SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
C U R R E N T R E P O R T
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
November 6, 1997
Date of Report (Date Of Earliest Event Reported)
EAGLE FINANCIAL CORP.
(Exact Name Of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)
Delaware
(State Or Other Jurisdiction Of Incorporation)
0-15311 06-1194047
(Commission File Number) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
222 Main Street
Bristol, Connecticut 06010
(Address Of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(860) 314-6400
(Registrant's Telephone Number, including Area Code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former Name Or Former Address, If Changed Since Last Report)
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
Eagle Financial Corp., a Delaware corporation
("Eagle"), announced on November 6, 1997 that it has
suspended its Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase
Plan (the "DRP") pending consummation of Eagle's proposed
merger with Webster Financial Corporation ("Webster")
announced on October 27, 1997. The suspension of the DRP
was required under the terms of the pending merger with
Webster.
Eagle's press release announcing the suspension
of the DRP is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENT AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press Release issued by Eagle
Financial Corp. on November 6, 1997.
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
hereunder duly authorized.
Dated: November 6, 1997
EAGLE FINANCIAL CORP.
By: /s/ Robert J. Britton
Name: Robert J. Britton
Title: President and Chief
Executive Officer
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
99.1 Press Release issued by Eagle Financial Corp.
on November 6, 1997.
[EAGLE LOGO] Exhibit 99.1
NEWS RELEASE
Contact: ROBERT J. BRITTON
President & Chief Executive
Officer
860-314-6411
MARK J. BLUM
Chief Financial Officer
860-314-6410
EAGLE FINANCIAL CORP. SUSPENDS
DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN
Bristol, Connecticut, November 6, 1997--Eagle Financial
Corp. (NASDAQ:EGFC), the holding company for Eagle Bank,
announced today that in connection with its pending
merger with Webster Financial Corporation which was
announced on October 27, 1997, Eagle has suspended its
Dividend Reinvestment and Share Purchase Plan pending
consummation of the proposed merger with Webster. The
Plan will be terminated upon consummation of the merger.
The suspension of the Plan was required under the terms
of the pending merger with Webster. As a result of the
suspension of the Plan, there will be no further
reinvestment of dividends on Eagle common stock under the
Plan, including with respect to any dividend to be paid
by Eagle in the fourth quarter of 1997, and there will be
no further optional cash purchases of Eagle common stock
under the Plan, unless and until further notice is given
by Eagle. All payments that have been or may be received
by Eagle or by the Plan administrator for the purpose of
making optional cash purchases of Eagle common stock
under the Plan in the fourth quarter of 1997 will be
returned to Plan participants promptly.
Eagle Bank is headquartered in Bristol,
Connecticut, and offers a full array of innovative
products and services for the retail and commercial
market, including 24-hour telephone banking, loans by
phone, cash management services, debit cards, alternative
investment products and a full line of deposit and loan
products. Eagle Bank operates 26 traditional branch
offices and 4 supermarket branch offices, in Hartford and
eastern Litchfield counties. At September 30, 1997,
Eagle Financial Corp. had total assets of $2.1 billion,
total deposits of $1.4 billion and total stockholders'
equity of $144.7 million.
