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200 Elm Street, Stamford, Connecticut 06902

203-578-2202

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)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class			Trading Symbols			Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share			WBS			New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing 1/1000th interest in a share of 5.25% Series F Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock			WBS-PrF			New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares, each representing 1/40th interest in a share of 6.50% Series G Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock			WBS-PrG			New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

On April 24, 2024, Webster Financial Corporation (the "Company") held its 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). A total of 156,744,066 shares were present or represented by proxy at the meeting, representing 91.4% of all shares entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. At the Annual Meeting, the Company's stockholders voted on three proposals, each of which is described in the Proxy Statement. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon and the results of such voting, including the number of votes cast for or against each matter and the number of abstentions and, if applicable, broker non-votes with respect to each matter.

The Company's stockholders elected eleven individuals to the Board of Directors to serve one-year terms, as set forth below:

The Company's stockholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as set forth below:

The Company's stockholders ratified the appointment by the Board of Directors of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024, as set forth below:

(d)Exhibits.

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.