8-K 1 a8-k5132019annualmeetingre.htm 8-K Document
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) May 13, 2019
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United Financial Bancorp, Inc.
 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 
 
 
 
 
Connecticut
 
001-35028
 
27-3577029
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
225 Asylum Street, Hartford, Connecticut
 
06103
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (860) 291-3600
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:
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading
Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value
UBNK
NASDAQ Global Select Stock Market




















































Item 5.07.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The annual meeting of the stockholders of United Financial Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 13, 2019 (the “Annual Meeting”). There were 50,765,241 shares of Common Stock eligible to be voted at the Annual Meeting and 43,633,705 shares were represented at the meeting by the holders thereof, which constituted a quorum. The final results for each of the matters submitted to a vote of stockholders at the annual meeting are as follows:

1.
Two Directors were re-elected at the Annual Meeting, Paula A. Aiello and Kevin E. Ross, to serve for four-year terms by the following vote:
Director
 
For
 
Against
Abstain
 
Non-Vote
Paula A. Aiello
 
32,646,176
 
5,091,449
48,186
 
5,847,894
Kevin E. Ross
 
32,580,307
 
5,122,471
83,033
 
5,847,894

2.
Approval of the Company’s executive compensation as described in the Compensation Discussion and Analysis and the tabular disclosure regarding named executive officer compensation (together with the accompanying narrative disclosure) in the Proxy Statement.
    
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
Non-Vote
31,895,466
 
5,569,907
 
320,438
 
5,847,894

3.
Ratification of the appointment of Wolf and Company, P.C. as independent auditors of the Company for the year ending December 31, 2019 was approved by the stockholders by the following vote:
    
For
 
Against
 
Abstain
 
 
41,915,847
 
1,622,192
 
95,666
 
 

There were no broker non-votes on the proposal.    


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.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dated: May 14, 2019
 
 
 
UNITED FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.
Registrant
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
By: 
 
/s/ Eric R. Newell
 
 
 
 
 
 
Eric R. Newell
Executive Vice President/
Chief Financial Officer