UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC  20549
FORM 10-K 
(Mark One)
x
Annual report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the fiscal year ended DECEMBER 31, 20112012 or
oTransition report pursuant to section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from ____________ to ____________
Commission file number:  001-32991
WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP, INC. 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
RHODE ISLAND05-0404671
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
23 BROAD STREET, WESTERLY, RHODE ISLAND02891
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:     401-348-1200
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
COMMON STOCK, $.0625 PAR VALUE PER SHARETHE NASDAQ STOCK MARKET LLC
(Title of each class)(Name of each exchange on which registered)
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:   NONE
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act. oYes  xNo
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.  oYes  xNo
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  xYes  oNo
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate website, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files). xYes  oNo
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  ox
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer  o
Accelerated filer  x
Non-accelerated filer  o
Smaller reporting company  o
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act). oYes  xNo
The aggregate market value of voting stock held by non-affiliates of the registrant at June 30, 20112012 was $320,177,914$341,454,096 based on a closing sales price of $22.97$24.38 per share as reported for the NASDAQ Global Select Market, which includes $12,498,653$12,783,568 held by The Washington Trust Company under trust agreements and other instruments.
The number of shares of the registrant’s common stock, $.0625 par value per share, outstanding as of February 24, 201226, 2013 was 16,347,372.16,403,296.
DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
Portions of the Registrant’s Proxy Statement dated March 12, 201213, 2013 for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held April 24, 201223, 2013 are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.





FORM 10-K
WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP, INC.
For the Year Ended December 31, 20112012

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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PART I

ITEM 1.  Business

Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. (the “Bancorp”), a publicly-owned registered bank holding company and financial holding company, was organized in 1984 under the laws of the state of Rhode Island.  The Bancorp owns all of the outstanding common stock of The Washington Trust Company (the “Bank”), a Rhode Island chartered commercial bank.  The Bancorp was formed in 1984 under a plan of reorganization in which outstanding common shares of the Bank were exchanged for common shares of the Bancorp.  See additional information under the caption “Subsidiaries.”

Through its subsidiaries, the Bancorp offers a broad range of financial services to individuals and businesses, including wealth management, through its offices in Rhode Island, eastern Massachusetts and Connecticut,Connecticut; automated teller machines (ATMs),(”ATMs”); and its Internet website (www.washtrust.com).  The Bancorp’s common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select® Market under the symbol “WASH.”

The accounting and reporting policies of the Bancorp and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Corporation” or “Washington Trust”) are in accordance with U. S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and conform to general practices of the banking industry.  At December 31, 20112012, Washington Trust had total assets of $3.1 billion, total deposits of $2.12.3 billion and total shareholders’ equity of $281.4295.7 million.

Business Segments
Washington Trust manages its operations through two business segments, Commercial Banking and Wealth Management Services.  Activity not related to the segments, such as the investment securities portfolio, wholesale funding activities and administrative units are considered Corporate.  See Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional disclosure related to business segments.

Commercial Banking
Lending Activities
The Corporation’s lending activities are conducted primarily in southern New England and, to a lesser extent, other states.  Washington Trust offers a variety of commercial and retail lending products.

Commercial Loans
Commercial lending represents a significant portion of the Bank’s loan portfolio.  Commercial loans fall into two major categories, commercial real estate and other commercial loans (commercial and industrial).

Commercial real estate loans consist of commercial mortgages and construction and development loans made for the purpose of acquiring, developing, constructing, improving or refinancing commercial real estate where the property is the primary collateral securing the loan, and the income generated from the property is the primary repayment source.  Properties such as retail facilities, office buildings, lodging, commercial mixed use, lodging, multi-family dwellings healthcare facilities and industrial and warehouse properties normally collateralize commercial real estate loans.  These properties are primarily located in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut.

Commercial and industrial loans primarily provide working capital, equipment financing, financing for leasehold improvements and financing for expansion. Commercial and industrial loans are frequently collateralized by equipment, inventory, accounts receivable, and/or general business assets.  A significant portion of the Bank’s commercial and industrial loans are also collateralized by real estate, but are not classified as commercial real estate loans because such loans are not made for the purpose of acquiring, developing, constructing, improving or refinancing the real estate securing the loan, nor is the repayment source income generated directly from such real property.  The Bank’s commercial and industrial loan portfolio includes loans to business sectors such as retail trade, healthcare/social assistance, owner occupied and other real estate, retail trade, manufacturing, construction businesses, wholesale trade, accommodation &and food services, entertainment &and recreation, transportation & warehousingpublic administration and professional services.



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In recent years, the Bank has experienced increased demand for commercial and commercial real estate loans.  The Bank



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has sought to selectively expand its commercial lending relationships with new and existing customers while at the same time maintaining its traditional commercial lending underwriting standards and levels of interest rate risk.  The total commercial loan portfolio has increased from 43%48% of total loans at December 31, 20072008 to 52%55% at December 31, 20112012.  With respect to commercial real estate lending, management believes that the portfolio growth is in large part attributable to enhanced business cultivation efforts with new and existing borrowers.  With respect to other commercial loans (commercial and industrial lending), management believes that the portfolio growth in recent years has in large part been attributable to the Bank’s success in attracting commercial borrowers from larger institutions in its regional market area of southern New England, primarily in Rhode Island.

In making commercial loans, Washington Trust may occasionally solicit the participation of other banks and may also occasionally participate in commercial loans originated by other banks.  From time to time, we sell the guaranteed portion of Small Business Administration (“SBA”) loans are sold to investors.

Residential Real Estate Mortgages
The residential real estate portfolio represented 33%31% of total loans at December 31, 20112012.  Residential real estate mortgages are primarily originated by commissioned mortgage originator employees.  Washington Trust generally underwrites its residential mortgages based upon secondary market standards.  Residential mortgages are originated both for sale in the secondary market as well as for retention in the Bank’s loan portfolio.  Loan sales in the secondary market provide funds for additional lending and other banking activities.  The majority ofWashington Trust sells loans are sold with servicing retained or released.  WeResidential real estate mortgages are also originate residential loansoriginated for various investors in a broker capacity, including conventional mortgages and reverse mortgages. Since 2009,In recent years, Washington Trust has experienced strong residential mortgage refinancing activity in response to the low mortgage interest rate environment.  In 2011, Washington Trust originated a record $452.4 million inenvironment, as well as origination volume growth due to our expansion of residential mortgage lending offices outside of Rhode Island.  Total residential mortgage loans, including brokered loans as agent.agent, amounted to a record $782.2 million in 2012, compared to $203.6 million in 2008.

From time to time, Washington Trust purchases one-tomay purchase one- to four-family residential mortgages originated in other states as well as southern New England from other financial institutions.  All residential mortgage loans purchased from other financial institutions have beenwere individually evaluated by us at the time of purchase using underwriting standards similar to those employed for Washington Trust’s self-originated loans.  At December 31, 20112012, the purchased portfolio made up 10%8% and 3%2% of the total residential real estate and total loan portfolios, respectively.

Washington Trust has never offered a sub-prime mortgage program and has no option-adjusted ARMs.

Consumer Loans
The consumer loan portfolio represented 15%14% of total loans as of December 31, 20112012.  Consumer loans include home equity loans and lines of credit, personal installment loans and loans to individuals secured by general aviation aircraft and automobiles.  Home equity lines and home equity loans represent 83%82% of the total consumer portfolio at December 31, 20112012.  All home equity lines and home equity loans were originated by Washington Trust in its general market area.  The Bank estimates that approximately 60%68% of the combined home equity line and home equity loan balances are first lien positions or subordinate to other Washington Trust mortgages.

Credit Risk Management and Asset Quality
Washington Trust utilizes the following general practices to manage credit risk:

Limiting the amount of credit that individual lenders may extend;
Establishment of formal, documented processes for credit approval accountability;
Prudent initial underwriting and analysis of borrower, transaction, market and collateral risks;
Ongoing servicing of the majority of individual loans and lending relationships;
Continuous monitoring of the portfolio, market dynamics and the economy; and
Periodic reevaluation of our strategy and overall exposure as economic, market and other relevant conditions change.



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Credit risk management is independent of the lending groups, and is responsible for oversight of the commercial loan rating system, determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses and for preparing monthly and quarterly reports regarding the credit quality of the loan portfolio to ensure compliance with the credit policy.  In addition, the credit risk management function is responsible for managing nonperforming and classified assets.  On a quarterly basis, the criticized



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loan portfolio, which consists of commercial and commercial real estate loans that are risk rated special mention or worse, are reviewed by management, focusing on the current status and strategies to improve the credit.  An annual loan review program is conducted by a third party to provide an independent evaluation of the creditworthiness of the commercial loan portfolio, the quality of the underwriting and credit risk management practices and the appropriateness of the risk rating classifications.  This review is supplemented with selected targeted internal reviews of the commercial loan portfolio.  Various techniques are utilized to monitor indicators of credit deterioration in the portfolios of residential real estate mortgages and home equity lines and loans.  Among these techniques is the periodic tracking of loans with an updated FICO score and an estimated loan to value (“LTV”) ratio.  LTV is determined via statistical modeling analyses.  The indicated LTV levels are estimated based on such factors as the location, the original LTV, and the date of origination of the loan and do not reflect actual appraisal amounts.

The Board of Directors of the Bank monitors credit risk management through two committees, the Finance Committee and the Audit Committee.  The Finance Committee has primary oversight responsibility for the credit granting function including approval authority for credit granting policies, review of management’s credit granting activities and approval of large exposure credit requests.  The Audit Committee oversees management’s systemvarious systems and procedures performed by management to monitor the credit quality of the loan portfolio, conduct a loan review program, maintain the integrity of the loan rating system and determine the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses.  These committees report the results of their respective oversight functions to the Bank’s Board of Directors.  In addition, the Board receives information concerning asset quality measurements and trends on a monthly basis.

Deposit Activities
Deposits represent Washington Trust’s primary source of funds and are gathered primarily from the areas surrounding our branch network.  The Bank offers a wide variety of deposit products with a range of interest rates and terms to consumer, commercial, non-profit and municipal deposit customers.  Washington Trust’s deposit accounts consist of interest-bearing checking, noninterest-bearing checking, savings, money market and certificates of deposit.  Washington Trust also offers aA variety of retirement deposit accounts are offered to personal and business customers.  Additional deposit services provided to customers areinclude debit cards, ATM,ATMs, telephone banking, Internet banking, mobile banking, remote deposit capture and other cash management.management services.  Washington Trust also offers merchant credit card processing services to business customers.  From time to time, we utilize brokered time deposits from out-of-market institutional sources are utilized as part of our overall funding strategy.

Washington Trust is a member ofparticipant in the Insured Cash Sweep (“ICS”) program, a low-cost reciprocal deposit sweep service, and in the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service (“CDARS”) network.program. Washington Trust uses ICS to place customer funds into money market accounts issued by other participating banks and uses CDARS to place customer funds into certificatescertificate of deposit accounts issued by other banksparticipating banks. These transactions occur in amounts that are members of the CDARS network.  This occurs in increments less than FDIC insurance limits to ensure that depositor customers are eligible for full FDIC insurance. We receive a reciprocal amountamounts of deposits from other network membersparticipating banks who do the same with their customer deposits. ICS and CDARS deposits are considered to be brokered deposits for bankingbank regulatory purposes. We consider these reciprocal CDARS deposit balances to be in-market deposits as distinguished from traditional out-of-market brokered deposits.

Wealth Management Services
The Corporation’s wealth management business generated revenues totaling $28.329.6 million in 20112012, representing 21%19% of total revenues.  It provides a broad range of wealth management services to personal and institutional clients and mutual funds.  These services include investment management; financial planning; personal trust services including services as trustee, administrator, custodian and guardian; and estate settlement.  Institutional trust services are also provided, including custody and fiduciary services.  Wealth Management services are provided through the Bank and its registered investment adviser subsidiary, Weston Financial Group, Inc. The Corporation also operates a broker-dealer subsidiary which primarily conducts transactions for Weston Financial Group clients.  See additional information under the caption “Subsidiaries.”  Noninterest income from wealth management services consists of trust and investment management fees, mutual fund fees, and financial planning, commissions, estate settlement fees and other service fees.



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At December 31, 20112012 and 20102011, wealth management assets under administration totaled $3.94.2 billion and $4.03.9 billion, respectively.  These assets are not included in the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Investment Securities Portfolio
Washington Trust’s investment securities portfolio is managed to generate interest income, to implement interest rate risk management strategies, and to provide a readily available source of liquidity for balance sheet management.  See Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.



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Washington Trust may acquire, hold and transact in various types of investment securities in accordance with applicable federal regulations, state statutes and guidelines specified in Washington Trust’s internal investment policy.  Permissible bank investments include federal funds, banker’s acceptances, commercial paper, reverse repurchase agreements, interest-bearing deposits of federally insured banks, U.S. Treasury and government-sponsored agency debt obligations, including mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations, municipal securities, corporate debt, trust preferred securities, mutual funds, auction rate preferred stock, common and preferred equity securities, and Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (“FHLBB”) stock.

Investment activity is monitored by an Investment Committee, the members of which also sit on the Corporation’s Asset/Liability Committee (“ALCO”).  Asset and liability management objectives are the primary influence on the Corporation’s investment activities.  However, the Corporation also recognizes that there are certain specific risks inherent in investment portfolio activity.  The securities portfolio is managed in accordance with regulatory guidelines and established internal corporate investment policies that provide limitations on specific risk factors such as market risk, credit risk and concentration, liquidity risk and operational risk to help monitor risks associated with investing in securities.  Reports on the activities conducted by Investment Committee and the ALCO are presented to the Board of Directors on a regular basis.

Wholesale Funding Activities
The Corporation utilizes advances from the FHLBB as well as other borrowings as part of its overall funding strategy.  FHLBB advances are used to meet short-term liquidity needs, to purchase securities and to purchase loans from other institutions.  The FHLBB is a cooperative that provides services, including funding in the form of advances, to its member banking institutions.  As a requirement of membership, the Bank must own a minimum amount of FHLBB stock, calculated periodically based primarily on its level of borrowings from the FHLBB.  The Bank also has access to an unused line of credit with the FHLBB amounting to $8.0$8.0 million at December 31, 20112012.  The Bank is required to maintain qualified collateral, free and clear of liens, pledges, or encumbrances that, based on certain percentages of book and fair values, has a value equal to the aggregate amount of the line of credit and outstanding FHLBB advances.  The FHLBB maintains a security interest in various assets of the Bank including, but not limited to, residential mortgage loans, commercial mortgages and other commercial loans, U.S. government agency securities, U.S. government-sponsored enterprise securities, and amounts maintained on deposit at the FHLBB.  Additional funding sources are available through securities sold under agreements to repurchase and the Federal Reserve Bank (“FRB”). See Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Acquisitions
The following summarizes Washington Trust’s acquisition history:

On August 31, 2005, the Bancorp completed the acquisition of Weston Financial Group, Inc. (“Weston Financial”), a registered investment adviser and financial planning company located in Wellesley, Massachusetts, with broker-dealer and insurance agency subsidiaries. Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement, dated March 18, 2005, as amended December 24, 2008, the acquisition was effected by the Bancorp’s acquisition of all of Weston Financial’s outstanding capital stock. (1)

On April 16, 2002, the Bancorp completed the acquisition of First Financial Corp., the parent company of First Bank and Trust Company, a Rhode Island chartered community bank.  First Financial Corp. was headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island and its subsidiary, First Bank and Trust Company, operated banking offices in Providence, Cranston, Richmond and North Kingstown, Rhode Island.  The Richmond and North Kingstown branches were closed and consolidated into existing Bank branches in May 2002.  Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated November 12, 2001, the acquisition was effected by means of the merger of First Financial Corp. with and into the Bancorp and the merger of First Bank with and into the Bank. (1)

On June 26, 2000, the Bancorp completed the acquisition of Phoenix Investment Management Company, Inc. (“Phoenix”), an independent investment advisory firm located in Providence, Rhode Island.  Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated April 24, 2000, the acquisition was effected by means of merger of Phoenix with and into the Bank. (2)

On August 25, 1999, the Bancorp completed the acquisition of PierBank, Inc. (“PierBank”), a Rhode Island chartered community bank headquartered in South Kingstown, Rhode Island.



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community bank headquartered in South Kingstown, Rhode Island.  Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated February 22, 1999, the acquisition was effected by means of merger of PierBank with and into the Bank. (2)
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(1)These acquisitions have been accounted for as purchases and, accordingly, the operations of the acquired companies are included in the Consolidated Financial Statements from their dates of acquisition.
(2)These acquisitions were accounted for as poolings of interests and, accordingly, all financial data was restated to reflect the combined financial condition and results of operations as if these acquisitions were in effect for all periods presented.

Subsidiaries
The Bancorp’s subsidiaries include the Bank and Weston Securities Corporation (“WSC”).  The Bancorp also owns all of the outstanding common stock of WT Capital Trust I, WT Capital Trust II and Washington Preferred Capital Trust, special purpose finance entities formed with the sole purpose of issuing trust preferred debt securities and investing the proceeds in junior subordinated debentures of the Bancorp.  See Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

The following is a description of Bancorp’s primary operating subsidiaries:

The Washington Trust Company
The Bank was originally chartered in 1800 as the Washington Bank and is the oldest banking institution headquartered in its market area and is among the oldest banks in the United States.  Its current corporate charter dates to 1902.

The Bank provides a broad range of financial services, including lending, deposit and cash management services, wealth management services and merchant credit card services.  The deposits of the Bank are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”), subject to regulatory limits.

The Bank’s subsidiary, Weston Financial, is a registered investment adviser and financial planning company located in Wellesley, Massachusetts, with an insurance agency subsidiary.  In addition, the Bank has other passive investment subsidiaries whose primary functions are to provide servicing on passive investments, such as loans acquired from the Bank and investment securities.  The Bank also has a limited liability company subsidiary that serves as a special limited partner responsible for certain administrative functions associated with the Bank’s investment in two real estate limited partnerships. In 2012, we formed Washington Trust Mortgage Company LLC, a mortgage banking subsidiary of the Bank, which is licensed to do business in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and Connecticut. Please see “-Supervision and Regulation-Consumer Protection Regulation-Mortgage Reform” for a discussion of certain regulations that apply to Washington Trust Mortgage Company LLC. Effective November 26, 2012, our mortgage origination business conducted in our residential mortgage lending offices located in Sharon and Burlington, Massachusetts, and Glastonbury, Connecticut, is now performed by this Bank subsidiary.

Weston Securities Corporation
WSC is a licensed broker-dealer that markets several investment programs, including mutual funds and variable annuities, primarily to Weston Financial clients.  WSC acts as the principal distributor to a group of mutual funds for which Weston Financial is the investment advisor.

Market Area
Washington Trust is headquartered in Westerly, Rhode Island, in Washington County.  Washington Trust’s primary deposit gathering area consists of the communities that are served by its branch network.  As of December 31, 2011,2012, the Bank has ten branch offices located in southern Rhode Island (Washington County), sixseven branch offices located in the greater Providence area in Rhode Island and twoa branch officesoffice located in southeastern Connecticut.  In 2012, the Bank plans to open aopened its third full-service branch in Cranston, Rhode Island, which iswas a continuation of our expansion into the greater Providence area.  Both the population and number of businesses in this area far exceed those in southern Rhode Island.

Washington Trust’s lending activities are conducted primarily in southern New England and, to a lesser extent, other states.  In addition to its branch offices, the Bank has a commercial lending office located in the financial district of Providence, Rhode Island. In recent years, we expanded ourAs of December 31, 2012, Washington Trust has four residential mortgage lending market area by opening threeoffices: two located in eastern Massachusetts (Sharon and Burlington), a Glastonbury, Connecticut, office and a Warwick, Rhode Island office. The residential mortgage lending officesoffice located in Sharon and Burlington, Massachusetts, and Glastonbury, Connecticut.  In February 2012, the Bank opened a fourth mortgage lending office in Warwick, Rhode Island.Island, was opened in February of 2012.

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Competition
Washington Trust faces considerable competition in its market area for all aspects of banking and related financial service activities.  Competition from both bank and non-bank organizations is expected to continue.


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Washington Trust contends with strong competition both in generating loans and attracting deposits.  The primary factors in competing are interest rates, financing terms, fees charged, products offered, personalized customer service, online access to accounts and convenience of branch locations, ATMs and branch hours.  Competition comes from commercial banks, credit unions, and savings institutions, as well as other non-bank institutions.  The BankWashington Trust faces strong competition from larger institutions with greater resources, broader product lines and larger delivery systems than the Bank.

Washington Trust operates in a highly competitive wealth management services marketplace.  Key competitive factors include investment performance, quality and level of service, and personal relationships.  Principal competitors in the wealth management services business are commercial banks and trust companies, investment advisory firms, mutual fund companies, stock brokerage firms, and other financial companies.  Many of these companies have greater resources than Washington Trust.

Employees
At December 31, 20112012, Washington Trust had 558592 employees consisting of 518552 full-time and 40 part-time and other employees.  Washington Trust maintains a comprehensive employee benefit program providing, among other benefits, group medical and dental insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, a pension plan and a 401(k) plan.  The pension plan was closed to new hires and rehires after September 30, 2007.  Management considers relations with its employees to be good.  See Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on certain employee benefit programs.

GUIDE 3 Statistical Disclosures
The information required by Securities Act Guide 3 “Statistical Disclosure by Bank Holding Companies” is located on the pages noted below.
DescriptionPage
I.Distribution of Assets, Liabilities and Stockholder Equity; Interest Rates and Interest Differentials39-40
II.Investment Portfolio46-51, 88
III.Loan Portfolio51-59, 93
IV.Summary of Loan Loss Experience59-63, 103
V.Deposits39, 108
VI.Return on Equity and Assets27
VII.Short-Term Borrowings109

Supervision and Regulation
The business in which the Corporation is engaged is subject to extensive supervision, regulation, and examination by various bank regulatory authorities and other governmental agencies.  Federal and state banking laws have as their principal objective either the maintenance of the safety and soundness of financial institutions and the federal deposit insurance system or the protection of consumers, or classes of consumers, and depositors, in particular, rather than the specific protection of shareholders of a bank or its parent company.

Set forth below is a brief description of certain laws and regulations that relate to the regulation of Washington Trust.  To the extent the following material describes statutory or regulatory provisions, it is qualified in its entirety by reference to the particular statute or regulation.  A change in applicable statutes, regulations or regulatory policy may have a material effect on our business.

Regulatory ReformThe Dodd-Frank Act
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) comprehensively reformed the regulation of financial institutions, products and services.



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Among other things, the Dodd-Frank Act:
grants the FRBBoard of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”) increased supervisory authority and codifies the source of strength doctrine, as discussed in more detail in “Bank Holding Company Support to“-Regulation of the Bank”Bancorp-Source of Strength” below;
establishes new corporate governance and proxy disclosure requirements, as discussed in “-Regulation of the Bancorp-Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation” below;
provides for new capital standards applicable to the Corporation, as discussed in more detail in “Regulatory Capital“-Capital Requirements” below;
modifiesmodified the scope and costs associated with deposit insurance coverage, as discussed in “FDIC Deposit Insurance"“-Regulation of the Bank-Deposit Insurance Premiums” below;
permits well capitalized and well managed banks to acquire other banks in any state, subject to certain deposit concentration limits and other conditions, as discussed in “-Regulation of the Bank-Acquisitions and Branching” below;
permits the payment of interest on business demand deposit accounts;
established new minimum mortgage underwriting standards for residential mortgages, as discussed in “-Consumer Protection Regulation-Mortgage Reform” below;
established the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (the “CFPB”), as discussed in “-Consumer Protection Regulation” below;
bars banking organizations, such as the Bancorp, from engaging in proprietary trading and from sponsoring and investing in hedge funds and private equity funds, except as permitted under certain limited circumstances, as discussed in “Volcker“Regulation of Other Activities-Volcker Rule Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Sponsorship of Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds” below; and
established new corporate governance and proxy disclosure requirements, as discussed in “Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation” below;



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established the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (the “CFPB”), as discussed in “Consumer Protection Regulation” below;
established new minimum mortgage underwriting standards for residential mortgages; as discussed in “Mortgage Reform” below;
authorizes the FRB to regulate interchange fees for debit card transactions. The FRB has issued a rule governing the interchange fees charged on debit cards which caps the fees a bank may charge on a debit card transactions and shifts such interchange fees from a percentage of the transaction amount to a per transaction fee. Although the rule does not directly apply to institutions with less than $10 billion in assets, market forces may result in debit card issuers of all sizes adopting fees that comply with this rule;
permits the payment of interest on business demand deposit accounts;
established and empowered the Financial Stability Oversight Council to designate certain activities as posing a risk to the U.S. financial system and recommend new or heightened standards and safeguards for financial institutions engaging in such activities; and
established the Office of Financial Research, which has the power to require reports from financial services companies such as the Bancorp.activities.

Regulation of the Bancorp
As a registered bank holding company, the Bancorp is subject to regulation under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”), and to inspection, examination and supervision by the FRB,Federal Reserve, and the State of Rhode Island, Department of Business Regulation, Division of Banking (the “Rhode Island“RI Division of Banking”).

The FRBFederal Reserve has the authority to issue orders to bank holding companies to cease and desist from unsafe or unsound banking practices and violations of conditions imposed by, or violations of agreements with, or commitments to, the FRB.Federal Reserve. The FRBFederal Reserve is also empowered to assess civil money penalties against companies or individuals who violate the BHCA or orders or regulations thereunder, to order termination of non-banking activities of non-banking subsidiaries of bank holding companies, and to order termination of ownership and control of a non-banking subsidiary by a bank holding company.

Source of Strength. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, the Bancorp is required to serve as a source of financial strength for the Bank in the event of the financial distress of the Bank. This provision codifies the longstanding policy of the Federal Reserve. This support may be required at times when the bank holding company may not have the resources to provide it.

Acquisitions and Activities. The BHCA prohibits a bank holding company from acquiring substantially all the assets of a bank or acquiring direct or indirect ownership or control of more than 5% of the voting shares of any bank, or increasing such ownership or control of any bank, or merging or consolidating with any bank holding company without prior approval of the Federal Reserve.

The BHCA also prohibits a bank holding company from engaging directly or indirectly in activities other than those of banking, managing or controlling banks or furnishing services to its subsidiary banks. In 2005, the Bancorp elected financial holding company status pursuant to the provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 (“GLBA”). As a financial holding company, the Bancorp is authorized to engage in certain financial activities in which a bank holding


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company may not engage. “Financial activities” is broadly defined to include not only banking, insurance and securities activities, but also merchant banking and additional activities that the FRB,Federal Reserve, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, determines to be financial in nature, incidental to such financial activities, or complementary activities that do not pose a substantial risk to the safety and soundness of depository institutions or the financial system generally. Currently, as a financial holding company, the Bancorp engages, through WSC, in broker-dealer activities pursuant to this authority.

If a financial holding company fails to remain well capitalized and well managed, the company and its affiliates may not commence any new activity that is authorized particularly for financial holding companies. If a financial holding company remains out of compliance for 180 days or such longer period as the FRBFederal Reserve permits, the FRBFederal Reserve may require the financial holding company to divest either its insured depository institution or all of its nonbanking subsidiaries engaged in activities not permissible for a bank holding company. If a financial holding company fails to maintain a “satisfactory” or better record of performance under the Community Reinvestment Act, it will be prohibited, until the rating is raised to satisfactory or better, from engaging in new activities, or acquiring companies other than bank holding companies, banks or savings associations, except that the Bancorp could engage in new activities, or acquire companies engaged in activities that are closely related to banking under the BHCA. In addition, if the FRBFederal Reserve finds that the Bank is not well capitalized or well managed, the Bancorp would be required to enter into an agreement with the FRBFederal Reserve to comply with all applicable capital and management requirements and which may contain additional limitations or conditions. Until corrected, the Bancorp would not be able to engage in any new activity or acquire companies engaged in activities that are not closely related to banking under the BHCA without prior FRBFederal Reserve approval. If the Bancorp fails to correct any such condition within a prescribed period, the FRBFederal Reserve could order the Bancorp to divest its banking subsidiary or, in the alternative, to cease engaging in activities other than those closely related to banking under the BHCA.



Limitations on Acquisitions of Bancorp Common Stock. The Change in Bank Control Act prohibits a person or group of persons from acquiring “control” of a bank holding company unless the Federal Reserve has been notified and has not objected to the transaction. Under a rebuttable presumption established by the Federal Reserve, the acquisition of 10% or more of a class of voting securities of a bank holding company, such as the Bancorp, with a class of securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, would, under the circumstances set forth in the presumption, constitute the acquisition of control of a bank holding company. In addition, any company would be required to obtain the approval of the Federal Reserve under the BHCA before acquiring 25% (5% in the case of an acquirer that is a bank holding company) or more, or otherwise obtaining control or a controlling influence over a bank holding company. In 2008, the Federal Reserve released guidance on minority investments in banks that relaxed the presumption of control for investments of greater than 10% of a class of outstanding voting securities of a bank holding company in certain instances discussed in the guidance.

-Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation9-. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, the SEC adopted rules granting proxy access for shareholder nominees and grants shareholders a non-binding vote on executive compensation and “golden parachute” payments. Pursuant to modifications of the proxy rules under the Dodd-Frank Act, the Company is required to disclose the relationship between executive pay and financial performance, the ratio of the median pay of all employees to the pay of the CEO, and employee and director hedging activities. As required by the Dodd-Frank Act, the stock exchanges have changed their listing rules to require that each member of a listed company’s compensation committee be independent and be granted the authority and funding to retain independent advisors and to prohibit the listing of any security of an issuer that does not adopt policies governing the claw back of excess executive compensation based on inaccurate financial statements. Finally, the federal regulatory agencies have proposed new regulations which prohibit incentive-based compensation arrangements that encourage executives and certain other employees to take inappropriate risks.



Regulation of the Bank
The Bank is subject to the regulation, supervision and examination by the FDIC, the Rhode IslandRI Division of Banking and the State of Connecticut, Department of Banking. The Bank is also subject to various Rhode Island and Connecticut business and banking regulations and the regulations issued by the CFPB (as examined and enforced by the FDIC). Additionally, under the Dodd-Frank Act, the FRBFederal Reserve may directly examine the subsidiaries of the Bancorp, including the Bank.

Regulation of the Registered Investment Adviser and Broker-Dealer
WSC is a registered broker-dealer and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) and is subject to extensive regulation, supervision, and examination by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), FINRA and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.  Weston Financial is registered as an investment advisor under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Advisers Act”), and is subject to extensive regulation, supervision, and examination by the SEC and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, including those related to sales methods, trading practices, the use and safekeeping of customers’ funds and securities, capital structure, record keeping and the conduct of directors, officers and employees.

As an investment advisor, Weston Financial is subject to the Investment Advisers Act and any regulations promulgated thereunder, including fiduciary, recordkeeping, operational and disclosure obligations.  Each of the mutual funds for which Weston Financial acts an advisor or subadvisor is registered with the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), and subject to requirements thereunder.  Shares of each mutual fund are registered with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and are qualified for sale (or exempt from such qualification) under the laws of each state and the District of Columbia to the extent such shares are sold in any of those jurisdictions.  In addition, an advisor or subadvisor to a registered investment company generally has obligations with respect to the qualification of the registered investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

The foregoing laws and regulations generally grant supervisory agencies and bodies broad administrative powers, including the power to limit or restrict Weston Financial from conducting its business in the event it fails to comply with such laws and regulations.  Possible sanctions that may be imposed in the event of such noncompliance include the suspension of individual employees, limitations on business activities for specified periods of time, revocation of registration as an investment advisor, commodity trading advisor and/or other registrations, and other censures and fines.

Regulatory Enforcement Authority
The enforcement powers available to the federal banking agencies include, among other things, the ability to assess civil money penalties, to issue cease and desist or removal orders and to initiate injunctive actions against banking organizations and institution-affiliated parties, as defined. In general, these enforcement actions may be initiated for violations of law and regulations and unsafe or unsound practices. Other actions or inactions may provide the basis for enforcement action, including misleading or untimely reports filed with regulatory authorities. Under certain circumstances, federal and state law requires public disclosure and reports of certain criminal offenses and also final enforcement actions by the federal banking agencies.

Bank Holding Company Support to the Bank
Under the Dodd-Frank Act, the Bancorp is required to serve as a source of financial strength for the Bank in the event of the financial distress of the Bank.  This provision codifies the longstanding policy of the FRB.  This support may be required at times when the bank holding company may not have the resources to provide it.

Dividend Restrictions
The FRB and the Rhode Island Division of Banking have authority to prohibit bank holding companies from paying dividends if such payment is deemed to be an unsafe or unsound practice. The FRB has indicated generally that it may be an unsafe or unsound practice for bank holding companies to pay dividends unless the bank holding company's net income over the preceding year is sufficient to fund the dividends and the expected rate of earnings retention is consistent with the organization's capital needs, asset quality and overall financial condition. Additionally, under Rhode Island law, distributions of dividends cannot be made if a bank holding company would not be able to pay its debts as they become due in the usual course of business or the bank holding company's total assets would be less than the sum of its total liabilities. The Bancorp's revenues consist primarily of cash dividends paid to it by the Bank. As described below, the



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Deposit Insurance Premiums. The Bank pays deposit insurance premiums to the FDIC based on an assessment rate established by the FDIC. For most banks and savings associations, including the Rhode Island DivisionBank, FDIC rates depend upon a combination of Banking may also regulateCAMELS component ratings and financial ratios. CAMELS ratings reflect the applicable bank regulatory agency’s evaluation of the financial institution’s capital, asset quality, management, earnings, liquidity and sensitivity to risk. For large banks and savings associations that have long-term debt issuer ratings, assessment rates will depend upon such ratings, and CAMELS component ratings. Pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act, deposit premiums are based on assets rather than insurable deposits. To determine its actual deposit insurance premiums, the Bank computes the base amount on its average consolidated assets less its average tangible equity (defined as the amount of dividends payable by the Bank.Tier 1 capital) and its applicable assessment rate. The inability of the Bank to pay dividends may have an adverse effect on the Bancorp.

Bank’s FDIC deposit insurance costs totaled $2.0 million in 2012. The FDIC has the authoritypower to use its enforcement powers to prohibit a bank from paying dividends if, in its opinion,adjust the payment of dividends would constitute an unsafe or unsound practice. Federal law also prohibits the payment of dividends by a bank that will result in the bank failing to meet its applicable capital requirements on a pro forma basis. Payment of dividends by a bank is also restricted pursuant to various state regulatory limitations. Reference is made to Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion of the Corporation's ability to pay dividends.assessment rates at any time.

Regulatory Pursuant to an FDIC rule issued in November 2009, the Bank prepaid its quarterly risk-based assessments to the FDIC for the fourth quarter of 2009 and for all of 2010, 2011, and 2012 on December 30, 2009. The Bank recorded the entire amount of its prepayment as an asset (a prepaid expense), which bears a zero-percent risk weight for risk-based capital purposes. Each quarter the Bank records an expense for its regular quarterly assessment for the quarter and a corresponding credit to the prepaid assessment until the asset is exhausted. The FDIC will not refund or collect additional prepaid assessments because of a decrease or growth in deposits; however, if the prepaid assessment is not exhausted after collection of the amount due on June 30, 2013, the remaining amount of the prepayment will be returned to the Bank.

The Dodd-Frank Act permanently increased the FDIC deposit insurance limit to $250,000 per depositor. Additionally, the Dodd-Frank Act provided temporary unlimited deposit insurance coverage for noninterest-bearing transaction accounts from December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2012. This replaced the FDIC’s Transaction Account Guarantee Program, which expired on December 31, 2010.

Acquisitions and Branching. The Bank must seek prior regulatory approval from the RI Division of Banking and the FDIC to acquire another bank or establish a new branch office. Well capitalized and well managed banks may acquire other banks in any state, subject to certain deposit concentration limits and other conditions, pursuant to the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994 and the Dodd-Frank Act. In addition, the Dodd-Frank Act authorizes a state-chartered bank, such as the Bank, to establish new branches on an interstate basis to the same extent a bank chartered by the host state may establish branches.

Activities and Investments of Insured State-Chartered Banks. Section 24 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (“FDIA”) generally limits the investment activities of FDIC-insured, state-chartered banks, such as the Bank, when acting as principal to those that are permissible for national banks. Further, GLBA permits state banks, to the extent permitted under state law, to engage through “financial subsidiaries” in certain activities which are permissible for subsidiaries of a financial holding company. In order to form a financial subsidiary, a state bank must be well capitalized, and such banks would be subject to certain capital deduction, risk management and affiliate transaction rules, among other things.

Brokered Deposits. Section 29 of the FDIA and FDIC regulations generally limit the ability of an insured depository institution to accept, renew or roll over any brokered deposit unless the institution’s capital category is “well capitalized” or, with the FDIC’s approval, “adequately capitalized.” Depository institutions, other than those in the lowest risk category, that have brokered deposits in excess of 10% of total deposits will be subject to increased FDIC deposit insurance premium assessments. Additionally, depository institutions considered “adequately capitalized” that need FDIC approval to accept, renew or roll over any brokered deposits are subject to additional restrictions on the interest rate they may pay on deposits.

The Community Reinvestment Act. The Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) requires the FDIC to evaluate the Bank’s performance in helping to meet the credit needs of the entire communities it serves, including low and moderate-income neighborhoods, consistent with its safe and sound banking operations, and to take this record into consideration when evaluating certain applications. The FDIC’s CRA regulations are generally based upon objective criteria of the performance of institutions under three key assessment tests: (i) a lending test, to evaluate the institution’s record of making loans in its service areas; (ii) an investment test, to evaluate the institution’s record of investing in community development projects, affordable housing, and programs benefiting low or moderate income individuals and businesses; and (iii) a service test, to evaluate the institution’s delivery of services through its branches, ATMs, and other offices. Failure of an institution to receive at least a “Satisfactory” rating could inhibit the Bank or the Bancorp from undertaking certain activities, including engaging in activities newly permitted as a financial holding company under GLBA and


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acquisitions of other financial institutions. The Bank has achieved a rating of “Satisfactory” on its most recent examination dated October 3, 2012. Rhode Island and Connecticut also have enacted substantially similar community reinvestment requirements.

Lending Restrictions. Federal law limits a bank’s authority to extend credit to its directors, executive officers and 10% shareholders, as well as to entities controlled by such persons. Among other things, extensions of credit to insiders are required to be made on terms that are substantially the same as, and follow credit underwriting procedures that are not less stringent than, those prevailing for comparable transactions with unaffiliated persons. Also, the terms of such extensions of credit may not involve more than the normal risk of repayment or present other unfavorable features and may not exceed certain limitations on the amount of credit extended to such persons, individually and in the aggregate, which limits are based, in part, on the amount of the bank’s capital. The Dodd-Frank Act explicitly provides that an extension of credit to an insider includes credit exposure arising from a derivatives transaction, repurchase agreement, reverse repurchase agreement, securities lending transaction or securities borrowing transaction. Additionally, the Dodd-Frank Act requires that asset sale transactions with insiders must be on market terms, and if the transaction represents more than 10% of the capital and surplus of the Bank, be approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Bank.

A bank holding company and its subsidiaries are subject to prohibitions on certain tying arrangements. These institutions are generally prohibited from extending credit to or offering any other service on the condition that the client obtain some additional service from the institution or its affiliates or not obtain services of a competitor of the institution.

Capital Requirements
The FRBFederal Reserve and the FDIC have issued substantially similar risk-based and leverage capital guidelines applicable to United States banking organizations. In addition, these regulatory agencies may from time to time require that a banking organization maintain capital above the minimum levels, whether because of its financial condition or actual or anticipated growth.

The FRB’s risk-basedFederal Reserve’s capital adequacy guidelines define a three-tiergenerally require bank holding companies to maintain total capital framework.of at least 8% of total risk-weighted assets, including off-balance sheet items, with at least 50% of that amount consisting of Tier 1 (or “core”) capital and the remaining amount consisting of Tier 2 (or “supplementary”) capital. Tier 1 capital for bank holding companies generally consists of the sum of common stockholders’shareholders’ equity, perpetual preferred stock and trust preferred securities (both subject to certain limitations and, in the case of the latter, to specific limitations on the kind and amount of such securities which may be included as Tier 1 capital and certain additional restrictions described below)limitations), and minority interests in the equity accounts of consolidated subsidiaries, less goodwill and other non-qualifying intangible assets. Future issuances of trust preferred securities have been disallowed as Tier 1 qualifying capital by the Dodd-Frank Act, although the Bancorp'sCompany’s currently outstanding trust preferred securities have been grandfathered for Tier 1 eligibility. Under the proposed Basel III capital rules discussed below, the Company’s currently outstanding trust preferred securities would be phased out from the calculation of Tier 1 capital over a ten-year period. Tier 2 capital generally consists of hybrid capital instruments, perpetual debt and mandatory convertible debt securities;securities, perpetual preferred stock and trust preferred securities, to the extent it is not eligible to be included as Tier 1 capital;capital, term subordinated debt and intermediate-term preferred stock; and, subject to limitations, general allowances for loan losses. The sumAssets are adjusted under the risk-based guidelines to take into account different risk characteristics. In addition to the risk-based capital requirements, the Federal Reserve requires most bank holding companies, including the Company, to maintain a minimum leverage capital ratio of Tier 1 and Tier 2 capital less certain required deductions, such as investments in unconsolidated banking or finance subsidiaries, represents qualifyingto its average total capital. Risk-based capital ratios are calculated by dividing Tier 1 and total capital, respectively, by risk-weighted assets.  Assets and off-balance sheet credit equivalents are assigned to oneconsolidated assets of four categories of risk-weights, based primarily on relative credit risk.  The minimum Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio is 4% and the minimum total risk-based capital ratio is 8%4.0%. The Dodd-Frank Act requires the FRBFederal Reserve to establish minimum risk-based and leverage capital requirements that may not be lower than those in effect on July 21, 2010. As of December 31, 20112012, the Corporation’s total risk-based capital ratio was 13.26%, its Tier 1 capital ratio was 11.61%12.01% and its total risk-based capitalleverage ratio was 12.86%9.30%. The Bancorp is currently considered “well capitalized” under all regulatory definitions.

In addition to the risk-based capital requirements, the FRB requires top rated bank holding companies to maintain a minimum leverage capital ratio of Tier 1 capital (defined by reference to the risk-based capital guidelines) to its average total consolidated assets of at least 3.0%.  For most other bank holding companies (including the Bancorp), the minimum Leverage Ratio is 4.0%.  Bank holding companies with supervisory, financial, operational or managerial weaknesses, as well as bank holding companies that are anticipating or experiencing significant growth, are expected to maintain capital ratios well above the minimum levels.  Dodd-Frank Act requires the FRB to establish minimum leverage capital requirements that may not be lower than those in effect on July 21, 2010. The leverage capital requirements generally applicable to insured depository institutions will serve as a floor for any leverage capital requirements the FRB may establish for bank holding companies, such as the Bancorp.  The Corporation’s leverage ratio was 8.70% as of December 31, 2011.

The FDIC has promulgated regulations and adopted a statement of policy regarding the capital adequacy of state-chartered banks, which, like the Bank, are not members of the Federal Reserve System. These requirements are substantially similar to those adopted by the FRBFederal Reserve regarding bank holding companies, as described above.  Moreover,

The Bancorp has not elected, and does not currently expect, to calculate its risk-based capital requirements under either the “advanced or standard” approach of the Basel II capital accords. In 2010 and 2011, the members of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision agreed to new global capital adequacy standards, known as Basel III. These standards provide for higher capital requirements, enhanced risk coverage, a global leverage ratio, liquidity standards and a provision for


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counter-cyclical capital. The federal banking agencies issued three joint proposed rules (the “Proposed Capital Rules”) that implement the Basel III capital standards and establish the minimum capital levels for banks and bank holding companies required under the Dodd-Frank Act. The Proposed Capital Rules establish a minimum common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 6.5% of risk-weighted assets for a “well capitalized” institution and increase the minimum total Tier 1 capital ratio for a “well capitalized” institution from 6 % to 8%. Additionally, the Proposed Capital Rules require an institution to establish a capital conservation buffer of common equity Tier 1 capital in an amount equal to 2.5% of total risk-weighted assets above the 6.5% minimum risk-based capital requirement. The Proposed Capital Rules revise certain other capital definitions and, generally, impose more stringent capital requirements. Further, the Proposed Capital Rules increase the required capital for certain categories of assets, including higher-risk residential mortgages, higher-risk construction real estate loans and certain exposures related to securitizations. Under the Proposed Capital Rules, the amount of capital held against residential mortgages is based upon the loan-to-value ratio of the mortgage. Additionally, the Proposed Capital Rules remove the filter for accumulated other comprehensive income in the current capital rules which currently prevents unrealized gains and losses from being included in the calculation of the institution’s capital. This change would result in the need for additional capital to be held against unrealized gains and losses on “available for sale” securities, hedges and any adjustments to the funded status of defined benefit plans, which could result in increased volatility in the amount of required capital. As noted above, the Proposed Capital Rules also eliminate the treatment of trust preferred securities as Tier 1 capital over a ten-year period.

The financial services industry, members of Congress and state regulatory agencies provided extensive comments on the Proposed Capital Rules to the federal banking agencies. In response to such commentary, the federal banking agencies extended the deadline for the Proposed Capital Rules to go into effect and indicated that a final rule would be issued in 2013. The final capital rule may differ significantly in substance or in scope from the Proposed Capital Rules. Accordingly, the Company is not yet in a position to determine the effect of Basel III and the Proposed Capital Rules on its capital requirements.

Prompt Corrective Action. The FDIC has promulgated corresponding regulations to implement the system of prompt corrective action established by Section 38 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (“FDIA”). Under the regulations, a bank is “well capitalized” if it has: (1)(i) a total risk-based capital ratio of 10.0% or greater; (2)(ii) a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 6.0% or greater; (3)(iii) a leverage ratio of 5.0% or greater; and (4)(iv) is not subject to any written agreement, order, capital directive or prompt corrective action directive to meet and maintain a specific capital level for any capital measure. A bank is “adequately capitalized” if it has: (1) a total risk-based capital ratio of 8.0% or greater; (2) a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 4.0% or greater; and (3) a leverage ratio of 4.0% or greater (3.0% under certain circumstances) and does not meet the definition of a “well capitalized bank.”



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The FDIC must take into consideration: (1) concentrations of credit risk; (2) interest rate risk; and (3) risks from non-traditional activities, as well as an institution’s ability to manage those risks, when determining the adequacy of an institution’s capital. This evaluation will be made as a part of the institution’s regular safety and soundness examination. As of December 31, 2011,2012, the Bank’s capital ratios placed it in the well capitalized category. Reference is made to Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion of the Corporation’s regulatory capital requirements.

Generally, a bank, upon receiving notice that it is not adequately capitalized (i.e., that it is “undercapitalized”), becomes subject to the prompt corrective action provisions of Section 38 of FDIA that, for example, (i) restrict payment of capital distributions and management fees, (ii) require that the FDIC monitor the condition of the institution and its efforts to restore its capital, (iii) require submission of a capital restoration plan, (iv) restrict the growth of the institution’s assets and (v) require prior regulatory approval of certain expansion proposals. A bank that is required to submit a capital restoration plan must concurrently submit a performance guarantee by each company that controls the bank. A bank that is “critically undercapitalized” (i.e., has a ratio of tangible equity to total assets that is equal to or less than 2.0%) will be subject to further restrictions, and generally will be placed in conservatorship or receivership within 90 days.

Dividend Restrictions
Restrictions on Bank Holding Company Dividends. The BancorpFederal Reserve and the RI Division of Banking have authority to prohibit bank holding companies from paying dividends if such payment is deemed to be an unsafe or unsound practice. The Federal Reserve has not elected, and does not currently expect, to calculate its risk-based capital requirements under either the “advanced or standard" approach of the Basel II capital accords. The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has also released new capital requirements, known as Basel III, with higher capital requirements, enhanced risk coverage, a global leverage ratio, liquidity standards and a provision for counter-cyclical capital.  The FRB has not yet adopted Basel III, and when it is implemented in the United States,indicated generally that it may be an unsafe or unsound practice for bank holding companies to pay dividends unless the bank holding company’s net income over the preceding year is sufficient to fund the dividends and the expected rate of earnings retention is consistent with some modifications or adjustments.the organization’s capital needs, asset quality and overall financial condition. Additionally, the timetable for the adoption and implementationunder Rhode Island law, distributions of Basel III is expected to last for several years.   Accordingly, the Bancorp is not yet individends cannot be made if a position to determine the effect of Basel III on its capital requirements.bank holding


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The Bank pays deposit insurance premiums

company would not be able to pay its debts as they become due in the FDIC based on an assessment rate established byusual course of business or the FDIC. For most banks and savings associations, includingbank holding company’s total assets would be less than the Bank, FDIC rates depend upon a combination of CAMELS component ratings and financial ratios. CAMELS ratings reflect the applicable bank regulatory agency's evaluation of the financial institution's capital, asset quality, management, earnings, liquidity and sensitivity to risk. For large banks and savings associations that have long-term debt issuer ratings, assessment rates will depend upon such ratings, and CAMELS component ratings. Pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act, deposit premiums are based on assets rather than insurable deposits. To determine its actual deposit insurance premiums, the Bank computes the base amount on its average consolidated assets less its average tangible equity (defined as the amount of Tier 1 capital) and its applicable assessment rate.

Pursuant to an FDIC rule issued in November 2009, the Bank prepaid its quarterly risk-based assessments to the FDIC for the fourth quarter of 2009 and for all of 2010, 2011, and 2012 on December 30, 2009. The Bank recorded the entire amountsum of its prepayment as an asset (a prepaid expense), which bears a zero-percent risk weight for risk-based capital purposes. Each quarter the Bank records an expense for its regular quarterly assessment for the quarter and a corresponding credittotal liabilities. The Bancorp’s revenues consist primarily of cash dividends paid to the prepaid assessment until the asset is exhausted. The FDIC will not refund or collect additional prepaid assessments because of a decrease or growth in deposits; however, if the prepaid assessment is not exhausted after collection of the amount due on June 30, 2013, the remaining amount of the prepayment will be returned toit by the Bank.

The Dodd-Frank Act permanently increased the FDIC deposit insurance limit to $250,000 per depositor. Additionally, the Dodd-Frank Act provides temporary unlimited deposit insurance coverage for noninterest-bearing transaction accounts beginning December 31, 2010, and ending December 31, 2012. This replaced the FDIC's Transaction Account Guarantee Program, which expiredRestrictions on December 31, 2010.

The Bank's FDIC deposit insurance costs totaled $2.0 million in 2011Bank Dividends. The FDIC has the powerauthority to adjustuse its enforcement powers to prohibit a bank from paying dividends if, in its opinion, the assessment rates at any time. We cannot predict whether, aspayment of dividends would constitute an unsafe or unsound practice. Federal law also prohibits the payment of dividends by a bank that will result in the bank failing to meet its applicable capital requirements on a pro forma basis. Payment of dividends by a bank is also restricted pursuant to various state regulatory limitations. Reference is made to Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion of the adverse change in U.S. economic conditions and, in particular, declines in the value of real estate in certain markets served by the Bank, the FDIC will in the future require increasesCorporation’s ability to deposit insurance assessment levels.pay dividends.

Brokered Deposits
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renew or roll over any brokered deposit unless the institution's capital category is “well capitalized” or, with the FDIC's approval, “adequately capitalized.” These restrictions have not in the past had a material impact on the operations of the Bank. Depository institutions, other than those in the lowest risk category, that have brokered deposits in excess of 10% of total deposits will be subject to increased FDIC deposit insurance premium assessments. The FDIC has proposed to adjust this formula to conform to the deposit assessment base discussed above. Additionally, depository institutions considered “adequately capitalized” that need FDIC approval to accept, renew or roll over any brokered deposits are subject to additional restrictions on the interest rate they may pay on deposits.

The Community Reinvestment Act (the “CRA”)
The CRA requires lenders to identify the communities served by the institution’s offices and other deposit taking facilities and to make loans and investments and provide services that meet the credit needs of these communities.  Regulatory agencies examine each institution and rate such institution’s compliance with CRA as “Outstanding”, “Satisfactory”, “Needs to Improve” or “Substantial Noncompliance”.  Failure of an institution to receive at least a “Satisfactory” rating could inhibit an institution or its holding company from undertaking certain activities, including engaging in activities newly permitted as a financial holding company under GLBA and acquisitions of other financial institutions.  The FRB must take into account the record of performance of banks in meeting the credit needs of the entire community served, including low and moderate income neighborhoods.  The Bank has achieved a rating of “Satisfactory” on its most recent examination dated August 31, 2009.  Rhode Island and Connecticut also have enacted substantially similar community reinvestment requirements.

Acquisitions and Branching
Riegle-Neal and the Dodd-Frank Act permit well capitalized and well managed bank holding companies, as determined by the FRB, to acquire banks in any state subject to certain concentration limits and other conditions. Riegle‑Neal also generally authorizes the interstate merger of banks. In addition, among other things, Riegle‑Neal and the Dodd-Frank Act permit banks to establish new branches on an interstate basis to the same extent a bank chartered by the host state may establish branches. However, as a bank holding company, we are required to obtain prior FRB approval before acquiring more than 5% of a class of voting securities, or substantially all of the assets, of a bank holding company, bank or savings association.

The Change in Bank Control Act prohibits a person or a group of persons from acquiring “control” of a bank holding company or a depository institution, such as the Bancorp or the Bank, unless the FRB has been notified and has not objected to the transaction. Under a rebuttable presumption established by the FRB, the acquisition of 10% or more of a class of voting securities of a bank holding company or a depository institution with a class of securities registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), would, under the circumstances set forth in the presumption, constitute the acquisition of control of such institution. In addition, a company is required to obtain the approval of the FRB under the BHCA before acquiring 25% (5% in the case of an acquirer that is a bank holding company) or more of any class of outstanding voting securities of a bank holding company, or otherwise obtaining control or a “controlling influence” over that bank holding company. In 2008, the FRB released guidance on minority investments in banks which relaxed the presumption of control for investments of greater than 10% of a class of outstanding voting securities of a bank holding company in certain instances discussed in the guidance. In addition, certain states, including Rhode Island and Massachusetts, have similar statutes that regulate the acquisition of “control” of local depository institutions.

Transactions with Affiliates
Under Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act and Regulation W thereunder, there are various legal restrictions on the extent to which a bank holding company and its nonbank subsidiaries may borrow, obtain credit from or otherwise engage in “covered transactions” with its FDIC-insured depository institution subsidiaries.  Such borrowingsthe Bank to the extent that such transactions do not exceed 10% of the capital stock and othersurplus of the Bank (for covered transactions by an insured depository institution subsidiary (and its subsidiaries) with its nondepository institution affiliates are limited tobetween the following amounts:
In the case of one such affiliate, the aggregate amount of covered transactions of the insured depository institution and its subsidiaries cannot exceed 10% of the capital stock and surplus of the insured depository institution.
In the case of all affiliates, the aggregate amount of covered transactions of the insured depository institution and its subsidiaries cannot exceed 20% of the capital stock and surplus of the insured depository institution.



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Bank and one affiliate) and 20% of the capital stock and surplus of the Bank (for covered transactions between the Bank and all affiliates). The Dodd-Frank Act amended the definition of affiliate to include an investment fund for which the depository institutionBank or one of its affiliates is an investment adviser. This change did not affect the Corporation's existing identification of affiliates within its corporate structure. “Covered transactions” are defined by statute for these purposes to includeA “covered transaction” includes, among other things, a loan or extension of credit tocredit; an affiliate, a purchase of or investment in securities issued by an affiliate, a purchase of assets from an affiliate unless exempted by the FRB,affiliate; asset purchases; the acceptance of securities issued by an affiliate as collateral for a loan or extension of credit to any person or company,company; the issuance of a guarantee, acceptance, or letter of credit on behalf of an affiliate,affiliate; a securities borrowing or lending transactionstransaction with an affiliatedaffiliate that creates a credit exposure to such affiliate,affiliate; or a derivatives transaction with an affiliate that creates a credit exposure to such affiliate. Covered transactions are also subject to certain collateral security requirements.  Further, a bank holding company and its subsidiaries are prohibited from engaging in certain tying arrangements in connection with any extension of credit, lease or sale of property of any kind, or furnishing of any service.

Consumer Protection Regulation R
The Bancorp and the Bank are subject to a number of federal and state laws designed to protect consumers and prohibit unfair or deceptive business practices. These laws include the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Fair Housing Act, Home Ownership Protection Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, as amended by the FACT Act, GLBA, also amendedTruth in Lending Act, the CRA, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, National Flood Insurance Act and various state law counterparts. These laws and regulations mandate certain disclosure requirements and regulate the manner in which financial institutions must interact with customers when taking deposits, making loans, collecting loans and providing other services. Further, the Dodd-Frank Act established the CFPB, which has the responsibility for making rules and regulations under the federal securitiesconsumer protection laws relating to eliminatefinancial products and services. The CFPB also has a broad mandate to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts and practices and is specifically empowered to require certain disclosures to consumers and draft model disclosure forms. Failure to comply with consumer protection laws and regulations can subject financial institutions to enforcement actions, fines and other penalties. The FDIC will examine the blanket exceptionsBank for compliance with CFPB rules and enforce CFPB rules with respect to the Bank.

Mortgage Reform. The Dodd-Frank Act prescribes certain standards that banks traditionally have had frommortgage lenders must consider before making a residential mortgage loan, including verifying a borrower’s ability to repay such mortgage loan. The CFPB issued a final rule that requires creditors, such as the Bank, to make a reasonable good faith determination of a consumer’s ability to repay any consumer credit transaction secured by a dwelling. The rule provides creditors with minimum requirements for making such ability-to-repay determinations. Creditors are required to consider the following eight underwriting factors: (1) current or reasonably expected income or assets; (2) current employment status; (3) the monthly payment on the covered transaction; (4) the monthly payment on any simultaneous loan; (5) the monthly payment for mortgage-related obligations; (6) current debt obligations, alimony and child support; (7) the monthly debt-to-income ratio or residual income; and (8) credit history. While the Dodd-Frank Act provides that qualified mortgages are entitled to a presumption that the creditor satisfied the ability-to-repay requirements, the final rule provides a safe harbor for loans that satisfy the definition of “broker,a qualified mortgage and are not “higher priced.“dealer” and “investment adviser” under the Exchange Act. The GLBA provided 11 exceptions from the definition of “broker” in Section 3(a)(4) of the Exchange Act that permit banks to effect securities transactions under certain conditions without registering as broker-dealers with the SEC. Regulation R, which was issued jointly by the SEC and the FRB, implements certain of these exceptions.  The FRB and SEC have stated that they will jointly issue any interpretations or no-action letters/guidance regarding Regulation R and consult with each other and the appropriate federal banking agency with respect to formal enforcement actions pursuant to Regulation R.

Volcker Rule Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Sponsorship of Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds
The Dodd-Frank Act bars banking organizations, such as the Bancorp, from engaging in proprietary trading and from sponsoring and investing in hedge funds and private equity funds, except as permitted under certain limited circumstances, in a provision commonly referred to as the “Volcker Rule.” Under the Dodd-Frank Act, proprietary trading generally means trading by a banking entity or its affiliate for its own account. Hedge funds and private equity fundsHigher-priced loans are described by the Dodd-Frank Act as funds that would be registered under the Investment Company Act but for certain enumerated exemptions. The Volcker Rule restrictions apply to the Bancorp, the Bank and all of their subsidiaries and affiliates.

ERISA
The Bank and Weston Financial are each also subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and related regulations, to the extent ita rebuttable presumption. A “qualified mortgage” is a “fiduciary” under ERISA with respect to some of its clients.  ERISA and related provisions of the Code impose duties on persons who are fiduciaries under ERISA, and prohibit certain transactions involving the assets of each ERISA plan that is a client of the Bank or Weston Financial, as applicable, as well as certain transactions by the fiduciaries (and several other related parties) to such plans.

Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation
Under the Dodd-Frank Act, the SEC has adopted rules granting shareholders a non-binding vote on executive compensation and “golden parachute” payments. Pursuant to modifications of the proxy rules under the Dodd-Frank Act, the Bancorp will be required to disclose the relationship between executive pay and financial performance, the ratio of the median
pay of all employees to the pay of the chief executive officer, and employee and director hedging activities. The Dodd-Frank Act also requires that stock exchanges change their listing rules to require that each member of a listed company's compensation committee be independent and be granted the authority and funding to retain independent advisors and to prohibit the listing of any security of an issuerloan that does not adopt policies governingcontain certain risky features (such as negative amortization, interest-only payments, balloon payments, a term exceeding 30 years) has a debt-to-income ratio of not more than 43%, and for which the claw back of excess executive compensation basedcreditor considers and verifies the consumer’s current debt obligations, alimony, and child support. The rule becomes effective on inaccurate financial statements. The federal regulatory agencies have proposed new regulations which prohibit incentive-based compensation arrangements that encourage executives and certain other employees to take inappropriate risks.January 10, 2014.

The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, as amended (“Sarbanes-Oxley”)
Sarbanes-Oxley implemented a broad range of corporate governance and accounting measures for public companies (including publicly-held bank holding companies such as Bancorp) designed to promote honesty and transparency in corporate America.  Sarbanes-Oxley’s principal provisions, many of which have been interpreted through regulations released in 2003, provide for and include, among other things, (1) requirements for audit committees, including independence and financial expertise; (2) certification of financial statements by the principal executive officer and



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principal financial officerThe Dodd-Frank Act also allows borrowers to assert violations of certain provisions of the reporting company; (3) standardsTruth-in-Lending Act as a defense to foreclosure proceedings. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, prepayment penalties are prohibited for auditorscertain mortgage transactions and regulationcreditors are prohibited from financing insurance policies in connection with a residential mortgage loan or home equity line of audits; (4) disclosurecredit. The Dodd-Frank Act requires mortgage lenders to make additional disclosures prior to the extension of credit, in each billing statement and reportingfor negative amortization loans and hybrid adjustable rate mortgages. Additionally, the CFPB has issued rules governing mortgage servicing, appraisals, escrow requirements for the reporting companyhigher-priced mortgages and directorsloan originator qualification and executive officers; and (5) a range of civil and criminal penalties for fraud and other violations of securities laws.compensation.

Privacy and Customer Information Security
Security.The GLBA requires financial institutions to implement policies and procedures regarding the disclosure of nonpublic personal information about consumers to nonaffiliated third parties. In general, the Bank must provide its customers with an annual disclosure that explains its policies and procedures regarding the disclosure of such nonpublic personal information, and, except as otherwise required or permitted by law, the Bank is prohibited from disclosing such information except as provided in such policies and procedures. The GLBA also requires that the Bank develop, implement and maintain a comprehensive written information security program designed to ensure the security and confidentiality of customer information (as defined under GLBA), to protect against anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of such information; and to protect against unauthorized access to or use of such information that could result in substantial harm or inconvenience to any customer. The Bank is also required to send a notice to customers whose “sensitive information” has been compromised if unauthorized use of this information is “reasonably possible.” Most of the states, including the states where the Bank operates, have enacted legislation concerning breaches of data security and the duties of the Bank in response to a data breach. Congress continues to consider federal legislation that would require consumer notice of data security breaches. Pursuant to the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (the “FACT Act”), the Bank must also develop and implement a written identity theft prevention program to detect, prevent, and mitigate identity theft in connection with the opening of certain accounts or certain existing accounts. Additionally, the FACT Act amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to generally prohibit a person from using information received from an affiliate to make a solicitation for marketing purposes to a consumer, unless the consumer is given notice and a reasonable opportunity and a reasonable and simple method to opt out of the making of such solicitations.

Anti-Money LaunderingGUIDE 3 Statistical Disclosures
The information required by Securities Act Guide 3 “Statistical Disclosure by Bank Holding Companies” is located on the pages noted below.
DescriptionPage
I.Distribution of Assets, Liabilities and Stockholder Equity; Interest Rates and Interest Differentials39-40
II.Investment Portfolio46-51, 88
III.Loan Portfolio51-59, 93
IV.Summary of Loan Loss Experience59-63, 103
V.Deposits39, 108
VI.Return on Equity and Assets27
VII.Short-Term Borrowings109

Supervision and Regulation
The business in which the Corporation is engaged is subject to extensive supervision, regulation, and examination by various bank regulatory authorities and other governmental agencies.  Federal and state banking laws have as their principal objective either the maintenance of the safety and soundness of financial institutions and the Bank Secrecyfederal deposit insurance system or the protection of consumers, or classes of consumers, and depositors, in particular, rather than the specific protection of shareholders of a bank or its parent company.

Set forth below is a brief description of certain laws and regulations that relate to the regulation of Washington Trust.  To the extent the following material describes statutory or regulatory provisions, it is qualified in its entirety by reference to the particular statute or regulation.  A change in applicable statutes, regulations or regulatory policy may have a material effect on our business.

The Dodd-Frank Act
UnderThe Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) comprehensively reformed the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”), aregulation of financial institution is required to have systems in place to detect certain transactions, based oninstitutions, products and services.



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Among other things, the size and natureDodd-Frank Act:
grants the Board of Governors of the transaction. Financial institutions are generally required to reportFederal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”) increased supervisory authority and codifies the source of strength doctrine, as discussed in more detail in “-Regulation of the Bancorp-Source of Strength” below;
establishes new corporate governance and proxy disclosure requirements, as discussed in “-Regulation of the Bancorp-Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation” below;
provides for new capital standards applicable to the United States Treasury any cash transactions involvingCorporation, as discussed in more than $10,000. In addition, financial institutions are required to file suspicious activity reports for transactions that involve more than $5,000detail in “-Capital Requirements” below;
modified the scope and which the financial institution knows, suspects or has reason to suspect involves illegal funds, is designed to evade the requirementscosts associated with deposit insurance coverage, as discussed in “-Regulation of the BSA or has no lawful purpose. The UnitingBank-Deposit Insurance Premiums” below;
permits well capitalized and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Requiredwell managed banks to Interceptacquire other banks in any state, subject to certain deposit concentration limits and Obstruct Terrorism Actother conditions, as discussed in “-Regulation of 2001the Bank-Acquisitions and Branching” below;
permits the payment of interest on business demand deposit accounts;
established new minimum mortgage underwriting standards for residential mortgages, as discussed in “-Consumer Protection Regulation-Mortgage Reform” below;
established the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (the “USA PATRIOT Act”“CFPB”), which amendedas discussed in “-Consumer Protection Regulation” below;
bars banking organizations, such as the BSA, is designedBancorp, from engaging in proprietary trading and from sponsoring and investing in hedge funds and private equity funds, except as permitted under certain circumstances, as discussed in “Regulation of Other Activities-Volcker Rule Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Sponsorship of Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds” below; and
established the Financial Stability Oversight Council to deny terrorists and others the ability to obtain anonymous accessdesignate certain activities as posing a risk to the U.S. financial system. The USA PATRIOT Act has significant implicationssystem and recommend new or heightened standards and safeguards for financial institutions engaging in such activities.

Regulation of the Bancorp
As a registered bank holding company, the Bancorp is subject to regulation under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”), and businessesto inspection, examination and supervision by the Federal Reserve, and the State of other types involvedRhode Island, Department of Business Regulation, Division of Banking (the “RI Division of Banking”).

The Federal Reserve has the authority to issue orders to bank holding companies to cease and desist from unsafe or unsound banking practices and violations of conditions imposed by, or violations of agreements with, or commitments to, the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve is also empowered to assess civil money penalties against companies or individuals who violate the BHCA or orders or regulations thereunder, to order termination of non-banking activities of non-banking subsidiaries of bank holding companies, and to order termination of ownership and control of a non-banking subsidiary by a bank holding company.

Source of Strength. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, the Bancorp is required to serve as a source of financial strength for the Bank in the transferevent of money.the financial distress of the Bank. This provision codifies the longstanding policy of the Federal Reserve. This support may be required at times when the bank holding company may not have the resources to provide it.

Acquisitions and Activities. The USA PATRIOTBHCA prohibits a bank holding company from acquiring substantially all the assets of a bank or acquiring direct or indirect ownership or control of more than 5% of the voting shares of any bank, or increasing such ownership or control of any bank, or merging or consolidating with any bank holding company without prior approval of the Federal Reserve.

The BHCA also prohibits a bank holding company from engaging directly or indirectly in activities other than those of banking, managing or controlling banks or furnishing services to its subsidiary banks. In 2005, the Bancorp elected financial holding company status pursuant to the provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act togetherof 1999 (“GLBA”). As a financial holding company, the Bancorp is authorized to engage in certain financial activities in which a bank holding


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company may not engage. “Financial activities” is broadly defined to include not only banking, insurance and securities activities, but also merchant banking and additional activities that the Federal Reserve, in consultation with the implementing regulationsSecretary of variousthe Treasury, determines to be financial in nature, incidental to such financial activities, or complementary activities that do not pose a substantial risk to the safety and soundness of depository institutions or the financial system generally. Currently, as a financial holding company, the Bancorp engages, through WSC, in broker-dealer activities pursuant to this authority.

