form8k-83682_ubnk.htm
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): April 19,
2007
United
Financial Bancorp, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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United
States
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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
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West
Springfield, Massachusetts
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01089
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(Address
of principal executive office)
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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 is intended to simultaneously satisfy
the
filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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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
5.03.
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Amendments
to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal
Year.
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As
previously reported by the filing of Form 8-K on February 20, 2007, United
Financial Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) amended its Bylaws, effective April 19,
2007, to (i) reduce the authorized members of the Board of Directors of the
Company from ten to nine members; and (ii) to allow for the annual meeting
of
the Board of Directors (following the annual meeting of stockholders) to be
convened at a different time and different location from that of the annual
meeting of stockholders.
The
Amended and Restated Bylaws, following the amendments, was included as Exhibit
3(ii) to the Company’s Form 8-K, filed on February 20, 2007.
Also,
at
its annual meeting of stockholders on April 19, 2007, as previously announced,
director and Chairman of the Board, Robert W. Bozenhard, Jr., retired. Richard
B. Collins, a director and President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company,
was appointed by the Board of Directors as Chairman of the
Board.
Item
9.01.
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Financial
Statements and
Exhibits.
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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:
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April
20, 2007
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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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