8-K Item 5.07 4-24-2014


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 24, 2014
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WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
 
001-31486
 
06-1187536
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
Webster Plaza, Waterbury, Connecticut 06702
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 578-2202
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On April 24, 2014, Webster Financial Corporation (the “Company” or “Webster”) held its Annual Meeting of Shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The Company’s shareholders approved each of the three proposals detailed in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 14, 2014.
The proposals voted on by the shareholders at the Annual Meeting were as follows:
1. The Company’s shareholders elected nine individuals to the Board of Directors to serve one-year term as set forth below:
NOMINEES
VOTES
FOR
VOTES AGAINST
VOTES ABSTAINED
BROKER
NON-VOTES
Joel S. Becker
77,247,260
1,023,080
91,323
6,284,878
John J. Crawford
71,957,412
6,299,007
105,244
6,284,878
Robert A. Finkenzeller
77,231,579
1,010,602
119,482
6,284,878
C. Michael Jacobi
62,174,479
15,925,805
261,379
6,284,878
Laurence C. Morse
77,993,026
263,717
104,920
6,284,878
Karen R. Osar
77,412,292
850,784
98,587
6,284,878
Mark Pettie
78,008,317
237,209
116,137
6,284,878
Charles W. Shivery
77,878,343
367,445
115,875
6,284,878
James C. Smith
76,369,763
1,830,706
161,194
6,284,878

2.
The Company’s shareholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the named executive officers of Webster, as set forth below:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstain
Broker Non-Votes
77,019,698
1,051,291
290,674
6,284,878

3.
The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment by the Board of Directors of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of Webster for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014, as set forth below:
Votes For
Votes Against
Abstain
84,343,005
168,189
135,347








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.

 
 
 
WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION
 
 
 
(Registrant)
 
 
 
Date: April 25, 2014
 
By:
/s/ Harriet Munrett Wolfe
 
 
Name:
Harriet Munrett Wolfe
 
 
Title:
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary