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This page provides access to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filings for Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS), the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A. Founded in 1935 and headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, Webster files a range of documents that describe its commercial banking, healthcare financial services, and consumer banking activities, as well as its capital structure and governance.
Webster’s current reports on Form 8-K disclose material events such as quarterly financial results, earnings releases, executive appointments and resignations, board changes, and compensation arrangements for certain officers. These filings also document capital markets transactions, including the issuance of subordinated notes under indentures and underwriting agreements, and provide details on securities registered for trading on the New York Stock Exchange, such as common stock and depositary shares representing interests in preferred stock.
Through its SEC filings, Webster reports information about its lines of business, including Commercial Banking, Healthcare Financial Services (which encompasses HSA Bank and Ametros), and Consumer Banking. Filings may reference segment performance, healthcare-related financial platforms, and the geographic footprint of the bank’s operations.
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Banco Santander, S.A. filed a report for February 2026 that includes its FY’25 earnings presentation and information on the planned acquisition of Webster Financial Corporation. The bank highlights record results for the fourth consecutive year, supported by customer growth and its ONE Transformation program, but does not provide specific figures here.
The presentation contains extensive cautionary language on non‑IFRS and alternative performance measures, stressing that these metrics are supplemental to IFRS. It also outlines numerous forward‑looking risks tied to macroeconomic conditions, regulation, technology, climate and sustainability reporting.
For the Webster acquisition, Santander lists detailed risk factors, including potential delays or failure to close, regulatory and shareholder approvals, integration challenges, reputational effects, possible dilution from issuing new ordinary shares and ADSs, and uncertainty around realizing cost savings and synergies. Investors are directed to read the future F‑4 registration statement and proxy statement/prospectus when available for full terms.
Banco Santander plans to acquire Webster Financial Corporation, parent of Webster Bank, in a cash-and-stock deal valuing Webster at $12.2 billion, or $75.00 per share. The price reflects a 14% premium to Webster’s recent volume‑weighted average share price.
The consideration mix is 65% cash and 35% newly issued Santander shares, and the deal equals about 4% of Santander’s assets. Santander targets around 7–8% earnings accretion, roughly 15% return on invested capital, and about 18% RoTE in the U.S. by 2028, supported by approximately $800 million in annual pre‑tax cost synergies by year‑end 2028. The combined U.S. business would have about $327 billion in assets, $185 billion in loans and $172 billion in deposits based on 31 December 2025, with closing expected in the second half of 2026, subject to shareholder and regulatory approvals.
Webster Financial Corp's Chief Credit Officer Jason A. Soto reported an equity award of common stock. On January 27, 2026, he received a grant of 11,666 time-based restricted shares at a stated price of $0 per share, reflecting an incentive award rather than a purchase. According to the filing, these restricted shares will vest on the three-year anniversary of the grant date. Following this award, Soto directly beneficially owns 30,555 shares of Webster Financial common stock and indirectly holds 1,765.361 shares through a 401(k) plan.
Webster Financial Corp. Head of Consumer Banking James Griffin received a grant of 7,777 shares of common stock on January 27, 2026. These are time-based restricted shares that will vest on the three-year anniversary of the grant date.
After this grant, Griffin directly owns 20,333 shares of Webster Financial common stock. He also has an additional 5,458.775 shares held indirectly through a 401(k) plan, reflecting his retirement-plan investment in the company.
Webster Financial Corporation’s Chief Information Officer, Vikram A. Nafde, reported an equity award of company stock. On January 27, 2026, he received 7,777 shares of common stock as time-based restricted shares granted at $0 per share.
These restricted shares will vest on the three-year anniversary of the grant date. After this award, Nafde beneficially owns 24,788.1605 shares of Webster common stock directly, which includes 184.591 shares accumulated through the company’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan since a prior Form 4 filed on June 17, 2025.
Webster Financial Corporation reported that Chief Accounting Officer Kristen Antonopoulos received an equity grant of 7,388 shares of common stock on January 27, 2026. These are time-based restricted shares awarded at a price of $0 per share as part of her compensation.
The restricted shares will vest on the three-year anniversary of the grant date, meaning she must remain in service for three years to fully own them. Following this grant, she beneficially owns 7,388 common shares, all held as direct ownership.
Webster Financial Corporation filed an amended current report to add a missing signature from its Executive Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer to a previously submitted report and to furnish its press release on results for the quarter ended December 31, 2025.
The company attached the January 23, 2026 earnings press release as Exhibit 99.1 and stated that this information is furnished, not filed, under federal securities laws. Webster also plans to hold a conference call on January 23, 2026 to discuss its quarterly financial results, with presentation slides and a webcast available through its investor relations website.
Webster Financial Corporation filed a report stating that it issued a press release with its results of operations for the quarter ended December 31, 2025. The press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and relates to the company’s quarterly financial performance.
The company also plans to hold a conference call on January 23, 2026 to discuss these quarterly results, the press release, and other related matters. Presentation slides and a live webcast link will be made available through Webster’s investor relations website.
Webster Financial Corporation’s Chief Accounting Officer, Kristen Antonopoulos, filed an initial insider ownership report on Form 3. The filing identifies her role as an officer of the company and indicates that she does not beneficially own any Webster Financial securities, as explicitly noted in the remarks stating that no securities are beneficially owned. The transaction tables are empty, reflecting that there are no non-derivative or derivative holdings reported at this time.
Webster Financial Corporation appointed Kristen Antonopoulos as Chief Accounting Officer of Webster, effective January 6, 2026. Gregory S. Madar has relinquished the interim Chief Accounting Officer role and will continue as Senior Managing Director, Corporate Controller of Webster Bank, National Association.
Antonopoulos, age 43, brings over 20 years of relevant experience, having worked at American Express from 2006 to 2025 and most recently serving as Vice President – Finance since 2020. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Western Connecticut State University and an MBA in Finance and Accounting from New York University.
She will participate in Webster’s executive compensation program as described in the 2025 Proxy Statement and has entered into standard Change in Control and Non-Competition Agreements. Upon certain change in control events, she is entitled to an amount equal to the sum of her base salary and cash incentive award target.