Washington Trust Hires New Mortgage Lending Consultant

March 7, 2008 (Westerly, Rhode Island). . .Dennis K. Hurley, of Franklin, Mass., has joined The Washington Trust Company as an assistant vice president, mortgage lending, and will be located in the Bank's Providence Office at 10 Weybosset Street. As a mortgage loan consultant, he will work throughout Massachusetts and the New England area, to meet the diverse needs of current and future homeowners.Hurley has more than 20 years of mortgage and sales experience, and formerly owned and operated Hurley Insurance Agency in Braintree, Mass. He holds a B.S. degree from Boston University.

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.