UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) October 9, 2019

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United Financial Bancorp, Inc.

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Connecticut	001-35028	27-3577029
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)




225 Asylum Street		06103
Hartford,	CT	06103
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (860) 291-3600

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:



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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:



Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value	UBNK	NASDAQ Global Select Stock Market



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (17 CFR 230.405) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (17 CFR 240.12b-2).
Emerging growth company	☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.	☐



Item 8.01.	Other Events

On October 9, 2019, the Board of Directors of United Financial Bancorp, Inc. declared a cash dividend of $0.12 per share to shareholders of record at the close of business on October 21, 2019, payable on October 23, 2019.

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.




Dated: October 9, 2019	UNITED FINANCIAL BANCORP, INC. Registrant

	By:	/s/ Eric R. Newell
		Eric R. Newell Executive Vice President/ Chief Financial Officer

United Financial Bancorp, Inc. 8-K