EXHIBIT 99.3 FORM OF SHELTON PROXY CARD

                              SHELTON BANCORP, INC.

           This Proxy is Solicited on Behalf of The Board of Directors

         The undersigned shareholder of Shelton Bancorp, Inc. ("Shelton") hereby
appoints Donald W. Smith and Samuel Kreiger,  or any of them, with full power of
substitution  in each,  as  proxies  to cast all  votes  which  the  undersigned
shareholder  is  entitled  to cast at the annual  meeting of  shareholders  (the
"Shelton  Meeting")  to be held at 10:00  a.m.  on  October  31,  1995 at Rapp's
Paradise  Inn,  557  Wakelee,  Ansonia,  Connecticut,  and at  any  adjournments
thereof, upon the following matters. The undersigned  shareholder hereby revokes
any proxy or proxies heretofore given.

         This proxy will be voted as  directed by the  undersigned  shareholder.
UNLESS CONTRARY DIRECTION IS GIVEN, THIS PROXY WILL BE VOTED: (1) TO APPROVE AND
ADOPT AN AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER,  DATED JUNE 20, 1995,  AS AMENDED,  AMONG
WEBSTER  FINANCIAL  CORPORATION  ("WEBSTER"),   WEBSTER  ACQUISITION  CORP.  AND
SHELTON,  PURSUANT TO WHICH SHELTON AND SHELTON SAVINGS BANK WILL BE ACQUIRED BY
WEBSTER  FINANCIAL  CORPORATION,  (2)  FOR  THE  ELECTION  OF  THE  NOMINEES  AS
DIRECTORS,  AND (3)  OTHERWISE  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THE  DETERMINATION  OF THE
PROXIES. The undersigned shareholder may revoke this proxy at any time before it
is voted by delivering to the Secretary of Shelton  either a written  revocation
of the proxy or a duly  executed  proxy bearing a later date, or by appearing at
the Shelton  Meeting and voting in person.  The undersigned  shareholder  hereby
acknowledges  receipt of  Shelton's  Notice of Annual  Meeting  and Joint  Proxy
Statement/Prospectus.

         If you  receive  more than one proxy  card,  please sign and return all
cards in the accompanying envelope.

             (continued and to be signed and dated on reverse side)

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                                                           Please mark your
                                                             votes as this.

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                                     COMMON

Proposal 1:       To  approve  and adopt an Agreement and  Plan of Merger, dated
                  June 20, 1995, as amended, among Webster,  Webster Acquisition
                  Corp.  and  Shelton,  pursuant  to which  Shelton  and Shelton
                  Savings Bank will be acquired by Webster.

                  FOR                       AGAINST                   ABSTAIN
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Proposal 2:      To  elect  the  following  nominees  as  directors  to  serve a
                 three-year  term and until the  election and  qualification  of
                 their  successors:  LeRoy T.  Glover,  J.  Allen  Kosowsky  and
                 Kenneth E. Schaible.

                 (INSTRUCTION: To withhold authority to vote for any individual,
                 write that nominee's name on the space provided below.)

                  FOR all nominees  WITHHOLD AUTHORITY        WITHHOLD AUTHORITY
                  listed above      to vote for all nominees  to vote for the 
                                    listed above              following only:

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Other Matters:   The proxies are  authorized to vote upon such other business as
                 may  properly  come  before the  meeting,  or any  adjournments
                 thereof, in accordance with the determination of the proxies.

Date:
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     Signature of Shareholder or
      Authorized Representative

Please  date  and  sign  exactly  as  name  appears   hereon.   Each   executor,
administrator,  trustee,  guardian,  attorney-in-fact and other fiduciary should
sign and indicate his or her full title.  When stock has been issued in the name
of two or more persons, all should sign.