Webster to Make Presentation at Investor Conference

Feb 22, 2007

WATERBURY, Conn., Feb. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS) announced today that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James C. Smith and Chief Financial Officer Jerry Plush will make a presentation at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Regional Bank Conference on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 from 10:25 A.M. to 11:05 A.M.

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

Webster Financial Corporation is the holding company for Webster Bank, National Association and Webster Insurance. With $17.1 billion in assets, Webster provides business and consumer banking, mortgage, insurance, financial planning, trust and investment services through 177 banking offices, 334 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.

SOURCE
Webster Financial Corporation

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Clark Finley 203-578-2287
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