Company: WBS-PG
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000801337-25-000015
Chunk: 81

Company: WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 81
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 date of the meeting; provided , however , that in the event that less than 45 days’ notice or prior public disclosure of the date of the 2026 Meeting is given or made to stockholders, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be received by Webster no later than the close of business on the 15th day following the day on which such notice of the date of the 2026 Meeting was mailed or such public disclosure was made.

Requirements for Stockholder Submission of Candidates for Nomination to be Elected

The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will consider candidates for director suggested by stockholders by applying the criteria for candidates pursuant to the director qualification guidelines in the Corporate Governance Policy. In addition to considering the relevant qualifications, skill, knowledge, broad business judgment, relevant specific industry experience, civic experience in leadership positions, and ties to Webster’s markets for directorship candidates, the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will typically consider potential directors that meet at least one of the following requirements: (i) a senior executive at a company or other form of entity; (ii) among the most senior executives in a company or entity larger than Webster; (iii) a recently retired executive with highly desirable experience and qualifications; or (iv) someone who served in a high-level position in government or academia. The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee will also consider the additional information required by Article III, Section 13 of the Bylaws, which must be set forth in a stockholder’s notice of nomination. Section 13 of the Bylaws requires that the notice include: (a) as to each person whom the stockholder proposes to nominate for election or reelection as a director, (i) the name, age, business address and residence address of such person, (ii) the principal occupation or employment of such person, (iii) the class and number of shares of Webster which are beneficially owned by such person, and (iv) any other information relating to such person that is required to be disclosed in solicitations or proxies for election of directors, or is otherwise required, in each case pursuant to Regulation 14A under the Exchange Act (including, without limitation, such person’s written consent to being named in this Proxy Statement as a nominee and to serving as a director if elected); and (b) as to the stockholder giving notice, (i) the name and address, as they appear on Webster’s books, of such stockholder, and (ii) the class and number of shares of Webster