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) January 17, 2008
People’s United Financial, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 001-33326 | 20-8447891 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
| 850 Main Street, Bridgeport, CT | 06604 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (203) 338-7171
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 obligations of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 5.05. | Amendments to the Registrant’s Code of Ethics, or Waiver of a Provision of the Code of Ethics |
On January 17, 2008, the Board of Directors of People’s United Financial, Inc. (the “Company”) approved amendments to the Company’s Code of Conduct to (a) expand the scope of the Code of Conduct to all employees of the Company and its direct and indirect subsidiaries in light of the completion of the merger of Chittenden Corporation with and into the Company, and (b) to delete provisions contained in the Code of Conduct relating to the Company’s insider trading rules. The Company’s Board of Directors has approved a separate, more comprehensive policy applicable to all employees relating to insider trading rules. Such policy, and the Company’s Code of Conduct, will be posted on the Company’s website at www.peoples.com.
A copy of the Code of Conduct as amended is attached hereto as Exhibit 14 to this report and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) The following Exhibit is filed herewith.
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 14 | People’s United Financial, Inc. Code of Conduct |
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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.
| People’s United Financial, Inc. | ||||
| (Registrant) | ||||
| Date: January 18, 2008 | By: | /s/ Robert E. Trautmann | ||
| (Signature) | ||||
| Name: | Robert E. Trautmann | |||
| Title: | Senior Vice President and Deputy General Counsel | |||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. | Description | |
| 14 | People’s United Financial, Inc. Code of Conduct |