WATERBURY, Conn., June 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Webster Financial
Corporation (NYSE: WBS) announced today that James C. Smith, chairman and CEO,
and members of the management team will hold Investor Day 2005 on Thursday,
June 9. Securities analysts and portfolio managers are invited to attend.
Presentations will begin at 8:30 a.m. and conclude at approximately 12:00
noon.
A live audio webcast and presentation slides will be available at the
Investor Relations section of Webster's website: http://www.wbst.com. A
replay of the webcast will be available after the live event.
Webster Financial Corporation is the holding company for Webster Bank,
National Association and Webster Insurance. With $17.4 billion in assets,
Webster provides business and consumer banking, mortgage, insurance, financial
planning, trust and investment services through 153 banking offices, 291 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., Center Capital Corporation, an equipment
finance company headquartered in Farmington, Connecticut and provides health
savings account trustee and administrative services through HSA Bank, a
division of Webster Bank.
For more information about Webster, including past press releases and the
latest annual report, visit the Webster website at
http://www.websteronline.com
Media Contact Investor Contact
Meghan Thompson 203-578-2287 Terry Mangan 203-578-2318
mthompson@websterbank.com tmangan@websterbank.com
SOURCE Webster Financial Corporation
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/CONTACT: Media: Meghan Thompson, +1-203-578-2287,
mthompson@websterbank.com, Investor: Terry Mangan, +1-203-578-2318,
tmangan@websterbank.com, both of Webster Financial Corporation/
/Web site: http://www.wbst.com
http://www.websteronline.com /
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CO: Webster Financial Corporation
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