If a financial holding company fails to remain well capitalized and well managed, the company and its affiliates may not commence any new activity that is authorized particularly for financial holding companies. If a financial holding company remains out of compliance for 180 days or such longer period as the Federal Reserve permits, the Federal Reserve may require the financial holding company to divest either its insured depository institution or all of its nonbanking subsidiaries engaged in activities not permissible for a bank holding company. If a financial holding company fails to maintain a “satisfactory” or better record of performance under the Community Reinvestment Act, it will be prohibited, until the rating is raised to satisfactory or better, from engaging in new activities, or acquiring companies other than bank holding companies, banks or savings associations, except that the Bancorp could engage in new activities, or acquire companies engaged in activities that are closely related to banking under the BHCA. In addition, if the Federal Reserve finds that the Bank is not well capitalized or well managed, the Bancorp would be required to enter into an agreement with the Federal Reserve to comply with all applicable capital and management requirements and which may contain additional limitations or conditions. Until corrected, the Bancorp would not be able to engage in any new activity or acquire companies engaged in activities that are not closely related to banking under the BHCA without prior Federal Reserve approval. If the Bancorp fails to correct any such condition within a prescribed period, the Federal Reserve could order the Bancorp to divest its banking subsidiary or, in the alternative, to cease engaging in activities other than those closely related to banking under the BHCA.

Limitations on Acquisitions of Bancorp Common Stock. The Change in Bank Control Act prohibits a person or group of persons from acquiring “control” of a bank holding company unless the Federal Reserve has been notified and has not objected to the transaction. Under a rebuttable presumption established by the Federal Reserve, the acquisition of 10% or more of a class of voting securities of a bank holding company, such as the Bancorp, with a class of securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, would, under the circumstances set forth in the presumption, constitute the acquisition of control of a bank holding company. In addition, any company would be required to obtain the approval of the Federal Reserve under the BHCA before acquiring 25% (5% in the case of an acquirer that is a bank holding company) or more, or otherwise obtaining control or a controlling influence over a bank holding company. In 2008, the Federal Reserve released guidance on minority investments in banks that relaxed the presumption of control for investments of greater than 10% of a class of outstanding voting securities of a bank holding company in certain instances discussed in the guidance.

Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, the SEC adopted rules granting proxy access for shareholder nominees and grants shareholders a non-binding vote on executive compensation and “golden parachute” payments. Pursuant to modifications of the proxy rules under the Dodd-Frank Act, the Company is required to disclose the relationship between executive pay and financial performance, the ratio of the median pay of all employees to the pay of the CEO, and employee and director hedging activities. As required by the Dodd-Frank Act, the stock exchanges have changed their listing rules to require that each member of a listed company’s compensation committee be independent and be granted the authority and funding to retain independent advisors and to prohibit the listing of any security of an issuer that does not adopt policies governing the claw back of excess executive compensation based on inaccurate financial statements. Finally, the federal regulatory agencies have proposed new regulations which prohibit incentive-based compensation arrangements that encourage executives and certain other employees to take inappropriate risks.

Regulation of the Bank
The Bank is subject to the regulation, supervision and examination by the FDIC, the RI Division of Banking and the State of Connecticut, Department of Banking. The Bank is also subject to various Rhode Island and Connecticut business and banking regulations and the regulations issued by the CFPB (as examined and enforced by the FDIC). Additionally, under the Dodd-Frank Act, the Federal Reserve may directly examine the subsidiaries of the Bancorp, including the Bank.



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Deposit Insurance Premiums. The Bank pays deposit insurance premiums to the FDIC based on an assessment rate established by the FDIC. For most banks and savings associations, including the Bank, FDIC rates depend upon a combination of CAMELS component ratings and financial ratios. CAMELS ratings reflect the applicable bank regulatory agency’s evaluation of the financial institution’s capital, asset quality, management, earnings, liquidity and sensitivity to risk. For large banks and savings associations that have long-term debt issuer ratings, assessment rates will depend upon such ratings, and CAMELS component ratings. Pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act, deposit premiums are based on assets rather than insurable deposits. To determine its actual deposit insurance premiums, the Bank computes the base amount on its average consolidated assets less its average tangible equity (defined as the amount of Tier 1 capital) and its applicable assessment rate. The Bank’s FDIC deposit insurance costs totaled $2.0 million in 2012. The FDIC has caused financial institutions,the power to adjust the assessment rates at any time.

Pursuant to an FDIC rule issued in November 2009, the Bank prepaid its quarterly risk-based assessments to the FDIC for the fourth quarter of 2009 and for all of 2010, 2011, and 2012 on December 30, 2009. The Bank recorded the entire amount of its prepayment as an asset (a prepaid expense), which bears a zero-percent risk weight for risk-based capital purposes. Each quarter the Bank records an expense for its regular quarterly assessment for the quarter and a corresponding credit to the prepaid assessment until the asset is exhausted. The FDIC will not refund or collect additional prepaid assessments because of a decrease or growth in deposits; however, if the prepaid assessment is not exhausted after collection of the amount due on June 30, 2013, the remaining amount of the prepayment will be returned to the Bank.

The Dodd-Frank Act permanently increased the FDIC deposit insurance limit to $250,000 per depositor. Additionally, the Dodd-Frank Act provided temporary unlimited deposit insurance coverage for noninterest-bearing transaction accounts from December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2012. This replaced the FDIC’s Transaction Account Guarantee Program, which expired on December 31, 2010.

Acquisitions and Branching. The Bank must seek prior regulatory approval from the RI Division of Banking and the FDIC to acquire another bank or establish a new branch office. Well capitalized and well managed banks may acquire other banks in any state, subject to certain deposit concentration limits and other conditions, pursuant to the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994 and the Dodd-Frank Act. In addition, the Dodd-Frank Act authorizes a state-chartered bank, such as the Bank, to adoptestablish new branches on an interstate basis to the same extent a bank chartered by the host state may establish branches.

Activities and implement additional policies or amend existing policiesInvestments of Insured State-Chartered Banks. Section 24 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (“FDIA”) generally limits the investment activities of FDIC-insured, state-chartered banks, such as the Bank, when acting as principal to those that are permissible for national banks. Further, GLBA permits state banks, to the extent permitted under state law, to engage through “financial subsidiaries” in certain activities which are permissible for subsidiaries of a financial holding company. In order to form a financial subsidiary, a state bank must be well capitalized, and procedures with respectsuch banks would be subject to certain capital deduction, risk management and affiliate transaction rules, among other things, anti-money laundering compliance, suspicious activity, currency transaction reporting, customer identity verification and customer risk analysis. In evaluating an application underthings.

Brokered Deposits. Section 329 of the BHCAFDIA and FDIC regulations generally limit the ability of an insured depository institution to acquireaccept, renew or roll over any brokered deposit unless the institution’s capital category is “well capitalized” or, with the FDIC’s approval, “adequately capitalized.” Depository institutions, other than those in the lowest risk category, that have brokered deposits in excess of 10% of total deposits will be subject to increased FDIC deposit insurance premium assessments. Additionally, depository institutions considered “adequately capitalized” that need FDIC approval to accept, renew or roll over any brokered deposits are subject to additional restrictions on the interest rate they may pay on deposits.

The Community Reinvestment Act. The Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) requires the FDIC to evaluate the Bank’s performance in helping to meet the credit needs of the entire communities it serves, including low and moderate-income neighborhoods, consistent with its safe and sound banking operations, and to take this record into consideration when evaluating certain applications. The FDIC’s CRA regulations are generally based upon objective criteria of the performance of institutions under three key assessment tests: (i) a banklending test, to evaluate the institution’s record of making loans in its service areas; (ii) an investment test, to evaluate the institution’s record of investing in community development projects, affordable housing, and programs benefiting low or moderate income individuals and businesses; and (iii) a service test, to evaluate the institution’s delivery of services through its branches, ATMs, and other offices. Failure of an application underinstitution to receive at least a “Satisfactory” rating could inhibit the Bank Merger Act to merge banks or effect a purchase of assets and assumption of deposits and other liabilities, the applicable federal banking regulator must consider the anti-money laundering compliance record of both the applicant and the target. In addition, under the USA PATRIOT Act financial institutions are required to take steps to monitor their correspondent banking and private banking relationships as well as, if applicable, their relationships with “shell banks.”

Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”)
The United States has imposed economic sanctions that affect transactions with designated foreign countries, nationals and others. These sanctions, which are administered by OFAC, take many different forms. Generally, however, they contain one or more of the following elements: (i) restrictions on trade with or investment in a sanctioned country,Bancorp from undertaking certain activities, including prohibitions against direct or indirect imports from and exports to a sanctioned country and prohibitions on “U.S. persons” engaging in activities newly permitted as a financial transactions relating to making investments in, or providing investment-related advice or assistance to, a sanctioned country;holding company under GLBA and (ii) a blocking of assets in which the government or specially designated nationals of the sanctioned country have an interest, by prohibiting transfers of property subject to U.S. jurisdiction (including property in the possession or control of U.S. persons). Blocked assets (for example, property and bank deposits) cannot be paid out, withdrawn, set off or transferred in any manner without a license from OFAC. Failure to comply with these sanctions could have serious legal and reputational consequences for the Washington Trust.



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acquisitions of other financial institutions. The Bank has achieved a rating of “Satisfactory” on its most recent examination dated October 3, 2012. Rhode Island and Connecticut also have enacted substantially similar community reinvestment requirements.

Lending Restrictions. Federal law limits a bank’s authority to extend credit to its directors, executive officers and 10% shareholders, as well as to entities controlled by such persons. Among other things, extensions of credit to insiders are required to be made on terms that are substantially the same as, and follow credit underwriting procedures that are not less stringent than, those prevailing for comparable transactions with unaffiliated persons. Also, the terms of such extensions of credit may not involve more than the normal risk of repayment or present other unfavorable features and may not exceed certain limitations on the amount of credit extended to such persons, individually and in the aggregate, which limits are based, in part, on the amount of the bank’s capital. The Dodd-Frank Act explicitly provides that an extension of credit to an insider includes credit exposure arising from a derivatives transaction, repurchase agreement, reverse repurchase agreement, securities lending transaction or securities borrowing transaction. Additionally, the Dodd-Frank Act requires that asset sale transactions with insiders must be on market terms, and if the transaction represents more than 10% of the capital and surplus of the Bank, be approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Bank.

A bank holding company and its subsidiaries are subject to prohibitions on certain tying arrangements. These institutions are generally prohibited from extending credit to or offering any other service on the condition that the client obtain some additional service from the institution or its affiliates or not obtain services of a competitor of the institution.

Capital Requirements
The Federal Reserve and the FDIC have issued substantially similar risk-based and leverage capital guidelines applicable to United States banking organizations. In addition, these regulatory agencies may from time to time require that a banking organization maintain capital above the minimum levels, whether because of its financial condition or actual or anticipated growth.

The Federal Reserve’s capital adequacy guidelines generally require bank holding companies to maintain total capital of at least 8% of total risk-weighted assets, including off-balance sheet items, with at least 50% of that amount consisting of Tier 1 (or “core”) capital and the remaining amount consisting of Tier 2 (or “supplementary”) capital. Tier 1 capital for bank holding companies generally consists of the sum of common shareholders’ equity, perpetual preferred stock and trust preferred securities (both subject to certain limitations), and minority interests in the equity accounts of consolidated subsidiaries, less goodwill and other non-qualifying intangible assets. Future issuances of trust preferred securities have been disallowed as Tier 1 qualifying capital by the Dodd-Frank Act, although the Company’s currently outstanding trust preferred securities have been grandfathered for Tier 1 eligibility. Under the proposed Basel III capital rules discussed below, the Company’s currently outstanding trust preferred securities would be phased out from the calculation of Tier 1 capital over a ten-year period. Tier 2 capital generally consists of hybrid capital instruments, perpetual debt and mandatory convertible debt securities, perpetual preferred stock and trust preferred securities, to the extent not eligible to be included as Tier 1 capital, term subordinated debt and intermediate-term preferred stock; and, subject to limitations, general allowances for loan losses. Assets are adjusted under the risk-based guidelines to take into account different risk characteristics. In addition to the risk-based capital requirements, the Federal Reserve requires most bank holding companies, including the Company, to maintain a minimum leverage capital ratio of Tier 1 capital to its average total consolidated assets of 4.0%. The Dodd-Frank Act requires the Federal Reserve to establish minimum risk-based and leverage capital requirements that may not be lower than those in effect on July 21, 2010. As of December 31, 2012, the Corporation’s total risk-based capital ratio was 13.26%, its Tier 1 capital ratio was 12.01% and its leverage ratio was 9.30%. The Bancorp is currently considered “well capitalized” under all regulatory definitions.

The FDIC has promulgated regulations and adopted a statement of policy regarding the capital adequacy of state-chartered banks, which, like the Bank, are not members of the Federal Reserve System. These requirements are substantially similar to those adopted by the Federal Reserve regarding bank holding companies, as described above.

The Bancorp has not elected, and does not currently expect, to calculate its risk-based capital requirements under either the “advanced or standard” approach of the Basel II capital accords. In 2010 and 2011, the members of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision agreed to new global capital adequacy standards, known as Basel III. These standards provide for higher capital requirements, enhanced risk coverage, a global leverage ratio, liquidity standards and a provision for


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counter-cyclical capital. The federal banking agencies issued three joint proposed rules (the “Proposed Capital Rules”) that implement the Basel III capital standards and establish the minimum capital levels for banks and bank holding companies required under the Dodd-Frank Act. The Proposed Capital Rules establish a minimum common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 6.5% of risk-weighted assets for a “well capitalized” institution and increase the minimum total Tier 1 capital ratio for a “well capitalized” institution from 6 % to 8%. Additionally, the Proposed Capital Rules require an institution to establish a capital conservation buffer of common equity Tier 1 capital in an amount equal to 2.5% of total risk-weighted assets above the 6.5% minimum risk-based capital requirement. The Proposed Capital Rules revise certain other capital definitions and, generally, impose more stringent capital requirements. Further, the Proposed Capital Rules increase the required capital for certain categories of assets, including higher-risk residential mortgages, higher-risk construction real estate loans and certain exposures related to securitizations. Under the Proposed Capital Rules, the amount of capital held against residential mortgages is based upon the loan-to-value ratio of the mortgage. Additionally, the Proposed Capital Rules remove the filter for accumulated other comprehensive income in the current capital rules which currently prevents unrealized gains and losses from being included in the calculation of the institution’s capital. This change would result in the need for additional capital to be held against unrealized gains and losses on “available for sale” securities, hedges and any adjustments to the funded status of defined benefit plans, which could result in increased volatility in the amount of required capital. As noted above, the Proposed Capital Rules also eliminate the treatment of trust preferred securities as Tier 1 capital over a ten-year period.

The financial services industry, members of Congress and state regulatory agencies provided extensive comments on the Proposed Capital Rules to the federal banking agencies. In response to such commentary, the federal banking agencies extended the deadline for the Proposed Capital Rules to go into effect and indicated that a final rule would be issued in 2013. The final capital rule may differ significantly in substance or in scope from the Proposed Capital Rules. Accordingly, the Company is not yet in a position to determine the effect of Basel III and the Proposed Capital Rules on its capital requirements.

Prompt Corrective Action. The FDIC has promulgated regulations to implement the system of prompt corrective action established by Section 38 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (“FDIA”). Under the regulations, a bank is “well capitalized” if it has: (i) a total risk-based capital ratio of 10.0% or greater; (ii) a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 6.0% or greater; (iii) a leverage ratio of 5.0% or greater; and (iv) is not subject to any written agreement, order, capital directive or prompt corrective action directive to meet and maintain a specific capital level for any capital measure. A bank is “adequately capitalized” if it has: (1) a total risk-based capital ratio of 8.0% or greater; (2) a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 4.0% or greater; and (3) a leverage ratio of 4.0% or greater (3.0% under certain circumstances) and does not meet the definition of a “well capitalized bank.” The FDIC must take into consideration: (1) concentrations of credit risk; (2) interest rate risk; and (3) risks from non-traditional activities, as well as an institution’s ability to manage those risks, when determining the adequacy of an institution’s capital. This evaluation will be made as a part of the institution’s regular safety and soundness examination. As of December 31, 2012, the Bank’s capital ratios placed it in the well capitalized category. Reference is made to Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion of the Corporation’s regulatory capital requirements.

Generally, a bank, upon receiving notice that it is not adequately capitalized (i.e., that it is “undercapitalized”), becomes subject to the prompt corrective action provisions of Section 38 of FDIA that, for example, (i) restrict payment of capital distributions and management fees, (ii) require that the FDIC monitor the condition of the institution and its efforts to restore its capital, (iii) require submission of a capital restoration plan, (iv) restrict the growth of the institution’s assets and (v) require prior regulatory approval of certain expansion proposals. A bank that is required to submit a capital restoration plan must concurrently submit a performance guarantee by each company that controls the bank. A bank that is “critically undercapitalized” (i.e., has a ratio of tangible equity to total assets that is equal to or less than 2.0%) will be subject to further restrictions, and generally will be placed in conservatorship or receivership within 90 days.

Dividend Restrictions
Restrictions on Bank Holding Company Dividends. The Federal Reserve and the RI Division of Banking have authority to prohibit bank holding companies from paying dividends if such payment is deemed to be an unsafe or unsound practice. The Federal Reserve has indicated generally that it may be an unsafe or unsound practice for bank holding companies to pay dividends unless the bank holding company’s net income over the preceding year is sufficient to fund the dividends and the expected rate of earnings retention is consistent with the organization’s capital needs, asset quality and overall financial condition. Additionally, under Rhode Island law, distributions of dividends cannot be made if a bank holding


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company would not be able to pay its debts as they become due in the usual course of business or the bank holding company’s total assets would be less than the sum of its total liabilities. The Bancorp’s revenues consist primarily of cash dividends paid to it by the Bank.

Restrictions on Bank Dividends. The FDIC has the authority to use its enforcement powers to prohibit a bank from paying dividends if, in its opinion, the payment of dividends would constitute an unsafe or unsound practice. Federal law also prohibits the payment of dividends by a bank that will result in the bank failing to meet its applicable capital requirements on a pro forma basis. Payment of dividends by a bank is also restricted pursuant to various state regulatory limitations. Reference is made to Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion of the Corporation’s ability to pay dividends.

Transactions with Affiliates
Under Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act and Regulation W thereunder, there are various legal restrictions on the extent to which a bank holding company and its nonbank subsidiaries may borrow, obtain credit from or otherwise engage in “covered transactions” with the Bank to the extent that such transactions do not exceed 10% of the capital stock and surplus of the Bank (for covered transactions between the Bank and one affiliate) and 20% of the capital stock and surplus of the Bank (for covered transactions between the Bank and all affiliates). The Dodd-Frank Act amended the definition of affiliate to include an investment fund for which the Bank or one of its affiliates is an investment adviser. A “covered transaction” includes, among other things, a loan or extension of credit; an investment in securities issued by an affiliate; asset purchases; the acceptance of securities issued by an affiliate as collateral for a loan or extension of credit to any person or company; the issuance of a guarantee, acceptance, or letter of credit on behalf of an affiliate; a securities borrowing or lending transaction with an affiliate that creates a credit exposure to such affiliate; or a derivatives transaction with an affiliate that creates a credit exposure to such affiliate. Covered transactions are also subject to certain collateral security requirements.

Consumer Protection Regulation
The Bancorp and the Bank are subject to a number of federal and state laws designed to protect consumers and prohibit unfair or deceptive business practices. These laws include the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Fair Housing Act, Home Ownership Protection Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, as amended by the FACT Act, GLBA, Truth in Lending Act, the CRA, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, National Flood Insurance Act and various state law counterparts. These laws and regulations mandate certain disclosure requirements and regulate the manner in which financial institutions must interact with customers when taking deposits, making loans, collecting loans and providing other services. Further, the Dodd-Frank Act established the CFPB, which has the responsibility for making rules and regulations under the federal consumer protection laws relating to financial products and services. The CFPB also has a broad mandate to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts and practices and is specifically empowered to require certain disclosures to consumers and draft model disclosure forms. Failure to comply with consumer protection laws and regulations can subject financial institutions to enforcement actions, fines and other penalties. The FDIC will examine the Bank for compliance with CFPB rules and enforce CFPB rules with respect to the Bank.

Mortgage Reform
. The Dodd-Frank Act prescribes certain standards that mortgage lenders must consider before making a residential mortgage loan, including verifying a borrower’s ability to repay such mortgage loan. The CFPB issued a final rule that requires creditors, such as the Bank, to make a reasonable good faith determination of a consumer’s ability to repay any consumer credit transaction secured by a dwelling. The rule provides creditors with minimum requirements for making such ability-to-repay determinations. Creditors are required to consider the following eight underwriting factors: (1) current or reasonably expected income or assets; (2) current employment status; (3) the monthly payment on the covered transaction; (4) the monthly payment on any simultaneous loan; (5) the monthly payment for mortgage-related obligations; (6) current debt obligations, alimony and child support; (7) the monthly debt-to-income ratio or residual income; and (8) credit history. While the Dodd-Frank Act provides that qualified mortgages are entitled to a presumption that the creditor satisfied the ability-to-repay requirements, the final rule provides a safe harbor for loans that satisfy the definition of a qualified mortgage and are not “higher priced.” Higher-priced loans are subject to a rebuttable presumption. A “qualified mortgage” is a loan that does not contain certain risky features (such as negative amortization, interest-only payments, balloon payments, a term exceeding 30 years) has a debt-to-income ratio of not more than 43%, and for which the creditor considers and verifies the consumer’s current debt obligations, alimony, and child support. The rule becomes effective on January 10, 2014.



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The Dodd-Frank Act also allows borrowers to assert violations of certain provisions of the Truth-in-Lending Act as a defense to foreclosure proceedings. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, prepayment penalties are prohibited for certain mortgage transactions and creditors are prohibited from financing insurance policies in connection with a residential mortgage loan or home equity line of credit. The Dodd-Frank Act requires mortgage lenders to make additional disclosures prior to the extension of credit, in each billing statement and for negative amortization loans and hybrid adjustable rate mortgages.

Securities Additionally, the CFPB has issued rules governing mortgage servicing, appraisals, escrow requirements for higher-priced mortgages and Exchange Commission Availability of Filings
Under Sections 13loan originator qualification and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, periodic and current reports must be filed or furnished with the SEC.  You may read and copy any reports, statements or other information filed by Washington Trust with the SEC at its public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.  Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference rooms.  Washington Trust’s filings are also available to the public from commercial document retrieval services and at the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.  In addition, Washington Trust makes available free of charge on the Investor Relations section of its website (www.washtrust.com) its annual report on Form 10-K, its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and exhibits and amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after it electronically files such material with, or furnishes it to, the SEC.  Information on the Washington Trust website is not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Item 1A.  Risk Factors.
Before making any investment decision with respect to our common stock, you should carefully consider the risks described below, in addition to the other information contained in this report and in our other filings with the SEC. The risks and uncertainties described below and in our other filings are not the only ones facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also affect our business. If any of these known or unknown risks or uncertainties actually occurs, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be impaired. In that event, the market price for our common stock could decline and you may lose your investment. This report is qualified in its entirety by these risk factors.

Our allowance for loan losses may not be adequate to cover actual loan losses.
We are exposed to the risk that our borrowers may default on their obligations. A borrower's default on its obligations under one or more loans may result in lost principal and interest income and increased operating expenses as a result of the allocation of management time and resources to the collection and work-out of the loan. In certain situations, where collection efforts are unsuccessful or acceptable work-out arrangements cannot be reached, Washington Trust may have to write off the loan in whole or in part. In such situations, Washington Trust may acquire real estate or other assets, if any, that secure the loan through foreclosure or other similar available remedies, and often the amount owed under the defaulted loan exceeds the value of the assets acquired.

We periodically make a determination of an allowance for loan losses based on available information, including, but not


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limited The GLBA requires financial institutions to implement policies and procedures regarding the disclosure of nonpublic personal information about consumers to nonaffiliated third parties. In general, the Bank must provide its customers with an annual disclosure that explains its policies and procedures regarding the disclosure of such nonpublic personal information, and, except as otherwise required or permitted by law, the Bank is prohibited from disclosing such information except as provided in such policies and procedures. The GLBA also requires that the Bank develop, implement and maintain a comprehensive written information security program designed to ensure the security and confidentiality of customer information (as defined under GLBA), to protect against anticipated threats or hazards to the quality of the loan portfolio, certain economic conditions, the value of the underlying collateral and the level of nonaccrual and criticized loans. We rely on our loan quality reviews, our experience and our evaluation of economic conditions, among other factors, in determining the amount of provision required for the allowance for loan losses. Provisions to this allowance result in an expense for the period. If, as a result of general economic conditions, changes to previous assumptions,security or an increase in defaulted loans, we determine that additional increases in the allowance for loan losses are necessary, we will incur additional expenses.

Determining the allowance for loan losses inherently involves a high degree of subjectivity and requires us to make significant estimates of current credit risks and future trends, all of which may undergo material changes. At any time, there are likely to be loans in our portfolio that will result in losses but that have not been identified as nonperforming or potential problem credits. We cannot be sure that we will be able to identify deteriorating credits before they become nonperforming assets or that we will be able to limit losses on those loans that are identified. We have in the past been, and in the future may be, required to increase our allowance for loan losses for any of several reasons. Federal and state regulators, in reviewing our loan portfolio as part of a regulatory examination, may request that we increase our allowance for loan losses. Changes in economic conditions affecting borrowers, new information regarding existing loans, identification of additional problem loans and other factors, both within and outside of our control, may require an increase in our allowance for loan losses. In addition, if charge-offs in future periods exceed our allowance for loan losses, we will need additional increases in our allowance for loan losses. Any increases in our allowance for loan losses will result in a decrease in our net income and, possibly, our capital, and could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

For a more detailed discussion on the allowance for loan losses, see additional information disclosed in “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Application of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates.”

Interest rate volatility may reduce our profitability.
Our consolidated results of operations depend, to a large extent, on net interest income, which is the difference between interest income from interest-earning assets, such as loans and investments, and interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities, such as deposits and borrowings.  These rates are highly sensitive to many factors beyond our control, including general economic conditions, both domestic and foreign, and the monetary and fiscal policies of various governmental and regulatory authorities. Washington Trust has adopted asset and liability management policies to minimize the potential adverse effects of changes in interest rates on net interest income, primarily by altering the mix and maturity of loans, investments funding sources, and derivatives. However, even with these policies in place, a change in interest rates can impact our results of operations or financial condition.

The market values of most of our financial assets are sensitive to fluctuations in market interest rates.  Fixed-rate investments, mortgage-backed securities and mortgage loans typically decline in value as interest rates rise.  Changes in interest rates can also affect the rate of prepayments on mortgage-backed securities, thereby adversely affecting the valueintegrity of such securitiesinformation; and the interest income generated by them.

Changes in interest rates can also affect the amount of loans that we originate, as well as the value of loans and other interest-earning assets and our ability to realize gains on the saleprotect against unauthorized access to or use of such assets and liabilities.  Prevailing interest rates also affect the extent to which our borrowers prepay their loans.  When interest rates increase, borrowers are less likely to prepay their loans, and when interest rates decrease, borrowers are more likely to prepay loans.  Funds generated by prepayments might be reinvested at a less favorable interest rate.  Prepayments may adversely affect the value of mortgage loans, the levels of such assetsinformation that are retained in our portfolio, net interest income, loan servicing income and capitalized servicing rights.

Increases in interest rates might cause depositors to shift funds from accounts that have a comparatively lower cost, such as regular savings accounts, to accounts with a higher cost, such as certificates of deposit. If the cost of interest-bearing deposits increases at a rate greater than the yields on interest-earning assets increase, our net interest income will be negatively affected.  Changes in the asset and liability mix may also affect our net interest income.

For additional discussion on interest rate risk, see "Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations - “Asset / Liability Management and Interest Rate Risk.”



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Our loan portfolio includes commercial loans, which are generally riskier than other types of loans.
At December 31, 2011, commercial loans represented 52% of our loan portfolio. Commercial loans generally carry larger loan balances and involve a higher risk of nonpayment or late payment than residential mortgage loans. These loans may lack standardized terms and may include a balloon payment feature. The ability of a borrower to make or refinance a balloon payment may be affected by a number of factors, including the financial condition of the borrower, prevailing economic conditions and prevailing interest rates. Repayment of these loans is generally more dependent on the economy and the successful operation of a business. Because of the risks associated with commercial loans, we may experience higher rates of default than if the portfolio were more heavily weighted toward residential mortgage loans. Higher rates of default could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Environmental liability associated with our lending activities could result in losses.
In the course of business, we may acquire, through foreclosure, properties securing loans we have originated that are in default. While we believe that our credit granting process incorporates appropriate procedures for the assessment of environmental contamination risk, theresubstantial harm or inconvenience to any customer. The Bank is a risk that hazardous substances could be discovered on these properties, particularly in commercial real estate lending. In this event, we might bealso required to remove these substances from the affected properties at our sole cost and expense. The costsend a notice to customers whose “sensitive information” has been compromised if unauthorized use of this removal could substantially exceedinformation is “reasonably possible.” Most of the valuestates, including the states where the Bank operates, have enacted legislation concerning breaches of affected properties. We may not have adequate remedies against the prior owner or other responsible parties and could find it difficult or impossible to sell the affected properties. These events could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Our wealth management business is highly regulated,data security and the regulators have the ability to limit or restrict our activities and impose fines or suspensions on the conductduties of our business.
We offer wealth management services through the Bank in response to a data breach. Congress continues to consider federal legislation that would require consumer notice of data security breaches. Pursuant to the Fair and its subsidiary, Weston Financial, a registered investment adviser under the Investment AdvisersAccurate Credit Transactions Act of 1940. The Investment Advisers Act imposes numerous obligations on registered investment advisers, including fiduciary, record keeping, operational and disclosure obligations. We are also subject to the provisions and regulations of ERISA to the extent that we act as a “fiduciary” under ERISA with respect to certain of our clients. ERISA and the applicable provisions of the federal tax laws impose a number of duties on persons who are fiduciaries under ERISA and prohibit certain transactions involving the assets of each ERISA plan which is a client, as well as certain transactions by the fiduciaries (and certain other related parties) to such plans. In addition, applicable law provides that all investment contracts with mutual fund clients may be terminated by the clients, without penalty, upon no more than 60 days notice. Investment contracts with institutional and other clients are typically terminable by the client, also without penalty, upon 30 days notice. Changes in these laws or regulations could have a material adverse impact on our profitability and mode of operations.

The market value of wealth management assets under administration may be negatively affected by changes in economic and market conditions.
Revenues from wealth management services represented 21% of our total revenues for 2011.  A substantial portion of these fees are dependent on the market value of wealth management assets under administration, which are primarily marketable securities.  Changes in domestic and foreign economic conditions, volatility in financial markets, and general trends in business and finance, all of which are beyond our control, could adversely impact the market value of these assets and the fee revenues derived from the management of these assets.

We may not be able to attract and retain wealth management clients at current levels.
Due to strong competition, our wealth management division may not be able to attract and retain clients at current levels.  Competition is strong because there are numerous well-established and successful investment management and wealth advisory firms including commercial banks and trust companies, investment advisory firms, mutual fund companies, stock brokerage firms, and other financial companies.  Many of our competitors have greater resources than we have.

Our ability to successfully attract and retain wealth management clients is dependent upon our ability to compete with competitors’ investment products, level of investment performance, client services and marketing and distribution capabilities.  If we are not successful, our results of operations and financial condition may be negatively impacted.

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and financial planning services.  Most of our investment management clients may withdraw funds from accounts under management generally at their sole discretion.  Financial planning contracts must typically be renewed on an annual basis and are terminable upon relatively short notice.  The financial performance of our wealth management business is a significant factor in our overall results of operations and financial condition.

We are subject to liquidity risk.
Liquidity is the ability to meet cash flow needs on a timely basis at a reasonable cost. Our liquidity is used principally to originate or purchase loans, to repay deposit liabilities and other liabilities when they come due, and to fund operating costs. Customer demand for non-maturity deposits can be difficult to predict. Changes in market interest rates, increased competition within our markets, and other factors may make deposit gathering more difficult. Disruptions in the capital markets or interest rate changes may make the terms of wholesale funding sources - which include FHLBB advances, brokered certificates of deposit, federal funds purchased and securities sold under repurchase agreements - less favorable and may make it difficult to sell securities when needed to provide additional liquidity. As a result, there is a risk that the cost of funding will increase or that we will not have sufficient funds to meet our obligations when they come due.

We have credit and market risk inherent in our securities portfolio.
We maintain a diversified securities portfolio, which includes mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises, obligations of U.S. government-sponsored agencies, securities issued by state and political subdivisions, trust preferred debt securities issued primarily by financial service companies, and corporate debt securities.  We also invest in capital securities, which include common and perpetual preferred stocks.  We seek to limit credit losses in our securities portfolios by generally purchasing only highly-rated securities.  Significant credit market anomalies may impact the valuation and liquidity of our securities including conditions such as reduced market liquidity, increased normal bid-asked spreads and increased uncertainty of market participants.  Such illiquidity could reduce the market value of our securities, even those with no apparent credit exposure.  The valuation of our securities requires judgment and as market conditions change security values may also change.

If we are required to write-down goodwill recorded in connection with our acquisitions, our profitability would be negatively impacted.
Applicable accounting standards require us to use the purchase method of accounting for all business combinations.  Under purchase accounting, if the purchase price of an acquired company exceeds the fair value of the company’s net assets, the excess is carried on the acquirer’s balance sheet as goodwill.  At December 31, 2011, we had $58.1 million of goodwill on our balance sheet.  Goodwill must be evaluated for impairment at least annually.  Write-downs of the amount of any impairment, if necessary, are to be charged to the results of operations in the period in which the impairment occurs.  There can be no assurance that future evaluations of goodwill will not result in findings of impairment and related write-downs, which would have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

We may not be able to compete effectively against larger financial institutions in our increasingly competitive industry.
We compete with larger bank and non-bank financial institutions for loans and deposits in the communities we serve, and we may face even greater competition in the future due to legislative, regulatory and technological changes and continued consolidation.  Many of our competitors have significantly greater resources and lending limits than we have.  Banks and other financial services firms can merge under the umbrella of a financial holding company, which can offer virtually any type of financial service.  In addition, technology has lowered barriers to entry and made it possible for non-banks to offer products and services traditionally provided by banks, such as automated transfer and automatic payment systems.  Many competitors have fewer regulatory constraints and may have lower cost structures than we do.  Additionally, due to their size, many competitors may be able to achieve economies of scale and, as a result, may offer a broader range of products and services as well as better pricing for those products and services than we can.  Our long-term success depends on the ability of the Washington Trust to compete successfully with other financial institutions in the Washington Trust’s service areas.

We may be unable to attract and retain key personnel.
Our success depends, in large part, on our ability to attract and retain key personnel.  Competition for qualified personnel in the financial services industry can be intense and we may not be able to hire or retain the key personnel that we depend upon for success.  The unexpected loss of services of one or more of our key personnel could have a material adverse



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impact on our business because of their skills, knowledge of the markets in which we operate, years of industry experience and the difficulty of promptly finding qualified replacement personnel.

Damage to our reputation could significantly harm our business, including our competitive position and business prospects.
Our ability to attract and retain customers and employees could be adversely affected if our reputation is damaged. Our actual or perceived failure to address various issues could give rise to reputational risk that could cause harm to us and our business prospects. These issues also include, but are not limited to, legal and regulatory requirements; properly maintaining customer and employee personal information; record keeping; money-laundering; sales and trading practices; ethical issues; appropriately addressing potential conflicts of interest; and the proper identification of the legal, reputational, credit, liquidity and market risks inherent in our products. Failure to appropriately address any of these issues could also give rise to additional regulatory restrictions and legal risks, which could, among other consequences, increase the size and number of litigation claims and damages asserted or subject us to enforcement actions, fines and penalties and cause us to incur related costs and expenses.

Difficult market conditions and economic trends in the real estate market have adversely affected our industry and our business.
We are particularly affected by downturns in the U.S. real estate market. Declines in the real estate market over the past several years, with decreasing property values and increasing delinquencies and foreclosures, may have a negative impact on the credit performance of commercial and construction, mortgage, and consumer loan portfolios resulting in significant write-downs of assets by many financial institutions as the values of real estate collateral supporting many loans have declined significantly. In addition, general downward economic trends and continued high levels of unemployment, among other factors, have led to erosion of customer confidence, a reduction in general business activity and increased market volatility. The resulting economic pressure on consumers and businesses and the lack of confidence in the financial markets have adversely affected our business, financial condition, results of operations and stock price. A worsening of these economic conditions would likely exacerbate the adverse effects of these difficult market conditions on us and others in the industry. Our ability to properly assess the creditworthiness of customers and to estimate the losses inherent in our credit exposure is made more complex by these difficult market and economic conditions. Accordingly, if these market conditions and trends continue, we may experience increases in foreclosures, delinquencies, write-offs and customer bankruptcies, as well as more restricted access to funds.

Deterioration in the southern New England economy could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
Washington Trust primarily serves individuals and businesses located in southern New England. As a result, a significant portion of our earnings are closely tied to the economy of that region. Deterioration in Washington Trust's market could result in the following consequences:

    loan delinquencies may increase;
    problem assets and foreclosures may increase;
    demand for our products and services may decline;
    collateral for our loans may decline in value, in turn reducing a customer's borrowing power and reducing the value of collateral securing a loan; and
    the net worth and liquidity of loan guarantors may decline, impairing their ability to honor commitments to us.

We operate in a highly regulated industry, and laws and regulations, or changes in them, could limit or restrict our activities and could have an adverse impact in our operations.
We are subject to regulation and supervision by the FRB, and the Bank is subjectmust also develop and implement a written identity theft prevention program to regulationdetect, prevent, and supervision by the Rhode Island Division of Banking and the FDIC, as the insurer of the Bank's deposits. The FDIC and the Rhode Island Division of Banking have the power to issue cease and desist orders to prevent or remedy unsafe or unsound practices or violations of law by banks subject to their regulation, and the FRB possesses similar powers with respect to bank holding companies.




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The Dodd-Frank Act comprehensively reformed the regulation of financial institutions, products and services. Because many aspects of the Dodd-Frank Act are subject to rulemaking and will take effect over several years, it is difficult to forecast the impact that such rulemaking will have on us, our customers or the financial industry. Certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act that affect deposit insurance assessments, the payment of interest on demand deposits and interchange fees could increase the costs associated with the Bank's deposit-generating activities, as well as place limitations on the revenues that those deposits may generate. For example, while the FRB has proposed rules pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act governing debit card interchange fees that apply to institutions with greater than $10 billion in assets, market forces may effectively require all banks to adopt debit card interchange fee structures that comply with these rules.

Among other things, the Dodd-Frank Act established the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or the “CFPB,” as an independent bureau of the FRB. The CFPB has the authority to prescribe rules for all depository institutions governing the provision of consumer financial products and services, which may result in rules and regulations that reduce the profitability of such products and services or impose greater costs on us and our subsidiaries. The Bank will continue to be examined by the FDIC for compliance with such rules. The Dodd-Frank Act established new minimum mortgage underwriting standards for residential mortgages and the regulatory agencies have focused on the examination and supervision of mortgage lending and servicing activities. Over the past year there has been a heightened regulatory scrutiny of consumer fees, which may result in new disclosure requirements or regulations regarding the fees that the Bank may charge for products and services.

Regulators may raise capital requirements above current levelsmitigate identity theft in connection with the implementationopening of Basel III,certain accounts or certain existing accounts. Additionally, the Dodd-FrankFACT Act or otherwise, which may require us and our banking subsidiaryamends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to hold additional capital that could limit the manner in which we and the Bank conduct our business and obtain financing. Furthermore, the imposition of liquidity requirements in connection with the implementation of Basel III in the United States, or otherwise, could result in us and the Bank having to lengthen the term of our funding, restructure our business models, and/or increase our holdings of liquid assets. If the federal banking agencies implementgenerally prohibit a capital conservation buffer and/or a countercyclical capital buffer, as proposed in Basel III, a failure by us or the Bank to satisfy the applicable buffer's requirements would limit our abilityperson from using information received from an affiliate to make distributions, including payinga solicitation for marketing purposes to a consumer, unless the consumer is given notice and a reasonable opportunity and a reasonable and simple method to opt out dividends or buying back shares.of the making of such solicitations.

The FDIC's restoration plan and the related increased assessment rate could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
The FDIC insures deposits at FDIC-insured depository institutions, such as Washington Trust, up to applicable limits. As a result of recent economic conditions and the enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act, the FDIC has increased the assessment of deposit insurance premiums on the banking industry. If deposit insurance premiums are insufficient for the deposit insurance fund of the FDIC to meet its funding requirements, there may need to be further special assessments or increases in deposit insurance premiums. We are generally unable to control the amount of premiums that we are required to pay for FDIC insurance. If there are additional bank or financial institution failures, we may be required to pay even higher FDIC premiums than the current levels. Any future additional assessments, increases or required prepayments in FDIC insurance premiums may materially adversely affect results of operations, including by reducing our profitability or limiting our ability to pursue certain business opportunities.

Changes in accounting standards can materially impact our financial statements.
Our accounting policies and methods are fundamental to how we record and report our financial condition and results of operations. From time to time, the Financial Accounting Standards Board or regulatory authorities change the financial accounting and reporting standards that govern the preparation of our financial statements. These changes can be hard to predict and can materially impact how we record and report our financial condition and results of operations. In some cases, we could be required to apply a new or revised standard retroactively, resulting in our restating prior period financial statements.

We are a holding company and depend on The Washington Trust Company for dividends, distributions and other payments.
We are a separate and distinct legal entity from The Washington Trust Company and depend on dividends, distributions and other payments from the Bank to fund dividend payments on our common stock. The Bank is subject to laws that authorize regulatory bodies to block or reduce the payment of cash dividends or other distributions from it to us. Regulatory action of that kind could impede access to funds we need to make payments on our dividend payments. Additionally, if the Bank's earnings are not sufficient to make dividend payments to us while maintaining adequate capital levels, we may



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not be able to make dividend payments to our common shareholders.

Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends only when, as and if declared by our board of directors. Although we have historically declared cash dividends on our common stock, we are not required to do so and our Board of Directors may reduce or eliminate our common stock dividend in the future. Further, the FRB has issued guidelines for evaluating proposals by large bank holding companies to increase dividends or repurchase or redeem shares, which includes a requirement for such firms to develop a capital distribution plan. The FRB has indicated that it is considering expanding these requirements to cover all bank holding companies, which may in the future restrict our ability to pay dividends. A reduction or elimination of dividends could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

We are subject to operational risk that could adversely affect our business.
We are subject to certain operational risks, including, but not limited to, data processing system failures and errors, inadequate or failed internal processes, customer or employee fraud and catastrophic failures resulting from terrorist acts or natural disasters.  We depend upon data processing, software, communication, and information exchange on a variety of computing platforms and networks and over the Internet.  Despite instituted safeguards, we cannot be certain that all of its systems are entirely free from vulnerability to attack or other technological difficulties or failures. If information security is breached or other technology difficulties or failures occur, information may be lost or misappropriated, services and operations may be interrupted and we could be exposed to claims from customers. While we maintain a system of internal controls and procedures, any of these results could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

Our common stock is not insured by any governmental entity.
Our common stock is not a deposit account or other obligation of any bank and is not insured by the FDIC or any other governmental entity.

Our stock price can be volatile.
The price of our common stock can fluctuate widely in response to a variety of factors. We cannot assure you that the market price of our common stock will not fluctuate or decline significantly. Some of the factors that could cause fluctuations or declines in the price of our common stock include, but are not limited to, actual or anticipated variations in reported operating results, recommendations by securities analysts, the level of trading activity in our common stock, new services or delivery systems offered by competitors, business combinations involving our competitors, operating and stock price performance of companies that investors deem to be comparable to Washington Trust, news reports relating to trends or developments in the credit, mortgage and housing markets as well as the financial services industry, and changes in government regulations.

We may need to raise additional capital in the future and such capital may not be available when needed.
As a bank, we are required by regulatory authorities to maintain adequate levels of capital to support our operations. We may need to raise additional capital in the future to provide us with sufficient capital resources and liquidity to meet our commitments and business needs.  Our ability to raise additional capital, if needed, will depend on, among other things, conditions in the capital markets at that time, which are outside of our control, and our financial performance.  We cannot assure you that such capital will be available to us on acceptable terms or at all.  Our inability to raise sufficient additional capital on acceptable terms when needed could subject us to certain activity restrictions or to a variety of enforcement remedies available to the regulatory authorities, including limitations on our ability to pay dividends or pursue acquisitions, the issuance by regulatory authorities of a capital directive to increase capital and the termination of deposit insurance by the FDIC.

Certain provisions of our articles of incorporation may have an anti-takeover effect.
Provisions of our articles of incorporation and regulations and federal banking laws, including regulatory approval requirements, could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us, even if doing so would be perceived to be beneficial to our shareholders. The combination of these provisions may inhibit a non-negotiated merger or other business combination, which, in turn, could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

ITEM 1B.  Unresolved Staff Comments.
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GUIDE 3 Statistical Disclosures
The information required by Securities Act Guide 3 “Statistical Disclosure by Bank Holding Companies” is located on the pages noted below.
Description Page
I.Distribution of Assets, Liabilities and Stockholder Equity; Interest Rates and Interest Differentials37-3839-40
II.Investment Portfolio 44-47, 8946-51, 88
III.Loan Portfolio 48-56, 9051-59, 93
IV.Summary of Loan Loss Experience 56-59, 10059-63, 103
V.Deposits 37, 10539, 108
VI.Return on Equity and Assets 2627
VII.Short-Term Borrowings 107109

Supervision and Regulation
The business in which the Corporation is engaged is subject to extensive supervision, regulation, and examination by various bank regulatory authorities and other governmental agencies.  Federal and state banking laws have as their principal objective either the maintenance of the safety and soundness of financial institutions and the federal deposit insurance system or the protection of consumers, or classes of consumers, and depositors, in particular, rather than the specific protection of shareholders of a bank or its parent company.

Set forth below is a brief description of certain laws and regulations that relate to the regulation of Washington Trust.  To the extent the following material describes statutory or regulatory provisions, it is qualified in its entirety by reference to the particular statute or regulation.  A change in applicable statutes, regulations or regulatory policy may have a material effect on our business.

The Dodd-Frank Act
The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (the “Dodd-Frank Act”) comprehensively reformed the regulation of financial institutions, products and services.



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Among other things, the Dodd-Frank Act:
grants the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “Federal Reserve”) increased supervisory authority and codifies the source of strength doctrine, as discussed in more detail in “-Regulation of the Bancorp-Source of Strength” below;
establishes new corporate governance and proxy disclosure requirements, as discussed in “-Regulation of the Bancorp-Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation” below;
provides for new capital standards applicable to the Corporation, as discussed in more detail in “-Capital Requirements” below;
modified the scope and costs associated with deposit insurance coverage, as discussed in “-Regulation of the Bank-Deposit Insurance Premiums” below;
permits well capitalized and well managed banks to acquire other banks in any state, subject to certain deposit concentration limits and other conditions, as discussed in “-Regulation of the Bank-Acquisitions and Branching” below;
permits the payment of interest on business demand deposit accounts;
established new minimum mortgage underwriting standards for residential mortgages, as discussed in “-Consumer Protection Regulation-Mortgage Reform” below;
established the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (the “CFPB”), as discussed in “-Consumer Protection Regulation” below;
bars banking organizations, such as the Bancorp, from engaging in proprietary trading and from sponsoring and investing in hedge funds and private equity funds, except as permitted under certain circumstances, as discussed in “Regulation of Other Activities-Volcker Rule Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Sponsorship of Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds” below; and
established the Financial Stability Oversight Council to designate certain activities as posing a risk to the U.S. financial system and recommend new or heightened standards and safeguards for financial institutions engaging in such activities.

Regulation of the Bancorp
As a registered bank holding company, the Bancorp is subject to regulation under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended (the “BHCA”), and to inspection, examination and supervision by the Federal Reserve, and the State of Rhode Island, Department of Business Regulation, Division of Banking (the “RI Division of Banking”).

The Federal Reserve has the authority to issue orders to bank holding companies to cease and desist from unsafe or unsound banking practices and violations of conditions imposed by, or violations of agreements with, or commitments to, the Federal Reserve. The Federal Reserve is also empowered to assess civil money penalties against companies or individuals who violate the BHCA or orders or regulations thereunder, to order termination of non-banking activities of non-banking subsidiaries of bank holding companies, and to order termination of ownership and control of a non-banking subsidiary by a bank holding company.

Source of Strength. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, the Bancorp is required to serve as a source of financial strength for the Bank in the event of the financial distress of the Bank. This provision codifies the longstanding policy of the Federal Reserve. This support may be required at times when the bank holding company may not have the resources to provide it.

Acquisitions and Activities. The BHCA prohibits a bank holding company from acquiring substantially all the assets of a bank or acquiring direct or indirect ownership or control of more than 5% of the voting shares of any bank, or increasing such ownership or control of any bank, or merging or consolidating with any bank holding company without prior approval of the Federal Reserve.

The BHCA also prohibits a bank holding company from engaging directly or indirectly in activities other than those of banking, managing or controlling banks or furnishing services to its subsidiary banks. In 2005, the Bancorp elected financial holding company status pursuant to the provisions of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 (“GLBA”). As a financial holding company, the Bancorp is authorized to engage in certain financial activities in which a bank holding


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company may not engage. “Financial activities” is broadly defined to include not only banking, insurance and securities activities, but also merchant banking and additional activities that the Federal Reserve, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, determines to be financial in nature, incidental to such financial activities, or complementary activities that do not pose a substantial risk to the safety and soundness of depository institutions or the financial system generally. Currently, as a financial holding company, the Bancorp engages, through WSC, in broker-dealer activities pursuant to this authority.

If a financial holding company fails to remain well capitalized and well managed, the company and its affiliates may not commence any new activity that is authorized particularly for financial holding companies. If a financial holding company remains out of compliance for 180 days or such longer period as the Federal Reserve permits, the Federal Reserve may require the financial holding company to divest either its insured depository institution or all of its nonbanking subsidiaries engaged in activities not permissible for a bank holding company. If a financial holding company fails to maintain a “satisfactory” or better record of performance under the Community Reinvestment Act, it will be prohibited, until the rating is raised to satisfactory or better, from engaging in new activities, or acquiring companies other than bank holding companies, banks or savings associations, except that the Bancorp could engage in new activities, or acquire companies engaged in activities that are closely related to banking under the BHCA. In addition, if the Federal Reserve finds that the Bank is not well capitalized or well managed, the Bancorp would be required to enter into an agreement with the Federal Reserve to comply with all applicable capital and management requirements and which may contain additional limitations or conditions. Until corrected, the Bancorp would not be able to engage in any new activity or acquire companies engaged in activities that are not closely related to banking under the BHCA without prior Federal Reserve approval. If the Bancorp fails to correct any such condition within a prescribed period, the Federal Reserve could order the Bancorp to divest its banking subsidiary or, in the alternative, to cease engaging in activities other than those closely related to banking under the BHCA.

Limitations on Acquisitions of Bancorp Common Stock. The Change in Bank Control Act prohibits a person or group of persons from acquiring “control” of a bank holding company unless the Federal Reserve has been notified and has not objected to the transaction. Under a rebuttable presumption established by the Federal Reserve, the acquisition of 10% or more of a class of voting securities of a bank holding company, such as the Bancorp, with a class of securities registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act, would, under the circumstances set forth in the presumption, constitute the acquisition of control of a bank holding company. In addition, any company would be required to obtain the approval of the Federal Reserve under the BHCA before acquiring 25% (5% in the case of an acquirer that is a bank holding company) or more, or otherwise obtaining control or a controlling influence over a bank holding company. In 2008, the Federal Reserve released guidance on minority investments in banks that relaxed the presumption of control for investments of greater than 10% of a class of outstanding voting securities of a bank holding company in certain instances discussed in the guidance.

Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, the SEC adopted rules granting proxy access for shareholder nominees and grants shareholders a non-binding vote on executive compensation and “golden parachute” payments. Pursuant to modifications of the proxy rules under the Dodd-Frank Act, the Company is required to disclose the relationship between executive pay and financial performance, the ratio of the median pay of all employees to the pay of the CEO, and employee and director hedging activities. As required by the Dodd-Frank Act, the stock exchanges have changed their listing rules to require that each member of a listed company’s compensation committee be independent and be granted the authority and funding to retain independent advisors and to prohibit the listing of any security of an issuer that does not adopt policies governing the claw back of excess executive compensation based on inaccurate financial statements. Finally, the federal regulatory agencies have proposed new regulations which prohibit incentive-based compensation arrangements that encourage executives and certain other employees to take inappropriate risks.

Regulation of the Bank
The Bank is subject to the regulation, supervision and examination by the FDIC, the RI Division of Banking and the State of Connecticut, Department of Banking. The Bank is also subject to various Rhode Island and Connecticut business and banking regulations and the regulations issued by the CFPB (as examined and enforced by the FDIC). Additionally, under the Dodd-Frank Act, the Federal Reserve may directly examine the subsidiaries of the Bancorp, including the Bank.



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Deposit Insurance Premiums. The Bank pays deposit insurance premiums to the FDIC based on an assessment rate established by the FDIC. For most banks and savings associations, including the Bank, FDIC rates depend upon a combination of CAMELS component ratings and financial ratios. CAMELS ratings reflect the applicable bank regulatory agency’s evaluation of the financial institution’s capital, asset quality, management, earnings, liquidity and sensitivity to risk. For large banks and savings associations that have long-term debt issuer ratings, assessment rates will depend upon such ratings, and CAMELS component ratings. Pursuant to the Dodd-Frank Act, deposit premiums are based on assets rather than insurable deposits. To determine its actual deposit insurance premiums, the Bank computes the base amount on its average consolidated assets less its average tangible equity (defined as the amount of Tier 1 capital) and its applicable assessment rate. The Bank’s FDIC deposit insurance costs totaled $2.0 million in 2012. The FDIC has the power to adjust the assessment rates at any time.

Pursuant to an FDIC rule issued in November 2009, the Bank prepaid its quarterly risk-based assessments to the FDIC for the fourth quarter of 2009 and for all of 2010, 2011, and 2012 on December 30, 2009. The Bank recorded the entire amount of its prepayment as an asset (a prepaid expense), which bears a zero-percent risk weight for risk-based capital purposes. Each quarter the Bank records an expense for its regular quarterly assessment for the quarter and a corresponding credit to the prepaid assessment until the asset is exhausted. The FDIC will not refund or collect additional prepaid assessments because of a decrease or growth in deposits; however, if the prepaid assessment is not exhausted after collection of the amount due on June 30, 2013, the remaining amount of the prepayment will be returned to the Bank.

The Dodd-Frank Act permanently increased the FDIC deposit insurance limit to $250,000 per depositor. Additionally, the Dodd-Frank Act provided temporary unlimited deposit insurance coverage for noninterest-bearing transaction accounts from December 31, 2010 to December 31, 2012. This replaced the FDIC’s Transaction Account Guarantee Program, which expired on December 31, 2010.

Acquisitions and Branching. The Bank must seek prior regulatory approval from the RI Division of Banking and the FDIC to acquire another bank or establish a new branch office. Well capitalized and well managed banks may acquire other banks in any state, subject to certain deposit concentration limits and other conditions, pursuant to the Riegle-Neal Interstate Banking and Branching Efficiency Act of 1994 and the Dodd-Frank Act. In addition, the Dodd-Frank Act authorizes a state-chartered bank, such as the Bank, to establish new branches on an interstate basis to the same extent a bank chartered by the host state may establish branches.

Activities and Investments of Insured State-Chartered Banks. Section 24 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (“FDIA”) generally limits the investment activities of FDIC-insured, state-chartered banks, such as the Bank, when acting as principal to those that are permissible for national banks. Further, GLBA permits state banks, to the extent permitted under state law, to engage through “financial subsidiaries” in certain activities which are permissible for subsidiaries of a financial holding company. In order to form a financial subsidiary, a state bank must be well capitalized, and such banks would be subject to certain capital deduction, risk management and affiliate transaction rules, among other things.

Brokered Deposits. Section 29 of the FDIA and FDIC regulations generally limit the ability of an insured depository institution to accept, renew or roll over any brokered deposit unless the institution’s capital category is “well capitalized” or, with the FDIC’s approval, “adequately capitalized.” Depository institutions, other than those in the lowest risk category, that have brokered deposits in excess of 10% of total deposits will be subject to increased FDIC deposit insurance premium assessments. Additionally, depository institutions considered “adequately capitalized” that need FDIC approval to accept, renew or roll over any brokered deposits are subject to additional restrictions on the interest rate they may pay on deposits.

The Community Reinvestment Act. The Community Reinvestment Act (“CRA”) requires the FDIC to evaluate the Bank’s performance in helping to meet the credit needs of the entire communities it serves, including low and moderate-income neighborhoods, consistent with its safe and sound banking operations, and to take this record into consideration when evaluating certain applications. The FDIC’s CRA regulations are generally based upon objective criteria of the performance of institutions under three key assessment tests: (i) a lending test, to evaluate the institution’s record of making loans in its service areas; (ii) an investment test, to evaluate the institution’s record of investing in community development projects, affordable housing, and programs benefiting low or moderate income individuals and businesses; and (iii) a service test, to evaluate the institution’s delivery of services through its branches, ATMs, and other offices. Failure of an institution to receive at least a “Satisfactory” rating could inhibit the Bank or the Bancorp from undertaking certain activities, including engaging in activities newly permitted as a financial holding company under GLBA and


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acquisitions of other financial institutions. The Bank has achieved a rating of “Satisfactory” on its most recent examination dated October 3, 2012. Rhode Island and Connecticut also have enacted substantially similar community reinvestment requirements.

Lending Restrictions. Federal law limits a bank’s authority to extend credit to its directors, executive officers and 10% shareholders, as well as to entities controlled by such persons. Among other things, extensions of credit to insiders are required to be made on terms that are substantially the same as, and follow credit underwriting procedures that are not less stringent than, those prevailing for comparable transactions with unaffiliated persons. Also, the terms of such extensions of credit may not involve more than the normal risk of repayment or present other unfavorable features and may not exceed certain limitations on the amount of credit extended to such persons, individually and in the aggregate, which limits are based, in part, on the amount of the bank’s capital. The Dodd-Frank Act explicitly provides that an extension of credit to an insider includes credit exposure arising from a derivatives transaction, repurchase agreement, reverse repurchase agreement, securities lending transaction or securities borrowing transaction. Additionally, the Dodd-Frank Act requires that asset sale transactions with insiders must be on market terms, and if the transaction represents more than 10% of the capital and surplus of the Bank, be approved by a majority of the disinterested directors of the Bank.

A bank holding company and its subsidiaries are subject to prohibitions on certain tying arrangements. These institutions are generally prohibited from extending credit to or offering any other service on the condition that the client obtain some additional service from the institution or its affiliates or not obtain services of a competitor of the institution.

Capital Requirements
The Federal Reserve and the FDIC have issued substantially similar risk-based and leverage capital guidelines applicable to United States banking organizations. In addition, these regulatory agencies may from time to time require that a banking organization maintain capital above the minimum levels, whether because of its financial condition or actual or anticipated growth.

The Federal Reserve’s capital adequacy guidelines generally require bank holding companies to maintain total capital of at least 8% of total risk-weighted assets, including off-balance sheet items, with at least 50% of that amount consisting of Tier 1 (or “core”) capital and the remaining amount consisting of Tier 2 (or “supplementary”) capital. Tier 1 capital for bank holding companies generally consists of the sum of common shareholders’ equity, perpetual preferred stock and trust preferred securities (both subject to certain limitations), and minority interests in the equity accounts of consolidated subsidiaries, less goodwill and other non-qualifying intangible assets. Future issuances of trust preferred securities have been disallowed as Tier 1 qualifying capital by the Dodd-Frank Act, although the Company’s currently outstanding trust preferred securities have been grandfathered for Tier 1 eligibility. Under the proposed Basel III capital rules discussed below, the Company’s currently outstanding trust preferred securities would be phased out from the calculation of Tier 1 capital over a ten-year period. Tier 2 capital generally consists of hybrid capital instruments, perpetual debt and mandatory convertible debt securities, perpetual preferred stock and trust preferred securities, to the extent not eligible to be included as Tier 1 capital, term subordinated debt and intermediate-term preferred stock; and, subject to limitations, general allowances for loan losses. Assets are adjusted under the risk-based guidelines to take into account different risk characteristics. In addition to the risk-based capital requirements, the Federal Reserve requires most bank holding companies, including the Company, to maintain a minimum leverage capital ratio of Tier 1 capital to its average total consolidated assets of 4.0%. The Dodd-Frank Act requires the Federal Reserve to establish minimum risk-based and leverage capital requirements that may not be lower than those in effect on July 21, 2010. As of December 31, 2012, the Corporation’s total risk-based capital ratio was 13.26%, its Tier 1 capital ratio was 12.01% and its leverage ratio was 9.30%. The Bancorp is currently considered “well capitalized” under all regulatory definitions.

The FDIC has promulgated regulations and adopted a statement of policy regarding the capital adequacy of state-chartered banks, which, like the Bank, are not members of the Federal Reserve System. These requirements are substantially similar to those adopted by the Federal Reserve regarding bank holding companies, as described above.

The Bancorp has not elected, and does not currently expect, to calculate its risk-based capital requirements under either the “advanced or standard” approach of the Basel II capital accords. In 2010 and 2011, the members of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision agreed to new global capital adequacy standards, known as Basel III. These standards provide for higher capital requirements, enhanced risk coverage, a global leverage ratio, liquidity standards and a provision for


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counter-cyclical capital. The federal banking agencies issued three joint proposed rules (the “Proposed Capital Rules”) that implement the Basel III capital standards and establish the minimum capital levels for banks and bank holding companies required under the Dodd-Frank Act. The Proposed Capital Rules establish a minimum common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 6.5% of risk-weighted assets for a “well capitalized” institution and increase the minimum total Tier 1 capital ratio for a “well capitalized” institution from 6 % to 8%. Additionally, the Proposed Capital Rules require an institution to establish a capital conservation buffer of common equity Tier 1 capital in an amount equal to 2.5% of total risk-weighted assets above the 6.5% minimum risk-based capital requirement. The Proposed Capital Rules revise certain other capital definitions and, generally, impose more stringent capital requirements. Further, the Proposed Capital Rules increase the required capital for certain categories of assets, including higher-risk residential mortgages, higher-risk construction real estate loans and certain exposures related to securitizations. Under the Proposed Capital Rules, the amount of capital held against residential mortgages is based upon the loan-to-value ratio of the mortgage. Additionally, the Proposed Capital Rules remove the filter for accumulated other comprehensive income in the current capital rules which currently prevents unrealized gains and losses from being included in the calculation of the institution’s capital. This change would result in the need for additional capital to be held against unrealized gains and losses on “available for sale” securities, hedges and any adjustments to the funded status of defined benefit plans, which could result in increased volatility in the amount of required capital. As noted above, the Proposed Capital Rules also eliminate the treatment of trust preferred securities as Tier 1 capital over a ten-year period.

The financial services industry, members of Congress and state regulatory agencies provided extensive comments on the Proposed Capital Rules to the federal banking agencies. In response to such commentary, the federal banking agencies extended the deadline for the Proposed Capital Rules to go into effect and indicated that a final rule would be issued in 2013. The final capital rule may differ significantly in substance or in scope from the Proposed Capital Rules. Accordingly, the Company is not yet in a position to determine the effect of Basel III and the Proposed Capital Rules on its capital requirements.

Prompt Corrective Action. The FDIC has promulgated regulations to implement the system of prompt corrective action established by Section 38 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (“FDIA”). Under the regulations, a bank is “well capitalized” if it has: (i) a total risk-based capital ratio of 10.0% or greater; (ii) a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 6.0% or greater; (iii) a leverage ratio of 5.0% or greater; and (iv) is not subject to any written agreement, order, capital directive or prompt corrective action directive to meet and maintain a specific capital level for any capital measure. A bank is “adequately capitalized” if it has: (1) a total risk-based capital ratio of 8.0% or greater; (2) a Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio of 4.0% or greater; and (3) a leverage ratio of 4.0% or greater (3.0% under certain circumstances) and does not meet the definition of a “well capitalized bank.” The FDIC must take into consideration: (1) concentrations of credit risk; (2) interest rate risk; and (3) risks from non-traditional activities, as well as an institution’s ability to manage those risks, when determining the adequacy of an institution’s capital. This evaluation will be made as a part of the institution’s regular safety and soundness examination. As of December 31, 2012, the Bank’s capital ratios placed it in the well capitalized category. Reference is made to Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion of the Corporation’s regulatory capital requirements.

Generally, a bank, upon receiving notice that it is not adequately capitalized (i.e., that it is “undercapitalized”), becomes subject to the prompt corrective action provisions of Section 38 of FDIA that, for example, (i) restrict payment of capital distributions and management fees, (ii) require that the FDIC monitor the condition of the institution and its efforts to restore its capital, (iii) require submission of a capital restoration plan, (iv) restrict the growth of the institution’s assets and (v) require prior regulatory approval of certain expansion proposals. A bank that is required to submit a capital restoration plan must concurrently submit a performance guarantee by each company that controls the bank. A bank that is “critically undercapitalized” (i.e., has a ratio of tangible equity to total assets that is equal to or less than 2.0%) will be subject to further restrictions, and generally will be placed in conservatorship or receivership within 90 days.

Dividend Restrictions
Restrictions on Bank Holding Company Dividends. The Federal Reserve and the RI Division of Banking have authority to prohibit bank holding companies from paying dividends if such payment is deemed to be an unsafe or unsound practice. The Federal Reserve has indicated generally that it may be an unsafe or unsound practice for bank holding companies to pay dividends unless the bank holding company’s net income over the preceding year is sufficient to fund the dividends and the expected rate of earnings retention is consistent with the organization’s capital needs, asset quality and overall financial condition. Additionally, under Rhode Island law, distributions of dividends cannot be made if a bank holding


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company would not be able to pay its debts as they become due in the usual course of business or the bank holding company’s total assets would be less than the sum of its total liabilities. The Bancorp’s revenues consist primarily of cash dividends paid to it by the Bank.

Restrictions on Bank Dividends. The FDIC has the authority to use its enforcement powers to prohibit a bank from paying dividends if, in its opinion, the payment of dividends would constitute an unsafe or unsound practice. Federal law also prohibits the payment of dividends by a bank that will result in the bank failing to meet its applicable capital requirements on a pro forma basis. Payment of dividends by a bank is also restricted pursuant to various state regulatory limitations. Reference is made to Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion of the Corporation’s ability to pay dividends.

Transactions with Affiliates
Under Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act and Regulation W thereunder, there are various legal restrictions on the extent to which a bank holding company and its nonbank subsidiaries may borrow, obtain credit from or otherwise engage in “covered transactions” with the Bank to the extent that such transactions do not exceed 10% of the capital stock and surplus of the Bank (for covered transactions between the Bank and one affiliate) and 20% of the capital stock and surplus of the Bank (for covered transactions between the Bank and all affiliates). The Dodd-Frank Act amended the definition of affiliate to include an investment fund for which the Bank or one of its affiliates is an investment adviser. A “covered transaction” includes, among other things, a loan or extension of credit; an investment in securities issued by an affiliate; asset purchases; the acceptance of securities issued by an affiliate as collateral for a loan or extension of credit to any person or company; the issuance of a guarantee, acceptance, or letter of credit on behalf of an affiliate; a securities borrowing or lending transaction with an affiliate that creates a credit exposure to such affiliate; or a derivatives transaction with an affiliate that creates a credit exposure to such affiliate. Covered transactions are also subject to certain collateral security requirements.

Consumer Protection Regulation
The Bancorp and the Bank are subject to a number of federal and state laws designed to protect consumers and prohibit unfair or deceptive business practices. These laws include the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, Fair Housing Act, Home Ownership Protection Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, as amended by the FACT Act, GLBA, Truth in Lending Act, the CRA, the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act, Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act, National Flood Insurance Act and various state law counterparts. These laws and regulations mandate certain disclosure requirements and regulate the manner in which financial institutions must interact with customers when taking deposits, making loans, collecting loans and providing other services. Further, the Dodd-Frank Act established the CFPB, which has the responsibility for making rules and regulations under the federal consumer protection laws relating to financial products and services. The CFPB also has a broad mandate to prohibit unfair or deceptive acts and practices and is specifically empowered to require certain disclosures to consumers and draft model disclosure forms. Failure to comply with consumer protection laws and regulations can subject financial institutions to enforcement actions, fines and other penalties. The FDIC will examine the Bank for compliance with CFPB rules and enforce CFPB rules with respect to the Bank.

