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| EX-99.1 - EX-99.1 - United Financial Bancorp, Inc. | d587646dex991.htm |
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): August 15, 2013
UNITED FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Maryland | 000-52947 | 74-3242562 | ||
| (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
(Commission File No.) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 95 Elm Street, West Springfield, Massachusetts | 01089 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (413) 787-1700
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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
| ¨ | Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) |
| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On August 15, 2013, the Board of Directors of United Financial Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) approved a stock repurchase plan. The Company intends to repurchase up to 970,000 shares or 5.0% of the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock from time to time, depending on market conditions, at prevailing market prices in open-market transactions or privately negotiated transactions. The new plan will commence upon the completion of the Company’s current repurchase program announced on October 18, 2012. The Company has approximately 253,000 shares remaining under the current program. A copy of the press release announcing the share repurchase plan is attached as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
| (a) | Not Applicable. |
| (b) | Not Applicable. |
| (c) | Not Applicable. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated August 15, 2013 | |
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.
| UNITED FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC. | ||||||
| DATE: August 15, 2013 | By: | /s/ Richard C. Collins | ||||
| Richard C. Collins | ||||||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||