Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc. Stock Quote & Summary Data

 Company Description (as filed with the SEC)

Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) is a Massachusetts mid-tier stock holding company that was formed in 2006 by East Boston Savings Bank to be its holding company. The Company owns all of East Boston Savings Bank’s capital stock and directs, plans and coordinates East Boston Savings Bank’s business activities. The Company previously owned 43% of the capital stock of Hampshire First Bank, a New Hampshire chartered bank, organized in 2006 and headquartered in Manchester, New Hampshire. On November 16, 2011, Hampshire First Bank entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger with NBT Bancorp, Inc. (“NBTB”) and NBT Bank, N.A. which was completed on June 8, 2012. For more information about this transaction, see “Item 1 — Business — Subsidiaries and Affiliates.” At December 31, 2012, the Company had total assets of $2.279 billion, deposits of $1.865 billion and stockholders’ equity of $233.9 million.  ... More ...