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CUSIP No. 78425V 104
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Page 2 of 6 Pages
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1.
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
Savings Institute Bank & Trust Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan
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2.
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (see instructions)
(a) □
(b) □
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3.
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SEC USE ONLY
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4.
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CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
State of Connecticut
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NUMBER OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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SOLE VOTING POWER
507,801
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6.
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SHARED VOTING POWER
262,783
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7.
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SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
770,584
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8.
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SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
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9.
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
770,584
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10.
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CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES □
(SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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11.
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
6.0% of 12,798,461 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of December 31, 2013.
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12.
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
EP
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CUSIP No. 78425V 104
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Page 3 of 6 Pages
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Item 1.
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(a)
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Name of Issuer:
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SI Financial Group, Inc.
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(b)
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Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:
803 Main Street
Willimantic, Connecticut 06226
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Item 2.
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(a)
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Savings Institute Bank and Trust Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan
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Trustee: First Bankers Trust Services, Inc.
2321 Kochs Lane
P.O. Box 4005
Quincy, Illinois 62305-4005
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(b)
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Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
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803 Main Street
Willimantic, Connecticut 06226
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(c)
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Citizenship:
See Page 2, Item 4.
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(d)
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Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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(e)
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CUSIP Number:
See Page 1.
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CUSIP No. 78425V 104
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Item 3.
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If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:
(f) [x] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F).
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Item 4.
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Ownership.
Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.
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(a)
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Amount beneficially owned: See Page 2, Item 9.
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(b)
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Percent of class: See Page 2, Item 11.
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(c)
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Number of shares as to which the person has:
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(i)
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Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
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(ii)
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Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
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(iii)
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Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
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(iv)
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Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
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Item 5.
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Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following □.
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Item 6.
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Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
N/A
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Item 7.
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Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.
N/A
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Item 8.
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Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
N/A
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Item 9.
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Notice of Dissolution of Group.
N/A
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Item 10.
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Certification.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under § 240.14a-11.
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CUSIP No. 78425V 104
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