Washington Trust Announces Promotion

July 6, 2007 (Westerly, RI). . . Nina L. Luchka,, a resident of Charlestown, R.I., has been named assistant vice president and branch manager of The Washington Trust Company’s Wakefield Office. Luchka joined the Bank in 1989 and has worked in the branch system, consumer credit department, and merchant services department, where she was most recently served as sales manager and assistant vice president. As branch manager, she is responsible for the daily operations of the branch and growing the branch’s deposit base and loan portfolios. Luchka holds an associates degree and recently received her bachelor’s degree, both from Providence College. She is a board member of the Southern Rhode Island Cooperative Extension and a 4-H volunteer.

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 largest independent bank and the oldest community bank in the nation, headquartered in Rhode Island. A state-chartered bank, Washington Trust offers a full range of financial services, including business banking, personal 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.