Washington Trust Receives American Business Communicators Annual Report Award

November 1, 2007 (Westerly, RI). . . The Washington Trust Company received an Outstanding Achievement Award by American Business Communicators (ABC) of Endicott, N.Y, for its 2006 Annual Report.

American Business Communicators, formed in 1992, is an organization of New York typographers, writers, and graphic designers who recognize high quality design and writing through their Annual Report Competition.

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.