2008-07-25 00:01:08 -

www.washtrust.com - Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc., a financial holding company with $2.7 billion in assets, today announced that John C. Warren, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer and David V. Devault, Executive Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Keefe Bruyette & Woods Ninth Annual Community Bank Investor Conference on Tuesday, July

29, 2008, at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York City.

Washington Trust's presentation is scheduled to begin at 9:00 am. A live audio web cast of the presentation will be available at the Company's website at www.washtrust.com.

If you are unable to listen to the live presentation, an archive will be made available on the Company's website at www.washtrust.com and at www.kbw.com for 60 days.

Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. is the parent of The Washington Trust Company, a Rhode Island state-chartered bank founded in 1800. Washington Trust offers personal banking, business banking and wealth management services through its offices in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and southeastern Connecticut. Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.'s common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select under the symbol WASH. Investor information is available on the Corporation's web site: www.washtrust.com.

Elizabeth B. Eckel, 401-348-1309
Senior Vice President, Marketing
ebeckel@washtrust.com