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  0001387196
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000801337
  WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP
  001-31486
  200 ELM STREET
  STAMFORD
  CT
  06902
  203-578-2202
  Pettie Mark
  Director
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  900 Salem Street
  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  4500
  230136.75
  171426372
  10/22/2024
  NYSE
  Common
  04/29/2011
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  2403
  04/29/2011
  Compensation
  Common
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  Stock Option Exercise
  Issuer
  N
  906
  02/10/2016
  Cash
  Common
  04/25/2020
  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  1191
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  Compensation
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  10/22/2024
  /s/ Daniel Tucci, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Mark Pettie