Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Gavegnano Richard J	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Meridian Bancorp, Inc. [ EBSB ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) Chairman, President and CEO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 67 PROSPECT STREET	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 8/11/2021
(Street) PEABODY, MA 01960 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	8/11/2021		M		375000	A	$14.20	1300362 (1)	D
Common Stock	8/11/2021		F		309471	D	$20.70	990891 (1)	D
Common Stock	8/11/2021		M		150000	A	$17.65	1140891 (1)	D
Common Stock	8/11/2021		F		137701	D	$20.70	1003190 (1)	D
Common Stock								25000	I	By SEP IRA
Common Stock								17338 (2)	I	By ESOP
Common Stock								8140 (2)	I	By 401(k)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Appreciation Rights	$14.20	8/11/2021		M			375000	11/2/2016	11/2/2025	Common Stock	375000	$0.00	0	D
Stock Appreciation Rights	$17.65	8/11/2021		M			150000	7/31/2018	7/31/2027	Common Stock	150000 (3)	$0.00	37500	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Includes shares of restricted stock which vest at a rate of 20% per year commencing on July 31, 2018.
(2)	Reflects transactions not required to be reported pursuant to Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
(3)	Stock options vest at a rate of 20% per year commencing on July 31, 2018.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Gavegnano Richard J 67 PROSPECT STREET PEABODY, MA 01960	X		Chairman, President and CEO

Signatures
/s/ Sharon Plante, pursuant to Power of Attorney		8/12/2021
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date