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Webster Financial Corporation 2025-2026 Proxy Voting Records

Compiled from SEC Form N-PX filings and Webster Financial Corporation’s Form 8-K, filed May 27, 2026 (Item 5.07 on EDGAR). Page generated October 18, 2026.

  • 8Reported items
  • 509Asset managers
  • 1,806Fund votes
  • May 26, 2026Meeting date

Results at a glance

Meeting of May 26, 2026: 3 items on Webster Financial Corporation’s Form 8-K, filed May 27, 2026: 2 approved · 1 without a stated outcome.

Material dissent

Material dissent: a director nominee under 80% of the votes cast, say-on-pay under 70%, any other item the board put forward under 80%, or a shareholder proposal with more than 50%, on the company’s own Form 8-K tally. How this is decided

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Official 2025-2026 meeting results reported by Webster Financial Corporation

These tallies are Webster Financial Corporation’s own, as disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Form 8-K, filed May 27, 2026 (Item 5.07, “Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders”). They cover every share voted at the meeting, not just the funds that file Form N-PX.

Webster Financial Corporation — official shareholder meeting results, meeting held May 26, 2026
Ballot itemForAgainst AbstainWithheldBroker non-votesSupport (of votes cast)Reported outcomeVoting standard
1. Proposal to approve and adopt the Transaction Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (the "Transaction Proposal") 115,788,6671,279,203192,086 ---- 99%Approved—
2. Proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation payments that will or may be paid to the Company's named executive officers in connection with the Transaction (the "Compensation Proposal") 68,045,45548,130,8451,083,656 ---- 59%Approved—
3. Proposal to approve the adjournment or postponement of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if, immediately prior to such adjournment, there are not sufficient votes to approve the Transaction Proposal or to ensure 114,010,0892,963,510286,357 ---- 97%Not verified—

Source: Webster Financial Corporation, Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on May 27, 2026 — read the filing on EDGAR.

How asset managers voted at the Webster Financial Corporation 2025-2026 meeting

Each item below shows how the 509 asset managers that disclosed a Webster Financial Corporation vote in their SEC Form N-PX filings actually voted. Share totals are the shares those managers' funds voted, summed across every fund they report. These are reported items, not a count of the ballot: fund filings describe one ballot item in different words. Two descriptions are shown as one item only on evidence — the same text (or one cut short of the other), the same director nominee, or a match to the same row of Webster Financial Corporation’s own Form 8-K tally — never because they merely read alike. A description that could not be joined that way is listed on its own, so one ballot item can appear more than once.

1. 1. Proposal to approve and adopt the Transaction Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (the "Transaction…

Official resultEXTRAORDINARY TRANSACTIONSReported outcome: Approved

Combines 4 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

99% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 99%
FOR: 115,788,667AGAINST: 1,279,203
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 102 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To approve and adopt the Transaction Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2026 (as it may be amended from time to time, the "Transaction Agreement"), by and among Webster Financial Corporation ("Webster"), Webster Virginia Corporation and Banco Santander, S.A. ("Banco Santander"), pursuant to which Banco Santander will acquire Webster (the "transaction proposal").

Webster Financial Corporation’s own tally for this item (“1. Proposal to approve and adopt the Transaction Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (the "Transaction Proposal")”): 115,788,667 for, 1,279,203 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 27, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 — Proposal to approve and adopt the Transaction Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (the "Transaction Proposal") The Company's stockholders approved the Transaction Proposal as set forth below:”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 102 asset managers below reported 44,524,197 for, 3 against, 192 not voted.