Mortgage Reform. The Dodd-Frank Act prescribes certain standards that mortgage lenders must consider before making a residential mortgage loan, including verifying a borrower’s ability to repay such mortgage loan. The CFPB issued a final rule that requires creditors, such as the Bank, to make a reasonable good faith determination of a consumer’s ability to repay any consumer credit transaction secured by a dwelling. The rule provides creditors with minimum requirements for making such ability-to-repay determinations. Creditors are required to consider the following eight underwriting factors: (1) current or reasonably expected income or assets; (2) current employment status; (3) the monthly payment on the covered transaction; (4) the monthly payment on any simultaneous loan; (5) the monthly payment for mortgage-related obligations; (6) current debt obligations, alimony and child support; (7) the monthly debt-to-income ratio or residual income; and (8) credit history. While the Dodd-Frank Act provides that qualified mortgages are entitled to a presumption that the creditor satisfied the ability-to-repay requirements, the final rule provides a safe harbor for loans that satisfy the definition of a qualified mortgage and are not “higher priced.” Higher-priced loans are subject to a rebuttable presumption. A “qualified mortgage” is a loan that does not contain certain risky features (such as negative amortization, interest-only payments, balloon payments, a term exceeding 30 years) has a debt-to-income ratio of not more than 43%, and for which the creditor considers and verifies the consumer’s current debt obligations, alimony, and child support. The rule becomes effective on January 10, 2014.



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The Dodd-Frank Act also allows borrowers to assert violations of certain provisions of the Truth-in-Lending Act as a defense to foreclosure proceedings. Under the Dodd-Frank Act, prepayment penalties are prohibited for certain mortgage transactions and creditors are prohibited from financing insurance policies in connection with a residential mortgage loan or home equity line of credit. The Dodd-Frank Act requires mortgage lenders to make additional disclosures prior to the extension of credit, in each billing statement and for negative amortization loans and hybrid adjustable rate mortgages. Additionally, the CFPB has issued rules governing mortgage servicing, appraisals, escrow requirements for higher-priced mortgages and loan originator qualification and compensation.

Privacy and Customer Information Security. The GLBA requires financial institutions to implement policies and procedures regarding the disclosure of nonpublic personal information about consumers to nonaffiliated third parties. In general, the Bank must provide its customers with an annual disclosure that explains its policies and procedures regarding the disclosure of such nonpublic personal information, and, except as otherwise required or permitted by law, the Bank is prohibited from disclosing such information except as provided in such policies and procedures. The GLBA also requires that the Bank develop, implement and maintain a comprehensive written information security program designed to ensure the security and confidentiality of customer information (as defined under GLBA), to protect against anticipated threats or hazards to the security or integrity of such information; and to protect against unauthorized access to or use of such information that could result in substantial harm or inconvenience to any customer. The Bank is also required to send a notice to customers whose “sensitive information” has been compromised if unauthorized use of this information is “reasonably possible.” Most of the states, including the states where the Bank operates, have enacted legislation concerning breaches of data security and the duties of the Bank in response to a data breach. Congress continues to consider federal legislation that would require consumer notice of data security breaches. Pursuant to the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act of 2003 (the “FACT Act”), the Bank must also develop and implement a written identity theft prevention program to detect, prevent, and mitigate identity theft in connection with the opening of certain accounts or certain existing accounts. Additionally, the FACT Act amends the Fair Credit Reporting Act to generally prohibit a person from using information received from an affiliate to make a solicitation for marketing purposes to a consumer, unless the consumer is given notice and a reasonable opportunity and a reasonable and simple method to opt out of the making of such solicitations.

Anti-Money Laundering and the Bank Secrecy Act
The Bank Secrecy Act. Under the Bank Secrecy Act (“BSA”), a financial institution is required to have systems in place to detect certain transactions, based on the size and nature of the transaction. Financial institutions are generally required to report to the United States Treasury any cash transactions involving more than $10,000. In addition, financial institutions are required to file suspicious activity reports for transactions that involve more than $5,000 and which the financial institution knows, suspects or has reason to suspect involves illegal funds, is designed to evade the requirements of the BSA or has no lawful purpose. The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001 (the “USA PATRIOT Act”), which amended the BSA, is designed to deny terrorists and others the ability to obtain anonymous access to the U.S. financial system. The USA PATRIOT Act has significant implications for financial institutions and businesses of other types involved in the transfer of money. The USA PATRIOT Act, together with the implementing regulations of various federal regulatory agencies, has caused financial institutions, such as the Bank, to adopt and implement additional policies or amend existing policies and procedures with respect to, among other things, anti-money laundering compliance, suspicious activity, currency transaction reporting, customer identity verification and customer risk analysis. In evaluating an application under Section 3 of the BHCA to acquire a bank or an application under the Bank Merger Act to merge banks or effect a purchase of assets and assumption of deposits and other liabilities, the applicable federal banking regulator must consider the anti-money laundering compliance record of both the applicant and the target. In addition, under the USA PATRIOT Act financial institutions are required to take steps to monitor their correspondent banking and private banking relationships as well as, if applicable, their relationships with “shell banks.”

Office of Foreign Assets Control (“OFAC”). The United States has imposed economic sanctions that affect transactions with designated foreign countries, nationals and others. These sanctions, which are administered by OFAC, take many different forms. Generally, however, they contain one or more of the following elements: (i) restrictions on trade with or investment in a sanctioned country, including prohibitions against direct or indirect imports from and exports to a sanctioned country and prohibitions on “U.S. persons” engaging in financial transactions relating to making investments in, or providing investment-related advice or assistance to, a sanctioned country; and (ii) a blocking of assets in which the government or specially designated nationals of the sanctioned country have an interest, by prohibiting transfers of


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property subject to U.S. jurisdiction (including property in the possession or control of U.S. persons). Blocked assets (for example, property and bank deposits) cannot be paid out, withdrawn, set off or transferred in any manner without a license from OFAC. Failure to comply with these sanctions could have serious legal and reputational consequences for the Bank.

Regulation of Other Activities
Registered Investment Adviser and Broker-Dealer. WSC is a registered broker-dealer and a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. (“FINRA”) and is subject to extensive regulation, supervision, and examination by the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), FINRA and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Weston Financial is registered as an investment advisor under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Advisers Act”), and is subject to extensive regulation, supervision, and examination by the SEC and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, including those related to sales methods, trading practices, the use and safekeeping of customers’ funds and securities, capital structure, record keeping and the conduct of directors, officers and employees.

As an investment advisor, Weston Financial is subject to the Investment Advisers Act and any regulations promulgated thereunder, including fiduciary, recordkeeping, operational and disclosure obligations. Each of the mutual funds for which Weston Financial acts an advisor or subadvisor is registered with the SEC under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), and subject to requirements thereunder. Shares of each mutual fund are registered with the SEC under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and are qualified for sale (or exempt from such qualification) under the laws of each state and the District of Columbia to the extent such shares are sold in any of those jurisdictions. In addition, an advisor or subadvisor to a registered investment company generally has obligations with respect to the qualification of the registered investment company under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”).

The foregoing laws and regulations generally grant supervisory agencies and bodies broad administrative powers, including the power to limit or restrict Weston Financial from conducting its business in the event it fails to comply with such laws and regulations. Possible sanctions that may be imposed in the event of such noncompliance include the suspension of individual employees, limitations on business activities for specified periods of time, revocation of registration as an investment advisor, commodity trading advisor and/or other registrations, and other censures and fines.

Volcker Rule Restrictions on Proprietary Trading and Sponsorship of Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds. The Dodd-Frank Act bars banking organizations, such as the Bancorp, from engaging in proprietary trading and from sponsoring and investing in hedge funds and private equity funds, except as permitted under certain limited circumstances, in a provision commonly referred to as the “Volcker Rule.” Under the Dodd-Frank Act, proprietary trading generally means trading by a banking entity or its affiliate for its own account. Hedge funds and private equity funds are described by the Dodd-Frank Act as funds that would be registered under the Investment Company Act but for certain enumerated exemptions. The Volcker Rule restrictions apply to the Bancorp, the Bank and all of their subsidiaries and affiliates.

ERISA. The Bank and Weston Financial are each also subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), and related regulations, to the extent it is a “fiduciary” under ERISA with respect to some of its clients. ERISA and related provisions of the Code impose duties on persons who are fiduciaries under ERISA, and prohibit certain transactions involving the assets of each ERISA plan that is a client of the Bank or Weston Financial, as applicable, as well as certain transactions by the fiduciaries (and several other related parties) to such plans.

Securities and Exchange Commission Availability of Filings
Under Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, periodic and current reports must be filed or furnished with the SEC.  You may read and copy any reports, statements or other information filed by Washington Trust with the SEC at its public reference room at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.  Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference rooms.  Washington Trust’s filings are also available to the public from commercial document retrieval services and at the website maintained by the SEC at http://www.sec.gov.  In addition, Washington Trust makes available free of charge on the Investor Relations section of its website (www.washtrust.com) its annual report on Form 10-K, its quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and exhibits and amendments to those reports as soon as reasonably practicable after it electronically files such material with, or furnishes it to, the SEC.  Information on the Washington Trust website is not incorporated by reference into this Annual Report on Form 10-K.


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Item 1A.  Risk Factors.
Before making any investment decision with respect to our common stock, you should carefully consider the risks described below, in addition to the other information contained in this report and in our other filings with the SEC. The risks and uncertainties described below and in our other filings are not the only ones facing us. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also affect our business. If any of these known or unknown risks or uncertainties actually occurs, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be impaired. In that event, the market price for our common stock could decline and you may lose your investment. This report is qualified in its entirety by these risk factors.

Risks Related to Our Banking Business - Credit Risk and Market Risk
Our allowance for loan losses may not be adequate to cover actual loan losses.
We are exposed to the risk that our borrowers may default on their obligations. A borrower’s default on its obligations under one or more loans may result in lost principal and interest income and increased operating expenses as a result of the allocation of management time and resources to the collection and work-out of the loan. In certain situations, where collection efforts are unsuccessful or acceptable work-out arrangements cannot be reached, we may have to write off the loan in whole or in part. In such situations, we may acquire real estate or other assets, if any, that secure the loan through foreclosure or other similar available remedies, and often the amount owed under the defaulted loan exceeds the value of the assets acquired.

We periodically make a determination of an allowance for loan losses based on available information, including, but not limited to, the quality of the loan portfolio, certain economic conditions, the value of the underlying collateral and the level of nonaccrual and criticized loans. We rely on our loan quality reviews, our experience and our evaluation of economic conditions, among other factors, in determining the amount of provision required for the allowance for loan losses. Provisions to this allowance result in an expense for the period. If, as a result of general economic conditions, changes to previous assumptions, or an increase in defaulted loans, we determine that additional increases in the allowance for loan losses are necessary, we will incur additional expenses.

Determining the allowance for loan losses inherently involves a high degree of subjectivity and requires us to make significant estimates of current credit risks and future trends, all of which may undergo material changes. At any time, there are likely to be loans in our portfolio that will result in losses but that have not been identified as nonperforming or potential problem credits. We cannot be sure that we will be able to identify deteriorating credits before they become nonperforming assets or that we will be able to limit losses on those loans that are identified. We have in the past been, and in the future may be, required to increase our allowance for loan losses for any of several reasons. Federal and state regulators, in reviewing our loan portfolio as part of a regulatory examination, may request that we increase our allowance for loan losses. Changes in economic conditions affecting borrowers, new information regarding existing loans, identification of additional problem loans and other factors, both within and outside of our control, may require an increase in our allowance for loan losses. In addition, if charge-offs in future periods exceed our allowance for loan losses, we will need additional increases in our allowance for loan losses. Any increases in our allowance for loan losses will result in a decrease in our net income and, possibly, our capital, and could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

For a more detailed discussion on the allowance for loan losses, see additional information disclosed in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Application of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates.”

Fluctuations in interest rates may reduce our profitability.
Our consolidated results of operations depend, to a large extent, on net interest income, which is the difference between interest income from interest-earning assets, such as loans and investments, and interest expense on interest-bearing liabilities, such as deposits and borrowings.  These rates are highly sensitive to many factors beyond our control, including general economic conditions, both domestic and foreign, and the monetary and fiscal policies of various governmental and regulatory authorities. we have adopted asset and liability management policies to minimize the potential adverse effects of changes in interest rates on net interest income, primarily by altering the mix and maturity of loans, investments funding sources, and derivatives. However, even with these policies in place, a change in interest rates can impact our results of operations or financial condition.


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The market values of most of our financial assets are sensitive to fluctuations in market interest rates.  Fixed-rate investments, mortgage-backed securities and mortgage loans typically decline in value as interest rates rise.  Changes in interest rates can also affect the rate of prepayments on mortgage-backed securities, thereby adversely affecting the value of such securities and the interest income generated by them.

Changes in interest rates can also affect the amount of loans that we originate, as well as the value of loans and other interest-earning assets and our ability to realize gains on the sale of such assets and liabilities.  Prevailing interest rates also affect the extent to which our borrowers prepay their loans.  When interest rates increase, borrowers are less likely to prepay their loans, and when interest rates decrease, borrowers are more likely to prepay loans.  Funds generated by prepayments might be reinvested at a less favorable interest rate.  Prepayments may adversely affect the value of mortgage loans, the levels of such assets that are retained in our portfolio, net interest income, loan servicing income and capitalized servicing rights.

Increases in interest rates might cause depositors to shift funds from accounts that have a comparatively lower cost, such as regular savings accounts, to accounts with a higher cost, such as certificates of deposit. If the cost of interest-bearing deposits increases at a rate greater than the yields on interest-earning assets increase, our net interest income will be negatively affected.  Changes in the asset and liability mix may also affect our net interest income.

For additional discussion on interest rate risk, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations-Asset / Liability Management and Interest Rate Risk.”

Our loan portfolio includes commercial loans, which are generally riskier than other types of loans.
At December 31, 2012, commercial loans represented 55% of our loan portfolio. Commercial loans generally carry larger loan balances and involve a higher risk of nonpayment or late payment than residential mortgage loans. These loans may lack standardized terms and may include a balloon payment feature. The ability of a borrower to make or refinance a balloon payment may be affected by a number of factors, including the financial condition of the borrower, prevailing economic conditions and prevailing interest rates. Repayment of these loans is generally more dependent on the economy and the successful operation of a business. Because of the risks associated with commercial loans, we may experience higher rates of default than if the portfolio were more heavily weighted toward residential mortgage loans. Higher rates of default could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Environmental liability associated with our lending activities could result in losses.
In the course of business, we may acquire, through foreclosure, properties securing loans we have originated that are in default. While we believe that our credit granting process incorporates appropriate procedures for the assessment of environmental contamination risk, there is a risk that hazardous substances could be discovered on these properties, particularly in commercial real estate lending. In this event, we might be required to remove these substances from the affected properties at our sole cost and expense. The cost of this removal could substantially exceed the value of affected properties. We may not have adequate remedies against the prior owner or other responsible parties and could find it difficult or impossible to sell the affected properties. These events could have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

We have credit and market risk inherent in our securities portfolio.
We maintain a diversified securities portfolio, which includes mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises, obligations of U.S. government-sponsored agencies, securities issued by state and political subdivisions, trust preferred debt securities issued primarily by financial service companies, and corporate debt securities.  We also invest in capital securities, which include common and perpetual preferred stocks.  We seek to limit credit losses in our securities portfolios by generally purchasing only highly-rated securities.  Significant credit market anomalies may impact the valuation and liquidity of our securities including conditions such as reduced market liquidity, increased normal bid-asked spreads and increased uncertainty of market participants.  Such illiquidity could reduce the market value of our securities, even those with no apparent credit exposure.  The valuation of our securities requires judgment and as market conditions change security values may also change.



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Difficult market conditions and economic trends in the real estate market have adversely affected our industry and our business.
We are particularly affected by downturns in the U.S. real estate market. Declines in the real estate market over the past several years, with decreasing property values and increasing delinquencies and foreclosures, may have a negative impact on the credit performance of commercial and construction, mortgage, and consumer loan portfolios resulting in significant write-downs of assets by many financial institutions as the values of real estate collateral supporting many loans have declined significantly. In addition, continued weakness in the economy and continued high levels of unemployment, among other factors, have led to erosion of customer confidence, a reduction in general business activity and increased market volatility. The resulting economic pressure on consumers and businesses and the lack of confidence in the financial markets have adversely affected our business, financial condition, results of operations and stock price. A worsening of these economic conditions would likely exacerbate the adverse effects of these difficult market conditions on us and others in the industry. Our ability to properly assess the creditworthiness of customers and to estimate the losses inherent in our credit exposure is made more complex by these difficult market and economic conditions. Accordingly, if these market conditions and trends continue, we may experience increases in foreclosures, delinquencies, write-offs and customer bankruptcies, as well as more restricted access to funds.

Continued weakness in the southern New England economy could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.
We primarily serve individuals and businesses located in southern New England. As a result, a significant portion of our earnings are closely tied to the economy of that region. Continued weakness or a deterioration in the economy of southern New England could result in the following consequences:
    loan delinquencies may increase;
    problem assets and foreclosures may increase;
    demand for our products and services may decline;
    collateral for our loans may decline in value, in turn reducing a customer's borrowing power and reducing the value of collateral securing a loan; and
    the net worth and liquidity of loan guarantors may decline, impairing their ability to honor commitments to us.

We operate in a highly regulated industry, and laws and regulations, or changes in them, could limit or restrict our activities and could have an adverse impact in our operations.
We are subject to regulation and supervision by the Federal Reserve, and the Bank is subject to regulation and supervision by the Rhode Island Division of Banking and the FDIC, as the insurer of the Bank’s deposits. Federal and state laws and regulations govern numerous matters, including changes in the ownership or control of banks and bank holding companies, maintenance of adequate capital and the financial condition of a financial institution, permissible types, amounts and terms of extensions of credit and investments, permissible non-banking activities, the level of reserves against deposits and restrictions on dividend payments. The FDIC and the Rhode Island Division of Banking have the power to issue cease and desist orders to prevent or remedy unsafe or unsound practices or violations of law by banks subject to their regulation, and the Federal Reserve possesses similar powers with respect to bank holding companies.

Our banking business is also affected by the monetary policies of the Federal Reserve. Changes in monetary or legislative policies may affect the interest rates the Bank must offer to attract deposits and the interest rates it must charge on loans, as well as the manner in which it offers deposits and makes loans. These monetary policies have had, and are expected to continue to have, significant effects on the operating results of depository institutions generally, including the Bank.

Because our business is highly regulated, the laws, rules, regulations, and supervisory guidance and policies applicable to us are subject to regular modification and change. It is impossible to predict the competitive impact that any such changes would have on the banking and financial services industry in general or on our business in particular. Such changes may, among other things, increase the cost of doing business, limit permissible activities, or affect the competitive balance between banks and other financial institutions. Changes to statutes, regulations, or regulatory policies, including changes in interpretation or implementation of statutes, regulations, or policies, could affect us in substantial and unpredictable ways. Such changes could subject us to additional costs, limit the types of financial services and products we may offer, and/or increase the ability of non-banks to offer competing financial services and products, among other


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things. Failure to comply with laws, regulations, or policies could result in sanctions by regulatory agencies, civil money penalties, and/or reputation damage, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. See “Business-Supervision and Regulation.”

Additional requirements imposed by the Dodd-Frank Act could adversely affect us.
The Dodd-Frank Act comprehensively reformed the regulation of financial institutions, products and services. Because many aspects of the Dodd-Frank Act are subject to rulemaking and will take effect over several years, it is difficult to forecast the impact that such rulemaking will have on us, our customers or the financial industry. Certain provisions of the Dodd-Frank Act that affect deposit insurance assessments, the payment of interest on demand deposits and interchange fees could increase the costs associated with the Bank’s deposit-generating activities, as well as place limitations on the revenues that those deposits may generate. In addition, the Dodd-Frank Act established the CFPB as an independent bureau of the Federal Reserve. The CFPB has the authority to prescribe rules for all depository institutions governing the provision of consumer financial products and services, which may result in rules and regulations that reduce the profitability of such products and services or impose greater costs on us and our subsidiaries. The Dodd-Frank Act also established new minimum mortgage underwriting standards for residential mortgages, and the regulatory agencies have focused on the examination and supervision of mortgage lending and servicing activities. The CFPB recently issued a final rule that requires creditors, such as the Bank, to make a reasonable good faith determination of a consumer's ability to repay any consumer credit transaction secured by a dwelling. The rule provides creditors with minimum requirements for making such ability-to-repay determinations. See “Business-Supervision and Regulation-The Dodd-Frank Act.”

Current and future legal and regulatory requirements, restrictions, and regulations, including those imposed under the Dodd-Frank Act, may adversely impact our profitability and may have a material and adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations, may require us to invest significant management attention and resources to evaluate and make any changes required by the legislation and related regulations and may make it more difficult for us to attract and retain qualified executive officers and employees.

We may become subject to more stringent capital requirements.
The Dodd-Frank Act requires the federal banking agencies to establish minimum leverage and risk-based capital requirements that will apply to both insured banks and their holding companies. In addition, the federal banking agencies issued three joint proposed rules, or the “proposed capital rules,” that implement the Basel III capital standards and establish the minimum capital levels required under the Dodd-Frank Act. The proposed capital rules establish a minimum common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 6.5% of risk-weighted assets for a “well capitalized” institution, and increase the minimum total Tier 1 capital ratio for a well capitalized institution from 6 % to 8%. Additionally, the proposed capital rules require an institution to establish a capital conservation buffer of common equity Tier 1 capital in an amount equal to 2.5% of total risk weight assets above the 6.5% minimum risk-based capital requirement. The proposed capital rules also phase out trust preferred securities from Tier 1 capital and increase the required capital for certain categories of assets, including higher-risk residential mortgages, higher-risk construction real estate loans and certain exposures related to securitizations, and remove the filter for accumulated other comprehensive income in the current capital rules which currently prevents unrealized gains and losses from being included in the calculation of the institution’s capital.

The federal banking agencies extended the deadline for the proposed capital rules to go into effect and indicated that final rules would be issued in 2013. The final capital rules may differ significantly in substance or in scope from the proposed capital rules. However, the final capital rules are expected to increase our capital requirements and related compliance costs. Implementation of these standards, or any other new regulations, may adversely affect our ability to pay dividends, or require us to reduce business levels or raise capital, including in ways that may adversely affect our results of operations or financial condition.

Risks Related to Our Wealth Management Business
Our wealth management business is highly regulated, and the regulators have the ability to limit or restrict our activities and impose fines or suspensions on the conduct of our business.
We offer wealth management services through the Bank and its subsidiary, Weston Financial, a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. The Investment Advisers Act imposes numerous obligations on registered investment advisers, including fiduciary, record keeping, operational and disclosure obligations. We are also subject to the provisions and regulations of ERISA to the extent that we act as a “fiduciary” under ERISA with respect to certain of our clients. ERISA and the applicable provisions of the federal tax laws impose a number of duties on persons


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who are fiduciaries under ERISA and prohibit certain transactions involving the assets of each ERISA plan which is a client, as well as certain transactions by the fiduciaries (and certain other related parties) to such plans. In addition, applicable law provides that all investment contracts with mutual fund clients may be terminated by the clients, without penalty, upon no more than 60 days notice. Investment contracts with institutional and other clients are typically terminable by the client, also without penalty, upon 30 days notice. Changes in these laws or regulations could have a material adverse impact on our profitability and mode of operations.

The market value of wealth management assets under administration may be negatively affected by changes in economic and market conditions.
Revenues from wealth management services represented 19% of our total revenues for 2012.  A substantial portion of these fees are dependent on the market value of wealth management assets under administration, which are primarily marketable securities.  Changes in domestic and foreign economic conditions, volatility in financial markets, and general trends in business and finance, all of which are beyond our control, could adversely impact the market value of these assets and the fee revenues derived from the management of these assets.

We may not be able to attract and retain wealth management clients at current levels.
Due to strong competition, our wealth management business may not be able to attract and retain clients at current levels.  Competition is strong because there are numerous well-established and successful investment management and wealth advisory firms including commercial banks and trust companies, investment advisory firms, mutual fund companies, stock brokerage firms, and other financial companies.  Many of our competitors have greater resources than we have.

Our ability to successfully attract and retain wealth management clients is dependent upon our ability to compete with competitors’ investment products, level of investment performance, client services and marketing and distribution capabilities.  If we are not successful, our results of operations and financial condition may be negatively impacted.

Wealth management revenues are primarily derived from investment management (including mutual funds), trust fees and financial planning services.  Most of our investment management clients may withdraw funds from accounts under management generally at their sole discretion.  Financial planning contracts must typically be renewed on an annual basis and are terminable upon relatively short notice.  The financial performance of our wealth management business is a significant factor in our overall results of operations and financial condition.

Risks Related to Our Operations
We are subject to operational risk that could adversely affect our business.
We are subject to certain operational risks, including, but not limited to, data processing system failures and errors, inadequate or failed internal processes, customer or employee fraud and catastrophic failures resulting from terrorist acts or natural disasters.  We depend upon data processing, software, communication, and information exchange on a variety of computing platforms and networks and over the Internet.  Despite instituted safeguards, we cannot be certain that all of its systems are entirely free from vulnerability to attack or other technological difficulties or failures. If information security is breached or other technology difficulties or failures occur, information may be lost or misappropriated, services and operations may be interrupted and we could be exposed to claims from customers. While we maintain a system of internal controls and procedures, any of these results could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

We may not be able to compete effectively against larger financial institutions in our increasingly competitive industry.
We compete with larger bank and non-bank financial institutions for loans and deposits in the communities we serve, and we may face even greater competition in the future due to legislative, regulatory and technological changes and continued consolidation.  Many of our competitors have significantly greater resources and lending limits than we have.  Banks and other financial services firms can merge under the umbrella of a financial holding company, which can offer virtually any type of financial service.  In addition, technology has lowered barriers to entry and made it possible for non-banks to offer products and services traditionally provided by banks, such as automated transfer and automatic payment systems.  Many competitors have fewer regulatory constraints and may have lower cost structures than we do.  Additionally, due to their size, many competitors may be able to achieve economies of scale and, as a result, may offer a broader range of products and services as well as better pricing for those products and services than we can.  Our


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long-term success depends on the ability of the Washington Trust to compete successfully with other financial institutions in the Washington Trust’s service areas.

We may be unable to attract and retain key personnel.
Our success depends, in large part, on our ability to attract and retain key personnel.  Competition for qualified personnel in the financial services industry can be intense and we may not be able to hire or retain the key personnel that we depend upon for success.  The unexpected loss of services of one or more of our key personnel could have a material adverse impact on our business because of their skills, knowledge of the markets in which we operate, years of industry experience and the difficulty of promptly finding qualified replacement personnel.

Damage to our reputation could significantly harm our business, including our competitive position and business prospects.
Our ability to attract and retain customers and employees could be adversely affected if our reputation is damaged. Our actual or perceived failure to address various issues could give rise to reputational risk that could cause harm to us and our business prospects. These issues also include, but are not limited to, legal and regulatory requirements; properly maintaining customer and employee personal information; record keeping; money-laundering; sales and trading practices; ethical issues; appropriately addressing potential conflicts of interest; and the proper identification of the legal, reputational, credit, liquidity and market risks inherent in our products. Failure to appropriately address any of these issues could also give rise to additional regulatory restrictions and legal risks, which could, among other consequences, increase the size and number of litigation claims and damages asserted or subject us to enforcement actions, fines and penalties and cause us to incur related costs and expenses.

Risks Related to Liquidity
We are subject to liquidity risk.
Liquidity is the ability to meet cash flow needs on a timely basis at a reasonable cost. Our liquidity is used principally to originate or purchase loans, to repay deposit liabilities and other liabilities when they come due, and to fund operating costs. Customer demand for non-maturity deposits can be difficult to predict. Changes in market interest rates, increased competition within our markets, and other factors may make deposit gathering more difficult. Disruptions in the capital markets or interest rate changes may make the terms of wholesale funding sources - which include FHLBB advances, brokered certificates of deposit, federal funds purchased and securities sold under repurchase agreements - less favorable and may make it difficult to sell securities when needed to provide additional liquidity. As a result, there is a risk that the cost of funding will increase or that we will not have sufficient funds to meet our obligations when they come due.

We are a holding company and depend on The Washington Trust Company for dividends, distributions and other payments.
We are a separate and distinct legal entity from The Washington Trust Company and depend on dividends, distributions and other payments from the Bank to fund dividend payments on our common stock. The Bank is subject to laws that authorize regulatory bodies to block or reduce the payment of cash dividends or other distributions from it to us. Regulatory action of that kind could impede access to funds we need to make payments on our dividend payments. Additionally, if the Bank’s earnings are not sufficient to make dividend payments to us while maintaining adequate capital levels, we may not be able to make dividend payments to our common shareholders.

Holders of our common stock are entitled to receive dividends only when, as and if declared by our board of directors. Although we have historically declared cash dividends on our common stock, we are not required to do so and our Board of Directors may reduce or eliminate our common stock dividend in the future. Further, the Federal Reserve has issued guidelines for evaluating proposals by large bank holding companies to increase dividends or repurchase or redeem shares, which includes a requirement for such firms to develop a capital distribution plan. The Federal Reserve has indicated that it is considering expanding these requirements to cover all bank holding companies, which may in the future restrict our ability to pay dividends. A reduction or elimination of dividends could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

Risks Related to Accounting and Accounting Standards
If we are required to write-down goodwill recorded in connection with our acquisitions, our profitability would be negatively impacted.
Applicable accounting standards require us to use the purchase method of accounting for all business combinations.  Under purchase accounting, if the purchase price of an acquired company exceeds the fair value of the company’s net assets, the excess is carried on the acquirer’s balance sheet as goodwill.  At December 31, 2012, we had $58.1 million of goodwill


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on our balance sheet.  Goodwill must be evaluated for impairment at least annually.  Write-downs of the amount of any impairment, if necessary, are to be charged to the results of operations in the period in which the impairment occurs.  There can be no assurance that future evaluations of goodwill will not result in findings of impairment and related write-downs, which would have an adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

Changes in accounting standards are difficult to predict and can materially impact our financial statements.
Our accounting policies and methods are fundamental to how we record and report our financial condition and results of operations. From time to time, the Financial Accounting Standards Board or regulatory authorities change the financial accounting and reporting standards that govern the preparation of our financial statements. These changes can be hard to predict and can materially impact how we record and report our financial condition and results of operations. In some cases, we could be required to apply a new or revised standard retroactively, resulting in our restating prior period financial statements.

Risks Related to Our Common Stock
Our common stock is not insured by any governmental entity.
Our common stock is not a deposit account or other obligation of any bank and is not insured by the FDIC or any other governmental entity.

The market price and trading volume of our stock can be volatile.
The price of our common stock can fluctuate widely in response to a variety of factors. In addition, the trading volume in our common stock may fluctuate and cause significant price variations to occur. We cannot assure you that the market price of our common stock will not fluctuate or decline significantly. Some of the factors that could cause fluctuations or declines in the price of our common stock include, but are not limited to, actual or anticipated variations in reported operating results, recommendations by securities analysts, the level of trading activity in our common stock, new services or delivery systems offered by competitors, business combinations involving our competitors, operating and stock price performance of companies that investors deem to be comparable to Washington Trust, news reports relating to trends or developments in the credit, mortgage and housing markets as well as the financial services industry, and changes in government regulations.

We may need to raise additional capital in the future and such capital may not be available when needed.
As a bank holding company, we are required by regulatory authorities to maintain adequate levels of capital to support our operations. We may need to raise additional capital in the future to provide us with sufficient capital resources and liquidity to meet our commitments and business needs.  Our ability to raise additional capital, if needed, will depend on, among other things, conditions in the capital markets at that time, which are outside of our control, and our financial performance.  We cannot assure you that such capital will be available to us on acceptable terms or at all.  Our inability to raise sufficient additional capital on acceptable terms when needed could subject us to certain activity restrictions or to a variety of enforcement remedies available to the regulatory authorities, including limitations on our ability to pay dividends or pursue acquisitions, the issuance by regulatory authorities of a capital directive to increase capital and the termination of deposit insurance by the FDIC.

Certain provisions of our articles of incorporation may have an anti-takeover effect.
Provisions of our articles of incorporation and regulations and federal banking laws, including regulatory approval requirements, could make it more difficult for a third party to acquire us, even if doing so would be perceived to be beneficial to our shareholders. The combination of these provisions may inhibit a non-negotiated merger or other business combination, which, in turn, could adversely affect the market price of our common stock.

ITEM 1B.  Unresolved Staff Comments.
None.

ITEM 2.  Properties.
Washington Trust is headquartered at 23 Broad Street, Westerly, Rhode Island. As of December 31, 2011,2012, the Bank has ten branch offices located in southern Rhode Island (Washington County), sixseven branch offices located in the greater Providence area in Rhode Island and twoa branch officesoffice located in southeastern Connecticut. In addition, Washington Trust has a commercial lending office located in the financial district of Providence, Rhode Island and threefour residential mortgage lending offices that are located in Sharoneastern Massachusetts (Sharon and Burlington, MassachusettsBurlington), in Glastonbury, Connecticut and Glastonbury, Connecticut.in


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Warwick, Rhode Island.  Washington Trust also provides wealth management services from its offices located in Westerly, Narragansett and Providence, Rhode Island, and Wellesley, Massachusetts.  Washington Trust has two operations facilities and an additional corporate office located in Westerly, Rhode Island.

At December 31, 20112012, tennine of the Corporation’s facilities were owned, seventeeneighteen were leased and one branch office was owned on leased land.  Lease expiration dates range from fournine months to twenty-four23 years with renewal options on certain leases of two to twenty-five25 years.  All of the Corporation’s properties are considered to be in good condition and adequate for the purpose for which they are used.

In addition to the locations mentioned above, the Bank has two owned offsite-ATMs in leased spaces.  The terms of one of these leases are negotiated annually.  The lease term for the second offsite-ATM expires in eight months and is currently under negotiation for renewal.seven years with no renewal option.

The Bank also operates ATMs that are branded with the Bank’s logo under contracts with a third party vendor located in retail stores and other locations primarily in Rhode Island, and to a lesser extent in southeastern Connecticut and southeastern Massachusetts.

For additional information regarding premises and equipment and lease obligations see Notes 7 and 1920 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

ITEM 3.  Legal Proceedings.
The Corporation is involved in various claims and legal proceedings arising out of the ordinary course of business.  Management is of the opinion, based on its review with counsel of the development of such matters to date, that the ultimate disposition of such other matters will not materially affect the consolidated financial position or results of operations of the Corporation.

ITEM 4.  Mine Safety Disclosures.
Not applicable.




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PART II

ITEM 5.  Market for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities.

The Bancorp’s common stock trades on the NASDAQ Global Select® Market under the symbol WASH.

The quarterly common stock price ranges and dividends paid per share for the years ended December 31, 20112012 and 20102011 are presented in the following table.  The stock prices are based on the high and low sales prices during the respective quarter.
2011Quarters1 2 3 4
Quarters
20121 2 3 4
Stock prices:Stock prices:  
HighHigh$24.96 $24.00 $23.65 $24.72$26.76 $24.74 $27.75 $27.46
LowLow19.83 21.50 18.67 18.6223.01 22.53 23.85 23.50
  
Cash dividend declared per shareCash dividend declared per share$0.22 $0.22 $0.22 $0.22$0.23 $0.23 $0.24 $0.24

2010Quarters1 2 3 4
Quarters
20111 2 3 4
Stock prices:Stock prices:  
HighHigh$20.09 $20.44 $20.48 $22.71$24.96 $24.00 $23.65 $24.72
LowLow14.50 16.84 16.70 18.5319.83 21.50 18.67 18.62
  
Cash dividend declared per shareCash dividend declared per share$0.21 $0.21 $0.21 $0.21$0.22 $0.22 $0.22 $0.22

The Bancorp will continue to review future common stock dividends based on profitability, financial resources and economic conditions.  The Bancorp (including the Bank prior to 1984) has recorded consecutive quarterly dividends for over 100 years.

The Bancorp’s primary source of funds for dividends paid to shareholders is the receipt of dividends from the Bank.  A discussion of the restrictions on the advance of funds or payment of dividends by the Bank to the Bancorp is included in Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

At February 24, 201226, 2013 there were 1,8831,833 holders of record of the Bancorp’s common stock.

See additional disclosures on Equity Compensation Plan Information in Part III, Item 12 “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.”

The Bancorp did not repurchase any shares during the fourth quarter of 2011.2012.




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Stock Performance Graph
Set forth below is a line graph comparing the cumulative total shareholder return on the Corporation'sCorporation’s common stock against the cumulative total return of the NASDAQ Bank Stocks index and the NASDAQ Stock Market (U.S.) for the five years ended December 31.  The historical information set forth below is not necessarily indicative of future performance.

The results presented assume that the value of the Corporation'sCorporation’s common stock and each index was $100.00 on December 31, 2006.2007.  The total return assumes reinvestment of dividends.

Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. – Total Return Performance



For the period ending December 31,2006
 2007
 2008
 2009
 2010
 2011
2007
 2008
 2009
 2010
 2011
 2012
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.
$100.00
 
$93.25
 
$75.69
 
$62.68
 
$91.87
 
$104.19

$100.00
 
$81.17
 
$67.21
 
$98.52
 
$111.73
 
$127.88
NASDAQ Bank Stocks
$100.00
 
$80.09
 
$62.84
 
$52.60
 
$60.04
 
$53.74

$100.00
 
$78.46
 
$65.67
 
$74.97
 
$67.10
 
$79.64
NASDAQ Stock Market (U.S.)
$100.00
 
$110.66
 
$66.42
 
$96.54
 
$114.06
 
$113.16

$100.00
 
$60.02
 
$87.24
 
$103.08
 
$102.26
 
$120.42




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ITEM 6.  Selected Financial Data.
The selected consolidated financial data set forth below does not purport to be complete and should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by, the more detailed information including the Consolidated Financial Statements and related Notes, and the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” appearing elsewhere in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.  Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year classification.
Selected Financial Data(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) 
At or for the years ended December 31,2011
 2010
 2009
 2008
 2007
2012
 2011
 2010
 2009
 2008
Financial Results:                  
Interest income
$121,346
 
$123,254
 
$129,630
 
$140,662
 
$136,434

$121,061
 
$121,346
 
$123,254
 
$129,630
 
$140,662
Interest expense36,391
 46,063
 63,738
 75,149
 76,490
30,365
 36,391
 46,063
 63,738
 75,149
Net interest income84,955
 77,191
 65,892
 65,513
 59,944
90,696
 84,955
 77,191
 65,892
 65,513
Provision for loan losses4,700
 6,000
 8,500
 4,800
 1,900
2,700
 4,700
 6,000
 8,500
 4,800
Net interest income after provision for loan losses80,255
 71,191
 57,392
 60,713
 58,044
87,996
 80,255
 71,191
 57,392
 60,713
Noninterest income:                  
Net realized gains on sales of securities698
 729
 314
 2,224
 455
1,223
 698
 729
 314
 2,224
Net other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities(191) (417) (3,137) (5,937) 
(221) (191) (417) (3,137) (5,937)
Other noninterest income52,257
 48,161
 45,476
 44,550
 45,294
64,212
 52,257
 48,161
 45,476
 44,550
Total noninterest income52,764
 48,473
 42,653
 40,837
 45,749
65,214
 52,764
 48,473
 42,653
 40,837
Noninterest expense90,373
 85,311
 77,603
 72,059
 69,146
102,338
 90,373
 85,311
 77,603
 72,059
Income before income taxes42,646
 34,353
 22,442
 29,491
 34,647
50,872
 42,646
 34,353
 22,442
 29,491
Income tax expense12,922
 10,302
 6,346
 7,319
 10,847
15,798
 12,922
 10,302
 6,346
 7,319
Net income
$29,724
 
$24,051
 
$16,096
 
$22,172
 
$23,800

$35,074
 
$29,724
 
$24,051
 
$16,096
 
$22,172
Per share information ($):                  
Earnings per share:                  
Basic1.82
 1.49
 1.01
 1.59
 1.78
2.13
 1.82
 1.49
 1.01
 1.59
Diluted1.82
 1.49
 1.00
 1.57
 1.75
2.13
 1.82
 1.49
 1.00
 1.57
Cash dividends declared (1)0.88
 0.84
 0.84
 0.83
 0.80
0.94
 0.88
 0.84
 0.84
 0.83
Book value17.27
 16.63
 15.89
 14.75
 13.97
18.05
 17.27
 16.63
 15.89
 14.75
Market value - closing stock price23.86
 21.88
 15.58
 19.75
 25.23
26.31
 23.86
 21.88
 15.58
 19.75
Performance Ratios (%):                  
Return on average assets1.02
 0.82
 0.55
 0.82
 0.99
1.16
 1.02
 0.82
 0.55
 0.82
Return on average shareholders’ equity10.61
 9.09
 6.56
 11.12
 13.48
11.97
 10.61
 9.09
 6.56
 11.12
Average equity to average total assets9.57
 9.08
 8.40
 7.35
 7.33
9.65
 9.57
 9.08
 8.40
 7.35
Dividend payout ratio (2)48.35
 56.38
 84.00
 52.87
 45.71
44.13
 48.35
 56.38
 84.00
 52.87
Asset Quality Ratios (%):                  
Total past due loans to total loans1.22
 1.27
 1.64
 0.96
 0.45
1.22
 1.22
 1.27
 1.64
 0.96
Nonperforming loans to total loans0.99
 0.93
 1.43
 0.42
 0.27
0.98
 0.99
 0.93
 1.43
 0.42
Nonperforming assets to total assets0.81
 0.79
 1.06
 0.30
 0.17
0.83
 0.81
 0.79
 1.06
 0.30
Allowance for loan losses to nonaccrual loans140.33
 154.42
 99.75
 305.07
 471.12
136.95
 140.33
 154.42
 99.75
 305.07
Allowance for loan losses to total loans1.39
 1.43
 1.43
 1.29
 1.29
1.35
 1.39
 1.43
 1.43
 1.29
Net charge-offs to average loans0.17
 0.24
 0.25
 0.08
 0.03
0.07
 0.17
 0.24
 0.25
 0.08
Capital Ratios (%):                  
Tier 1 leverage capital ratio8.70
 8.25
 7.82
 7.53
 6.09
9.30
 8.70
 8.25
 7.82
 7.53
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio11.61
 11.53
 11.14
 11.29
 9.10
12.01
 11.61
 11.53
 11.14
 11.29
Total risk-based capital ratio12.86
 12.79
 12.40
 12.54
 10.39
13.26
 12.86
 12.79
 12.40
 12.54
____________
(1)Represents historical per share dividends declared by the Bancorp.
(2)Represents the ratio of historical per share dividends declared by the Bancorp to diluted earnings per share.



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Selected Financial Data(Dollars in thousands) 
December 31,2011
 2010
 2009
 2008
 2007
Assets:         
Cash and cash equivalents
$87,020
 
$92,736
 
$57,260
 
$58,190
 
$41,112
Total securities593,392
 594,100
 691,484
 866,219
 751,778
FHLBB stock42,008
 42,008
 42,008
 42,008
 31,725
Loans:         
Commercial and other1,124,628
 1,027,065
 984,550
 880,313
 680,266
Residential real estate700,414
 645,020
 605,575
 642,052
 599,671
Consumer322,117
 323,553
 329,543
 316,789
 293,715
Total loans2,147,159
 1,995,638
 1,919,668
 1,839,154
 1,573,652
Less allowance for loan losses29,802
 28,583
 27,400
 23,725
 20,277
Net loans2,117,357
 1,967,055
 1,892,268
 1,815,429
 1,553,375
Investment in bank-owned life insurance53,783
 51,844
 44,957
 43,163
 41,363
Goodwill and other intangibles65,015
 65,966
 67,057
 68,266
 61,912
Other assets105,523
 95,816
 89,439
 72,191
 58,675
Total assets
$3,064,098
 
$2,909,525
 
$2,884,473
 
$2,965,466
 
$2,539,940
Liabilities:         
Deposits:         
Demand deposits
$339,809
 
$228,437
 
$194,046
 
$172,771
 
$175,542
NOW accounts257,031
 241,974
 202,367
 171,306
 164,944
Money market accounts406,777
 396,455
 403,333
 305,879
 321,600
Savings accounts243,904
 220,888
 191,580
 173,485
 176,278
Time deposits878,794
 948,576
 931,684
 967,427
 807,841
Total deposits2,126,315
 2,036,330
 1,923,010
 1,790,868
 1,646,205
FHLBB advances540,450
 498,722
 607,328
 829,626
 616,417
Junior subordinated debentures32,991
 32,991
 32,991
 32,991
 22,681
Other borrowings19,758
 23,359
 21,501
 26,743
 32,560
Other liabilities63,233
 49,259
 44,697
 50,127
 35,564
Shareholders' equity281,351
 268,864
 254,946
 235,111
 186,513
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$3,064,098
 
$2,909,525
 
$2,884,473
 
$2,965,466
 
$2,539,940
          
          
Asset Quality:         
Nonaccrual loans
$21,237
 
$18,510
 
$27,470
 
$7,777
 
$4,304
Nonaccrual investment securities887
 806
 1,065
 633
 
Property acquired through foreclosure or repossession2,647
 3,644
 1,974
 392
 
Total nonperforming assets
$24,771
 
$22,960
 
$30,509
 
$8,802
 
$4,304
          
          
Wealth Management Assets:         
Market value of assets under administration
$3,900,061
 
$3,967,207
 
$3,735,646
 
$3,097,729
 
$3,636,831



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Selected Quarterly Financial Data(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts) 
2011Q1
 Q2
 Q3
 Q4
 Year
Interest income
$29,892
 
$30,413
 
$30,534
 
$30,507
 
$121,346
Interest expense9,565
 9,349
 8,985
 8,492
 36,391
Net interest income20,327
 21,064
 21,549
 22,015
 84,955
Provision for loan losses1,500
 1,200
 1,000
 1,000
 4,700
Net interest income after provision for loan losses18,827
 19,864
 20,549
 21,015
 80,255
Noninterest income:         
Net realized gains on sales of securities(29) 226
 
 501
 698
Net other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities(33) 
 (158) 
 (191)
Other noninterest income11,759
 13,059
 13,114
 14,325
 52,257
Total noninterest income11,697
 13,285
 12,956
 14,826
 52,764
Noninterest expense20,740
 22,264
 22,595
 24,774
 90,373
Income before income taxes9,784
 10,885
 10,910
 11,067
 42,646
Income tax expense2,984
 3,320
 3,328
 3,290
 12,922
Net income
$6,800
 
$7,565
 
$7,582
 
$7,777
 
$29,724
          
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic16,197.2
 16,251.6
 16,277.8
 16,288.1
 16,254.0
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted16,229.8
 16,284.3
 16,293.7
 16,326.5
 16,283.9
Per share information:Basic earnings per common share
$0.42
 
$0.46
 
$0.46
 
$0.48
 
$1.82
 Diluted earnings per common share
$0.42
 
$0.46
 
$0.46
 
$0.47
 
$1.82
 Cash dividends declared per share
$0.22
 
$0.22
 
$0.22
 
$0.22
 
$0.88


Selected Quarterly Financial Data(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts) 
2010Q1
 Q2
 Q3
 Q4
 Year
Interest income
$30,864
 
$30,854
 
$31,152
 
$30,384
 
$123,254
Interest expense12,860
 12,021
 11,051
 10,131
 46,063
Net interest income18,004
 18,833
 20,101
 20,253
 77,191
Provision for loan losses1,500
 1,500
 1,500
 1,500
 6,000
Net interest income after provision for loan losses16,504
 17,333
 18,601
 18,753
 71,191
Noninterest income:         
Net realized gains on sales of securities
 
 737
 (8) 729
Net other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities(63) (354) 
 
 (417)
Other noninterest income10,530
 11,513
 12,702
 13,416
 48,161
Total noninterest income10,467
 11,159
 13,439
 13,408
 48,473
Noninterest expense19,677
 20,983
 22,855
 21,796
 85,311
Income before income taxes7,294
 7,509
 9,185
 10,365
 34,353
Income tax expense2,122
 2,211
 2,815
 3,154
 10,302
Net income
$5,172
 
$5,298
 
$6,370
 
$7,211
 
$24,051
 

 

 

 

 

Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic16,057.7
 16,104.6
 16,131.4
 16,160.6
 16,113.9
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted16,063.9
 16,111.3
 16,136.3
 16,182.7
 16,122.5
Per share information:Basic earnings per common share
$0.32
 
$0.33
 
$0.39
 
$0.44
 
$1.49
 Diluted earnings per common share
$0.32
 
$0.33
 
$0.39
 
$0.44
 
$1.49
 Cash dividends declared per share
$0.21
 
$0.21
 
$0.21
 
$0.21
 
$0.84

Selected Financial Data(Dollars in thousands) 
December 31,2012
 2011
 2010
 2009
 2008
Assets:         
Cash and cash equivalents
$73,474
 
$87,020
 
$92,736
 
$57,260
 
$58,190
Total securities415,879
 593,392
 594,100
 691,484
 866,219
FHLBB stock40,418
 42,008
 42,008
 42,008
 42,008
Loans:     
  
  
Commercial and other1,252,419
 1,124,628
 1,027,065
 984,550
 880,313
Residential real estate717,681
 700,414
 645,020
 605,575
 642,052
Consumer323,903
 322,117
 323,553
 329,543
 316,789
Total loans2,294,003
 2,147,159
 1,995,638
 1,919,668
 1,839,154
Less allowance for loan losses30,873
 29,802
 28,583
 27,400
 23,725
Net loans2,263,130
 2,117,357
 1,967,055
 1,892,268
 1,815,429
Investment in bank-owned life insurance54,823
 53,783
 51,844
 44,957
 43,163
Goodwill and other intangibles64,287
 65,015
 65,966
 67,057
 68,266
Other assets159,873
 105,523
 95,816
 89,439
 72,191
Total assets
$3,071,884
 
$3,064,098
 
$2,909,525
 
$2,884,473
 
$2,965,466
Liabilities:         
Deposits:         
Demand deposits
$379,889
 
$339,809
 
$228,437
 
$194,046
 
$172,771
NOW accounts291,174
 257,031
 241,974
 202,367
 171,306
Money market accounts496,402
 406,777
 396,455
 403,333
 305,879
Savings accounts274,934
 243,904
 220,888
 191,580
 173,485
Time deposits870,232
 878,794
 948,576
 931,684
 967,427
Total deposits2,312,631
 2,126,315
 2,036,330
 1,923,010
 1,790,868
FHLBB advances361,172
 540,450
 498,722
 607,328
 829,626
Junior subordinated debentures32,991
 32,991
 32,991
 32,991
 32,991
Other borrowings1,212
 19,758
 23,359
 21,501
 26,743
Other liabilities68,226
 63,233
 49,259
 44,697
 50,127
Shareholders’ equity295,652
 281,351
 268,864
 254,946
 235,111
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$3,071,884
 
$3,064,098
 
$2,909,525
 
$2,884,473
 
$2,965,466
          
          
Asset Quality:         
Nonaccrual loans
$22,543
 
$21,237
 
$18,510
 
$27,470
 
$7,777
Nonaccrual investment securities843
 887
 806
 1,065
 633
Property acquired through foreclosure or repossession2,047
 2,647
 3,644
 1,974
 392
Total nonperforming assets
$25,433
 
$24,771
 
$22,960
 
$30,509
 
$8,802
          
          
Wealth Management Assets:         
Market value of assets under administration
$4,199,640
 
$3,900,061
 
$3,967,207
 
$3,735,646
 
$3,097,729



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Selected Quarterly Financial Data(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts) 
2012Q1
 Q2
 Q3
 Q4
 Year
Interest income
$30,530
 
$30,190
 
$30,251
 
$30,090
 
$121,061
Interest expense8,145
 7,779
 7,515
 6,926
 30,365
Net interest income22,385
 22,411
 22,736
 23,164
 90,696
Provision for loan losses900
 600
 600
 600
 2,700
Net interest income after provision for loan losses21,485
 21,811
 22,136
 22,564
 87,996
Noninterest income:         
Net realized gains on sales of securities
 299
 
 924
 1,223
Net other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities(209) 
 
 (12) (221)
Other noninterest income14,441
 15,875
 16,921
 16,975
 64,212
Total noninterest income14,232
 16,174
 16,921
 17,887
 65,214
Noninterest expense23,399
 25,228
 26,290
 27,421
 102,338
Income before income taxes12,318
 12,757
 12,767
 13,030
 50,872
Income tax expense3,880
 4,044
 3,867
 4,007
 15,798
Net income
$8,438
 
$8,713
 
$8,900
 
$9,023
 
$35,074
          
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic16,330
 16,358
 16,366
 16,376
 16,358
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted16,370
 16,392
 16,414
 16,425
 16,401
Per share information:Basic earnings per common share
$0.51
 
$0.53
 
$0.54
 
$0.55
 
$2.13
 Diluted earnings per common share
$0.51
 
$0.53
 
$0.54
 
$0.55
 
$2.13
 Cash dividends declared per share
$0.23
 
$0.23
 
$0.24
 
$0.24
 
$0.94

Selected Quarterly Financial Data(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts) 
2011Q1
 Q2
 Q3
 Q4
 Year
Interest income
$29,892
 
$30,413
 
$30,534
 
$30,507
 
$121,346
Interest expense9,565
 9,349
 8,985
 8,492
 36,391
Net interest income20,327
 21,064
 21,549
 22,015
 84,955
Provision for loan losses1,500
 1,200
 1,000
 1,000
 4,700
Net interest income after provision for loan losses18,827
 19,864
 20,549
 21,015
 80,255
Noninterest income:         
Net realized gains on sales of securities(29) 226
 
 501
 698
Net other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities(33) 
 (158) 
 (191)
Other noninterest income11,759
 13,059
 13,114
 14,325
 52,257
Total noninterest income11,697
 13,285
 12,956
 14,826
 52,764
Noninterest expense20,740
 22,264
 22,595
 24,774
 90,373
Income before income taxes9,784
 10,885
 10,910
 11,067
 42,646
Income tax expense2,984
 3,320
 3,328
 3,290
 12,922
Net income
$6,800
 
$7,565
 
$7,582
 
$7,777
 
$29,724
          
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic16,197.2
 16,251.6
 16,277.8
 16,288.1
 16,254
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted16,229.8
 16,284.3
 16,293.7
 16,326.5
 16,283.9
Per share information:Basic earnings per common share
$0.42
 
$0.46
 
$0.46
 
$0.48
 
$1.82
 Diluted earnings per common share
$0.42
 
$0.46
 
$0.46
 
$0.47
 
$1.82
 Cash dividends declared per share
$0.22
 
$0.22
 
$0.22
 
$0.22
 
$0.88



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ITEM 7.  Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.
The following analysis is intended to provide the reader with a further understanding of the consolidated financial condition and results of operations of the Corporation for the periods shown.  For a full understanding of this analysis, it should be read in conjunction with other sections of this Annual Report on Form 10-K, including Part I, “Item 1. Business”, Part II, “Item 6. Selected Financial Data” and Part II, “Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”  Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to current year classification.

Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains statements that are “forward-looking statements.”  We may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in other documents we file with the SEC, in our annual reports to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials, and in oral statements made by our officers, directors or employees.  You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of the words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “assume,” “outlook,” “will,” “should,” and other expressions that predict or indicate future events and trends and which do not relate to historical matters.  You should not rely on forward-looking statements, because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond the control of the Corporation.  These risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Corporation to be materially different from the anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

Some of the factors that might cause these differences include the following: changescontinued weakness in general national, regional or international economic conditions or conditions affecting the banking or financial services industries or financial capital markets, volatility and disruption in national and international financial markets, government intervention in the U.S. financial system, reductions in net interest income resulting from interest rate volatility as well as changes in the balance and mix of loans and deposits, reductions in the market value of wealth management assets under administration, changes in the value of securities and other assets, reductions in loan demand, changes in loan collectibility, default and charge-off rates, changes in the size and nature of the Corporation’s competition, changes in legislation or regulation and accounting principles, policies and guidelines, such as the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, and changes in the assumptions used in making such forward-looking statements.  In addition, the factors described under “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K may result in these differences.  You should carefully review all of these factors, and you should be aware that there may be other factors that could cause these differences.  These forward-looking statements were based on information, plans and estimates at the date of this report, and we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, new information, future events or other changes.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates
Accounting policies involving significant judgments, estimates and assumptions by management, which have, or could have, a material impact on the carrying value of certain assets and impact income are considered critical accounting policies.  The Corporation considers the following to be its critical accounting policies: allowance for loan losses, review of goodwill and intangible assets for impairment and valuation of investment securities for impairment.

Allowance for Loan Losses
Determining an appropriate level of allowance for loan losses necessarily involves a high degree of judgment.  The Corporation uses a methodology to systematically measure the amount of estimated loan loss exposure inherent in the loan portfolio for purposes of establishing a sufficient allowance for loan losses.  The methodology includes three elements:

(1)Loss allocations are identified for individual loans deemed to be impaired in accordance with GAAP.  Impaired loans are loans for which it is probable that the Bank will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreements and all loans restructured in a troubled debt restructuring.  Impaired loans do not include large groups of smaller-balance homogeneous loans that are collectively evaluated for impairment, which consist of most residential mortgage loans and consumer loans.  Impairment is measured on a discounted cash flow method based upon the loan’s contractual effective interest rate, or at the loan’s observable market price, or if the loan is collateral dependent, at the fair value of the collateral less costs to sell.  For collateral dependent loans, management may adjust appraised values to reflect estimated market value declines or apply other discounts to appraised values for unobservable factors resulting from its knowledge of circumstances associated with the property.




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(2)Loss allocation factors are used for non-impaired loans based on credit grade, loss experience, delinquency factors and other similar economiccredit quality indicators.

Individual commercial loans and commercial mortgage loans not deemed to be impaired are evaluated using an internal rating system and the application of loss allocation factors.  The loan rating system is described under the caption “Credit Quality Indicators” in Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.  The loan rating system and the related loss allocation factors take into consideration parameters including the borrower’s financial condition, the borrower’s performance with respect to loan terms, and the adequacy of collateral.  We periodically reassess and revise the loss allocation factors used in the assignment of loss exposure to appropriately reflect our analysis of migrational loss experience.  We analyze historical loss experience over periods deemed to be relevant to the inherent risk of loss in the commercial loans and commercial mortgage loan portfolios as of the balance sheet date.  We adjust loss allocations for various factors including trends in real estate values, trends in rental rates on commercial real estate, consideration of general economic conditions, and our assessments of credit risk associated with certain industries and an ongoing trend toward larger credit relationships.

Portfolios of more homogeneous populations of loans, including the various categories of residential mortgages and consumer loans are analyzed as groups taking into account delinquency ratios and other indicators and our historical loss experience for each type of credit product.  We analyze historical loss experience over periods deemed to be relevant to the inherent risk of loss in residential mortgage and consumer loan portfolios as of the balance sheet date.  We periodically update these analyses and adjust the loss allocations for various factors that we believe are not adequately presented in historical loss experience including trends in real estate values, changes in unemployment levels and increases in delinquency levels.  These factors are also evaluated taking into account the geographic location of the underlying loans.

(3)An additional unallocated allowance is maintained based on a judgmental process whereby management considersto allow for measurement imprecision attributable to uncertainty in the economic environment and ever changing conditions and to reflect management’s consideration of qualitative and quantitative assessments of other environmental factors, including, but not limited to, portfolio composition; regional concentration; trends in and severity of credit quality metrics; economic trends and business conditions; conditions that may affect the collateral position such as environmental matters, tax liens, and regulatory changes affecting the foreclosure process; andprocess, as well as conditions that may affect the ability of borrowers to meet debt service requirements.

Because the methodology is based upon historical loss experience and trends, current economic data as well as management'smanagement’s judgment, factors may arise that result in different estimations.  Significant factors that could give rise to changes in these estimates may include, but are not limited to, changes in economic conditions in our market area, concentration of risk, and declines in local property values.  Adversely different conditions or assumptions could lead to increases in the allowance.  In addition, various regulatory agencies periodically review the allowance for loans losses.  Such agencies may require additions to the allowance based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examination.  Adversely different conditions or assumptions could lead to increases in the allowance.  As of December 31, 20112012, management believes that the allowance is adequate and consistent with asset quality and delinquency indicators.

The Corporation’s Audit Committee of the Board of Directors is responsible for oversight of the loan review process.  This process includes review of the Bank’s procedures for determining the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, administration of its internal credit rating systems and the reporting and monitoring of credit granting standards.

Review of Goodwill and Identifiable Intangible Assets for Impairment
Goodwill is recorded as part of the Corporation’s acquisitions of businesses where the purchase price exceeds the fair market value of the net tangible and identifiable intangible assets.  Goodwill is not amortized, but rather is subject to ongoing periodic impairment tests at least annually or more frequently upon the occurrence of significant adverse events.  See Part I, Item 1A, “Risk Factors” for additional information.  Goodwill was reviewed in 20112012 by performing a discounted cash flow analysis (“income approach”) and by estimates of selected market information (“market approach”) for both the commercial banking and the wealth management segments of the Corporation.  The values determined using the income approach and the market approach were weighted equally for each segment.  The results of the 20112012 review indicated that the fair value significantly exceeded the carrying value for both segments.



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required to be recorded at their fair value.  Intangible assets acquired are primarily comprised of wealth management advisory contracts.  The value of this intangible asset was estimated using valuation techniques, based on discounted cash flow analysis.  This intangible asset is being amortized over the period the asset is expected to contribute to the cash flows of the Corporation, which reflect the expected pattern of benefit.  This intangible asset is subject to an impairment test in accordance with GAAP.  The carrying value of the wealth management advisory contracts is reviewed for impairment on an annual basis, or sooner, whenever events or changes in circumstances indicate that their carrying amount may not be fully recoverable.  Wealth management assets under administration are analyzed to determine if there has been a reduction since acquisition that could indicate possible impairment of the advisory contracts.  Impairment would be recognized if the carrying value exceeded the sum of the undiscounted expected future cash flows from the intangible assets.  Impairment would result in a write-down to the estimated fair value based on the anticipated discounted future cash flows.  The remaining useful life of an intangible asset that is being amortized is also evaluated each reporting period to determine whether events and circumstances warrant a revision to the remaining period of amortization.

The Corporation makes certain estimates and assumptions that affect the determination of the expected future cash flows from the advisory contracts.  These estimates and assumptions include account attrition, market appreciation for wealth management assets under administration and anticipated fee rates, projected costs and other factors.  Significant changes in these estimates and assumptions could cause a different valuation for the intangible assets.  Changes in the original assumptions could change the amount of the intangible recognized and the resulting amortization.  Subsequent changes in assumptions could result in recognition of impairment of the intangible assets.

These assumptions used in the impairment tests of goodwill and intangible assets are susceptible to change based on changes in economic conditions and other factors.  Significant assumptions used to test goodwill for impairment include estimated discount rates and the timing and amount of projected cash flows.  Any change in the estimates which the Corporation uses to determine the carrying value of the Corporation’s goodwill and identifiable intangible assets, or which otherwise adversely affects their value or estimated lives could adversely affect the Corporation’s results of operations. See Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

Valuation of Investment Securities for Impairment
Securities that the Corporation has the ability and intent to hold until maturity are classified as held-to-maturity and are accounted for using historical cost, adjusted for amortization of premium and accretion of discount. Securities available for sale are carried at fair value, with any unrealized gains and losses, net of taxes, reported as accumulated other comprehensive income or loss in shareholders’ equity.  The fair values of securities are based on either quoted market prices, third party pricing services or third party valuation specialists. When the fair value of an investment security is less than its amortized cost basis, the Corporation assesses whether the decline in value is other-than-temporary.  The Corporation considers whether evidence indicating the cost of the investment is recoverable outweighs evidence to the contrary.  Evidence considered in this assessment includes the reasons for impairment, the severity and duration of the impairment, changes in the value subsequent to the reporting date, forecasted performance of the issuer, changes in the dividend or interest payment practices of the issuer, changes in the credit rating of the issuer or the specific security, and the general market condition in the geographic area or industry the issuer operates in.

Future adverse changes in market conditions, continued poor operating results of the issuer, projected adverse changes in cash flows which might impact the collection of all principal and interest related to the security, or other factors could result in further losses that may not be reflected in an investment’s current carrying value, possibly requiring an additional impairment charge in the future.

Debt Securities:
In determining whether an other-than-temporary impairment has occurred for debt securities, the Corporation compares the present value of cash flows expected to be collected from the security with the amortized cost of the security.  If the present value of expected cash flows is less than the amortized cost of the security, then the entire amortized cost of the security will not be recovered; that is, a credit loss exists, and an other-than-temporary impairment shall be considered to have occurred.

With respect to holdings of collateralized debt obligations representing pooled trust preferred debt securities, estimates of cash flows are evaluated upon consideration of information including, but not limited to, past events, current conditions, and reasonable and supporting forecasts for the respective holding.  Such information generally includes the remaining



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payment terms of the security, prepayment speeds, the financial condition of the issuer(s), expected defaults, and the value of any underlying collateral.  The estimated cash flows shall be discounted at a rate equal to the current yield used to accrete the beneficial interest.

When an other-than-temporary impairment has occurred, the amount of the other-than-temporary impairment recognized in earnings for a debt security depends on whether the Corporation intends to sell the security or more likely than not will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost less any current period credit loss.  If the Corporation intends to sell the security or more likely than not will be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost, the other-than-temporary impairment shall be recognized in earnings equal to the entire difference between the amortized cost and fair value of the security.  If the Corporation does not intend to sell or more likely than not will not be required to sell the security before recovery of its amortized cost, the amount of the other-than-temporary impairment related to credit loss shall be recognized in earnings and the noncredit-related portion of the other-than-temporary impairment shall be recognized in other comprehensive income.

Equity Securities:
In determining whether an other-than-temporary impairment has occurred for common equity securities, the Corporation also considers whether it has the ability and intent to hold the investment until a market price recovery in the foreseeable future.  Management evaluates the near-term prospects of the issuers in relation to the severity and duration of the impairment.  If necessary, the investment is written down to its current fair value through a charge to earnings at the time the impairment is deemed to have occurred.

With respect to perpetual preferred stocks, the Corporation’s assessment of other-than-temporary impairment is made using an impairment model (including an anticipated recovery period) similar to a debt security, provided there has been no evidence of a deterioration in credit of the issuer.

Overview
Washington Trust offers a comprehensive product line of financial services to individuals and businesses including commercial, residential and consumer lending, retail and commercial deposit products, and wealth management services through its offices in Rhode Island, eastern Massachusetts and Connecticut, ATMs,Connecticut; ATMs; and its Internet website (www.washtrust.com).

Our largest source of operating income is net interest income, the difference between interest earned on loans and securities and interest paid on deposits and other borrowings.  In addition, we generate noninterest income from a number of sources including wealth management services, deposit services, merchant credit card processing, bank-owned life insurance, loan sales and commissions on loans originated for others, merchant credit card processing, deposit services, bank-owned life insurance (“BOLI”) and sales of investment securities.  Our principal noninterest expenses include salaries and employee benefits, occupancy and facility-related costs, merchant processing costs, FDIC deposit insurance costs, technology and other administrative expenses.

Our financial results are affected by interest rate volatility, changes in economic and market conditions, competitive conditions within our market area and changes in legislation, regulation and/or accounting principles.  While the regional economic climate has been improving in recent quarters, uncertainty surrounding future economic growth, consumer confidence, credit availability and corporate earnings remains.  Management believes that overall credit quality continues to be affected by weaknesses in national and regional economic conditions, including high unemployment levels.levels, particularly in Rhode Island.

During 2011,2012, Washington Trust expanded with the opening of twoits fourth mortgage lending officesoffice and a new full-service branch. We believe that the Corporation'sCorporation’s financial strength and stability, capital resources and reputation as the largest independent bank headquartered in Rhode Island, were key factors in the continued expansion of our retail and mortgage banking businesses and in delivering solid results in 2011.2012. Going forward, we will leverage our strong, statewide brand to build market share in Rhode Island whenever possible and bring select business lines to new markets with high-growth potential while remaining steadfast in our commitment to provide superior service. We opened a mortgage lending office in Warwick, Rhode Island in February 2012 and plan to open a full-service branch in Cranston, Rhode Island later in 2012.

Opportunities and Risks
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marketplace and views this as a key business risk.  A substantial portion of the banking industry market share in this region is held by much larger financial institutions with greater resources and larger delivery systems than the Bank.  Market competition also includes the expanded commercial banking presence of credit unions and savings banks.  While these competitive forces will continue to present risk, we have been successful in growing our commercial banking base and wealth management business. Management believes that the breadth of our product line, our size and the continued flight of depositors and borrowers to community banks provide opportunities to compete effectively in our marketplace.

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Credit risk is the risk of loss due to the inability of borrower customers to repay loans or lines of credit.  Credit risk on loans is reviewed below under the heading “Asset Quality.”  Credit risk also exists with respect to debt instrument investment securities, which is reviewed below under the heading “Investment Securities.”

