Webster Financial Corporation Announces 2008 First Quarter Earnings Conference Call

WATERBURY, Conn., April 8, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Webster Financial Corporation , the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A., announced today the following details for its 2008 first quarter earnings release and conference call:

Earnings Release: Tuesday, April 22, 2008, at approximately 8:00 a.m. EDT Conference Call: Tuesday, April 22, 2008, 9:00 a.m. EDT Dial-in number: [phone] or [phone] for international callers Webcast: Via Webster's website at http://www.wbst.com/. Web Replay: Will be available shortly after the call's completion, also at http://www.wbst.com/ Telephone Replay: Will be available for one week, beginning at 11:00 am EDT on Tuesday, April 22, 2008 Replay Number: [phone] or [phone] for international calls. The replay account number is 295 and the replay conference number is 281368.

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, insurance, 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, 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 http://www.websteronline.com/.

Media Contact Ed Steadham 203-578-2287 [e-mail]

Investor Contact Terry Mangan 203-578-2318 [e-mail]

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