On September 26, 2018, the Board of Directors of Brookline Bancorp, Inc. approved an increase in the size of the Board of Directors to fifteen members, and appointed Joanne Chang as a director to fill the vacancy created by that action. Ms. Chang’s term of office will expire at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Brookline’s shareholders or until her successor has been duly elected and qualified. Ms. Chang has also been appointed to the Board of Directors of Brookline Bank.