WATERBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 23, 2001--Webster
Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: WBST), the holding company for Webster
Bank, announced today that it has declared a regular quarterly cash
dividend of $.17 per common share.
The dividend is payable on November 19, 2001, to shareholders of
record on November 5, 2001. This is the 57th consecutive quarterly
dividend since Webster first paid a dividend in 1987.
Webster Financial Corporation is the holding company for Webster
Bank, which provides business and consumer banking, mortgage,
insurance, trust and investment services through more than 100 banking
offices, 210 ATMs and the Internet (www.websterbank.com). Webster
Financial Corporation owns Center Capital Corporation, an equipment
financing company headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut, and is
majority owner of Chicago-based Duff & Phelps, a leader in investment
banking and financial advisory services.
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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