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): February 14, 2020

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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 and zip code of principal executive offices)

203-578-2202

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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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:

☐ 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))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol	Name of Exchange on which registered
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	WBS	New York Stock Exchange
Depository Shares, each representing 1/1000th interest in a share	WBS-F	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01 Other Events

On February 14, 2020, Webster Financial Corporation issued a press release announcing that its board of directors has scheduled the corporation's annual meeting of shareholders at 4:00 p.m. EDT, April 23, 2020 at the New Britain Museum of American Art, 56 Lexington Street, New Britain, Connecticut.

The record date for shareholders to vote at the meeting is February 26, 2020.

That press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)Not applicable.

(b)Not applicable.

(c)Not applicable.

(d)Exhibits.

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release dated February 14, 2020
101	Pursuant to Rule 406 of Regulation S-T, the cover page is formatted in Inline XBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language).
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101).

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: February 14, 2020		/s/ Harriet Munrett Wolfe
	Name:	Harriet Munrett Wolfe
	Title:	Executive Vice President
		General Counsel and Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release dated February 14, 2020
101	Pursuant to Rule 406 of Regulation S-T, the cover page is formatted in Inline XBRL (Inline eXtensible Business Reporting Language).
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document and included in Exhibit 101).