Form 8-K
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): July
20, 2006
UNITED
FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Federal
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000-51369
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83-0395247
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction
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(Commission
File No.)
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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of
Incorporation)
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Identification
No.)
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95
Elm Street, West Springfield, Massachusetts
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01089
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(Zip
Code)
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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):
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communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
o Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
8.01 Other
Events.
On
July
20, 2006, the Board of Directors of United Financial Bancorp, Inc. (the
“Company”) approved a stock repurchase plan to fund the restricted shares of its
2006 Stock-Based Incentive Plan, which was approved by stockholders at the
Company’s 2006 Annual Meeting held on July 20, 2006. The Company intends to
repurchase up to 340,000 shares of its common stock under the plan or 2.0%
of
the Company’s outstanding shares of common stock or 4.2% of the Company’s
publicly traded shares of common stock. A copy of the press release announcing
the share repurchase plan is included herein as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated
by reference.
Item
9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Not
Applicable.
(b) Not
Applicable.
(c) Not
Applicable.
(d) Exhibits.
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Exhibit No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
release dated July 24, 2006
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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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UNITED
FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC.
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DATE:
July 25, 2006
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By:
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/s/
Richard B. Collins
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Richard
B. Collins
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President
and Chief Executive Officer
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