Washington Trust Sponsors Clean Up of Napatree Point
Officers of the Bank Will Take Part in the 23rd Annual Coastal Cleanup
 for Audubon Society of RI

August 24, 2007 (Westerly, RI). . . On Thursday, September 13, The Washington Trust Company will participate in the 23rd Annual International Coastal Cleanup by holding one of its “Dare to Care Days” at Napatree Point in Watch Hill. The actual date for the International Coastal Cleanup is Saturday, September 15, but as one of the event sponsors, the Bank has made arrangements with the Audubon Society to set up its own clean up day for Bank officers.

Washington Trust holds several “Dare to Care Day” projects — group volunteer projects held on weekdays for officers of the Bank to participate in — several times throughout the year as part of its employee volunteerism program.

The International Coastal Cleanup, organized by the Audubon Society of Rhode Island, is held each year on the third Saturday of September and is administered by The Ocean Conservancy, a Washington, D.C. based advocate for marine issues. In addition to the 82 sites in Rhode Island, the International Coastal Cleanup will occur in 100 countries outside the U. S.

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.