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UNITED STATES
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
WASHINGTON, DC 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):  February 11, 2014

 
WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
 
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
001-31486
(Commission File Number)
06-1187536
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
   
   
Webster Plaza, Waterbury, Connecticut
(Address of principal executive offices)
06702
(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 1.01                      Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

The information in Item 2.03 is incorporated by reference into this Item 1.01.
 
Item 2.03                      Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant
 
On February 11, 2014, Webster Financial Corporation (the “Company”) issued and sold $150,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 4.375% Senior Notes due 2024 (the “Notes”) in a registered public offering (the “Offering”) pursuant to the Company’s shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (the “Registration Statement”), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on December 20, 2011 (Registration No. 333-178642).  The Notes were issued pursuant to a Senior Debt Indenture dated February 11, 2014 (the “Senior Debt Indenture”), between the Company and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the “Trustee”), as supplemented by a Supplemental Indenture, dated February 11, 2014 (the “Supplemental Indenture”), between the Company and the Trustee.  The Notes were sold pursuant to an Underwriting Agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Jefferies LLC, as representative of the underwriters named therein.  The Company previously filed a copy of the Underwriting Agreement as Exhibit 1.1 to its Current Report on Form 8-K  filed with the Commission on February 7, 2014.
 
The Underwriting Agreement, the Senior Debt Indenture, the Supplemental Indenture and the form of Notes are attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibits 1.1, 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3, respectively, and are incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference.
 
The Underwriting Agreement, the Senior Debt Indenture, the Supplemental Indenture and the Notes are more fully described in the prospectus supplement, filed with the Commission on February 5, 2014, to the accompanying prospectus filed with the Commission on December 20, 2011 as part of the Registration Statement. The foregoing descriptions of the Underwriting Agreement, the Senior Debt Indenture, the Supplemental Indenture and the Notes do not purport to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to Exhibits 1.1, 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3, respectively.
 
This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed, in part, for the purpose of filing the attached documents as exhibits to the Registration Statement in connection with the issuance of the Notes, and such exhibits are hereby incorporated by reference into the Registration Statement.
 
Item 8.01                      Other Events
 
The information in Items 1.01 and 2.03 is incorporated by reference into this Item 8.01.
 
Item 9.01.                      Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)           Exhibits.
 
Exhibit No.
Description
   
1.1
 
 
 
Underwriting Agreement, dated February 4, 2014, between Webster Financial Corporation and Jefferies LLC, as representative of the several underwriters named in Schedule I thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 7, 2014).
 
4.1
Senior Debt Indenture, dated February 11, 2014, between Webster Financial Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee.
 
4.2
Supplemental Indenture, dated February 11, 2014, between Webster Financial Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee.
   
4.3
Form of 4.375% Senior Note due 2024 (included in Exhibit 4.2).
   
5.1
Opinion of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
   
23.1
Consent of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (included in Exhibit 5.1).
   
   
   


 
 

 

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
   
   
Date: February 11, 2014
By:            /s/ Glenn I. MacInnes                                                                             
Name:       Glenn I. MacInnes
Title:         Executive Vice President and Chief
     Financial Officer
   
 
 

 
 

 

EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.
Description
   
1.1
 
 
 
Underwriting Agreement, dated February 4, 2014, between Webster Financial Corporation and Jefferies LLC, as representative of the several underwriters named in Schedule I thereto (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 7, 2014).
 
4.1
Senior Debt Indenture, dated February 11, 2014, between Webster Financial Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee.
 
4.2
Supplemental Indenture, dated February 11, 2014, between Webster Financial Corporation and The Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee.
   
4.3
Form of 4.375% Senior Note due 2024 (included in Exhibit 4.2).
   
5.1
Opinion of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
   
23.1
Consent of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (included in Exhibit 5.1).