Stock Purchase Plan

The Corporation is pleased to provide its stockholders with an easy, efficient means of acquiring additional shares of Company common stock through its Investor Choice Dividend Reinvestment & Direct Stock Purchase and Sale Plan. The Plan offers direct enrollment and transaction capabilities, as well as these benefits through American Stock Transfer (AST):

• • Apply cash dividends towards the purchase of additional WASH shares with no minimum amount, and without a fee or broker’s commission.
• • Purchase additional WASH shares through AST without a fee or broker’s commission:
•           - Invest as little as $25 or as much as $10,000 per transaction
            - Purchase shares by check or by direct debit of your bank account
            - Make a one-time investment, or set up recurring transfers from your bank account
            - Invest any dollar increment you choose - no need to purchase whole shares
            - Make your investment at any time
  
• • Sell or transfer WASH shares held in the Plan directly through AST, without going through an outside broker.
• • Complete share transactions through AST’s secure online website.
• • Deposit WASH shares you currently own in stock certificate form into the Plan for safekeeping.
• • Access your WASH shareholder account via AST’s secure online client portal to view statements, tax forms, transaction history, and more.
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  Information about the plan is available here or upon request by contacting:
  Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.
  c/o AST Financial
  6201 15th Avenue
  Brooklyn, NY 11219
  (800) 852-0354
  
  Click here to receive more information from Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.