John James Smith Form 4 United Financial Bancorp / John James Smith ownership change

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^*

Smith John James

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O UNITED FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.

45 GLASTONBURY BLVD

(Street)

GLASTONBURY CT 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)
01/27/2017

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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	01/27/2017		F		2,169	D	$17.02	36,468	D(1)(2)(3)(4)(5)

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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 3,832 restricted shares granted pursuant to the United Financial Bancorp, Inc. 2015 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan. The original grant of 3,832 shares vest in equal 33% increments over a three year period, the first 33% vesting on November 22, 2017 and the subsequent vesting on each on each annual anniversary of the grant date thereafter.

2. Includes 13,317 restricted shares granted pursuant to the United Financial Bancorp, Inc. 2015 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan. The original grant of 15,486 shares vest in equal 33% increments over a three year period, the first 33% vesting on January 19, 2017 and the subsequent vesting on each on each annual anniversary of his hire date thereafter. The reported number of shares is net of 2,169 shares withheld by the Issuer for tax withholding purposes.

3. Includes 3,832 restricted stock shares granted pursuant to the United Financial Bancorp, Inc. 2015 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan and cliff vest on December 31, 2019, if, and only if, United Financial Bancorp, Inc. meets certain performance goals.

4. Includes 15,487 restricted shares granted pursuant to the United Financial Bancorp, Inc. 2015 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan. The original grant of 15,487 shares cliff vest on the third anniversary of the hire date.

5. Transaction represents shares withheld by the Issuer for tax withholding purposes with respect to the vesting of Restricted Stock previously issued to the Reporting Person by the Issuer under its 2015 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan.

Remarks:

	/s/ Marliese L. Shaw by POA	01/30/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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