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

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

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.

To sign up for email alerts for Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. corporate events,
visit www.washtrust.com and select the Investor Relations tab on the home page,
then click on Email Notification.

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

Copyright Business Wire 2009