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): June 24, 2015
BROOKLINE BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
0-23695
(Commission File Number)
04-3402944
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
131 Clarendon Street
Boston, Massachusetts
(Address of principal executive office)
02116
(Zip Code)
(617) 425-4600
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(d) On June 24, 2015, the Board of Directors of Brookline Bancorp, Inc. approved an increase in the size of the Board of Directors to fourteen members, and appointed John M. Pereira as a director to fill the vacancy created by that action. Mr. Pereira is the President of Combined Properties, Inc., a real estate investment and development firm located in Malden, Massachusetts. Mr. Pereira will serve on the Company’s Credit Committee and Risk Committee.
Mr. Pereira’s term of office will expire at the 2016 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until his successor has been duly elected and qualified.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits 99.1 Press Release — June 24, 2015
SIGNATURE
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.
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Date: June 24, 2015 |
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/s/ Michael W. McCurdy |
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Chief Risk Officer, General Counsel and Secretary |