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Filing Date: 2015-12-10

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 10.3 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FREEZE AMENDMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>TO THE
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>AMENDED AND RESTATED </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT AGREEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FOR EDWARD J. MERRITT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>WHEREAS</B>, East Boston Savings Bank (the &#147;<B>Bank</B>&#148;) entered into an Amended and Restated Supplemental Executive Retirement
Agreement (the &#147;<B>SERP</B>&#148;) with Edward J. Merritt (the &#147;<B>Executive</B>&#148;) on July&nbsp;28, 2014, effective as of January&nbsp;5, 2010; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>WHEREAS</B>, the Executive and the Bank desire to amend the SERP to provide that no additional SERP benefits will accrue on the
Executive&#146;s behalf under the SERP after December&nbsp;31, 2015 (the &#147;<B>Freeze Date</B>&#148;); and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>WHEREAS</B>, other than
the implementation of the Freeze Date, all other terms and conditions of the SERP shall continue to be in full force and effect and no other changes are hereby made to the SERP as a result of this amendment; and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>WHEREAS</B>, Section&nbsp;14 of the SERP provides generally that the Bank may amend the SERP only with the mutual consent of the Executive;
and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>WHEREAS</B>, the Executive has agreed to this amendment as reflected in his signature below. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>NOW THEREFORE</B>, the SERP shall be amended as follows: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Section&nbsp;2 of the SERP shall be amended by adding the following at the end thereof: </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;Notwithstanding anything in the Agreement to the contrary, the Accumulation Account shall be frozen as of December&nbsp;31, 2015, and no
further additions to the Accumulation Account will be made after December&nbsp;31, 2015. For purposes of clarity, the Accumulation Account will be credited or increased by $50,000 to reflect the 2015 calendar year, and the Accumulation Account will
not increase further.&#148; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Except for this amendment to Section&nbsp;2 of the SERP, all other terms and conditions of the Agreement shall continue to be in full force and effect. For example, this amendment does not change the timing or form
(i.e., lump sum or annuity) of any payments to be made under the SERP, including, but not limited to, upon Separation from Service, Disability (as such terms are defined in the SERP), death, or Separation from Service for Good Reason (as defined in
the SERP). </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>[Signature Page to Follow] </B></P>

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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>IN WITNESS WHEREOF,</B> the Bank, by its duly authorized officers, has caused this Amendment
to be executed effective as of December&nbsp;1, 2015. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">December 10, 2015</TD>
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