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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * WISHNAFSKI DIANE L   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NEWALLIANCE BANCSHARES INC [NAL] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O NEWALLIANCE BANK, 195 CHURCH STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 11/23/2009 (Street) NEW HAVEN, CT 06510 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock (1)               68,800 I By Stock Award Common Stock (2)               4,086 I By Stock Award Common Stock 11/23/2009   S   24,674 D $ 12 28,286 I Joint w/ Spouse Common Stock               9,917 I 401(K) Common Stock - ESOP               6,316 D   Common Stock               2,529 I DRIP Common Stock               1,687 I 401(K) - SERP Common Stock               4,056 I ESOP - SERP

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Options (3)

$ 13.89

06/26/2007

06/26/2016

Common Stock

5,000

5,000

D

Stock Options (4)

$ 14.39

12/30/2005

06/17/2015

Common Stock

340,000

340,000

D

Stock Options (5)

$ 12.94

05/31/2010

05/29/2019

Common Stock

18,573

18,573

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
WISHNAFSKI DIANE L C/O NEWALLIANCE BANK 195 CHURCH STREET NEW HAVEN, CT 06510			EVP

Signatures

John J. Kiernan, by POA for Diane L. Wishnafski		11/24/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

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**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Stock Awards granted pursuant to NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan vest 15% on each January 1 of years 2006-2011 and 10% on January 1, 2012.
(2)	Stock Awards granted pursuant to the NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan cliff vest on May 31, 2012.
(3)	Options vest in equal annual installments over three years beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant, subject to continued employment.
(4)	Stock Options granted pursuant to the NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc. Long-term Incentive Plan vest 40% on December 30, 2005 and 20% on the last business day of each of the three succeeding years.
(5)	Stock Options granted pursuant to the NewAlliance Bancshares, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan vest 1/4 on each May 31 of years 2010- 2013.

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