WATERBURY, Conn., Nov. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Webster Financial
Corporation (NYSE: WBS) announced today that its Chairman and Chief Executive
Officer, James C. Smith, will make a presentation at the Sandler O'Neill &
Partners, L.P. 2006 Financial Services Conference on Thursday, November 16,
2006 from 10:55 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Presentation slides and a link to the live webcast will be available at
Webster's Investor Relations website, www.wbst.com. Mr. Smith's presentation
also will be available via audio conference at 877-711-4415.
Webster Financial Corporation is the holding company for Webster Bank,
National Association and Webster Insurance. With $18.1 billion in assets,
Webster provides business and consumer banking, mortgage, insurance, financial
planning, trust and investment services through 176 banking offices, 330 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 www.websteronline.com.
CONTACT: Webster Financial Corporation
Media:
Clark Finley, 203-578-2287
cfinley@websterbank.com
or
Investors:
Terry Mangan, 203-578-2318
tmangan@websterbank.com
SOURCE Webster Financial Corporation