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 26, 2011

 

 

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) 578-2202

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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Item 8.01

Other Events.

On April 26, 2011 Webster Financial Corporation, the holding company for Webster Bank, NA., issued a press release announcing that its Board of Directors had declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.05 on its common stock, an increase from the previous $.01 per share.

The dividend on the common shares will be payable on May 23, 2011, to shareholders of record on May 9, 2011.

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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.

 

Date: April 26, 2011