Webster to Make Presentation at Investor Conference

Sep 22, 2004

WATERBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 2004--Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS) announced today that President and Chief Operating Officer William T. Bromage will present at the RBC Capital Markets Financial Institutions Conference on Wednesday, September 29, 2004 from 9:45 A.M. to 10:15 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, National Association and Webster Insurance. With $17 billion in assets, Webster provides business and consumer banking, mortgage, insurance, financial planning, trust and investment services through 147 banking offices, 268 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 Contact:
Meghan Thompson, 203-578-2287
mthompson@websterbank.com
or
Investor Contact:
Terry Mangan, 203-578-2318
tmangan@websterbank.com

SOURCE: Webster Financial Corporation