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 5, 2014
United Financial Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Connecticut | 001-35028 | 27-3577029 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 45 Glastonbury Blvd, Suite 200, Glastonbury CT | 06033 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (860) 291-3600
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of United Financial Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on August 5, 2014 (the “Annual Meeting”). There were 51,536,800 shares of Common Stock eligible to be voted at the Annual Meeting and 46,321,791 shares were represented at the meeting by the holders thereof, which constituted a quorum. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the annual meeting are as follows:
| 1. | Three Directors were re-elected at the Annual Meeting, William H. W. Crawford, IV, Michael F. Crowley and Raymond H. Lefurge, Jr. to serve for four-year terms by the following vote: |
| Director |
For | Withheld | Non-Vote | |||||||||
| William H. W. Crawford, IV |
35,855,530 | 2,329,931 | 8,136,330 | |||||||||
| Michael F. Crowley |
36,537,058 | 1,648,403 | 8,136,330 | |||||||||
| Raymond H. Lefurge, Jr. |
36,027,578 | 2,157,883 | 8,136,330 | |||||||||
| 2. | Approval of the Company’s executive compensation as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the tabular disclosure regarding named executive officer compensation (together with the accompanying narrative disclosure) in the Proxy Statement. |
| For |
Against |
Abstain |
Non-Vote | |||
| 35,397,296 |
2,203,870 | 584,292 | 8,136,332 |
| 3. | Ratification of the appointment of Wolf and Company, P.C. as independent auditors of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2014 was approved by the stockholders by the following vote: |
| For |
Against |
Abstain | ||
| 45,382,324 |
747,379 | 192,088 |
There were no broker non-votes on the proposal.
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.
| Dated: August 6, 2014 | UNITED FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC. | |||||
| Registrant | ||||||
| By: | /s/ Eric R. Newell | |||||
| Eric R. Newell | ||||||
| Executive Vice President/ Chief Financial Officer | ||||||