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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 20, 2006
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)
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Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Director Compensation
     On April 20, 2006, the Board of Directors of Webster Financial Corporation (the “Company”) approved the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee’s recommended fee schedule for the Company’s outside directors as set forth below, effective April 20, 2006.
     
Event   Amount
 
   
Annual Retainer
  $32,000, ($25,000 payable in the form of shares of
 
  restricted stock pursuant to the to the 2001 Directors
 
  Retainer Fees Plan, and $7,000, payable in cash)
 
   
Board Meeting Attended
  $1,500
 
   
Committee Meeting Attended
  $1,250
 
   
Telephonic Board Meeting
  $750
 
   
Telephonic Committee Meeting
  $625
 
   
Separate Webster Financial Corporation and
  $2,000
Webster Bank Board Meetings Held on the Same Day
   
 
   
Annual Retainer for the Chairman of the
  $15,000
Audit Committee
   
 
   
Annual Retainer for the Chairman of the
  $7,500
Compensation Committee and Chairman of the Risk Committee
   
 
   
Annual Retainer for Lead Director*
  $20,000
* Includes annual retainer for Chairman of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.

 


 

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)
 
 
  /s/ Harriet Munrett Wolfe    
  Harriet Munrett Wolfe   
  Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Secretary 
 
 
Date: April 24, 2006