UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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): December 29, 2010
WEBSTER PREFERRED
CAPITAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Connecticut | 0-23513 | 06-1478208 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 145 Bank Street, Waterbury, Connecticut | 06702 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip code) | |||
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 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
On December 29, 2010, Theresa M. Messina, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Webster Preferred Capital Corporation (the “Company”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Webster Financial Corporation (“Webster Financial”), informed the Company that she intends to resign effective as of February 28, 2011. Gregory S. Madar will become Chief Financial Officer of the Company, effective upon Ms. Messina’s resignation.
Mr. Madar, age 48, has served as Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of the Company since April 2008. Prior to that, he served as an Assistant Secretary of the Company from 1999 to April 2008. He has also served as the Senior Vice President and Controller of Webster Financial and Webster Bank, N.A. (the “Bank”) since February 2002, and has been employed by Webster Financial since January 3, 1995. Mr. Madar will also become Senior Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer of Webster Financial and the Bank, effective upon Ms. Messina’s resignation.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| WEBSTER PREFERRED CAPITAL CORPORATION | ||||||
| Date: January 3, 2011 | By: | /S/ MARK S. LYON | ||||
| Mark S. Lyon | ||||||
| Secretary | ||||||