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Hinckley Allen Represented First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc. in $544 Million Transaction

Hinckley Allen represented First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: FBNK), the holding company for Farmington Bank, in connection with First Connecticut Bancorp’s acquisition by People’s United Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: PBCT), the holding company for People’s United Bank, N.A., in an all-stock transaction valued at approximately $544 million. The transaction was completed following the customary closing conditions, including receipt of regulatory approvals and the approval of First Connecticut Bancorp, Inc. shareholders.

Farmington Bank is a full-service community bank with 28 branch locations throughout Central Connecticut and Western Massachusetts, offering commercial and retail banking as well as wealth management services.

People’s United Bank, founded in 1842, is a premier, community-based, regional bank in the Northeast offering commercial and retail banking, as well as wealth management services through a network of nearly 400 retail locations in Connecticut, New York, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine.