to act that occurred prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption.

10.2.Director and Officer Liability Insurance.  By action of the Board, notwithstanding any interest of the Directors in such action, the Corporation may purchase and maintain insurance, in such amounts as the Board deems appropriate, to protect any Director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation or any other person who is serving at the request of the Corporation in any such capacity with another corporation, partnership, limited liability company, joint venture, trust or other enterprise (including, without limitation, any employee benefit plan) against any liability asserted against such person or incurred by such person in any such capacity or arising out of such person’s status as such (including, without limitation, expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement) to the fullest extent permitted by the MGCL, and whether or not the Corporation would have the power or would be required to indemnify any such person under the terms of any agreement or the Bylaws or the MGCL.  For purposes of this Section 11.2, “fines” shall include any excise taxes assessed on a person with respect to any employee benefit plan.

ARTICLE XI
GENERAL PROVISIONS

11.1.Provisions in Conflict with Law or Regulations.

(a)The provisions of these Articles are severable, and if the Directors shall determine that any one or more of such provisions are in conflict with applicable federal or state laws, to the maximum extent allowed by the MGCL, the conflicting provisions shall not be given effect and shall be deemed never to have constituted a part of these Articles, even without any amendment of these Articles pursuant to Section 8.2 hereof; provided, however, that such determination by the Directors shall not affect or impair any of the remaining provisions of these Articles or render invalid or improper any action taken or omitted prior to such determination.  No Director shall be liable for making or failing to make such a determination.

(b)If any provision of these Articles or any application of such provision shall be held invalid or unenforceable by any federal or state court having jurisdiction, such holding shall not in any manner affect or render invalid or unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction, and the validity of the remaining provisions of these Articles shall not be affected.  Other applications of such provision shall be affected only to the extent necessary to comply with the determination of such court.

11.2.Business Combinations and Control Share Acquisitions.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Bylaws or these Articles, Title 3, Subtitle 6 of the MGCL, or any successor statute, shall not apply to any “business combination” with the Corporation, and Title 3, Subtitle 7 of the MGCL, or any successor statute, shall not apply to any acquisition by any person of shares of stock of the Corporation.  This section may be repealed, in whole or in part, at any time, whether before or after any business combination with the Corporation or acquisition of control shares and, upon such repeal, may to the extent provided in any successor provision of these Articles, apply to any prior or subsequent business combination with the Corporation or control share acquisition.

ARTICLE XIIMAJORITY APPROVAL

Except for the specific provisions of Article 8.2 of these Articles regarding any amendment or repeal of Articles IX or X of these Articles, all votes required to approve any matter brought before the stockholders of the Corporation, including the approval of amendments to these Articles, the sale of all or substantially all of the business or assets of the Corporation, the merger of the Corporation or the dissolution of the Corporation, shall require the approval of a majority of the outstanding shares of each class of Common Stock, voting as separate classes, and a majority of the outstanding shares of any other Stock of the Corporation outstanding and entitled to vote.

EX-3.2

EXHIBIT 3.2

BYLAWS

OF

MERIDIAN BANCORP, INC.

Incorporated under the Laws of the State of Maryland

ARTICLE I

OFFICES

Section 1.Registered Office.  The registered office of Meridian Bancorp, Inc. (the “Corporation”) in the State of Maryland shall be 2405 York Rd, Suite 201, Lutherville Timonium, Maryland 21093-2264 and the name of its registered agent is The Corporation Trust Incorporated.

Section 2.Other Offices.  The Corporation may have other offices, either within or without the State of Maryland, at such place or places as the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the “Board of Directors”) may from time to time select or the business of the Corporation may require.

ARTICLE II MEETINGS OF STOCKHOLDERS

Section 1.Annual Meetings.  Annual meetings of stockholders for the election of directors, and for the transaction of any business within the powers of the Corporation, shall be held at such place, either within or without the State of Maryland, and at such time and date as the Board of Directors, by resolution, shall determine and as set forth in the notice of the meeting.  At each annual meeting, the stockholders entitled to vote shall elect a Board of Directors and they may transact such other corporate business as shall be stated in the notice of the meeting.

