Webster CEO To Make Presentation at Investor Conference

Feb 23, 2006

WATERBURY, Conn., Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS) announced today that its Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, James C. Smith, will be making a presentation at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods 2006 Regional Bank Conference on Wednesday, March 1, 2006 from 10:45 a.m. to 11:25 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 157 banking offices, 304 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, 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
or
Investor Contact
Terry Mangan 203-578-2318
tmangan@websterbank.com


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

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

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