Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

On April 28, 2022, Webster Financial Corporation (the "Company") held its 2022 annual meeting of shareholders (the "Annual Meeting") by remote communication. At the Annual Meeting, the Company's shareholders voted on three proposals, each of which is described in the Company's Proxy Statement related to the Annual Meeting. The following is a brief description of each matter voted upon and the results of such voting, including the number of votes cast for or against each matter and the number of abstentions and, if applicable, broker non-votes with respect to each matter:

Proposal 1

The Company's shareholders elected fifteen individuals to the board of directors to serve one-year terms, as set forth below:



          NOMINEES             VOTES        VOTES AGAINST    VOTES ABSTAINED     BROKER
                                FOR                                            NON-VOTES
   William L. Atwell        149,998,240       2,054,703          159,669       11,982,027
   John P. Cahill           151,313,790        709,204           189,618       11,982,027
   John R. Ciulla           151,379,573        668,731           164,308       11,982,027
   E. Carol Hayles          151,390,691        653,450           168,471       11,982,027
   Linda H. Ianieri         150,930,049       1,090,651          191,912       11,982,027
   Mona Aboelnaga Kanaan    151,356,365        660,752           195,495       11,982,027
   Jack L. Kopnisky         149,379,902       2,179,882          652,828       11,982,027
   James J. Landy           151,404,045        608,667           199,900       11,982,027
   Maureen B. Mitchell      151,396,820        623,134           192,658       11,982,027
   Laurence C. Morse        146,996,751       5,052,210          163,651       11,982,027
   Karen R. Osar            148,657,297       3,387,910          167,405       11,982,027
   Richard O'Toole          151,197,469        814,033           201,110       11,982,027
   Mark Pettie              151,521,906        522,191           168,515       11,982,027
   Lauren C. States         151,565,952        479,244           167,416       11,982,027
   William E. Whiston       151,389,809        619,190           203,613       11,982,027



Proposal 2

The Company's shareholders approved, on a non-binding, advisory basis, the compensation of the Company's named executive officers as set forth below:

VOTES FOR VOTES AGAINST ABSTAIN BROKER NON-VOTES


 147,807,084      3,620,733       784,795        11,982,027



Proposal 3

The Company's shareholders ratified the appointment by the board of directors of KPMG LLP as the independent registered public accounting firm of the Company for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2022, as set forth below:



  VOTES FOR     VOTES AGAINST     ABSTAIN
 161,819,299      2,159,817       215,523

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