FOR
FOR: 44,524,197AGAINST: 3NOT VOTED: 192
Largest asset managers voting on “To approve and adopt the Transaction Agreement, dated as of February 3, 2026 (as it may be amended from time t” at Webster Financial Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard15,151,0943 00For
BlackRock8,595,3830 00For
Invesco4,440,3570 00For
Fidelity3,640,2770 00For
Dimensional1,850,1830 00For
MERGER FUND1,613,0660 00For
Charles Schwab1,103,4490 00For
Delaware/Macquarie588,5170 00For
TIAA497,7010 00For
Investment Managers Series Trust II495,7010 00For
Legg Mason475,0000 00For
Lincoln Financial390,5290 00For
Jackson National380,7770 00For
ARBITRAGE FUNDS366,9160 00For
GMO318,3520 00For
WisdomTree309,1820 00For
Equitable270,2440 00For
John Hancock222,2010 00For
First Trust205,2510 00For
Dunham Funds180,8780 00For
TOUCHSTONE FUNDS GROUP TRUST150,1450 00For
AIG/SunAmerica149,0260 00For
Northern Trust132,8800 00For
Gabelli121,2000 00For
Columbia Threadneedle117,1150 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 102 asset managers. See all 102 in the interactive database.

2. 1. Proposal to approve and adopt the Transaction Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (the "Transaction…

Official resultFund totals may overlapOTHERReported outcome: Approved

99% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 99%
FOR: 115,788,667AGAINST: 1,279,203
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 2 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: TO APPROVE AND ADOPT THE TRANSACTION AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 3, 2026 (AS IT MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME TO TIME, THE TRANSACTION AGREEMENT"), BY AND AMONG WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION (&QUOTWEBSTER"), WEBSTER VIRGINIA CORPORATION AND BANCO SANTANDER, S.A. (&QUOTBANCO SANTANDER"), PURSUANT TO WHICH BANCO SANTANDER WILL ACQUIRE WEBSTER (THE &QUOTTRANSACTION PROPOSAL"). "

Webster Financial Corporation’s own tally for this item (“1. Proposal to approve and adopt the Transaction Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (the "Transaction Proposal")”): 115,788,667 for, 1,279,203 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 27, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 1 — Proposal to approve and adopt the Transaction Agreement and the transactions contemplated thereby (the "Transaction Proposal") The Company's stockholders approved the Transaction Proposal as set forth below:”
Support: 99% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports: 1 asset manager voting on “TO APPROVE AND ADOPT THE TRANSACTION AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 3, 2026 (AS IT MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME T” at Webster Financial Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Advisors' Inner Circle Fund III8900 00For

Fund voting reports, all 1 managers: 890 for.

Institutional-manager reports: 1 asset manager voting on “TO APPROVE AND ADOPT THE TRANSACTION AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF FEBRUARY 3, 2026 (AS IT MAY BE AMENDED FROM TIME T” at Webster Financial Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Sendero Wealth Management, LLC700 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 1 managers: 70 for.

3. 3. Proposal to approve the adjournment or postponement of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit…

Outcome not verifiedCORPORATE GOVERNANCEReported outcome: Not verified

Combines 5 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

97% Majority: yes · of votes cast

FOR 97%
FOR: 114,010,089AGAINST: 2,963,510
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 104 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To approve the adjournment or postponement of the special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if, immediately prior to such adjournment, there are not sufficient votes to approve the transaction proposal or to ensure that any supplement or amendment to the accompanying proxy statement/prospectus is timely provided (the "adjournment proposal").

Webster Financial Corporation’s own tally for this item (“3. Proposal to approve the adjournment or postponement of the Special Meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit additional proxies if, immediately prior to such adjournment, there are not sufficient votes to appro”): 114,010,089 for, 2,963,510 against, per its Form 8-K filed May 27, 2026 (Item 5.07). FOR was more than half of the votes cast. Whether the item passed is for the filing to say; its statement has not been read for this item.

Reported outcome: not verified — the filing’s own statement of the outcome could not be identified for this item.
Support: 97% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 104 asset managers below reported 44,397,883 for, 102,014 against, 25,262 abstained, 192 not voted.