Interest rate risk exists because the repricing frequency and magnitude of interest earning assets and interest bearing liabilities are not identical.  This risk is reviewed in more detail below under the heading “Asset/Liability Management and Interest Rate Risk.”

Wealth management service revenues, which represented approximately 21%19% of total revenues in 2011,2012, are substantially dependent on the market value of wealth management assets under administration.  These values may be negatively affected by changes in economic conditions and volatility in the financial markets.

Operational risk is the risk of loss resulting from data processing system failures and errors, inadequate or failed internal processes, customer or employee fraud and catastrophic failures resulting from terrorist acts or natural disasters.  Operational risk is discussed above under Item 1A. “Risk Factors.”

For additional factors that could adversely impact Washington Trust’s future results of operations and financial condition, see the section labeled “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Composition of Earnings
Comparison of 2012 with 2011
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2012, amounted to $35.1 million, or $2.13 per diluted share, up from $29.7 million, or $1.82 per diluted share, reported for 2011. On a diluted earnings per share basis, 2012 earnings were up by 17% over 2011. The returns on average equity and average assets for 2012 were 11.97% and 1.16%, respectively, compared to 10.61% and 1.02%, respectively, for 2011.

The increase in profitability over 2011 primarily reflected strong mortgage banking results (net gains on loan sales and commissions on loans originated for others), higher net interest income, a lower provision for loan losses and higher wealth management revenues, offset, in part, by increases in salaries and employee benefit costs and income taxes. Also included in 2012 and 2011 results were the following items:
Balance sheet management transactions were conducted in 2012 and 2011 and were comprised of sales of mortgage-backed securities, prepayment of Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (“FHLBB”) advances and modifications of terms of FHLBB advances.
During 2012, $39.1 million in mortgage-backed securities were sold and $86.2 million in FHLBB advances were prepaid, resulting in $1.1 million of net realized gains on securities and $3.9 million in debt prepayment penalty expense being recognized. Also in 2012, the terms of $113.0 million in FHLBB advances were modified, extending these advances into longer terms with a lower average rate.
During 2011, $9.7 million in mortgage-backed securities were sold and $9.0 million in FHLBB advances were prepaid, resulting in $368 thousand of net realized gains on securities and $694 thousand in debt prepayment penalty expense being recognized. Also in 2011, the terms of $153.8 million in FHLBB advances were modified extending these advances into longer terms with a lower average rate.
2012 BOLI income included a non-taxable gain of $528 thousand recognized in the third quarter of 2012, due to the receipt of life insurance proceeds.
Charitable contribution expense, included in other expense, for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011 totaled $400 thousand and $990 thousand, respectively.

Net interest income for 2012 increased by $5.7 million, or 7%, over 2011, largely reflecting the benefit of lower funding costs as well as growth in average loan balances. The net interest margin (fully taxable equivalent net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earnings assets) was 3.29% for 2012, up from 3.20% reported for 2011.

The loan loss provision charged to earnings for 2012 amounted to $2.7 million, a reduction of $2.0 million from 2011. In 2012, net charge-offs totaled $1.6 million, or 0.07% of total average loans, compared to $3.5 million, or 0.17% of


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average total loans, in 2011. Management believes that the level of the provision for loan losses has been consistent with the trend in asset quality and credit quality indicators.

Noninterest income for 2012 increased by $12.5 million, or 24%, over 2011, primarily reflecting increases in mortgage banking and wealth management revenues.

Revenue from wealth management services is our largest source of noninterest income. For the year ended December 31, 2012, wealth management revenues totaled $29.6 million, up by $1.3 million, or 5%, over 2011.  Wealth management revenues are largely dependent on the value of assets under administration. Included in the $1.3 million increase was a $715 thousand, or 3% increase in asset-based fees. The average balance of wealth management assets for the year 2012 was 2% higher than the average balance for 2011. This revenue source also includes fees that are not primarily derived from the value of assets, such as financial planning fees, commissions and other service fees.

Mortgage banking revenues, which are dependent on mortgage origination volume and are sensitive to interest rates and the condition of the housing markets, amounted to $14.1 million in 2012, up by $9.0 million from 2011. To a certain extent, the mortgage origination volume during 2012 reflected strong refinancing activity in response to sustained low market rates of interest. The increase over 2011 also reflected continued origination volume growth in our residential mortgage lending offices.

Noninterest expenses for 2012 increased by $12.0 million, or 13%, over the 2011 period, primarily due to increases in salaries and employee benefit costs and the debt prepayment penalties associated with the balance sheet management transactions discussed above. The increase in salaries and employee benefit costs over 2011 reflected higher staffing levels to support growth and higher levels of business development based compensation primarily in mortgage banking, as well as higher defined benefit plan costs primarily due to a lower discount rate in 2012 compared to 2011.

Income tax expense amounted to $15.8 million for 2012, up by $2.9 million from 2011.  The effective tax rate for 2012 was 31.1%, compared to 30.3% for 2011. The increase in the effective tax rate from 2011 reflected a higher portion of taxable income to pretax book income in 2012.

Comparison of 2011 with 2010
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2011 amounted to $29.7$29.7 million, or $1.82$1.82 per diluted share, compared to $24.1$24.1 million, or $1.49$1.49 per diluted share, reported for 2010.  On a diluted earnings per share basis, 2011 earnings were up by 22% over 2010. The returns on average equity and average assets for 2011 were 10.61% and 1.02%, respectively, compared to 9.09% and 0.82%, respectively, for 2010.2010.

Contributing to the growth in 2011 earnings were increased net interest income, higher wealth management revenues, stronghigher mortgage banking results and a lower loan loss provision, offset, in part, by increases in noninterest expenses and income tax expense. Also included in 2011 and 2010 results was a gain on sale of bank property of $203 thousand ($141 thousand after tax; 1 cent per diluted share) recognizedwere certain balance sheet management transactions:
The 2011 transactions are detailed above in the second quartercomparison of 2012 with 2011. Balance sheet management transactions consisting of sales of
During 2010, $63.3 million in mortgage-backed securities were sold and subsequent prepayment of$65.5 million in FHLBB advances were conductedprepaid, resulting in $800 thousand of net realized gains on securities and $752 thousand in debt prepayment penalty expense being recognized. Also in 2010, the second and fourth quartersterms of 2011 and the third quarter of 2010. See the discussion under the caption “Noninterest Expense” below.$151.0 million in FHLBB advances were modified extending these advances into longer terms with a lower average rate.

Net interest income increased by $7.8 million, or 10%, over 2010 reflecting improvement in the net interest margin (fully taxable equivalent net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets). The net interest margin was 3.20% for 2011, an increase of 27 basis points from 2010.2010. This result was driven largely by a continued reduction in funding costs, as indicated by a 37 basis point decline in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities from 2010.2010.

The loan loss provision charged to earnings for 2011 amounted to $4.7$4.7 million, a decrease of $1.3 million compared to 2010. In 2011, net charge-offs amounted to $3.5 million, or 0.17% of average total loans, down from $4.8 million, or 0.24% of average total loans, in 2010. Management believes that the level of the provision for loan losses has been consistent with the trend in asset quality and credit quality indicators.2010.




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Revenue from wealth management services our largest source of noninterest income, increased by $1.9 million, or 7%, over 2010. Wealth management revenues are largely dependent on the value of the assets under administration.2010. For the year 2011, the average balance of wealth management assets under administration was 7% higher than 2010, which contributed to the increase in revenues.

Mortgage banking revenues (net gains on loan sales and commissions on loans originated for others) totaled $5.1$5.1 million in 2011, up by $1.0 million, or 25%, from 2010, reflecting strongincreased mortgage refinancing and sales activity fueled by the low interest rate environment and the recent expansion of our mortgage banking business.

Total noninterest expenses for 2011 increased by $5.1 million, or 6%, over 2010, largely due to increases in salaries and employee benefits costs, offset, in part, by a decline in FDIC deposit insurance costs. IncludedAlso included in noninterest expenses in 2011 and 2010 were debt prepayment penalties of $694 thousand and $752 thousand, respectively. See additional discussion regardingassociated with the balance sheet management transactions under the caption “Noninterest Expense” below.discussed above.

Income tax expense amounted to $12.9$12.9 million for 2011, up by $2.6 million from 2010.2010. The effective tax rate for 2011 was 30.3%, compared to 30.0% for 2010.

Comparison of 2010 with 2009
Net income for the year ended December 31, 2010 amounted to $24.1 million, or $1.49 per diluted share, up by 49% from the $16.1 million, or $1.00 per diluted share, reported for 2009.  The returns on average equity and average assets for 2010 were 9.09% and 0.82%, respectively, compared to 6.56% and 0.55%, respectively, for 2009.

The increase in profitability in 2010 was mainly attributable to higher net interest income, improvement in wealth management revenues, a lower loan loss provision, lower levels of credit-related impairment losses on investments securities and the charge incurred in 2009 for a special FDIC assessment levied on all banks, which were partially offset by increases in noninterest expenses and income tax expense.

Net interest income increased by $11.3 million, or 17%, in 2010, which reflected improvement in the net interest margin (fully taxable equivalent net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets.) The net interest margin increased by 45 basis points in 2010, due in large part to lower funding costs.  The cost of interest-bearing liabilities for 2010 declined by 68 basis points from 2009.

The loan loss provision charged to earnings in 2010 was $6.0 million, down from $8.5 million from 2009.  In 2010, net charge-offs totaled $4.8 million, or 0.24% of average total loans, compared to $4.8 million, or 0.25% of average total loans, in 2009.  Management believes that the change in the provision for loan losses has been consistent with the trend in asset quality and delinquency indicators.  2009 was a period of worsening asset quality, as indicated by increases in delinquencies and nonaccrual loans.  In 2010, the pace of loans becoming delinquent or classified as nonaccrual slowed somewhat and total delinquencies and nonaccrual loans declined.

Revenue from wealth management services, our primary source of noninterest income, increased by $2.6 million, or 11%, from 2009.  The increase in this revenue source reflected higher valuations in the financial markets in 2010, compared to 2009.  Wealth management assets under administration totaled $4.1 billion at December 31, 2010, up by $353 million, or 9%, from December 31, 2009.

Due to strong residential mortgage refinancing and sales activity in response to a low mortgage interest rate environment, net gains on loan sales and commissions on loans originated for others amounted to $4.1 million and $4.4 million, respectively, in 2010 and 2009.

Credit-related impairment losses charged to earnings for investment securities deemed to be other-than-temporarily impaired amounted to $417 thousand in 2010, compared to $3.1 million in 2009.  Also included in noninterest income in the years ended December 31, 2010 and 2009, were net realized gains on sales of securities of $729 thousand and $314 thousand, respectively.

Noninterest expenses were up by $7.7 million, or 10%, from 2009.  Included in 2010 noninterest expenses were $752 thousand in debt prepayment penalty charges associated with the third quarter 2010 balance sheet deleveraging



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transaction.  There were no debt prepayment penalty charges recognized in 2009.  Included in 2009 noninterest expenses was a second quarter special FDIC assessment of $1.35 million ($869 thousand, after tax, or 5 cents per diluted share).  Excluding the 2010 debt prepayment penalties and the 2009 special FDIC assessment, year-to-date noninterest expenses increased by $8.3 million, or 11%, due largely to increases in salaries and employee benefit costs as well as credit, collection and foreclosed property costs.

Income tax expense amounted to $10.3 million in 2010, an increase of $4.0 million from 2009.  The effective tax rate for 2010 was 30.0%, compared to 28.3% in 2009.

Results of Operations
Segment Reporting
Washington Trust manages its operations through two business segments, Commercial Banking and Wealth Management Services.  Activity not related to the segments, such as the investment securities portfolio activity, wholesale funding activities, income from BOLI, and administrative unitsexpenses not allocated to the business lines are considered Corporate.  The Corporate unit’s net interest income has increased each year from 2010 to 2012 due to funding costs declining more than asset yields.  Net realized gains on securities and debt prepayment penalties associated with balance sheet management transactions are included in Corporate. The Corporate unit also includes the residual impact of methodology allocations such as funds transfer pricing offsets. Methodologies used to allocate income and expenses to business lines are periodically reviewed and revised. The Corporate unit's net interest income increased in 2011 as funding costs declined more than asset yields, reflecting the asset sensitive position of Washington Trust's balance sheet. See Note 17 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional disclosure related to business segments.

Comparison of 20112012 with 20102011
The Commercial Banking segment reported net income of $23.4$28.5 million in 2012, an increase of $5.3 million, or 23%, from 2011. Commercial Banking net interest income for 2012 increased by $3.5 million, or 5%, from 2011, reflecting the benefit of lower funding costs, as well as growth in average loan balances.  The 2012 provision for loan losses was totaled $2.7 million, down by $2.0 million from 2011 based on trends in asset quality and credit quality indicators, as well as the absolute level of loan loss allocation. Noninterest income derived from the Commercial Banking segment totaled $31.7 million for 2012, up by $9.9 million, or 46%, from 2011, primarily due to higher mortgage banking revenues. Commercial Banking noninterest expenses for 2012, increased by $7.3 million, or 13%, over 2011, reflecting increased salaries and employee benefit expenses largely due to higher levels of business development based compensation primarily in mortgage banking and higher staffing levels to support growth.

The Wealth Management Services segment reported 2012 net income of $5.5 million, an increase of $528 thousand, or 11%, from 2011.  Noninterest income derived from the Wealth Management Services segment was $29.6 million in 2012, up by $1.3 million, or 5%, compared to 2011.  This includes an increase of $620 thousand, or 42%, in financial planning, commissions and other service fees (fees that are not primarily derived from the value of assets). Asset-based wealth management revenues totaled $27.5 million for 2012, up by $715 thousand, or 3%, over 2011. The average balance of wealth management assets for the year 2012 was 2% higher than the average balance for 2011. Noninterest expenses for the Wealth Management Services segment totaled $20.9 million for 2012, up by $485 thousand, or 2%, from 2011.

Comparison of 2011 with 2010
The Commercial Banking segment reported net income of $23.2 million in 2011, up by $1.0 million,$878 thousand, or 5%4%, from 2010.2010.  Commercial Banking net interest income amounted to $76.0 million in 2011, up by 3% over 2010 amounts, reflecting continued improvement in the net interest margin.  The loan loss provision totaled $4.7 million in 2011, down by $1.3 million from 2010, reflecting improvement in asset quality trends. Noninterest income derived from the Commercial Banking segment totaled $22.0$21.8 million in 2011, up by $2.2$2.0 million, or 11%10%, from 2010, largely due to higher mortgage banking revenues and merchant processing fees.  Commercial Banking noninterest expenses amounted to $62.8


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$58.1 million for 2011, up by $3.4$4.7 million, or 6%9% , from 2010.2010.  This increase was largely due to increases in salaries and benefits and merchant processing costs, partially offset by decreasesa decrease in the provision for loan losses and FDIC insurance expenses.expense.

The Wealth Management Services segment reported net income of $5.0 million in 2011, an increase of $1.1 million, or 30%, from 2010.2010.  Noninterest income derived from the Wealth Management Services segment was $28.3 million in 2011, up by $1.9 million, or 7%, from 2010.2010.  For the year 2011, the average balance of wealth management assets under administration was 7% higher than 2010, which contributed to the increase in revenues. Noninterest expenses for the Wealth Management Services segment totaled $20.4 million in 2011, up by $159 thousand, or 1%, from 2010.2010.

Comparison of 2010 with 2009
The Commercial Banking segment reported net income of $22.4 million in 2010, up by $5.1 million, or 30%, from 2009.  Commercial Banking net interest income amounted to $73.8 million in 2010, up by 14% over 2009 amounts, reflecting improvement in the net interest margin.  Noninterest income derived from the Commercial Banking segment totaled $19.8 million in 2010, compared to $19.6 million in 2009.  The loan loss provision decreased by $2.5 million in 2010.  Commercial Banking other noninterest expenses amounted to $53.4 million for 2010, up by 8% from 2009.  This increase reflects higher commissions and incentives, which were being recognized at lower levels in 2009, and higher staffing levels related to our new Sharon, Massachusetts residential mortgage lending office and our new branch in Warwick, Rhode Island.  Both of these locations were opened in the second half of 2009.

The Wealth Management Services segment reported net income of $3.8 million in 2010, an increase of $835 thousand, or 28%, from 2009.  Noninterest income derived from the Wealth Management Services segment was $26.4 million in 2010, up by $2.6 million, or 11%, from 2009.   Wealth management assets under administration totaled $4.0 billion at December 31, 2010, up by $232 million, or 6%, in 2010.  Noninterest expenses for the Wealth Management Services segment totaled $20.2 million in 2010, up by $1.2 million, or 6%, from 2009, reflecting increases in commissions and incentives, which was being recognized at lower levels in 2009.

Net Interest Income
Comparison of 2011 with 2010
Net interest income is the difference between interest earned on loans and securities and interest paid on deposits and other borrowings, and continues to be the primary source of Washington Trust’s operating income.  Net interest income is affected by the level of interest rates, changes in interest rates and changes in the amount and composition of interest-



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earninginterest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities.  Included in interest income are loan prepayment fees and certain other fees, such as late charges. The following discussion presents net interest income on a fully taxable equivalent (“FTE”) basis by adjusting income and yields on tax-exempt loans and securities to be comparable to taxable loans and securities.  For more information see the section entitled “Average Balances / Net Interest Margin - Fully Taxable Equivalent (FTE) Basis” below.

Comparison of 2012 with 2011
FTE net interest income for 2012 increased by $5.8 million, or 7%, from 2011. The net interest margin increased by nine basis points from the 3.20% in 2011 to 3.29% in 2012. The increase in net interest income and the improvement in the net interest margin were largely due to a reduction in funding costs and growth in average loan balances.

Average interest-earning assets amounted to $2.8 billion for 2012, up by 4% from the average balance in 2011.  Total average loans increased by $165.3 million, or 8%, due to growth in both the commercial and residential real estate loan portfolios.  The yield on total loans for 2012 decreased by 20 basis points from 2011, reflecting the impact of a sustained low interest rate environment on loan yields. The contribution of loan prepayment fees and other fees to the yield on total loans was 4 basis points and 2 basis points, respectively, in 2012 and 2011. Total average securities for 2012 decreased by $67.5 million, or 12%, from 2011, due to principal payments received on mortgage-backed securities not being reinvested and the sales of mortgage-backed securities associated with balance sheet management transactions.  The rate of return on securities for 2012 decreased by 23 basis points from the prior year. The decrease in total yield on securities reflects maturities, pay-downs and sales of higher yielding securities.

Average interest-bearing liabilities for 2012 increased by $23.2 million, or 1%, from 2011, reflecting growth in lower-cost deposit balances, partially offset by decreases in time deposits and borrowings. The weighted average cost of funds for 2012 declined by 27 basis points from 2011, due to declines in the rate paid on time deposits and FHLBB advances. The average balance of FHLBB advances for 2012 decreased by $26.3 million, or 5%, compared to 2011. The average rate paid on such advances in 2012 decreased by 48 basis points from 2011, reflecting lower market interest rates on new advances and the benefit of balance sheet management transactions. Total average interest-bearing deposits for 2012 increased by $66.3 million, or 4%, compared to 2011, reflecting growth in lower-cost deposit balances, partially offset by a decrease in time deposits. The average rate paid on interest-bearing deposits for 2012 decreased by 14 basis points compared to 2011, primarily due to declines in the rate paid on time deposits. The average balance of noninterest-bearing demand deposits for 2012 increased by $59.9 million, or 22%, compared to 2011.

Comparison of 2011 with 2010
FTE net interest income for 2011 increased by $7.9 million, or 10%, from 2010.2010. The net interest margin for 2011 and 2010 amounted to 3.20% and 2.93%, respectively. The increase in the net interest margin primarily reflected lower funding costs, which declined by 37 basis points from 2010.2010.

Average interest-earning assets amounted to $2.7$2.7 billion for 2011, essentially unchanged from 2010, with growth in the loan portfolio offsetting maturities and pay-downs in the investment securities portfolio. Total average loans for 2011 increased by $84.2 million compared to 2010 reflecting, due to growth in the residential real estate mortgage and the commercial loan portfolios. The yield on total loans for 2011 decreased by 13 basis points from 2010, reflecting declines in short-term interest rates. The contribution of loan prepayment fees and other fees to the yield on total loans was 2 basis points


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and 4 basis points, respectively, in 2011 and 2010. Total average securities for 2011 decreased by $67.3 million from 2010 reflecting, as maturities and pay-downs onof mortgage-backed securities and the sales of mortgage-backed securities associated with balance sheet management transactions were offset, in part, by purchases of debt securities. The decline in average securities also reflects the balance sheet management transactions described under the caption “Noninterest Expense” below. The FTE rate of return on securities for 2011 decreased by 8 basis points from 2010.2010.

Average interest-bearing liabilities for 2011 decreased by $61.3 million, or 3%, from 2010, largely due to a $55.3 million decline in the average balance of FHLBB advances. The average rate paid on such advances for 2011 decreased by 47 basis points compared to 2010. See additional discussion2010, reflecting lower market interest rates on FHLBB advance modificationsnew advances and the benefit of balance sheet management transactions in the “Financial Condition” section under the caption “Borrowings."

transactions. Average interest-bearing deposits for 2011 declined by $6.6 million, while the average balance of noninterest-bearing demand deposit (noninterest-bearing) balancesdeposits increased by $56.8 million. The average rate paid on interest-bearing deposits for 2011 decreased by 26 basis points from 2010, reflecting declines of 33 basis points and 21 basis points, respectively, in the rate paid on time deposits and money market accounts.

Comparison of 2010 with 2009
FTE net interest income for 2010 amounted to $79.0 million, an increase of $11.3 million, or 17%, over 2009.  The net interest margin for 2010 amounted to 2.93%, up by 45 basis points from 2009.  The increase in the net interest margin in 2010 was due in large part to lower funding costs, as indicated by a 68 basis point decline in the cost of interest-bearing liabilities in 2010.

Average interest-earning assets decreased by $34 million, or 1%, in 2010.  A decrease in total average securities was partially offset by growth in the loan portfolio.  Total average securities for the year 2010 decreased by $143 million from 2009, due partially to the third quarter 2010 balance sheet deleveraging transaction which included the sale of $63 million in mortgage-backed securities and prepayment of $65 million in FHLBB advances.  The decline in average securities also reflected maturities and pay-downs on mortgage-backed securities, offset, in part, by purchases of debt securities.  The FTE rate of return on securities for the year 2010 decreased by 22 basis points, from 2009.  The decrease in the total yield on securities reflects lower yields on variable rate securities tied to short-term interest rates.  Total average loans for the year 2010 increased $87 million from 2009 largely due to growth in the commercial loan portfolio.  The yield on total loans for the year 2010 decreased by 16 basis points from 2009, reflecting declines in short-term interest rates.

Average interest-bearing liabilities decreased by $56 million, or 2%, in 2010.  Declines in average FHLBB advances and out-of-market brokered certificates of deposit were offset, in part, by growth in in-market deposits.  The average balance of FHLBB advances for the year 2010 decreased by $139 million, or 20%, from 2009.  The average rate paid on such advances for the year 2010 increased 6 basis points from 2009.  Average interest-bearing deposits increased by $84 million in 2010, while the average rate paid on interest-bearing deposits decreased by 78 basis points.  Interest-bearing deposits include out-of-market brokered certificates of deposit, which are utilized by the Corporation as part of its overall funding program along with FHLBB advances and other sources.  Average out-of-market brokered certificates of deposit for 2010 decreased by $56 million from 2009, with a 35 basis point decline in the average rate paid.  Excluding out-of-market brokered certificates of deposit, average in-market interest-bearing deposits increased by $139 million in 2010 while the average rate paid on in-market interest-bearing deposits decreased by 71 basis points.  See additional discussion on



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brokered certificates of deposit in the “Financial Condition” section under the caption “Deposits.”

Average Balances / Net Interest Margin - Fully Taxable Equivalent (“FTE”) Basis
The following table presents average balance and interest rate information.  Tax-exempt income is converted to a FTE basis using the statutory federal income tax rate adjusted for applicable state income taxes net of the related federal tax benefit.  For dividends on corporate stocks, the 70% federal dividends received deduction is also used in the calculation of tax equivalency.  Unrealized gains (losses) on available for sale securities and fair value adjustments on mortgage loans held for sale are excluded from the average balance and yield calculations.  Nonaccrual and renegotiated loans, as well as interest earned on these loans (to the extent recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income) are included in amounts presented for loans.
Years ended December 31,2011 2010 20092012 2011 2010
(Dollars in thousands)Average Balance Interest Yield/ Rate Average Balance Interest Yield/ Rate Average Balance Interest Yield/ RateAverage Balance Interest Yield/ Rate Average Balance Interest Yield/ Rate Average Balance Interest Yield/ Rate
Assets:                        
Commercial and other loans
$1,063,322
 
$55,592
 5.23 
$1,019,304
 
$53,628
 5.26 
$941,833
 
$50,092
 5.32
Commercial loans
$1,177,268
 
$58,823
 5.00 
$1,063,322
 
$55,592
 5.23 
$1,019,304
 
$53,628
 5.26
Residential real estate loans, including mortgage loans held for sale678,697
 31,447
 4.63 634,735
 31,609
 4.98 629,035
 33,410
 5.31733,178
 31,974
 4.36 678,697
 31,447
 4.63 634,735
 31,609
 4.98
Consumer loans324,002
 12,649
 3.90 327,770
 13,062
 3.99 323,576
 13,494
 4.17320,828
 12,428
 3.87 324,002
 12,649
 3.90 327,770
 13,062
 3.99
Total loans2,066,021
 99,688
 4.83 1,981,809
 98,299
 4.96 1,894,444
 96,996
 5.122,231,274
 103,225
 4.63 2,066,021
 99,688
 4.83 1,981,809
 98,299
 4.96
Cash, federal funds sold and other short-term investments35,625
 69
 0.19 41,407
 85
 0.21 20,201
 50
 0.25
Cash, federal funds sold and short-term investments41,359
 91
 0.22 35,625
 69
 0.19 41,407
 85
 0.21
FHLBB stock42,008
 124
 0.30 42,008
 
  42,008
 
 40,713
 207
 0.51 42,008
 124
 0.30 42,008
 
 
Taxable debt securities489,210
 18,704
 3.82 553,531
 21,824
 3.94 694,248
 29,423
 4.24431,024
 15,359
 3.56 489,210
 18,704
 3.82 553,531
 21,824
 3.94
Nontaxable debt securities77,634
 4,555
 5.87 79,491
 4,618
 5.81 80,629
 4,662
 5.7869,838
 4,115
 5.89 77,634
 4,555
 5.87 79,491
 4,618
 5.81
Corporate stocks2,456
 177
 7.21 3,595
 274
 7.62 4,420
 339
 7.68910
 68
 7.47 2,456
 177
 7.21 3,595
 274
 7.62
Total securities569,300
 23,436
 4.12 636,617
 26,716
 4.20 779,297
 34,424
 4.42501,772
 19,542
 3.89 569,300
 23,436
 4.12 636,617
 26,716
 4.20
Total interest-earning assets2,712,954
 123,317
 4.55 2,701,841
 125,100
 4.63 2,735,950
 131,470
 4.812,815,118
 123,065
 4.37 2,712,954
 123,317
 4.55 2,701,841
 125,100
 4.63
Noninterest-earning assets214,214
   213,644
   185,345
   221,031
   214,214
   213,644
   
Total assets
$2,927,168
   
$2,915,485
   
$2,921,295
   
$3,036,149
   
$2,927,168
   
$2,915,485
   
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity:Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity:           Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity:           
NOW accounts
$232,545
 
$242
 0.10 
$220,875
 
$268
 0.12 
$181,171
 
$327
 0.18
$259,595
 
$175
 0.07 
$232,545
 
$242
 0.10 
$220,875
 
$268
 0.12
Money market accounts392,002
 1,051
 0.27 403,489
 1,918
 0.48 375,175
 3,960
 1.06430,262
 1,078
 0.25 392,002
 1,051
 0.27 403,489
 1,918
 0.48
Savings accounts229,180
 286
 0.12 205,767
 318
 0.15 187,862
 530
 0.28261,795
 276
 0.11 229,180
 286
 0.12 205,767
 318
 0.15
Time deposits925,064
 14,113
 1.53 955,222
 17,808
 1.86 957,449
 27,821
 2.91893,474
 12,061
 1.35 925,064
 14,113
 1.53 955,222
 17,808
 1.86
FHLBB advances492,714
 18,158
 3.69 547,974
 22,786
 4.16 687,210
 28,172
 4.10466,424
 14,957
 3.21 492,714
 18,158
 3.69 547,974
 22,786
 4.16
Junior subordinated debentures32,991
 1,568
 4.75 32,991
 1,989
 6.03 32,991
 1,947
 5.9032,991
 1,570
 4.76 32,991
 1,568
 4.75 32,991
 1,989
 6.03
Other21,891
 973
 4.44 21,321
 976
 4.58 21,476
 981
 4.575,093
 248
 4.87 21,891
 973
 4.44 21,321
 976
 4.58
Total interest-bearing liabilities2,326,387
 36,391
 1.56 2,387,639
 46,063
 1.93 2,443,334
 63,738
 2.612,349,634
 30,365
 1.29 2,326,387
 36,391
 1.56 2,387,639
 46,063
 1.93
Demand deposits278,120
   221,350
   187,800
   338,046
   278,120
   221,350
   
Other liabilities42,554
   41,804
   44,712
   55,382
   42,554
   41,804
   
Shareholders’ equity280,107
   264,692
   245,449
   293,087
   280,107
   264,692
   
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
$2,927,168
   
$2,915,485
   
$2,921,295
   
$3,036,149
   
$2,927,168
   
$2,915,485
   
Net interest income  
$86,926
   
$79,037
   
$67,732
   
$92,700
   
$86,926
   
$79,037
 
Interest rate spread    2.99     2.70     2.20    3.08     2.99     2.70
Net interest margin    3.20     2.93     2.48    3.29     3.20     2.93



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Interest income amounts presented in the preceding table include the following adjustments for taxable equivalency for the years indicated:
(Dollars in thousands)          
Years ended December 31,2011
 2010
 2009
2012
 2011
 2010
Commercial and other loans
$369
 
$229
 
$200
Commercial loans
$569
 
$369
 
$0.229
Nontaxable debt securities1,553
 1,541
 1,546
1,416
 1,553
 1.541
Corporate stocks49
 76
 94
19
 49
 0.076
Total
$1,971
 
$1,846
 
$1,840

$2,004
 
$1,971
 
$1.846

Volume/Rate Analysis - Interest Income and Expense (FTE Basis)
The following table presents certain information on a FTE basis regarding changes in our interest income and interest expense for the periods indicated.  The net change attributable to both volume and rate has been allocated proportionately.

2011/2010 2010/20092012/2011 2011/2010
(Dollars in thousands)Volume Rate Net Change Volume Rate Net ChangeVolume Rate Net Change Volume Rate Net Change
Interest on interest-earning assets:                      
Commercial and other loans
$2,275
 
($311) 
$1,964
 
$4,105
 
($569) 
$3,536
Commercial loans
$5,759
 
($2,528) 
$3,231
 
$2,275
 
($311) 
$1,964
Residential real estate loans, including mortgage loans held for sale2,125
 (2,287) (162) 299
 (2,100) (1,801)2,428
 (1,901) 527
 2,125
 (2,287) (162)
Consumer loans(139) (274) (413) 176
 (608) (432)(124) (97) (221) (139) (274) (413)
Cash, federal funds sold and other short-term investments(10) (6) (16) 45
 (10) 35
Cash, federal funds sold and short-term investments11
 11
 22
 (10) (6) (16)
FHLBB stock
 124
 124
 
 
 
(4) 87
 83
 
 124
 124
Taxable debt securities(2,472) (648) (3,120) (5,632) (1,967) (7,599)(2,127) (1,217) (3,344) (2,472) (648) (3,120)
Nontaxable debt securities(110) 47
 (63) (67) 23
 (44)(456) 16
 (440) (110) 47
 (63)
Corporate stocks(83) (14) (97) (63) (2) (65)(115) 5
 (110) (83) (14) (97)
Total interest income1,586
 (3,369) (1,783) (1,137) (5,233) (6,370)5,372
 (5,624) (252) 1,586
 (3,369) (1,783)
Interest on interest-bearing liabilities:Interest on interest-bearing liabilities:          Interest on interest-bearing liabilities:          
NOW accounts15
 (41) (26) 63
 (122) (59)20
 (87) (67) 15
 (41) (26)
Money market accounts(53) (814) (867) 280
 (2,322) (2,042)104
 (77) 27
 (53) (814) (867)
Savings accounts33
 (65) (32) 47
 (259) (212)23
 (33) (10) 33
 (65) (32)
Time deposits(558) (3,137) (3,695) (64) (9,949) (10,013)(462) (1,590) (2,052) (558) (3,137) (3,695)
FHLBB advances(2,183) (2,445) (4,628) (5,792) 406
 (5,386)(931) (2,270) (3,201) (2,183) (2,445) (4,628)
Junior subordinated debentures
 (421) (421) 
 42
 42

 2
 2
 
 (421) (421)
Other26
 (29) (3) (8) 3
 (5)(811) 86
 (725) 26
 (29) (3)
Total interest expense(2,720) (6,952) (9,672) (5,474) (12,201) (17,675)(2,057) (3,969) (6,026) (2,720) (6,952) (9,672)
Net interest income
$4,306
 
$3,583
 
$7,889
 
$4,337
 
$6,968
 
$11,305

$7,429
 
($1,655) 
$5,774
 
$4,306
 
$3,583
 
$7,889

Provision and Allowance for Loan Losses
The provision for loan losses is based on management’s periodic assessment of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses which, in turn, is based on such interrelated factors as the composition of the loan portfolio and its inherent risk characteristics, the level of nonperforming loans and net charge-offs, both current and historic, local economic and credit conditions, the direction of real estate values, and regulatory guidelines.  The provision for loan losses is charged against earnings in order to maintain an allowance for loan losses that reflects management’s best estimate of probable losses inherent in the loan portfolio at the balance sheet date.

Based on our analysis of trends in asset quality and credit quality indicators, as well as the absolute level of loan loss allocation, the provision for loan losses charged to earnings amounted to $4.7$2.7 million in 2011,2012, compared to $6.0$4.7 million in 2011 and $6.0 million in 2010.  Net charge-offs were $1.6 million, or 0.07% of average loans, in 2012.  This compares



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in 2010 and $8.5to $3.5 million in 2009.  Net charge-offs were $3.5 million,, or 0.17% of average loans, in 2011.  This compares to2011 and $4.8 million, or 0.24% of average loans, in 2010. On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy caused damage to some properties in the Corporation’s market area, primarily along the shoreline of Rhode Island and $4.8 million, or 0.25%Connecticut. The Corporation has assessed the possible impact of average loans, in 2009.

For 2011, 48% of the $4.7 million provision for loan losses was providedthis event on the commercialits loan portfolio primarily due to growth inby identifying affected loans and the portfolio and an increase inimpact on collateral values. Based on this assessment, the Special Mention credit quality category of commercial loans, while 26% was provided on the residential real estate portfolio and 23% was provided on the consumerpossible loan portfolio. The provision reflects management's assessment of loss exposure associated with continued weakness in general economic conditions affecting these loan categories.resulting from this incident is considered to be relatively insignificant.

The allowance for loan losses was $29.8$30.9 million, or 1.39%1.35% of total loans, at December 31, 2011,2012, compared to $28.6$29.8 million, or 1.43%1.39% of total loans, at December 31, 2010.2011.  Management will continue to assess the adequacy of its allowance for loan losses in accordance with its established policies. See additional discussion under the caption “Asset Quality” for further information on the Allowance for Loan Losses.

Noninterest Income
Noninterest income is an important source of revenue for Washington Trust.  The principal categories of noninterest income are shown in the following table.
      2011/2010 2010/2009      2012/2011 2011/2010
Years Ended December 31, Change ChangeYears Ended December 31, Change Change
(Dollars in thousands)2011 2010 2009 $ % $ %2012 2011 2010 $ % $ %
Noninterest income:
                          
Wealth management services:                          
Trust and investment advisory fees
$22,532
 
$20,670
 
$18,128
 
$1,862
 9 % 
$2,542
 14 %
$23,465
 
$22,532
 
$20,670
 
$933
 4 % 
$1,862
 9 %
Mutual fund fees4,287
 4,423
 4,140
 (136) (3) 283
 7
4,069
 4,287
 4,423
 (218) (5) (136) (3)
Financial planning, commissions and other service fees1,487
 1,299
 1,518
 188
 14
 (219) (14)2,107
 1,487
 1,299
 620
 42
 188
 14
Wealth management services28,306
 26,392
 23,786
 1,914
 7
 2,606
 11
29,641
 28,306
 26,392
 1,335
 5
 1,914
 7
Service charges on deposit accounts3,455
 3,587
 3,667
 (132) (4) (80) (2)3,193
 3,455
 3,587
 (262) (8) (132) (4)
Merchant processing fees9,905
 9,156
 7,844
 749
 8
 1,312
 17
10,159
 9,905
 9,156
 254
 3
 749
 8
Card interchange fees2,249
 1,975
 1,628
 274
 14
 347
 21
2,480
 2,249
 1,975
 231
 10
 274
 14
Income from bank-owned life insurance1,939
 1,887
 1,794
 52
 3
 93
 5
2,448
 1,939
 1,887
 509
 26
 52
 3
Net gains on loan sales and commissions on loans originated for others5,074
 4,052
 4,352
 1,022
 25
 (300) (7)14,092
 5,074
 4,052
 9,018
 178
 1,022
 25
Net realized gains on securities698
 729
 314
 (31) (4) 415
 132
1,223
 698
 729
 525
 75
 (31) (4)
Net gains (losses) on interest rate swap contracts6
 (36) 697
 42
 (117) (733) (105)255
 6
 (36) 249
 4,150
 42
 117
Equity in losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries(213) (337) 
 124
 (37) (337) 
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated subsidiaries196
 (213) (337) 409
 192
 124
 37
Other income1,536
 1,485
 1,708
 51
 3
 (223) (13)1,748
 1,536
 1,485
 212
 14
 51
 3
Noninterest income, excluding other-than-temporary impairment losses52,955
 48,890
 45,790
 4,065
 8
 3,100
 7
65,435
 52,955
 48,890
 12,480
 24
 4,065
 8
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities(54) (245) (6,650) 191
 (78) 6,405
 (96)(28) (54) (245) 26
 48
 191
 78
Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income (before taxes)(137) (172) 3,513
 35
 (20) (3,685) (105)(193) (137) (172) (56) (41) 35
 20
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings(191) (417) (3,137) 226
 (54) 2,720
 (87)(221) (191) (417) (30) (16) 226
 54
Total noninterest income
$52,764
 
$48,473
 
$42,653
 
$4,291
 9 % 
$5,820
 14 %
$65,214
 
$52,764
 
$48,473
 
$12,450
 24 % 
$4,291
 9 %




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Revenue from wealth management services is our largest source of noninterest income.  It is largely dependent on the value of wealth management assets under administration and is closely tied to the performance of the financial markets. The following table presents the changes in wealth management assets under administration for the years ended December 31, 20112012, 20102011 and 20092010. Amounts prior to 2011 have been revised to reflect current reporting practices. This revision did not result in any change to the reported amounts of wealth management revenues.
(Dollars in thousands)2011 2010 20092012 2011 2010
Wealth Management Assets Under Administration:     
Balance at the beginning of period
$3,967,207
 
$3,735,646
 
$3,097,729

$3,900,061
 
$3,967,207
 
$3,735,646
Net investment (depreciation) appreciation & income(12,324) 318,985
 562,464
Net investment appreciation (depreciation) & income315,799
 (12,324) 318,985
Net client cash flows(47,412) 18,345
 75,453
(16,220) (47,412) 18,345
Other (1)
(7,410) (105,769) 

 (7,410) (105,769)
Balance at the end of period
$3,900,061
 
$3,967,207
 
$3,735,646

$4,199,640
 
$3,900,061
 
$3,967,207
(1)Represents declassifications of largely low-fee paying assets from assets under administration due to a change in the nature of client relationships, regarding the scope and/or frequency of services provided by Washington Trust. The impact of this change on wealth management revenues was minimal.

Noninterest Income Analysis
Comparison of 2012 with 2011
Wealth management revenues for 2012 were $29.6 million, up by $1.3 million, or 5%, from 2011.  This includes an increase of $620 thousand, or 42%, in financial planning, commissions and other service fees (fees that are not primarily derived from the value of assets). Asset-based wealth management revenues totaled $27.5 million for 2012, up by $715 thousand, or 3%, over 2011. Wealth management assets under administration amounted to $4.2 billion at December 31, 2012, up by $299.6 million, or 8%, from the balance at December 31, 2011, largely reflecting net investment appreciation and income resulting from favorable conditions in the financial markets. The end of period balance of wealth management assets at December 31, 2012 was 8% higher than the end of period balance at December 31, 2011 and the average balance of wealth management assets for the year ended December 31, 2012 was 2% higher than the average balance for 2011.

Service charges on deposit accounts totaled $3.2 million in 2012, compared to $3.5 million in 2011. This decline of $262 thousand, or 8%, reflects the competitive environment and its impact on deposit product pricing.

Merchant processing fee revenue represents charges to merchants for credit card transactions processed. Merchant processing fees increased by $254 thousand, or 3%, over 2011, reflecting increases in the volume of transactions processed for existing and new customers. This increase was partially offset by the impact of fourth quarter 2011 regulatory changes, which reduced fees on all debit cards issued by certain regulated banks, resulting in a modest decline in merchant processing fee revenue and a corresponding decline in merchant processing expenses.

Card interchange fees represent fee income related to debit card transactions. Card interchange fees for 2012 increased by $231 thousand, or 10%, from 2011, reflecting increased transaction volume.

Income from BOLI in 2012 amounted to $2.4 million, an increase of $509 thousand, or 26%, from 2011. This increase was due to a $528 thousand non-taxable gain resulting from the receipt of tax-exempt life insurance proceeds in the third quarter of 2012.

Net gains on loan sales and commissions on loans originated for others is dependent on mortgage origination volume and is sensitive to interest rates and the condition of housing markets. This revenue source totaled $14.1 million in 2012, up by $9.0 million, or 178%, from 2011, reflecting strong refinancing activity in response to sustained low market rates of interest and origination volume growth in our residential mortgage lending offices.

Net realized gains on securities in 2012 and 2011 totaled $1.2 million and $698 thousand, respectively. These amounts were primarily recognized on the sale of mortgage-backed securities associated with balance sheet management transactions executed in both years. Also included in 2011 were gains recognized on a contribution of appreciated equity securities, which is discussed below under the caption “Noninterest Expenses.”

Net gains on interest rate swap contracts for the year ended December 31, 2012, totaled $255 thousand compared to $6 thousand in 2011. The increase was largely due to new customer-related interest rate swap contracts executed in 2012.


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For the year ended December 31, 2012, equity in earnings of unconsolidated subsidiaries (primarily generated by two real estate limited partnerships) amounted to $196 thousand compared to losses of $213 thousand in 2011. Washington Trust has investments in two real estate limited partnerships that renovate, own and operate two low-income housing complexes. These investments are accounted for under the equity method of accounting and tax credits generated by the partnerships are recorded as a reduction of income tax expense.

Other noninterest income totaled $1.7 million in 2012, up by $212 thousand, or 14%, from 2011. Included in other noninterest income were gains on the sale of bank property of $348 thousand and $203 thousand, which were recognized during the second quarters of 2012 and 2011, respectively.

For the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011, net impairment losses recognized in earnings on investment securities totaled $221 thousand and $191 thousand, respectively. See additional discussion in the “Financial Condition” section under the caption “Securities” below.

Comparison of 2011 with 2010
Noninterest income increasedtotaled $52.8 million in 2011, up by $4.3 million, for the year ended December 31, 2011or 9%, compared to 2010, largely due to increases inhigher wealth management services,revenues and increases in net gains on loan sales and commissions on loans originated for others and merchant processing fees.

Wealth management revenues for 2011 increased by $1.9 million, or 7%, from 2010. Wealth management assets under administration totaled $3.9 billion at December 31, 2011 compared to $4.0 billion at December 31, 2010. While theThe average balance of wealth management assets at December 31,for 2011 was 2% lower than the balance at the end of 2010, the average balance of wealth management assets was 7% higher than the average balance for the same period in 2010.

Service charges on deposit accounts totaled $3.5 million and $3.6 million, respectively for 2011 and 2010. The largest component of this revenue source is overdraft and non-sufficient funds fees, which is largely driven by customer activity. Overdraft and non-sufficient funds fees for 2011 amounted to $2.0 million, down by $393 thousand compared to 2010. This decline, primarily due to regulatory changes which became effective in the third quarter of 2010, was mostly offset by increases in income from other deposit service charges.

Merchant processing fee revenue represents charges to merchants for credit card transactions processed. Merchant processing fees increased by $749 thousand, or 8%, over 2010 reflecting increases in the volume of transactions processed for existing and new customers. See discussion on the corresponding increase in merchant processing costs under the caption “Noninterest Expense” below. In the fourth quarter of 2011, new regulatory changes became effective, which reduced fees on all debit cards issued by regulated banks, resulting in a modest decline in our merchant processing fee revenue, which was offset by a corresponding decline in merchant processing expenses.

Card interchange fees represent fees related to debit card transactions. Card interchange fees for 2011 increased by $274 thousand, or 14%, from 2010, primarily due to increases in the volume of transactions.

Income from BOLI totaled $2.0 million in both 2011 and 2010. See discussion in the section entitled “Financial Condition” under the caption “Investment in Bank-Owned Life Insurance.”

Net gains on loan sales and commissions on loans originated for others is dependent on mortgage origination volume, which is sensitive to interest rates and the condition of housing markets. This revenue source totaled $5.1 million for 2011, up by $1.0 million, or 25%, from 2010 reflecting strongincreased mortgage refinancing and sales activity in response to a low interest rate environment and the recent expansion of our mortgage banking business. See additional discussion regarding the fair value option election on mortgage loans held for sale in Notes 13 and 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements under Item 8 “Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.”

Net realized gains on securities amounted to $698 thousand and $729 thousand, respectively, in 2011 and 2010.  Included in these amounts were realized gains of $368 thousand and $800 thousand recognized on the sale of mortgage-backed securities associated with balance sheet management transactions conducted in 2011 and 2010. See discussion below under the caption “Noninterest Expenses” for additional information on balance sheet management



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transactions andrealized gains recognized in 2011 in conjunction with a 2011 contribution of appreciated equity securities.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, equity in losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries (primarily generated by two real estate limited partnerships) amounted to $213 thousand, compared to $337 thousand in 2010.



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Other noninterest income totaled $1.5 million in both 2011 and 2010. Included in other noninterest income in 2011 was a gain on the sale of bank property of $203 thousand.

Net impairment losses recognized in earnings on investment securities totaled $191 thousand for the year ended December 31,in 2011 compared to $417 thousand for the year ended December 31,in 2010. See additional discussion in the “Financial Condition” section under the caption “Securities” below.

Comparison of 2010 with 2009
Wealth management revenues for 2010 increased by $2.6 million, or 11%, over 2009.  Wealth management assets under administration totaled $4.0 billion at December 31, 2010.  Assets under administration were up by $232 million, or 6%, from December 31, 2009, reflecting net investment appreciation and income of $319 million and net client cash inflows of $18 million.

Service charges on deposit accounts were $3.6 million in 2010, down $80 thousand, or 2%, compared to 2009.  Overdraft and non-sufficient funds fees, the largest component of this category, were down by $206 thousand in 2010, due to regulatory changes which became effective in the third quarter of 2010 that prohibited financial institutions from charging consumers fees for paying overdrafts on automated teller machine and one-time debit card transactions, unless a consumer consented, or opted in, to the overdraft service for those types of transactions.

Merchant processing fees represent charges to merchants for credit card transactions processed.  Merchant processing fees increased by $1.3 million, or 17%, in 2010 primarily due to increases in the volume of transactions processed for existing and new customers.  See discussion on the corresponding increase in merchant processing costs under the caption “Noninterest Expense.”

Card interchange fees represent fees related to debit card transactions.  Card interchange fees increased by $347 thousand, or 21%, in 2010 primarily due to volume and increased interchange fee rates.

Washington Trust experienced strong levels of residential mortgage refinancing and sales activity in 2010 and 2009 in response to a low mortgage interest rate environment.  Net gains on loan sales and commissions on loans originated for others for 2010 and 2009 amounted to $4.1 million and $4.4 million, respectively.

Net realized gains on securities amounted to $729 thousand in 2010, compared to $314 thousand in 2009.  See discussion below under the caption “Noninterest Expenses” for additional information on 2010 balance sheet deleveraging transaction.

Net losses on interest rate swap contracts totaled $36 thousand in 2010, compared to net gains of $697 thousand in 2009, reflecting declines in the fair value of certain interest rate contracts due to declines in interest rates.

Equity in losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries amounted to $337 thousand in 2010 and consisted primarily of losses generated by real estate limited partnerships.  Washington Trust has investments in two real estate limited partnerships and accounts for its investment in these partnerships using the equity method.  Losses generated by the partnerships are recorded as a reduction in other assets in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and as a reduction of noninterest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income.  Tax credits generated by the partnerships are recorded as a reduction in the income tax provision.

Other income consists of mortgage servicing fees, non-customers ATM fees, safe deposit rents, wire transfer fees, fees on letters of credit and other fees.  Other income in 2010 and 2009 totaled $1.5 million and $1.7 million, respectively.

Net other-than-temporary impairment losses charged to earnings amounted to $417 thousand ($268 thousand after tax, or 2 cents per diluted share) in 2010 and $3.1 million ($2.0 million after tax, or 13 cents per diluted share) in 2009.




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Noninterest Expense
The following table presents a noninterest expense comparison for the years ended December 31, 20112012, 20102011 and 20092010:
  2011/2010 2010/2009  2012/2011 2011/2010
Years Ended December 31, Change ChangeYears Ended December 31, Change Change
(Dollars in thousands)2011 2010 2009 $ % $ %2012 2011 2010 $ % $ %
Noninterest expense:                          
Salaries and employee benefits
$51,095
 
$47,429
 
$41,917
 
$3,666
 8 % 
$5,512
 13 %
$59,786
 
$51,095
 
$47,429
 
$8,691
 17 % 
$3,666
 8 %
Net occupancy5,295
 4,851
 4,790
 444
 9
 61
 1
6,039
 5,295
 4,851
 744
 14
 444
 9
Equipment4,344
 4,099
 3,917
 245
 6
 182
 5
4,640
 4,344
 4,099
 296
 7
 245
 6
Merchant processing costs8,560
 7,822
 6,652
 738
 9
 1,170
 18
8,593
 8,560
 7,822
 33
 
 738
 9
Outsourced services3,530
 3,304
 3,169
 226
 7
 135
 4
3,560
 3,530
 3,304
 30
 1
 226
 7
FDIC deposit insurance costs2,043
 3,163
 4,397
 (1,120) (35) (1,234) (28)1,730
 2,043
 3,163
 (313) (15) (1,120) (35)
Legal, audit and professional fees1,927
 1,813
 2,443
 114
 6
 (630) (26)2,240
 1,927
 1,813
 313
 16
 114
 6
Advertising and promotion1,819
 1,633
 1,687
 186
 11
 (54) (3)1,730
 1,819
 1,633
 (89) (5) 186
 11
Amortization of intangibles951
 1,091
 1,209
 (140) (13) (118) (10)728
 951
 1,091
 (223) (23) (140) (13)
Foreclosed property costs878
 841
 72
 37
 4
 769
 1,068
762
 878
 841
 (116) (13) 37
 4
Debt prepayment penalties694
 752
 
 (58) (8) 752
 
3,908
 694
 752
 3,214
 463
 (58) (8)
Other9,237
 8,513
 7,350
 724
 9
 1,163
 16
8,622
 9,237
 8,513
 (615) (7) 724
 9
Total noninterest expense
$90,373
 
$85,311
 
$77,603
 
$5,062
 6 % 
$7,708
 10 %
$102,338
 
$90,373
 
$85,311
 
$11,965
 13 % 
$5,062
 6 %

Noninterest Expense Analysis
Comparison of 2012 with 2011
For the year ended December 31, 2012, salaries and employee benefit expense, the largest component of noninterest expense, totaled $59.8 million, up by $8.7 million, or 17%, from 2011. This increase reflected higher levels of business development based compensation primarily in mortgage banking, higher staffing levels to support growth, higher defined benefit pension costs primarily due to a lower discount rate in 2012 compared to 2011 and, to a lesser extent, an increase in stock-based compensation expense due to current year award grants.

Net occupancy expense for 2012 increased by $744 thousand, or 14%, compared to 2011, reflecting increased rental expense for premises leased by Washington Trust and occupancy costs associated with de novo branches and residential mortgage lending offices that opened in the latter portion of 2011 and in 2012. Also included in net occupancy expense was a charge of $94 thousand for the termination of an operating lease associated with a branch closure in September 2012.

Costs associated with branch expansion and business line growth were also reflected in equipment expenses, which increased by $296 thousand, or 7%, in 2012. The increase is largely related to additional investments in technology and other equipment.

Merchant processing costs represent third-party costs incurred that are directly attributable to handling merchant credit card transactions. See discussion on merchant processing fees under the caption “Noninterest Income” above. Merchant processing costs totaled $8.6 million in both 2012 and 2011, as lower third-party processing rates offset transaction volume-related cost increases.

Outsourced services, or third party processing costs, totaled $3.6 million and $3.5 million in 2012 and 2011, respectively.


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FDIC deposit insurance costs for the year ended December 31, 2012 amounted to $1.7 million, down by $313 thousand, or 15%, from 2011, reflecting lower assessment rates and a statutory change in the calculation method that was effective for the second quarter of 2011.

For the year ended December 31, 2012, legal, audit and professional fees totaled $2.2 million, up by $313 thousand, or 16%, from 2011 largely due to costs incurred in connection with the formation of a mortgage banking subsidiary of the Bank. Effective November 26, 2012, our mortgage origination business conducted in our residential mortgage lending offices located in Sharon and Burlington, Massachusetts, and Glastonbury, Connecticut is now performed by this Bank subsidiary.

Advertising and promotion costs amounted to $1.7 million in 2012, down by $89 thousand, or 5%, from 2011, reflecting management’s discretion over this category.

Amortization of intangibles amounted to $728 thousand in 2012 and $951 thousand in 2011. See Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on intangible assets.

Foreclosed property costs amounted to $762 thousand in 2012, down by $116 thousand, or 13%, from 2011, largely due to a deceases in the number of properties held as of December 31, 2012 compared to the prior year.

The prepayment of FHLBB advances associated with the balance sheet management transactions executed in 2012 and 2011, resulted in debt prepayment penalty expense of $3.9 million in 2012 and $694 thousand in 2011.

Other noninterest expenses amounted to $8.6 million in 2012, down by $615 thousand, or 7%, from 2011 largely due to a $588 thousand decrease in charitable contribution expense. In 2012, Washington Trust made a $400 thousand cash contribution to its charitable foundation. In 2011, Washington Trust made a contribution of appreciated equity securities to its charitable foundation. The cost of this contribution was $990 thousand. This contribution also resulted in a realized gain of $331 thousand on the disposition of the equity securities, which was recorded in noninterest income.

Comparison of 2011 with 2010
Salaries and employee benefits expense, the largest component of noninterest expense, totaled $51.1 million in 2011, up by $3.7 million, or 8%, over 2010. The increase reflected higher staffing levels in mortgage banking, including two new residential mortgage lending offices opened in the first and fourth quarters of 2011, other selected staffing additions, higher amounts of commissions paid to mortgage originators and, to a lesser extent, an increase in stock-based compensation expense due to current year award grants.

Net occupancy expense increased by $444 thousand, or 9%, compared to 2010, reflecting increased rental expense for premises leased by Washington Trust and included occupancy costs associated with two residential mortgage lending offices and a de novo branch, which were opened in the latter portion 2011.

Costs associated with branch expansion and business line growth were also reflected in equipment expenses, which increased 6%, or $245 thousand, in 2011. The increase is largely related to additional investments in technology and other equipment.

Merchant processing costs were up by $738 thousand, or 9%, in 2011, primarily due to increases in the volume of transactions processed for existing and new customers. Merchant processing costs represent third-party costs incurred that are directly attributable to handling merchant credit card transactions. See discussion on the corresponding increase in merchant processing fees in 2011 under the caption “Noninterest Income” above.

Outsourced services expense increased by $226 thousand, or 7%, in 2011, reflecting higher third party processing costs primarily due to increases in transaction volume.

FDIC deposit insurance costs declined by $1.1 million, or 35%, from 2010, reflecting lower assessment rates and a statutory change in the calculation method that becamewas effective for the second quarter of 2011.

InLegal, audit and professional fees for 2011 amounted to $1.9 million, comparable to the amount incurred in 2010.


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Advertising and promotion costs amounted to $1.8 million in 2011, up by $186 thousand, or 11%, from 2010.

Amortization of intangibles amounted to $951 thousand in 2011 and 2010, Washington Trust recognized debt$1.1 million in 2010. See Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on intangible assets.

Foreclosed property costs amounted to $878 thousand in 2011 and $841 thousand in 2010. See additional discussion on foreclosed properties under the section entitled “Asset Quality.”

The prepayment penalty charges resulting fromof FHLBB advances associated with the balance sheet management transactions consisting of sales of mortgage-backed securitiesexecuted in 2011 and the prepayment of FHLBB advances. During 2011, $9.7 million in mortgage-backed securities were sold and $9.0 million in FHLBB advances were prepaid, resulting in $368 thousand of net realized gains on securities and $694 thousand2010, resulted in debt prepayment penalty charges being recognized.



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In the third quarterexpense of 2010, the sale of $63 million in mortgage-backed securities$694 thousand 2011 and the prepayment of $65 million in FHLBB advances resulted in the recognition of $800 thousand of net realized gains on securities and a $752 thousand debt prepayment charge.in 2010.

Other noninterest expenses amounted to $9.2 million in 2011, up by $724 thousand from 2010 largely due to a $338 thousand increase in charitable contribution expense. In 2011, Washington Trust made a contribution of appreciated equity securities to its charitable foundation. The cost of this contribution was $990 thousand. This contribution also resulted in a realized gain of $331 thousand on the disposition of the equity security, which was recorded in noninterest income.

Comparison of 2010 with 2009
Salaries and employee benefits expense increased by $5.5 million, or 13%, in 2010.  This increase reflected higher commissions and incentives, which were being recognized at lower levels in 2009, and higher staffing levels related to our new residential mortgage lending office and our new full-service branch.  Both of these locations were opened in the second half of 2009.

Merchant processing costs increased by $1.2 million, or 18%, in 2010 primarily due to increases in the volume of transactions processed for existing and new customers. See discussion on the corresponding increase in merchant processing fees under the caption “Noninterest Income.”

FDIC deposit insurance costs decreased by $1.2 million, or 28%, in 2010.  A special FDIC assessment of $1.35 million ($869 thousand after tax) was recorded in the second quarter of 2009.

Legal, audit and professional fees for 2010 were down by $630 thousand, or 26%, from 2009.  The decrease was attributable to lower recruitment costs and legal costs associated with general corporate matters.

Foreclosed property costs amounted to $841 thousand for 2010, up by $769 thousand from 2009 due largely to valuation adjustments on OREO properties.

In the third quarter of 2010, a balance sheet deleveraging transaction was consummated, which consisted of the sale of $63 million in mortgage-backed securities and the prepayment of $65 million in FHLBB advances.  As a result, $800 thousand of net realized gains on securities and a $752 thousand debt prepayment charge were recognized in 2010.  There were no debt prepayment penalty charges recognized in 2009.

Other noninterest expenses increased by $1.2 million, or 16%, in 2010.  The increase includes a $383 thousand increase in credit and collection costs, a $352 thousand increase in charitable contributions to Washington Trust’s charitable foundation and a $326 thousand increase in various deposit product costs.

Income Taxes
Income tax expense for 20112012, 20102011 and 20092010 totaled $12.915.8 million, $10.312.9 million and $6.310.3 million, respectively.  The effective tax rates for the years ended December 31, 20112012, 20102011 and 20092010 were 30.3%31.1%, 30.0%30.3% and 28.3%30.0%, respectively.  The increase in the effective tax rate reflected a higher portion of taxable income to pretax book income.  The effective tax rates differed from the federal rate of 35.0% due largely to the benefits of tax-exempt income, the dividends received deduction, income from BOLI and federal tax credits.

The Corporation’s net deferred tax asset amounted to $16.4$19.9 million at December 31, 20112012, compared to $12.3$16.4 million at December 31, 20102011.  The Corporation has determined that a valuation allowance is not required for any of the deferred tax assets since it is more likely than not that these assets will be realized primarily through future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, or carryback to taxable income in prior years.years or by offsetting projected future taxable income.  See Note 9`9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information regarding income taxes.

Financial Condition
Summary
Total assets amounted to $3.1$3.1 billion at December 31, 2011,2012, an increase of $154.6$7.8 million or 5%, from the end of 2010.2011, with loan growth being offset, in part, by a decrease in the investment securities portfolio.  Total loans amounted to $2.1$2.3 billion, or 70%75% of total assets, at December 31, 2011.2012. Total loans grew by



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$151.5 $146.8 million, or 8%7%, in 2011,2012, led by growth in commercial loan portfolio. The investment securities portfolio amounted to $415.9 million, or 14% of total assets, at December 31, 2012, Total securities decreased by $177.5 million, or 30%, compared to the balance at the end of 2011, primarily due to principal payments received on mortgage-backed securities not being reinvested, and to a lesser extent, sales of mortgage-backed securities in conjunction with balance sheet management transactions.

Overall credit quality continues to be affected by weaknesses in national and regional economic conditions, including relatively high unemployment levels. Nonaccrual loansNonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets amounted to 0.83% and 0.81%, respectively, at December 31, 2011 totaled $21.2 million, or 0.99% of total loans, up2012 and 2011. Our asset quality levels remain manageable and continue to compare favorably with both regional and national asset quality indicators.

Total liabilities decreased by $2.7 million in 2011.  Total delinquencies amounted to $26.3 million, or 1.22% of total loans, at December 31, 2011, up by $1.0 million in 2011.  The net increases in nonaccrual loans and past due loans in 2011 were concentrated in the residential mortgage portfolio and partially offset by net decreases in the commercial loan portfolio. Loans classified as troubled debt restructurings amounted to $19.6 million at December 31, 2011, down by $2.8$6.5 million from the balance at December 31, 2010.

The investment securities portfolio amounted to $593.4 million, or 19% of total assets, at December 31, 2011 essentially flat compared, with total deposit growth of $186.3 million, or 9%, being offset by reductions in FHLBB advances and maturities of securities sold under repurchase agreements. In addition to the balance atsheet management transactions described in the end of 2010.Section entitled “Overview”, the decline in FHLBB advances reflects less demand for wholesale funding due to the strong deposit growth.

Total liabilities increased by $142.1 million in 2011, reflecting increases of $90.0 million in total deposits and $41.7 million in FHLBB advances.  The increase in total deposits in 2011 was was primarily in lower cost deposit categories, as indicated by a $111.4 million, or 49%, increase in demand deposits. The increases in deposits and FHLBB advances funded asset growth.

Shareholders’ equity totaled $281.4$295.7 million at December 31, 2012, up by $14.3 million from the balance at December 31, 2011.  Capital levels continue to exceed the the regulatory minimum levels to be considered well-capitalized, with a total risk-based capital ratio of 13.26% at December 31, 2012, compared to $268.9 million12.86% at the end of 2010.  As of December 31, 2011 the Corporation is categorized as “well-capitalized” under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action..

Securities
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as either available for sale, held to maturity or trading at the time of purchase.  The Corporation does not currently maintain a portfolio of trading securities.  Securities available for sale may be sold in response to changes in market conditions, prepayment risk, rate fluctuations, liquidity, or capital requirements.  Securities available for sale are reported at fair value, with any unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings and reported as a separate component of shareholders’ equity, net of tax, until realized.  Securities held to maturity are reported at amortized cost. The Corporation uses an independent pricing service to obtain quoted prices. The prices provided by the independent pricing service are generally based on observable market data in active markets. The determination of whether markets are active or inactive is based upon the level of trading activity for a particular security class. The Corporation reviews the independent pricing service’s documentation to gain an understanding of the appropriateness of the pricing methodologies. The Corporation also reviews the prices provided by the independent pricing service for reasonableness based upon current trading levels for similar securities. If the prices appear unusual they are re-examined and the value is either confirmed or revised. In addition, the Corporation periodically performs independent price tests of a sample of securities to ensure proper valuation and to verify our understanding of how securities are priced. As of December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Corporation did not make any adjustments to the prices provided by the pricing service.

See Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.information on the securities portfolio.

As noted in Note 14 to the Consolidated Financial Statements, a majority of our fair value measurements utilize Level 2 inputs, which utilize quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets, quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets, and model-derived valuations in which all significant input assumptions are observable in active markets.  Our Level 2 financial instruments consist primarily of available for sale debt securities.  Level 3 financial instruments utilize valuation techniques in which one or more significant input assumptions are unobservable in the markets and which reflect the Corporation’s market assumptions.  As of December 31, 20112012 and 2010,2011, our Level 3 financial instruments consisted primarily of two available for sale pooled trust preferred securities, which were not actively traded.

As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Corporation concluded that the low level of trading activity for our Level 3 pooled trust preferred securities continued to indicate that quoted market prices were not indicative of fair value.  The Corporation obtained valuations including broker quotes and cash flow scenario analyses prepared by a third party valuation consultant.  The fair values were assigned a weighting that was dependent upon the methods used to calculate the prices.  The cash flow scenarios (Level 3) were given substantially more weight than the broker quotes (Level 2) as management believed that the broker quotes reflected limited sales evidenced by an inactive market.  The cash flow scenarios were prepared using discounted cash flow methodologies based on detailed cash flow and credit analysis of the pooled securities.  The weighting was then used to determine an overall fair value of the securities.  Management believes that this approach is most representative of fair value for these particular securities in current market conditions.  Our internal review procedures have confirmed that the fair values provided by the referenced sources and utilized by the Corporation are consistent with GAAP.  If Washington Trust was required to sell these securities in an un-orderly fashion, actual proceeds received could potentially be significantly less than their fair values.




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The carrying amounts of securities as of the dates indicated are presented in the following tables:
(Dollars in thousands)           
December 31,2011 2010 2009
 Amount %
 Amount %
 Amount %
Securities Available for Sale:           
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
$32,833
 6% 
$40,994
 7% 
$45,240
 7%
Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises389,658
 72
 429,771
 72
 523,446
 75
States and political subdivisions79,493
 15
 81,055
 14
 82,062
 12
Trust preferred securities:           
Individual name issuers22,396
 4
 23,275
 4
 20,586
 3
Collateralized debt obligations887
 
 806
 
 1,065
 
Corporate bonds14,282
 3
 15,212
 3
 14,706
 2
Common stocks
 
 809
 
 769
 
Perpetual preferred stocks1,704
 
 2,178
 
 3,610
 1
Total securities available for sale
$541,253
 100% 
$594,100
 100% 
$691,484
 100%
(Dollars in thousands)                
December 31,2011 2010 20092012 2011 2010
Amount
 %
 Amount
 %
 Amount
 %
Amount %
 Amount %
 Amount %
Securities Held to Maturity:           
Securities Available for Sale:           
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
$31,670
 8% 
$32,833
 6% 
$40,994
 7%
Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
$52,139
 100% 
$—
 % 
$—
 %231,233
 62
 389,658
 72
 429,771
 72
Total securities held to maturity
$52,139
 100% 
$—
 % 
$—
 %
States and political subdivisions72,620
 19
 79,493
 15
 81,055
 14
Trust preferred securities:           
Individual name issuers24,751
 7
 22,396
 4
 23,275
 4
Collateralized debt obligations843
 
 887
 
 806
 
Corporate bonds14,381
 4
 14,282
 3
 15,212
 3
Common stocks
 
 
 
 809
 
Perpetual preferred stocks
 
 1,704
 
 2,178
 
Total securities available for sale
$375,498
 100% 
$541,253
 100% 
$594,100
 100%
(Dollars in thousands)     
December 31,2012 2011 2010
 Amount
 %
 Amount
 %
 Amount
 %
Securities Held to Maturity:           
Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
$40,381
 100% 
$52,139
 100% 
$—
 %
Total securities held to maturity
$40,381
 100% 
$52,139
 100% 
$—
 %

At As of December 31, 2011,2012, the investment portfolio totaled $593.4$415.9 million essentially flat in comparison to, a decrease of $177.8 million from the balance at the endDecember 31, 2011, reflecting maturities and principal payments received on mortgage-backed securities and, to a lesser extent, sales of 2010.  See discussion regardingmortgage-backed securities in conjunction with balance sheet management transactions in the “Resultsand sales of Operations” section under the caption “Noninterest Expenses” andperpetual preferred stocks. See additional disclosure regarding investment activities in the Corporation'sCorporation’s Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

The largest component of the securities portfolio is mortgage-backed securities, all of which are issued by U.S. Government agencies or U.S. Government-sponsored enterprises.

