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): April 27, 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 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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On April 27, 2017, Webster Financial Corporation (the “Company”) held its 2017 annual meeting of shareholders (the “Annual Meeting”) at the New Britain Museum of American Art, 56 Lexington Street, New Britain, CT 06052. At the Annual Meeting, the Company’s shareholders voted on four proposals each of which is described in the Company’s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A (the “Proxy Statement”), which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 2017. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon and the results of such voting, including the number of votes cast for or against each matter and the number of abstentions, if applicable, and broker non-votes with respect to each matter:
Proposal 1
The Company’s shareholders elected ten individuals to the board of directors to serve one-year terms, as set forth below:
NOMINEES | VOTES FOR | VOTES AGAINST | VOTES ABSTAINED | BROKER NON-VOTES |
William L. Atwell | 81,097,707 | 71,814 | 145,596 | 5,210,854 |
Joel S. Becker | 80,805,196 | 381,446 | 128,475 | 5,210,854 |
John J. Crawford | 80,478,031 | 700,669 | 136,417 | 5,210,854 |
Elizabeth E. Flynn | 81,096,375 | 77,075 | 141,667 | 5,210,854 |
Laurence C. Morse | 80,973,319 | 193,722 | 148,076 | 5,210,854 |
Karen R. Osar | 81,054,509 | 127,223 | 133,385 | 5,210,854 |
Mark Pettie | 81,098,554 | 69,916 | 146,647 | 5,210,854 |
Charles W. Shivery | 81,030,469 | 140,665 | 143,983 | 5,210,854 |
James C. Smith | 80,659,638 | 508,437 | 147,042 | 5,210,854 |
Lauren C. States | 81,130,239 | 68,896 | 115,982 | 5,210,854 |
Proposal 2
The Company’s shareholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers as set forth below:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain | Broker Non-Votes |
78,148,007 | 2,777,065 | 390,045 | 5,210,854 |
Proposal 3
The Company’s shareholders ratified the appointment by the Board of Directors of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of Webster for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017, as set forth below:
Votes For | Votes Against | Abstain |
86,123,101 | 207,620 | 195,250 |
Proposal 4
The Company’s shareholders voted, on a non-binding, advisory basis, on the frequency of an advisory vote on the compensation of the named executive officers of Webster, as set forth below:
1 Year | 2 Years | 3 Years | Abstain |
71,002,944 | 280,091 | 9,701,310 | 330,772 |
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 | |||
(Registrant) | |||
Date: April 28, 2017 | By: | /s/ Harriet Munrett Wolfe | |
Name: | Harriet Munrett Wolfe | ||
Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | ||