SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Osborne Matthew Adam

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

265 FRANKLIN STREET

(Street)

BOSTON

02110

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Eastern Bankshares, Inc. [ EBC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	See Remarks

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2023

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	03/01/2023		M		9,487	A	$0.00⁽¹⁾	14,487	D
Common Stock	03/01/2023		F		2,977	D	$15.63	11,510	D⁽²⁾
Common Stock								10,360	I⁽³⁾	By 401(k)
Common Stock								1,845	I⁽³⁾	By ESOP
Common Stock								1,000	I⁽⁴⁾	By spouse as UTMA custodian for two children

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Restricted Stock Units	⁽¹⁾	03/01/2023		M			9,487	⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁶⁾	Common Stock	9,487	$0.00	37,951	D
Restricted Stock Units	⁽⁵⁾	03/01/2023		A		4,926		⁽⁷⁾	⁽⁷⁾	Common Stock	4,926	$0.00	4,926	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.

2. Includes 5,000 shares held in joint tenancy with spouse.

3. Reflects the amount of shares beneficially owned, including shares received due to automatic dividend reinvestment, as of the date of this report.

4. Represents shares held in two separate UTMA acccounts, each for the benefit of one of the reporting person's children, each of which contains 500 shares, and for each of which the reporting person's spouse serves as custodian.

5. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of EBC common stock on the applicable vesting date.

6. On March 1, 2022, the reporting person was granted 47,438 restricted stock units that vest in five equal annual installments beginning March 1, 2023, subject to continued service. Vested shares will be issued to the reporting person as soon as practicable after the vesting date.

7. On March 1, 2023, the reporting person was granted 4,926 restricted stock units that vest in three equal annual installments beginning March 1, 2024, subject to continued service. Vested shares will be issued to the reporting person as soon as practicable after the vesting date.

Remarks:

EVP, Sr. Commercial Banking Officer Exhibit 24.1 Power of Attorney

	/s/ Sara Rundell, by Power of Attorney	03/03/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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