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UNITED STATES
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): October 17, 2017
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WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
Delaware
 
001-31486
 
06-1187536
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
145 Bank Street, Waterbury, Connecticut 06702
(Address and zip code 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)

 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
 
Emerging growth company o
 
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o







Item 7.01.
Regulation FD Disclosure.

On October 17, 2017, Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS), the holding company for Webster Bank, announced the release of its company-run 2017 capital stress test results as required by the Dodd-Frank Act. The stress test disclosure includes results for both Webster Financial Corporation and Webster Bank, and can be found on Webster’s Investor Relations website under the heading “Presentations” http://phx.corporate-ir.net/phoenix.zhtml?c=73114&p=irol-presentations.

Information contained herein, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed filed for the purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, nor shall such information and Exhibit be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01.
Financial Statements and Exhibits.



(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit
Number
Description
 
99.1
 









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
 
 
 
Date: October 17, 2017
 
By:
 
/s/ Glenn I. MacInnes
 
 
 
 
Glenn I. MacInnes

 
 
 
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer