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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) May 4, 1999
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Village Bancorp, Inc.
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(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Connecticut 0-11786 06-1076844
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission File (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Number) Identification No.)
25 Prospect Street, Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (203) 438-9551
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Item 5. Other Events
On May 4, 1999, the shareholders of Village Bancorp, Inc., a Connecticut
corporation ("Village"), approved the proposed acquisition of Village by
Webster Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation ("Webster"), on a stock
for cash and/or stock basis. Each share of Village common stock will be
converted into (i) $23.50 in cash, (ii) 0.8545 of a share of Webster common
stock or (iii) a combination of cash and Webster common stock.
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SIGNATURE
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 thereunto duly authorized.
VILLAGE BANCORP, INC.
By: /s/ Robert V. Macklin
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Name: Robert V. Macklin
Title: President and Chief Executive
Officer
May 11, 1999