At December 31, 20112012 and 2010,2011, the net unrealized gain position on securities available for sale and held to maturity was $17.6amounted to $13.1 million and $15.2$17.6 million respectively. Included in these amounts were, respectively, and included gross unrealized losses of $12.2$9.1 million and $11.7$12.2 million respectively., respectively, as of December 31, 2012 and 2011.  Nearly all of these gross unrealized losses were concentrated in variable rate trust preferred securities issued by financial services companies.



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The carrying amount of state and political subdivision holdings included in our securities portfolio at December 31, 2012 totaled $72.6 million. The following table presents state and political subdivision holdings by geographic location:
(Dollars in thousands)       
December 31, 2012Amortized Cost Unrealized Gains Unrealized Losses Fair
Value
New Jersey
$30,874
 
$2,442
 
$—
 
$33,316
New York11,441
 726
 
 12,167
Pennsylvania10,118
 432
 
 10,550
Illinois9,453
 428
 
 9,881
Other6,310
 396
 
 6,706
Total
$68,196
 
$4,424
 
$—
 
$72,620

The following table presents state and political subdivision holdings by category:
(Dollars in thousands)       
December 31, 2012Amortized Cost Unrealized Gains Unrealized Losses 
Fair
Value
School districts
$25,846
 
$1,504
 
$—
 
$27,350
General obligation35,263
 2,524
 
 37,787
Revenue obligations (a)7,087
 396
 
 7,483
Total
$68,196
 
$4,424
 
$—
 
$72,620
(a)Includes water and sewer districts, tax revenue obligations and other.

The Bank owns trust preferred security holdings of seven individual name issuers in the financial industry and two pooled trust preferred securities in the form of collateralized debt obligations.  The following tables present information concerning the named issuers and pooled trust preferred obligations, including credit ratings.  The Corporation’s Investment Policy contains rating standards that specifically reference ratings issued by Moody’s and S&P.



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Individual Issuer Trust Preferred Securities
(Dollars in thousands)December 31, 2011 Credit RatingsDecember 31, 2012 Credit Ratings
Named Issuer  Amortized Cost (b) Fair Value Unrealized Loss December 31,
2011
Form 10-K
Filing Date
  Amortized Cost (b) Fair Value Unrealized Loss December 31,
2012
 
Form 10-K
Filing Date
(parent holding company)(a)
 Moody'sS&P Moody'sS&P (a)
 Moody’sS&P Moody’sS&P 
JPMorgan Chase & Co.2
 
$9,735
 
$7,036
 
($2,699) A2BBB A2BBB 2
 
$9,746
 
$7,801
 
($1,945)  Baa2 BBB  Baa2 BBB 
Bank of America Corporation3
 5,743
 4,223
 (1,520) Ba1BB+(c)Ba1BB+(c)3
 5,752
 4,481
 (1,271)  Ba2 BB+  Ba2 BB+(c)
Wells Fargo & Company2
 5,117
 3,874
 (1,243) A3/Baa1A-/BBB+ A3/Baa1A-/BBB+ 2
 5,126
 4,400
 (726)  A3/Baa1A-/BBB+  A3/Baa1 A-/BBB+ 
SunTrust Banks, Inc.1
 4,168
 2,724
 (1,444) Baa3BB+(c)Baa3BB+(c)1
 4,170
 3,351
 (819)  Baa3 BB+  Baa3 BB+(c)
Northern Trust Corporation1
 1,982
 1,515
 (467) A3A- A3A- 1
 1,983
 1,692
 (291)  A3 A-  A3 A- 
State Street Corporation1
 1,971
 1,507
 (464) A3BBB+ A3BBB+ 1
 1,973
 1,594
 (379)  A3 BBB+  A3 BBB+ 
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated1
 1,923
 1,517
 (406) Baa3BB+(c)Baa3BB+(c)1
 1,927
 1,432
 (495)  Baa3 BB+  Baa3 BB+(c)
Totals11
 
$30,639
 
$22,396
 
($8,243) 11
 
$30,677
 
$24,751
 
($5,926) 
(a)Number of separate issuances, including issuances of acquired institutions.
(b)Net of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in earnings, other than such noncredit-related amounts reversed on January 1, 2009.  See Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.earnings.
(c)Rating is below investment grade.

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capital ratios of the issuer and, in all cases, the regulatory capital ratios were deemed to be in excess of the regulatory minimums.  Credit ratings were also taken into consideration, including ratings in effect as of the reporting period date as well as credit rating changes between the reporting period date and the filing date of this report.  We noted no additional downgrades to below investment grade between the reporting period date and the filing date of this report.  Where available, credit ratings from multiple rating agencies are obtained and rating downgrades are specifically analyzed.  Our review process for these credit-sensitive holdings also includes a periodic review of relevant financial information for each issuer, such as quarterly financial reports, press releases and analyst reports.  This information is used to evaluate the current and prospective financial condition of the issuer in order to assess the issuer’s ability to meet its debt obligations.  Through the filing date of this report, each of the individual name issuer securities was current with respect to interest payments.  Based on our evaluation of the facts and circumstances relating to each issuer, management concluded that all principal and interest payments for these individual issuer trust preferred securities would be collected according to their contractual terms and it expects to recover the entire amortized cost basis of these securities.  Furthermore, Washington Trust does not intend to sell these securities and it is not more likely than not that Washington Trust will be required to sell these securities before recovery of their cost basis, which may be at maturity.  Therefore, management does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 2011.2012.

Pooled Trust Preferred Obligations
(Dollars in thousands)December 31, 2011  December 31, 2012  
      Deferrals and Defaults (a) Credit Ratings      Deferrals and Defaults (a) Credit Ratings
Amortized Cost Fair Value Unrealized Loss No. of Cos. in Issuance December 31,
2011
 
Form 10-K
Filing Date
Amortized Cost Fair Value Unrealized Loss No. of Cos. in Issuance December 31,
2012
 
Form 10-K
Filing Date
Deal Name Moody'sS&P Moody'sS&PDeferrals and Defaults (a) Moody’sS&P Moody’sS&PDeferrals and Defaults (a)
Tropic CDO 1,
tranche A4L (d)

td,993
 
$642
 
(td,351) 38 40% Ca(c)(b) Ca(c)
td,772
 
$613
 
(td,159) 38 40% Ca(c)(b) Ca(c)
Preferred Term Securities [PreTSL] XXV, tranche C1 (e)1,263
 245
 (1,018) 73 34% C(c)(b) C(c)1,264
 230
 (1,034) 73 34% C(c)(b) C(c)
Totals
$4,256
 
$887
 
($3,369) 
$4,036
 
$843
 
($3,193) 
(a)Percentage of pool collateral in deferral or default status.
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(c)Rating is below investment grade.
(d)
This security was placed on nonaccrual status in March 2009. The tranche instrument held by Washington Trust has been deferring a portion of interest payments since April 2010. The December 31, 20112012 amortized cost was net of $1.9$2.1 million of credit-related impairment losses previously recognized in earnings reflective of payment deferrals and credit deterioration of the underlying collateral. Included in the $1.9$2.1 million were credit-related impairment losses of $171$221 thousand recorded in 2011,during 2012, reflecting adverse changes in the expected cash flows for this security. On January 24, 2012, oneIn the first quarter of 2013, a performing underlying issuer elected to prepay its portion of the underlying issuers announced its intentioncollateralized debt obligation. This prepayment is expected to invoke its contractual right to defer quarterly interest payments beginning in April 2012. This subsequent adverse change in expected cash flows for this security resultedresult in a credit-related impairment lossmodest reduction in the present value of approximately $180 thousand. Management has concluded this was immaterial to the Corporation's 2011 consolidated financial position, results of operations andestimated cash flows and this credit-relatedan immaterial amount of additional impairment loss willto be recordedrecognized in the first quarter of 2012.2013. As of December 31, 2011,2012, this security has unrealized losses of $2.4$2.2 million and a below investment grade rating of “Ca” by Moody'sMoody’s Investors Service Inc. (“Moody's”Moody’s”). Through the filing date of this report, there have been no rating changes on this security. This credit rating status has been considered by management in its assessment of the impairment status of this security.
(e)
This security was placed on nonaccrual status in December 2008. The tranche instrument held by Washington Trust has been deferring interest payments since December 2008. The December 31, 20112012 amortized cost was net of $1.2 million of credit-related impairment losses previously recognized in earnings reflective of payment deferrals and credit deterioration of the underlying collateral. Included in the $1.2 million, were credit-related impairment lossesThe analysis of $20 thousand recorded in 2011, reflecting a modest adverse change in the expected cash flows for this security as of December 31, 2012 did not negatively affect the amount of credit-related impairment losses previously recognized on this security. As of December 31, 2011,2012, the security has unrealized losses of $1.0$1.0 million and a below investment grade rating of “C” by Moody's.Moody’s. Through the filing date of this report, there have been no rating changes on this security. This credit rating status has been considered by management in its assessment of the impairment status of this security.

These pooled trust preferred holdings consist of trust preferred obligations of banking industry companies and, to a lesser extent, insurance companies. For both of these pooled trust preferred securities, Washington Trust'sTrust’s investment is senior to one or more subordinated tranches which have first loss exposure. Valuations of the pooled trust preferred holdings are dependent in part on cash flows from underlying issuers. Unexpected cash flow disruptions could have an adverse


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impact on the fair value and performance of pooled trust preferred securities. Management believes the unrealized losses on these pooled trust preferred securities primarily reflect investor concerns about global economic growth and how it will affect the recent and potential future losses in the financial services industry and the possibility of further incremental deferrals of or defaults on interest payments on trust preferred debentures by financial institutions participating in these pools. These concerns have resulted in a substantial decrease in market liquidity and increased risk premiums for securities in this sector. Credit spreads for issuers in this sector have remained wide during recent months, causing prices for these securities holdings to remain at low levels.

The following table summarizes other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities recognized in earnings in the periods indicated:
(Dollars in thousands)          
Years ended December 31,2011
 2010
 2009
2012
 2011
 2010
Pooled trust preferred securities          
Tropic CDO 1, tranche A4L
$171
 
$354
 
$1,350

$221
 
$171
 
$354
Preferred Term Securities [PreTSL] XXV, tranche C120
 63
 1,146

 20
 63
Common and perpetual preferred stocks     
Other perpetual preferred stocks (financials)
 
 495
Other common stocks (financials)
 
 146
Other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in earnings
$191
 
$417
 
$3,137

$221
 
$191
 
$417

Further deterioration in credit quality of the companies backing the securities, further deterioration in the condition of the financial services industry, a continuation or worsening of the current economic downturn, or additional declines in real estate values may further affect the fair value of these securities and increase the potential that certain unrealized losses be designated as other-than-temporary in future periods and the Corporation may incur additional write-downs.

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Investment in Bank-Owned Life Insurance (“BOLI”)
BOLI amounted to $53.8$54.8 million and $51.8$53.8 million at December 31, 20112012 and 2010,2011, respectively.  During the second quarter of 2010, the Corporation purchased an additional $5.0 million in BOLI.  BOLI provides a means to mitigate increasing employee benefit costs.  The Corporation expects to benefit from the BOLI contracts as a result of the tax-free growth in cash surrender value and death benefits that are expected to be generated over time.  The purchase of the life insurance policy results in an income-earning asset on the Consolidated Balance Sheet that provides monthly tax-free income to the Corporation.  The largest risk to the BOLI program is credit risk of the insurance carriers.  To mitigate this risk, annual financial condition reviews are completed on all carriers.  BOLI is invested in the “general account” of quality insurance companies.  All such general account carriers were rated “A” or better by A.M. Best and “A2”“A3” or better by Moody’s at December 31, 2011.2012.  BOLI is included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at its cash surrender value.  Increases in BOLI’s cash surrender value are reported as a component of noninterest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Loans
Total loans amounted to $2.12.3 billion at December 31, 20112012.  In 2011,2012, loans grew by $151.5$146.8 million, or 8%7%, with a $97.6increases of $127.8 million increase in the commercial loan portfolio, a $55.4$17.3 million increase in the residential real estate portfolio and a $1.4$1.8 million decline in consumer loans.



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The following table sets forth the composition of the Corporation’s loan portfolio for each of the past five years:
(Dollars in thousands)(Dollars in thousands)        (Dollars in thousands)        
December 31,2011 2010 2009 2008 20072012 2011 2010 2009 2008
Amount %
 Amount %
 Amount %
 Amount %
 Amount %
Amount %
 Amount %
 Amount %
 Amount %
 Amount %
Commercial:                                      
Mortgages (1)
$624,813
 29% 
$518,623
 26% 
$496,996
 26% 
$407,904
 22% 
$278,821
 18%
$710,813
 31% 
$624,813
 29% 
$518,623
 26% 
$496,996
 26% 
$407,904
 22%
Construction & development10,955
 1% 47,335
 2% 72,293
 4% 49,599
 3% 60,361
 4%27,842
 1% 10,955
 1% 47,335
 2% 72,293
 4% 49,599
 3%
Other (2)488,860
 22% 461,107
 23% 415,261
 21% 422,810
 23% 341,084
 21%513,764
 23% 488,860
 22% 461,107
 23% 415,261
 21% 422,810
 23%
Total commercial1,124,628
 52% 1,027,065
 51% 984,550
 51% 880,313
 48% 680,266
 43%1,252,419
 55% 1,124,628
 52% 1,027,065
 51% 984,550
 51% 880,313
 48%
Residential real estate:Residential real estate:                  Residential real estate:                  
Mortgages678,582
 32% 634,739
 31% 593,981
 31% 626,663
 34% 588,628
 37%692,798
 30% 678,582
 32% 634,739
 31% 593,981
 31% 626,663
 34%
Homeowner construction21,832
 1% 10,281
 1% 11,594
 1% 15,389
 1% 11,043
 1%24,883
 1% 21,832
 1% 10,281
 1% 11,594
 1% 15,389
 1%
Total residential real estate700,414
 33% 645,020
 32% 605,575
 32% 642,052
 35% 599,671
 38%717,681
 31% 700,414
 33% 645,020
 32% 605,575
 32% 642,052
 35%
Consumer:                                      
Home equity lines223,430
 10% 218,288
 11% 209,801
 11% 170,662
 9% 144,429
 9%226,861
 10% 223,430
 10% 218,288
 11% 209,801
 11% 170,662
 9%
Home equity loans43,121
 2% 50,624
 3% 62,430
 3% 89,297
 5% 99,827
 6%39,329
 2% 43,121
 2% 50,624
 3% 62,430
 3% 89,297
 5%
Other (3)55,566
 3% 54,641
 3% 57,312
 3% 56,830
 3% 49,459
 4%57,713
 2% 55,566
 3% 54,641
 3% 57,312
 3% 56,830
 3%
Total consumer loans322,117
 15% 323,553
 17% 329,543
 17% 316,789
 17% 293,715
 19%323,903
 14% 322,117
 15% 323,553
 17% 329,543
 17% 316,789
 17%
Total loans
$2,147,159
 100% 
$1,995,638
 100% 
$1,919,668
 100% 
$1,839,154
 100% 
$1,573,652
 100%
$2,294,003
 100% 
$2,147,159
 100% 
$1,995,638
 100% 
$1,919,668
 100% 
$1,839,154
 100%
(1)Amortizing mortgages and lines of credit, primarily secured by income producing property.
(2)Loans to businesses and individuals, a substantial portion of which are fully or partially collateralized by real estate.
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An analysis of the maturity and interest rate sensitivity of Real Estate Construction and Other Commercial loansthe Corporation’s loan portfolio as of December 31, 20112012 follows:
(Dollars in thousands)       
Matures in:
1 Year
or Less
 
1 to 5
Years
 
After 5
Years
 Totals
Construction and development (1)
$1,883
 
$1,393
 
$29,511
 
$32,787
Other commercial184,434
 223,626
 80,800
 488,860
 
$186,317
 
$225,019
 
$110,311
 
$521,647
(Dollars in thousands)Commercial Residential Real Estate  
 MortgagesConstructionOther Mortgages
Homeowner Construction
(1)
ConsumerTotal
Amounts due in:        
One year or less
$83,018

$2,428

$147,051
 
$23,979

$472

$8,129

$265,077
After one year to five years350,315
11,217
206,108
 103,939
3,875
36,201
711,655
After five years277,480
14,197
160,605
 564,880
20,536
279,573
1,317,271
Total
$710,813

$27,842

$513,764
 
$692,798

$24,883

$323,903

$2,294,003
         
Interest rate terms on amounts due after one year:        
Predetermined rates
$334,645

$1,668

$259,968
 
$360,241

$19,172

$89,040

$1,064,734
Floating or adjustable rates293,150
23,745
106,745
 308,579
5,239
226,734
964,192
(1)Includes homeowner construction and commercial construction and development.  Maturities of homeowner construction loans are included based on their contractual conventional mortgage repayment terms following the completion of construction.

Sensitivity to changes in interest rates for Real Estate Construction and Other Commercial loans due after one year is as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)
Predetermined
Rates
 
Floating or
Adjustable
Rates
 Totals
Principal due after one year
$263,617
 
$71,713
 
$335,330

Commercial Loans
Commercial loans fall into two major categories, commercial real estate and other commercial loans (commercial and industrial).  Commercial real estate loans consist of commercial mortgages and construction and development loans made for the purpose of acquiring, developing, constructing, improving or refinancing commercial real estate where the property is the primary collateral securing the loan, and the income generated from the property is the primary repayment


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source.  Commercial and industrial loans primarily provide working capital, equipment financing, financing for leasehold improvements and financing for expansion.  Commercial and industrial loans are frequently collateralized by equipment, inventory, accounts receivable, and/or general business assets.  A significant portion of the Bank’s commercial and industrial loans are also collateralized by real estate, but are not classified as commercial real restate loans because such loans are not made for the purpose of acquiring, developing, constructing, improving or refinancing the real estate securing the loan, nor is the repayment source income generated directly from such real property.

Management evaluates the appropriateness of the Corporation'sCorporation’s underwriting standards in response to changes in national and regional economic conditions, including such matters as market interest rates, energy prices, trends in real estate values, and employment levels.  Based on management’s assessment of these matters, underwriting standards and credit monitoring activities are enhanced from time to time in response to changes in these conditions.  These assessments may result in clarification of debt service ratio calculations, modifications to loan to value standards for real estate collateral, formalized watch list criteria, and enhancements to monitoring of commercial construction loans.

Commercial Real Estate Loans
As of December 31, 2011, commercialCommercial real estate loans amounted to $635.8$738.7 million up by $69.8 at December 31, 2012, an increase of $102.9 million, or 12%16%, from the $635.8 million balance at December 31, 2010.2011.  Included in these amounts were commercial construction loans of $11.0$27.8 million and $47.3$11.0 million, respectively. The decline in commercial construction loans reflected loans that have paid off or transitioned to commercial mortgages and overall less demand for commercial construction loans in 2011. The growth in commercial mortgagesreal estate loans was in large part due to enhanced business cultivation efforts with new and existing borrowers.

Commercial real estate loans are secured by a variety of property types, with approximately 83%82% of the total at December 31, 20112012 composed of retail facilities, office buildings, lodging, commercial mixed use, lodging, multi-family dwellings and industrial & warehouse properties.




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The following table presents a geographic summary of commercial real estate loans, including commercial construction, by property location. There are no loans located in Pennsylvania as of December 31, 2012.
(Dollars in thousands)December 31, 2011 December 31, 2010December 31, 2012 December 31, 2011
Amount % of Total Amount % of TotalAmount % of Total Amount % of Total
Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts
$589,083
 93% 
$512,173
 91%
$707,068
 96% 
$589,083
 93%
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania33,317
 5% 40,232
 7%
New Hampshire, Maine11,668
 2% 11,846
 2%
New York, Pennsylvania22,081
 3% 33,317
 5%
New Hampshire9,290
 1% 11,668
 2%
Other1,700
 % 1,707
 %216
 % 1,700
 %
Total
$635,768
 100% 
$565,958
 100%
$738,655
 100% 
$635,768
 100%

Other Commercial Loans
Other commercialCommercial and industrial loans amounted to $488.9$513.8 million at December 31, 2012, an increase of $24.9 million from December 31, 2011 up by $27.8 million, or 6%, from the balance at the end of 2010, primarily duereflecting growth in loans to originations in our general market area of southern New England.not-for-profit institutions.  This portfolio includes loans to a variety of business types.  Approximately 73%72% of the total is composed of retail trade, owner occupied &and other real estate, health care/social assistance, retail trade, manufacturing, accommodation and food services, construction businesses, accommodation & food services, other services and wholesale trade businesses.businesses and entertainment and recreation.

Residential Real Estate MortgagesLoans
Residential real estate mortgagesloans amounted to $700.4$717.7 million at December 31, 2012, an increase of $17.3 million from December 31, 2011 up by $55.4 million, or 9%, from the balance at December 31, 2010..  Washington Trust originates residential real estate mortgages within our general market area of Southern New England for portfolio and for sale in the secondary market.  The majority of loans originated for saleLoans are sold with servicing retained or released.  Washington Trust also originates residential real estate mortgages for various investors in a broker capacity, including conventional mortgages and reverse mortgages.  Total residential real estate mortgage loan originations, including brokered loans as agent, amounted to $782.2 million in 2012 and $452.4 million in 2011 and $418.1 million in 2010..  Of these amounts, $249.7$571.4 million and $236.7$249.7 million, respectively, were originated for sale in the secondary market, including brokered loans as agent.  Since 2009,In recent years, Washington Trust has experienced strong residential real estate mortgage refinancing and sales activity in response to the low mortgage interest rate environment.environment, as well as origination volume growth due to our expansion of residential mortgage lending offices outside of Rhode Island.


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When selling a residential real estate mortgage loan or acting as originating agent on behalf of a third party, Washington Trust generally makes various representations and warranties relating to, among other things, the following: ownership of the loan, the validity of the lien securing the loan, the absence of delinquent taxes or liens against the property securing the loan, the effectiveness of title insurance, compliance with applicable loan criteria established by the buyer, compliance with applicable local, state and federal laws, and the absence of fraud on the part of parties involved in the origination.  The specific representations and warranties depend on the nature of the transaction and the requirements of the buyer.  Contractual liability may arise when the representations and warranties are breached.  In the event of a breach of these representations and warranties,warranties. As such, Washington Trust may be required to either repurchase the residential real estate mortgage loan (generally at unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest) with the identified defects or indemnify (“make-whole”) the investor for its losses.

Inlosses if the case of a repurchase, Washington Trust will bear any subsequent credit loss on the residential mortgage loan.  Washington Trust has experienced an insignificant number of repurchase demands over a period of many years.representations and warranties were breached. The unpaid principal balance of loans repurchased due to representation and warranty claims as of December 31, 2012 was $843 thousand, compared to $773 thousand at December 31, 2011 was $773 thousand compared to $249 thousand at December 31, 2010.. Washington Trust has recorded a reserve for its exposure to losses from the obligation to repurchase previously sold residential mortgage loans. ThisThe reserve is not materialbalance amounted to $250 thousand and $118 thousand, respectively, at December 31, 2012 and 2011 and is included in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and any change inSheets. During 2012, the estimate is recorded inCorporation recognized a $201 thousand charge against net gains on loan sales and commissions on loans originated for others in the Consolidated Statementsorder to maintain a reserve balance reflective of Income.management’s best estimate of probable losses. There were no such charges recognized in 2011.

From time to time Washington Trust purchases one- to four-family residential mortgages originated in other states as well as southern New England from other financial institutions.  All residential mortgage loans purchased from other financial institutions have beenwere individually underwritten using standards similar to those employed for Washington Trust’s self-originated loans.  Purchased residential mortgage balances totaled $71.4$56.0 million and $92.1$71.4 million, respectively, as of December 31, 20112012 and 2010.



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The following is a geographic summary of residential mortgages by property location. There were no loans in either California or Colorado as of December 31, 2012.
(Dollars in thousands) December 31, 2011 December 31, 2010December 31, 2012 December 31, 2011
 Amount
 % of Total
 Amount
 % of Total
Amount % of Total Amount % of Total
Rhode Island, Connecticut, Massachusetts 
$675,935
 97% 
$612,419
 95%
$697,814
 97.2% 
$675,935
 96.5%
New York, Virginia, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, District of Columbia 11,499
 2% 13,921
 2%9,591
 1.3% 11,499
 1.6%
New Hampshire3,903
 0.5% 2,767
 0.4%
Ohio 5,665
 1% 8,086
 1%2,953
 0.4% 5,665
 0.8%
California, Washington, Oregon 1,881
 % 4,562
 1%
Colorado, Texas, New Mexico 1,079
 % 2,613
 1%
Washington, Oregon, California1,379
 0.2% 1,881
 0.3%
Georgia 1,118
 % 1,680
 %1,101
 0.2% 1,118
 0.2%
New Hampshire 2,767
 % 1,263
 %
Wyoming 470
 % 476
 %
New Mexico, Colorado476
 0.1% 1,079
 0.2%
Other464
 0.1% 470
 %
Total 
$700,414
 100% 
$645,020
 100%
$717,681
 100.0% 
$700,414
 100.0%

Consumer Loans
Consumer loans amounted to $322.1$323.9 million at December 31, 2012, up $1.8 million from December 31, 2011 down $1.4 million in 2011..  Our consumer portfolio is predominantly home equity lines and home equity loans, representing 83%82% of the total consumer portfolio at December 31, 2011.2012.  The Bank estimates that approximately 68% of the combined home equity line and home equity loan balances are first lien positions or subordinate to other Washington Trust mortgages. Consumer loans also include personal installment loans and loans to individuals secured by general aviation aircraft and automobiles.

Asset Quality
The Board of Directors of the Bank monitors credit risk management through two committees, the Finance Committee and the Audit Committee.  The Finance Committee has primary oversight responsibility for the credit granting function including approval authority for credit granting policies, review of management’s credit granting activities and approval of large exposure credit requests.  The Audit Committee oversees management’s systems and procedures to monitor the credit quality of the loan portfolio, conduct a loan review program, maintain the integrity of the loan rating system and determine the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses.  These committees report the results of their respective oversight functions to the bank’s Board of Directors.  In addition, the Board receives information concerning asset quality measurements and trends on a monthly basis.


Asset quality in 2011 was characterized by modest increases in nonaccrual loans and past due loans. We noted, however, that the mix of nonperforming loans has shifted, with increases in residential mortgage loans representing a higher percentage and a reduction in the percentage attributable to commercial loans. The residential mortgage loan portfolio has historically had lower losses than the commercial loan portfolio.

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Nonperforming Assets
Nonperforming assets include nonaccrual loans, nonaccrual investment securities and property acquired through foreclosure or repossession.




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The following table presents nonperforming assets and additional asset quality data for the dates indicated:
(Dollars in thousands)                  
December 31,2011
 2010
 2009
 2008
 2007
2012
 2011
 2010
 2009
 2008
Nonaccrual loans:                  
Commercial mortgages
$5,709
 
$6,624
 
$11,588
 
$1,942
 
$1,094

$10,681
 
$5,709
 
$6,624
 
$11,588
 
$1,942
Commercial construction and development
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Other commercial3,708
 5,259
 9,075
 3,845
 1,781
4,412
 3,708
 5,259
 9,075
 3,845
Residential real estate mortgages10,614
 6,414
 6,038
 1,754
 1,158
Residential real estate6,158
 10,614
 6,414
 6,038
 1,754
Consumer1,206
 213
 769
 236
 271
1,292
 1,206
 213
 769
 236
Total nonaccrual loans21,237
 18,510
 27,470
 7,777
 4,304
22,543
 21,237
 18,510
 27,470
 7,777
Nonaccrual investment securities887
 806
 1,065
 633
 
843
 887
 806
 1,065
 633
Property acquired through foreclosure or repossession, net2,647
 3,644
 1,974
 392
 
2,047
 2,647
 3,644
 1,974
 392
Total nonperforming assets
$24,771
 
$22,960
 
$30,509
 
$8,802
 
$4,304

$25,433
 
$24,771
 
$22,960
 
$30,509
 
$8,802
Nonperforming assets to total assets0.81% 0.79% 1.06% 0.30% 0.17%0.83% 0.81% 0.79% 1.06% 0.30%
Nonaccrual loans to total loans0.99% 0.93% 1.43% 0.42% 0.27%0.98% 0.99% 0.93% 1.43% 0.42%
Total past due loans to total loans1.22% 1.27% 1.64% 0.96% 0.45%1.22% 1.22% 1.27% 1.64% 0.96%
Accruing loans 90 days or more past due
$—
 
$—
 
$—
 
$—
 
$—

$—
 
$—
 
$—
 
$—
 
$—

Nonperforming assets totaled$25.4 million, or 0.83% of total assets, at December 31, 2012 compared to $24.8 million, or 0.81% of total assets, at December 31, 2011 compared to.

Nonaccrual loans totaled $23.022.5 million, or 0.79% of total assets, at December 31, 20102012.

Nonaccrual loans totaled $21.2 million at December 31, 2011,, up by $2.7$1.3 million in 2011,2012, reflecting a $4.2$5.0 million net increase in nonaccrual residential real estatecommercial mortgages, partially offset by a $2.5$4.5 million net decrease in nonaccrual commercialresidential real estate mortgage loans.  Property acquired through foreclosure or repossession amounted to $2.6$2.0 million at December 31, 2011,2012, compared to $3.6$2.6 million at the end of 2010.2011.  The balance at December 31, 20112012 consisted of elevennine commercial properties fourand five residential properties and one repossessed asset.properties.

Nonaccrual investment securities at December 31, 20112012 and 20102011 were comprised of two pooled trust preferred securities.  See additional information herein under the caption “Securities.”  

Nonaccrual Loans
Loans, with the exception of certain well-secured residential mortgage loans that are in the process of collection, are placed on nonaccrual status and interest recognition is suspended when such loans are 90 days or more past due with respect to principal and/or interest or sooner if considered appropriate by management.  Well-secured residential mortgage loans are permitted to remain on accrual status provided that full collection of principal and interest is assured and the loan is in the process of collection.  Loans are also placed on nonaccrual status when, in the opinion of management, full collection of principal and interest is doubtful.  Interest previously accrued, but uncollected, is reversed against current period income.  Subsequent interest payments received on nonaccrual loans are recognized as interest income, or recorded as a reduction of principal if full collection of the loan is doubtful or if impairment of the collateral is identified.  Loans are removed from nonaccrual status when they have been current as to principal and interest for a period of time, the borrower has demonstrated an ability to comply with repayment terms, and when, in management’s opinion, the loans are considered to be fully collectible.



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The Corporation has made no changes in its practices or policies during 20112012 concerning the placement of loans or investment securities into nonaccrual status.

There were no significant commitments to lend additional funds to borrowers whose loans were on nonaccrual status at December 31, 20112012.



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Interest income that would have been recognized if loans on nonaccrual status had been current in accordance with their original terms was approximately $1.7$1.8 million $1.3 million and $2.0 million in 2011, 2010$1.7 million and 2009$1.3 million in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  Interest income attributable to these loans included in the Consolidated Statements of Income amounted to approximately $505$679 thousand $831 thousand and $1.0 million in 2011, 2010$505 thousand and 2009$831 thousand in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

The following table presents nonaccrual loans by category as of the dates indicated:
(Dollars in thousands)   
December 31,2012 2011
 Amount
 
% (1)
 Amount
 
% (1)
Commercial:       
Mortgages
$10,681
 1.50% 
$5,709
 0.91%
Construction and development
 % 
 %
Other commercial4,412
 0.86% 3,708
 0.76%
Residential real estate6,158
 0.86% 10,614
 1.52%
Consumer1,292
 0.40% 1,206
 0.37%
Total nonaccrual loans
$22,543
 0.98% 
$21,237
 0.99%
(1)Percentage of nonaccrual loans to the total loans outstanding within the respective category.

The following table presents additional detail on nonaccrual loans as of the dates indicated:
(Dollars in thousands)December 31, 2011 December 31, 2010December 31, 2012 December 31, 2011
Days Past Due Days Past DueDays Past Due Days Past Due
Over 90 Under 90 Total Over 90 Under 90 TotalOver 90 Under 90 Total Over 90 Under 90 Total
Commercial:                      
Mortgages
$4,995
 
$714
 
$5,709
 
$5,322
 
$1,302
 
$6,624

$10,300
 
$381
 
$10,681
 
$4,995
 
$714
 
$5,709
Construction and development
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Other commercial633
 3,075
 3,708
 3,376
 1,883
 5,259
3,647
 765
 4,412
 633
 3,075
 3,708
           
Residential real estate mortgages6,283
 4,331
 10,614
 4,041
 2,373
 6,414
           
Residential real estate3,658
 2,500
 6,158
 6,283
 4,331
 10,614
Consumer874
 332
 1,206
 11
 202
 213
844
 448
 1,292
 874
 332
 1,206
Total nonaccrual loans
$12,785
 
$8,452
 
$21,237
 
$12,750
 
$5,760
 
$18,510

$18,449
 
$4,094
 
$22,543
 
$12,785
 
$8,452
 
$21,237

Nonaccrual commercial mortgage loans decreasedincreased by $915 thousand from the balance at the end of 2010.$5.0 million in 2012. This increase was concentrated in two relationships. As of December 31, 2011,2012, 81% of the $5.7$10.7 million balance of nonaccrual commercial mortgage loans consisted of ninethese two relationships. The loss allocation on total nonaccrual commercial mortgagesmortgage loans was $329 thousand$1.4 million at December 31, 2011.2012.  All of the nonaccrual commercial mortgage loans were located in Rhode Island and Connecticut. As of December 31, 2011, theMassachusetts.

The largest nonaccrual relationship in the commercial mortgage category totaled $4.2$5.9 million at December 31, 2012 and is secured by several properties, including office, light industrial and retail space. This relationship wasis collateral dependent and, based on the fair value of the underlying collateral, a $201$1.1 million loss allocation on this relationship was deemed necessary at December 31, 2012. The Bank has additional accruing residential mortgage loans, which are related to this borrower by common guarantor, totaling $1.0 million at December 31, 2012. These additional loans have performed in accordance with terms of the loans and were not past due as of December 31, 2012. The second largest nonaccrual


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relationship in the commercial mortgage category totaled $2.7 million and is secured by an office building.  This loan is collateral dependent and, based on the fair value of the underlying collateral, a $204 thousand loss allocation on this relationship was deemed necessary at December 31, 2011.2012.

Nonaccrual other commercial loans (commercial and industrial) amounted to $4.4 million at December 31, 2012, up by $704 thousand from the December 31, 2011 balance of $3.7 million.  The bankloss allocation on these loans was $603 thousand at December 31, 2012. The balance of commercial and industrial loans in nonaccrual status at December 31, 2012 was largely concentrated in two relationships.

The largest nonaccrual relationship in the commercial and industrial category totaled $2.0 million at December 31, 2012. The loans in this relationship are collateral dependent and secured by retail properties. As of December 31, 2012 and based on the fair value of the underlying collateral, a loss allocation of $154 thousand was deemed necessary for this relationship. As of December 31, 2012, the Bank has an additional nonaccrual commercial mortgage loan of $667 thousand and additional accruing other commercial real estate and residential mortgages loans totaling $4.7of $2.3 million to this borrower. These additional accruing loans have performed in accordance with the terms of the loans and were not past due at as of December 31, 2011.

Nonaccrual other commercial loans amounted to $3.7 million at December 31, 2011, down by $1.6 million from the balance of $5.3 million at December 31, 2010.2012. The loss allocation on these loans was $631 thousand at December 31, 2011. Thesecond largest nonaccrual relationship in the other commercial and industrial category was $1.7 million$956 thousand at December 31, 2011.2012. This relationship wasis collateral dependent and secured by retail properties. Based on the fair value of the underlying collateral, a loss allocation of $260$139 thousand was deemed necessary as of December 31, 2011.2012.

Nonaccrual residential mortgages increasedreal estate loans decreased by $4.2$4.5 million from the balance at the end of 2010.2011.  As of December 31, 2011,2012, the $10.6$6.2 million balance of nonaccrual residential mortgagesreal estate loans consisted of 3826 loans, with approximately $8.7$5.7 million located in Rhode Island Massachusetts and Connecticut.Massachusetts.  The loss allocation on total nonaccrual residential mortgagesreal estate loans was $1.7$1.0 million at December 31, 2011.2012.  Included in total nonaccrual residential mortgagesreal estate loans at December 31, 2012 were 1711 mortgage loans purchased for portfolio and serviced by others amounting to $5.4$2.9 million.  Management monitors the collection efforts of its third party servicers as part of its assessment of the collectibility of nonperforming loans.

Nonaccrual consumer loans increased by $993 thousand from the balance at December 31, 2010. The increase primarily includes home equity lines and loans.




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Past Due Loans
The following tables presenttable presents past due loans by category as of the dates indicated:
(Dollars in thousands)   
December 31,2011 2010
 Amount
 
% (1)
 Amount
 
% (1)
Commercial mortgages
$6,931
 1.09% 
$8,021
 1.42%
Other commercial loans5,375
 1.10% 6,191
 1.34%
Residential real estate mortgages11,757
 1.68% 8,591
 1.33%
Consumer loans2,210
 0.69% 2,464
 0.76%
Total past due loans
$26,273
 1.22% 
$25,267
 1.27%

(Dollars in thousands)   
December 31,2012 2011
 Amount
 
% (1)
 Amount
 
% (1)
Commercial:       
Mortgages
$11,081
 1.56% 
$6,931
 1.11%
Construction and development
 % 
 %
Other commercial4,203
 0.82% 5,375
 1.10%
Residential real estate10,449
 1.46% 11,757
 1.68%
Consumer2,363
 0.73% 2,210
 0.69%
Total past due loans
$28,096
 1.22% 
$26,273
 1.27%
(1)Percentage of past due loans to the total loans outstanding within the respective category.

As of December 31, 20112012, total delinquenciespast due loans amounted to $26.328.1 million, or 1.22% of total loans, compared to $25.3up by $1.8 million or 1.27%, as offrom December 31, 20102011.

Included in past due loans as of December 31, 20112012 and 2010, were nonaccrual loans of $17.6$21.0 million and $14.9 million, respectively..  All loans 90 days or more past due at December 31, 20112012 and 20102011 were classified as nonaccrual.

The increase in total delinquencies in 20112012 was due to a $3.2$4.2 million net increase in residential real estatecommercial mortgage delinquencies, partially offset by a $1.9 million net decline inmostly attributable to the larger nonaccrual commercial mortgage and other commercial loan delinquencies.relationships described above under the caption “Nonaccrual Loans.”



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As of December 31, 2011,2012, the $11.8$10.4 million balance of residential real estate mortgage loan delinquencies consisted of 4142 loans and included $8.8$5.5 million of loans already in nonaccrual status. Approximately $8.9$9.3 million of total residential real estate mortgage loan delinquencies were located in Rhode Island Connecticut and Massachusetts.

We use various techniques to monitor credit deterioration in the portfolios of residential mortgage loans and home equity lines and loans.  Among these techniques, the Corporation periodically tracks loans with an updated FICO score and an estimated loan to value (“LTV”)LTV ratio, with LTV determined via statistical modeling analyses.  The indicated LTV levels are estimated based on such factors as the location, the original LTV, and the date of origination of the loan and do not reflect actual appraisal amounts.  This information and trends associated with this information is considered by management in its assessment of the allocation of loss exposure in the residential mortgage loan portfolio.

Troubled Debt Restructurings
Loans are considered restructured in a troubled debt restructuring when the Corporation has granted concessions to a borrower due to the borrower’s financial condition that it otherwise would not have considered.  These concessions include modifications of the terms of the debt such as reduction of the stated interest rate other than normal market rate adjustments, extension of maturity dates, or reduction of principal balance or accrued interest.  The decision to restructure a loan, versusrather than aggressively enforcing the collection of the loan, may benefit the Corporation by increasing the ultimate probability of collection.

Restructured loans are classified as accruing or non-accruing based on management’s assessment of the collectibility of the loan.  Loans which are already on nonaccrual status at the time of the restructuring generally remain on nonaccrual status for approximately six months before management considers such loans for return to accruing status.  Accruing restructured loans are placed into nonaccrual status if and when the borrower fails to comply with the restructured terms and management deems it unlikely that the borrower will return to a status of compliance in the near term.

Troubled debt restructurings are reported as such for at least one year from the date of the restructuring.  In years after the restructuring, troubled debt restructured loans are removed from this classification if the restructuring did not involve a below market rate concession and the loan is not deemed to be impaired based on the terms specified in the restructuring



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agreement. AtAs of December 31, 20112012, there were no significant commitments to lend additional funds to borrowers whose loans had been restructured.

The following table sets forth information on troubled debt restructured loans as of the dates indicated. The amounts below do not include insignificant amounts of accrued interest on accruing troubled debt restructured loans. See Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.
(Dollars in thousands)                  
December 31,2011
 2010
 2009
 2008
 2007
2012
 2011
 2010
 2009
 2008
Accruing troubled debt restructured loans:                  
Commercial mortgages
$6,389
 
$11,736
 
$5,566
 
$—
 
$1,717
Commercial real estate
$9,569
 
$6,389
 
$11,736
 
$5,566
 
$—
Other commercial6,625
 4,594
 540
 
 
6,577
 6,625
 4,594
 540
 
Residential real estate mortgages1,481
 2,863
 2,736
 263
 
Residential real estate1,123
 1,481
 2,863
 2,736
 263
Consumer171
 509
 858
 607
 
154
 171
 509
 858
 607
Accruing troubled debt restructured loans14,666
 19,702
 9,700
 870
 1,717
17,423
 14,666
 19,702
 9,700
 870
Nonaccrual troubled debt restructured loans:                  
Commercial mortgages91
 1,302
 
 
 
Commercial real estate
 91
 1,302
 
 
Other commercial2,154
 431
 228
 
 
2,063
 2,154
 431
 228
 
Residential real estate mortgages2,615
 948
 336
 
 
Residential real estate688
 2,615
 948
 336
 
Consumer106
 41
 45
 
 
44
 106
 41
 45
 
Nonaccrual troubled debt restructured loans4,966
 2,722
 609
 
 
2,795
 4,966
 2,722
 609
 
Total troubled debt restructured loans
$19,632
 
$22,424
 
$10,309
 
$870
 
$1,717

$20,218
 
$19,632
 
$22,424
 
$10,309
 
$870


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As of December 31, 2011,2012, loans classified as troubled debt restructurings totaled $19.6$20.2 million down, up by $2.8 million$586 thousand from the balance at December 31, 2010. The net decrease2011. Included in troubled debt restructured loans reflects paydowns andthis increase was an $8.1 million loan restructuring described below, which was largely offset by declassifications from troubled debt restructuring disclosure status, offset, in part, by loans restructured during the year.paydowns and other reductions.

Included inAt December 31, 2012, the largest troubled debt restructured loans at December 31, 2011, was anrelationship consisted of one accruing commercial mortgage loanreal estate relationship with a carrying value of $5.6$8.1 million, secured by mixed usea hotel industry property. This loanThe restructuring took place in the third quarter of 20102012 and included a modification of certain payment terms and a below market interest rate concessionreduction for a portiontemporary period on approximately $3.1 million of the loan. Thetotal balance. In connection with this restructuring, additional collateral was also provided by the borrower has performed in accordance with its restructured terms.during the third quarter of 2012. Also included in troubled debt restructured loans at December 31, 2011,2012, was an accruing other commercial and industrial loan relationship with a carrying value of $4.7 million, secured by real estate and marketable securities. This restructuring took place in the fourth quarter of 2011 and included a below market rate concession and modification of certain payment terms. In connection with this restructuring, a principal payment of $4.9 million was also received during the fourth quarter of 2011.

Potential Problem Loans
The Corporation classifies certain loans as “substandard,” “doubtful,” or “loss” based on criteria consistent with guidelines provided by banking regulators.  Potential problem loans consist of classified accruing commercial loans that were less than 90 days past due at December 31, 20112012 and other loans for which known information about possible credit problems of the related borrowers causes management to have doubts as to the ability of such borrowers to comply with the present loan repayment terms and which may result in disclosure of such loans as nonperforming at some time in the future.  These loans are not included in the amounts of nonaccrual or restructured loans presented above.  Management cannot predict the extent to which economic conditions may worsen or other factors which may impact borrowers and the potential problem loans.  Accordingly, there can be no assurance that other loans will not become 90 days or more past due, be placed on nonaccrual, become restructured, or require increased allowance coverage and provision for loan losses.  The Corporation has identified approximately $7.4$6.4 million in potential problem loans at December 31, 20112012, as compared to $6.7$7.4 million at December 31, 20102011.  Approximately 86%81% of the potential problem loans at December 31, 20112012 consistedwas comprised of eightone commercial lending relationships,mortgage, which havehas been classified based on our evaluation of the financial condition of the borrowers.borrower.  Potential problem loans are assessed for loss exposure using the methods described in Note 5 to the



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Consolidated Financial Statements under the caption "Credit“Credit Quality Indicators."

Allowance for Loan Losses
Establishing an appropriate level of allowance for loan losses necessarily involves a high degree of judgment.  The Corporation uses a methodology to systematically measure the amount of estimated loan loss exposure inherent in the loan portfolio for purposes of establishing a sufficient allowance for loan losses.  See additional discussion regarding the allowance for loan losses under the caption “Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” and in Note 6 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

The allowance for loan losses is management’s best estimate of the probable loan losses inherent in the loan portfolio as of the balance sheet date.  The allowance is increased by provisions charged to earnings and by recoveries of amounts previously charged off, and is reduced by charge-offs on loans.

The Bank’s general practice is to identify problem credits early and recognize full or partial charge-offs as promptly as practicable when it is determined that the collection of loan principal is unlikely.  The Bank recognizes full or partial charge-offs on collateral dependent impaired loans when the collateral is deemed to be insufficient to support the carrying value of the loan.  The Bank does not recognize a recovery when an updated appraisal indicates a subsequent increase in value.

As of December 31, 2011,2012, the allowance for loan losses was $29.8$30.9 million, or 1.39%1.35% of total loans, which comparescompared to an allowance of $28.6$29.8 million, or 1.43%1.39% of total loans at December 31, 2010.2011.  The status of nonaccrual loans, delinquent loans and performing loans were all taken into consideration in the assessment of the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses.  In addition, the balance and trends of credit quality indicators, including the commercial loan categories of Pass, Special Mention and Classified, are integrated into the process used to determine the allocation of loss exposure.  See Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information under the caption “Credit Quality


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Indicators.”  Management believes that the allowance for loan losses is adequate and consistent with asset quality and delinquency indicators. The four basis point decline in allowance for loan losses as a percentage of total loans in 2011 was also consistent with the shift in mix of nonaccrual loans and delinquencies to a higher proportion of residential mortgages, which generally have lower loss experience results than commercial and commercial real estate loans.

The estimation of loan loss exposure inherent in the loan portfolio includes, among other procedures, (1) identification of loss allocations for individual loans deemed to be impaired in accordance with GAAP, (2) loss allocation factors for non-impaired loans based on credit grade, loss experience, delinquency factors and other similar economic indicators, and (3) general loss allocations for other environmental factors, which is classified as “unallocated”.  We periodically reassess and revise the loss allocation factors used in the assignment of loss exposure to appropriately reflect our analysis of migrational loss experience.  We analyze historical loss experience in the various portfolios over periods deemed to be relevant to the inherent risk of loss in the respective portfolios as of the balance sheet date.  Revisions to loss allocation factors are not retroactively applied.

The methodology to measure the amount of estimated loan loss exposure includes an analysis of individual loans deemed to be impaired.  Impaired loans are loans for which it is probable that the Bank will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreements and all loans restructured in a troubled debt restructuring.  Impaired loans do not include large groups of smaller-balance homogeneous loans that are collectively evaluated for impairment, which consist of most residential mortgage loans and consumer loans.  Impairment is measured on a discounted cash flow method based upon the loan’s contractual effective interest rate, or at the loan’s observable market price, or if the loan is collateral dependent, at the fair value of the collateral less costs to sell.  For collateral dependent loans, management may adjust appraised values to reflect estimated market value declines or apply other discounts to appraised values for unobservable factors resulting from its knowledge of circumstances associated with the property.




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The following is a summary of impaired loans by measurement type:
(Dollars in thousands)      
December 31,2011
 2010
2012
 2011
Collateral dependent impaired loans (1)

$22,316
 
$14,872

$23,359
 
$22,316
Impaired loans measured on discounted cash flow method (2)
6,717
 18,756
12,188
 6,717
Total impaired loans
$29,033
 
$33,628

$35,547
 
$29,033
(1)
Net of partial charge-offs of $2.3$2.3 million and $2.3 million, respectively, at both December 31, 20112012 and 20102011.
(2)
Net of partial charge-offs of $328$92 thousand and $328 thousand, respectively, at December 31, 20112012 and $1.5 million at December 31, 20102011.

Impaired loans consist of nonaccrual commercial loans, troubled debt restructured loans and other loans classified as impaired.  See Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional disclosure on impaired loans.  The loss allocation on impaired loans amounted to $1.8$2.9 million and $2.1$1.8 million, respectively, at December 31, 20112012 and 2010.2011.  Various loan loss allowance coverage ratios are affected by the timing and extent of charge-offs, particularly with respect to impaired collateral dependent loans.  For such loans the Bank generally recognizes a partial charge-off equal to the identified loss exposure, therefore the remaining allocation of loss is minimal.

Other individual commercial loans and commercial mortgage loans not deemed to be impaired are evaluated using the internal rating system and the application of loss allocation factors.  The loan rating system is described under the caption “Credit Quality Indicators” in Note 5 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.  The loan rating system and the related loss allocation factors take into consideration parameters including the borrower’s financial condition, the borrower’s performance with respect to loan terms, and the adequacy of collateral.  Portfolios of more homogenous populations of loans including residential mortgages and consumer loans are analyzed as groups taking into account delinquency ratios and other indicators and our historical loss experience for each type of credit product. During 2011, we have continuedWe continue to periodically reassess and revise the loss allocation factors and estimates used in the assignment of loss exposure to appropriately reflect our analysis of migrational loss experience.

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borrower’s credit status.  Updates to appraisals are generally obtained for troubled or nonaccrual loans or when management believes it is warranted.  The Corporation has continued to maintain appropriate professional standards regarding the professional qualifications of appraisers and has an internal review process to monitor the quality of appraisals.

For residential mortgages and real estate collateral dependent consumer loans that are in the process of collection, valuations are obtained from independent appraisal firms with values determined on an “as is” basis.

For the years ended December 31, 20112012 and 2010,2011, the loan loss provision totaled $4.7$2.7 million and $6.0$4.7 million, respectively.  The provision for loan losses was based on management’s assessment of trends in asset quality and credit quality indicators, as well as the absolute level of loan loss allocation.  The decline in the loan loss provision in 2011 was primarily due to a higher level of larger loan loss allocations on certain commercial loan relationships in 2010 compared to 2011, as well as a shift in 2011 towards a higher proportion of nonaccrual residential mortgage loans as a percentage of total nonaccrual loans. Net charge-offs were $3.5$1.6 million, or 0.17%0.07% of average loans in 20112012 and $4.8$3.5 million, or 0.24%0.17% of average loans, in 2010.2011.  See additional discussion regarding the allocation of the provision under the caption "Provision“Provision and Allowance for Loan Losses."

Management believes that overall credit quality continues to be affected by weaknesses in national and regional economic conditions, including relatively high unemployment levels.  While management believes that the level of allowance for loan losses at December 31, 20112012 is appropriate, management will continue to assess the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses in accordance with its established policies.




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The following table reflects the activity in the allowance for loan losses forduring the datesyears presented:
(Dollars in thousands)                  
December 31,2011
 2010
 2009
 2008
 2007
2012
 2011
 2010
 2009
 2008
Balance at beginning of year$28,583
 $27,400
 $23,725
 $20,277
 $18,894
Balance at beginning of period$29,802
 $28,583
 $27,400
 $23,725
 $20,277
Charge-offs:                  
Commercial:                  
Mortgages960
 1,284
 1,615
 185
 26
485
 960
 1,284
 1,615
 185
Construction and development
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Other1,685
 2,983
 2,907
 1,044
 506
1,179
 1,685
 2,983
 2,907
 1,044
Residential:         
Residential real estate:         
Mortgages641
 646
 417
 104
 
367
 641
 646
 417
 104
Homeowner construction
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Consumer548
 489
 223
 260
 246
304
 548
 489
 223
 260
Total charge-offs3,834
 5,402
 5,162
 1,593
 778
2,335
 3,834
 5,402
 5,162
 1,593
Recoveries:                  
Commercial:                  
Mortgages7
 132
 37
 68
 
442
 7
 132
 37
 68
Construction and development
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Other311
 196
 251
 48
 203
103
 311
 196
 251
 48
Residential:         
Residential real estate:         
Mortgages4
 233
 28
 
 
110
 4
 233
 28
 
Homeowner construction
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
Consumer31
 24
 21
 125
 58
51
 31
 24
 21
 125
Total recoveries353
 585
 337
 241
 261
706
 353
 585
 337
 241
Net charge-offs (recoveries)3,481
 4,817
 4,825
 1,352
 517
Net charge-offs1,629
 3,481
 4,817
 4,825
 1,352
Provision charged to earnings4,700
 6,000
 8,500
 4,800
 1,900
2,700
 4,700
 6,000
 8,500
 4,800
Balance at end of year$29,802
 $28,583
 $27,400
 $23,725
 $20,277
Balance at end of period$30,873
 $29,802
 $28,583
 $27,400
 $23,725
                  
Net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans0.17% 0.24% 0.25% 0.08% 0.03%0.07% 0.17% 0.24% 0.25% 0.08%




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The following table presents the allocation of the allowance for loan losses. The allocation below is neither indicative of the specific amounts or the loan categories in which future charge-offs may occur, nor is it an indicator of any future loss trends,trends. The allocation of the allowance to each category does not restrict the use of the allowance to absorb any losses in any category.
(Dollars in thousands)                  
December 31,2011
 2010
 2009
 2008
 2007
2012
 2011
 2010
 2009
 2008
Commercial:                  
Mortgages
$8,195
 
$7,330
 
$7,360
 
$4,904
 
$5,218

$9,407
 
$8,195
 
$7,330
 
$7,360
 
$4,904
% of these loans to all loans29% 26% 26% 22% 18%31% 29% 26% 26% 22%
                  
Construction and development95
 723
 874
 784
 1,445
224
 95
 723
 874
 784
% of these loans to all loans1% 2% 4% 3% 4%1% 1% 2% 4% 3%
                  
Other6,200
 6,495
 6,423
 6,889
 4,229
5,996
 6,200
 6,495
 6,423
 6,889
% of these loans to all loans22% 23% 21% 23% 21%23% 22% 23% 21% 23%
                  
Residential:         
Residential real estate:         
Mortgages4,575
 4,081
 3,638
 2,111
 1,681
4,132
 4,575
 4,081
 3,638
 2,111
% of these loans to all loans32% 31% 31% 34% 37%30% 32% 31% 31% 34%
                  
Homeowner construction119
 48
 43
 84
 55
137
 119
 48
 43
 84
% of these loans to all loans1% 1% 1% 1% 1%1% 1% 1% 1% 1%
                  
Consumer2,452
 1,903
 1,346
 2,231
 2,027
2,684
 2,452
 1,903
 1,346
 2,231
% of these loans to all loans15% 17% 17% 17% 19%14% 15% 17% 17% 17%
                  
Unallocated8,166
 8,003
 7,716
 6,722
 5,622
8,293
 8,166
 8,003
 7,716
 6,722
Balance at end of year
$29,802
 $28,583
 $27,400
 $23,725
 $20,277
Balance at end of period
$30,873
 $29,802
 $28,583
 $27,400
 $23,725
100% 100% 100% 100% 100%100% 100% 100% 100% 100%

Sources of Funds
Our sources of funds include deposits, brokered certificates of deposit, FHLBB borrowings, other borrowings and proceeds from the sales, maturities and payments of loans and investment securities.  Washington Trust uses funds to originate and purchase loans, purchase investment securities, conduct operations, expand the branch network and pay dividends to shareholders.

Management’s preferred strategy for funding asset growth is to grow low cost deposits (demand deposit, NOW and savings accounts).  Asset growth in excess of low cost deposits is typically funded through higher cost deposits (certificates of deposit and money market accounts), brokered certificates of deposit, FHLBB borrowings, and securities portfolio cash flow.

Deposits
Washington Trust offers a wide variety of deposit products to consumer and business customers.  Deposits provide an important source of funding for the Bank as well as an ongoing stream of fee revenue.

Washington Trust is a participant in the Insured Cash Sweep (“ICS”) program, a low-cost reciprocal deposit sweep service, and in the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service (“CDARS”) program. Washington Trust uses ICS to place customer funds into money market accounts issued by other participating banks and CDARS to place customer funds into certificate of deposit accounts issued by other participating banks. These transactions occur in amounts that are less than FDIC insurance limits to ensure that depositor customers are eligible for full FDIC insurance. We receive reciprocal


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amounts of deposits from other participating banks who do the same with their customer deposits. ICS and CDARS deposits are considered to be brokered deposits for bank regulatory purposes. We consider these reciprocal deposit balances to be in-market deposits as distinguished from traditional out-of-market brokered deposits.

Total deposits amounted to $2.1$2.3 billion at December 31, 2011,2012, up by $90.0$186.3 million, or 4%9%, from the balance at December 31, 2010.2011, with increases in lower-cost non-time categories of deposits.  Excluding out-of-market brokered certificates of deposit, in-market deposits were up by $52.3$173.8 million, or 3%9%, in 2011.

Demand deposits amounted to $339.8 million at December 31, 2011, up by $111.4 million, or 49%, from December 31,


2012.

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2010.December 31, 2012, up by $40.1 million, or 12%, from the balance at December 31, 2011.  NOW account balances increased by $15.1$34.1 million, or 6%13%, in 2011 and totaled $257.0$291.2 million at December 31, 2011.2012.

Money market account balances totaled $406.8 million at December 31, 2011, up by $10.3 million, or 3%, from the end of 2010.  During 2011,2012, savings deposits increased by $23.0$31.0 million, or 10%13%, and amounted to $243.9$274.9 million at December 31, 2012. Money market accounts (including brokered money market deposits) totaled $496.4 million at December 31, 2012, up by $89.6 million, or 22%, from the balance at December 31, 2011. Included in money market deposits were ICS reciprocal money market deposits totaling $142.8 million at December 31, 2011.2012, up from $36.1 million at December 31, 2011.

Time deposits (including brokered certificates of deposit) amounted to $878.8$870.2 million at December 31, 2011,2012, down by $69.8$8.6 million, or 7%1%, from the balance at December 31, 2010.2011.  The Corporation utilizes out-of-market brokered time deposits as part of its overall funding program along with other sources.  Out-of-market brokered time deposits amounted to $90.1 million at December 31, 2011, compared to $52.3 million at December 31, 2010.  Excluding out-of-market brokered certificates of deposit,deposits, in-market time deposits declined by $107.5totaled $767.6 million or 12%, in 2011.  Washington Trust is a member of the Certificate of Deposit Account Registry Service (“CDARS”) network.and $788.7 million, respectively, at December 31, 2012 and 2011. Included in in-market time deposits at December 31, 20112012 were CDARS reciprocal time deposits of $18$102.6 million, which were downup by $82$12.6 million from December 31, 2010.2011.

Borrowings
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances
The Corporation utilizes advances from the FHLBB as well as other borrowings as part of its overall funding strategy.  FHLBB advances were used to meet short-term liquidity needs, to purchase securities and to purchase loans from other institutions.  FHLBB advances increased by $41.8 million during the year and amounted to $540.5$361.2 million at December 31, 2011.2012, down by $179.3 million from the balance at the end of 2011, reflecting less demand for wholesale funding due to strong deposit growth in 2012.

During 2011 and inIn connection with the Corporation'sCorporation’s ongoing interest rate risk management efforts, the Corporation modified the terms to extend the maturity dates of certain FHLBB advances totaling $153.8 million with original maturity datesbalance sheet management transactions were conducted in 2012 2013 and 2014.  As a result,2011 and were comprised of sales of mortgage-backed securities, prepayment of Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (“FHLBB”) advances and modifications of terms of FHLBB advances. See additional disclosure regarding these transactions in the Corporation realized total interest expense savingsSection entitled “Overview” under the caption “Composition of approximately $624 thousand in 2011.Earnings.”

During 2011, balance sheet deleveraging transactions were consummated, which consisted of the sale of $9.7 million in mortgage-backed securities and the prepayment of $9.0 million in FHLBB advances. As a result, $368 thousand of net realized gains on securities and $694 thousand debt prepayment penalty charges were recognized.

See Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on borrowings.

Other Borrowings
Other borrowings largely consistof the Corporation decreased by $18.5 million from the balance at the end of 2011, reflecting the maturity of securities sold under repurchase agreements.  Other borrowings amounted to $19.8 million at December 31, 2011, compared to $23.4 million at December 31, 2010.agreements totaling $19.5 million.

See Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on borrowings.




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Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity Management
Liquidity is the ability of a financial institution to meet maturing liability obligations and customer loan demand.  Washington Trust’s primary source of liquidity is deposits, which funded approximately 70%72% of total average assets in 2011.2012.  While the generally preferred funding strategy is to attract and retain low cost deposits, the ability to do so is affected by competitive interest rates and terms in the marketplace.  Other sources of funding include discretionary use of purchased liabilities (e.g., FHLBB term advances and other borrowings), cash flows from the Corporation’s securities portfolios and loan repayments.  Securities designated as available for sale may also be sold in response to short-term or long-term liquidity needs although management has no intention to do so at this time.

Washington Trust has a detailed liquidity funding policy and a contingency funding plan that provide for the prompt and comprehensive response to unexpected demands for liquidity.  Management employs stress testing methodology to estimate needs for contingent funding that could result from unexpected outflows of funds in excess of “business as usual” cash flows.  In management’s estimation, risks are concentrated in two major categories: (1) runoff of in-market deposit balances; and (2) unexpected drawdown of loan commitments.  Of the two categories, potential runoff of deposit balances would have the most significant impact on contingent liquidity.  Our stress test scenarios, therefore, emphasize attempts to quantify deposits at risk over selected time horizons.  In addition to these unexpected outflow risks, several other “business as usual” factors enter into the calculation of the adequacy of contingent liquidity including (1) payment proceeds from loans and investment securities; (2) maturing debt obligations; and (3) maturing time deposits.  Washington Trust has established collateralized borrowing capacity with the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston and also maintains additional collateralized borrowing capacity with the FHLBB in excess of levels used in the ordinary course of business.

The ALCO establishes and monitors internal liquidity measures to manage liquidity exposure.  Liquidity remained well within target ranges established by the ALCO during 20112012.  Based on its assessment of the liquidity considerations described above, management believes the Corporation’s sources of funding will meet anticipated funding needs.

For 2011,2012, net cash provided byused in financing activities amounted to $115.7 million.$25.2 million.  Total deposits increased by $90.0$186.3 million, while FHLBB advances increasedand other borrowings decreased by $41.8$179.3 million and $18.5 million, respectively, and cash dividends paid totaled $14.2$15.1 million in 2011.  See additional disclosure regarding FHLBB advances under the caption “Borrowings”2012.  Net cash used inprovided by investing activities totaled $158.6$25.3 million for 2011.  Proceeds2012.  The most significant elements of cash flow within investment activities were net outflows related to growth in the loan portfolio, offset by cash received from thematurities, principal payments and sales of securities as well as maturities and principal paydowns were offset by purchases of securities and loan growth.available for sale, primarily mortgage-backed securities.  Net cash provided by operating activities amounted to $37.2$5.5 million for 2011,2012. Net income totaled $35.1 million in 2012 and the most of which was generatedsignificant adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by net income.operating activities pertain to mortgage banking activities. See the Corporation'sCorporation’s Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for further information about sources and uses of cash.

Capital Resources
Total shareholders’ equity amounted to $281.4$295.7 million at December 31, 2012, compared to $281.4 million at December 31, 2011 compared to $268.9 million at December 31, 2010.. A charge of $7.0$6.1 million to the accumulated other comprehensive income component shareholders'shareholders’ equity was recorded at December 31, 2011,2012, associated with the periodic remeasurement of the value of defined benefit pension liabilities. This charge was largely due to a decline in the discount rates used to measure the present value of pension liabilities as a result of a reduction in market rates of interest.

The Corporation’s 2006 Stock Repurchase Plan authorizes the repurchase of up to 400,000 shares.  As of December 31, 2011,2012, a cumulative total of 185,400 shares have been repurchased. All of these shares of stock were repurchased in 2007 at a total cost of $4.8 million.

The ratio of total equity to total assets amounted to 9.2%9.62% at December 31, 2012.  This compares to a ratio of 9.18% at December 31, 2011 and 2010..  Book value per share at December 31, 20112012 and 20102011 amounted to $17.27$18.05 and $16.63,$17.27, respectively.

The Bancorp and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements.  As of December 31, 2011,2012, the Bancorp and the Bank are categorized as “well-capitalized” under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.  See Note 12 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion of capital requirements.




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Contractual Obligations and Commitments
The Corporation has entered into numerous contractual obligations and commitments.  The following table summarizes our contractual cash obligations and other commitments at December 31, 20112012.:
(Dollars in thousands)Payments Due by PeriodPayments Due by Period
Total 
Less Than 
1 Year (1)  
 1-3 Years 4-5 Years 
After
5 Years
Total 
Less Than 
1 Year (1)  
 1-3 Years 4-5 Years 
After
5 Years
Contractual Obligations:                  
FHLBB advances (2)

$540,450
 
$138,965
 
$132,866
 
$224,806
 
$43,813

$361,172
 
$48,630
 
$81,588
 
$165,401
 
$65,553
Junior subordinated debentures32,991
 
 
 
 32,991
32,991
 
 
 
 32,991
Operating lease obligations17,004
 2,029
 3,955
 2,619
 8,401
19,588
 2,275
 3,989
 2,758
 10,566
Software licensing arrangements4,288
 1,771
 2,048
 469
 
4,277
 2,130
 1,817
 330
 
Other borrowings19,758
 19,538
 86
 101
 33
1,212
 1,034
 93
 85
 
Total contractual obligations
$614,491
 
$162,303
 
$138,955
 
$227,995
 
$85,238

$419,240
 
$54,069
 
$87,487
 
$168,574
 
$109,110
(1)Maturities or contractual obligations are considered by management in the administration of liquidity and are routinely refinanced in the ordinary course of business.
(2)All FHLBB advances are shown in the period corresponding to their scheduled maturity.  Some FHLBB advances are callable at earlier dates.  See Note 11 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information.

(Dollars in thousands)Amount of Commitment Expiration – Per PeriodAmount of Commitment Expiration – Per Period
Total 
Less Than
1 Year
 1-3 Years 4-5 Years 
After
5 Years
Total 
Less Than
1 Year
 1-3 Years 4-5 Years 
After
5 Years
Other Commitments:                  
Commercial loans
$222,805
 
$124,319
 
$39,544
 
$13,417
 
$45,525

$223,426
 
$152,301
 
$23,013
 
$11,111
 
$37,001
Home equity lines185,124
 473
 
 
 184,651
184,941
 
 
 
 184,941
Other loans35,035
 28,259
 1,056
 5,720
 
30,504
 24,022
 994
 5,488
 
Standby letters of credit8,560
 6,960
 1,600
 
 
1,039
 939
 100
 
 
Forward loan commitments to:                  
Originate loans56,950
 56,950
 
 
 
67,792
 67,792
 
 
 
Sell loans76,574
 76,574
 
 
 
116,162
 116,162
 
 
 
Customer related derivative contracts:                  
Interest rate swaps with customers61,586
 
 42,033
 12,859
 6,694
70,493
 9,354
 38,570
 10,351
 12,218
Mirror swaps with counterparties61,586
 
 42,033
 12,859
 6,694
70,493
 9,354
 38,570
 10,351
 12,218
Interest rate risk management contract:                  
Interest rate swap32,991
 
 10,310
 22,681
 
32,991
 10,310
 22,681
 
 
Total commitments
$741,211
 
$293,535
 
$136,576
 
$67,536
 
$243,564

$797,841
 
$390,234
 
$123,928
 
$37,301
 
$246,378

The Corporation expects to contribute $3.0$5.0 million to its qualified pension plan in 2012.2013.  In addition, the Corporation expects to contribute $723$731 thousand in benefit payments to the non-qualified retirement plans in 2012.2013.  Volatility in the value of plan assets may cause the Corporation to make higher levels of contributions in future years.  See Note 15 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for disclosure on pension liabilities.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements
In the normal course of business, Washington Trust engages in a variety of financial transactions that, in accordance with GAAP, are not recorded in the financial statements, or are recorded in amounts that differ from the notional amounts.  Such transactions are used to meet the financing needs of its customers and to manage the exposure to fluctuations in interest rates.  These financial transactions include commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit, interest rate swaps,



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degrees, elements of credit, interest rate and liquidity risk.  The Corporation’s credit policies with respect to interest rate swap agreements with commercial borrowers, commitments to extend credit, and standby letters of credit are similar to those used for loans.  The interest rate swaps with other counterparties are generally subject to bilateral collateralization terms.

