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 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
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Item
1.01. Entry
into a Material Definitive Agreement.
On
July
20, 2006, stockholders of United Financial Bancorp, Inc. (the “Registrant”)
approved the Registrant’s 2006 Stock-Based Incentive Plan (the “Stock Incentive
Plan”). A description of the Stock Incentive Plan is included in “Proposal 2 -
Approval of the 2006 United Financial Bancorp, Inc. Stock-Based Incentive Plan”
of the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2006 Annual Meeting, as
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 12, 2006,
and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item
9.01. Financial
Statements and Exhibits.
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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10
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United
Financial Bancorp, Inc. 2006 Stock-Based Incentive Plan (incorporated
by
reference to Appendix B of the Registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement for
the 2006 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (File No. 000-51369), as
filed
with the SEC on June 12,
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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