Webster CEO To Make Presentation at Conference

Mar 05, 2003
WATERBURY, Conn., Mar 5, 2003 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS) announced today that its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, James C. Smith, will be making a presentation at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Eastern Regional Bank Symposium on Thursday, March 6, 2003 from 11:00 A.M. to 11:30 A.M.

Presentation slides and a link to the live audio webcast will be available at www.kbw.com. The presentation slides also will be available on Investor Relations section of Webster's website, www.wbst.com.

Webster Financial Corporation is the holding company for Webster Bank and Webster Insurance. With $13 billion in assets, Connecticut-based Webster Bank provides business and consumer banking, mortgage, insurance, trust and investment services through 109 banking offices, 210 ATMs and the Internet. Webster Financial Corporation is majority owner of Chicago-based Duff & Phelps, LLC, a leader in financial advisory services. Webster Bank owns the asset-based lending firm, Whitehall Business Credit Corporation, Center Capital Corporation, an equipment financing company headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut and Webster Trust Company, N.A.

For more information about Webster, including past press releases and the latest Annual Report, visit the Webster Bank web site at www.websteronline.com.

CONTACT:
Webster Financial Corporation
Media Contact:
Clark Finley, 203/578-2429
cfinley@websterbank.com
Investor Contact:
Terry Mangan, 203/578-2318
tmangan@websterbank.com

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