FOR
FOR: 44,397,883AGAINST: 102,014ABSTAIN: 25,262NOT VOTED: 192
Largest asset managers voting on “To approve the adjournment or postponement of the special meeting, if necessary or appropriate, to solicit add” at Webster Financial Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard15,151,08511 00For
BlackRock8,595,3830 00For
Invesco4,440,3570 00For
Fidelity3,640,2770 00For
Dimensional1,850,1830 00For
MERGER FUND1,613,0660 00For
Charles Schwab1,103,4490 00For
Delaware/Macquarie588,5170 00For
TIAA497,7010 00For
Investment Managers Series Trust II495,7010 00For
Legg Mason475,0000 00For
Lincoln Financial343,66846,861 00Mixed
Jackson National380,7770 00For
ARBITRAGE FUNDS366,9160 00For
GMO318,3520 00For
WisdomTree309,1820 00For
Equitable270,2440 00For
John Hancock222,2010 00For
First Trust205,2510 00For
Dunham Funds180,8780 00For
TOUCHSTONE FUNDS GROUP TRUST150,1450 00For
AIG/SunAmerica149,0260 00For
Northern Trust132,8800 00For
Gabelli121,2000 00For
Columbia Threadneedle117,1150 00For

Showing the 25 largest of 104 asset managers. See all 104 in the interactive database.

4. Approve Motion to Adjourn Meeting

No official matchCORPORATE GOVERNANCE

100% of fund votes cast · no official result

FOR
Details: votes by 2 asset managers

The 2 asset managers below reported 768 for. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

FOR: 768
Largest asset managers voting on “Approve Motion to Adjourn Meeting” at Webster Financial Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc.7290 00For
TEALWOOD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC390 00For

5. Miscellaneous Corporate Actions

100% of fund votes cast · no official result

FOR
Details: votes by 2 asset managers

The 2 asset managers below reported 768 for. The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

FOR: 768
Largest asset managers voting on “Miscellaneous Corporate Actions” at Webster Financial Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
McGowan Group Asset Management, Inc.7290 00For
TEALWOOD ASSET MANAGEMENT INC390 00For

6. 2. Proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation payments that will or may be paid to the…

Official resultFund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Approved

Combines 18 wordings of this item as funds reported it.

59% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 59%AGAINST
FOR: 68,045,455AGAINST: 48,130,845
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 497 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: To approve, on an advisory (non- binding) basis, the compensation payments that will or may be paid to Webster's named executive officers in connection with the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreement (the "compensation proposal").

Webster Financial Corporation’s own tally for this item (“2. Proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation payments that will or may be paid to the Company's named executive officers in connection with the Transaction (the "Compensation Proposal")”): 68,045,455 for, 48,130,845 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 27, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 2 — Proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation payments that will or may be paid to the Company's named executive officers in connection with the Transaction (the "Compensation Proposal") The Company's stockholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis…”
Support: 59% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice).

Fund voting reports: 106 asset managers voting on “To approve, on an advisory (non- binding) basis, the compensation payments that will or may be paid to Webster” at Webster Financial Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Vanguard15,128,75222,344 20For
BlackRock8,595,3830 00For
Invesco4,125,246315,111 00Mixed
Fidelity3,640,2770 00For
Dimensional01,850,183 00Against
MERGER FUND1,613,0660 00For
Charles Schwab1,103,4490 00For
Delaware/Macquarie0588,517 00Against
TIAA0497,701 00Against
Investment Managers Series Trust II495,7010 00For
Legg Mason0475,000 00Against
Lincoln Financial0390,529 00Against
Jackson National354,51426,263 00Mixed
ARBITRAGE FUNDS366,9160 00For
GMO0318,352 00Against
WisdomTree309,1820 00For
Equitable270,2440 00For
John Hancock0222,201 00Against
First Trust0205,251 00Against
Dunham Funds0180,878 00Against
TOUCHSTONE FUNDS GROUP TRUST0150,145 00Against
AIG/SunAmerica0149,026 00Against
Northern Trust0132,880 00Against
Gabelli121,2000 00For
Columbia Threadneedle0117,115 00Against

Fund voting reports, all 106 managers: 37,493,903 for, 7,009,637 against, 25,264 abstained, 202 not voted, 116 mixed. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

