THE FINANCIAL COMPANY OF WESTERNBANK PUERTO RICO
SCHEDULES EARNINGS RELEASE AND
ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER EARNINGS REVIEW TELECONFERENCE
Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, September 17, 2003, W HOLDING COMPANY, INC. (NYSE: "WHI"), the financial holding company of Westernbank Puerto Rico, announced that it has scheduled its earnings release for October 16, 2003 and that Frank C. Stipes and Freddy Maldonado, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, respectively, will review W HOLDING’S third quarter results via teleconference on Friday, October 17, 2003, at 10:00 AM (EST).
Westernbank Puerto Rico, the wholly-owned subsidiary of W HOLDING COMPANY, INC., is the third largest banking entity headquartered in Puerto Rico, in term of total assets operating throughout Puerto Rico through 50 full-fledged branches, including 31 in the Southwestern region of Puerto Rico, 8 in the Northeastern region, and 11 in the San Juan Metropolitan area of Puerto Rico. W HOLDING COMPANY, INC., also owns Westernbank Insurance Corp., a general insurance agent placing property, casualty, life and disability insurance, whose results of operations and financial condition are reported on a consolidated basis.