UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~October~~December 2217, 2013

MERIDIAN INTERSTATE BANCORP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Massachusetts	001-33898	20-4652200
(State or Other Jurisdiction)of Incorporation)	(CommissionFile No.)	(I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.)
(State or Other Jurisdiction) of Incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


10 Meridian Street, East Boston, Massachusetts		02128
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (617) 567-1500

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 25.02 ~~Results~~Departure of ~~Operations~~Directors ~~and~~or ~~Financial~~Principal ~~Condition~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

OnEast ~~October 22,~~Boston ~~2013~~Savings Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc., has ~~issued~~entered into a ~~press~~change ~~release~~in ~~announcing~~control ~~earnings~~agreement ~~for~~ (the ~~third~~“Agreement”) ~~quarter~~with ~~and~~Mr. John ~~nine~~Migliozzi, ~~months~~Executive ~~ended~~Vice ~~September~~President. The Agreement has an initial term of twenty-four (24) ~~30,~~months ~~2013~~and renews daily unless written notice of non-renewal is provided to the executive. AThe ~~copy~~Agreement provides that upon the occurrence of a “change in control” (as defined in the ~~press~~Agreement) ~~release~~followed isby ~~attached~~the executive’s involuntary termination of employment without “cause” (as ~~Exhibit~~defined 99in the Agreement) or the executive’s voluntary termination of employment for “good reason” (as defined in the Agreement), the Bank will pay Mr. Migliozzi a lump sum amount equal to ~~this~~the ~~report~~sum of two (2) times his base salary and the highest cash incentive compensation earned by the executive in any one of the three calendar years immediately preceding the year of termination and the Bank will provide Mr. Migliozzi with continued medical and dental insurance coverage for two (2) years, with the executive paying his share of employee premiums.

The ~~press~~foregoing ~~release~~description ~~attached~~of asthe Agreement anis ~~exhibit~~qualified toin ~~this~~its ~~Current~~entirety ~~Report~~by ~~pursuant~~reference to ~~this~~the ~~Item~~Agreement that is attached hereto as Exhibit 210.021 isof ~~being~~this ~~furnished~~Current toReport, and ~~not~~is ~~filed~~incorporated ~~with,~~by ~~the Securities~~reference ~~and~~into ~~Exchange~~this ~~Commission~~Item 5.02.

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)

Not Applicable.

(b)

Not Applicable.

(c)

Not Applicable.

(d)

Exhibits.

ExhibitNo.		Exhibit
Exhibit No.		Exhibit
99		Press release dated October 22, 2013
Exhibit 10.1		Change in Control Agreement between East Boston Savings Bank and John Migliozzi, dated December 17, 2013.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.

	MERIDIAN INTERSTATE BANCORP, INC.
DATE: October 22, 2013		By:	/s/ Mark L. Abbate
DATE: December 18, 2013	By:	/s/ Richard J. Gavegnano
			Mark L. Abbate
	Richard J. Gavegnano
			Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
	Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer

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