---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001628280-23-018659"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EBC"
cik: "0001810546"
company_name: "Eastern Bankshares, Inc."
filed_at: "2023-05-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-14T22:33:32.616409+00:00"
event_type: "other_material"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Eastern Bankshares shareholders elect four directors and approve say-on-pay at 2023 annual meeting

## Summary
- Elected Luis A. Borgen, Diane S. Hessan, Robert F. Rivers, and Paul D. Spiess as directors for three-year terms ending 2026.
- Advisory vote on named executive officer compensation approved: 115,253,065 for, 9,559,828 against, 2,819,106 abstentions.
- Ratified Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditor for FY 2023: 141,779,867 for, 6,064,440 against, 1,319,536 abstentions.
- Broker non-votes totaled 21,531,844 for director elections and say-on-pay.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001628280-23-018659
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EBC
- cik: 0001810546
- company_name: Eastern Bankshares, Inc.
- filed_at: 2023-05-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other_material
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1810546/000162828023018659/0001628280-23-018659-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1810546/000162828023018659/ebc-20230515.htm

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## Key facts
- Shareholder Votes
  Eastern Bankshares, Inc. shareholders approved Election of Directors at the 2023-05-15 meeting.
  - Proposal: director election
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-15
  source text: By the vote reported below, the shareholders elected the following four nominees to serve as directors of the Company for a term to end at the Company’s 2026 annual meeting of shareholders: Nominee Votes For Votes Against Abstentions Broker Non-Votes Luis A. Borgen 122,181,563 4,133,339 1,317,097 21,531,844 Diane S. Hessan 103,950,971 22,379,025 1,302,003 21,531,844 Robert F. Rivers 118,230,791 8,257,681 1,143,527 21,531,844 Paul D. Spiess 121,808,255 4,481,163 1,342,581 21,531,844
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1810546/000162828023018659/0001628280-23-018659-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Eastern Bankshares, Inc. shareholders approved Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP at the 2023-05-15 meeting.
  - Proposal: auditor ratification
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-15
  source text: 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, 2023. There were no broker non-votes on this matter. Votes For Votes Against Abstentions 141,779,867 6,064,440 1,319,536
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1810546/000162828023018659/0001628280-23-018659-index.htm
- Shareholder Votes
  Eastern Bankshares, Inc. shareholders approved Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation at the 2023-05-15 meeting.
  - Proposal: say on pay
  - Outcome: passed
  - Meeting: 2023-05-15
  source text: 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 115,253,065 9,559,828 2,819,106 21,531,844
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1810546/000162828023018659/0001628280-23-018659-index.htm

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