Company: WBS-PG
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000801337-25-000015
Chunk: 80

Company: WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 80
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 Annexes hereto are qualified in all respects by reference to the copies of the Annexes.

Information Not Incorporated into This Proxy Statement

Information contained on or accessible through our website at https://investors.websterbank.com, including but not limited to our various corporate and social responsibility reports, is not and shall not be deemed to be a part of this Proxy Statement by reference or otherwise incorporated into any other filings we make with the SEC, except to the extent we specifically incorporate such information by reference. Some of these statements and reports contain cautionary statements regarding forward-looking information that should be carefully considered. Our statements and reports about our objectives may include statistics or metrics that are estimates, make assumptions based on developing standards that may change, and provide aspirational goals that are not intended to be promises or guarantees. The statements and reports may also change at any time, and we undertake no obligation to update them, except as required by law.

Stockholder Proposals and Director Nominations

Requirements for Stockholder Proposals to Be Considered for Inclusion in Webster’s Proxy Materials

In order to be considered for inclusion in Webster’s proxy statement for its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “ 2026 Meeting ”) in accordance with SEC Rule 14a-8, stockholder proposals must be submitted in writing to Webster’s Corporate Secretary at the address shown below under “Additional Information” and received by the close of business, Eastern Time, on December 12, 2025. However, if the date of our 2026 Meeting is changed by more than 30 days from the date of the previous year’s meeting, then we will disclose the new stockholder proposal deadline in a document filed with the SEC. Only those stockholder proposals that comply with the requirements of Rule 14a-8, including the proof of ownership requirements of SEC Rule 14a-8(b)(2), and Delaware law, will be included in the Webster proxy statement for the 2026 Meeting.

Requirements for Stockholder Proposals to be Brought Before the Annual Meeting

Pursuant to our Bylaws, stockholders may present nominees or proposals at the 2026 Meeting (and not for inclusion in Webster’s proxy statement) by providing timely notice in writing to Webster’s Corporate Secretary and satisfying the other applicable requirements set forth in our Bylaws. To be timely, notice must be delivered to, or mailed to and received at, the principal executive offices of Webster not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days prior to the