UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
| Delaware | 06-1187536 | |
(State of Incorporation or Organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification no.) | |
| 145 Bank Street (Webster Plaza), Waterbury Connecticut | 06702 | |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the following box. þ
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. ¨
Securities Act registration statement file numbers to which this form relates: 333-155929
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class | Name of Each Exchange on Which | |
Warrants (expiring November 21, 2018) | New York Stock Exchange |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
| Item 1. | Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered. |
The title of the securities to be registered hereunder is “Warrants (expiring November 21, 2018)” (the “Securities”). A description of the Securities is set forth under (i) the section captioned “Description of Warrants” in the registrant’s Prospectus, dated December 4, 2008 (the “Base Prospectus”), which relates to the registrant’s registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-155929), as supplemented by (ii) the section captioned “Description of the Warrants” in the registrant’s Preliminary Prospectus Supplement, dated June 1, 2011, to the Base Prospectus, which are hereby incorporated by reference into this registration statement.
| Item 2. | Exhibits. |
| 4.1 | Warrant Agreement, dated June 2, 2011, between the registrant and Mellon Investor Services LLC |
| 4.2 | Form of Warrant (included as part of Exhibit 4.1). |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
| WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION (Registrant) | ||||||
| Date: June 2, 2011 | By: | /s/ Gerald P. Plush | ||||
Name: Gerald P. Plush Title: Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||||||
Exhibit Index
Number | Description | |
| 4.1 | Warrant Agreement, dated June 2, 2011, between the registrant and Mellon Investor Services LLC | |
| 4.2 | Form of Warrant (included as part of Exhibit 4.1) | |