For additional information on derivative financial instruments and financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk see Notes 13 and 1920 to the Consolidated Financial Statements.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
See Note 2 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for details of recently issued accounting pronouncements and their expected impact on the Corporation’s financial statements.

Asset/Liability Management and Interest Rate Risk
Interest rate risk is the primary market risk category associated with the Corporation’s operations.  The ALCO is responsible for establishing policy guidelines on liquidity and acceptable exposure to interest rate risk.  Periodically, the ALCO reports on the status of liquidity and interest rate risk matters to the Bank’s Board of Directors.  Interest rate risk is the risk of loss to future earnings due to changes in interest rates.  The objective of the ALCO is to manage assets and funding sources to produce results that are consistent with Washington Trust’s liquidity, capital adequacy, growth, risk and profitability goals.

The ALCO manages the Corporation’s interest rate risk using income simulation to measure interest rate risk inherent in the Corporation’s on-balance sheet and off-balance sheet financial instruments at a given point in time by showing the effect of interest rate shifts on net interest income over a 12-month horizon, the 1313- to 24 month24-month horizon and a 60-month horizon.  The simulations assume that the size and general composition of the Corporation’s balance sheet remain static over the simulation horizons, with the exception of certain deposit mix shifts from low-cost core savings to higher-cost time deposits in selected interest rate scenarios.  Additionally, the simulations take into account the specific repricing, maturity, call options, and prepayment characteristics of differing financial instruments that may vary under different interest rate scenarios.  The characteristics of financial instrument classes are reviewed periodically by the ALCO to ensure their accuracy and consistency.

The ALCO reviews simulation results to determine whether the Corporation’s exposure to a decline in net interest income remains within established tolerance levels over the simulation horizons and to develop appropriate strategies to manage this exposure.  As of December 31, 20112012 and 2010December 31, 2011, net interest income simulations indicated that exposure to changing interest rates over the simulation horizons remained within tolerance levels established by the Corporation.  The Corporation defines maximum unfavorable net interest income exposure to be a change of no more than 5% in net interest income over the first 12 months, no more than 10% over the second 12 months, and no more than 10% over the full 60-month simulation horizon.  All changes are measured in comparison to the projected net interest income that would result from an “unchanged” rate scenario where both interest rates and the composition of the Corporation’s balance sheet remain stable for a 60-month period.  In addition to measuring the change in net interest income as compared to an unchanged interest rate scenario, the ALCO also measures the trend of both net interest income and net interest margin over a 60-month horizon to ensure the stability and adequacy of this source of earnings in different interest rate scenarios.

The ALCO regularly reviews a wide variety of interest rate shift scenario results to evaluate interest risk exposure, including scenarios showing the effect of steepening or flattening changes in the yield curve of up to 500 basis points as well as parallel changes in interest rates of up to 400 basis points.  Because income simulations assume that the Corporation’s balance sheet will remain static over the simulation horizon, the results do not reflect adjustments in strategy that the ALCO could implement in response to rate shifts.



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The following table sets forth the estimated change in net interest income from an unchanged interest rate scenario over the periods indicated for parallel changes in market interest rates using the Corporation’s on- and off-balance sheet financial instruments as of December 31, 20112012 and 2010December 31, 2011.  Interest rates are assumed to shift by a parallel 100, 200 or 300 basis points upward or 100 basis points downward over a 12-month period, except for core savings deposits, which are assumed to shift by lesser amounts due to their relative historical insensitivity to market interest rate movements.  Further, deposits are assumed to have certain minimum rate levels below which they will not fall.  It should be noted that the rate scenarios



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shown do not necessarily reflect the ALCO’s view of the “most likely” change in interest rates over the periods indicated.
December 31,2011 20102012 2011
Months 1 - 12 Months 13 - 24 Months 1 - 12 Months 13 - 24Months 1 - 12 Months 13 - 24 Months 1 - 12 Months 13 - 24
100 basis point rate decrease(2.29)% (6.70)% (2.18)% (6.34)%(2.33)% (7.33)% (2.29)% (6.70)%
100 basis point rate increase2.06% 3.25% 2.12% 2.50%3.11% 5.86% 2.06% 3.25%
200 basis point rate increase4.13% 5.88% 4.50% 5.10%6.36% 10.98% 4.13% 5.88%
300 basis point rate increase5.45% 6.40% 7.64% 6.18%8.34% 13.19% 5.45% 6.40%

The ALCO estimates that the negative exposure of net interest income to falling rates as compared to an unchanged rate scenario results from a more rapid decline in earning asset yields compared to rates paid inon deposits.  If market interest rates were to fall from their already low levels and remain lower for a sustained period, certain core savings and time deposit rates could decline more slowly and by a lesser amount than other market rates.  Asset yields would likely decline more rapidly than deposit costs as current asset holdings mature or reprice, since cash flow from mortgage-related prepayments and redemption of callable securities would increase as market rates fall.

During 2012, the ALCO focused on various balance sheet interest rate risk management strategies intended to enhance the net interest margin while also reducing the exposure to future increases in market interest rates. One of the strategies employed to achieve this was the modifications during 2012 of $113.0 million in FHLBB advances resulting in lower rates and a lengthening of maturities. In addition, approximately $86.2 million in other FHLBB advances were prepaid and generally replaced with lower cost sources of funding. Other changes to balance sheet composition during 2012 that have mitigated exposure to rising rates include an increase in the level of floating commercial loans as a percentage of total commercial loans.

The positive exposure of net interest income to rising rates as compared to an unchanged rate scenario results from a more rapid projected relative rate of increase in asset yields than funding costs over the near term.  For simulation purposes, deposit rate changes are anticipated to lag other market rates in both timing and magnitude.  The ALCO’s estimate of interest rate risk exposure to rising rate environments, including those involving changes to the shape of the yield curve, incorporates certain assumptions regarding the shift in deposit balances from low-cost core savings categories to higher-cost deposit categories, which has characterized a shift in funding mix during the past rising interest rate cycles.

While the ALCO reviews and updates simulation assumptions and also periodically back-tests the simulation results to ensure that theythe assumptions are reasonable and current, income simulation may not always prove to be an accurate indicator of interest rate risk or future net interest margin.  Over time, the repricing, maturity and prepayment characteristics of financial instruments and the composition of the Corporation’s balance sheet may change to a different degree than estimated.  Simulation modeling assumes a static balance sheet, with the exception of certain modeled deposit mix shifts from low-cost core savings deposits to higher-cost money market and time deposits in rising rate scenarios as noted above.  Due to the low current level of market interest rates, the banking industry has experienced relatively strong growth in low-cost FDIC-insured core savings deposits over the past several quarters.years.  The ALCO recognizes that a portion of these increased levels of low-cost balances could shift into higher yielding alternatives in the future, particularly if interest rates rise and as confidence in financial markets strengthens, and has modeled increased amounts of deposit shifts out of these low-cost categories into higher-cost alternatives in the rising rate simulation scenarios presented above.  It should be noted that the static balance sheet assumption does not necessarily reflect the Corporation’s expectation for future balance sheet growth, which is a function of the business environment and customer behavior.  Another significant simulation assumption is the sensitivity of core savings deposits to fluctuations in interest rates.  Income simulation results assume that changes in both core savings deposit rates and balances are related to changes in short-term interest rates.  The


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assumed relationship between short-term interest rate changes and core deposit rate and balance changes used in income simulation may differ from the ALCO’s estimates.  Lastly, mortgage-backed securities and mortgage loans involve a level of risk that unforeseen changes in prepayment speeds may cause related cash flows to vary significantly in differing rate environments.  Such changes could affect the level of reinvestment risk associated with cash flow from these instruments, as well as their market value.  Changes in prepayment speeds could also increase or decrease the amortization of premium or accretion of discounts related to such instruments, thereby affecting interest income.

The Corporation also monitors the potential change in market value of its available for sale debt securities in changing interest rate environments.  The purpose is to determine market value exposure that may not be captured by income simulation, but which might result in changes to the Corporation’s capital position.  Results are calculated using industry-standard analytical techniques and securities data.  Available for sale equity securities are excluded from this analysis because the market value of such securities cannot be directly correlated with changes in interest rates.  

The following table summarizes the potential change in market value of the Corporation’s available for sale debt securities as of December 31, 20112012 and 20102011 resulting from immediate parallel rate shifts:



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(Dollars in thousands) Down 100 Up 200 Down 100 Up 200
 Basis Basis Basis Basis
Security Type Points Points Points Points
U.S. government-sponsored enterprise securities (noncallable) 
$777
 
($1,473) $454
 $(882)
States and political subdivisions 2,624
 (4,919) 1,852
 (3,513)
Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises 3,645
 (16,027) 2,302
 (9,555)
Trust preferred debt and other corporate debt securities 1,092
 695
 92
 1,126
Total change in market value as of December 31, 2012 $4,700
 $(12,824)
Total change in market value as of December 31, 2011 
$8,138
 
($21,724) $8,138
 $(30,438)
Total change in market value as of December 31, 2010 
$10,953
 
($30,438)

See Notes 13 and 1920 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information regarding the nature and business purpose of derivative financial instruments and financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk.

ITEM 7A.  Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Information regarding quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk appears under Item 7, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” under the caption “Asset/Liability Management and Interest Rate Risk.”




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ITEM 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.

The financial statements and supplementary data are contained herein.

Description Page
Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting 6770
Reports of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm 6871
Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 20112012 and 20102011 7073
Consolidated Statements of Income For the Years Ended December 31, 2012, 2011 2010 and 200920107174
Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income For the Years Ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 201075
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity For the Years Ended December 31, 2012, 2011 2010 and 20092010 7276
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows For the Years Ended December 31, 2012, 2011 2010 and 200920107477
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 7679




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Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control Over Financial Reporting

The management of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. and subsidiaries (the “Corporation”) is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting for the Corporation. The Corporation’s internal control system was designed to provide reasonable assurance to management and the Board of Directors regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements.

All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation.

The Corporation’s management assessed the effectiveness of the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 20112012.  In making this assessment, it used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) in Internal Control—Integrated Framework.  Based on our assessment, we believe that, as of December 31, 20112012, the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting is effective based on those criteria.

The Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm has issued an attestation report on the effectiveness of the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting.  This report appears on the following page of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.



/s/ Joseph J. MarcAurele
/s/ David V. Devault
Joseph J. MarcAurele
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
David V. Devault
Senior Executive Vice President,
Secretary and Chief Financial Officer




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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


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The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc:

We have audited Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries’ (the “Corporation’s”) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 20112012, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO).  The Corporation’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects.  Our audit included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk.  Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances.  We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

A company'scompany’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company'scompany’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

In our opinion, the Corporation maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 20112012, based on criteria established in Internal Control - Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheets of the Corporation as of December 31, 20112012 and 20102011, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 20112012, and our report dated March 7, 20128, 2013 expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements.

/s/ KPMG LLP
Providence, Rhode Island
March 7, 20128, 2013



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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


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The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.:

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the “Corporation”) as of December 31, 20112012 and 20102011, and the related consolidated statements of income, comprehensive income, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 20112012.  These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Corporation’s management.  Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these consolidated financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States).  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.  We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 20112012 and 20102011, and the results of their operations and their cash flows for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 20112012, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

As discussed in Note 4 to the consolidated financial statements, as of January 1, 2009, the Corporation changed its method of evaluating other-than-temporary impairments of debt securities to comply with new accounting requirements issued by the FASB.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 20112012, based on criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, and our report dated March 7, 20128, 2013 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting.


/s/ KPMG LLP
Providence, Rhode Island
March 7, 20128, 2013




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WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES(Dollars in thousands,
CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETSexcept par value)

December 31, 2011
 2010
2012
 2011
Assets:       
Cash and due from banks 
$82,238
 
$85,971

$73,474
 
$82,238
Short-term investments 4,782
 6,765
19,176
 4,782
Mortgage loans held for sale; amortized cost $19,624 in 2011 20,340
 13,894
Mortgage loans held for sale; amortized cost $48,370 in 2012 and $19,624 in 201150,056
 20,340
Securities:       
Available for sale, at fair value; amortized cost $524,036 in 2011 and $578,897 in 2010 541,253
 594,100
Held to maturity, at cost; fair value $52,499 in 2011 52,139
 
Available for sale, at fair value; amortized cost $363,408 in 2012 and
$524,036 in 2011
375,498
 541,253
Held to maturity, at cost; fair value $41,420 in 2012 and $52,499 in 201140,381
 52,139
Total securities 593,392
 594,100
415,879
 593,392
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost 42,008
 42,008
40,418
 42,008
Loans:       
Commercial and other 1,124,628
 1,027,065
Commercial1,252,419
 1,124,628
Residential real estate 700,414
 645,020
717,681
 700,414
Consumer 322,117
 323,553
323,903
 322,117
Total loans 2,147,159
 1,995,638
2,294,003
 2,147,159
Less allowance for loan losses 29,802
 28,583
30,873
 29,802
Net loans 2,117,357
 1,967,055
2,263,130
 2,117,357
Premises and equipment, net 26,028
 26,069
27,232
 26,028
Investment in bank-owned life insurance 53,783
 51,844
54,823
 53,783
Goodwill 58,114
 58,114
58,114
 58,114
Identifiable intangible assets, net 6,901
 7,852
6,173
 6,901
Other assets 59,155
 55,853
63,409
 59,155
Total assets 
$3,064,098
 
$2,909,525

$3,071,884
 
$3,064,098
Liabilities:       
Deposits:       
Demand deposits 
$339,809
 
$228,437

$379,889
 
$339,809
NOW accounts 257,031
 241,974
291,174
 257,031
Money market accounts 406,777
 396,455
496,402
 406,777
Savings accounts 243,904
 220,888
274,934
 243,904
Time deposits 878,794
 948,576
870,232
 878,794
Total deposits 2,126,315
 2,036,330
2,312,631
 2,126,315
Federal Home Loan Bank advances 540,450
 498,722
361,172
 540,450
Junior subordinated debentures 32,991
 32,991
32,991
 32,991
Other borrowings 19,758
 23,359
1,212
 19,758
Other liabilities 63,233
 49,259
68,226
 63,233
Total liabilities 2,782,747
 2,640,661
2,776,232
 2,782,747
Commitments and contingencies 

 



 

Shareholders’ Equity:       
Common stock of $.0625 par value; authorized 30,000,000 shares; issue 16,292,471 shares in 2011 and 16,171,618 shares in 2010 1,018
 1,011
Common stock of $.0625 par value; authorized 30,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 16,379,771 shares in 2012 and 16,292,471 shares in 20111,024
 1,018
Paid-in capital 88,030
 84,889
91,453
 88,030
Retained earnings 194,198
 178,939
213,674
 194,198
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income (1,895) 4,025
Accumulated other comprehensive loss(10,499) (1,895)
Total shareholders’ equity 281,351
 268,864
295,652
 281,351
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity 
$3,064,098
 
$2,909,525

$3,071,884
 
$3,064,098



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES(Dollars and shares in thousands,
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOMEexcept per share amounts)par value)

Years ended December 31,Years ended December 31,2011
 2010
 2009
Years ended December 31,2012
 2011
 2010
Interest income:Interest income:     Interest income:     
Interest and fees on loansInterest and fees on loans
$99,319
 
$98,070
 
$96,796
Interest and fees on loans
$102,656
 
$99,319
 
$98,070
Interest on securities: Taxable18,704
 21,824
 29,423
Taxable15,359
 18,704
 21,824
 Nontaxable3,002
 3,077
 3,116
Nontaxable2,699
 3,001
 3,077
Dividends on corporate stock and Federal Home Loan Bank stockDividends on corporate stock and Federal Home Loan Bank stock252
 198
 245
Dividends on corporate stock and Federal Home Loan Bank stock256
 253
 198
Other interest incomeOther interest income69
 85
 50
Other interest income91
 69
 85
Total interest incomeTotal interest income121,346
 123,254
 129,630
Total interest income121,061
 121,346
 123,254
Interest expense:Interest expense: 
  
  
Interest expense:     
DepositsDeposits15,692
 20,312
 32,638
Deposits13,590
 15,692
 20,312
Federal Home Loan Bank advancesFederal Home Loan Bank advances18,158
 22,786
 28,172
Federal Home Loan Bank advances14,957
 18,158
 22,786
Junior subordinated debenturesJunior subordinated debentures1,568
 1,989
 1,947
Junior subordinated debentures1,570
 1,568
 1,989
Other interest expenseOther interest expense973
 976
 981
Other interest expense248
 973
 976
Total interest expenseTotal interest expense36,391
 46,063
 63,738
Total interest expense30,365
 36,391
 46,063
Net interest incomeNet interest income84,955
 77,191
 65,892
Net interest income90,696
 84,955
 77,191
Provision for loan lossesProvision for loan losses4,700
 6,000
 8,500
Provision for loan losses2,700
 4,700
 6,000
Net interest income after provision for loan lossesNet interest income after provision for loan losses80,255
 71,191
 57,392
Net interest income after provision for loan losses87,996
 80,255
 71,191
Noninterest income:Noninterest income: 
  
  
Noninterest income:     
Wealth management services:Wealth management services: 
  
  
Wealth management services:     
Trust and investment advisory feesTrust and investment advisory fees22,532
 20,670
 18,128
Trust and investment advisory fees23,465
 22,532
 20,670
Mutual fund feesMutual fund fees4,287
 4,423
 4,140
Mutual fund fees4,069
 4,287
 4,423
Financial planning, commissions and other service feesFinancial planning, commissions and other service fees1,487
 1,299
 1,518
Financial planning, commissions and other service fees2,107
 1,487
 1,299
Wealth management servicesWealth management services28,306
 26,392
 23,786
Wealth management services29,641
 28,306
 26,392
Service charges on deposit accountsService charges on deposit accounts3,455
 3,587
 3,667
Service charges on deposit accounts3,193
 3,455
 3,587
Merchant processing feesMerchant processing fees9,905
 9,156
 7,844
Merchant processing fees10,159
 9,905
 9,156
Card interchange feesCard interchange fees2,249
 1,975
 1,628
Card interchange fees2,480
 2,249
 1,975
Income from bank-owned life insuranceIncome from bank-owned life insurance1,939
 1,887
 1,794
Income from bank-owned life insurance2,448
 1,939
 1,887
Net gains on loan sales and commissions on loans originated for othersNet gains on loan sales and commissions on loans originated for others5,074
 4,052
 4,352
Net gains on loan sales and commissions on loans originated for others14,092
 5,074
 4,052
Net realized gains on securitiesNet realized gains on securities698
 729
 314
Net realized gains on securities1,223
 698
 729
Net gains (losses) on interest rate swap contractsNet gains (losses) on interest rate swap contracts6
 (36) 697
Net gains (losses) on interest rate swap contracts255
 6
 (36)
Equity in losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries(213) (337) 
Equity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated subsidiariesEquity in earnings (losses) of unconsolidated subsidiaries196
 (213) (337)
Other incomeOther income1,536
 1,485
 1,708
Other income1,748
 1,536
 1,485
Noninterest income, excluding other-than-temporary impairment lossesNoninterest income, excluding other-than-temporary impairment losses52,955
 48,890
 45,790
Noninterest income, excluding other-than-temporary impairment losses65,435
 52,955
 48,890
Total other-than-temporary impairment losses on securitiesTotal other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities(54) (245) (6,650)Total other-than-temporary impairment losses on securities(28) (54) (245)
Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income (before tax)Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income (before tax)(137) (172) 3,513
Portion of loss recognized in other comprehensive income (before tax)(193) (137) (172)
Net impairment losses recognized in earningsNet impairment losses recognized in earnings(191) (417) (3,137)Net impairment losses recognized in earnings(221) (191) (417)
Total noninterest incomeTotal noninterest income52,764
 48,473
 42,653
Total noninterest income65,214
 52,764
 48,473
Noninterest expense:Noninterest expense: 
  
  
Noninterest expense:     
Salaries and employee benefitsSalaries and employee benefits51,095
 47,429
 41,917
Salaries and employee benefits59,786
 51,095
 47,429
Net occupancyNet occupancy5,295
 4,851
 4,790
Net occupancy6,039
 5,295
 4,851
EquipmentEquipment4,344
 4,099
 3,917
Equipment4,640
 4,344
 4,099
Merchant processing costsMerchant processing costs8,560
 7,822
 6,652
Merchant processing costs8,593
 8,560
 7,822
Outsourced servicesOutsourced services3,530
 3,304
 3,169
Outsourced services3,560
 3,530
 3,304
FDIC deposit insurance costsFDIC deposit insurance costs2,043
 3,163
 4,397
FDIC deposit insurance costs1,730
 2,043
 3,163
Legal, audit and professional feesLegal, audit and professional fees1,927
 1,813
 2,443
Legal, audit and professional fees2,240
 1,927
 1,813
Advertising and promotionAdvertising and promotion1,819
 1,633
 1,687
Advertising and promotion1,730
 1,819
 1,633
Amortization of intangiblesAmortization of intangibles951
 1,091
 1,209
Amortization of intangibles728
 951
 1,091
Foreclosed property costsForeclosed property costs878
 841
 72
Foreclosed property costs762
 878
 841
Debt prepayment penaltiesDebt prepayment penalties694
 752
 
Debt prepayment penalties3,908
 694
 752
Other expensesOther expenses9,237
 8,513
 7,350
Other expenses8,622
 9,237
 8,513
Total noninterest expenseTotal noninterest expense90,373
 85,311
 77,603
Total noninterest expense102,338
 90,373
 85,311
Income before income taxesIncome before income taxes42,646
 34,353
 22,442
Income before income taxes50,872
 42,646
 34,353
Income tax expenseIncome tax expense12,922
 10,302
 6,346
Income tax expense15,798
 12,922
 10,302
Net incomeNet income
$29,724
 
$24,051
 
$16,096
Net income
$35,074
 
$29,724
 
$24,051
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basicWeighted average common shares outstanding - basic16,254
 16,114
 15,995
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic16,358
 16,254
 16,114
Weighted average common shares outstanding - dilutedWeighted average common shares outstanding - diluted16,284
 16,123
 16,041
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted16,401
 16,284
 16,123
Per share information: Basic earnings per common share
$1.82
 
$1.49
 
$1.01
Basic earnings per common share
$2.13
 
$1.82
 
$1.49
 Diluted earnings per common share
$1.82
 
$1.49
 
$1.00
Diluted earnings per common share
$2.13
 
$1.82
 
$1.49
 Cash dividends declared per share
$0.88
 
$0.84
 
$0.84
Cash dividends declared per share
$0.94
 
$0.88
 
$0.84

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES(Dollars in thousands)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME

      
Years ended December 31,2012
 2011
 2010
Net income
$35,074
 
$29,724
 
$24,051
Other comprehensive income, net of tax:     
Securities available for sale:     
Unrealized (losses) gains on securities arising during the period(2,664) 1,622
 1,099
Less: reclassification adjustment for net gains on securities realized in net income768
 415
 311
Net unrealized (losses) gains on securities available for sale(3,432) 1,207
 788
Reclassification adjustment for change in non-credit portion of OTTI realized losses transferred to net income124
 88
 111
Cash flow hedges:     
Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges arising during the period(333) (942) (915)
Less: reclassification adjustment for amount of gains on cash flow hedges realized in net income454
 486
 252
Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges121
 (456) (663)
Defined benefit plan obligation adjustment(5,417) (6,759) 452
Total other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax(8,604) (5,920) 688
Total comprehensive income
$26,470
 
$23,804
 
$24,739


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES(Dollars and shares in thousands)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS'SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

 
Common
Shares
Outstanding
 
Common
Stock
 
Paid-in
Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
Treasury
Stock
 Total
Balance at January 1, 200915,935
 
$1,001
 
$82,095
 
$164,679
 
($10,458) 
($2,206) 
$235,111
Cumulative effect adjustment of change in accounting principle, net of $663 income tax benefit      1,196
 (1,196)   
Net income for 2009      16,096
     16,096
Unrealized gains on securities, net of $5,724 income tax expense        10,334
   10,334
Noncredit-related losses on securities not expected to be sold, net of $1,252 income tax benefit        (2,261)   (2,261)
Reclassification adjustments for net realized losses on securities included in net income, net of $2,258 income tax benefit        4,077
   4,077
Defined benefit plan obligation adjustment, net of $1,605 income tax expense        2,878
   2,878
Unrealized gains on cash flow hedges, net of $7 income tax expense        13
   13
Reclassification adjustments for net realized losses on cash flow hedges included in net income, net of $28 income tax benefit        (50)   (50)
Comprehensive income            31,087
Cash dividends declared      (13,457)     (13,457)
Share-based compensation    708
       708
Deferred compensation plan3
   (40)     93
 53
Exercise of stock options, issuance of other compensation-related equity instruments and related tax benefit44
 1
 (504)     841
 338
Shares issued – dividend reinvestment plan61
 2
 333
     771
 1,106
Balance at December 31, 200916,043
 
$1,004
 
$82,592
 
$168,514
 
$3,337
 
($501) 
$254,946
 
Common
Shares
Outstanding
 
Common
Stock
 
Paid-in
Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
Treasury
Stock
 Total
Balance at January 1, 201016,043
 
$1,004
 
$82,592
 
$168,514
 
$3,337
 
($501) 
$254,946
Net income      24,051
     24,051
Total other comprehensive income, net of tax        688
   688
Cash dividends declared      (13,626)     (13,626)
Share-based compensation    909
       909
Deferred compensation plan3
   (20)     64
 44
Exercise of stock options, issuance of other compensation-related equity instruments and related tax benefit69
 5
 841
     4
 850
Shares issued – dividend reinvestment plan57
 2
 567
     433
 1,002
Balance at December 31, 201016,172
 
$1,011
 
$84,889
 
$178,939
 
$4,025
 
$—
 
$268,864
              
Net income      29,724
     29,724
Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax        (5,920)   (5,920)
Cash dividends declared      (14,465)     (14,465)
Share-based compensation    1,394
       1,394
Exercise of stock options, issuance of other compensation-related equity instruments and related tax benefit87
 5
 995
     
 1,000
Shares issued – dividend reinvestment plan33
 2
 752
     
 754
Balance at December 31, 201116,292
 
$1,018
 
$88,030
 
$194,198
 
($1,895) 
$—
 
$281,351
              
Net income      35,074
     35,074
Total other comprehensive loss, net of tax        (8,604)   (8,604)
Cash dividends declared      (15,598)     (15,598)
Share-based compensation    1,962
       1,962
Deferred compensation plan10
 1
 145
     
 146
Exercise of stock options, issuance of other compensation-related equity instruments and related tax benefit78
 5
 1,316
     
 1,321
Balance at December 31, 201216,380
 
$1,024
 
$91,453
 
$213,674
 
($10,499) 
$—
 
$295,652



The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES(Dollars and shares in thousands)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY  (Continued)

 Common
Shares Outstanding
 
Common
Stock
 
Paid-in
Capital
 
Retained
Earnings
 
Accumulated
Other
Comprehensive
Income (Loss)
 
Treasury
Stock
 Total
Balance at January 1, 201016,043
 
$1,004
 
$82,592
 
$168,514
 
$3,337
 
($501) 
$254,946
Net income for 2010      24,051
 

   24,051
Unrealized gains on securities, net of $729 income tax expense        1,099
   1,099
Reclassification adjustments for net realized gains on securities included in net income, net of $172 income tax expense        (311)   (311)
Credit-related OTTI realized losses transferred to net income, net of $61 income tax benefit        111
   111
Defined benefit plan obligation adjustment, net of $240 income tax expense        452
   452
Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges, net of $507 income tax benefit        (915)   (915)
Reclassification adjustments for net realized gains on cash flow hedges included in net income, net of $139 income tax expense        252
   252
Comprehensive income            24,739
Cash dividends declared      (13,626)     (13,626)
Share-based compensation    909
       909
Deferred compensation plan3
   (20)     64
 44
Exercise of stock options, issuance of other compensation-related equity instruments and related tax benefit69
 5
 841
     4
 850
Shares issued – dividend reinvestment plan57
 2
 567
     433
 1,002
Balance at December 31, 201016,172
 
$1,011
 
$84,889
 
$178,939
 
$4,025
 
$—
 
$268,864
Net income for 2011      29,724
     29,724
Unrealized gains on securities, net of $998 income tax expense        1,622
   1,622
Reclassification adjustments for net realized gains on securities included in net income, net of $229 income tax expense        (415)   (415)
Credit-related OTTI realized losses transferred to net income, net of $49 income tax benefit        88
   88
Defined benefit plan obligation adjustment, net of $3,743 income tax benefit        (6,759)   (6,759)
Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges, net of $522 income tax benefit        (942)   (942)
Reclassification adjustments for net realized gains on cash flow hedges included in net income, net of $269 income tax expense        486
   486
Comprehensive income            23,804
Cash dividends declared      (14,465)     (14,465)
Share-based compensation    1,394
       1,394
Exercise of stock options, issuance of other compensation-related equity instruments and related tax benefit87
 5
 995
       1,000
Shares issued – dividend reinvestment plan33
 2
 752
       754
Balance at December 31, 201116,292
 
$1,018
 
$88,030
 
$194,198
 
($1,895) 
$—
 
$281,351


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES(Dollars in thousands)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS 

Years ended December 31,Years ended December 31,2011
 2010
 2009
Years ended December 31,2012
 2011
 2010
Cash flows from operating activities:Cash flows from operating activities:     Cash flows from operating activities:     
Net incomeNet income
$29,724
 
$24,051
 
$16,096
Net income
$35,074
 
$29,724
 
$24,051
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:     Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:     
Provision for loan lossesProvision for loan losses4,700
 6,000
 8,500
Provision for loan losses2,700
 4,700
 6,000
Depreciation of premises and equipmentDepreciation of premises and equipment3,174
 3,083
 3,113
Depreciation of premises and equipment3,213
 3,174
 3,083
Foreclosed and repossessed property valuation adjustmentsForeclosed and repossessed property valuation adjustments642
 618
 
Foreclosed and repossessed property valuation adjustments350
 642
 618
Net gain on sale of premisesNet gain on sale of premises(211) 
 
Net gain on sale of premises(358) (211) 
Net amortization of premium and discountNet amortization of premium and discount1,768
 797
 335
Net amortization of premium and discount2,127
 1,768
 797
Net amortization of intangiblesNet amortization of intangibles951
 1,091
 1,209
Net amortization of intangibles728
 951
 1,091
Non–cash charitable contributionNon–cash charitable contribution990
 
 
Non–cash charitable contribution
 990
 
Share–based compensationShare–based compensation1,394
 909
 708
Share–based compensation1,962
 1,394
 909
Deferred income tax benefit(863) (688) (1,500)
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)Deferred income tax expense (benefit)1,328
 (863) (688)
Earnings from bank-owned life insuranceEarnings from bank-owned life insurance(1,939) (1,887) (1,794)Earnings from bank-owned life insurance(2,448) (1,939) (1,887)
Net gains on loan sales and commissions on loans originated for othersNet gains on loan sales and commissions on loans originated for others(5,074) (4,052) (4,352)Net gains on loan sales and commissions on loans originated for others(14,092) (5,074) (4,052)
Net realized gains on securitiesNet realized gains on securities(698) (729) (314)Net realized gains on securities(1,223) (698) (729)
Net impairment losses recognized in earningsNet impairment losses recognized in earnings191
 417
 3,137
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings221
 191
 417
Net (gains) losses on interest rate swap contractsNet (gains) losses on interest rate swap contracts(6) 36
 (697)Net (gains) losses on interest rate swap contracts(255) (6) 36
Equity in losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries213
 337
 
Equity in (earnings) losses of unconsolidated subsidiariesEquity in (earnings) losses of unconsolidated subsidiaries(196) 213
 337
Proceeds from sales of loansProceeds from sales of loans208,275
 201,450
 250,467
Proceeds from sales of loans479,925
 208,275
 201,450
Loans originated for saleLoans originated for sale(206,242) (201,771) (253,442)Loans originated for sale(495,271) (206,242) (201,771)
(Increase) decrease in other assets(Increase) decrease in other assets(2,804) 646
 (11,796)(Increase) decrease in other assets(7,987) (2,804) 646
Increase (decrease) in other liabilities3,014
 131
 (3,045)
(Decrease) increase in other liabilities(Decrease) increase in other liabilities(331) 3,014
 131
Net cash provided by operating activitiesNet cash provided by operating activities37,199
 30,439
 6,625
Net cash provided by operating activities5,467
 37,199
 30,439
Cash flows from investing activities:Cash flows from investing activities:     Cash flows from investing activities:     
Purchases of:Mortgage-backed securities available for sale(115,208) (122,240) 
Mortgage-backed securities available for sale
 (115,208) (122,240)
Other investment securities available for sale(5,000) (40,886) (304)Other investment securities available for sale
 (5,000) (40,886)
Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity(53,720) 
 
Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity
 (53,720) 
Proceeds from sales of:Mortgage-backed securities available for sale46,889
 64,275
 
Mortgage-backed securities available for sale40,222
 46,889
 64,275
Other investment securities available for sale9,572
 34,822
 1,604
Other investment securities available for sale6,338
 9,572
 34,822
Maturities and principal payments of:Mortgage-backed securities available for sale115,500
 150,062
 171,330
Mortgage-backed securities available for sale111,906
 115,500
 150,062
Other investment securities available for sale855
 12,000
 17,475
Other investment securities available for sale1,411
 855
 12,000
Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity1,489
 
 
Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity11,177
 1,489
 
Remittance of Federal Home Loan Bank stockRemittance of Federal Home Loan Bank stock1,590
 
 
Net increase in loansNet increase in loans(148,652) (77,382) (79,661)Net increase in loans(138,084) (148,652) (77,382)
Purchases of loans, including purchased interestPurchases of loans, including purchased interest(9,677) (2,842) (5,421)Purchases of loans, including purchased interest(10,469) (9,677) (2,842)
Proceeds from the sale of property acquired through foreclosure or repossessionProceeds from the sale of property acquired through foreclosure or repossession2,190
 821
 607
Proceeds from the sale of property acquired through foreclosure or repossession3,366
 2,190
 821
Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment, net of selling costs1,279
 
 
Purchases of premises and equipmentPurchases of premises and equipment(3,644) (1,683) (5,557)Purchases of premises and equipment(5,110) (3,644) (1,683)
Net proceeds from sale of bank propertyNet proceeds from sale of bank property1,571
 1,279
 
Purchases of bank-owned life insurancePurchases of bank-owned life insurance
 (5,000) 
Purchases of bank-owned life insurance
 
 (5,000)
Proceeds from bank-owned life insuranceProceeds from bank-owned life insurance1,419
 
 
Equity investment in real estate limited partnershipEquity investment in real estate limited partnership(449) (1,798) (295)Equity investment in real estate limited partnership
 (449) (1,798)
Payment of deferred acquisition obligation
 
 (2,509)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities(158,576) 10,149
 97,269
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activitiesNet cash provided by (used in) investing activities25,337
 (158,576) 10,149

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES(Dollars in thousands)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS  (Continued)
 

Years ended December 31,Years ended December 31,2011
 2010
 2009
Years ended December 31,2012
 2011
 2010
Cash flows from financing activities:Cash flows from financing activities:     Cash flows from financing activities:     
Net increase in depositsNet increase in deposits89,985
 113,320
 132,142
Net increase in deposits186,316
 89,985
 113,320
Net (decrease) increase in other borrowingsNet (decrease) increase in other borrowings(3,601) 1,858
 (2,733)Net (decrease) increase in other borrowings(18,546) (3,601) 1,858
Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank advancesProceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank advances514,475
 204,540
 276,670
Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank advances627,179
 514,475
 204,540
Repayment of Federal Home Loan Bank advancesRepayment of Federal Home Loan Bank advances(472,747) (313,144) (498,960)Repayment of Federal Home Loan Bank advances(806,457) (472,747) (313,144)
Issuance of treasury stock, including net deferred compensation plan activityIssuance of treasury stock, including net deferred compensation plan activity
 44
 53
Issuance of treasury stock, including net deferred compensation plan activity
 
 44
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock under dividend reinvestment planProceeds from the issuance of common stock under dividend reinvestment plan754
 1,002
 1,106
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock under dividend reinvestment plan
 754
 1,002
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options and issuance of other compensation-related equity instrumentsProceeds from the exercise of stock options and issuance of other compensation-related equity instruments885
 785
 364
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options and issuance of other compensation-related equity instruments1,257
 885
 785
Tax benefit (expense) from stock option exercises and issuance of other compensation-related equity instrumentsTax benefit (expense) from stock option exercises and issuance of other compensation-related equity instruments115
 65
 (26)Tax benefit (expense) from stock option exercises and issuance of other compensation-related equity instruments210
 115
 65
Cash dividends paidCash dividends paid(14,205) (13,582) (13,440)Cash dividends paid(15,133) (14,205) (13,582)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities115,661
 (5,112) (104,824)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents(5,716) 35,476
 (930)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activitiesNet cash (used in) provided by financing activities(25,174) 115,661
 (5,112)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalentsNet increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents5,630
 (5,716) 35,476
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of yearCash and cash equivalents at beginning of year92,736
 57,260
 58,190
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year87,020
 92,736
 57,260
Cash and cash equivalents at end of yearCash and cash equivalents at end of year
$87,020
 
$92,736
 
$57,260
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year
$92,650
 
$87,020
 
$92,736
           
Noncash Investing and Financing Activities:Noncash Investing and Financing Activities:     Noncash Investing and Financing Activities:     
Loans charged offLoans charged off
$3,834
 
$5,402
 
$5,162
Loans charged off
$2,355
 
$3,834
 
$5,402
Loans transferred to property acquired through foreclosure or repossessionLoans transferred to property acquired through foreclosure or repossession2,031
 3,255
 2,210
Loans transferred to property acquired through foreclosure or repossession3,167
 2,031
 3,255
Reclassification of other-than-temporary impairment charge (see Note 4)
 
 1,859
     
OREO proceeds due from attorneyOREO proceeds due from attorney132
 
 
Supplemental Disclosures:Supplemental Disclosures:     Supplemental Disclosures:     
Interest paymentsInterest payments
$35,594
 
$44,244
 
$61,561
Interest payments
$29,657
 
$35,594
 
$44,244
Income tax paymentsIncome tax payments13,390
 10,663
 9,776
Income tax payments14,777
 13,390
 10,663


The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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2011

General
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. (the “Bancorp”) is a publicly-owned registered bank holding company and financial holding company.  The Bancorp owns all of the outstanding common stock of The Washington Trust Company (the “Bank”), a Rhode Island chartered commercial bank founded in 1800.  Through its subsidiaries, the Bancorp offers a complete product line of financial services including commercial, residential and consumer lending, retail and commercial deposit products, and wealth management services through its offices in Rhode Island, eastern Massachusetts and Connecticut.

(1) Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
Basis of Presentation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Bancorp and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Corporation” or “Washington Trust”).  All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated.  Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year classification.

The accounting and reporting policies of the Corporation conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and to general practices of the banking industry.  In preparing the financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the balance sheet and revenues and expenses for the period.  Actual results could differ from those estimates.  Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to change are the determination of the allowance for loan losses and the review of goodwill, other intangible assets and investments for impairment.  The current economic environment has increased the degree of uncertainty inherent in such estimates and assumptions.

Short-term Investments
Short-term investments consist of highly liquid investments with a maturity date of three months or less when purchased and are considered to be cash equivalents.  The Corporation’s short-term investments may be comprised of overnight federal funds sold, securities purchased under resale agreements, and money market mutual funds.funds and US Treasury bills.

Securities
Investments in debt securities that management has the positive intent and ability to hold to maturity are classified as held to maturity and carried at amortized cost.  Management determines the appropriate classification of securities at the time of purchase.

Investments not classified as held to maturity are classified as available for sale.  Securities available for sale consist of debt and equity securities that are available for sale to respond to changes in market interest rates, liquidity needs, changes in funding sources and other similar factors.  These assets are specifically identified and are carried at fair value.  Changes in fair value of available for sale securities, net of applicable income taxes, are reported as a separate component of shareholders’ equity.  Washington Trust does not have a trading portfolio.

Premiums and discounts are amortized and accreted over the term of the securities on a method that approximates the level yield method.  The amortization and accretion is included in interest income on securities.  Dividend and interest income are recognized when earned.  Realized gains or losses from sales of equity securities are determined using the average cost method, while other realized gains and losses are determined using the specific identification method.

The fair values of securities are based on either quoted market prices, third party pricing services or third party valuation specialists. When the fair value of an investment security is less than its amortized cost basis, the Corporation assesses whether the decline in value is other-than-temporary.  The Corporation considers whether evidence indicating the cost of the investment is recoverable outweighs evidence to the contrary.  Evidence considered in this assessment includes the reasons for impairment, the severity and duration of the impairment, changes in the value subsequent to the reporting date, forecasted performance of the issuer, changes in the dividend or interest payment practices of the issuer, changes in the credit rating of the issuer or the specific security, and the general market condition in the geographic area or industry the issuer operates in.

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present value of expected cash flows is less than the amortized cost of the security, then the entire amortized cost of the security will not be recovered; that is, a credit loss exists, and an other-than-temporary impairment shall be considered to have occurred. The credit loss component of an other-than-temporary impairment write-down for debt securities is recorded in earnings while the remaining portion of the impairment loss is recognized, net of tax, in other comprehensive income provided that the Corporation does not intend to sell the underlying debt security and it is more-likely-than not that the Corporation would not have to sell the debt security prior to recovery of the unrealized loss, which may be to maturity. If the Corporation intended to sell any securities with an unrealized loss or it is more-likely than not that the Corporation would be required to sell the investment securities, before recovery of their amortized cost basis, then the entire unrealized loss would be recorded in earnings.

See Note 4 for further discussion on the Corporation’s investment securities portfolio.

Federal Home Loan Bank Stock
The Bank is a member of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Boston (“FHLBB”).  The FHLBB is a cooperative that provides services, including funding in the form of advances, to its member banking institutions.  As a requirement of membership, the Bank must own a minimum amount of FHLBB stock, calculated periodically based primarily on its level of borrowings from the FHLBB.  No market exists for shares of the FHLBB and therefore, they are carried at par value.  FHLBB stock may be redeemed at par value five years following termination of FHLBB membership, subject to limitations which may be imposed by the FHLBB or its regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Board, to maintain capital adequacy of the FHLBB.  While the Corporation currently has no intentions to terminate its FHLBB membership, the ability to redeem its investment in FHLBB stock would be subject to the conditions imposed by the FHLBB.  Based on the capital adequacy and the liquidity position of the FHLBB, management believes there is no impairment related to the carrying amount of the Corporation’s FHLBB stock as of December 31, 2011.2012.  Further deterioration of the FHLBB’s capital levels may require the Corporation to deem its restricted investment in FHLBB stock to be other-than-temporarily impaired. If evidence of impairment exists in the future, the FHLBB stock would reflect fair value using either observable or unobservable inputs.  The Corporation will continue to monitor its investment in FHLBB stock.

Mortgage Banking Activities
Mortgage Loans Held for Sale - Residential mortgage loans originated and intended for sale in the secondary market are classified as held for sale.  Prior to July 1, 2011, loans held for sale were carried at the lower of cost or fair value (“LOCOM”). Effective July, 2011, pursuant to Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC"(”ASC”) 825, “Financial Instruments,” the CompanyCorporation elected to carry newly originated closed loans held for sale at fair value. Changes in fair value relating to loans held for sale and forward sale commitments are recorded in earnings and are offset by changes in fair value relating to interest rate lock commitments. Gains and losses on residential loan sales are recorded in noninterest income as net gains on loan sales and commissions on loans originated for others. Commissions received on mortgage loans brokered to various investors are included in net gains on loan sales and commissions on loans originated for others are and are recorded as revenue when received.

Loan Servicing Rights - Rights to service mortgage loans for others are recognized as an asset, including rights acquired through both purchases and originations.  The total cost of originated loans that are sold with servicing rights retained is allocated between the loan servicing rights and the loans without servicing rights based on their relative fair values.  Capitalized loan servicing rights are included in other assets and are amortized as an offset to other income over the period of estimated net servicing income.  They are periodically evaluated for impairment based on their fair value.  Impairment is measured on an aggregated basis according to interest rate band and period of origination.  The fair value is estimated based on the present value of expected cash flows, incorporating assumptions for discount rate, prepayment speed and servicing cost.  Any impairment is recognized as a charge to earnings through a valuation allowance.

Loans
Portfolio Loans - Loans held in the portfolio are stated at the principal amount outstanding, net of unamortized deferred loan origination fees and costs.  Interest income is accrued on a level yield basis based on principal amounts outstanding.  Deferred loan origination fees and costs are amortized as an adjustment to yield over the life of the related loans.



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Nonaccrual Loans - Loans, with the exception of certain well-secured residential mortgage loans that are in the process of collection, are placed on nonaccrual status and interest recognition is suspended when such loans are 90 days or more overdue with respect to principal and/or interest or sooner if considered appropriate by management.   Well-secured



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interest is doubtful.  Well-secured residential mortgage loans are permitted to remain on accrual status provided that full collection of principal and interest is assured and the loan is in the process of collection. Loans are also placed on nonaccrual status when, in the opinion of management, full collection of principal and interest is doubtful.  Interest previously accrued but not collected on such loans is reversed against current period income.income when the loan is placed on nonaccrual status.  Subsequent interest payments received on nonaccrual loans are applied to the outstanding principal balance of the loan or recognized as interest income depending on management’s assessment of the ultimate collectibility of the loan.  Loans are removed from nonaccrual status when they have been current as to principal and interest for a period of time, the borrower has demonstrated an ability to comply with repayment terms, and when, in management’s opinion, the loans are considered to be fully collectible.

Troubled Debt Restructured Loans - RestructuredTroubled debt restructured loans include those for which concessions such as reduction of interest rates, other than normal market rate adjustments, or deferral of principal or interest payments have been granted due to a borrower’s financial condition.  RestructuredTroubled debt restructured loans are classified as accruing or non-accruing based on management’s assessment of the collectibility of the loan.  Loans which are already on nonaccrual status at the time of the restructuring generally remain on nonaccrual status for approximately six months before management considers such loans for return to accruing status.  Accruing troubled debt restructured loans are placed into nonaccrual status if and when the borrower fails to comply with the restructured terms and management deems it unlikely that the borrower will return to a status of compliance in the near term.  Troubled debt restructurings are generally reported as such for at least one year from the date of the restructuring.  In years after the restructuring, troubled debt restructured loans are removed from this classification if the restructuring did not involve a below market rate concession and the loan is not deemed to be impaired based on the terms specified in the restructuring agreement.

Impaired Loans - Impaired loans are loans for which it is probable that the Corporation will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreements and all loans restructured in a troubled debt restructuring.  Impaired loans do not include large groups of smaller-balance homogeneous loans that are collectively evaluated for impairment, which consist of most residential mortgage loans and consumer loans.  Impairment is measured on a discounted cash flow method based upon the loan’s contractual effective interest rate, or at the loan’s observable market price, or if the loan is collateral dependent, at the fair value of the collateral less costs to sell.  Impairment is also measured based on the fair value of the collateral less costs to sell if it is determined that foreclosure is probable.  Interest income on nonaccrual impaired loans is recognized as described above under the caption “Nonaccrual Loans.”  Impaired accruing loans consist of those troubled debt restructurings for which management has concluded that the collectibility of the loan is not in doubt.

Allowance for Loan Losses
The allowance for loan losses is management’s best estimate of the probable loan losses inherent in the loan portfolio as of the balance sheet date.  The allowance is increased by provisions charged to earnings and by recoveries of amounts previously charged off, and is reduced by charge-offs on loans (or portions thereof) deemed to be uncollectible.  Loan charge-offs are recognized when management believes the collectibility of the principal balance outstanding is unlikely.  Full or partial charge-offs on collateral dependent impaired loans are generally recognized when the collateral is deemed to be insufficient to support the carrying value of the loan.

A methodology is used to systematically measure the amount of estimated loan loss exposure inherent in the loan portfolio for the purposes of establishing a sufficient allowance for loan losses.  The methodology includes three elements: (1) identification of loss allocations for certain specific loans deemed to be impaired, (2) loss allocation factors for non-impaired loans based on credit grade, loss experience, delinquency factors and other similar economiccredit quality indicators, and (3) general loss allocations for other environmental factors, which is classified as “unallocated”.

The level of the allowance is based on management’s ongoing review of the growth and composition of the loan portfolio, historical loss experience, current economic conditions, analysis of current levels and asset quality and delinquency trends, the performance of individual loans in relation to contract terms and other pertinent factors.



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The adequacy of the allowance for loan losses is regularly evaluated by management.  While management believes that the allowance for loan losses is adequate, future additions to the allowance may be necessary based on changes in assumptions and economic conditions.  In addition, various regulatory agencies periodically review the allowance for loan losses.  Such agencies may require additions to the allowance based on their judgments about information available



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to them at the time of their examination.

The allowance is an estimate, and ultimate losses may vary from management’s estimate.  Changes in the estimate are recorded in the results of operations in the period in which they become known, along with provisions for estimated losses incurred during that period.

Premises and Equipment
Premises and equipment are stated at cost less accumulated depreciation. Depreciation for financial reporting purposes is calculated on the straight-line method over the estimated useful lives of assets.  Expenditures for major additions and improvements are capitalized while the costs of current maintenance and repairs are charged to operating expenses.  The estimated useful lives of premises and improvements range from three to forty years.  For furniture, fixtures and equipment, the estimated useful lives range from two to twenty years.

Goodwill and Other Identifiable Intangible Assets
The Corporation allocates the cost of an acquired entity to the assets acquired and liabilities assumed based on their estimated fair values at the date of acquisition.  Other intangible assets identified in acquisitions generally consist of wealth management advisory contracts, core deposit intangibles, and non-compete agreements.  The value attributed to advisory contracts is based on the time period over which they are expected to generate economic benefits.  Core deposit intangibles are valued based on the expected longevity of the core deposit accounts and the expected cost savings associated with the use of the existing core deposit base rather than alternative funding sources.  Non-compete agreements are valued based on the expected receipt of future economic benefits protected by clauses in the non-compete agreements that restrict competitive behavior.

The Corporation tests other intangible assets with definite lives for impairment at least annually or more frequently whenever events or circumstances occur that indicate that their carrying amount may not be fully recoverable.  The carrying value of the intangible assets is compared to the sum of undiscounted cash flows expected to be generated by the asset.  If the carrying amount of the asset exceeds its undiscounted cash flows, then an impairment loss is recognized for the amount by which the carrying amount exceeds its fair value.

The excess of the purchase price for acquisitions over the fair value of the net assets acquired, including other intangible assets, is reported as goodwill.  Goodwill is not amortized but is tested for impairment at the segment level at least annually or more frequently whenever events or circumstances occur that indicate that it is more likely than not that an impairment loss has occurred.  The impairment test includes a review of discounted cash flow analysis (“income approach”) and estimates of selected market information (“market approach”) for both the commercial banking and the wealth management segments of the Corporation.  The income approach measures the value of an interest in a business by discounting expected future cash flows to a present value.  The market approach takes into consideration values of comparable companies operating in similar lines of business that are potentially subject to similar economic and environmental factors and could be considered reasonable investment alternatives.  The results of the income approach and the market approach are weighted equally.  If the fair value is determined to be less than the carrying value, an additional analysis is performed to determine if carrying amount of the goodwill exceeds its estimated fair value.  The excess goodwill is recognized as an impairment loss.

Impairment of Long-Lived Assets Other than Goodwill
Long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment at least annually or whenever events or changes in business circumstances indicate that the remaining useful life may warrant revision or that the carrying amount of the long-lived asset may not be fully recoverable.  If impairment is determined to exist, any related impairment loss is calculated based on fair value.  Impairment losses on assets to be disposed of, if any, are based on the estimated proceeds to be received, less costs of disposal.



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Property Acquired through Foreclosure or Repossession
Property acquired through foreclosure or repossession is stated at the lower of cost or fair value minus estimated costs to sell at the date of acquisition or classification to this status.  Fair value of such assets is determined based on independent appraisals and other relevant factors.  Any write-down to fair value at the time of foreclosure or repossession is charged to the allowance for loan losses.  A valuation allowance is maintained for declines in market value and for estimated



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selling expenses.  Increases to the valuation allowance, expenses associated with ownership of these properties, and gains and losses from their sale are included in foreclosed property costs.

Loans that are substantively repossessed include only those loans for which the Corporation has taken possession of the collateral, but has not completed legal foreclosure proceedings.

Bank-Owned Life Insurance (“BOLI”)
The investment in BOLI represents the cash surrender value of life insurance policies on the lives of certain Bank employees who have provided positive consent allowing the Bank to be the beneficiary of such policies.  Increases in the cash value of the policies, as well as insurance proceeds received, are recorded in noninterest income, and are not subject to income taxes.  The financial strength of the insurance carrier is reviewed prior to the purchase of BOLI and annually thereafter.

Investment in Real Estate Limited Partnership
Washington Trust has a 99.9% ownership interest in two real estate limited partnerships that renovate, own and operate two low-income housing complexes.  Washington Trust neither actively participates nor has a controlling interest in these limited partnerships and accounts for its investments under the equity method of accounting.  The carrying value of the investments is recorded in other assets on the Consolidated Balance Sheet.  Net losses generated by the partnership are recorded as a reduction to Washington Trust’s investment and as a reduction of noninterest income in the Consolidated Statements of Income.  Tax credits generated by the partnership are recorded as a reduction in the income tax provision in the year they are allowed for tax reporting purposes.

The results of operations of the real estate limited partnerships are periodically reviewed to determine if the partnership generates sufficient operating cash flow to fund its current obligations.  In addition, the current value of the underlying properties is compared to the outstanding debt obligations.  If it is determined that the investment is permanently impaired, the carrying value will be written down to the estimated realizable value.

Transfers and Servicing of Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities
The accounting for transfers and servicing of financial assets and extinguishments of liabilities is based on consistent application of a financial components approach that focuses on control.  This approach distinguishes transfers of financial assets that are sales from transfers that are secured borrowings.  After a transfer of financial assets, the Corporation recognizes all financial and servicing assets it controls and liabilities it has incurred and derecognizes financial assets it no longer controls and liabilities that have been extinguished.  This financial components approach focuses on the assets and liabilities that exist after the transfer.  Many of these assets and liabilities are components of financial assets that existed prior to the transfer.  If a transfer does not meet the criteria for a sale, the transfer is accounted for as a secured borrowing with a pledge of collateral.

Fee Revenue
Trust and investment advisory fees and mutual fund fees are primarily accrued as earned based upon a percentage of asset values under administration.  Financial planning commissions and other wealth management service fee revenue is recognized to the extent that services have been completed.  Fee revenue from deposit service charges is generally recognized when earned.  Fee revenue for merchant processing services is generally accrued as earned.

Pension Costs
Pension benefits are accounted for using the net periodic benefit cost method, which recognizes the compensation cost of an employee’s pension benefit over that employee’s approximate service period.  Pension benefit cost calculations incorporate various actuarial and other assumptions, including discount rates, mortality, assumed rates of return, compensation increases, and turnover rates.  Washington Trust reviews its assumptions on an annual basis and makes modifications to the assumptions based on current rates and trends when it is appropriate to so do.  The effect of


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modifications to those assumptions is recorded in other comprehensive income and amortized to net periodic cost over future periods.  Washington Trust believes that the assumptions utilized in recording its obligations under its plans are reasonable based on its experience and market conditions.

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the projected benefit obligation, is recognized in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.  The changes in the funded status of the defined benefit plans, including actuarial gains and losses and prior service costs and credits, are recognized in comprehensive income in the year in which the changes occur.

Stock-Based Compensation
Stock-based compensation plans provide for awards of share options and other equity incentives including nonvested share units and share awards and nonvested performance shares.

Compensation expense for share options and nonvested share units and share awards is recognized over the service period based on the fair value at the date of grant. The Corporation estimates grant date fair value for share options using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. Nonvested performance share compensation expense is based on the most recent performance assumption available and is adjusted as assumptions change.

Excess tax benefits (expenses) related to stock option exercises and issuance of other compensation-related equity instruments are reflected on the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows as financing activity.

Income Taxes
Income tax expense is determined based on the asset and liability method, whereby deferred tax assets and liabilities are recognized for the future tax consequences attributable to differences between the financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their respective tax bases.  Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in the years in which those temporary differences are expected to be recovered or settled.  The Corporation recognizes the effect of income tax positions only if those positions are more likely than not of being sustained.  Recognized income tax positions are measured at the largest amount that is greater than 50% likely of being realized.  Changes in recognition or measurement are reflected in the period in which the change in judgment occurs.

The Corporation records interest related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense.  Penalties, if incurred, would be recognized as a component of income tax expense.

Earnings Per Share (“EPS”)
The CompanyCorporation utilizes the two-class method earnings allocation formula to determine earnings per share of each class of stock according to dividends and participation rights in undistributed earnings. The adoption of these provisions of ASC 260 did not have a material impact on the Corporation's financial position or results of operations.

Under the two-class method, basic earnings per common share is computed by dividing net earnings allocated to common stock by the weighted-average number of common shares outstanding. Diluted earnings per common share is computed using the weighted-average number of shares determined for the basic earnings per common share computation plus the dilutive effect of common stock equivalents.

Comprehensive Income
Comprehensive income is defined as all changes in equity, except for those resulting from transactions with shareholders.  Net income is a component of comprehensive income, with all other components referred to in the aggregate as other comprehensive income.

Cash Flows
For purposes of reporting cash flows, cash and cash equivalents include cash on hand, amounts due from banks, federal funds sold, and other short-term investments.  Generally, federal funds are sold on an overnight basis.

Guarantees
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letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to customers.  Under the standby letters of credit, the Corporation is required to make payments to the beneficiary of the letters of credit upon request by the beneficiary contingent upon the customer’s failure to perform under the terms of the underlying contract with the



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beneficiary.  The fair value of standby letters of credit is considered immaterial to the Corporation’s Consolidated Financial Statements.

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities
All derivativesDerivatives are recognized as either assets or liabilities on the balance sheet and are measured at fair value.  The accounting for changes in the fair value of derivatives depends on the intended use of the derivative and resulting designation.  Derivatives used to hedge the exposure to changes in fair value of an asset, liability, or firm commitment attributable to a particular risk, such as interest rate risk, are considered fair value hedges.  Derivatives used to hedge the exposure to variability in expected cash flows, or other types of forecasted transactions, are considered cash flow hedges.

For derivatives designated as fair value hedges, changes in the fair value of the derivative are recognized in earnings together with the changes in the fair value of the related hedged item.item (generally fixed-rate financial instruments).  The net amount, if any, representingrepresents hedge ineffectiveness, is reflected in earnings.  

For derivatives designated as cash flow hedges, the effective portion of changes in the fair value of the derivative are recorded in other comprehensive income (loss) and recognized in earnings when the hedged transaction affects earnings.  The ineffective portion of changes in the fair value of cash flow hedges is recognized directly in earnings.  

For derivatives not designated as hedges, changes in fair value of the derivative instruments are recognized in earnings, in noninterest income.

From time to time, interest rate swap contracts are used as part of interest rate risk management strategy.  Interest rate swap agreements are entered into as hedges against future interest rate fluctuations on specifically identified assets or liabilities.

We also utilize interest rate swap contracts to help commercial loan borrowers manage their interest rate risk.  The interest rate swap contracts with commercial loan borrowers allow them to convert floating rate loan payments to fixed rate loan payments.  When we enter into an interest rate swap contract with a commercial loan borrower, we simultaneously enter into a mirror swap contract with a third party.  The third party exchanges the client’s fixed rate loan payments for floating rate loan payments.

The accrued net settlements on derivatives that qualify for hedge accounting are recorded in interest income or interest expense based on the item being hedged.  Changes in fair value of derivatives including accrued net settlements that do not qualify for hedge accounting are reported in noninterest income.

When hedge accounting is discontinued, the future changes in fair value of the derivative are recorded as noninterest income.  When a fair value hedge is discontinued, the hedged asset or liability is no longer adjusted for changes in fair value and the existing basis adjustment is amortized or accreted over the remaining life of the asset or liability.  When a cash flow hedge is discontinued, but the hedged cash flows or forecasted transaction is still expected to occur, changes in value that were accumulated in other comprehensive income are amortized or accreted into earnings over the same periods which the hedged transactions will affect earnings.

By using certain derivative financial instruments, the Corporation exposes itself to credit risk.  Credit risk is the failure of the counterparty to perform under the terms of the derivative contract.  When the fair value of a derivative contract is positive, the counterparty owes the Corporation, which creates credit risk for the Corporation.  When the fair value of a derivative contract is negative, the Corporation owes the counterparty and, therefore, it does not possess credit risk.  The credit risk in derivative instruments is minimized by entering into transactions with highly rated counterparties that management believes to be creditworthy.

Fair Value Measurements
Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  ASC Topic 820, “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures”, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures about fair value measurements.  The required disclosures about fair value measurements have been included in Note 14.




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(2) Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements
Receivables – Topic 310
Accounting Standards Update No. 2010-20, “Disclosures about the Credit Quality of Financing Receivables and the Allowance for Credit Losses” (“ASU 2010-20”), was issued in July 2010. ASU 2010-20 significantly enhances disclosures that entities must make about the credit quality of financing receivables and the allowance for credit losses. The Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued the ASU to give financial statement users greater transparency about entities’ credit-risk exposures and the allowance for credit losses. The disclosures provide financial statement users with additional information about the nature of credit risks inherent in entities’ financing receivables, how credit risk is analyzed and assessed when determining the allowance for credit losses, and the reasons for the change in the allowance for credit losses. Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-01, “Deferral of the Effective Date of Disclosures about Troubled Debt Restructurings in Update 2010-20” (“ASU 2011-01”), was issued in January 2011 and delayed the effective date of the ASU 2010-20 disclosures pertaining to troubled debt restructurings. The disclosures required by ASU 2011-01 were effective for interim and annual periods beginning after June 15, 2011. The provisions of ASU 2010-20 and ASU 2011-01 encouraged, but did not require, comparative disclosures for earlier reporting periods that ended before initial adoption. Effective December 31, 2010, we adopted the provisions of ASU 2010-20 requiring end of period disclosures about credit quality of financing receivables and the allowance for credit losses. Effective September 30, 2011, we adopted the remaining provisions of ASU 2010-20 and ASU 2011-01 pertaining to troubled debt restructurings. The adoption of ASU 2010-20 and ASU 2011-01 did not have a material impact on the Corporation’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-02, “A Creditor’s Determination of Whether a Restructuring Is a Troubled Debt Restructuring” (“ASU 2011-02”), was issued in April 2011. ASU 2011-02 provides additional guidance to assist creditors in determining whether a creditor has granted a concession and whether a debtor is experiencing financial difficulties for purposes of determining whether a restructuring constitutes a trouble debt restructuring. ASU 2011-02 was effective for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after June 15, 2011 and was applied retrospectively to the beginning of the 2011 annual period. The adoption of ASU 2011-02 did not have a material impact on the Corporation’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Fair Value Measurement – Topic 820
Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-04, “Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“ASU 2011-04”), was issued in May 2011. The amendments in ASU 2011-04 change the wording usedadded language to describeclarify many of the requirements in GAAP for measuring fair value and for disclosing information about fair value measurements.measurements, as well as prescribed additional disclosures for Level 3 fair value measurements and financial instruments not carried at fair value. For many of the requirements, the FASBFinancial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) did not intend for ASU 2011-04 to result in a change in the application of the requirements in GAAP. The amendments required by ASU 2011-04 arewere to be applied prospectively and arewere effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. The Corporation adopted ASU 2011-04 in the first quarter of 2012, provided the additional disclosures required and made the election to use the exception permitted with respect to measuring counterparty credit risk on our interest rate derivative contracts. The adoption of ASU 2011-04 isdid not expected to have a material impact on the Corporation’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Comprehensive Income – Topic 220
Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05, “Presentation of Comprehensive Income” (“ASU 2011-05”), was issued in June 2011.  The FASB issued ASU 2011-05 to improve the comparability and transparency of financial reporting and to increase the prominence of items reported in other comprehensive income.  ASU 2011-05 eliminates the option to present components of other comprehensive income as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity.  ASU 2011-05 requires that all non-owner changes in stockholders’ equity be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements.  Furthermore, entities must present separately on the income statement, reclassification adjustments between other comprehensive income and net income.The provisions of ASU 2011-05 are to be applied retrospectively and are effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011.  The adoption of ASU 2011-05 is not expected to have a material impact on the Corporation’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-12, “Deferral of the Effective Date for Amendments to the Presentation of Reclassifications of Items Out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income in Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-05” (“ASU 2011-12”), was issued in December 2011. ASU 2011-12 defersdeferred the effective date of the requirement to present separate line items on the income statement for reclassification adjustments of items out of accumulated other



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comprehensive income into net income. The deferral amendments were made allow FASB time to consider operational concerns about the presentation requirements for reclassification adjustments. During the deferral period, reclassification adjustments out of accumulated other comprehensive income should continue to be reported consistent with the presentation requirements in effect before ASU 2011-05. AllNo other requirements in ASU 2011-05 are notwere affected by this amendment. The provisions of ASU 2011-05, exclusive of the provisions pertaining to the reclassification adjustments deferred by ASU 2011-12, were to be applied retrospectively and were effective for fiscal years and interim periods within those years, beginning after December 15, 2011. The Corporation adopted these provisions of ASU 2011-05 in the first quarter of 2012 and elected to present comprehensive income in a separate financial statement, the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income. The adoption of these provisions of ASU 2011-05 did not have a material impact on the Corporation’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Intangibles-Goodwill and Other – Topic 350
Accounting Standards Update No. 2012-02, “Testing Indefinite-Lived Assets for Impairment” (“ASU 2012-02”), was issued in July 2012. The objective of ASU 2012-02 is to reduce the cost and complexity of performing an impairment test for indefinite-lived asset categories by simplifying how an entity performs the testing of those assets. Similar to the amendments to goodwill impairment testing issued in September 2011, an entity has the option first to assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events and circumstances indicates that it is more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired. If an entity concludes that it is not more likely than not that the indefinite-lived intangible asset is impaired, then the entity is not required to take further action. If an entity concludes otherwise, then it is required to determine the fair value of the indefinite-lived intangible asset and perform the quantitative impairment test. The provisions of ASU 2012-02 are effective for annual and interim impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after September 15, 2012, with early adoption permitted. The adoption of ASU 2012-02 did not have a material impact on the Corporation’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-08, “Testing for Goodwill Impairment” (“ASU 2011-08”), was issued in September 2011. The objective of ASU 2011-08 iswas to simplify the testing of goodwill for impairment by allowing entities to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether it is necessary to perform the two-step quantitative test. There will no longer be a requirement to calculate the fair value of a reporting unit unless it is determined, based on a qualitative assessment, that it is more-likely-than-not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. The more-likely-than-not threshold was defined as having a likelihood of more than 50 percent. The provisions of ASU 2011-08 are effective for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2011.


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The adoption of ASU 2011-08 isdid not expected to have a material impact on the Corporation’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

Balance Sheet - Topic 210
Accounting Standards Update No. 2011-11, “Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities” (“ASU 2011-11”), was issued in December 2011 and iswas intended to enhance current disclosure requirements on offsetting financial assets and liabilities. The requirements in ASU 2011-11 will enableenables users to compare balance sheets prepared under U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards (“IFRS”), which are subject to different offsetting models. The requirements will affect all entities that have financial instruments that are either offset in the balance sheet or subject to an enforceable master netting arrangement or similar agreement. ASU 2011-11 iswill be effective for annual reporting periods beginning on or after January 1, 2013, and interim periods within those annual periods. The required disclosures shall be provided retrospectively for all comparative periods presented. The adoption of ASU 2011-11 is not expected to have a material impact on the Corporation’s consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

(3) Cash and Due from Banks
The Bank is required to maintainmaintains certain average reserve balances withto meet the requirements of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“FRB”).  SuchSome or all of this reserve requirement may be satisfied with vault cash. Reserve balances amounted to $4.0$5.5 million and $5.1 million, respectively, at December 31, 20112012 and 20102011 and are included in cash and due from banks in the Consolidated Statements of Condition.

As of December 31, 20112012 and 20102011, cash and due from banks includes interest-bearing deposits in other banks of $41.6$32.2 million and $50.5$41.6 million, respectively.




