WATERBURY, Conn., March 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Webster Financial Corporation (NYSE: WBS), the holding company for Webster Bank, N.A., announced today the following details for its 2011 first quarter earnings release and conference call:


    Earnings        Friday, April 15, 2011, at
     Release:       approximately 8:00 a.m. EDT

    Conference      Friday, April 15, 2011, at 9:00 a.m.
     Call:          EDT

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

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

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

                    Will be available for one week,
    Telephone       beginning at approximately 11:00
     Replay:        a.m. EDT on April 15, 2011

                    (877) 660-6853 or (201) 612-7415 for
                    international calls. The replay
    Replay          account number is 295 and the replay
     Number:        conference number is 368729

About Webster

Webster Financial Corporation is the holding company for Webster Bank, National Association. With $17.8 billion in assets, Webster provides business and consumer banking, mortgage, financial planning, trust and investment services through 181 banking offices, 497 ATMs, telephone banking and the Internet. Webster Bank owns the asset-based lending firm Webster Business Credit Corporation; the equipment finance firm Webster Capital Finance Corporation; 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.websterbank.com.


    Media Contact:              Investor Contact:
    Bob Guenther, 203-578-2391  Terry Mangan, 203-578-2318
    rguenther@websterbank.com   tmangan@websterbank.com

SOURCE Webster Financial Corporation