Section 2.Special Meetings.  Special meetings of the stockholders for any purpose or purposes may be called by the President of the Corporation or the Secretary, or by resolution of the Board of Directors.

Section 3.Voting.  Each stockholder entitled to vote in accordance with the terms of the Articles of Amendment and Restatement of the Charter of the Corporation (the “Articles”) and these Bylaws may vote in person or by proxy, but no proxy shall be voted after eleven months from its date unless such proxy provides for a longer period.  All elections for directors shall be decided by a plurality of all the votes cast at a meeting of stockholders duly called and at which a quorum is present; all other questions shall be decided by majority of votes cast except as otherwise required by the Articles or the laws of the State of Maryland.  For

purposes of this Section 3 of Article II, a majority of the votes cast means that the number of shares voted “for” a matter must exceed the number of votes cast “against” that matter.

Section 4.Quorum and Adjournment.  Except as otherwise required by law, by the Articles or by these Bylaws, the presence, in person or by proxy, of stockholders entitled to cast a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast at such meeting on any matter shall constitute a quorum at all meetings of the stockholders.  In case a quorum shall not be present at any meeting, the chairman of the meeting shall have the power to adjourn the meeting from time to time, without notice other than announcement at the meeting, to a date not more than 120 days after the original record date.  No notice of the time and place of adjourned meetings need be given except as required by law.  At any such adjourned meeting at which a quorum is present, any business may be transacted that might have been transacted at the meeting as originally noticed; but only those stockholders entitled to vote at the meeting as originally noticed shall be entitled to vote at any adjournment or adjournments thereof.

Section 5.Notice of Meeting.  Written notice, stating the place, date and time of the meeting, and in the case of a special meeting or as otherwise may be required by any statute, the purpose for which the meeting is called, shall be given to each stockholder entitled to vote thereat and to each stockholder not entitled to vote who is entitled notice of the meeting, at his or her address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, not less than 10 nor more than 90 days before the date of the meeting.  If transmitted electronically, such notice shall be deemed to be given when transmitted to the stockholder by an electronic transmission to any address or number of the stockholder at which the stockholder receives electronic transmissions.  Any business of the Corporation may be transacted at an annual meeting of stockholders without being specifically designated in the notice, except such business as is required by any statute to be stated in such notice.  No business shall be transacted at a special meeting of stockholders except as specifically designated in the notice.

Section 6.Control Share Acquisition Act.  Notwithstanding any other provision of the Articles or these Bylaws, Title 3, Subtitle 7 of the Maryland General Corporation Law, or any successor statute (the “MGCL”), shall not apply to any acquisition by any person of shares of stock of the Corporation.  This section may be repealed, in whole or in part, at any time, whether before or after an acquisition of control shares and, upon such repeal, may, to the extent provided by any successor bylaw, apply to any prior or subsequent control share acquisition.

Section 7.Action Without a Meeting.  Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting, without prior notice and without a vote, if a consent or consents in writing or by electronic communication, setting forth the action so taken, shall be signed by the holders of outstanding stock having not less than the minimum number of votes that would be necessary to authorize or take such action at a meeting at which all shares entitled to vote thereon were present and voted.

ARTICLE III DIRECTORS

Section 1.Number and Term.  The business and affairs of the Corporation shall be managed under the direction of the Board of Directors, which shall consist of not less than one person.  The exact number of directors shall initially be three and may thereafter be fixed from time to time by the Board of Directors.  Each director shall hold office until a successor is duly elected and qualified or as otherwise prescribed by these Bylaws or the Articles.  A director need not be a stockholder.

Section 2.Resignation or Removal.  Any director may at any time resign by delivering to the Board of Directors his or her resignation in writing.  Subject to the rights of holders of one or more classes or series of preferred stock to elect or remove one or more directors, any director or the entire Board of Directors may at any time be removed, effective immediately, by the vote, either in person or represented by proxy, of a majority of all the votes entitled to be cast generally in the election of directors.

