secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (EBC)
CIK:        0001810546
Form:       8-K/A
Filed at:   2025-09-25T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-25-217350
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Eastern Bankshares mails merger election forms to HarborOne shareholders; deal on track for Nov 1 close
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- HarborOne shareholders can elect 0.765 Eastern shares, $12.00 cash, or mix per share; allocation targets 75%-85% stock consideration.
- Election deadline anticipated 5:00 p.m. ET on Oct 28, 2025; earlier deadline Oct 23 for ESOP/401(k) participants.
- Shareholders voted to approve merger on Aug 20, 2025; Eastern expects all regulatory approvals by Oct 31 with close effective Nov 1.
- Eastern engages Innisfree M&A as information agent for shareholder election process; questions to (877) 800-5182.
- Non-electing shareholders will receive stock/cash as per proration rules without regard to preference.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1810546/000119312525217350/0001193125-25-217350-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1810546/000119312525217350/d911447d8ka.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-25-217350

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