SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

MCCRAVEN PAUL A

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O NEWALLIANCE BANK

195 CHURCH STREET

(Street)

NEW HAVEN

06510

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEWALLIANCE BANCSHARES INC [ NAL ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Senior V.P.

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/02/2008

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	01/02/2008		F		4,053⁽¹⁾	D	$11.52	38,500	I	By Stock Award
Common Stock								19,964	D
Common Stock								2,895	I	401(k)
Common Stock								3,509	I	ESOP
Common Stock								79	I	401(k) SERP
Common Stock								179	I	ESOP - SERP

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Options⁽²⁾	$14.39							12/30/2005	06/17/2015	Common Stock	130,000		130,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Representing shares withheld by Issuer in 2008 for tax liability purposes with respect to the vesting of and removal of restrictions on shares of Restricted Stock previously issued to the Reporting Person on June 17, 2005 vesting 15% on each January 1 of years 2006-2011 and 10% on January 1, 2012, by the Issuer under its 2005 Long-Term Compensation Plan.

2. Stock Options granted pursuant to the NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc. Long-Term Compensation Plan vest 40% on December 31, 2005 and 20% on the last business day of each of the three succeeding years.

Remarks:

	/s/ John J. Kiernan by POA for Paul A. McCraven	01/04/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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