Section 3.Newly Created Directorships and Vacancies.  Newly created directorships resulting from any increase in the authorized number of directors shall be filled only by a majority vote of the directors then in office, provided that a quorum is present.  Any vacancies resulting from death, resignation, retirement, disqualification, removal from office or other cause, shall be filled only by a majority vote of the remaining directors then in office, even if less than a quorum.  The directors so chosen shall hold office until the next annual election and until their respective successors are duly elected.  If the office of any director becomes vacant and there are no remaining directors, the stockholders, by the affirmative vote of the holders of shares constituting a majority of the voting power of the Corporation, at a special meeting called for such purpose, may appoint any qualified person to fill such vacancy.

Section 4.Regular Meetings.  Regular meetings of the Board of Directors shall be held at such dates, times and places as may be designated by the Board of Directors, and shall be held at least once each year.  Regular meetings may be held without notice.

Section 5.Special Meetings.  Special meetings of the Board of Directors may be called by the Board of Directors, or the President, or by the Secretary on the written request of any director, on at least one day’s notice to each director (except that notice to any director may be waived in writing by such director) and shall be held at such place or places as may be determined by the Board of Directors, or as shall be stated in the notice of the meeting.  Unless otherwise indicated in the notice thereof, any and all business may be transacted at a special meeting.

Section 6.Notice.  Notice of any special meeting shall, and any regular meeting may, be given to each director, either orally, by facsimile or other means of electronic communication or by hand delivery, addressed to each director at his address as it appears on the records of the Corporation.  If notice be by facsimile or other means of electronic communication, such notice shall be deemed to be adequately delivered when the notice is transmitted at least 24 hours before such meeting.  If by telephone or by hand delivery, the notice

shall be given at least 24 hours prior to the time set for the meeting.  Neither the business to be transacted at, nor the purpose of, any regular or special meeting of the Board of Directors need be specified in the notice of such meeting.  A meeting may be held at any time without notice if all the directors are present or if those not present waive notice of the meeting.

Section 7.Organization.  At each meeting of the Board of Directors, the President or, in the absence of the President, a director chosen by a majority of the directors present, shall act as chairman of the meeting.  The Secretary or, in his or her absence, an Assistant Secretary of the Corporation, or, in the absence of the Secretary and all Assistant Secretaries, an individual appointed by the chairman of the meeting, shall act as Secretary of the meeting.

Section 8.Telephone Meetings. Directors may participate in a meeting by means of a conference telephone or other communications equipment if all persons participating in the meeting can hear each other at the same time. Participation in a meeting by these means shall constitute presence in person at the meeting.

Section 9.Quorum.  A majority of the directors shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business at any meeting of the Board of Directors.  If at any meeting of the Board of Directors there shall be less than a quorum present, a majority of those present may adjourn the meeting from time to time until a quorum is obtained, and no further notice thereof need be given other than by announcement at the meeting which shall be so adjourned.  The directors present at a meeting which has been duly called and at which a quorum has been established may continue to transact business until adjournment, notwithstanding the withdrawal from the meeting of enough directors to leave fewer than required to establish a quorum.  The vote of the majority of the directors present at a meeting at which a quorum is present shall be the act of the Board of Directors unless the Articles or these Bylaws shall require the vote of a greater number.

Section 10.Action Without a Meeting.  Any action required or permitted to be taken at any meeting of the Board of Directors or of any committee thereof may be taken without a meeting if all members of the Board of Directors or such committee, as the case may be, consent thereto in writing or by electronic communication and such written consent or consents and copies of such communication or communications are filed with the minutes of proceedings of the Board of Directors or committee.

