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): July 1422, 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.)


67 Prospect Street, Peabody, Massachusetts		01960
(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 82.0102 ~~Other~~Results ~~Events~~of Operations and Financial Condition

On July 1422, 2014, Meridian Interstate Bancorp, Inc., issued a ~~Massachusetts~~ ~~corporation,~~press ~~announced~~release ~~that~~announcing ~~Meridian~~earnings ~~Bancorp,~~for ~~Inc.,~~the asecond ~~Maryland~~quarter ~~corporation,~~and ~~had~~six ~~completed~~months ~~the~~ended ~~syndicated~~June 30, ~~community~~2014. ~~offering~~A incopy ~~connection~~of ~~with~~ the ~~mutual-to-stock~~press ~~conversion~~release ofis ~~Meridian~~attached ~~Financial~~as ~~Services,~~Exhibit ~~Incorporated,~~99 ~~and~~to ~~also announced~~this ~~preliminary results of the offering~~report.

~~Item~~The 9press release attached as an exhibit to this Current Report pursuant to this Item 2.0102 ~~Financial~~is ~~Statements~~being furnished to, and ~~Exhibits~~not filed with, the Securities and Exchange Commission.

~~(d)~~Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Exhibit		Description
99		Press release dated July 14, 2014

(a)

Not Applicable.

(b)

Not Applicable.

(c)

Not Applicable.

(d)

Exhibits.


Exhibit No.		Exhibit

99		Press release dated July 22, 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.	~~MERIDIAN INTERSTATE BANCORP, INC.~~
DATE: July 16, 2014	By:	/s/ Mark L. Abbate
DATE: July 22, 2014		By:	/s/ Mark L. Abbate
		~~Mark L. Abbate~~	Mark L. Abbate
		Senior Vice President, Treasurer and
			Senior Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
		Chief Financial Officer

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