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): ~~December~~January 1728, ~~2013~~2014

MERIDIAN INTERSTATE BANCORP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Massachusetts	001-33898	20-4652200
(State or Other Jurisdiction) of Incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification 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 52.02 ~~Departure~~Results of ~~Directors~~Operations orand ~~Principal~~Financial ~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers~~Condition

~~East~~On ~~Boston~~January 28, ~~Savings Bank~~2014, ~~a wholly-owned subsidiary of~~ Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc.~~, has~~ ~~entered~~issued ~~into~~ a ~~change~~press inrelease ~~control~~announcing ~~agreement~~earnings (for the ~~“Agreement”)~~fourth ~~with~~quarter ~~Mr. John~~and ~~Migliozzi,~~year ~~Executive~~ended ~~Vice President. The Agreement has an initial term of twenty-four (24)~~December ~~months~~31, ~~and renews daily unless written notice of non-renewal is provided to the executive~~2013. ~~The~~A ~~Agreement~~copy ~~provides that upon the occurrence~~ of ~~a “change in control” (as defined in~~ the ~~Agreement)~~press ~~followed~~release byis ~~the~~attached ~~executive’s involuntary termination of employment without “cause” (~~as ~~defined~~Exhibit in99 ~~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 ~~the~~this 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 Mrreport. ~~Migliozzi~~ ~~with continued medical and dental insurance coverage for two (2) years, with the executive paying his share of employee premiums.~~

The ~~foregoing~~press ~~description~~release ofattached ~~the Agreement~~as isan ~~qualified~~exhibit into ~~its~~this ~~entirety~~Current byReport ~~reference~~pursuant to ~~the~~this ~~Agreement that is attached hereto as Exhibit~~Item 102.102 ofis ~~this~~being ~~Current~~furnished ~~Report~~to, and isnot ~~incorporated~~filed bywith, ~~reference~~the Securities ~~into~~and ~~this~~Exchange ~~Item 5~~Commission.~~02.~~

Item 9.01.

Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(a)

Not Applicable.

(b)

Not Applicable.

(c)

Not Applicable.

(d)

Exhibits.

Exhibit No.		Exhibit
ExhibitNo.		Exhibit
Exhibit 10.1		Change in Control Agreement between East Boston Savings Bank and John Migliozzi, dated December 17, 2013.
99		Press release dated January 28, 2014

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: December 18, 2013	By:	/s/ Richard J. Gavegnano
DATE: January 28, 2014		By:	/s/ Mark L. Abbate
	Richard J. Gavegnano
			Mark L. Abbate
	Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
			Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

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