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): November
16, 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
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
On
November 16, 2006, the Board of Directors of United Financial Bancorp, Inc.
(the
“Company”) approved a stock repurchase plan. The Company intends to repurchase
up to 858,000 shares of its common stock under the plan or 5.0% of the Company’s
total outstanding shares of common stock or 10.8% 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.
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Financial
Statements and 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 November 17, 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:
November 20, 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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