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(4) Securities
The amortized cost, gross unrealized holding gains, gross unrealized holding losses, and fair value of securities by major security type and class of security at December 31, 20112012 and 20102011 were as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)              
December 31, 2011Amortized Cost (1) Unrealized Gains Unrealized Losses 
Fair
Value
December 31, 2012Amortized Cost (1) Unrealized Gains Unrealized Losses 
Fair
Value
Securities Available for Sale:              
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
$29,429
 
$3,404
 
$—
 
$32,833

$29,458
 
$2,212
 
$—
 
$31,670
Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises369,946
 19,712
 
 389,658
217,136
 14,097
 
 231,233
States and political subdivisions74,040
 5,453
 
 79,493
68,196
 4,424
 
 72,620
Trust preferred securities:      

       
Individual name issuers30,639
 
 (8,243) 22,396
30,677
 
 (5,926) 24,751
Collateralized debt obligations4,256
 
 (3,369) 887
4,036
 
 (3,193) 843
Corporate bonds13,872
 813
 (403) 14,282
13,905
 476
 
 14,381
Perpetual preferred stocks (2)1,854
 
 (150) 1,704
Total securities available for sale
$524,036
 
$29,382
 
($12,165) 
$541,253

$363,408
 
$21,209
 
($9,119) 
$375,498
Held to Maturity:              
Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
$52,139
 
$360
 
$—
 
$52,499

$40,381
 
$1,039
 
$—
 
$41,420
Total securities held to maturity
$52,139
 
$360
 
$—
 
$52,499

$40,381
 
$1,039
 
$—
 
$41,420
Total securities
$576,175
 
$29,742
 
($12,165) 
$593,752

$403,789
 
$22,248
 
($9,119) 
$416,918

(Dollars in thousands)              
December 31, 2010Amortized Cost (1) Unrealized Gains Unrealized Losses 
Fair
Value
December 31, 2011Amortized Cost (1) Unrealized Gains Unrealized Losses 
Fair
Value
Securities Available for Sale:              
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
$36,900
 
$4,094
 
$—
 
$40,994

$29,429
 
$3,404
 
$—
 
$32,833
Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises411,087
 19,068
 (384) 429,771
369,946
 19,712
 
 389,658
States and political subdivisions79,455
 1,975
 (375) 81,055
74,040
 5,453
 
 79,493
Trust preferred securities:      

       
Individual name issuers30,601
 
 (7,326) 23,275
30,639
 
 (8,243) 22,396
Collateralized debt obligations4,466
 
 (3,660) 806
4,256
 
 (3,369) 887
Corporate bonds13,874
 1,338
 
 15,212
13,872
 813
 (403) 14,282
Common stocks660
 149
 
 809
Perpetual preferred stocks (2)1,854
 324
 
 2,178
1,854
 
 (150) 1,704
Total securities available for sale
$578,897
 
$26,948
 
($11,745) 
$594,100

$524,036
 
$29,382
 
($12,165) 
$541,253
Held to Maturity:       
Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
$52,139
 
$360
 
$—
 
$52,499
Total securities held to maturity
$52,139
 
$360
 
$—
 
$52,499
Total securities
$576,175
 
$29,742
 
($12,165) 
$593,752
(1)Net of other-than-temporary impairment losses.
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Securities available for sale and held to maturity with a fair value of $526.2$386.5 million and securities available for sale of $503.4$558.2 million,respectively, were pledged in compliance with state regulations concerning trust powers and to secure Treasury Tax andborrowings with the Federal Home Loan deposits,Bank of Boston (”FHLBB”), potential borrowings andwith the FRB, certain public deposits and for other purposes at December 31, 20112012 and 20102011, respectively..  (See Note 11 for additional discussion of FHLBB borrowings).  In addition,

As of December 31, 2012, the amortized cost of debt securities availableby maturity is presented below.  Mortgage-backed securities are included based on weighted average maturities, adjusted for saleanticipated prepayments.  All other securities are included based on contractual maturities.  Actual maturities may differ from amounts presented because certain issuers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.  Yields on tax exempt obligations are not computed on a tax equivalent basis.  Included in the securities portfolio at December 31, 2012 were debt securities with an amortized cost balance of $91.9 million and a fair value of $20.6$86.3 million that are callable at the discretion of the issuers.  Final maturities of the callable securities range from forty-five months to twenty-five years, with call features ranging from one month to five years.
(Dollars in thousands)Within 1 Year 1-5 Years 5-10 Years After 10 Years Totals
Securities Available for Sale:         
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises:         
Amortized cost
$—
 
$29,458
 
$—
 
$—
 
$29,458
Weighted average yield% 5.40% % % 5.40%
Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises:         
Amortized cost89,039
 108,484
 16,165
 3,448
 217,136
Weighted average yield4.30% 3.88% 2.64% 2.29% 3.93%
State and political subdivisions:         
Amortized cost7,525
 60,671
 
 
 68,196
Weighted average yield3.84% 3.91% % % 3.90%
Trust preferred securities:         
Amortized cost (1)
 
 
 34,713
 34,713
Weighted average yield% % % 1.66% 1.66%
Corporate bonds:         
Amortized cost3,202
 10,703
 
 
 13,905
Weighted average yield6.30% 4.65% % % 5.03%
Total debt securities available for sale:         
Amortized cost
$99,766
 
$209,316
 
$16,165
 
$38,161
 
$363,408
Weighted average yield4.33% 4.14% 2.64% 1.72% 3.87%
Fair value
$104,044
 
$215,855
 
$17,214
 
$38,385
 
$375,498
Securities Held to Maturity:         
Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises:         
Amortized cost
$13,449
 
$21,574
 
$4,745
 
$613
 
$40,381
Weighted average yield1.99% 1.83% 1.74% 0.52% 1.85%
Fair value
$13,795
 
$22,129
 
$4,867
 
$629
 
$41,420
(1)Net of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in earnings.




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2011

and $22.0 million were pledged for potential use at the Federal Reserve Bank discount window at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  There were no borrowings with the Federal Reserve Bank at either date.  Securities available for sale withThe following is a fair valuesummary of $7.5 million and $5.5 million were designated in rabbi trusts for nonqualified retirement plans at December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  Securities available for sale with a fair valueamounts relating to sales of $4.0 million and $4.1 million were pledged as collateral to secure certain interest rate swap agreements as of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.securities:

Washington Trust elected to early adopt guidance issued by FASB in 2009 regarding the recognition and presentation of other-than-temporary impairments, a sub-topic within ASC 320, “Investments - Debt and Equity Securities.” These provisions applied to existing and new debt securities held by the Corporation as of January 1, 2009, the beginning of the interim period in which it was adopted. As a result of adopting these provisions of ASC 320, “Investments - Debt and Equity Securities,” Washington Trust reclassified the noncredit-related portion of an other-than-temporary impairment loss previously recognized in earnings in the fourth quarter of 2008 on the Corporation's other pooled trust preferred debt security. This reclassification was reflected as a cumulative effect adjustment of $1.2 million after taxes ($1.9 million before taxes) that increased retained earnings and decreased accumulated other comprehensive loss. The amortized cost basis of this debt security for which an other-than-temporary impairment loss was recognized in the fourth quarter of 2008 was adjusted by the amount of the cumulative effect adjustment before taxes. Had the adoption of these provisions in 2009 not been required, the Corporation estimates that net income and diluted earnings per share could have been lower by $1.3 million and 8 cents per diluted share, respectively. Had these provisions been required to have been adopted retrospectively, the Corporation estimates that net income and diluted earnings per share would have been higher in 2008 by $1.2 million and 8 cents per diluted share, respectively.
(Dollars in thousands)     
Years ended December 31,2012
 2011
 2010
Proceeds from sales (1)
$46,560
 
$56,461
 
$99,097
      
Gross realized gains (1)
$1,224
 
$919
 
$852
Gross realized losses(1) (221) (123)
Net realized gains on securities
$1,223
 
$698
 
$729
(1)
Includes a contribution of appreciated equity securities to the Corporation’s charitable foundation in 2011.  The cost of the contribution, included in noninterest expenses, amounted to $990 thousand in 2011.  This transaction resulted in a realized security gain of $331 thousand for the same period.

The following table presents a roll-forward of the balance ofcumulative credit-related impairment losses on debt securities for which a portion of an other-than-temporary impairment was recognized in other comprehensive income:
(Dollars in thousands)        
Years ended December 31, 2011
 2010
 2012
 2011
2010
Balance at beginning of period 
$2,913
 
$2,496
 
$3,104
 
$2,913

$2,496
Credit-related impairment loss on debt securities for which an other-than-temporary impairment was not previously recognized 
 
 
 

Additional increases to the amount of credit-related impairment loss on debt securities for which an other-than-temporary impairment was previously recognized 191
 417
 221
 191
417
Balance at end of period 
$3,104
 
$2,913
 
$3,325
 
$3,104

$2,913

For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011, and 2010, credit-related impairment losses of $191$221 thousand, $191 thousand, and $417$417 thousand, respectively, were recognized in earnings on pooled trust preferred debt securities.  The anticipated cash flows expected to be collected from these debt securities were discounted at the rate equal to the yield used to accrete the current and prospective beneficial interest for each security.  Significant inputs included estimated cash flows and prospective deferrals, defaults and recoveries.  Estimated cash flows are generated based on the underlying seniority status and subordination structure of the pooled trust preferred debt tranche at the time of measurement.  Prospective deferral, default and recovery estimates affecting projected cash flows were based on analysis of the underlying financial condition of individual issuers, and took into account capital adequacy, credit quality, lending concentrations, and other factors.

All cash flow estimates were based on the underlying security’s tranche structure and contractual rate and maturity terms.  The present value of the expected cash flows was compared to the current outstanding balance of the tranche to determine the ratio of the estimated present value of expected cash flows to the total current balance for the tranche.  This ratio was then multiplied by the principal balance of Washington Trust’s holding to determine the credit-related impairment loss.  The estimates used in the determination of the present value of the expected cash flows are susceptible to changes in future periods, which could result in additional credit-related impairment losses.




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The following table summarizes temporarily impaired investment securities at December 31, 2012, segregated by length of time the securities have been continuously in an unrealized loss position.
(Dollars in thousands)Less than 12 Months 12 Months or Longer Total
December 31, 2012#
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 #
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 #
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
Trust preferred securities:            

 

 

Individual name issuers
 
$—
 
$—
 11
 
$24,751
 
($5,926) 11
 
$24,751
 
($5,926)
Collateralized debt obligations
 
 
 2
 843
 (3,193) 2
 843
 (3,193)
Total temporarily impaired securities
 
$—
 
$—
 13
 
$25,594
 
($9,119) 13
 
$25,594
 
($9,119)


The following table summarizes temporarily impaired investment securities at December 31, 2011, segregated by length of time the securities have been continuously in an unrealized loss position.
(Dollars in thousands)Less than 12 Months 12 Months or Longer Total
December 31, 2011#
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 #
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 #
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
Trust preferred securities:            

 

 

Individual name issuers
 
$—
 
$—
 11
 
$22,396
 
$8,243
 11
 
$22,396
 
$8,243
Collateralized debt obligations
 
 
 2
 887
 3,369
 2
 887
 3,369
Corporate bonds3
 5,203
 403
 
 
 
 3
 5,203
 403
Subtotal, debt securities3
 5,203
 403
 13
 23,283
 11,612
 16
 28,486
 12,015
Perpetual preferred stocks2
 1,704
 150
 
 
 
 2
 1,704
 150
Total temporarily impaired securities5
 
$6,907
 
$553
 13
 
$23,283
 
$11,612
 18
 
$30,190
 
$12,165

The following table summarizes temporarily impaired investment securities at December 31, 2010, segregated by length of time the securities have been continuously in an unrealized loss position.
(Dollars in thousands)Less than 12 Months 12 Months or Longer TotalLess than 12 Months 12 Months or Longer Total
December 31, 2010#
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 #
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 #
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises6
 
$76,382
 
$369
 3
 
$5,208
 
$15
 9
 
$81,590
 
$384
States and political subdivisions15
 14,209
 273
 2
 1,228
 102
 17
 15,437
 375
December 31, 2011#
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 #
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
 #
 
Fair
Value
 
Unrealized
Losses
Trust preferred securities:                                  
Individual name issuers
 
 
 11
 23,275
 7,326
 11
 23,275
 7,326

 
 
 11
 22,396
 (8,243) 11
 22,396
 (8,243)
Collateralized debt obligations
 
 
 2
 806
 3,660
 2
 806
 3,660

 
 
 2
 887
 (3,369) 2
 887
 (3,369)
Corporate bonds3
 5,203
 (403) 
 
 
 3
 5,203
 (403)
Subtotal, debt securities3
 5,203
 (403) 13
 23,283
 (11,612) 16
 28,486
 (12,015)
Perpetual preferred stocks2
 1,704
 (150) 
 
 
 2
 1,704
 (150)
Total temporarily impaired securities21
 
$90,591
 
$642
 18
 
$30,517
 
$11,103
 39
 
$121,108
 
$11,745
5
 
$6,907
 
($553) 13
 
$23,283
 
($11,612) 18
 
$30,190
 
($12,165)

Unrealized losses on debt securities generally occur as a result of increases in interest rates since the time of purchase, a structural change in an investment or from deterioration in credit quality of the issuer.  Management evaluates impairments in value whether caused by adverse interest rates or credit movements to determine if they are other-than-temporary.

Further deterioration in credit quality of the companies backing the securities, further deterioration in the condition of the financial services industry, a continuation or worsening of the current economic downturn, or additional declines in real estate values, among other things, may further affect the fair value of these securities and increase the potential that certain unrealized losses be designated as other-than-temporary in future periods, and the Corporation may incur additional write-downs.

Trust preferred debt securitiesPreferred Debt Securities of individual name issuers:Individual Name Issuers:
Included in debt securities in an unrealized loss position at December 31, 20112012 were 11 trust preferred security holdings issued by seven individual companies in the financial services/banking industry.  The aggregate unrealized losses on these debt securities amounted to $8.2$5.9 million at December 31, 20112012.  Management believes the decline in fair value of these trust preferred securities primarily reflects investor concerns about global economic growth and how it will affect the recent and potential future losses in the financial services industry.  These concerns resulted in increased risk premiums for securities in this sector.  Based on the information available through the filing date of this report, all individual name trust preferred debt securities held in our portfolio continue to accrue and make payments as expected with no payment



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deferrals or defaults on the part of the issuers.  As of December 31, 20112012, trust preferred debt securities with a carrying valuean amortized cost of $11.8$11.8 million and unrealized losses of $3.4$2.6 million were rated below investment grade by Standard & Poors, Inc. (“S&P”).  Management reviewed the collectibility of these securities taking into consideration such factors as the financial condition of the issuers, reported regulatory capital ratios of the issuers, credit ratings including ratings in effect as of the reporting period date as well as credit rating changes between the reporting period date and the filing date of this report and other information.  We noted no additional downgrades to below investment grade between the reporting period date


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and the filing date of this report.  Based on these analyses, management concluded that it expects to recover the entire amortized cost basis of these securities.  Furthermore, Washington Trust does not intend to sell these securities and it is not more likely than not that Washington Trust will be required to sell these securities before recovery of their cost basis, which may be maturity.  Therefore, management does not consider these investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at December 31, 20112012.

Trust preferred debt securitiesPreferred Debt Securities in the formForm of collateralized debt obligations:Collateralized Debt Obligations:
At December 31, 20112012, Washington Trust had two pooled trust preferred holdings in the form of collateralized debt obligations with a total amortized cost of $4.0 million and unrealized losses of $3.4 million.$3.2 million.  These pooled trust preferred holdings consist of trust preferred obligations of banking industry companies and, to a lesser extent, insurance industry companies.  For both these pooled trust preferred securities, Washington Trust’s investment is senior to one or more subordinated tranches which have first loss exposure.  Valuations of the pooled trust preferred holdings are dependent in part on cash flows from underlying issuers.  Unexpected cash flow disruptions could have an adverse impact on the fair value and performance of pooled trust preferred securities.  Management believes the unrealized losses on these pooled trust preferred securities primarily reflect investor concerns about global economic growth and how it will affect the recent and potential future losses in the financial services industry and the possibility of further incremental deferrals of or defaults on interest payments on trust preferred debentures by financial institutions participating in these pools. These concerns have resulted in a substantial decrease in market liquidity and increased risk premiums for securities in this sector.  Credit spreads for issuers in this sector have remained wide during recent months, causing prices for these securities holdings to remain at low levels.

As of December 31, 2011,2012, one of the pooled trust preferred securities had an amortized cost of $3.0 million.$2.8 million. This security was placed on nonaccrual status in March 2009. The tranche instrument held by Washington Trust has been deferring a portion of interest payments since April 2010. The December 31, 20112012 amortized cost was net of $1.9$2.1 million of credit-related impairment losses previously recognized in earnings, reflective of payment deferrals and credit deterioration of the underlying collateral. Included in the $1.9$2.1 million were credit-related impairment losses of $171$212 thousand recorded in 2011,2012, reflecting adverse changes in the expected cash flows for this security. On January 24, 2012, oneIn the first quarter of 2013, a performing underlying issuer elected to prepay its portion of the underlying issuers announced its intentioncollateralized debt obligation. This prepayment is expected to invoke its contractual right to defer quarterly interest payments beginning in April 2012. This subsequent adverse change in expected cash flows for this security resultedresult in a credit-related impairment lossmodest reduction in the present value of approximately $180 thousand. Management has concluded this was immaterial to the Corporation's 2011 consolidated financial position, results of operations andestimated cash flows and this credit-relatedan immaterial amount of additional impairment loss willto be recordedrecognized in the first quarter of 2012.2013. As of December 31, 2011,2012, this security has unrealized losses of $2.4$2.2 million and a below investment grade rating of “Ca” by Moody'sMoody’s Investor Services, Inc. (“Moody's”Moody’s”). Through the filing date of this report, there have been no further rating changes on this security. This credit rating status has been considered by management in its assessment of the impairment status of this security. The analysis of the expected cash flows for this security as of December 31, 2012 did not negatively affect the amount of credit-related impairment losses previously recognized on this security.

As of December 31, 2011,2012, the second pooled trust preferred security held by Washington Trust had an amortized cost of $1.3 million.$1.3 million. This security was placed on nonaccrual status in December 2008. The tranche instrument held by Washington Trust has been deferring interest payments since December 2008. The December 31, 20112012 amortized cost was net of $1.2$1.2 million of credit-related impairment losses previously recognized in earnings reflective of payment deferrals and credit deterioration of the underlying collateral. Included in the $1.2 million, were credit-related impairment losses of $20 thousand recorded in 2011 reflecting a modest adverse change in the expected cash flows for this security. As of December 31, 2011,2012, this security has unrealized losses of $1.0$1.0 million and a below investment grade rating of “C” by Moody's.Moody’s. Through the filing date of this report, there have been no material rating changes on this security. This credit rating status has been considered by management in its assessment of the impairment status of this security. The analysis of the expected cash flows for this security as of December 31, 2012 did not negatively affect the amount of credit-related impairment losses previously recognized on this security.

Based on information available through the filing date of this report, there have been no additional adverse changes in the deferral or default status of the underlying issuer institutions within either of these trust preferred collateralized debt obligations.  Based on cash flow forecasts for these securities, management expects to recover the remaining amortized



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cost of these securities.  Furthermore, Washington Trust does not intend to sell these securities and it is not more likely than not that Washington Trust will be required to sell these securities before recovery of their cost basis, which may be at maturity.  Therefore, management does not consider the unrealized losses on these investments to be other-than-temporary.

Corporate Bonds:
At December 31, 2011, Washington Trust had three corporate bond holdings with unrealized losses of $403 thousand. These investment grade corporate bonds, maturing in four years, represent large financial corporations with potential exposure to the European markets. The unrealized losses on these securities are attributable to the increased risk premiums required in the current economic environment.

As of December 31, 2011, the amortized cost of debt securities by maturity is presented below.  Mortgage-backed securities are included based on weighted average maturities, adjusted for anticipated prepayments.  All other securities are included based on contractual maturities.  Actual maturities may differ from amounts presented because certain issuers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.  Yields on tax exempt obligations are not computed on a tax equivalent basis.  Included in the securities portfolio at December 31, 2011 were debt securities with an amortized cost balance of $96.4 million and a fair value of $89.3 million that are callable at the discretion of the issuers.  Final maturities of the callable securities range from forty five months to twenty-five years, with call features ranging from one month to five years.
(Dollars in thousands)Within 1 Year 1-5 Years 5-10 Years After 10 Years Totals
Securities Available for Sale:         
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises:         
Amortized cost
$—
 
$29,429
 
$—
 
$—
 
$29,429
Weighted average yield% 5.41% % % 5.41%
Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises:         
Amortized cost104,213
 191,214
 60,242
 14,277
 369,946
Weighted average yield4.33% 3.94% 2.55% 2.42% 3.77%
State and political subdivisions:         
Amortized cost5,826
 58,438
 9,776
 
 74,040
Weighted average yield3.77% 3.88% 3.93% % 3.88%
Trust preferred securities:         
Amortized cost (1)
 
 
 34,895
 34,895
Weighted average yield% % % 1.91% 1.91%
Corporate bonds:         
Amortized cost
 13,872
 
 
 13,872
Weighted average yield% 5.14% % % 5.14%
Total debt securities available for sale:         
Amortized cost
$110,039
 
$292,953
 
$70,018
 
$49,172
 
$522,182
Weighted average yield4.30% 4.13% 2.74% 2.06% 3.79%
Fair value
$116,020
 
$299,648
 
$73,948
 
$49,933
 
$539,549
Securities Held to Maturity:         
Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government-sponsored enterprises:         
Amortized cost
$10,782
 
$25,390
 
$11,787
 
$4,180
 
$52,139
Weighted average yield2.63% 2.53% 2.40% 1.36% 2.43%
Fair value
$11,142
 
$25,390
 
$11,787
 
$4,180
 
$52,499
(1)Net of other-than-temporary impairment losses recognized in earnings.



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The following is a summary of amounts relating to sales of securities:
(Dollars in thousands)     
Years ended December 31,2011
 2010
 2009
Proceeds from sales (1)
$56,461
 
$99,097
 
$1,604
      
Gross realized gains (1)
$919
 
$852
 
$318
Gross realized losses(221) (123) (4)
Net realized gains on securities
$698
 
$729
 
$314
(1)Includes a contribution of appreciated equity securities to the Corporation’s charitable foundation in 2011.  The cost of the contribution, included in noninterest expenses, amounted to $990 thousand in 2011.  This transaction resulted in a realized security gain of $331 thousand for the same period.

(5) Loans
The following is a summary of loans:
(Dollars in thousands)December 31, 2011 December 31, 2010December 31, 2012 December 31, 2011
Amount
 %
 Amount
 %
Amount
 %
 Amount
 %
Commercial:              
Mortgages (1)
$624,813
 29% 
$518,623
 26%
$710,813
 31% 
$624,813
 29%
Construction and development (2)10,955
 1% 47,335
 2%27,842
 1% 10,955
 1%
Other (3)488,860
 22% 461,107
 23%513,764
 23% 488,860
 22%
Total commercial1,124,628
 52% 1,027,065
 51%1,252,419
 55% 1,124,628
 52%
Residential real estate:              
Mortgages (4)678,582
 32% 634,739
 31%692,798
 30% 678,582
 32%
Homeowner construction21,832
 1% 10,281
 1%24,883
 1% 21,832
 1%
Total residential real estate700,414
 33% 645,020
 32%717,681
 31% 700,414
 33%
Consumer       
Consumer:       
Home equity lines (5)223,430
 10% 218,288
 11%226,861
 10% 223,430
 10%
Home equity loans (5)43,121
 2% 50,624
 3%39,329
 2% 43,121
 2%
Other (6)55,566
 3% 54,641
 3%57,713
 2% 55,566
 3%
Total consumer322,117
 15% 323,553
 17%323,903
 14% 322,117
 15%
Total loans (7)
$2,147,159
 100% 
$1,995,638
 100%
$2,294,003
 100% 
$2,147,159
 100%
(1)
Amortizing mortgages and lines of credit, primarily secured by income producing property. As of December 31, 20112012 and 20102011, $107.1$238.6 million and $121.8$107.1 million, respectively, of these loans were pledged as collateral for FHLBB borrowings (see Note 11).
(2)Loans for construction of residential and commercial properties and for land development.
(3)
Loans to businesses and individuals, a substantial portion of which are fully or partially collateralized by real estate.  As of December 31, 20112012, $27.2$51.8 million and $42.1$29.5 million, respectively, of these loans were pledged as collateral for FHLBB borrowings and were collateralized for the discount window at the Federal Reserve Bank.  Comparable amounts for December 31, 20102011 were $29.8$27.2 million and $60.6$42.1 million, respectively (see Note 11).
(4)
As of December 31, 20112012 and 20102011, $611.8$627.4 million and $585.7$611.8 million, respectively, of these loans were pledged as collateral for FHLBB borrowings (see Note 11).
(5)
As of December 31, 20112012 and 20102011, $165.4$189.4 million and $187.0$165.4 million, respectively, of these loans were pledged as collateral for FHLBB borrowings (see Note 11).
(6)Fixed rate consumer installment loans.
(7)
Includes net unamortized loan origination costs of $31$39 thousand and $271$31 thousand, respectively, and net unamortized premiums on purchased loans of $67$83 thousand and $39$67 thousand, respectively, at December 31, 20112012 and 20102011.



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Concentrations of Credit Risk
A significant portion of our loan portfolio is concentrated among borrowers in southern New England and a substantial portion of the portfolio is collateralized by real estate in this area.  In addition, a portion of the commercial loans and commercial mortgage loans are to borrowers in the hospitality, tourism and recreation industries.  The ability of single family residential and consumer borrowers to honor their repayment commitments is generally dependent on the level of overall economic activity within the market area and real estate values.  The ability of commercial borrowers to honor their repayment commitments is dependent on the general economy as well as the health of the real estate economic sector in the Corporation’s market area.

Nonaccrual Loans
Loans, with the exception of certain well-secured residential mortgage loans that are in the process of collection, are placed on nonaccrual status and interest recognition is suspended when such loans are 90 days or more overdue with respect to principal and/or interest or sooner if considered appropriate by management. Well-secured residential mortgage loans are permitted to remain on accrual status provided that full collection of principal and interest is assured and the loan is in the process of collection. Loans are also placed on nonaccrual status when, in the opinion of management, full


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collection of principal and interest is doubtful. Interest previously accrued but not collected on such loans is reversed against current period income. Subsequent interest payments received on nonaccrual loans are applied to the outstanding principal balance of the loan or recognized as interest income depending on management'smanagement’s assessment of the ultimate collectability of the loan. Loans are removed from nonaccrual status when they have been current as to principal and interest for a period of time, the borrower has demonstrated an ability to comply with repayment terms, and when, in management'smanagement’s opinion, the loans are considered to be fully collectible.

The balance of loans on nonaccrual status as of December 31, 20112012 and 20102011 was $21.222.5 million and $18.521.2 million, respectively.  Interest income that would have been recognized had these loans been current in accordance with their original terms was approximately $1.7$1.8 million $1.3 million and $2.0 million in 2011, 2010$1.7 million and 2009$1.3 million in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  Interest income attributable to these loans included in the Consolidated Statements of Income amounted to approximately $505$679 thousand $831 thousand and $1.0 million in 2011, 2010$505 thousand and 2009$831 thousand in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

The following is a summary of nonaccrual loans, segregated by class of loans:
(Dollars in thousands)      
December 31,2011
 2010
2012
 2011
Commercial:      
Mortgages
$5,709
 
$6,624

$10,681
 
$5,709
Construction and development
 

 
Other3,708
 5,259
4,412
 3,708
Residential real estate:      
Mortgages10,614
 6,414
6,158
 10,614
Homeowner construction
 

 
Consumer:      
Home equity lines718
 152
840
 718
Home equity loans335
 53
371
 335
Other153
 8
81
 153
Total nonaccrual loans
$21,237
 
$18,510

$22,543
 
$21,237
Accruing loans 90 days or more past due
$—
 
$—

$—
 
$—

As of December 31, 20112012 and 20102011, nonaccrual loans of $3.6$1.6 million and $3.6 million, respectively, were current as to the payment of principal and interest.




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Past Due Loans
Past due status is based on the contractual payment terms of the loan. The following tables present an age analysis of past due loans, segregated by class of loans, as of the dates indicated:

(Dollars in thousands)Days Past Due      Days Past Due      
December 31, 201130-59 60-89 Over 90 Total Past Due Current Total Loans
December 31, 201230-59 60-89 Over 90 Total Past Due Current Total Loans
Commercial:                      
Mortgages
$1,621
 
$315
 
$4,995
 
$6,931
 
$617,882
 
$624,813

$373
 
$408
 
$10,300
 
$11,081
 
$699,732
 
$710,813
Construction and development
 
 
 
 10,955
 10,955

 
 
 
 27,842
 27,842
Other3,760
 982
 633
 5,375
 483,485
 488,860
260
 296
 3,647
 4,203
 509,561
 513,764
Residential real estate:                  
    
Mortgages3,969
 1,505
 6,283
 11,757
 666,825
 678,582
4,840
 1,951
 3,658
 10,449
 682,349
 692,798
Homeowner construction
 
 
 
 21,832
 21,832

 
 
 
 24,883
 24,883
Consumer:                      
Home equity lines645
 210
 525
 1,380
 222,050
 223,430
753
 207
 528
 1,488
 225,373
 226,861
Home equity loans362
 46
 202
 610
 42,511
 43,121
252
 114
 250
 616
 38,713
 39,329
Other66
 7
 147
 220
 55,346
 55,566
129
 64
 66
 259
 57,454
 57,713
Total loans
$10,423
 
$3,065
 
$12,785
 
$26,273
 
$2,120,886
 
$2,147,159

$6,607
 
$3,040
 
$18,449
 
$28,096
 
$2,265,907
 
$2,294,003

(Dollars in thousands)Days Past Due      Days Past Due      
December 31, 201030-59 60-89 Over 90 Total Past Due Current Total Loans
December 31, 201130-59 60-89 Over 90 Total Past Due Current Total Loans
Commercial:                      
Mortgages
$2,185
 
$514
 
$5,322
 
$8,021
 
$510,602
 
$518,623

$1,621
 
$315
 
$4,995
 
$6,931
 
$617,882
 
$624,813
Construction and development
 
 
 
 47,335
 47,335

 
 
 
 10,955
 10,955
Other1,862
 953
 3,376
 6,191
 454,916
 461,107
3,760
 982
 633
 5,375
 483,485
 488,860
Residential real estate:                      
Mortgages3,073
 1,477
 4,041
 8,591
 626,148
 634,739
3,969
 1,505
 6,283
 11,757
 666,825
 678,582
Homeowner construction
 
 
 
 10,281
 10,281

 
 
 
 21,832
 21,832
Consumer:                      
Home equity lines1,255
 170
 
 1,425
 216,863
 218,288
645
 210
 525
 1,380
 222,050
 223,430
Home equity loans529
 180
 11
 720
 49,904
 50,624
362
 46
 202
 610
 42,511
 43,121
Other221
 98
 
 319
 54,322
 54,641
66
 7
 147
 220
 55,346
 55,566
Total loans
$9,125
 
$3,392
 
$12,750
 
$25,267
 
$1,970,371
 
$1,995,638

$10,423
 
$3,065
 
$12,785
 
$26,273
 
$2,120,886
 
$2,147,159

Included in past due loans as of December 31, 20112012 and 20102011, were nonaccrual loans of $17.621.0 million and $14.917.6 million, respectively. All loans 90 days or more past due at December 31, 20112012 and 20102011 were classified as nonaccrual.

Impaired Loans
Impaired loans are loans for which it is probable that the Corporation will not be able to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the loan agreements and loans restructured in a troubled debt restructuring.  Impaired loans do not include large groups of smaller-balance homogeneous loans that are collectively evaluated for impairment, which consist of most residential mortgage loans and consumer loans.




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The following is a summary of impaired loans, as of the dates indicated:
(Dollars in thousands)
Recorded
Investment (1)
 
Unpaid
Principal
 
Related
Allowance
Recorded
Investment (1)
 
Unpaid
Principal
 
Related
Allowance
  
December 31,2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 20102012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011
No related allowance recorded:           
No Related Allowance Recorded:           
Commercial:                      
Mortgages
$7,093
 
$3,113
 
$7,076
 
$3,128
 
$—
 
$—

$2,357
 
$7,093
 
$2,360
 
$7,076
 
$—
 
$—
Construction and development
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Other1,622
 3,237
 1,620
 3,834
 
 
1,058
 1,622
 1,057
 1,620
 
 
Residential real estate:                      
Mortgages2,383
 928
 2,471
 937
 
 
1,294
 2,383
 1,315
 2,471
 
 
Homeowner construction
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Consumer:                      
Home equity lines
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Home equity loans
 163
 
 159
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Other
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Subtotal
$11,098
 
$7,441
 
$11,167
 
$8,058
 
$—
 
$—

$4,709
 
$11,098
 
$4,732
 
$11,167
 
$—
 
$—
With Related Allowance Recorded:           With Related Allowance Recorded:          
Commercial:                      
Mortgages
$5,023
 
$15,287
 
$6,760
 
$15,930
 
$329
 
$629

$17,897
 
$5,023
 
$19,738
 
$6,760
 
$1,720
 
$329
Construction and development
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Other8,739
 6,632
 9,740
 9,311
 839
 1,245
9,939
 8,739
 10,690
 9,740
 694
 839
Residential real estate:                      
Mortgages3,606
 3,773
 4,138
 3,971
 495
 258
2,576
 3,606
 2,947
 4,138
 463
 495
Homeowner construction
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Consumer:                      
Home equity lines278
 105
 373
 172
 82
 1
187
 278
 255
 373
 1
 82
Home equity loans130
 307
 153
 330
 1
 4
117
 130
 160
 153
 
 1
Other205
 145
 227
 143
 69
 
137
 205
 136
 227
 2
 69
Subtotal
$17,981
 
$26,249
 
$21,391
 
$29,857
 
$1,815
 
$2,137

$30,853
 
$17,981
 
$33,926
 
$21,391
 
$2,880
 
$1,815
Total impaired loans
$29,079
 
$33,690
 
$32,558
 
$37,915
 
$1,815
 
$2,137

$35,562
 
$29,079
 
$38,658
 
$32,558
 
$2,880
 
$1,815
Total:                      
Commercial
$22,477
 
$28,269
 
$25,196
 
$32,203
 
$1,168
 
$1,874

$31,251
 
$22,477
 
$33,845
 
$25,196
 
$2,414
 
$1,168
Residential real estate5,989
 4,701
 6,609
 4,908
 495
 258
3,870
 5,989
 4,262
 6,609
 463
 495
Consumer613
 720
 753
 804
 152
 5
441
 613
 551
 753
 3
 152
Total impaired loans
$29,079
 
$33,690
 
$32,558
 
$37,915
 
$1,815
 
$2,137

$35,562
 
$29,079
 
$38,658
 
$32,558
 
$2,880
 
$1,815
(1)
The recorded investment in impaired loans consists of unpaid principal balance, net of charge-offs, interest payments received applied to principal and unamortized deferred loan origination fees and costs.  For impaired accruing loans (those troubled debt restructurings for which management has concluded that the collectibility of the loan is not in doubt), the recorded investment also includes accrued interest.  As of December 31, 20112012 and December 31, 20102011, recorded investment in impaired loans included accrued interest of $46$13 thousand and $62$46 thousand, respectively.




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The following table presents the average recorded investment balance of impaired loans and related interest income recognized on impaired loans segregated by loan class forduring the periods indicated:
(Dollars in thousands)Average Recorded Investment Interest Income RecognizedAverage Recorded Investment Interest Income Recognized
Years ended December 31,2011 2010 2011 20102012 2011 2012 2011
Commercial:              
Mortgages
$14,923
 
$15,756
 
$539
 
$769

$10,785
 
$14,923
 
$273
 
$539
Construction and development
 
 
 

 
 
 
Other8,226
 10,101
 388
 367
10,661
 8,226
 297
 388
Residential real estate:              
Mortgages5,743
 4,884
 188
 198
4,651
 5,743
 88
 188
Homeowner construction
 
 
 

 
 
 
Consumer:              
Home equity lines127
 210
 5
 8
172
 127
 3
 5
Home equity loans290
 721
 17
 49
131
 290
 7
 17
Other235
 211
 15
 13
151
 235
 11
 15
Totals
$29,544
 
$31,883
 
$1,152
 
$1,404

$26,551
 
$29,544
 
$679
 
$1,152

The average recorded investment in impaired loans was $29.526.6 million, $31.929.5 million and $19.431.9 million at December 31, 20112012, 20102011 and 20092010, respectively.  Interest income recognized on impaired loans was $1.2 million679 thousand, $1.41.2 million and $1.11.4 million for the years ended December 31, 20112012, 20102011 and 20092010, respectively.

At December 31, 20112012 and 20102011, there were no significant commitments to lend additional funds to borrowers whose loans were on nonaccrual status or had been restructured.

Troubled Debt Restructurings
Loans are considered restructuredto be troubled debt restructurings when the Corporation has granted concessions to a borrower due to the borrower'sborrower’s financial condition that it otherwise would not have considered. These concessions generally include modifications of the terms of the debt such as deferral of payments, extension of maturity, reduction of principal balance, reduction of the stated interest rate other than normal market rate adjustments, or a combination of these concessions. Debt may be bifurcated with separate terms for each tranche of the restructured debt. The decision to restructure a loan, versus aggressively enforcing the collection of the loan, may benefit the Corporation by increasing the ultimate probability of collection.

Restructured loans are classified as accruing or non-accruing based on management'smanagement’s assessment of the collectibility of the loan. Loans which are already on nonaccrual status at the time of the restructuring generally remain on nonaccrual status for approximately six months before management considers such loans for return to accruing status. Accruing restructured loans are placed into nonaccrual status if and when the borrower fails to comply with the restructured terms and management deems it unlikely that the borrower will return to a status of compliance in the near term.

Troubled debt restructurings are reported as such for at least one year from the date of the restructuring. In years after the restructuring, troubled debt restructured loans are removed from this classification if the restructuring did not involve a below market rate concession and the loan is not deemed to be impaired based on the terms specified in the restructuring agreement.

Troubled debt restructurings are classified as impaired loans. The Corporation identifies loss allocations for impaired loans on an individual loan basis. The recorded investment in troubled debt restructurings was $19.7$20.2 million and $22.5$19.7 million at December 31, 20112012 and 20102011, respectively. Included in these amounts was accrued interest of $46


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$13 thousand and $62$46 thousand, respectively. The allowance for loan losses included specific reserves for these troubled debt restructurings of $858$898 thousand and $859$858 thousand at December 31, 20112012 and 20102011, respectively.



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The following table presents loans modified as a troubled debt restructuring during the yearyears ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.
(Dollars in thousands)  Outstanding Recorded Investment (1)    Outstanding Recorded Investment (1)
Year ended December 31, 2011Number of Loans Pre-Modifications Post-Modifications
# of Loans Pre-Modifications Post-Modifications
Years ended December 31,2012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011
Commercial:                
Mortgages2
 
$215
 
$215
6
 2
 
$9,525
 
$215
 
$9,525
 
$215
Construction and development
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Other13
 6,619
 6,619
8
 13
 1,889
 6,619
 1,889
 6,619
Residential real estate:                
Mortgages8
 2,127
 2,127
2
 8
 651
 2,127
 651
 2,127
Homeowner construction
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Consumer:                
Home equity lines
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
Home equity loans1
 28
 28

 1
 
 28
 
 28
Other2
 131
 131
2
 2
 5
 131
 5
 131
Totals26
 
$9,120
 
$9,120
18
 26
 
$12,070
 
$9,120
 
$12,070
 
$9,120
(1)The recorded investment in troubled debt restructurings consists of unpaid principal balance, net of charge-offs and unamortized deferred loan origination fees and costs, at the time of the restructuring. For accruing troubled debt restructurings the recorded investment also includes accrued interest.

The following table provides information on how loans were modified as a troubled debt restructuring during the yearyears ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.
(Dollars in thousands)
Year ended December 31, 2011
Payment deferral
$2,744
Maturity / amortization concession1,196
Interest only payments15
Below market interest rate concession4,726
Combination (1)
439
Total
$9,120
(Dollars in thousands)   
Years ended December 31,2012
 2011
Payment deferral
$240
 
$2,744
Maturity / amortization concession917
 1,196
Interest only payments361
 15
Below market interest rate concession1,426
 4,726
Combination (1)
9,126
 439
Total
$12,070
 
$9,120
(1)
Loans included in this classification had a combination of any two of the concessions included in this table. In the third quarter of 2012 , a restructuring involving one accruing commercial real estate relationship with a carrying value of $8.2 million occurred. The restructuring included a modification of certain payment terms and a below market interest rate reduction for a temporary period on approximately $3.1 million of the total balance.




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The following table presents loans modified in a troubled debt restructuring within the previous twelve months for which there was a payment default during the yearyears ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.
(Dollars in thousands)   # of Loans 
Recorded
Investment (1)
Year ended December 31, 2011Number of Loans 
Recorded Investment (1)
Years ended December 31,2012
 2011
 2012
 2011
Commercial:          
Mortgages2
 
$215
1
 2
 
$195
 
$215
Construction and development
 

 
 
 
Other11
 937
3
 11
 866
 937
Residential real estate:          
Mortgages3
 913

 3
 
 913
Homeowner construction
 

 
 
 
Consumer:          
Home equity lines
 

 
 
 
Home equity loans
 

 
 
 
Other
 

 
 
 
Totals16
 
$2,065
4
 16
 
$1,061
 
$2,065
(1)The recorded investment in troubled debt restructurings consists of unpaid principal balance, net of charge-offs and unamortized deferred loan origination fees and costs. For accruing troubled debt restructurings the recorded investment also includes accrued interest.

Credit Quality Indicators
Commercial
The Corporation utilizes an internal rating system to assign a risk to each of its commercial loans. Loans are rated on a scale of 1 to 10. This scale can be assigned to three broad categories including “pass” for ratings 1 through 6, “special mention” for 7-rated loans, and “classified” for loans rated 8, 9 or 10. The loan rating system takes into consideration parameters including the borrower'sborrower’s financial condition, the borrower'sborrower’s performance with respect to loan terms, and the adequacy of collateral. As of December 31, 20112012 and 20102011, the weighted average risk rating of the Corporation'sCorporation’s commercial loan portfolio was 4.874.77 and 5.01,4.87, respectively.

For non-impaired loans, the Corporation assigns a loss allocation factor to each loan, based on its risk rating for purposes of establishing an appropriate allowance for loan losses. See Note 6 for additional information.

A description of the commercial loan categories are as follows:

Pass - Loans with acceptable credit quality, defined as ranging from superior or very strong to a status of lesser stature. Superior or very strong credit quality is characterized by a high degree of cash collateralization or strong balance sheet liquidity. Lesser stature loans have an acceptable level of credit quality but exhibit some weakness in various credit metrics such as collateral adequacy, cash flow, or performance inconsistency or may be in an industry or of a loan type known to have a higher degree of risk.

Special Mention - Loans with potential weaknesses that deserve management'smanagement’s close attention. If left uncorrected, these potential weaknesses may result in deterioration of the repayment prospects for the asset or in the Bank'sBank’s position as creditor at some future date. Special Mention assets are not adversely classified and do not expose the Bank to sufficient risk to warrant adverse classification. Examples of these conditions include but are not limited to outdated or poor quality financial data, strains on liquidity and leverage, losses or negative trends in operating results, marginal cash flow, weaknesses in occupancy rates or trends in the case of commercial real estate and frequent delinquencies.



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by banking regulators. A "substandard"“substandard” loan has defined weaknesses which make payment default or principal exposure likely, but not yet certain. Such loans are apt to be dependent upon collateral liquidation, a secondary source of repayment or an event outside of the normal course of business. The loans are closely watched and are either already on nonaccrual status or may be placed in nonaccrual status when management determines there is uncertainty of collectibility. A “doubtful” loan is placed on non-accrual status and has a high probability of loss, but the extent of the loss is difficult to quantify due to dependency upon collateral having a value that is difficult to determine or upon some near-term event which lacks certainty. A loan in the “loss” category is considered generally uncollectible or the timing or amount of payments cannot be determined. "Loss"“Loss” is not intended to imply that the loan has no recovery value but rather it is not practical or desirable to continue to carry the asset.

The following table presents the commercial loan portfolio, segregated by category of credit quality indicator.
(Dollars in thousands)          
Pass Special Mention ClassifiedPass Special Mention Classified
December 31,2011 2010 2011 2010 2011 20102012 2011 2012 2011 2012 2011
Mortgages
$583,162
 
$485,668
 
$29,759
 
$16,367
 
$11,892
 
$16,588

$669,220
 
$583,162
 
$21,649
 
$29,759
 
$19,944
 
$11,892
Construction and development10,955
 43,119
 
 4,216
 
 
27,842
 10,955
 
 
 
 
Other455,577
 425,522
 22,731
 28,131
 10,552
 7,454
483,371
 455,577
 24,393
 22,731
 6,000
 10,552
Total commercial loans
$1,049,694
 
$954,309
 
$52,490
 
$48,714
 
$22,444
 
$24,042

$1,180,433
 
$1,049,694
 
$46,042
 
$52,490
 
$25,944
 
$22,444

The Corporation'sCorporation’s procedures call for loan ratings and classifications to be revised whenever information becomes available that indicates a change is warranted. On a quarterly basis, the criticized loan portfolio which consists of commercial and commercial real estate loans that are risk rated special mention or worse, are reviewed by management, focusing on the current status and strategies to improve the credit. An annual loan review program is conducted by a third party to provide an independent evaluation of the creditworthiness of the commercial loan portfolio, the quality of the underwriting and credit risk management practices and the appropriateness of the risk rating classifications. This review is supplemented with selected targeted internal reviews of the commercial loan portfolio.

Residential and Consumer
The residential and consumer portfolios are monitored on an ongoing basis by the Corporation using delinquency information and loan type as credit quality indicators.  These credit quality indicators are assessed on an aggregate basis in these relatively homogeneous portfolios.  The following table presents the residential and consumer loan portfolios, segregated by category of credit quality indicator:
(Dollars in thousands)
Under 90 Days
Past Due
 
Over 90 Days
Past Due
Under 90 Days
Past Due
 
Over 90 Days
Past Due
December 31,2011 2010 2011 20102012 2011 2012 2011
Residential real estate:              
Accruing mortgages
$667,968
 
$628,325
 
$—
 
$—

$686,640
 
$667,968
 
$—
 
$—
Nonaccrual mortgages4,331
 2,373
 6,283
 4,041
2,500
 4,331
 3,658
 6,283
Homeowner construction21,832
 10,281
 
 
24,883
 21,832
 
 
Total residential loans
$694,131
 
$640,979
 
$6,283
 
$4,041

$714,023
 
$694,131
 
$3,658
 
$6,283
Consumer:              
Home equity lines
$222,905
 
$218,288
 
$525
 
$—

$226,333
 
$222,905
 
$528
 
$525
Home equity loans42,919
 50,613
 202
 11
39,078
 42,919
 251
 202
Other55,419
 54,641
 147
 
57,648
 55,419
 65
 147
Total consumer loans
$321,243
 
$323,542
 
$874
 
$11

$323,059
 
$321,243
 
$844
 
$874



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status.  See Note 6 for additional information.

Various other techniques are utilized to monitor indicators of credit deterioration in the portfolios of residential real estate mortgages and home equity lines and loans. Among these techniques is the periodic tracking of loans with an updated FICO score and an estimated loan to value (“LTV”)LTV ratio. LTV is determined via statistical modeling analyses. The indicated LTV levels are estimated based on such factors as the location, the original LTV, and the date of origination of the loan and do not reflect actual appraisal amounts. The results of these analyses are taken into consideration in the determination of loss allocation factors for residential mortgage and home equity consumer credits. See Note 6 for additional information.

Loan Servicing Activities
An analysis of loan servicing rights for the years ended December 31, 20112012, 20102011 and 20092010 follows:
(Dollars in thousands)
Loan
Servicing
Rights
 
Valuation
Allowance
 Total
Loan
Servicing
Rights
 
Valuation
Allowance
 Total
Balance at December 31, 2008
$961
 
($243) 
$718
Balance at December 31, 2009
$969
 
($167) 
$802
Loan servicing rights capitalized231
 
 231
153
 
 153
Amortization (1)
(223) 
 (223)(209) 
 (209)
Decrease in impairment reserve (2)

 76
 76

 11
 11
Balance at December 31, 2009969
 (167) 802
Balance at December 31, 2010913
 (156) 757
Loan servicing rights capitalized153
 
 153
248
 
 248
Amortization (1)
(209) 
 (209)(224) 
 (224)
Decrease in impairment reserve (2)

 11
 11
Balance at December 31, 2010913
 (156) 757
Increase in impairment reserve (2)

 (16) (16)
Balance at December 31, 2011937
 (172) 765
Loan servicing rights capitalized248
 
 248
569
 
 569
Amortization (1)
(224) 
 (224)(231) 
 (231)
Decrease in impairment reserve (2)

 (16) (16)
 7
 7
Balance at December 31, 2011
$937
 
($172) 
$765
Balance at December 31, 2012
$1,275
 
($165) 
$1,110
(1)Amortization expense is charged against loan servicing fee income.
(2)(Increases) and decreases in the impairment reserve are recorded as (reductions) and additions to loan servicing fee income.

Estimated aggregate amortization expense related to loan servicing assets is as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)    
Years ending December 31: 2012 
$189
 2013 
$263
 2013 152
 2014 215
 2014 119
 2015 169
 2015 94
 2016 132
 2016 74
 2017 104
 Thereafter 309
 Thereafter 392
Total estimated amortization expense 
$937
 
$1,275




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Mortgage loans and other loans sold to others are serviced on a fee basis under various agreements.  Loans serviced for others are not included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.  Balance of loans serviced for others, by type of loan:
(Dollars in thousands)      
December 31,2011
 2010
2012
 2011
Residential mortgages
$87,049
 
$85,152

$144,360
 
$87,049
Commercial loans56,929
 40,140
60,444
 56,929
Total
$143,978
 
$125,292

$204,804
 
$143,978

(6) Allowance for Loan Losses
The allowance for loan losses is management'smanagement’s best estimate of inherent risk of loss in the loan portfolio as of the balance sheet date. The allowance is increased by provisions charged to earnings and by recoveries of amounts previously charged off, and is reduced by charge-offs on loans. The Corporation uses a methodology to systematically measure the amount of estimated loan loss exposure inherent in the loan portfolio for purposes of establishing a sufficient allowance for loan losses. The methodology includes three elements: (1) identification of loss allocations for individual loans deemed to be impaired, (2) loss allocation factors for non-impaired loans based on credit grade, loss experience, delinquency factors and other similar economic indicators, and (3) general loss allocations for other environmental factors, which is classified as “unallocated”.

Periodic assessments and revisions to the loss allocation factors used in the assignment of loss exposure are made to appropriately reflect the analysis of migrational loss experience. The Corporation analyzes historical loss experience in the various portfolios over periods deemed to be relevant to the inherent risk of loss in the respective portfolios as of the balance sheet date. The Corporation adjusts the loss allocations for various factors it believes are not adequately presented in historical loss experience, including trends in real estate values, trends in rental rates on commercial real estate, consideration of general economic conditions and our assessments of credit risk associated with certain industries and an ongoing trend toward larger credit relationships. These factors are also evaluated taking into account the geographic location of the underlying loans. Revisions to loss allocation factors are not retroactively applied.

Loss allocations for loans deemed to be impaired are measured on a discounted cash flow method based upon the loan'sloan’s contractual effective interest rate, or at the loan'sloan’s observable market price, or, if the loan is collateral dependent, at the fair value of the collateral less costs to sell. For collateral dependent loans, management may adjust appraised values to reflect estimated market value declines or apply other discounts to appraised values for unobservable factors resulting from its knowledge of circumstances associated with the property.

Loss allocation factors are used for non-impaired loans based on credit grade, loss experience, delinquency factors and other similar credit quality indicators. Individual commercial loans and commercial mortgage loans not deemed to be impaired are evaluated using the internal rating system described in Note 5 under the caption “Credit Quality Indicators” and the application of loss allocation factors. The loan rating system and the related loss allocation factors take into consideration parameters including the borrower'sborrower’s financial condition, the borrower'sborrower’s performance with respect to loan terms, and the adequacy of collateral. Portfolios of more homogeneous populations of loans including the various categories of residential mortgages and consumer loans are analyzed as groups taking into account delinquency ratios and other indicators and our historical loss experience for each type of credit product.

An additional unallocated allowance is maintained based on a judgmental process whereby management considersto allow for measurement imprecision attributable to uncertainty in the economic environment and ever changing conditions and to reflect management’s consideration of qualitative and quantitative assessments of other environmental factors, including, but not limited to, portfolio composition; regional concentration; trends in and severity of credit quality metrics; economic trends and business conditions; conditions that may affect the collateral position such as environmental matters, tax liens, and regulatory changes affecting the foreclosure process; and conditions that may affect the ability of borrowers to meet debt service requirements.

Because the methodology is based upon historical experience and trends, current economic data as well as management'smanagement’s judgment, factors may arise that result in different estimations. Significant factors that could give rise to changes in these



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and declines in local property values. Adversely different conditions or assumptions could lead to increases in the allowance. In addition, various regulatory agencies periodically review the allowance for loan losses. Such agencies may require additions to the allowance based on their judgments about information available to them at the time of their examination.

Activity in the allowance for loan losses during 2012 was as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)              
 Commercial          
 Mortgages Construction Other Total Commercial Residential Consumer Un-allocated Total
Beginning Balance
$8,195
 
$95
 
$6,200
 
$14,490
 
$4,694
 
$2,452
 
$8,166
 
$29,802
Charge-offs(485) 
 (1,179) (1,664) (367) (304) 

 (2,335)
Recoveries442
 
 103
 545
 110
 51
 

 706
Provision1,255
 129
 872
 2,256
 (168) 485
 127
 2,700
Ending Balance
$9,407
 
$224
 
$5,996
 
$15,627
 
$4,269
 
$2,684
 
$8,293
 
$30,873

Activity in the allowance for loan losses during 2011 was as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)(Dollars in thousands)              (Dollars in thousands)              
Commercial          Commercial          
Mortgages Construction Other Total Commercial Residential Consumer Un-allocated TotalMortgages Construction Other Total Commercial Residential Consumer Un-allocated Total
Beginning Balance
$7,330
 
$723
 
$6,495
 
$14,548
 
$4,129
 
$1,903
 
$8,003
 
$28,583

$7,330
 
$723
 
$6,495
 
$14,548
 
$4,129
 
$1,903
 
$8,003
 
$28,583
Charge-offs(960) 
 (1,685) (2,645) (641) (548) 
 (3,834)(960) 
 (1,685) (2,645) (641) (548) 

 (3,834)
Recoveries7
 
 311
 318
 4
 31
 
 353
7
 
 311
 318
 4
 31
 

 353
Provision1,818
 (628) 1,079
 2,269
 1,202
 1,066
 163
 4,700
1,818
 (628) 1,079
 2,269
 1,202
 1,066
 163
 4,700
Ending Balance
$8,195
 
$95
 
$6,200
 
$14,490
 
$4,694
 
$2,452
 
$8,166
 
$29,802

$8,195
 
$95
 
$6,200
 
$14,490
 
$4,694
 
$2,452
 
$8,166
 
$29,802

Activity in the allowance for loan losses during 2010 and 2009 was as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)   
Years ended December 31,2010
 2009
Beginning Balance
$27,400
 
$23,725
Charge-offs(5,402) (5,162)
Recoveries585
 337
Provision6,000
 8,500
Ending Balance
$28,583
 
$27,400
(Dollars in thousands)
Year ended December 31, 2010
Beginning Balance
$27,400
Charge-offs(5,402)
Recoveries585
Provision6,000
Ending Balance
$28,583




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The following table presents the allowance for loan losses at December 31, 20112012 and 20102011, by portfolio segment and disaggregated by impairment methodology.
(Dollars in thousands)December 31, 2011 December 31, 2010December 31, 2012 December 31, 2011
  
Related
Allowance
   
Related
Allowance
  
Related
Allowance
   
Related
Allowance
Loans Loans Loans Loans 
Loans Individually Evaluated For Impairment:              
Commercial:              
Mortgages
$12,099
 
$329
 
$18,360
 
$629

$20,250
 
$1,720
 
$12,099
 
$329
Construction & development
 
 
 

 
 
 
Other10,334
 839
 9,854
 1,245
10,989
 694
 10,334
 839
Residential Real Estate5,988
 495
 4,699
 258
3,868
 463
 5,988
 495
Consumer612
 152
 715
 5
440
 3
 612
 152
Subtotal
$29,033
 
$1,815
 
$33,628
 
$2,137

$35,547
 
$2,880
 
$29,033
 
$1,815
              
Loans Collectively Evaluated For Impairment:              
Commercial:              
Mortgages
$612,714
 
$7,866
 
$500,263
 
$6,701

$690,563
 
$7,687
 
$612,714
 
$7,866
Construction & development10,955
 95
 47,335
 723
27,842
 224
 10,955
 95
Other478,526
 5,361
 451,253
 5,250
502,775
 5,302
 478,526
 5,361
Residential Real Estate694,426
 4,199
 640,321
 3,871
713,813
 3,806
 694,426
 4,199
Consumer321,505
 2,300
 322,838
 1,898
323,463
 2,681
 321,505
 2,300
Subtotal
$2,118,126
 
$19,821
 
$1,962,010
 
$18,443

$2,258,456
 
$19,700
 
$2,118,126
 
$19,821
       
Unallocated
 8,166
 
 8,003

 8,293
 
 8,166
Total
$2,147,159
 
$29,802
 
$1,995,638
 
$28,583

$2,294,003
 
$30,873
 
$2,147,159
 
$29,802

(7) Premises and Equipment
The following is a summary of premises and equipment:
(Dollars in thousands)      
December 31,2011
 2010
2012
 2011
Land and improvements
$5,095
 
$5,265

$5,974
 
$5,095
Premises and improvements32,927
 32,634
32,043
 32,927
Furniture, fixtures and equipment22,407
 21,559
24,511
 22,407
60,429
 59,458
62,528
 60,429
Less accumulated depreciation34,401
 33,389
35,296
 34,401
Total premises and equipment, net
$26,028
 
$26,069

$27,232
 
$26,028

For the years ended December 31, 20112012, 20102011 and 20092010, depreciation of premises and equipment amounted to $3.2$3.2 million $3.1, $3.2 million and $3.1$3.1 million, respectively.




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(8) Goodwill and Other Intangibles
The carrying value of goodwill as of December 31, 20112012 and 20102011 was as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)
Commercial
Banking
Segment
 
Wealth
Management
Service
Segment
 Total
 $22,591 $35,523 $58,114

The changes in the carrying valuecomponents of other intangible assets for the years endedat December 31, 20112012 and 20102011 were as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)
Core Deposit
Intangible
 
Advisory
Contracts
 
Non-compete
Agreements
 Total
Balance at December 31, 2009
$270
 
$8,591
 
$82
 
$8,943
Amortization120
 922
 49
 1,091
Balance at December 31, 2010150
 7,669
 33
 7,852
Amortization150
 768
 33
 951
Balance at December 31, 2011
$—
 
$6,901
 
$—
 
$6,901
(Dollars in thousands)Core Deposits Advisory Contracts Non-compete Agreements Total
December 31, 2012       
Gross carrying amount
$2,997
 
$13,657
 
$1,147
 
$17,801
Accumulated amortization2,997
 7,484
 1,147
 11,628
Net amount
$—
 
$6,173
 
$—
 
$6,173
        
December 31, 2011       
Gross carrying amount
$2,997
 
$13,657
 
$1,147
 
$17,801
Accumulated amortization2,997
 6,756
 1,147
 10,900
Net amount
$—
 
$6,901
 
$—
 
$6,901

The value attributable to the core deposit intangible (“CDI”) is a function of the estimated attrition of the core deposit accounts, and the expected cost savings associated with the use of the existing core deposit base rather than alternative funding sources.

The value attributed to the wealth management advisory contracts was based on the time period over which the advisory contracts are expected to generate economic benefits.  The intangible values of advisory contracts are being amortized over a 20-year20-year life using a declining balance method, based on expected attrition for Weston Financial’s current customer base derived from historical runoff data.  The amortization schedule is based on the anticipated future customer runoff rate.  This schedule will result in amortization of approximately 50% of the intangible asset after six years, and approximately 70% amortization of the balance after ten years.

The value attributable to the Weston Financial non-compete agreements was based on the expected receipt of future economic benefits related to provisions in the non-compete agreements that restrict competitive behavior. The intangible value of non-compete agreements was amortized on a straight-line basis over the six-yearsix-year contractual lives of the agreements, which ended in 2011.



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2012 and 2011

For the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011, and 2010, amortization expense of intangible assets amounted to $ $728 thousand, $951 thousand and $1.1 million.

Estimated annual amortization expense for advisory contracts is as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)  
Years ending December 31,2012
$727
 2013680
 2014644
 2015603
 2016562
 Thereafter3,685




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The components of intangible assets at December 31, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)Core Deposits Advisory Contracts Non-compete Agreements Total
December 31, 2011:       
Gross carrying amount
$2,997
 
$13,657
 
$1,147
 
$17,801
Accumulated amortization2,997
 6,756
 1,147
 10,900
Net amount
$—
 
$6,901
 
$—
 
$6,901
        
December 31, 2010:       
Gross carrying amount
$2,997
 
$13,657
 
$1,147
 
$17,801
Accumulated amortization2,847
 5,988
 1,114
 9,949
Net amount
$150
 
$7,669
 
$33
 
$7,852
(Dollars in thousands)  
Years ending December 31,2013
$680
 2014644
 2015603
 2016562
 2017538
 Thereafter3,146

(9) Net Deferred Tax Asset and Income Taxes
The components of income tax expense were as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)          
Years ended December 31,2011
 2010
 2009
2012
 2011
 2010
Current tax expense (benefit):     
Current tax expense:     
Federal
$13,227
 
$10,576
 
$7,595

$13,937
 
$13,227
 
$10,576
State558
 414
 251
533
 558
 414
Total current tax expense13,785
 10,990
 7,846
14,470
 13,785
 10,990
Deferred tax benefit:     
Deferred tax expense (benefit):     
Federal(789) (628) (1,510)1,310
 (789) (628)
State(74) (60) 10
18
 (74) (60)
Total deferred tax benefit(863) (688) (1,500)
Total deferred tax expense (benefit)1,328
 (863) (688)
Total income tax expense
$12,922
 
$10,302
 
$6,346

$15,798
 
$12,922
 
$10,302




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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2011 and 2010




Total income tax expense varied from the amount determined by applying the Federal income tax rate to income before income taxes.  The reasons for the differences were as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)          
Years ended December 31,2011
 2010
 2009
2012
 2011
 2010
Tax expense at Federal statutory rate
$14,926
 
$12,024
 
$7,855

$17,805
 
$14,926
 
$12,024
(Decrease) increase in taxes resulting from:          
Tax-exempt income(1,220) (1,145) (1,110)(1,220) (1,220) (1,145)
Dividends received deduction(32) (48) (60)(12) (32) (48)
BOLI(678) (660) (628)(857) (678) (660)
Federal tax credits(364) (231) 
(364) (364) (231)
State income tax expense, net of federal income tax benefit315
 229
 163
358
 315
 229
Other(25) 133
 126
88
 (25) 133
Total income tax expense
$12,922
 
$10,302
 
$6,346

$15,798
 
$12,922
 
$10,302



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The approximate tax effects of temporary differences that give rise to gross deferred tax assets and gross deferred tax liabilities at December 31, 20112012 and 20102011 are as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)      
December 31,2011
 2010
2012
 2011
Gross deferred tax assets:      
Allowance for loan losses
$10,642
 
$10,187

$11,037
 
$10,642
Defined benefit pension obligations10,969
 7,288
11,462
 10,969
Losses on write-downs of securities to fair value1,695
 1,668
1,500
 1,695
Deferred compensation1,900
 1,950
2,174
 1,900
Deferred loan origination fees1,203
 978
1,432
 1,203
Stock based compensation868
 616
1,555
 868
Other2,530
 1,616
2,680
 2,530
Gross deferred tax assets29,807
 24,303
31,840
 29,807
Gross deferred tax liabilities:      
Net unrealized gains on securities available for sale(6,136) (5,417)(4,318) (6,136)
Amortization of intangibles(2,459) (2,762)(2,207) (2,459)
Deferred loan origination costs(2,885) (2,499)(3,176) (2,885)
Other(1,899) (1,336)(2,255) (1,899)
Gross deferred tax liabilities(13,379) (12,014)(11,956) (13,379)
Net deferred tax asset
$16,428
 
$12,289

$19,884
 
$16,428

The Corporation has determined that a valuation allowance is not required for any of the deferred tax assets since it is more likely than not that these assets will be realized primarily through future reversals of existing taxable temporary differences, or carryback to taxable income in prior years.years or by offsetting projected future taxable income.

The Corporation did not havehad no unrecognized tax benefits as of December 31, 20112012 and 20102011.

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is no longer subject to U.S. federal and state income tax examinations by tax authorities for years before 2008.2009.  In 2010, a state income tax examination commenced for the tax years 2007 through 2008 and was settled.  As a result, previously unrecognized tax benefits of $127$127 thousand were recognized in 2010.

(10) Time Certificates of Deposit
Scheduled maturities of time certificates of deposit at December 31, 20112012 were as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)   Scheduled Maturity Weighted Average Rate
Years ending December 31:2012
$472,890
2013
$499,486
 0.86%
2013166,729
2014153,476
 1.73%
2014105,517
2015107,794
 2.27%
201582,246
201670,230
 1.81%
201651,395
201739,135
 1.59%
2017 and thereafter17
2018 and thereafter111
 4.47%
Balance at December 31, 2011 
$878,794
Balance at December 31, 2012 
$870,232
  



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2012 and 2011

The aggregate amount of time certificates of deposit in denominations of $100 thousand or more was $439.9421.3 million and $527.6$439.9 million at December 31, 20112012 and 20102011, respectively.

The following table represents the amount of certificates of deposit of $100 thousand or more at December 31, 20112012 maturing during the periods indicated:
(Dollars in thousands)  
Maturing:January 1, 20122013 to March 31, 20122013
$184,207186,338
 April 1, 20122013 to June 30, 2012201365,63757,095
 July 1, 20122013 to December 31, 2012201343,10853,508
 January 1, 20132014 and beyond146,898124,332
Balance at December 31, 20112012 
$439,850421,273

(11) Borrowings
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances
Advances payable to the FHLBB amounted to $540.5$361.2 million at December 31, 2012 and $540.5 million at December 31, 2011 and $498.7 million at December 31, 2010.  In connection with the Corporation's ongoing interest rate risk management efforts, in January 2011, the Corporation modified the terms to extend the maturity dates of $15.1 million of its FHLBB advances with original maturity dates in 2012 and 2013.  In May 2011, the Corporation modified the terms to extend the maturity dates of $10.3 million of its FHLBB advances with original maturity dates in 2012.  Also in May 2011, a balance sheet management transaction was conducted, which consisted of the sale of $5.7 million in mortgage-backed securities and the prepayment of $5.0 million in FHLBB advances. As a result, $226 thousand of net realized gains on securities and a $221 thousand debt prepayment penalty charge were recognized. In July 2011, the Corporation modified the terms to extend the maturity dates of $34.0 million of its FHLBB advances with original maturity dates in 2013.  In September 2011, the Corporation modified the terms to extend the maturity dates of $94.4 million of its FHLBB advances with original maturity dates in 2012, 2013, and 2014.  Another balance sheet management transaction was conducted in December 2011 that included the sale of $4.0 million in mortgage-backed securities and prepayment of $4.0 million in FHLBB advances. The transaction resulted in net realized gains on securities of $142 thousand and $473 thousand of debt prepayment penalty expense.




