WATERBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 25, 2003--Webster
Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS) announced today that its chairman
and chief executive officer, James C. Smith, will be making a
presentation at the Friedman Billings Ramsey 10th Annual Investor
Conference on Tuesday, December 2, 2003 from 9:30 A.M. to 10:00 A.M.
Presentation slides and a link to the live webcast will be
available at Webster's Investor Relations website, www.wbst.com, or at
the Friedman Billings Ramsey's website, www.fbr.com. In addition, an
archive of the webcast will be available at these websites for 90
days.
Webster Financial Corporation is the holding company for Webster
Bank and Webster Insurance. With more than $14 billion in assets,
Webster Bank provides business and consumer banking, mortgage,
insurance, trust and investment services through 119 banking offices,
233 ATMs, a Connecticut-based call center 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, the insurance premium finance company, Budget Installment
Corp., Center Capital Corporation, an equipment finance 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 website at
www.websteronline.com.
CONTACT: Webster Financial Corporation
Media Contact:
Clark Finley, 203-578-2429
cfinley@westerbank.com
Investor Contact:
Terry Mangan, 203-578-2318
tmangan@websterbank.com
SOURCE: Webster Financial Corporation