---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001193125-26-230782"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EBC"
cik: "0001810546"
company_name: "Eastern Bankshares, Inc."
filed_at: "2026-05-19T20:15:05+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-19T21:17:37.974144+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Eastern Bankshares shareholders elect six directors, approve say-on-pay and auditor

## Summary
- All six director nominees elected; Luis Borgen received 163.2M votes for, 11.5M against, 8.2M abstain.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved: 172.9M for, 8.8M against, 1.2M abstain.
- Ratification of Ernst & Young as auditor passed: 191.5M for, 12.6M against, 0.7M abstain.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001193125-26-230782
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EBC
- cik: 0001810546
- company_name: Eastern Bankshares, Inc.
- filed_at: 2026-05-19T20:15:05+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1810546/000119312526230782/0001193125-26-230782-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1810546/000119312526230782/d227862d8k.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Eastern Bankshares, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation at the 2026-05-18 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-18
  source text: Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation . By the vote reported below, the shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the named executive officers of the Company, as set forth in the Company’s Proxy Statement: Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes 172,945,389 8,801,346 1,244,798 21,797,754
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1810546/000119312526230782/0001193125-26-230782-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Eastern Bankshares, Inc. shareholders approved Election of six directors for a one-year term expiring in 2027 at the 2026-05-18 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-18
  source text: On May 18, 2026, Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”), at which the shareholders of the Company considered and acted upon three proposals: (1) to elect six directors for a one-year term expiring in 2027; (2) to hold an advisory vote on executive compensation; and (3) to ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the Company’s 2026 fiscal year.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1810546/000119312526230782/0001193125-26-230782-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Eastern Bankshares, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent registered public accounting firm for fiscal year 2026 at the 2026-05-18 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2026-05-18
  source text: Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP . By the vote reported below, 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, 2026.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1810546/000119312526230782/0001193125-26-230782-index.htm

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