Institutional-manager reports: 416 asset managers voting on “To approve, on an advisory (non- binding) basis, the compensation payments that will or may be paid to Webster” at Webster Financial Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Invesco4,391,2551,988,053 00Mixed
BlackRock5,785,001164,734 00For
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC3,169,4780 00For
EARNEST PARTNERS LLC02,060,668 00Against
Fidelity1,710,3230 00For
AQR01,680,312 00Against
WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC1,398,8320 00For
OAK RIDGE INVESTMENTS LLC01,359,148 00Against
Pentwater Capital Management LP01,359,148 00Against
Vanguard1,259,56314,423 00For
Northern Trust01,232,174 00Against
Charles Schwab1,138,4180 00For
Blackstone Inc.01,074,043 00Against
Hudson Bay Capital Management LP01,063,291 00Against
MELLON INVESTMENTS Corp1,058,3830 00For
AllianceBernstein1,048,0070 00For
NOMURA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT BUSINESS TRUST01,029,499 00Against
Dimensional0992,433 00Against
PUBLIC SECTOR PENSION INVESTMENT BOARD0945,712 00Against
CAXTON ASSOCIATES LLP0843,146 00Against
Clearbridge Investments, LLC0805,162 00Against
TUDOR INVESTMENT CORP ET AL746,5230 00For
Magnetar Financial LLC0717,895 00Against
Goldman Sachs648,57714,263 00For
Sand Grove Capital Management LLP00 591,9170Abstain

Institutional-manager reports, all 416 managers: 31,078,969 for, 29,153,507 against, 667,079 abstained, 12,202 not voted. Showing the 25 largest; see all in the interactive database.

7. Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes

No official matchFund totals may overlapSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTES

43% Fund and manager reports combined; may count the same shares twice · no official result

FORAGAINST
Details: votes by 12 asset managers

Fund voting reports and institutional-manager reports both cover this item. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two are shown separately below and never added together, and their sum is not shown (fund and manager reports combined may count the same shares twice). The figure above is FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST + WITHHELD) of the shares these managers voted; abstained and unvoted shares are in neither half, and these managers are a subset of all shareholders, not the meeting result.

Fund voting reports: 1 asset manager voting on “Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes” at Webster Financial Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Empower074,793 00Against

Fund voting reports, all 1 managers: 74,793 against.

Institutional-manager reports: 11 asset managers voting on “Advisory Vote on Golden Parachutes” at Webster Financial Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
ALGEBRIS (UK) LTD0173,035 00Against
GROUPAMA ASSET MANAGMENT148,4380 00For
CAMBIAR INVESTORS LLC51,0400 00For
ADVISORY RESEARCH INC027,402 00Against
ALGERT GLOBAL LLC12,0600 00For
APG Asset Management US Inc.09,603 00Against
Wilshire Advisors LLC01,213 00Against
Convergence Investment Partners, LLC5300 00For
Impact Investors, Inc00 00Not Voted
Sepio Capital, LP083 00Against
BlackRock590 00For

Institutional-manager reports, all 11 managers: 212,127 for, 211,336 against, 105 not voted.

8. 2. Proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation payments that will or may be paid to the…

Official resultSECTION 14A SAY-ON-PAY VOTESReported outcome: Approved

59% Approved · of votes cast

FOR 59%AGAINST
FOR: 68,045,455AGAINST: 48,130,845
Details: description as filed, official tally, votes by 2 asset managers

Description as filed by funds: Say on Pay

Webster Financial Corporation’s own tally for this item (“2. Proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation payments that will or may be paid to the Company's named executive officers in connection with the Transaction (the "Compensation Proposal")”): 68,045,455 for, 48,130,845 against — passed, per its Form 8-K filed May 27, 2026 (Item 5.07).

Reported outcome: Approved, in the filing’s own words: “Proposal 2 — Proposal to approve, on an advisory (non-binding) basis, the compensation payments that will or may be paid to the Company's named executive officers in connection with the Transaction (the "Compensation Proposal") The Company's stockholders approved, on an advisory (non-binding) basis…”
Support: 59% of votes cast — FOR ÷ (FOR + AGAINST); abstentions and broker non-votes are excluded.

The 2 asset managers below reported 648 for.

FOR
FOR: 648
Largest asset managers voting on “Say on Pay” at Webster Financial Corporation, 2025-2026
Asset managerForAgainst AbstainWithheldVote
Arista Wealth Management, LLC5930 00For
Empower550 00For

Largest Webster Financial Corporation shareholders voting in 2025-2026

Ranked separately for each type of Form N-PX report. An institutional manager can report shares that a fund it advises also reports, so the two tables can list the same shares and are never added together. Each is ranked by the shares voted on the item that the most managers of that type reported, shown as a share of the 168,594,276 shares outstanding at the time of that meeting.

Fund voting reports: top Webster Financial Corporation shareholders by shares voted on “To approve, on an advisory (non- binding) basis, the compensation payments that will or may be…”, 2025-2026
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Vanguard 8.99%
2BlackRock 5.10%
3Invesco 2.63%
4Fidelity 2.16%
5Dimensional 1.10%
6MERGER FUND 0.96%
7Charles Schwab 0.65%
8Delaware/Macquarie 0.35%
9TIAA 0.30%
10Investment Managers Series Trust II 0.29%
Institutional-manager reports: top Webster Financial Corporation shareholders by shares voted on “To approve, on an advisory (non- binding) basis, the compensation payments that will or may be…”, 2025-2026
#Asset manager % of shares outstanding
1Invesco 3.78%
2BlackRock 3.53%
3GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 1.88%
4EARNEST PARTNERS LLC 1.22%
5Fidelity 1.01%
6AQR 1.00%
7WHITEBOX ADVISORS LLC 0.83%
8OAK RIDGE INVESTMENTS LLC 0.81%
9Pentwater Capital Management LP 0.81%
10Vanguard 0.76%

Reported Webster Financial Corporation holdings and ownership

As disclosed to the SEC in Form 13F (quarter-end holdings of 30 large managers), Schedules 13D and 13G (beneficial ownership above 5%) and the company’s own proxy statement (DEF 14A). Each row names its form.

Webster Financial Corporation holdings and ownership disclosed for the 2025-2026 proxy season
Holder % outstanding Disclosure
The Vanguard Group 10.75% DEF14A
BlackRock, Inc. 9.13% DEF14A
Capital International Investors 5.04% DEF14A
Dimensional Fund Advisors 3.75% 13F
T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc. 3.65% DEF14A
State Street 3.55% 13F
Invesco 3.05% 13F
Millennium Management 2.61% 13F
Goldman Sachs 1.80% 13F
FMR (Fidelity) 1.28% 13F

Percentages above are of 168,594,276 shares outstanding, as reported by Webster Financial Corporation on its Form 10-Q dated March 31, 2025 (see the filing on EDGAR). This is the count contemporaneous with the 2025-2026 meeting, not today’s. Each holding is as of its own filing, which may be dated before or after the meeting.

About this page

Every figure above is derived from filings made with the US Securities and Exchange Commission: Form N-PX, in which registered funds disclose how they voted every proxy and institutional managers disclose their votes on executive pay (say-on-pay, say-on-frequency and golden parachutes), and Form 8-K Item 5.07, in which the company reports its own meeting results. Shares outstanding are taken from Webster Financial Corporation’s 10-Q dated March 31, 2025. This page is a static snapshot rebuilt weekly on October 18, 2026; a live search always shows the current data.

At Webster Financial Corporation's shareholder meeting held May 26, 2026, in the 2025-2026 proxy season, 509 asset managers reported how they voted in their SEC Form N-PX filings, covering 1,806 separate fund positions. Their filings are grouped here into 8 reported items; because filers word the same ballot item differently, that can be more than the number of items on the ballot. On the most widely held item on that ballot — To approve, on an advisory (non- binding) basis, the compensation payments that will or may be… — Webster Financial Corporation's filing reports the proposal as approved, with 59% support of the votes cast (FOR divided by FOR plus AGAINST, the conventional basis for proxy support; abstentions, broker non-votes and unvoted shares are excluded because none of them took a side). Source: Webster Financial Corporation's Form 8-K, Item 5.07, filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on May 27, 2026.

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