FORM 8-K



                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                 CURRENT REPORT



                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                       Securities and Exchange Act of 1934



       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 22, 1996
                                                         ----------------



                              EAGLE FINANCIAL CORP.
              ----------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



         Delaware                     0-15311                    06-1194047
(State or Other Jurisdiction        (Commission                (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)             File Number)            Identification No.)



           222 Main Street, P.O. Box 1157, Bristol, Connecticut 06010
           ----------------------------------------------------------
                    (Address of principal executive offices)



       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (860) 314-6400
                                                           ---------------



                                 Not Applicable
           -----------------------------------------------------------
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 5.         Other Events

                On October 22, 1996,  the Board of Directors of Eagle  Financial
Corp.  (the  "Company")  declared a dividend  of one Right for each  outstanding
share of common  stock,  par value  $.01 per share (the  "Common  Stock") of the
Company,  pursuant to a Rights Agreement,  dated as of October 22, 1996, between
the Company and The First National Bank of Boston,  as Rights Agent (the "Rights
Agreement").  The  distribution  is payable to  stockholders of record as of the
close of  business on  November  1, 1996.  Each Right  would  entitle the holder
thereof to purchase under certain circumstances one one-thousandth of a share of
a new Series A  Participating  Preferred  Stock,  par value $.01 per share, at a
purchase  price of $100 per share.  The Rights will expire on October 22,  2006,
unless earlier redeemed by the Company.

                Initially,   the  Rights  are  neither  exercisable  nor  traded
separately  from the Common  Stock.  The Rights  will be  exercisable  only if a
person or group in the future becomes the beneficial owner of 15% or more of the
Common  Stock or  announces a tender or exchange  offer that would result in its
ownership  of 15% or more of the  Common  Stock,  or if the Board  declares  any
person or group to be an "Adverse Person" upon a determination  that such person
or group has  acquired  beneficial  ownership of 10% or more of the Common Stock
and that such ownership is not in the best interest of the Company.

                The Rights have certain  anti-takeover  effects. The Rights will
cause  substantial  dilution  to a person or group that  attempts to acquire the
Company without  conditioning the offer on a substantial  number of Rights being
acquired,  or in a manner or on terms not  approved  by the  Company's  Board of
Directors. The Rights, however, should not deter any prospective offeror willing
to  negotiate in good faith with the Board of  Directors.  Nor should the Rights
interfere with any merger or other business combination approved by the Board of
Directors.

                The Rights  Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit (c)(1).  The
Certificate of Designation of the Series A Participating  Preferred Stock is set
forth as Exhibit 1 to the Rights  Agreement  and is  attached  hereto as Exhibit
(c)(2);  the form of Rights  Certificate is set forth as Exhibit 2 to the Rights
Agreement and is attached hereto as Exhibit (c)(3); and the Summary of Rights to
Purchase the Preferred  Stock is set forth as Exhibit 3 to the Rights  Agreement
and is attached hereto as Exhibit (c)(4).  Each document is incorporated  herein
by  reference.  The foregoing  description  of the Rights does not purport to be
complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such Exhibits.



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Item 7.        Financial Statements and Exhibits.

               c.   Exhibits

                    10.1 Rights Agreement, dated as of October 22, 1996

                    10.2 Certificate    of   Designation   of   the   Series   A
                         Participation  Preferred  Stock,  as  Exhibit  1 to the
                         Rights Agreement

                    10.3 Form of Rights Certificate,  as Exhibit 2 to the Rights
                         Agreement

                    10.4 Summary of Rights to  Purchase  Series A  Participating
                         Preferred Stock, as Exhibit 3 to the Rights Agreement





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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.



                                EAGLE FINANCIAL CORP.
                                  (Registrant)


                                /s/ Mark J. Blum
                                -----------------------------
                                Mark J. Blum
                                Vice President 
                                 and Chief Financial Officer







Date:     October 29, 1996
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FORM 8-K

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                       Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 22, 1996
                                                         ----------------

                              EAGLE FINANCIAL CORP.
              ----------------------------------------------------
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         Delaware                     0-15311                    06-1194047
(State or Other Jurisdiction        (Commission                (IRS Employer
      of Incorporation)             File Number)            Identification No.)

           222 Main Street, P.O. Box 1157, Bristol, Connecticut 06010
           ----------------------------------------------------------
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (860) 314-6400
                                                           ---------------

                                 Not Applicable
           -----------------------------------------------------------
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item 5.         Other Events

                On October 22, 1996,  the Board of Directors of Eagle  Financial
Corp.  (the  "Company")  declared a dividend  of one Right for each  outstanding
share of common  stock,  par value  $.01 per share (the  "Common  Stock") of the
Company,  pursuant to a Rights Agreement,  dated as of October 22, 1996, between
the Company and The First National Bank of Boston,  as Rights Agent (the "Rights
Agreement").  The  distribution  is payable to  stockholders of record as of the
close of  business on  November  1, 1996.  Each Right  would  entitle the holder
thereof to purchase under certain circumstances one one-thousandth of a share of
a new Series A  Participating  Preferred  Stock,  par value $.01 per share, at a
purchase  price of $100 per share.  The Rights will expire on October 22,  2006,
unless earlier redeemed by the Company.

                Initially,   the  Rights  are  neither  exercisable  nor  traded
separately  from the Common  Stock.  The Rights  will be  exercisable  only if a
person or group in the future becomes the beneficial owner of 15% or more of the
Common  Stock or  announces a tender or exchange  offer that would result in its
ownership  of 15% or more of the  Common  Stock,  or if the Board  declares  any
person or group to be an "Adverse Person" upon a determination  that such person
or group has  acquired  beneficial  ownership of 10% or more of the Common Stock
and that such ownership is not in the best interest of the Company.

                The Rights have certain  anti-takeover  effects. The Rights will
cause  substantial  dilution  to a person or group that  attempts to acquire the
Company without  conditioning the offer on a substantial  number of Rights being
acquired,  or in a manner or on terms not  approved  by the  Company's  Board of
Directors. The Rights, however, should not deter any prospective offeror willing
to  negotiate in good faith with the Board of  Directors.  Nor should the Rights
interfere with any merger or other business combination approved by the Board of
Directors.

                The Rights  Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit (c)(1).  The
Certificate of Designation of the Series A Participating  Preferred Stock is set
forth as Exhibit 1 to the Rights  Agreement  and is  attached  hereto as Exhibit
(c)(2);  the form of Rights  Certificate is set forth as Exhibit 2 to the Rights
Agreement and is attached hereto as Exhibit (c)(3); and the Summary of Rights to
Purchase the Preferred  Stock is set forth as Exhibit 3 to the Rights  Agreement
and is attached hereto as Exhibit (c)(4).  Each document is incorporated  herein
by  reference.  The foregoing  description  of the Rights does not purport to be
complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such Exhibits.
Item 7.        Financial Statements and Exhibits.

               c.   Exhibits

                    10.1 Rights Agreement, dated as of October 22, 1996

                    10.2 Certificate    of   Designation   of   the   Series   A
                         Participation  Preferred  Stock,  as  Exhibit  1 to the
                         Rights Agreement

                    10.3 Form of Rights Certificate,  as Exhibit 2 to the Rights
                         Agreement

                    10.4 Summary of Rights to  Purchase  Series A  Participating
                         Preferred Stock, as Exhibit 3 to the Rights Agreement
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.

                                EAGLE FINANCIAL CORP.
                                  (Registrant)

                                /s/ Mark J. Blum
                                -----------------------------
                                Mark J. Blum
                                Vice President 
                                 and Chief Financial Officer

Date:     October 29, 1996