Webster President to Make Presentation at Investor Conference

Nov 21, 2005

WATERBURY, Conn., Nov. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS) announced today that its president and chief operating officer, William T. Bromage, will make a presentation at the Friedman Billings Ramsey 2005 Investor Conference on Tuesday, November 29, 2005 from 9:15 A.M. to 9:55 A.M.

Presentation slides and a link to the live webcast will be available at Webster's Investor Relations website, http://www.wbst.com.

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 154 banking offices, 293 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, Member FDIC and equal housing lender.

    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
Clark Finley 203-578-2287
cfinley@websterbank.com

Investor Contact
Terry Mangan 203-578-2318
tmangan@websterbank.com


SOURCE  Webster Financial Corporation
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    /CONTACT:  Media:
               Clark Finley
               +1-203-578-2287
               cfinley@websterbank.com
               or
               Investors:
               Terry Mangan
               +1-203-578-2318
               tmangan@websterbank.com /
    /Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050421/NYTH039LOGO /
    /Web site:  http://www.websteronline.com
                http://www.wbst.com /
    (WBS)

CO:  Webster Financial Corporation
ST:  Connecticut
IN:  FIN INS
SU:  CCA TDS

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