Webster to Make Presentation at Investor Conference

Sep 16, 2003

WATERBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 16, 2003--Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS) announced today that its president and chief operating officer, William T. Bromage, will be making a presentation at the RBC Capital Markets Financial Institutions Conference on Friday, September 19, 2003 from 8:25 A.M. to 8:55 A.M.

Presentation slides and a link to the live audio webcast will be available at Webster's Investor Relations website, www.wbst.com. In addition, an archive of the audio webcast will be available at this website for 30 days.

Webster Financial Corporation is the holding company for Webster Bank and Webster Insurance. With $14 billion in assets, Webster Bank provides business and consumer banking, mortgage, insurance, trust and investment services through 109 banking offices, 219 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, 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
or
Investor Contact:
Terry Mangan, 203-578-2318
tmangan@websterbank.com

SOURCE: Webster Financial Corporation