Webster CEO To Make Presentation at Investor Conference

Feb 04, 2009

WATERBURY, Conn., Feb. 4 /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 Sterne Agee 4th Annual Financial Services Symposium on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2009 from 8:40 a.m. to 9:20 a.m.

Presentation slides will be available in the Webster Investor Relations section at www.wbst.com. The presentation will be available via audio conference at 1-212-812-2800, with the passcode 3415-4647.

Webster Financial Corporation is the holding company for Webster Bank, National Association. With $17.6 billion in assets, Webster provides business and consumer banking, mortgage, financial planning, trust and investment services through 181 banking offices, 492 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, Conn., 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.

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