 BOSTON, Feb. 24, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- Meridian Bancorp, Inc. the Company or Meridian NASDAQ: EBSB, the holding company for East Boston Savings Bank, today declared a quarterly cash dividend of 0.10 per common share, an increase of 0.02 per common share, or 25, payable on April 1, 2021 to stockholders of record at the close of business on March 18, 2021. The Company also announced that it has adopted a new stock repurchase program for up to 1,000,000 shares, or approximately 1.9 of its outstanding common stock. 