8-K

UNITED STATES

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) September 20, 2013 (Sept. 19, 2013)

People’s United Financial, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	001-33326	20-8447891
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

850 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT	06604
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (203) 338-7171

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(d) On September 19, 2013, the Board of Directors of People’s United Financial, Inc. approved an increase in the size of the Board of Directors to eleven members, and appointed Nancy McAllister as a director to fill the vacancy created by that action. Ms. McAllister was, until May 2011, Americas Co-Head, Financial Institutions Group, Investment Banking at Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, a diversified financial services firm. She currently serves as a trustee of PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust.

Ms. McAllister, whose term of office will expire at the 2014 annual meeting of People’s United’s shareholders, will serve as a member of the Board’s Treasury and Finance Committee. She will also serve as a member of the Loan Review Committee of the Board of Directors of People’s United Bank.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) The following Exhibit is submitted herewith.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	Press Release – September 19, 2013

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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.

		People’s United Financial, Inc.
	(Registrant)
Date: September 20, 2013	By:	/s/ Eric J. Appellof
		(Signature)
	Name:	Eric J. Appellof
	Title:	First Vice President and Corporate Counsel

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.	Description	Page
99.1	Press Release – September 19, 2013		99.1-1

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Investors:	Peter Goulding, CFA
	Investor Relations
	203.338.6799
	peter.goulding@peoples.com
Media:	Valerie C. Carlson
	Corporate Communications
	203.338.2351
	valerie.carlson@peoples.com

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

September 19, 2013

PEOPLE’S UNITED FINANCIAL, INC. NAMES NANCY McALLISTER TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS

BRIDGEPORT, CT – People’s United Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq: PBCT), the holding company for People’s United Bank, announced today that its Board of Directors approved an increase in the size of the Board of Directors to eleven members and appointed Nancy McAllister as a director to fill the vacancy created by that action.

McAllister was, until May 2011, Americas Co-Head, Financial Institutions Group, Investment Banking, at Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, a diversified financial services firm. Her group covered banks, insurance companies, specialty finance, asset management and financial technology institutions. With 30 years of experience in financial services, she currently serves on the PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust Board as Chair of the Finance Committee and member of the Compensation Committee. McAllister resides in Port Jefferson, Long Island, NY.

“We are very pleased to welcome Nancy to our Board of Directors,” said Jack Barnes, President and CEO of People’s United. “Her breadth and depth of experience in both banking and financial services, as well as her familiarity with the New York market, is invaluable and we look forward to working with her.”

Ms. McAllister will serve as a member of the Board’s Treasury and Finance Committee. She will also serve as a member of the Loan Review Committee of the Board of Directors of People’s United Bank.

People’s United Bank is a subsidiary of People’s United Financial, Inc., a diversified financial services company with $31 billion in assets. People’s United Bank, founded in 1842, is a premier, community-based, regional bank in the Northeast offering commercial and retail banking, as well as wealth management services through a network of 418 retail locations in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine. Visit us at peoples.com.

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