Company: WBS-PG
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000801337-25-000015
Chunk: 78

Company: WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 78
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 with ASC 850.

Insider Trading Policy and Procedures

Webster’s Insider Trading Policy governs the purchase, sale, and/or other transactions of our securities by our directors, officers, and employees. A copy of our Insider Trading Policy is also filed as Exhibit 19 to our Annual Report on Form 10-K. In addition, we have implemented procedures for the Company, and we believe that these procedures, and our Insider Trading Policy, are reasonably designed to promote compliance with insider trading laws, rules and regulations, and any listing standards applicable to us.

Method of Proxy Solicitation

We will bear the entire cost of proxy solicitation, including the costs of preparing, assembling, printing and mailing this Proxy Statement, the Notice of Internet Availability of Proxy Materials, the proxy card and any additional solicitation materials furnished to our stockholders. Copies of these materials will be furnished to banks, brokers, or other nominees holding shares in their names that are beneficially owned by others so they may forward these materials to such beneficial owners. In addition, we may reimburse such persons for their reasonable expenses in forwarding the solicitation materials to the beneficial owners. The original solicitation of proxies by mail may be supplemented by a solicitation by personal contact, telephone, email, facsimile or any other means by our directors, officers or employees. No additional compensation will be paid to these individuals for any such services. Webster also retained Sodali & Co, a proxy soliciting firm, to assist in the solicitation of proxies at a fee of $7,500 plus reimbursement of certain out of pocket expenses. No fees will be paid for solicitation of any stockholder to vote in accordance with the Board’s recommendation on any proposal.

Householding of Proxy Materials

The SEC adopted “householding” rules that permit companies and intermediaries, such as brokers, to satisfy delivery requirements for proxy statements, notices of internet availability of proxy materials, and annual reports (collectively, “ Annual Meeting Materials ”) with respect to two or more stockholders sharing the same address by delivering one copy of Annual Meeting Materials to these stockholders. Unless we received contrary instructions, we will deliver only one copy of the Annual Meeting Materials to multiple security holders sharing an address.

If we sent only one set of these documents to your household and one or more of you would prefer to receive your own set, we will promptly deliver additional copies of the Annual Meeting Materials upon request. You may contact our transfer agent, Broadridge, to receive additional copies of the Annual Meeting Materials. Also contact