Washington Trust Provides Financing To A Family Tree School-Age Program, LLC

March 27, 2008 (Westerly, Rhode Island). . .The Washington Trust Company's Small Business Lending Group is providing $150,000 in financing to A Family Tree School-Age Program, LLC, for the start-up costs of a new child day care center located at 2339 West Shore Road in Warwick, R.I.

A Family Tree School-Age Program, LLC is owned by Erica Saccoccio and Christine Alexander of Warwick, and services children ages 5 - 14 years old for before and after school, mid-day kindergarten, summer camp, vacation weeks and full day child care on Saturdays.

“A Family Tree School-Age Program will help provide necessary child care for families in Warwick,” said John C. Warren, chairman and CEO of The Washington Trust Company. “Washington Trust is happy to provide financing for programs that support our state's children.”

Washington Trust's Small Business Lending Group is committed to helping small businesses start up, prosper and grow. For more information, contact Scott Lajoie, vice president, commercial lending and small business administration specialist, at 654-4849.

The Washington Trust Company is a subsidiary of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc., a $2.5 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.