Webster Financial Corporation Announces 2008 Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call

Jun 23, 2008

WATERBURY, Conn., June 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS), the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A., announced today the following details for its 2008 second quarter earnings release and conference call:

    Earnings Release:  Tuesday, July 22, 2008, at approximately 8:00 a.m. EDT

    Conference Call:   Tuesday, July 22, 2008, 9:00 a.m. EDT

    Dial-in number:    (877) 407-8289 or (201) 689-8341 for international
                       callers

    Webcast:           Via Webster's website at www.wbst.com.

    Web Replay:        Will be available shortly after the call's completion,
                       also at www.wbst.com

    Telephone Replay:  Will be available for one week, beginning at 11:00 am
                       EDT on Tuesday, July 22, 2008

    Replay Number:     (877) 660-6853 or (201) 612-7415 for international
                       calls.  The replay account number is 295 and the replay
                       conference number is 289650.

Webster Financial Corporation is the holding company for Webster Bank, National Association. With $17.2 billion in assets, Webster provides business and consumer banking, mortgage, financial planning, trust and investment services through 181 banking offices, 484 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 www.WebsterOnline.com.

SOURCE: Webster Financial Corporation

CONTACT:
Webster Financial Corporation
Media:
Ed Steadham
+1-203-578-2287
esteadham@websterbank.com
or
Investors:
Terry Mangan
+1-203-578-2318
tmangan@websterbank.com

Web site:
http://www.websteronline.com
http://www.wbst.com