Section 11.Committees.  The Board of Directors may from time to time designate committees of the Board of Directors, with such lawfully delegable powers and duties as it thereby confers, to serve at the pleasure of the Board of Directors and shall, for those committees and any others provided for herein, elect a director or directors to serve as the member or members, designating, if it desires, other directors as alternate members who may replace any absent or disqualified member at any meeting of the committee.  In the absence or disqualification of any member of any committee and any alternate member in his place, the member or members of the committee present at the meeting and not disqualified from voting, whether or not he or they constitute a quorum, may by unanimous vote appoint another director to act at the meeting in the place of the absent or disqualified member.

Section 12.Compensation.  Directors shall not receive any stated salary for their services as directors or as members of committees, but by resolution of the Board of Directors a fixed fee and expenses of attendance may be allowed for attendance at each meeting.  Nothing herein contained shall be construed to preclude any director from serving the Corporation in any other capacity as an officer, agent or otherwise, and receiving compensation therefor.

Section 13.Reliance.  Each director and officer of the Corporation shall, in the performance of his or her duties with respect to the Corporation, be entitled to rely on any information, opinion, report or statement, including any financial statement or other financial data, prepared or presented by an officer or employee of the Corporation whom the director or officer reasonably believes to be reliable and competent in the matters presented, by a lawyer, certified public accountant or other person, as to a matter which the director or officer reasonably believes to be within the person’s professional or expert competence, or, with respect to a director, by a committee of the Board on which the director does not serve, as to a matter within its designated authority, if the director reasonably believes the committee to merit confidence.

Section 14.Ratification.  The Board of Directors or the stockholders may ratify and make binding on the Corporation any action or inaction by the Corporation or its officers to the extent that the Board of Directors or the stockholders could have originally authorized the matter.  Moreover, any action or inaction questioned in any stockholders’ derivative proceeding or any other proceeding on the ground of lack of authority, defective or irregular execution, adverse interest of a director, officer or stockholder, non-disclosure, miscomputation, the application of improper principles or practices of accounting or otherwise, may be ratified, before or after judgment, by the Board of Directors or by the stockholders, and if so ratified, shall have the same force and effect as if the questioned action or inaction had been originally duly authorized, and such ratification shall be binding upon the Corporation and its stockholders and shall constitute a bar to any claim or execution of any judgment in respect of such questioned action or inaction.

Section 15.Certain Rights of Directors, Officers, Employees and Agents.  The directors shall have no responsibility to devote their full time to the affairs of the Corporation.  Any director or officer, employee or agent of the Corporation, in his or her personal capacity or in a capacity as an affiliate, employee, or agent of any other person, or otherwise, may have business interests and engage in business activities similar to, in addition to or in competition with those of or relating to the Corporation.

ARTICLE IV OFFICERS

Section 1.Generally.  The officers of the Corporation shall be the President, one or more Vice Presidents, a Treasurer and a Secretary, all of whom shall be elected by the Board of Directors and shall hold office until their successors are duly elected and qualified.  In addition, the Board of Directors may elect such Assistant Secretaries and Assistant Treasurers as it may deem proper.  The Board of Directors may appoint such other officers and agents as it may deem advisable, who shall hold their offices for such terms and shall exercise such powers

 and perform such duties as shall be determined from time to time by the Board of Directors.  Any number of offices may be held by the same person.

Section 2.Appointment and Term of Office.  The President, the Vice President or Vice Presidents, the Treasurer and the Secretary shall be appointed by the Board of Directors.  Other officers may be appointed from time to time by the Board of Directors or by an officer to whom the Board of Directors shall have delegated the power to appoint.  Each officer shall serve until his or her successor is elected and qualifies or until his or her death, or his or her resignation or removal in the manner hereinafter provided.

Section 3.Removal and Resignation.  Any officer or agent of the Corporation may be removed, with or without cause, by the Board of Directors if in its judgment the best interests of the Corporation would be served thereby, but such removal shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the person so removed.  Any officer of the Corporation may resign at any time by delivering his or her resignation to the Board, the President or the Secretary.  Any resignation shall take effect immediately upon its receipt or at such later time specified in the resignation.  The acceptance of a resignation shall not be necessary to make it effective unless otherwise stated in the resignation.  Such resignation shall be without prejudice to the contract rights, if any, of the Corporation.

