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): April 22, 2008
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.) |
Webster Plaza, Waterbury, Connecticut 06702
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (203) 465-4364
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:
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| ¨ | Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) |
| Item 2.02. | Results of Operations and Financial Condition |
On April 22, 2008, Webster Financial Corporation issued a press release describing its results of operations for the fiscal quarter ending March 31, 2008. That press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
This information is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under Section 18.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
| (a) | Not applicable. |
| (b) | Not applicable. |
| (d) | Exhibits. |
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated April 22, 2008. | |
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.
| WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION (Registrant) | ||
| By: | /s/ Gerald P. Plush | |
| Gerald P. Plush Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
Date: April 22, 2008
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Press release dated April 22, 2008 | |