Eastern Bankshares, Inc. filings document the company’s role as the Massachusetts stock holding company for Eastern Bank and its Nasdaq-listed common stock. Regular 8-K disclosures cover quarterly operating results, Regulation FD materials, cash dividends, share repurchase authorization, and other material events tied to the bank’s capital structure and financial condition.
The filing record also includes proxy materials for governance and shareholder matters, along with acquisition-related 8-K and 8-K/A filings for the completed HarborOne transaction. Those records include completion disclosures, merger consideration corrections, historical financial statements and pro forma financial information for the acquired business.
Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (EBC) was the subject of a Schedule 13G reporting Vanguard Capital Management’s beneficial ownership of 11,694,744 common shares, equal to 5.11% of the class, as of September 30, 2026. Vanguard reported sole voting power over 1,672,740 shares and sole dispositive power over 11,694,744 shares; shared voting and dispositive power were each 0. The reported holdings include securities attributed to Vanguard Capital Management and specified affiliates or business divisions, including shares held by Vanguard funds and client accounts.
Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (EBC) reported third-quarter 2026 net income of $111.0 million, up 5.5% from the prior quarter, and diluted earnings of $0.51 per share, up 6.3%. Net interest income increased 2.3% to $257.9 million, while noninterest income declined 15.5% to $48.7 million, primarily reflecting lower income from investments for employee retirement benefits and second-quarter gains on commercial loan sales that did not recur. Noninterest expense decreased 4.9% to $159.7 million.
Period-end loans grew 1.1% to $23,974.1 million and deposits rose 0.4% to $26,016.8 million as of September 30, 2026. Non-performing loans fell $24.6 million linked quarter to $84.8 million, or 0.36% of total loans; net charge-offs were $5.2 million, compared with $9.8 million in the prior quarter. Net interest margin (FTE) was 3.62%, down 4 basis points, as higher deposit costs outweighed higher earning-asset yields.
Eastern repurchased 2.6 million shares at a weighted average price of $22.11, for $56.7 million, and paid $32.4 million in dividends during the quarter. The board declared a $0.15-per-share quarterly dividend payable December 21, 2026, to shareholders of record December 7, 2026.
Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (EBC) director Richard Corey Bane reported selling 4,000 shares of common stock in an open market or private transaction on September 14, 2026 at $21.78 per share. Following this sale, he directly holds 198,498 shares of Eastern Bankshares common stock. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is reported for this transaction.
Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (EBC) director Richard C. Bane filed a notice of proposed sale of 4,000 shares of the company’s common stock under Rule 144. The shares are to be sold through Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC, with an aggregate market value of $87,100.40 as of September 14, 2026. The securities consist of restricted stock originally acquired from the issuer on November 30, 2022.
Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (EBC) reports that Chief Executive Officer Denis K. Sheahan converted 8,607 restricted stock units into an equal number of shares of common stock on September 3, 2026. Of these, 4,162 shares were delivered or withheld at $22.08 per share for payment of exercise price or tax liability.
Sheahan continues to hold significant equity interests, including indirect holdings of 269,662 common shares in a revocable trust, 33,305 shares in an IRA, and 902 shares through an ESOP, plus multiple outstanding RSU awards that each convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.
Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (EBC) reported that Chief Financial Officer R. David Rosato exercised 11,356 restricted stock units into an equal number of shares of common stock on September 3, 2026. On the same date, 3,354 common shares were delivered or withheld at $22.08 per share for payment of exercise price or tax liability, and Rosato continues to hold additional restricted stock units and 50,000 common shares indirectly through a spouse’s trust.
Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (EBC) executive officer Kathleen Cloherty, Executive VP and General Counsel, reported selling 14,000 shares of common stock on September 2, 2026 at an average price between $21.68 and $21.69 per share. After this sale, she holds 43,146 shares directly and an additional 34,018 shares indirectly through a 401(k) and ESOP.
Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (EBC) received a Rule 144 notice for a planned resale of its common stock by Chief Information Officer Donald Michael Westermann. The notice covers 23,005 shares to be sold through Stifel Nicolaus & Company Inc. on NASDAQ, with an aggregate market value of $492,929.62 as of September 1, 2026. In the prior three months, Westermann sold 10,407 shares for $226,565.59. The notice is signed on his behalf by Kathleen R. Henry under a power of attorney.
Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (EBC) executive vice president Steven Louis Antonakes reported selling 13,500 shares of common stock on September 1, 2026 at a weighted-average price between $21.95 and $21.96 per share. After this sale, he held 61,790 shares directly, plus 13,295 shares through a 401(k) and 4,990 shares through an employee stock ownership plan, including shares received through automatic dividend reinvestment. No Rule 10b5-1 trading plan is indicated.
Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (EBC) reports that Chief Information Officer Donald Michael Westermann sold a total of 33,412 shares of common stock on September 1, 2026 in open-market or private transactions, and continues to hold shares both directly and through an employee stock ownership plan.