secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP (WBS)
CIK:        0000801337
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-05-27T20:08:31+00:00
Accession:  0001193125-26-241890
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.90
Item codes: 5.07, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Webster Financial stockholders approve acquisition by Banco Santander with 98.9% support
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- 115,788,667 votes for, 1,279,203 against, 192,086 abstain on the Transaction Proposal; quorum 72.3% of 162,048,996 shares.
- Advisory compensation proposal approved with 68,045,455 for and 48,130,845 against (58.6% of votes cast).
- Adjournment proposal approved but not needed; special meeting concluded without adjournment.
- Transaction Agreement dated Feb 3, 2026; deal is cash and stock from Banco Santander.
- Closing remains subject to regulatory approvals and other customary conditions.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/801337/000119312526241890/0001193125-26-241890-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/801337/000119312526241890/d119520d8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001193125-26-241890

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