Washington Trust Senior Vice President To Speak At Technology Conference

October 23, 2007 (Westerly, RI). . . Barbara J. Perino, senior vice president, operations and technology for The Washington Trust Company, will speak at the “Tech Trends for Bank – Powering the Business With Technology” Conference on Monday, December 3, 2007, at the Arizona Biltmore in Phoenix, Ariz. Perino will speak on “Revamping Core Systems,” and will provide strategies, case studies and lessons learned for successful systems implementations.

Perino, a Westerly, R.I. resident, is responsible for managing the Bank’s operations and technology divisions including the development of the Bank’s technology strategic plan, system selections and implementations, and information technology security. She has more than 20 years of banking experience with a specialization in finance, accounting, operations and technology.

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.