Company: WBS-PG
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0000801337-25-000015
Chunk: 15

Company: WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP
Filing Date: 2025-04-11
Form: DEF 14A
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• Retrofitted 51 branches with energy-efficient lighting fixtures, with an estimated annual energy savings of 680,148 kilowatt hours

• Continued to collect and assess climate risk data for collateral and business locations related to wildfire, drought, flood and rising sea levels

• Onboarded software tools to help us track and manage emissions more effectively

Through efforts led by our Chief Risk Officer and Chief Credit Officer, we continue to develop and refine our risk management framework for measuring and managing material climate risks that could impact Webster Bank’s operations and lending activities.

| Responsible Governance |

Webster is committed to achieving excellence in our corporate governance practices.

This commitment starts with comprehensive governance structures, policies, management committees and practices designed to ensure transparency in reporting and accountability for our Board and senior management. Our governance policies and procedures ensure that we maintain the highest levels of ethics and integrity, as well as data security and client privacy safeguards. We also maintain robust programs to manage operational risks and uphold compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and rules governing ethical business conduct.

| Webster’s Board Structure |     |           |     |                                  |     |               |     |            |     |           |
| Board of Directors        |     |           |     |                                  |     |               |     |            |     |           |
| Audit                     
 Committee                 |     | Risk      
 Committee |     | Compensation and Human Resources 
 Committee                        |     | Nominating    
 and Corporate 
 Governance    
 Committee     |     | Technology 
 Committee  |     | Executive 
 Committee |

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| WebsterFinancial Corporation |     | ELECTION OF DIRECTORS |

| ELECTION OF DIRECTORS 
 (Proposal 1)          |

Our Board currently consists of 12 members. Upon recommendation of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board, the Board nominated each of our incumbent directors for election as directors at the Annual Meeting. Each director elected at the Annual Meeting will hold office for a one-year term until the 2026 Annual Meeting of stockholders and will serve until his or her successor is duly elected and qualified.

Each director brings a strong and unique background and set of skills to the Board, giving the Board as a whole competence and experience in a wide variety of areas, including those described in the “Director Nominee Skills and Experiences” section on page 9 of this Proxy Statement. In addition, with regard to the overall composition of the Board, the Nominating and Corporate