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):  March 24, 2014

SI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	0-54241	80-0643149
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

803 Main Street, Willimantic, Connecticut 06226

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(860) 423-4581

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

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

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

[  ]     Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

[  ]     Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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[  ]     Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Item 5.04 Temporary Suspension of Trading Under Registrant’s Employee Benefit Plans.

This Current Report on Form 8-K is being filed to comply with the requirement of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) that notice of a covered blackout period under the Newport Federal Savings Bank Employees’ Savings & Profit Sharing Plan and Trust be given to directors and executive officers of SI Financial Group, Inc. (the “Company”) and also be furnished to the SEC under cover of Form 8-K.  The notice sent to those persons is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference into this Item.   The Company received the notice required by Section 101(i)(2)(E) of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 on March 24, 2014.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)                      Exhibits

Number Description

99.1 Notice Sent to Directors and Executive Officers of SI Financial Group, Inc.

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 thereunto duly authorized.

	SI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
Date:  March 27, 2014	By:	/s/ Brian J. Hull
		Brian J. Hull
		Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer,  Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

EX-99.1

IMPORTANT NOTICE

CONCERNING THE NEWPORT FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK 401(k) PLAN

AND YOUR ABILITY TO TRADE SHARES

OF SI FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.’S SECURITIES

March 24, 2014

This notice is being sent to all executive officers and directors of SI Financial Group, Inc. in accordance with Section 306(a) of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 104 of Securities and Exchange Regulation BTR.

In connection with the swap of the SSgA S&P 500 Growth & Value Fund to the Russell 1000 Growth and Value Funds, the participants of the Newport Federal Savings Bank Employees’ Savings & Profit Sharing Plan and Trust will temporarily be unable to direct or diversify the assets held in their plan accounts, including shares of SI Financial Group, Inc. common stock.  This period, during which participants will be unable to exercise these rights otherwise available under the plan, is called a “blackout period.”

During this blackout period, you may not directly or indirectly purchase, sell, or otherwise acquire or transfer any equity security of SI Financial Group, Inc. acquired in connection with your service or employment as a director or executive officer of SI Financial Group, Inc.  Although you are permitted to engage in transactions involving equity securities that were not acquired in connection with your services as a director or executive officer, there is a presumption that any such transactions are prohibited unless you can identify the source of the shares and show that you used the same identification for all related purposes, such as tax reporting and disclosure requirements.

The blackout period will begin on April 28, 2014 and end during the week ending May 5, 2014.

In addition to this Sarbanes-Oxley blackout, please remember that SI Financial Group, Inc. observes regularly scheduled blackout periods that restrict your ability to trade in SI Financial Group, Inc. stock. 

If you have any questions concerning this notice please contact:

Laurie Gervais

SI Financial Group, Inc.

803 Main Street

Willimantic, Connecticut 06226

(860) 456-6569