EASTERN BANKSHARES INC. 2023-2024 Proxy Voting Records

Description as filed by funds: To elect five directors for a three-year term expiring in 2027: Bari A. Harlam

EASTERN BANKSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Bari A. Harlam”): 131,697,706 for, 3,463,882 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “By the vote reported below, the shareholders elected the following five nominees to serve as directors of the Company for a term to end at the Company's 2027 annual meeting of shareholders:”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 64 asset managers below reported 67,482,461 for, 979 against, 3,599 abstained, 3,551 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect five directors for a three-year term expiring in 2027: Joseph T. Chung

EASTERN BANKSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Joseph T. Chung”): 132,044,661 for, 3,238,657 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “By the vote reported below, the shareholders elected the following five nominees to serve as directors of the Company for a term to end at the Company's 2027 annual meeting of shareholders:”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 64 asset managers below reported 67,482,461 for, 4,578 against, 3,551 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect five directors for a three-year term expiring in 2027: Marisa J. Harney

EASTERN BANKSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Marisa J. Harney”): 132,755,741 for, 2,418,556 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “By the vote reported below, the shareholders elected the following five nominees to serve as directors of the Company for a term to end at the Company's 2027 annual meeting of shareholders:”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 64 asset managers below reported 67,487,039 for, 3,551 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect five directors for a three-year term expiring in 2027: Paul M. Connolly

EASTERN BANKSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Paul M. Connolly”): 131,710,396 for, 3,437,844 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “By the vote reported below, the shareholders elected the following five nominees to serve as directors of the Company for a term to end at the Company's 2027 annual meeting of shareholders:”
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 64 asset managers below reported 67,466,894 for, 20,145 against, 3,551 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: To elect five directors for a three-year term expiring in 2027: Richard C. Bane

EASTERN BANKSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“Elect Director: Richard C. Bane”): 129,868,978 for, 5,448,980 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: Elected, in the filing’s own words: “By the vote reported below, the shareholders elected the following five nominees to serve as directors of the Company for a term to end at the Company's 2027 annual meeting of shareholders:”
Support: 96% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 64 asset managers below reported 66,809,159 for, 677,880 against, 3,551 unknown.

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Description as filed by funds: a proposal to approve the issuance of Eastern common stock to holders of Cambridge common stock pursuant to the merger agreement, dated as of September 19, 2023 (the "Eastern Share Issuance Proposal"); and

EASTERN BANKSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“1. Eastern Share Issuance Proposal At the Special Meeting, shareholders authorized the issuance of shares of Company common stock to Cambridge shareholders”): 121,423,622 for, 17,842,916 against, per its Form 8-K filed February 28, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 87% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 44 asset managers below reported 49,661,838 for, 10,009,674 against.

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Description as filed by funds: To approve the issuance of Eastern common stock to holders of Cambridge Bancorp ("Cambridge") common stock pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between Eastern, Eastern Bank, Citadel MS 2023, Inc., Cambridge, and Cambridge Trust Company, dated as of September 19, 2023 (the "Eastern Share Issuance Proposal").

EASTERN BANKSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“1. Eastern Share Issuance Proposal At the Special Meeting, shareholders authorized the issuance of shares of Company common stock to Cambridge shareholders”): 121,423,622 for, 17,842,916 against, per its Form 8-K filed February 28, 2024 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 87% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 25 asset managers below reported 9,067,116 for, 88,841 against, 3,551 unknown.

Description as filed by funds: a proposal to approve the adjournment of the Eastern special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if there are insufficient votes at the time of the Eastern special meeting to approve the Eastern Share Issuance Proposal or to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the accompanying joint proxy statement/prospectus is timely provided to Eastern shareholders (the "Eastern Adjournment Proposal").

The 44 asset managers below reported 49,484,740 for, 10,186,772 against. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

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Description as filed by funds: TO APPROVE THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE EASTERN SPECIAL MEETING, IF NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE, TO SOLICIT ADDITIONAL PROXIES IF THERE ARE INSUFFICIENT VOTES AT THE TIME OF THE EASTERN SPECIAL MEETING TO APPROVE THE EASTERN SHARE ISSUANCE PROPOSAL OR TO ENSURE THAT ANY SUPPLEMENT OR AMENDMENT TO THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS IS TIMELY PROVIDED TO EASTERN SHAREHOLDERS.

The 26 asset managers below reported 9,067,603 for, 88,841 against, 3,551 unknown. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

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Description as filed by funds: To approve, in an advisory vote, the compensation paid to the Company's named executive officers

EASTERN BANKSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“2. Advisory Vote on Named Executive Officer Compensation”): 115,076,749 for, 19,563,938 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “By the vote reported below, the shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the compensation paid to the named executive officers of the Company, as set forth in the Company's Proxy Statement:”
Support: 85% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports, all 63 managers: 60,565,247 for, 6,886,792 against, 3,551 unknown. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports, all 173 managers: 55,685,416 for, 9,813,330 against, 37,294 abstained, 2,885 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Description as filed by funds: To ratify the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP by the Audit Committee of our Board of Directors as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the 2024 fiscal year

EASTERN BANKSHARES INC.’s own tally for this item (“3. Ratification of the Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP”): 149,047,506 for, 2,973,052 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 14, 2024 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “By the vote reported below, the shareholders ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP by the Audit Committee of the Company's Board of Directors as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024.”
Support: 98% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 64 asset managers below reported 67,486,307 for, 732 against, 3,551 unknown.

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