Company: WBS-PG
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000801337-25-000015
Chunk: 85

Company: WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 85
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 revoke your proxy and change your vote at any time before the taking of the vote at the Annual Meeting, in which case only your latest, validly-executed proxy that you submit will be counted. To change your vote or revoke your proxy, you must do one of the following:

• enter a new vote online or by telephone pursuant to the above instructions;

• return a later-dated proxy card or voting instruction form so that it is received prior to the Annual Meeting;

• notify the Corporate Secretary of Webster, in writing, c/o Webster Financial Corporation, 200 Elm Street, Stamford, CT 06902, Attention: Corporate Secretary; or

• vote online during the virtual Annual Meeting.

How many votes are needed for approval of each matter?

• Proposal No. 1 — Election of Directors : The election of each nominee to the Board requires “FOR” votes of the holders of a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting.

• Proposal No. 2 — Say-on-Pay : The non-binding advisory vote regarding approval of our NEOs’ compensation requires “FOR” votes of the holders of a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting.

• Proposal No. 3 — Auditor Ratification : The ratification, on a non-binding basis, of the appointment of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of Webster for the year ending December 31, 2025 requires “FOR” votes of the holders of a majority of the votes cast at the Annual Meeting.

What is the effect of giving a proxy?

Proxies are solicited by and on behalf of our Board. The persons named in the proxy have been designated as proxies by our Board. When proxies are properly dated, executed, and returned, the shares represented by such proxies will be voted at the Annual Meeting in accordance with the instructions of the stockholder. If no specific instructions are given, the shares will be voted in accordance with the recommendations of our Board as described above. If any matters not described in the Proxy Statement are properly presented at the Annual Meeting, the proxy holders will use their own judgment to determine how to vote your shares. If the Annual Meeting is adjourned, the proxy holders can vote your shares at the adjourned meeting date as well, unless you properly revoked your proxy instructions, as described above.

What is a quorum?

The presence, in person or by proxy, of at least one-third of the total number of outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting is necessary to constitute a