Exhibit 99.1 Eastern Bankshares, Inc. Reports First Quarter 2025 Financial Results Completed 1.3BillionInvestmentPortfolioRepositioningAnnounces81.3 Billion Investment Portfolio Repositioning Announces 8% Increase to Quarterly Dividend BOSTON, April 24, 2025 — Eastern Bankshares, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ: EBC), the holding company of Eastern Bank, today announced its first quarter 2025 financial results. Denis Sheahan, Chief Executive Officer, added, "Our first quarter performance marked a solid start to the year. Operating income of 1.3BillionInvestmentPortfolioRepositioningAnnounces867.5 million gener ...