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0001275668
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0000801337
WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION
001-31486
200 Elm Street
Stamford
CT
06902
203-578-2202
LAURENCE C MORSE REV TRUST AGREEMENT
Director
Common
Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC Executive Financial Services
1 New York Plaza
8th Floor
New York
NY
10004
8175
359536.50
171426372
09/11/2024
NYSE
Common
04/23/2018
Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
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04/23/2018
Services Rendered
Common
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Restricted stock vesting under a registered plan
Issuer
N
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Services Rendered
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Issuer
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Services Rendered
Common
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Issuer
N
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