Section 4.President.  The President shall be elected by the Board of Directors and shall preside at all meetings of the stockholders and of the Board of Directors.  The President shall be responsible for the general management of the affairs of the Corporation and shall perform all duties incidental to his office.  The President shall be empowered to sign all certificates, contracts and other instruments of the Corporation, and to do all acts that are authorized by the Board of Directors, and shall, in general, have such other duties and responsibilities as are assigned consistent with the authority of a president of a corporation.

Section 5.Vice Presidents.  The Board of Directors or the President may from time to time name one or more Vice Presidents that may include the designation of Executive Vice Presidents and Senior Vice Presidents all of whom shall perform such duties as from time to time may be assigned to him or them by the President or the Board of Directors.

Section 6.Treasurer.  The Treasurer shall have the custody of the corporate funds and securities and shall keep full and accurate account of receipts and disbursements in books belonging to the Corporation.  He or she shall deposit all moneys and other valuables in the name and to the credit of the Corporation in such depositaries as may be designated by the Board of Directors.  He or she shall disburse the funds of the Corporation as may be ordered by the Board of Directors or the President, taking proper vouchers for such disbursements.  He or she shall render to the President and Board of Directors at the regular meetings of the Board of Directors, or whenever they may request it, an account of all his or her transactions as Treasurer and of the financial condition of the Corporation.  If required by the Board of Directors, he or she shall give the Corporation a bond for the faithful discharge of his or her duties in such amount and with such surety as the Board of Directors shall prescribe.

Section 7.Secretary.  The Secretary shall give, or cause to be given, notice of all meetings of stockholders and of the Board of Directors and all other notices required by law

or by these Bylaws, and in case of his or her absence or refusal or neglect so to do, any such notice may be given by any person thereunto directed by the President, or by the Board of Directors, upon whose request the meeting is called as provided in these Bylaws.  The Secretary shall record all the proceedings of the meetings of the Board of Directors, any committees thereof and the stockholders of the Corporation in a book to be kept for that purpose, and shall perform such other duties as may be assigned to him or her by the Board of Directors or the President.  He or she shall have the custody of the seal of the Corporation and shall affix the same to all instruments requiring it, when authorized by the Board of Directors or the President, and attest to the same.

ARTICLE V INDEMNIFICATION AND ADVANCE OF EXPENSES

Section 1.To the maximum extent permitted by Maryland law in effect from time to time, the Corporation shall indemnify and, without requiring a preliminary determination of the ultimate entitlement to indemnification, shall pay or reimburse reasonable expenses in advance of final disposition of a proceeding to (a) any individual who is a present or former director or officer of the Corporation and who is made or threatened to be made a party to the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity or (b) any individual who, while a director or officer of the Corporation and at the request of the Corporation, serves or has served as a director, officer, partner, trustee, member or manager of another corporation, real estate investment trust, limited liability company, partnership, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise and who is made or threatened to be made a party to the proceeding by reason of his or her service in that capacity.  The rights to indemnification and advance of expenses provided by the Articles and these Bylaws shall vest immediately upon election of a director or officer.  The Corporation may, with the approval of the Board of Directors, provide such indemnification and advance for expenses to an individual who served a predecessor of the Corporation in any of the capacities described in (a) or (b) above and to any employee or agent of the Corporation or a predecessor of the Corporation.  The indemnification and payment or reimbursement of expenses provided in these Bylaws shall not be deemed exclusive of or limit in any way other rights to which any person seeking indemnification or payment or reimbursement of expenses may be or may become entitled under any bylaw, resolution, insurance, agreement or otherwise.

Section 2.Neither the amendment nor repeal of this Article, nor the adoption or amendment of any other provision of these Bylaws or the Articles of the Corporation inconsistent with this Article, shall apply to or affect in any respect the applicability of the preceding section with respect to any act or failure to act which occurred prior to such amendment, repeal or adoption.

