WATERBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 9, 2004--Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE:WBS - News) announced today that its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, James C. Smith, will present at the 2004 Merrill Lynch Banking and Financial Services Investor Conference on Tuesday, November 16, 2004 from 1:50 P.M. to 2:35 P.M.
Presentation slides and a link to the live webcast will be available at Webster's Investor Relations website, www.wbst.com. An archive of the webcast will be available at this website for 14 days.
Webster Financial Corporation is the holding company for Webster Bank, National Association and Webster Insurance. With $17.8 billion in assets, Webster provides business and consumer banking, mortgage, insurance, financial planning, trust and investment services through 148 banking offices, 276 ATMs, telephone banking and the Internet. Webster Bank owns the asset-based lending firm Webster Business Credit Corporation, the insurance premium finance company Budget Installment Corp., and Center Capital Corporation, an equipment finance company headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut.
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: Meghan Thompson, 203-578-2287
mthompson@websterbank.com
or
Investors: Terry Mangan, 203-578-2318
tmangan@websterbank.com