Washington Trust President Appointed To Beacon Mutual Board

June 21, 2007 (Westerly, RI). . . The Washington Trust Company has announced that Jack F. Treanor, president and chief operating officer has been appointed to the Board of Directors of Beacon Mutual Insurance Company, by Governor Donald L. Carcieri. Treanor replaces Col. Brendan Doherty, who resigned after being named as the Superintendent of the Rhode Island State Police. Beacon Mutual has a nine-member Board of Directors, with four appointed by the Governor.

Treanor, a resident of South Kingstown, joined Washington Trust as president and chief operating officer in April of 1999, with more than 30 years of banking experience. He has a bachelor’s degree from St. Anslem College and a master’s degree from Suffolk University. Treanor also serves on the Board of Directors and Executive Committee of the Meeting Street School, and is vice chairman of Hospice Care of Rhode Island. He is also a trustee of the YMCA of Greater Providence and is a member of the CEO Council of Junior Achievement.

The Washington Trust Company is a subsidiary of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc., a $2.4 billion corporation headquartered in Westerly, Rhode Island. Founded in 1800, Washington Trust is the oldest community bank in the nation and is the largest independent bank headquartered in Rhode Island. A state-chartered bank, Washington Trust offers a full range of financial services, including personal banking, business banking, and wealth management and trust services, through its offices located in Rhode Island, southeastern Connecticut and Massachusetts. The Corporation’s common stock trades on The NASDAQ Stock Market under the symbol WASH. Web site address: www.washtrust.com.