WATERBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 1, 2005--Webster Financial
Corporation (NYSE: WBS), the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A.,
announced today that its Board of Directors has declared a regular
quarterly cash dividend of $.23 per common share.
The dividend is payable on February 28, 2005, to shareholders of
record on February 14, 2005. This is the 70th consecutive quarterly
dividend since Webster first paid a dividend in 1987.
Webster Financial Corporation is the holding company for Webster
Bank, National Association and Webster Insurance. With $17.0 billion
in assets, Webster provides business and consumer banking, mortgage,
insurance, financial planning, trust and investment services through
152 banking offices, 289 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