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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * DWIGHT JOHN K   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol People's United Financial, Inc. [PBCT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 700 CROSSWIND DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/29/2017 (Street) CHARLOTTE, VT 05445 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 11/29/2017   M   56,928 A $ 15.66 292,098 D   Common Stock 11/29/2017   S   56,928 D $ 19.08 (1) 235,170 (2) D   Common Stock               8,902 I By H. Dwight Revocable Trust Common Stock               4,253 I By C. Dwight Revocable Trust Common Stock               4,253 I By P. Dwight Revocable Trust

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Director Option to Buy

$ 15.66

11/29/2017

M

56,928

(3)

01/17/2018

Common Stock

56,928

$ 0

0

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
DWIGHT JOHN K 700 CROSSWIND DRIVE CHARLOTTE, VT 05445

Signatures

/s/ Robert E. Trautmann, attorney-in-fact		11/29/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	This transaction was executed in multiple trades at prices ranging from $18.995 to $19.13. The reported price reflects the weighted average sale price. The reporting person hereby undertakes to provide upon request by the SEC staff, People's United Financial, Inc. or a shareholder of People's United Financial, Inc. full information regarding the number of shares and prices at which the transaction was effected..
(2)	Includes 68,526 investment units accrued under the Chittenden Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan (including 644 units accrued due to the deemed reinvestment of dividend equivalents and reflecting settlement of 6,649 investment units by delivery of equal number of shares of common stock on January 2, 2017). Each investment unit corresponds to one share of common stock.
(3)	Exercisable in annual increments of 20% over the course of five years, beginning on the first anniversary of the date of the grant.

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