{"url_path":"/sec/wbs/8-k/2026-06-16/item-8-01","section_key":"item-8-01","section_title":"Item 8.01 Other Events.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-06-16","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/801337/0000801337-26-000017-index.html","accession_number":"0000801337-26-000017","cik":"0000801337","ticker":"WBS","issuer_name":"WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/801337/0000801337-26-000017-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0000801337","primary_entity_name":"WEBSTER FINANCIAL CORP"},"word_count":105,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 8.01Other Events.\n\nOn March 30, 2026, Santander Bank, National Association (\"Santander Bank\") submitted a Bank Merger Act application to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (\"OCC\") requesting approval to merge Webster Bank, National Association with and into Santander Bank, with Santander Bank continuing as the surviving entity in such merger (the \"Bank Merger\"). On June 12, 2026, the OCC approved the application for the Bank Merger.\n\nThe previously announced acquisition of Webster Financial Corporation by Banco Santander, S.A. remains subject to customary closing conditions, including the approval of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the European Central Bank."}