Webster to Make Presentation at Investor Conference

Jun 13, 2006

WATERBURY, Conn., June 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS) announced today that Scott M. McBrair, Executive Vice President, Retail Banking, will make a presentation at the Piper Jaffray Retail Banking and Financial Services Conference on Tuesday, June 20, 2006 from 9:00 a.m. to 9:30 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 $17.9 billion in assets, Webster provides business and consumer banking, mortgage, insurance, financial planning, trust and investment services through 159 banking offices, 306 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.

Media Contact
Clark Finley, 203-578-2287
cfinley@websterbank.com

Investor Contact
Terry Mangan, 203-578-2318
tmangan@websterbank.com
SOURCE Webster Financial Corporation