Washington Trust Announces Date of Third Quarter Earnings Conference Call and Webcast

• Press Release
• Source: Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.
• On 9:42 am EDT, Monday October 5, 2009

WESTERLY, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ Global Select : WASH), the publicly-owned holding company of The Washington Trust Company, will announce third quarter earnings and host a conference call as follows:

Earnings Release: Tuesday, October 20, 2009, After Market Closes

Related Quotes

Symbol	Price	Change
WASH	15.13	+0.02

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Conference Call: Wednesday, October 21, 2009, 8:30 a.m. Eastern Time

This call is being webcast by SNL IR Solutions and can be accessed through the Investor Relations section of the Washington Trust website, www.washtrust.com, or may be accessed by calling (800) 860-2442, or (412) 858-4600 for international callers. To listen to a replay of the conference call, dial (877) 344-7529, and enter Conference ID # 434184. The replay will be available until 9:00 a.m. on October 30, 2009.

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Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. is the parent of The Washington Trust Company, a Rhode Island state-chartered bank founded in 1800. Washington Trust offers personal banking, business banking and wealth management services through its offices in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and southeastern Connecticut. Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.’s common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select^® under the symbol WASH. Investor information is available on the Corporation’s web site: www.washtrust.com.

Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.
Elizabeth B. Eckel, 401-348-1309
Senior Vice President, Marketing
ebeckel@washtrust.com