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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 1, 2012
UNITED FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Maryland
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000-52947
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74-3242562
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(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
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(Commission
File Number)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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95 Elm Street, West Springfield, Massachusetts 01089
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (413) 787-1700
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
A special meeting of the stockholders of United Financial Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on November 1, 2012. The matter considered and voted on by the stockholders at the special meeting, and the vote of the stockholders, were as follows:
1. The proposal to approve the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 30, 2012, by and between United Financial Bancorp, Inc. and New England Bancshares, Inc. was approved by the stockholders by the following vote:
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FOR
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AGAINST
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ABSTAIN
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BROKER
NON-VOTES
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12,441,589
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163,894
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16,256
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47,973
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Item 8.01 Other Events.
On November 2, 2012, the Company and New England Bancshares, Inc. issued a joint press release announcing that the stockholders of both the Company and New England Bancshares, Inc. had approved the Agreement and Plan of Merger by and between the Company and New England Bancshares, Inc. A copy of the joint press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
99.1 Joint Press Release Dated November 2, 2012
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: November 5, 2012
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By:
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/s/ Mark A. Roberts | |
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Mark A. Roberts
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Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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