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^*

Paulson David C

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

UNITED FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.

45 GLASTONBURY BLVD.

(Street)

GLASTONBURY

06033

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
United Financial Bancorp, Inc. [ UBNK ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	EVP

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/18/2015

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	11/18/2015		A		5,386	A	$0.00	25,174	D⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽³⁾
Common Stock	11/18/2015		A		5,386	A	$0.00	30,560	D⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾⁽⁴⁾

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)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 14,115 Shares of Restricted Stock granted pursuant to the Rockville Financial, Inc.'s 2012 Stock Incentive Plan. The original grant of 17,019 shares will vest in four equal annual installments of 25%, with the first installment to vest on May 12, 2014 and an additional 25% to vest on each annual anniversary of Mr. Paulson's hire date of March 3rd, 2014. The reported number of shares is net of 2,904 shares withheld by the Issuer for tax withholding purposes.

2. Includes 5,673 shares of Restricted Stock granted pursuant to the Rockville Financial, Inc.'s 2012 Stock Incentive Plan and cliff vest on December 31, 2016, if, and only if, United Financial Bancorp, Inc. meets certain performance goals.

3. Transaction represents 5,386 restricted shares granted pursuant to the United Financial Bancorp, Inc. 2015 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan. The original grant of 20,395 shares vest in equal 33% increments over a three year period, the first 33% vesting on November 18, 2016 and the subsequent vesting on each on each annual anniversary of the grant date thereafter.

4. Transaction represents 5,386 restricted stock shares granted pursuant to the United Financial Bancorp, Inc. 2015 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan and cliff vest on 12/31/2018, if, and only if, United Financial Bancorp, Inc. meets certain performance goals.

Remarks:

	/s/ Marliese L. Shaw by POA	11/20/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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