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): February
3, 2009
UNITED FINANCIAL BANCORP,
INC.
(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Maryland
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000-52947
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74-3242562
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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
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material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.13e-4(c))
Item
8.01 Other
Events.
On
February 5, 2009 United Financial Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) announced the
completion of a stock repurchase plan. The Company repurchased
885,379 shares at an average price of $13.93 per share. A copy of the press
release announcing the completion of the share repurchase plan is attached as
Exhibit 99.1.
Item
9.01. 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 February 5, 2009
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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: February
5, 2009
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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 |