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

August 30, 2021

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Pennsylvania	000-55983	83-1561918
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Ident. No.)
9 Old Lincoln Highway, Malvern, Pennsylvania		19355
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)
(484) 568-5000 Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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

Title of each class:	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered:
Common Stock, $1 par value	MRBK	The NASDAQ Stock Market

Item 8.01.            Other Events.

Stock Repurchase Plan

Meridian Corporation, (Nasdaq: MRBK) announced today that its Board of Directors authorized an increase in its $6 million repurchase plan adopted on April 22, 2021, to repurchase up to $20 million of its outstanding common stock over a two-year period.  This equates to an increase of approximately 490 thousand shares or an additional 8% of the outstanding shares as of June 30, 2021. Prior to the adoption of the increase, $5.4 million remained under the April 2021 plan available for repurchases, equating to approximately 185 thousand shares of Company stock.

The timing and amount of common stock repurchases made pursuant to the Meridian common stock repurchase program are subject to various factors, including the company's capital position, liquidity, financial performance and alternative uses of capital, stock trading price, regulatory requirements and limitations, and general market conditions. Also, it may be suspended at any time. The common stock repurchases may be effected through open market purchases or privately negotiated transactions, including repurchase plans that satisfy the conditions of Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Item 9.01.            Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)    Exhibits. The following exhibit is furnished herewith:

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Press Release, issued August 30, 2021 by Meridian Corporation
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 hereunto duly authorized.

	MERIDIAN CORPORATION(Registrant)
Dated:  August 30, 2021
	By:	/s/  Denise Lindsay
			Denise Lindsay
			Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer