Washington Trust Hires New Merchant Sale Representatives

December 6, 2007, Westerly, R.I....Christen M. DiLuglio of Providence, R.I., Tyler Gibson of Cranston, R.I., and Robert M. Tiernan, of Webster, Mass., have been appointed merchant sales representatives for The Washington Trust Company’s Merchant Services division. They will be responsible for building a merchant client base, as well as maintaining existing merchant customer accounts.

Washington Trust offers convenient card processing services for both credit and gift cards, for businesses of all sizes.

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.