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  0001595335
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000801337
  WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP
  001-31486
  200 ELM STREET
  STAMFORD
  CT
  06902
  203-578-2202
  WILKINS CHARLES L
  Officer
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  900 Salem Street
  Smithfield
  RI
  02917
  6500
  291531.78
  171426372
  09/09/2024
  NYSE
  Common
  02/24/2019
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  Issuer
  N
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  02/24/2019
  Compensation
  Common
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  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
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  Compensation
  Common
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  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
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  Compensation
  Common
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  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
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  Compensation
  Common
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  Restricted Stock Vesting
  Issuer
  N
  2035
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  Stamford
  CT
  06902
  Common
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  /s/Wade Moss, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Charles Wilkins