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) September 19, 2014 (Sept. 18, 2014)
People’s United Financial, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33326 | 20-8447891 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 850 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT | 06604 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (203) 338-7171
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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 September 18, 2014, the Board of Directors of People’s United Financial, Inc. approved an increase in the size of the Board of Directors to twelve members, and appointed William F. Cruger, Jr. as a director to fill the vacancy created by that action.
Prior to his retirement in August 2013, Mr. Cruger was Vice Chairman of Investment Banking at JP Morgan and Co. where he was responsible for key client relationships on a global basis. Previously Mr. Cruger held a number of senior positions at JP Morgan, including Managing Director in the Financial Institutions group from 1996 to 2011. He currently serves as a director of MarketAxess Holdings Inc.
Mr. Cruger, whose term of office will expire at the 2015 annual meeting of People’s United’s shareholders, will serve as a member of the Board’s Audit and Treasury and Finance Committees. He will also serve as a member of the Trust Committee of the Board of Directors of People’s United Bank.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (d) | The following Exhibit is submitted herewith. |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press Release – September 19, 2014 | |
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SIGNATURES
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.
| People’s United Financial, Inc. | ||||||
| (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: September 19, 2014 | By: | /s/ Eric J. Appellof | ||||
| (Signature) | ||||||
| Name: | Eric J. Appellof | |||||
| Title: | First Vice President and Corporate Counsel | |||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Description |
Page |
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| 99.1 | Press Release – September 19, 2014 | 99.1-1 | ||||
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