ARTICLE VI EXCLUSIVE FORUM FOR CERTAIN LITIGATION

Section 1.Unless the Corporation consents in writing to the selection of an alternative forum, the sole and exclusive forum for:

(a)any derivative action or proceeding brought on behalf of the Corporation;

(b)any action asserting a claim for or based on a breach of a fiduciary duty owed by any current or former director or officer or other employee of the Corporation to the Corporation or the Corporation’s stockholders, including a claim alleging the aiding and abetting of such a breach of fiduciary duty;

(c)any action asserting a claim against the Corporation or any current or former director or officer or other employee of the Corporation arising pursuant to any provision of the MGCL (including, without limitation, Sections 2-401 and 2-405.1 thereof) or the Articles or these Bylaws; or

(d)any action asserting a claim related to or involving the Corporation that is governed by the internal affairs doctrine;

shall be the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, Maryland, or if that Court does not have jurisdiction, the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, Baltimore Division.

ARTICLE VII

MISCELLANEOUS

Section 1.Certificates of Stock.  Shares of the Corporation’s stock may be certificated or uncertificated in accordance with the MGCL.  The issue of shares in uncertificated form shall not affect shares represented by a certificate until the certificate is surrendered to the Corporation.  Each holder of stock represented by certificates shall be entitled to a certificate signed by, or in the name of the Corporation by, the President or a Vice President and by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary, or the Treasurer or an Assistant Treasurer, certifying the number of shares owned by her or him.  Any of or all the signatures on the certificate may be facsimile.

Section 2.Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates.  In the event of the loss, theft or destruction of any certificate of stock, another certificate or uncertificated shares may be issued in its place pursuant to such regulations as the Board of Directors may establish concerning proof of such loss, theft or destruction and concerning the giving of a satisfactory bond or bonds of indemnity.

Section 3.Transfer of Shares.  Transfers of stock shall be made only upon the transfer books of the Corporation kept at an office of the Corporation or by transfer agents designated to transfer shares of the stock of the Corporation.  Except where a certificate is issued in accordance with Section 2 of Article VI of these Bylaws or in the case of uncertificated shares, an outstanding certificate for the number of shares involved shall be surrendered, if one has been issued, for cancellation before a new certificate is or uncertificated shares are issued therefor.

Section 4.Dividends.  Subject to the provisions of the Articles and applicable law, the Board of Directors may, out of funds legally available therefor at any regular or special meeting, declare dividends upon stock of the Corporation as and when they deem appropriate.  Before declaring any dividend there may be set apart out of any funds of the Corporation

available for dividends, such sum or sums as the Board of Directors from time to time in their discretion deem proper for working capital or as a reserve fund to meet contingencies or for equalizing dividends or for such other purposes as the Board of Directors shall deem conducive to the interests of the Corporation.

Section 5.Record Date.

(a)In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at any meeting of stockholders or any adjournment thereof, or to express consent to corporate action in writing without a meeting, or entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights, or entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted by the Board of Directors and which record date in the case of determination of stockholders entitled to vote at any meeting of stockholders or adjournment thereof, shall, unless otherwise required by law, not be more than 90 nor less than 10 days before the date of such meeting.  If no record date is fixed:  (i) the record date for determining stockholders entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall be the later of the close of business on the day on which the notice of the meeting is mailed or the thirtieth day before the meeting (ii) when no prior action by the Board of Directors is required by applicable law, the record date for determining stockholders entitled to consent in writing or by electronic communication in lieu of a meeting shall be the first date on which such consent is delivered to the Corporation pursuant to applicable law, and (iii) the record date for determining stockholders for any other purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto.  A determination of stockholders of record entitled to notice of or to vote at a meeting of stockholders shall apply to the meeting if postponed or adjourned; provided, however, that the Board of Directors may fix a new record date for the adjourned meeting; and provided further, that if the meeting is postponed or adjourned to a date more than 120 days after the record date originally fixed for the meeting, then a new record date for such meeting shall be determined as set forth herein.

(b)In order that the Corporation may determine the stockholders entitled to receive payment of any dividend or other distribution or allotment of any rights or the stockholders entitled to exercise any rights in respect of any change, conversion or exchange of stock, or for the purpose of any other lawful action, the Board of Directors may, except as otherwise required by law, fix a record date, which record date shall not precede the date upon which the resolution fixing the record date is adopted, and which record date shall be not more than 90 days prior to such action.  If no record date is fixed, the record date for determining stockholders for any such purpose shall be at the close of business on the day on which the Board of Directors adopts the resolution relating thereto, but the payment or allotment may not be made more than 60 days after the date on which the resolution is adopted.

Section 6.Fiscal Year.  The fiscal year of the Corporation shall be as fixed by the Board of Directors.

Section 7.Corporate Seal.  The corporate seal of the Corporation shall be in such form as shall be determined by resolution of the Board of Directors.  Said seal may be used by causing it or a facsimile thereof to be impressed or affixed or reproduced or otherwise imprinted upon the subject document or paper.

Section 8.Notice and Waiver of Notice.

(a)Whenever any notice is required to be given under these Bylaws, personal notice is not required unless expressly so stated, and any notice so required shall be deemed to be sufficient if given by depositing the same in the United States mail, postage prepaid, addressed to the person entitled thereto at his or her address as it appears on the records of the Corporation, and such notice shall be deemed to have been given on the day of such mailing.  Without limiting the manner by which notice otherwise may be given effectively to stockholders, any notice to stockholders may be given by electronic transmission.

(b)Whenever any notice whatever is required to be given by law, the Articles or these Bylaws, a written waiver thereof, signed by the person or persons entitled to such notice, or a waiver by electronic communications by such person or persons whether before or after the time stated therein, shall be deemed equivalent to the giving of such notice.  Neither the business to be conducted at, nor the purpose of such meeting, need be specified in such waiver.  Attendance of a person at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting, except where a person attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting at the beginning of the meeting, to the transaction of any business because the meeting is not lawfully called or convened.

Section 9.Contracts.  The Board of Directors may authorize and designate any officer, employee or agent to execute contracts or any other instrument on behalf of the Corporation.  When the execution of any contract or other instrument has been authorized by the Board of Directors without specification of the executing officers, the President, any Vice President, the Treasurer and the Secretary may execute the same in the name of and on behalf of the Corporation and may affix the corporate seal thereto.

Section 10.Proxies.  Unless otherwise provided by resolution adopted by the Board of Directors, the President or any Vice President may from time to time appoint an attorney or attorneys or agent or agents of the Corporation, in the name and on behalf of the Corporation, to cast the votes which the Corporation may be entitled to cast as the holder of stock or other securities in any other corporation, any of whose stock or other securities may be held by the Corporation, at meetings of the holders of the stock or other securities of such other corporation, or to consent in writing, in the name of the Corporation as such holder, to any action by such other corporation, and may instruct the person or persons so appointed as to the manner of casting such votes or giving such consent, and may execute or cause to be executed in the name and on behalf of the Corporation and under its corporate seal or otherwise, all such written proxies or other instruments as he or she may deem necessary or proper in the premises.

Section 11.Loans, Checks and Deposits.

(a)Loans.  No loans shall be contracted on behalf of the Corporation and no evidence of indebtedness shall be issued in its name unless authorized by a resolution of the Board of Directors.

(b)Checks.  All checks or demands for money and notes of the Corporation shall be signed by such officer or officers or such other person or persons as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate.

(c)Accounts.  Bank accounts of the Corporation shall be opened, and deposits made thereto, by such officers or other persons as the Board of Directors may from time to time designate.

ARTICLE VIII

AMENDMENTS

Except as otherwise provided in the Articles, the Board of Directors may by majority vote of those present at any meeting at which a quorum is present alter, amend or repeal these Bylaws, or enact such other Bylaws as in their judgment may be advisable for the regulation and conduct of the affairs of the Corporation.

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