WATERBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 24, 2000--Webster
Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: WBST) announced today that it has
declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $.16 per common share.
The dividend is payable on Nov. 20, 2000, to shareholders of
record on Nov. 6, 2000.
This is the 53rd consecutive quarterly dividend since Webster
first paid a dividend in 1987.
Connecticut-based Webster Bank provides business and consumer
banking, mortgage, insurance, trust and investment services through
more than 110 banking offices, 200 ATMs and the Internet
(www.websterbank.com). Webster's online mortgage subsidiary at
www.nowlending.com on the Worldwide Web originates low-cost mortgages
across the United States.
For more information on Webster, including past press releases and
the latest Annual Report, visit the Webster Bank website at
www.websterbank.com.
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