{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001750735-23-000085","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"MRBK","cik":"0001750735","company_name":"Meridian Corp","filed_at":"2023-11-01T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:30.309232+00:00","generated_at":"2026-06-09T03:00:01.016832+00:00","sec_items":["5.02"],"event_type":"leadership","sentiment":"neutral","materiality_score":0.4,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.4,"confidence":"high","headline":"Meridian Corp Chief Lending Officer Charles Kochka to retire Dec 31, 2023; duties split between two senior officers.","bullets":["Charles D. Kochka, Chief Lending Officer, retires effective December 31, 2023.","Kochka had served in that role with Meridian since 2009.","Duties to be assumed by the Senior Commercial Lending Officer and Senior Commercial Real Estate Lending Officer.","Both officers have extensive market knowledge and have worked with Kochka since 2009."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001750735-23-000085","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001750735-23-000085.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001750735-23-000085.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001750735-23-000085.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1750735/000175073523000085/0001750735-23-000085-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1750735/000175073523000085/mrbk-20231031.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-06-09T03:00:01.016832+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[{"claim_id":"a558e29299","claim":"Charles D. Kochka retired as Chief Lending Officer at Meridian Corp.","evidence_excerpt":"On October 31, 2023, Meridian Bank (a subsidiary of Meridian Corporation) announced the retirement of Charles D. Kochka, Chief Lending Officer, effective December 31, 2023.","evidence_source":"SEC 8-K Item 5.02","evidence_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1750735/000175073523000085/0001750735-23-000085-index.htm","confidence":1.0,"family_label":"Executive change","details":[{"label":"Action","value":"retired"},{"label":"Role","value":"Chief Lending Officer"}],"fact_type":"executive_change"}],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}