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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2011 and 2010




. The following table presents maturities and weighted average interest rates paid on FHLBB advances outstanding at December 31, 20112012 and 2010:2011:
(Dollars in thousands)December 31, 2011 December 31, 2010December 31, 2012 December 31, 2011
Scheduled
Maturity
 
Redeemed at
Call Date (1)
 
Weighted
Average Rate (2)
 
Scheduled
Maturity
 
Redeemed at
Call Date (1)
 
Weighted
Average Rate (2)
Scheduled
Maturity
 
Redeemed at
Call Date (1)
 
Weighted
Average Rate (2)
 
Scheduled
Maturity
 
Redeemed at
Call Date (1)
 
Weighted
Average Rate (2)
2011
$—
 
$—
 % 
$54,039
 
$59,039
 3.06%
2012138,965
 143,965
 1.07% 59,865
 59,865
 3.59%      
$138,965
 
$143,965
 1.07%
201344,757
 39,757
 3.36% 162,034
 157,034
 3.90%
$48,630
 
$48,630
 0.81% 44,757
 39,757
 3.36%
201488,109
 88,109
 3.54% 68,562
 68,562
 3.99%2,519
 2,519
 3.54% 88,109
 88,109
 3.54%
2015132,682
 132,682
 3.54% 90,310
 90,310
 3.85%79,069
 79,069
 3.63% 132,682
 132,682
 3.54%
201692,124
 92,124
 3.66% 20,100
 20,100
 5.33%85,066
 85,066
 3.05% 92,124
 92,124
 3.66%
2017 and after43,813
 43,813
 4.95% 43,812
 43,812
 4.95%
201780,335
 80,335
 2.94% 5,849
 5,849
 5.57%
2018 and thereafter65,553
 65,553
 4.58% 37,964
 37,964
 4.86%

$540,450
 
$540,450
   
$498,722
 
$498,722
  
$361,172
 
$361,172
 3.13% 
$540,450
 
$540,450
 3.03%
(1)Callable FHLBB advances are shown in the respective periods assuming that the callable debt is redeemed at the call date while all other advances are shown in the periods corresponding to their scheduled maturity date.
(2)Weighted average rate based on scheduled maturity dates.

In January 2012, in connection with the Corporation’s ongoing interest rate risk management efforts, FHLBB advances totaling $113.0 million were modified to lower interest rates and extend the maturities of these advances. Original maturity dates ranging from 2014 to 2020 were modified to 2016 to 2019. The Corporation also prepaid FHLBB advances totaling $86.2 million during 2012 and incurred a prepayment penalty of $3.9 million which was recorded in non-interest expenses.



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In February 2013, the Corporation modified the terms to extend the maturity dates of $30.1$72.5 million of its FHLBB advances with original maturity dates in 2014.2015. The table below presents the original and revised terms associated with these FHLBB advances as of December 31, 2011.2012.

(Dollars in thousands)Original Terms Revised TermsOriginal Terms Revised Terms
Scheduled
Maturity
 
Weighted
Average Rate (1)
 
Scheduled
Maturity
 
Weighted
Average Rate (1)
Scheduled
Maturity
 
Weighted
Average Rate (1)
 
Scheduled
Maturity
 
Weighted
Average Rate (1)
2014
$30,059
 4.05% 
$—
 %
201572,500
 3.68% 
 %
2016
 % 4,464
 2.57%
 % 
 %
2017
 % 25,595
 3.36%
 % 10,000
 2.71%
2018
 % 47,500
 3.12%
2019
 % 15,000
 3.25%

$30,059
   
$30,059
  72,500
 3.68% 72,500
 3.09%

(1)Weighted average rate based on scheduled maturity dates.
(1) Weighted average rate based on scheduled maturity dates.

In addition to the outstanding advances, the Bank also has access to an unused line of credit with the FHLBB amounting to $8.0$8.0 million at December 31, 2011.2012.  Under agreement with the FHLBB, the Bank is required to maintain qualified collateral, free and clear of liens, pledges, or encumbrances that, based on certain percentages of book and fair values, has a value equal to the aggregate amount of the line of credit and outstanding advances.  The FHLBB maintains a security interest in various assets of the Corporation including, but not limited to, residential mortgage loans, commercial mortgages and other commercial loans, U.S. government agency securities, U.S. government-sponsored enterprise securities, and amounts maintained on deposit at the FHLBB. Included in the collateral specifically pledged to secure FHLBB borrowings were securities available for sale and held to maturity with a fair value of $225.6 million and $320.8 million, respectively, at December 31, 2012 and 2011. Also included in the collateral specifically pledged to secure FHLBB borrowings were loans of $1.1 billion and $911.5 million, respectively, at December 31, 2012 and 2011. The Corporation maintained qualified collateral in excess of the amount required to collateralize the line of credit and outstanding advances at December 31, 2011.  Included in the collateral were securities available2012 for sale with a fair value of $320.8 million and $273.7 million that were specifically pledged to secure FHLBB borrowings at December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010, respectively.  See Note 5 for discussion on loans pledged as collateral for FHLBB borrowings.liquidity management purposes.  Unless there is an event of default under the agreement, the Corporation may use, encumber or dispose any portion of the collateral in excess of the amount required to secure FHLBB borrowings, except for that collateral which has been specifically pledged.




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Advances payable to FHLBB include short-term advances with original maturity due dates of one year or less. The following table sets forth certain information concerning short-term FHLBB advances as of the dates and for the years indicated:

(Dollars in thousands)          
As of and for the years ended December 31,2011
 2010
 2009
2012
 2011
 2010
Average amount outstanding during the period
$36,870
 
$10,316
 
$49,808

$61,936
 
$36,870
 
$10,316
Amount outstanding at end of period102,500
 20,000
 5,000
40,500
 102,500
 20,000
Highest month end balance during period105,500
 57,500
 150,000
102,929
 105,500
 57,500
Weighted-average interest rate at end of period0.18% 0.35% 0.15%0.28% 0.18% 0.35%
Weighted-average interest rate during the period0.23% 0.29% 0.57%0.27% 0.23% 0.29%

Junior Subordinated Debentures
Junior subordinated debentures amounted to $33.0$33.0 million at December 31, 20112012 and 2010.2011.

The Bancorp sponsored the creation of WT Capital Trust I (“Trust I”), WT Capital Trust II (“Trust II”) and Washington Preferred Capital Trust (“Washington Preferred”).  Trust I, Trust II and Washington Preferred are Delaware statutory trusts created for the sole purpose of issuing trust preferred securities and investing the proceeds in junior subordinated


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2012 and 2011

debentures of the Bancorp.  The Bancorp is the owner of all of the common securities of Trust I, Trust II and Washington Preferred.  In accordance with GAAP, Trust I, Trust II and Washington Preferred are treated as unconsolidated subsidiaries.  The common stock investment in the statutory trusts is included in “Other Assets” in the Consolidated Balance Sheet.

On August 29, 2005, Trust I issued $8.3$8.3 million of capital securities (“Trust I Capital Securities”) in a private placement of trust preferred securities.  The Trust I Capital Securities mature in September 2035, are redeemable at the Bancorp’s option beginning after five years, and require quarterly distributions by Trust I to the holder of the Trust I Capital Securities, at a rate of 5.965% until September 15, 2010, and thereafter at a rate equal to the three-month LIBOR rate plus 1.45%.  The Bancorp has guaranteed the Trust I Capital Securities and, to the extent not paid by Trust I, accrued and unpaid distributions on the Trust I Capital Securities, as well as the redemption price payable to the Trust I Capital Securities holders.  The proceeds of the Trust I Capital Securities, along with proceeds from the issuance of common securities by Trust I to the Bancorp, were used to purchase $8.3$8.3 million of the Bancorp'sBancorp’s junior subordinated deferrable interest notes (the “Trust I Debentures”) and constitute the primary asset of Trust I.  Like the Trust I Capital Securities, the Trust I Debentures bear interest at a rate of 5.965% until September 15, 2010, and thereafter at a rate equal to the three-month LIBOR rate plus 1.45%.  The Trust I Debentures mature on September 15, 2035, but may be redeemed at par at the Bancorp’s option, subject to the approval of the applicable banking regulator to the extent required under applicable guidelines or policies, at any time on or after September 15, 2010, or upon the occurrence of certain special qualifying events.

On August 29, 2005, Trust II issued $14.4$14.4 million of capital securities (“Trust II Capital Securities”) in a private placement of trust preferred securities.  The Trust II Capital Securities mature in November 2035, are redeemable at the Bancorp’s option beginning after five years, and require quarterly distributions by Trust II to the holder of the Trust II Capital Securities, at a rate of 5.96% until November 23, 2010, and thereafter at a rate equal to the three-month LIBOR rate plus 1.45%.  The Bancorp has guaranteed the Trust II Capital Securities and, to the extent not paid by Trust II, accrued and unpaid distributions on the Trust II Capital Securities, as well as the redemption price payable to the Trust II Capital Securities holders.  The proceeds of the Trust II Capital Securities, along with proceeds from the issuance of common securities by Trust II to the Bancorp, were used to purchase $14.4$14.4 million of the Bancorp'sBancorp’s junior subordinated deferrable interest notes (the “Trust II Debentures”) and constitute the primary asset of Trust II.  Like the Trust II Capital Securities, the Trust II Debentures bear interest at a rate of 5.96% until November 23, 2010, and thereafter at a rate equal to the three-month LIBOR rate plus 1.45%.  The Trust II Debentures mature on November 23, 2035, but may be redeemed at par at the Bancorp'sBancorp’s option, subject to the approval of the applicable banking regulator to the extent required under applicable guidelines or policies, at any time on or after November 23, 2010, or upon the occurrence of certain special qualifying events.




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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2011 and 2010




On April 7, 2008, Washington Preferred issued $10.0$10.0 million of trust preferred securities (“Capital Securities”) in a private placement to two institutional investors pursuant to an applicable exemption from registration.  The Capital Securities mature in June 2038, are redeemable at the Bancorp’s option beginning after five years, and required quarterly distributions by Washington Preferred to the holder of the Capital Securities, at a rate of 6.2275% until June 15, 2008, and reset quarterly thereafter at a rate equal to the three-month LIBOR rate plus 3.50%.  The Bancorp has guaranteed the Capital Securities and, to the extent not paid by Washington Preferred, accrued and unpaid distributions on the Capital Securities, as well as the redemption price payable to the Capital Securities holders.  The proceeds of the Capital Securities, along with the proceeds of $310$310 thousand from the issuance of common securities by Washington Preferred to the Bancorp, were used to purchase $10.3$10.3 million of the Bancorp'sBancorp’s junior subordinated deferrable interest notes (the “Washington Preferred Debentures”) and constitute the primary asset of Washington Preferred.  The Bancorp will use the proceeds from the sale of the Washington Preferred Debentures for general corporate purposes.  Like the Capital Securities, the Washington Preferred Debentures bear interest at a rate of 6.2275% until June 15, 2008, and reset quarterly thereafter at a rate equal to the three-month LIBOR rate plus 3.50%.  The Washington Preferred Debentures mature on June 15, 2038, but may be redeemed at par at the Bancorp’s option, subject to the approval of the applicable banking regulator to the extent required under applicable guidelines or policies, at any time on or after June 15, 2013, or upon the occurrence of certain special qualifying events.



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Other Borrowings
The following is a summary of other borrowings:
(Dollars in thousands)      
December 31,2011
 2010
2012
 2011
Treasury, Tax and Loan demand note balance
$—
 
$1,207
Securities sold under repurchase agreements19,500
 19,500

$—
 
$19,500
Other258
 2,652
1,212
 258
Other borrowings
$19,758
 
$23,359

$1,212
 
$19,758

Securities sold under repurchase agreements amounted to $19.5$19.5 million at December 31, 2011 and 2010.2011.  The securities sold under agreements to repurchase were executed in March 2007 and maturematured in March 2012.  The securities underlying the agreements arewere held in safekeeping by the counterparty in the name of the Corporation and are repurchased when the agreement matures.  Accordingly, these underlying securities are included in securities available for sale and the obligations to repurchase such securities are reflected as a liability.at maturity.

(12) Shareholders'Shareholders’ Equity
2006 Stock Repurchase Plan
In December 2006, the Bancorp’s Board of Directors approved the 2006 Stock Repurchase Plan authorizing the repurchase of up to 400,000 shares, or approximately 3%, of the Corporation’s common stock in open market transactions.  This authority may be exercised from time to time and in such amounts as market conditions warrant, and subject to regulatory considerations.  The Bancorp plans to hold the repurchased shares as treasury stock to be used for general corporate purposes.  As of December 31, 20112012, a cumulative total of 185,400 shares have been repurchased. All of these shares of stock were repurchased in 2007 at a total cost of $4.8 million.$4.8 million.

Shareholder Rights Plan
In August 2006, the Bancorp’s Board of Directors adopted a shareholder rights plan, as set forth in the Shareholders Rights Agreement, dated August 17, 2006 (the “2006 Rights Agreement”).  Pursuant to the terms of the 2006 Rights Agreement, the Bancorp declared a dividend distribution of one common share purchase right (a “Right”) for each outstanding share of common stock to shareholders of record on August 31, 2006.  Such Rights also apply to new issuances of shares after that date.  Each Right entitles the registered holder to purchase from the Corporation one share of its common stock at a price of $100.00$100.00 per share, subject to adjustment.

The Rights are not exercisable or separable from the common stock until the earlier of 10 days after a person or group (an “Acquiring Person”) acquires beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the outstanding common shares or announces



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a tender offer to do so.  The Rights, which expire on August 31, 2016, may be redeemed by the Bancorp at any time prior to the acquisition by an Acquiring Person of beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the common stock at a price of $.01$.01 per Right.  In the event that any party becomes an Acquiring Person, each holder of a Right, other than Rights owned by the Acquiring Person, will have the right to receive upon exercise that number of common shares having a market value of two times the purchase price of the Right.  In the event that, at any time after any party becomes an Acquiring Person, the Corporation is acquired in a merger or other business combination transaction or 50% or more of its assets or earning power are sold, each holder of a Right will have the right to purchase that number of shares of the acquiring company having a market value of two times the purchase price of the Right.

Dividends
The primary source of liquidity for the Bancorp is dividends received from the Bank.  The Bancorp and the Bank are regulated enterprises and their abilities to pay dividends are subject to regulatory review and restriction.  Certain regulatory and statutory restrictions exist regarding dividends, loans, and advances from the Bank to the Bancorp.  Generally, the Bank has the ability to pay dividends to the Bancorp subject to minimum regulatory capital requirements.  The FDIC has the authority to use its enforcement powers to prohibit a bank from paying dividends if, in its opinion, the payment of dividends would constitute an unsafe or unsound practice.  In addition, the Rhode Island Division of Banking may also restrict the declaration of dividends if a bank would not be able to pay its debts as they become due in the usual course of business or the bank’s total assets would be less than the sum of its total liabilities.  Under the most restrictive of these requirements, the Bank could have declared aggregate additional dividends of $132.0$152.2 million as of December 31, 20112012.



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2012 and 2011

Dividend Reinvestment
Under the Amended and Restated Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan, 607,500 shares of the Corporation’s common stock were originally reserved to be issued for dividends reinvested and cash payments to the plan.

Reserved Shares
As of December 31, 20112012, a total of 1,581,5051,402,639 common stock shares were reserved for issuance under the 1997 Plan, 2003 Plan, the Amended and Restated Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan, the 2006 Stock Repurchase Plan and the Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan.

Regulatory Capital Requirements
The Bancorp and the Bank are subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the Federal Reserve Board and the FDIC, respectively.  These requirements were established to more accurately assess the credit risk inherent in the assets and off-balance sheet activities of financial institutions.  Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory, and possibly additional discretionary, actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the consolidated financial statements.  Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Corporation must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices.  The capital amounts and classification are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors.

Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Corporation to maintain minimum amounts and ratios of total and Tier 1 capital (as defined in the regulations) to risk-weighted assets (as defined in the regulations), and of Tier 1 capital to average assets (as defined in the regulations).  Management believes that, as of December 31, 20112012, the Corporation meets all capital adequacy requirements to which it is subject.

As of December 31, 20112012, the most recent notification from the FDIC categorized the Bank as “well-capitalized” under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action.  To be categorized as “well-capitalized,” the Bank must maintain minimum total risk-based, Tier 1 risk-based and Tier 1 leverage ratios.  There are no conditions or events since that notification that management believes have changed the Bank’s categorization.




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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2011 and 2010




The following table presents the Corporation’s and the Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios at December 31, 20112012 and 20102011, as well as the corresponding minimum regulatory amounts and ratios:
(Dollars in thousands)Actual 
For Capital Adequacy
Purposes
 
To Be “Well Capitalized”
Under Prompt Corrective
Action Provisions
Actual 
For Capital Adequacy
Purposes
 
To Be “Well Capitalized”
Under Prompt Corrective
Action Provisions
Amount Ratio Amount Ratio Amount Ratio
December 31, 2012           
Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets):           
Corporation
$304,716
 13.26% 
$183,876
 8.00% 
$229,845
 10.00%
Bank
$299,503
 13.05% 
$183,651
 8.00% 
$229,564
 10.00%
Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets):           
Corporation
$275,956
 12.01% 
$91,938
 4.00% 
$137,907
 6.00%
Bank
$270,778
 11.80% 
$91,826
 4.00% 
$137,738
 6.00%
Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets): (1)
           
Corporation
$275,956
 9.30% 
$118,733
 4.00% 
$148,417
 5.00%
Bank
$270,778
 9.14% 
$118,535
 4.00% 
$148,169
 5.00%
Amount Ratio Amount Ratio Amount Ratio           
December 31, 2011                      
Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets):                      
Corporation
$279,751
 12.86% 
$174,073
 8.00% 
$217,592
 10.00%
$279,751
 12.86% 
$174,073
 8.00% 
$217,592
 10.00%
Bank
$275,183
 12.66% 
$173,845
 8.00% 
$217,307
 10.00%
$275,183
 12.66% 
$173,845
 8.00% 
$217,307
 10.00%
Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets):                      
Corporation
$252,516
 11.61% 
$87,037
 4.00% 
$130,555
 6.00%
$252,516
 11.61% 
$87,037
 4.00% 
$130,555
 6.00%
Bank
$247,983
 11.41% 
$86,923
 4.00% 
$130,384
 6.00%
$247,983
 11.41% 
$86,923
 4.00% 
$130,384
 6.00%
Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets): (1)
                      
Corporation
$252,516
 8.70% 
$116,158
 4.00% 
$145,198
 5.00%
$252,516
 8.70% 
$116,158
 4.00% 
$145,198
 5.00%
Bank
$247,983
 8.55% 
$115,961
 4.00% 
$144,952
 5.00%
$247,983
 8.55% 
$115,961
 4.00% 
$144,952
 5.00%
           
December 31, 2010           
Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets):           
Corporation
$259,122
 12.79% 
$162,083
 8.00% 
$202,603
 10.00%
Bank
$255,078
 12.61% 
$161,878
 8.00% 
$202,347
 10.00%
Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets):           
Corporation
$233,540
 11.53% 
$81,041
 4.00% 
$121,562
 6.00%
Bank
$229,528
 11.34% 
$80,939
 4.00% 
$121,408
 6.00%
Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets): (1)
           
Corporation
$233,540
 8.25% 
$113,188
 4.00% 
$141,485
 5.00%
Bank
$229,528
 8.12% 
$113,001
 4.00% 
$141,252
 5.00%

(1)Leverage ratio

As of December 31, 20112012, Bancorp has sponsored the creation of three statutory trusts for the sole purpose of issuing trust preferred securities and investing the proceeds in junior subordinated debentures of the Bancorp.  In accordance with the provisions of ASC 810, “Consolidations,” these statutory trusts created by Bancorp are not consolidated into the Corporation’s financial statements; however, the Corporation reflects the amounts of junior subordinated debentures payable to the preferred shareholders of statutory trusts as debt in its financial statements.  The trust preferred securities qualify as Tier 1 capital.

The Corporation’s capital ratios at December 31, 20112012 place the Corporation in the “well-capitalized” category according to regulatory standards.




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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2012 and 2011

(13) Derivative Financial Instruments
The Corporation’s derivative financial instruments are used to manage differences in the amount, timing, and duration of the Corporation’s known or expected cash receipts and its known or expected cash payments principally to manage the Corporation’s interest rate risk. Additionally, the Corporation enters into interest rate derivatives to accommodate the business requirements of its customers. All derivatives are recognized as either assets or liabilities on the balance sheet and are measured at fair value.  The accounting for changes in the fair value of derivatives depends on the intended use of the derivative and resulting designation.

Interest Rate Risk Management Agreements
Interest rate swaps are used from time to time as part of the Corporation’s interest rate risk management strategy.  Swaps are agreements in which the Corporation and another party agree to exchange interest payments (e.g., fixed-rate for variable-rate payments) computed on a notional principal amount.  The credit risk associated with swap transactions is the risk of default by the counterparty.  To minimize this risk, the Corporation enters into interest rate agreements only with highly rated counterparties that management believes to be creditworthy.  The notional amounts of these agreements do not represent amounts exchanged by the parties and, thus, are not a measure of the potential loss exposure.

At December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Bancorp had three interest rate swap contracts designated as cash flow hedges to hedge the interest rate associated with $33 million of variable rate junior subordinated debenture.  The effective portion of the changes in fair value of derivatives designated as cash flow hedges is recorded in other comprehensive income and subsequently reclassified to earnings when gains or losses are realized.  The ineffective portion of changes in fair value of the derivatives is recognized directly in earnings as interest expense.  The Bancorp pledged collateral to derivative counterparties in the form of cash totaling $2.0 million and $1.9 million as of December 31, 2012 and 2011.  The Bancorp may need to post additional collateral in the future in proportion to potential increases in unrealized loss positions.

The Corporation has also entered into interest rate swap contracts to help commercial loan borrowers manage their interest rate risk.  The interest rate swap contracts with commercial loan borrowers allow them to convert floating rate loan payments to fixed-rate loan payments.  When we enter into an interest rate swap contract with a commercial loan borrower, we simultaneously enter into a “mirror” swap contract with a third party.  The third party exchanges the client’s fixed-rate loan payments for floating rate loan payments.  We retain the risk that is associated with the potential failure of counterparties and inherent in making loans.  At December 31, 2012 and 2011, Washington Trust had interest rate swap contracts with commercial loan borrowers with notional amounts of $70.5 million and $61.6 million, respectively, and equal amounts of “mirror” swap contracts with third-party financial institutions.  These derivatives are not designated as hedges and, therefore, changes in fair value are recognized in earnings.

Loan Commitments
Interest rate lock commitments are extended to borrowers that relate to the origination of residential real estate mortgage loans held for sale.  To mitigate the interest rate risk inherent in these rate locks, as well as closed residential real estate mortgage loans held for sale, best efforts forward commitments are established to sell individual residential real estate mortgage loans.  Both interest rate lock commitments and commitments to sell fixed-rate residential real estate mortgage loans are derivative financial instruments but do not meet criteria for hedge accounting and as such are treated as not designated as hedging instruments. Changes in the fair value of these commitments are reflected in earnings in the period of change.



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The following table presents the fair values of derivative instruments in the Corporation’s Consolidated Balance Sheets as of the dates indicated.
(Dollars in thousands)Asset Derivatives Liability Derivatives
   Fair Value   Fair Value
 Balance Sheet Location Dec 31
2012
 Dec 31
2011
 Balance Sheet Location Dec 31
2012
 Dec 31
2011
Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedging Instruments:           
Interest rate risk management contract:           
Interest rate swap contracts  
$—
 
$—
 Other liabilities 
$1,619
 
$1,802
Derivatives not Designated as Hedging Instruments:           
Forward loan commitments:           
Commitments to originate fixed rate mortgage loans to be soldOther assets 2,513
 1,864
 Other liabilities 
 
Commitments to sell fixed rate mortgage loansOther assets 
 
 Other liabilities 4,191
 2,580
Customer related derivative contracts:           
Interest rate swaps with customersOther assets 3,851
 4,513
   
 
Mirror swaps with counterparties  
 
 Other liabilities 3,952
 4,669
Total  
$6,364
 
$6,377
   
$9,762
 
$9,051


The following tables present the effect of derivative instruments in the Corporations’ consolidated financial statements for the periods indicated.
(Dollars in thousands)Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Effective Portion) Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing) Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion)
Years ended December 31,2012 2011 2010  2012 2011 2010
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships:             
Interest rate risk management contracts:             
Interest rate swap contracts
$121
 
($456) 
($663) Interest Expense 
$—
 
$—
 
($78)
Total
$121
 
($456) 
($663)   
$—
 
$—
 
($78)




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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2012 and 2011

(Dollars in thousands)Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on DerivativeAmount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative
Years ended December 31,2012 2011 2010
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:      
Forward loan commitments:      
Commitments to originate fixed rate mortgage loans to be soldNet gains on loan sales & commissions on loans originated for others
$649
 
$1,968
 
$54
Commitments to sell fixed rate mortgage loansNet gains on loan sales & commissions on loans originated for others(1,611) (3,119) 228
Customer related derivative contracts:      
Interest rate swaps with customersNet (losses) gains on interest rate swaps1,147
 2,658
 3,785
Mirror swaps with counterpartiesNet (losses) gains on interest rate swaps(892) (2,652) (3,822)
Total 
($707) 
($1,145) 
$245

(14) Fair Value Measurements
The Corporation uses fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures.  As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, securities available for sale, residential real estate mortgage loans held for sale and derivatives are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis.  Additionally, from time to time, we may be required to record at fair value other assets on a nonrecurring basis, such as collateral dependent impaired loans, property acquired through foreclosure or repossession and mortgage servicing rights.  These nonrecurring fair value adjustments typically involve the application of lower-of-cost-or-market accounting or write-downs of individual assets.

ASC 825 allows for the irrevocable option to elect fair value accounting for the initial and subsequent measurement for certain financial assets and liabilities on a contract-by-contract basis that may otherwise not be required to be measured at fair value under other accounting standards. Washington Trust elected the fair value option for its portfolio of residential real estate mortgage loans held for sale pursuant to forward sale commitments originated after July 1, 2011 in order to reduce certain timing differences and better match changes in fair values of the loans with changes in the fair value of the derivative forward loan sale contracts used to economically hedge them. The election under ASC 825 related to residential real estate mortgage loans held for sale does not result in a transition adjustment to retained earnings and instead, changes in fair value have an impact on earnings.

The aggregate principal amount of its portfolio of residential real estate mortgage loans held for sale was $48.4 million and $19.6 million, respectively, at December 31, 2012 and 2011. The aggregate fair value of this portfolio was $50.1 million and $20.3 million, respectively, at December 31, 2012 and 2011. At December 31, 2012 and 2011, the difference between the aggregate fair value and the aggregate principal amount of mortgage loans held for sale amounted to $1.7 million and $716 thousand, respectively. There were no mortgage loans held for sale 90 days or more past due as of December 31, 2012 and 2011.



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The following table presents the changes in fair value related to mortgage loans held for sale, commitments to originate fixed-rate residential real estate mortgage loans to be sold and commitments to sell fixed-rate residential real estate mortgage loans for the periods indicated. Changes in fair values are reported as a component of net gains on loan sales and commissions on loans originated for others in the Consolidated Statements of Income.
(Dollars in thousands)     
Years ended December 31,2012
 2011
 2010
Mortgage loans held for sale
$970
 
$716
 
$—
Commitments to originate649
 1,968
 54
Commitments to sell(1,611) (3,119) 228
Total changes in fair value
$8
 
($435) 
$282

Fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement.  Fair value measurements are determined based on the assumptions the market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.  In addition, GAAP specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the types of valuation information (“inputs”) are observable or unobservable.  Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Corporation’s market assumptions.  These two types of inputs have created the following fair value hierarchy:

Level 1 – Quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets.
Level 3 – Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable in the markets and which reflect the Corporation’s market assumptions.

Determination of Fair Value
Fair values are based on the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  When available, the Corporation uses quoted market prices to determine fair value.  If quoted prices are not available, fair value is based upon valuation techniques such as matrix pricing or other models that use, where possible, current market-based or independently sourced market parameters, such as interest rates.  If observable market-based inputs are not available, the Corporation uses unobservable inputs to determine appropriate valuation adjustments using methodologies applied consistently over time.

The following is a description of valuation methodologies for assets and liabilities recorded at fair value, including the general classification of such assets and liabilities pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.

Items Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
Securities
Securities available for sale are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis.  When available, the Corporation uses quoted market prices to determine the fair value of securities; such items are classified as Level 1.  This category includes exchange-traded equity securities.

Level 2 securities include debt securities with quoted prices, which are traded less frequently than exchange-traded instruments, whose value is determined using matrix pricing with inputs that are observable in the market or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data.  This category generally includes obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises, mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S government-sponsored enterprises, municipal bonds, trust preferred securities, corporate bonds and certain preferred equity securities.

In certain cases where there is limited activity or less transparency around inputs to the valuation, securities may be classified as Level 3.  As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, level 3 securities were comprised of two pooled trust preferred debt securities, in the form of collateralized debt obligations, which were not actively traded.  As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Corporation concluded that the low level of activity for its Level 3 pooled trust preferred debt securities


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2012 and 2011

continued to indicate that quoted market prices are not indicative of fair value.  The Corporation obtained valuations including broker quotes and cash flow scenario analyses prepared by a third party valuation consultant.  The fair values were assigned a weighting that was dependent upon the methods used to calculate the prices.  The cash flow scenarios (Level 3) were given substantially more weight than the broker quotes (Level 2) as management believed that the broker quotes reflected highly limited sales evidenced by an inactive market.  The cash flow scenarios were prepared using discounted cash flow methodologies based on detailed cash flow and credit analysis of the pooled securities.  The weighting was then used to determine an overall fair value of the securities.  Management believes that this approach is most representative of fair value for these particular securities in current market conditions.

Our internal review procedures have confirmed that the fair values provided by the aforementioned third party valuation sources utilized by the Corporation are consistent with GAAP.  Our fair values assumed liquidation in an orderly market and not under distressed circumstances.  Due to the continued market illiquidity and credit risk for securities in the financial sector, the fair value of these securities is highly sensitive to assumption changes and market volatility.

Mortgage Loans Held for Sale
Effective July 1, 2011, Washington Trust elected to carry newly originated closed residential real estate mortgage loans held for sale at fair value pursuant to ASC 825. Level 2 mortgage loans held for sale fair values are estimated based on what secondary markets are currently offering for loans with similar characteristics. In certain cases when quoted market prices are not available, fair value is determined by utilizing a discounted cash flow analysis and these assets are classified as Level 3. Any change in the valuation of mortgage loans held for sale is based upon the change in market interest rates between closing the loan and the measurement date and an immaterial portion attributable to changes in instrument-specific credit risk.

Derivatives
Interest rate swap contracts are traded in over-the-counter markets where quoted market prices are not readily available.  Fair value measurements are determined using independent pricing models that utilize primarily market observable inputs, such as swap rates of different maturities and LIBOR rates and, accordingly, are classified as Level 2. Our internal review procedures have confirmed that the fair values determined with independent pricing models and utilized by the Corporation are consistent with GAAP. For purposes of potential valuation adjustments to its interest rate swap contracts, the Corporation evaluates the credit risk of its counterparties as well as that of the Corporation.  Accordingly, Washington Trust considers factors such as the likelihood of default by the Corporation and its counterparties, its net exposures and remaining contractual life, among other factors, in determining if any fair value adjustments related to credit risk are required.  Counterparty exposure is evaluated by netting positions that are subject to master netting agreements, as well as considering the amount of collateral securing the position. Washington Trust met the criteria for and effective January 1, 2012 elected to apply the accounting policy exception with respect to measuring counterparty credit risk for derivative transactions subject to master netting arrangements provided in ASU 2011-04. Electing this policy exception had no impact on financial statement presentation.

Level 2 fair value measurements of forward loan commitments (interest rate lock commitments and commitments to sell fixed-rate residential mortgages) are estimated using the anticipated market price based on pricing indications provided from syndicate banks. In certain cases when quoted market prices are not available, fair value is determined by utilizing a discounted cash flow analysis and these assets are classified as Level 3.

Items Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
Collateral Dependent Impaired Loans
Collateral dependent loans that are deemed to be impaired are valued based upon the fair value of the underlying collateral less costs to sell.  Such collateral primarily consists of real estate and, to a lesser extent, other business assets.  Management may adjust appraised values to reflect estimated market value declines or apply other discounts to appraised values resulting from its knowledge of the property.  Internal valuations are utilized to determine the fair value of other business assets.  Collateral dependent impaired loans are categorized as Level 3.

Property acquired through foreclosure or repossession
Property acquired through foreclosure or repossession is adjusted to fair value less costs to sell upon transfer out of loans.  Subsequently, it is carried at the lower of carrying value or fair value less costs to sell.  Fair value is generally


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based upon appraised values of the collateral.  Management adjusts appraised values to reflect estimated market value declines or apply other discounts to appraised values for unobservable factors resulting from its knowledge of the property, and such property is categorized as Level 3.

Loan Servicing Rights
Loan servicing rights do not trade in an active market with readily observable prices.  Accordingly, we determine the fair value of loan servicing rights using a valuation model that calculates the present value of the estimated future net servicing income.  The model incorporates assumptions used in estimating future net servicing income, including estimates of prepayment speeds, discount rate, cost to service and contractual servicing fee income.  Loan servicing rights are subject to fair value measurements on a nonrecurring basis.  Fair value measurements of our loan servicing rights use significant unobservable inputs and, accordingly, are classified as Level 3.

Items Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The tables below present the balances of assets and liabilities reported at fair value on a recurring basis.
(Dollars in thousands)  Assets/Liabilities at Fair Value
 Fair Value Measurements Using 
December 31, 2012Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 
Assets:       
Securities available for sale:       
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
$—
 
$31,670
 
$—
 
$31,670
Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
 231,233
 
 231,233
States and political subdivisions
 72,620
 
 72,620
Trust preferred securities:       
Individual name issuers
 24,751
 
 24,751
Collateralized debt obligations
 
 843
 843
Corporate bonds
 14,381
 
 14,381
Mortgage loans held for sale
 40,243
 9,813
 50,056
Derivative assets (1)       
Interest rate swap contracts with customers
 3,851
 
 3,851
Forward loan commitments
 2,469
 44
 2,513
Total assets at fair value on a recurring basis
$—
 
$421,218
 
$10,700
 
$431,918
Liabilities:       
Derivative liabilities (1)       
Mirror swap contracts with customers
$—
 
$3,952
 
$—
 
$3,952
Interest rate risk management swap contracts
$—
 
$1,619
 
$—
 
$1,619
Forward loan commitments
 4,005
 186
 4,191
Total liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis
$—
 
$9,576
 
$186
 
$9,762
(1)Derivative assets are included in other assets and derivative liabilities are reported in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.



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December 31, 2012 and 2011

(Dollars in thousands)  Assets/Liabilities at Fair Value
 Fair Value Measurements Using 
December 31, 2011Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 
Assets:       
Securities available for sale:       
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
$—
 
$32,833
 
$—
 
$32,833
Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
 389,658
 
 389,658
States and political subdivisions
 79,493
 
 79,493
Trust preferred securities:       
Individual name issuers
 22,396
 
 22,396
Collateralized debt obligations
 
 887
 887
Corporate bonds
 14,282
 
 14,282
Perpetual preferred stocks1,704
 
 
 1,704
Mortgage loans held for sale
 20,340
 
 20,340
Derivative assets (1)
      

Interest rate swap contracts with customers
 4,513
 
 4,513
Forward loan commitments
 1,864
 
 1,864
Total assets at fair value on a recurring basis
$1,704
 
$565,379
 
$887
 
$567,970
Liabilities:       
Derivative liabilities (1)
       
Mirror swap contracts with customers
$—
 
$4,669
 
$—
 
$4,669
Interest rate risk management swap contracts
 1,802
 
 1,802
Forward loan commitments
 2,580
 
 2,580
Total liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis
$—
 
$9,051
 
$—
 
$9,051
(1)Derivatives assets are included in other assets and derivative liabilities are reported in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

It is the Corporation’s policy to review and reflect transfers between Levels as of the financial statement reporting date.  There were no transfers in and/or out of Level 1 during the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011. After evaluating forward loan commitments consisting of interest rate lock commitments and commitments to sell fixed-rate residential mortgages during the third quarter of 2011, it was determined that significant inputs and significant value drivers were observable in active markets, and the Corporation therefore reclassified these derivatives from out of Level 3 into Level 2. There were no other transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 during the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.



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The following table presents the changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis during the periods indicated.
Years ended December 31,2012 2011
(Dollars in thousands)Securities Available for Sale (1) Mortgage Loans Held for Sale (2) Derivative Assets / (Liabilities) (3) Total Securities Available for Sale (1) Derivative Assets / (Liabilities) (3) Total
Balance at beginning of period
$887
 
$—
 
$—
 
$887
 
$806
 
$435
 
$1,241
Gains and losses (realized and unrealized):             
Included in earnings (4)(221) 
 
 (221) (191) (1,263) (1,454)
Included in other comprehensive income177
 
 
 177
 272
 
 272
Issuances
 9,813
 (142) 9,671
 
 
 
Transfers out of Level 3
 
 
 
 
 828
 828
Balance at end of period
$843
 
$9,813
 
($142) 
$10,514
 
$887
 
$—
 
$887
(1)
During the periods indicated, Level 3 securities available for sale were comprised of two pooled trust preferred debt securities, in the form of collateralized debt obligations.
(2)During the periods indicated, Level 3 mortgage loans held for sale consisted of certain mortgage loans whose fair value was determined utilizing a discounted cash flow analysis.
(3)During the periods indicated, Level 3 derivative assets / liabilities consisted of forward loan commitments (interest rate lock commitments and commitments to sell fixed-rate residential mortgages) whose fair value was determined utilizing a discounted cash flow analysis. During 2011, Level 3 derivative assets / liabilities consisted of certain forward loan commitments that were reclassified out of Level 3 into Level 2 after evaluation during the third quarter of 2011, when it was determined that significant inputs and significant value drivers were observable in active markets.
(4)
Losses included in earnings for Level 3 securities available for sale consisted of credit-related impairment losses on the two Level 3 pooled trust preferred debt securities.  Credit-related impairment losses of $221 thousand and $191 thousand were recognized in December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  The losses included in earnings for Level 3 derivative assets and liabilities, which were comprised of forward loan commitments (interest rate lock commitments and commitments to sell fixed-rate residential mortgages), were included in net gains on loan sales and commissions on loans originated for others in the Consolidated Statements of Income.



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2012 and 2011

The following table presents additional quantitative information about assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis for which the Corporation has utilized Level 3 inputs to determine fair value.
(Dollars in thousands)December 31, 2012
 Fair Value Valuation Technique Unobservable Input Range of Inputs Utilized (Weighted Average)
Trust preferred securities:       
Collateralized debt obligations
$843
 Discounted Cash Flow Discount Rate 16.75%
     Cumulative Default % 3.3% - 100% (25.7%)
     Loss Given Default % 85% - 100% (90.9%)
        
Mortgage loans held for sale
$9,813
 Discounted Cash Flow Interest Rate 2.875% - 4.95% (3.71%)
     Credit Risk Adjustment 0.25%
        
Forward loan commitments - assets
$44
 Discounted Cash Flow Interest Rate 3.25% - 3.875% (3.56%)
     Credit Risk Adjustment 0.25%
        
Forward loan commitments - liabilities
($186) Discounted Cash Flow Interest Rate 3.25% - 3.875% (3.69%)
     Credit Risk Adjustment 0.25%

Trust Preferred Debt Securities in the Form of Collateralized Debt Obligations
Given the low level of market activity for trust preferred securities in the form of collateralized debt obligations, the discount rate utilized in the fair value measurement was derived by analyzing current market yields for trust preferred securities of individual name issuers in the financial services industry. Adjustments were then made for credit and structural differences between these types of securities. There is an inverse correlation between the discount rate and the fair value measurement. When the discount rate increases, the fair value decreases.

Other significant unobservable inputs to the fair value measurement of collateralized debt obligations included prospective defaults and recoveries. The cumulative default percentage represents the lifetime defaults assumed, excluding currently defaulted collateral and including all performing and currently deferring collateral. As a result, the cumulative default percentage also reflects assumptions of the possibility of currently deferring collateral curing and becoming current. The loss given default percentage represents the percentage of current and projected defaults assumed to be lost. There is an inverse correlation between the cumulative default and loss given default percentages and the fair value measurement. When the default percentages increase, the fair value decreases.

Mortgage Loans Held for Sale and Derivative Assets / Liabilities
Significant unobservable inputs to the fair market value measurement for certain mortgage loans held for sale and certain forward loan commitments include interest rate and credit risk. Interest rates approximate the Corporation’s current origination rates for similar loans. Credit risk approximates the Corporation’s current loss exposure factor for similar loans.

Items Recorded at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
Certain assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in accordance with GAAP.  These adjustments to fair value usually result from the application of lower of cost or market accounting or write-downs of individual assets.  The valuation methodologies used to measure these fair value adjustments are described above.



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The following table presents the carrying value of certain assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the year ended December 31, 2012.
(Dollars in thousands)Carrying Value at December 31, 2012
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets:       
Collateral dependent impaired loans
$—
 
$—
 
$9,550
 
$9,550
Property acquired through foreclosure or repossession
 
 1,073
 1,073
Total assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis
$—
 
$—
 
$10,623
 
$10,623

Collateral dependent impaired loans with a carrying value of $9.6 million at December 31, 2012 were subject to nonrecurring fair value measurement during the year ended December 31, 2012.  As of December 31, 2012, the allowance for loan losses allocation on these loans amounted to $2.0 million.

For the year ended December 31, 2012, property acquired through foreclosures or repossession with a fair value of $3.2 million was transferred from loans.  Prior to the transfer, the assets whose fair value less costs to sell was less than the carrying value were written down to fair value through a charge to the allowance for loan losses.  For the year ended December 31, 2012, valuation adjustments to reflect property acquired through foreclosure or repossession at fair value less cost to sell resulted in a charge to the allowance for loan losses of $410 thousand.  Subsequent to foreclosures, valuations are updated periodically, and assets may be marked down further, reflecting a new cost basis.  Subsequent valuation adjustments resulted in a charge to earnings of $350 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2012.

The following table presents the carrying value of certain assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the year ended December 31, 2011.
(Dollars in thousands)Carrying Value at December 31, 2011
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets:       
Collateral dependent impaired loans
$—
 
$—
 
$10,391
 
$10,391
Loan servicing rights
 
 765
 765
Property acquired through foreclosure or repossession
 
 1,758
 1,758
Total assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis
$—
 
$—
 
$12,914
 
$12,914

Collateral dependent impaired loans with a carrying value of $10.4 million at December 31, 2011 were subject to nonrecurring fair value measurement during the year ended December 31, 2011.  As of December 31, 2011, the allowance for loan losses allocation on these loans amounted to $1.4 million.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, certain loan servicing rights were written down to their fair value resulting in an immaterial valuation allowance increase, which was recorded as a component of net gains on loan sales and commissions on loans originated for others in the Corporation’s Consolidated Statement of Income.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, property acquired through foreclosures or repossession with a fair value of $2.0 million was transferred from loans.  Prior to the transfer, the assets whose fair value less costs to sell was less than the carrying value were written down to fair value through a charge to the allowance for loan losses.  For the year ended December 31, 2011, valuation adjustments to reflect property acquired through foreclosure or repossession at fair value less cost to sell resulted in a charge to the allowance for loan losses of $328 thousand.  Subsequent to foreclosures, valuations are updated periodically, and assets may be marked down further, reflecting a new cost basis.  Subsequent valuation adjustments resulted in a charge to earnings of $642 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2011.



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The following table presents additional quantitative information about assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis for which the Corporation has utilized Level 3 inputs to determine fair value.
(Dollars in thousands)December 31, 2012
Fair ValueValuation TechniqueUnobservable InputRange of Inputs Utilized (Weighted Average)
Collateral dependent impaired loans
$9,550
Appraisals of collateralDiscount for costs to sell0% - 50% (11%)
Appraisal adjustments (1)0% - 27% (18%)
Property acquired through foreclosure or repossession
$1,073
Appraisals of collateralDiscount for costs to sell0% - 10% (5%)
Appraisal adjustments (1)15% - 34% (21%)
(1)Management may adjust appraisal values to reflect market value declines or other discounts resulting from its knowledge of the property.

Valuation of Other Financial Instruments
The methodologies for estimating the fair value of financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring or nonrecurring basis are discussed above. The methodologies for other financial instruments are discussed below.

Loans
Fair values are estimated for categories of loans with similar financial characteristics. Loans are segregated by type and are then further segmented into fixed rate and adjustable rate interest terms to determine their fair value. The fair value of fixed rate commercial and consumer loans is calculated by discounting scheduled cash flows through the estimated maturity of the loan using interest rates offered at December 31, 2012 and 2011 that reflect the credit and interest rate risk inherent in the loan. The estimate of maturity is based on the Corporation’s historical repayment experience. For residential mortgages, fair value is estimated by using quoted market prices for sales of similar loans on the secondary market. The fair value of floating rate commercial and consumer loans approximates carrying value. Fair value for impaired loans is estimated using a discounted cash flow method based upon the loan’s contractual effective interest rate, or at the loan’s observable market price, or if the loan is collateral dependent, at the fair value of the collateral less costs to sell. Loans are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Time Deposits
The discounted values of cash flows using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities were used to estimate the fair value of time deposits. Time deposits are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Federal Home Loan Bank Advances
Rates currently available to the Corporation for advances with similar terms and remaining maturities are used to estimate fair value of existing advances. FHLB advances are categorized as Level 2.

Junior Subordinated Debentures
The fair value of the junior subordinated debentures is estimated using rates currently available to the Corporation for debentures with similar terms and maturities. Junior subordinated debentures are categorized as Level 2.



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The following tables present the carrying amount, estimated fair value and placement in the fair value hierarchy of the Corporation’s financial instruments as of December 31, 2012 and 2011. The tables exclude financial instruments for which the carrying value approximates fair value. Financial assets for which the fair value approximates carrying value include cash and cash equivalents, FHLBB stock, accrued interest receivable and bank-owned life insurance. Financial liabilities for which the fair value approximates carrying value include non-maturity deposits, other borrowings and accrued interest payable.
(Dollars in thousands)    Fair Value Measurements
December 31, 2012Carrying Amount Estimated Fair Value Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Financial Assets:         
Securities held to maturity
$40,381
 
$41,420
 
$—
 
$41,420
 
$—
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses2,263,130
 2,350,153
 
 
 2,350,153
Loan servicing rights (1)1,110
 1,275
 
 
 1,275
          
Financial Liabilities:         
Time deposits
$870,232
 
$879,705
 
$—
 
$879,705
 
$—
FHLBB advances361,172
 392,805
 
 392,805
 
Junior subordinated debentures32,991
 23,371
 
 23,371
 
(1)
The carrying value of loan servicing rights is net of $165 thousand in reserves as of December 31, 2012. The estimated fair value does not include such adjustment.

(Dollars in thousands)    Fair Value Measurements
December 31, 2011Carrying Amount Estimated Fair Value Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Financial Assets:         
Securities held to maturity
$52,139
 
$52,499
 
$—
 
$52,499
 
$—
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses2,117,357
 2,198,940
 
 
 2,198,940
Loan servicing rights (1)765
 937
 
 
 937
          
Financial Liabilities:         
Time deposits
$878,794
 
$891,378
 
$—
 
$891,378
 
$—
FHLBB advances540,450
 577,315
 
 577,315
 
Junior subordinated debentures32,991
 20,391
 
 20,391
 
(1)
The carrying value of loan servicing rights is net of $172 thousand in reserves as of December 31, 2011. The estimated fair value does not include such adjustment.

(15) Employee Benefits
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
The Corporation offers a tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan for the benefit of certain eligible employees. Effective October 1, 2007, the pension plan was amended to freeze plan entry to new hires and rehires.  Existing employees hired prior to October 1, 2007 continue to accrue benefits under the plan.  Benefits are based on an employee’s years of service and compensation earned during the years of service.  The plan is funded on a current basis, in compliance with the requirements of ERISA.

The Corporation also has non-qualified retirement plans to provide supplemental retirement benefits to certain employees, as defined in the plans.  The supplemental retirement plans provide eligible participants with an additional retirement benefit.


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The non-qualified retirement plans provide for the designation of assets in rabbi trusts.  Securities available for sale and other short-term investments designated for this purpose, with the carrying value of $8.3 million and $8.9 million are included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Pension benefit cost and benefit obligations are developed from actuarial valuations.  Two critical assumptions in determining pension expense and obligations are the discount rate and the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets.  We evaluate these assumptions at least annually.  The discount rate is used to calculate the present value of the expected future cash flows for benefit obligations under our pension plans.  Future decreases in discount rates would increase the present value of pension obligations and increase our pension costs.  Future decreases in the long-term rate of return assumption on plan assets would increase pension costs and, in general, increase the requirement to make funding contributions to the plans.

The following table sets forth the plans’ projected benefit obligations, fair value of plan assets and funded status as of and for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.
(Dollars in thousands)
Qualified
Pension Plan
 
Non-Qualified
Retirement Plans
At December 31,2012 2011 2012 2011
Change in Benefit Obligation:       
Benefit obligation at beginning of period
$57,257
 
$46,556
 
$11,321
 
$9,953
Service cost2,574
 2,314
 150
 71
Interest cost2,823
 2,578
 503
 495
Actuarial loss9,535
 7,298
 1,315
 1,534
Benefits paid(1,440) (1,371) (720) (732)
Administrative expenses(134) (118) 
 
Benefit obligation at end of period
$70,615
 
$57,257
 
$12,569
 
$11,321
Change in Plan Assets:       
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of period
$38,330
 
$36,070
 
$—
 
$—
Actual return on plan assets4,322
 749
 
 
Employer contribution10,000
 3,000
 720
 732
Benefits paid(1,440) (1,371) (720) (732)
Administrative expenses(134) (118) 
 
Fair value of plan assets at end of period
$51,078
 
$38,330
 
$—
 
$—
Unfunded status at end of period
($19,537) 
($18,927) 
($12,569) 
($11,321)

The funded status of the qualified pension plan and non-qualified retirement plans has been recognized in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2012 and 2011.



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The components of accumulated other comprehensive income related to the qualified pension plan and non-qualified retirement plans, on a pre-tax basis, are summarized below:
(Dollars in thousands)
Qualified
Pension Plan
 
Non-Qualified
Retirement Plans
  
At December 31,2012 2011 2012 2011
Net actuarial loss
$23,144
 
$15,928
 
$3,938
 
$2,743
Prior service credit(221) (254) (5) (7)
Total pre-tax amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income
$22,923
 
$15,674
 
$3,933
 
$2,736

The accumulated benefit obligation for the qualified pension plan was $55.8 million and $45.3 million at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  The accumulated benefit obligation for the non-qualified retirement plans amounted to $11.3 million and $10.4 million at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The components of net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive income, on a pre-tax basis, were as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)
Qualified
Pension Plan
 
Non-Qualified
Retirement Plans
Years ended December 31,2012 2011 2010 2012 2011 2010
Net Periodic Benefit Cost:           
Service cost
$2,574
 
$2,314
 
$2,337
 
$150
 
$71
 
$93
Interest cost2,823
 2,578
 2,507
 503
 495
 515
Expected return on plan assets(2,985) (2,794) (2,541) 
 
 
Amortization of prior service (credit) cost(33) (33) (33) (1) (1) 8
Recognized net actuarial loss982
 392
 340
 119
 16
 19
Net periodic benefit cost
$3,361
 
$2,457
 
$2,610
 
$771
 
$581
 
$635
Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (on a pre-tax basis):           
Net loss (gain)
$7,216
 
$8,951
 
($1,104) 
$1,195
 
$1,517
 
$388
Prior service cost (credit)33
 33
 33
 1
 1
 (8)
Recognized in other comprehensive income
$7,249
 
$8,984
 
($1,071) 
$1,196
 
$1,518
 
$380
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income
$10,610
 
$11,441
 
$1,539
 
$1,967
 
$2,099
 
$1,015

The estimated prior service credit and net loss for the qualified pension plan that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net periodic benefit cost during 2013 are $(33) thousand and $1.7 million, respectively.  The estimated prior service credit and net loss for the non-qualified retirement plans that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net periodic benefit cost during 2013 are $(1) thousand and $196 thousand, respectively.



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Assumptions
The measurement date and weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations at December 31, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:
 Qualified Pension Plan Non-Qualified Retirement Plans
 2012 2011 2012 2011
Measurement dateDec 31, 2012 Dec 31, 2011 Dec 31, 2012 Dec 31, 2011
Discount rate4.125% 5.000% 3.750% 4.625%
Rate of compensation increase3.750% 3.750% 3.750% 3.750%

The measurement date and weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:
 Qualified Pension Plan Non-Qualified Retirement Plans
 2012 2011 2010 2012 2011 2010
Measurement dateDec 31, 2011 Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2011 Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2009
Discount rate5.000% 5.625% 6.000% 4.625% 5.125% 5.625%
Expected long-term return on plan assets7.750% 8.000% 8.000%   
Rate of compensation increase3.750% 3.750% 4.250% 3.750% 3.750% 4.250%

The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets is based on what the Corporation believes is realistically achievable based on the types of assets held by the plan and the plan’s investment practices.  The assumption is updated at least annually, taking into account the asset allocation, historical asset return trends on the types of assets held and the current and expected economic conditions.  At December 31, 2011, the measurement date used in the determination of net periodic benefit cost for 2012, the Corporation determined that a reduction to 7.75% in the expected long-term rate of return was necessary, based upon expected market performance.

The discount rate assumption for defined benefit pension plans is reset annually on the measurement date.  A discount rate was selected for each plan by matching expected future benefit payments stream to a yield curve based on a selection of high-quality fixed-income debt securities.

Plan Assets
The following table presents the fair values of the qualified pension plan’s assets at December 31, 2012:
(Dollars in thousands)   
 Fair Value Measurements Using 
Assets at
Fair Value
December 31, 2012Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 
Assets:       
Cash and cash equivalents
$7,274
 
$—
 
$—
 
$7,274
Obligations of U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
 1,059
 
 1,059
Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
 
 
 
States and political subdivisions
 2,218
 
 2,218
Corporate bonds
 10,378
 
 10,378
Common stocks15,892
 
 
 15,892
Mutual funds14,750
 
 
 14,750
Total plan assets
$37,916
 
$13,655
 
$—
 
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The following table presents the fair values of the qualified pension plan’s assets at December 31, 2011:
(Dollars in thousands)   
 Fair Value Measurements Using 
Assets at
Fair Value
December 31, 2011Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 
Assets:       
Cash and cash equivalents
$1,595
 
$—
 
$—
 
$1,595
Obligations of U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
 1,786
 
 1,786
Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
 
 
 
States and political subdivisions
 1,720
 
 1,720
Corporate bonds
 10,283
 
 10,283
Common stocks15,487
 
 
 15,487
Mutual funds7,459
 
 
 7,459
Total plan assets
$24,541
 
$13,789
 
$—
 
$38,330

The qualified pension plan uses fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to the securities held in its investment portfolio.

When available, the qualified pension plan uses quoted market prices to determine the fair value of securities; such items are classified as Level 1.  This category includes cash equivalents, common stock and mutual funds which are exchange-traded.

Level 2 securities in the qualified pension plan include debt securities with quoted prices, which are traded less frequently than exchange-traded instruments, whose values are determined using matrix pricing with inputs that are observable in the market or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data.  This category includes corporate bonds, municipal bonds, obligations of U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises and mortgage backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises.

In certain cases where there is limited activity or less transparency around inputs to the valuation, securities may be classified as Level 3.  As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the qualified pension plan did not have any securities in the Level 3 category.

The asset allocations of the qualified pension plan at December 31, 2012 and 2011, by asset category were as follows:
December 31,2012
 2011
Asset Category:   
Equity securities55.0% 56.2%
Fixed securities30.9% 39.7%
Cash and cash equivalents14.1% 4.1%
Total100.0% 100.0%

The assets of the qualified defined benefit pension plan trust (the “Pension Trust”) are managed to balance the needs of cash flow requirements and long-term rate of return.  Cash inflow is typically comprised of invested income from portfolio holdings and Bank contributions, while cash outflow is for the purpose of paying plan benefits.  As early as possible each year, the trustee is advised of the projected schedule of employer contributions and estimations of benefit payments.  As


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a general rule, the trustee shall invest the funds so as to produce sufficient income to cover benefit payments and maintain a funded status that exceeds the regulatory requirements for tax-qualified defined benefit plans.

The investment philosophy used for the Pension Trust emphasizes consistency of results over an extended market cycle, while reducing the impact of the volatility of the security markets upon investment results.  The assets of the Pension Trust should be protected by substantial diversification of investments, providing exposure to a wide range of quality investment opportunities in various asset classes.

The investment objective with respect to the Pension Trust assets is to provide capital appreciation with a current income component.  At any time, the portfolio will typically be invested in the following ranges:  50% to 70% in equities; 30% to 50% in fixed income; and 0% to 10% in cash and cash equivalents.  The trustee investment manager will have authorization to invest within these ranges, making decisions based upon market conditions.

At December 31, 2012, the holdings in the Other category, primarily cash equivalents (short-term investments), represented 14.1% of total assets, which was outside the 0% to 10% target range, due to an additional $7 million dollar contribution made late in 2012.

Fixed income bond investments should be limited to those in the top four categories used by the major credit rating agencies.High yield bond funds may be used to provide exposure to this asset class as a diversification tool provided they do not exceed 10% of the portfolio.  In order to reduce the volatility of the annual rate of return of the bond portfolio, attention will be given to the maturity structure of the portfolio in the light of money market conditions and interest rate forecasts.  The assets of the Pension Trust will typically have a laddered maturity structure, avoiding large concentrations in any single year.  Common stock and equity holdings provide opportunities for dividend and capital appreciation returns.  Holdings will be appropriately diversified by maintaining broad exposure to large-, mid- and small-cap stocks as well as international equities.  Concentration in small-cap, mid-cap and international equities is limited to 20%, 20% and 30% of the equity portfolio, respectively.  Investment selection and mix of equity holdings should be influenced by forecasts of economic activity, corporate profits and allocation among different segments of the economy while ensuring efficient diversification.  The fair value of equity securities of any one issuer will not be permitted to exceed 10% of the total fair value of equity holdings of the Pension Trust.  Investments in publicly traded real estate investment trust securities and low-risk derivatives securities such as callable securities, floating rate notes, mortgage backed securities and treasury inflation protected securities, are permitted.

Cash Flows
Contributions
The Internal Revenue Code permits flexibility in plan contributions so that normally a range of contributions is possible.  The Corporation’s current funding policy has been generally to contribute the minimum required contribution and additional amounts up to the maximum deductible contribution.  The Corporation expects to contribute $5.0 million to the qualified pension plan in 2013.  In addition, the Corporation expects to contribute $731 thousand in benefit payments to the non-qualified retirement plans in 2013.

Estimated Future Benefit Payments
The following benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be paid as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)
Qualified
Pension Plan
 
Non-Qualified
Plans
2013
$1,816
 
$731
20141,936
 738
20152,191
 767
20162,382
 766
20172,510
 759
Years 2018 - 202114,386
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401(k) Plan
The Corporation’s 401(k) Plan provides a specified match of employee contributions for substantially all employees.  In addition, substantially all employees hired after September 30, 2007, who are ineligible for participation in the qualified defined benefit pension plan, will receive a non-elective employer contribution of 4%.  Total employer matching contributions under this plan amounted to $1.4 million, $1.2 million and $1.0 million in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.

Other Incentive Plans
The Corporation maintains several non-qualified incentive compensation plans.  Substantially all employees participate in one of the incentive compensation plans.  Incentive plans provide for annual or more frequent payments based on individual, business line and/or corporate performance targets (measured in terms of the Corporation’s net income, earnings per share and return on equity).  Total incentive based compensation amounted to $13.5 million, $10.7 million and $9.6 million in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  In general, the terms of incentive plans are subject to annual renewal and may be terminated at any time by the Board of Directors.

Deferred Compensation Plan
The Amended and Restated Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan provides supplemental retirement and tax benefits to directors and certain officers.  The plan is funded primarily through pre-tax contributions made by the participants.  The assets and liabilities of the Deferred Compensation Plan are recorded at fair value in the Corporation’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.  The participants in the plan bear the risk of market fluctuations of the underlying assets.  The accrued liability related to this plan amounted to $6.2 million and $5.4 million at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and is included in other liabilities on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.  The corresponding invested assets are reported in other assets.

(16) Share-Based Compensation Arrangements
Washington Trust has two share-based compensation plans, which are described below.

The Bancorp’s 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2003 Plan”) was amended and restated and was also approved by shareholders in April 2009.  The 2003 Plan amendments included increasing the maximum number of shares of Bancorp’s common stock to be issued under the 2003 Plan from 600,000 shares to 1,200,000 shares and increasing the number of shares that can be issued in the form of awards other than share options or stock appreciation rights from 200,000 to 400,000.  The 2003 Plan permits the granting of share options and other equity incentives to officers, employees, directors, and other key persons.  The exercise price of each share option may not be less than the fair market value of the Bancorp’s common stock on the date of grant, and options shall have a term of no more than ten years. Share options are designated as either non-qualified or incentive share options.  Incentive share option awards may be granted at any time until February 19, 2019.

The Bancorp’s 1997 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “1997 Plan”), which was shareholder approved, provided for the granting of share options and other equity incentives to key employees, directors, advisors, and consultants.  The 1997 Plan permitted share options and other equity incentives to be granted at any time until April 29, 2007.

The 1997 Plan and the 2003 Plan (collectively, the “Plans”) permit options to be granted with stock appreciation rights (”SARs”), however, no share options have been granted with SARs.  In general, the share option price is payable in cash, by the delivery of shares of common stock already owned by the grantee, or a combination thereof.  The fair value of share options on the date of grant is estimated using the Black-Scholes Option-Pricing Model.

The Plans also permit nonvested share units, nonvested shares and nonvested performance shares to be granted.  These awards are valued at the fair market value of the Bancorp’s common stock as of the award date.  Performance share awards are granted providing certain officers of the Corporation the opportunity to earn shares of common stock the number of which is determined pursuant to, and subject to the attainment of, performance goals during a specified measurement period.  The number of shares earned will range from zero to 200% of the target number of shares dependent upon the Corporation’s core return on equity and core earnings per share growth ranking compared to an industry peer group.



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2012 and 2011

Vesting of share options and share awards may accelerate or may be subject to proportional vesting if there is a change in control, disability, retirement or death (as defined in the Plans).

Amounts recognized in the consolidated financial statements for share options, nonvested share units, nonvested share awards and nonvested performance shares are as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)     
      
Years ended December 31,2012
 2011
 2010
Share-based compensation expense
$1,962
 
$1,394
 
$909
Related income tax benefit
$700
 
$497
 
$324

Compensation expense for share options, nonvested shares and nonvested share units is recognized over the service period based on the fair value at the date of grant.  Nonvested performance share compensation expense is based on the most recent performance assumption available and is adjusted as assumptions change.  If the goals are not met, no compensation cost will be recognized and any recognized compensation costs will be reversed.

Share Options
During 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Corporation granted to certain key employees 106,775, 57,450 and 83,700 non-qualified share options, respectively, with three-year cliff vesting terms.  

The fair value of the share option awards granted in 2012, 2011 and 2010 were estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes Option-Pricing Model based on assumptions noted in the following table.  Washington Trust uses historical data to estimate share option exercise and employee departure behavior used in the option-pricing model; groups of employees that have similar historical behavior are considered separately for valuation purposes.  The expected term of options granted was derived from the output of the option valuation model and represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding.  Expected volatility was based on historical volatility of Washington Trust shares.  The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life of the share option was based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the date of grant.
 2012
 2011
 2010
Expected term (years)9
 9
 9
Expected dividend yield3.45% 3.33% 3.16%
Weighted average expected volatility42.97% 41.90% 41.95%
Weighted average risk-free interest rate1.53% 3.05% 3.42%

The weighted average grant-date fair value of the share options awarded during 2012, 2011 and 2010 was $7.46, $7.46 and $6.29, respectively.



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A summary of the status of Washington Trust’s share options outstanding as of December 31, 2012 and changes during the year ended December 31, 2012 is presented below:
 Number of Share Options Weighted Average Exercise Price Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) Aggregate Intrinsic Value (000’s)
Beginning of period712,061
 
$22.96
    
Granted106,775
 23.37
    
Exercised(150,039) 20.06
    
Forfeited or expired(23,000) 26.33
    
End of period645,797
 
$23.58
 5.0 
$2,043
At end of period;       
Options exercisable390,347
 
$25.35
 2.7 
$658
Options expected to vest in future periods255,450
 
$20.89
 8.4 
$1,385

The total intrinsic value is the amount by which the fair value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of an option on the exercise date.

Additional information concerning options outstanding and options exercisable at December 31, 2012 is summarized as follows:
 Options Outstanding Options Exercisable
Exercise Price Ranges
Number of
Shares
 
Weighted Average
Remaining Life (Years)
 
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
 Number 
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
$14.47 to $17.363,582
 5.9 
$16.58
 3,582
 
$16.58
$17.37 to $20.26153,785
 4.6 18.54
 59,985
 20.00
$20.27 to $23.1568,200
 7.0 21.52
 12,000
 20.62
$23.16 to $26.05185,850
 7.7 23.69
 80,400
 24.12
$26.06 to $28.94234,380
 2.5 27.52
 234,380
 27.52
 645,797
 5.0 
$23.58
 390,347
 
$25.35

The total intrinsic value of share options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 was $812 thousand, $493 thousand and $349 thousand, respectively.

Nonvested Shares and Share Units
During 2012, the Corporation granted to directors and certain key employees 29,725 nonvested share units with three to five years cliff vesting terms.  During 2011, the Corporation granted to directors and certain key employees 31,950 nonvested share units with three to five-year cliff vesting terms.  During 2010, the Corporation granted to certain key employees 56,500 nonvested share units with three to five-year cliff vesting terms.



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2012 and 2011

A summary of the status of Washington Trust’s nonvested shares as of December 31, 2012 and changes during the year ended December 31, 2012 is presented below:
 Number of Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Beginning of period91,250
 
$19.84
Granted29,725
 23.62
Vested(6,752) 19.37
Forfeited(5,448) 21.54
End of period108,775
 
$20.82

Nonvested Performance Shares
During 2012, performance share awards were granted to certain executive officers providing the opportunity to earn shares of common stock of the Corporation ranging from zero to 61,600 shares.  The performance shares awarded were valued at $23.65, the fair market value at the date of grant, and will be earned over a three year performance period. The current assumption based on the most recent peer group information results in the shares earned at 160% of the target, or 49,340 shares.

During 2011, a performance share award was granted to an executive officer providing the opportunity to earn shares of common stock of the Corporation ranging from zero to 73,502 shares.  The performance shares awarded were valued at $21.62, the fair market value at the date of grant, and will be earned over a three year performance period. The current assumption based on the most recent peer group information results in the shares earned at 155% of the target, or 51,180 shares.

During 2010, a performance share award was granted to an executive officer providing the opportunity to earn shares of common stock of the Corporation ranging from zero to 25,000 shares.  The performance shares awarded were valued at $15.11, the fair market value at the date of grant, and will be earned over a three year performance period. The current assumption based on the most recent peer group information results in the shares earned at 148% of the target, or 18,500 shares.

A summary of the status of Washington Trust’s performance share awards as of December 31, 2012 and changes during the year ended December 31, 2012 is presented below:
 Number of Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Beginning of period76,341
 
$19.97
Granted47,208
 23.86
Vested(2,666) 21.62
Forfeited(1,863) 21.62
End of period119,020
 
$21.45

As of December 31, 2012, there was $3.2 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements (including share options, nonvested share awards and performance share awards) granted under the Plans.  That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.0 years.

(17) Business Segments
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segments, such as the investment securities portfolio, wholesale funding activities and administrative units.  The Corporate column is not considered to be an operating segment.  The methodologies and organizational hierarchies that define the business segments are periodically reviewed and revised.  Results may be restated, when necessary, to reflect changes in organizational structure or allocation methodology. Any changes in estimates and allocations that may affect the reported results of any business segment will not affect the consolidated financial position or results of operations of Washington Trust as a whole.

Management uses certain methodologies to allocate income and expenses to the business lines.  A funds transfer pricing methodology is used to assign interest income and interest expense to each interest-earning asset and interest-bearing liability on a matched maturity funding basis.  Certain indirect expenses are allocated to segments.  These include support unit expenses such as technology and processing operations and other support functions.  Taxes are allocated to each segment based on the effective rate for the period shown.

Commercial Banking
The Commercial Banking segment includes commercial, commercial real estate, residential and consumer lending activities; equity in losses of unconsolidated investments in real estate limited partnerships, mortgage banking, secondary market and loan servicing activities; deposit generation; merchant credit card services; cash management activities; and direct banking activities, which include the operation of ATMs, telephone and Internet banking services and customer support and sales.

Wealth Management Services
Wealth Management Services includes asset management services provided for individuals, institutions and mutual funds; personal trust services, including services as executor, trustee, administrator, custodian and guardian; institutional trust services, including services as trustee for pension and profit sharing plans; and other financial planning and advisory services.

Corporate
Corporate includes the Treasury Unit, which is responsible for managing the wholesale investment portfolio and wholesale funding needs.  It also includes income from BOLI as well as administrative and executive expenses not allocated to the business lines and the residual impact of methodology allocations such as funds transfer pricing offsets.



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2012 and 2011

The following tables present the statement of operations and total assets for Washington Trust’s reportable segments.
(Dollars in thousands)       
Year ended December 31, 2012
Commercial
Banking
 
Wealth
Management
Services
 Corporate 
Consolidated
Total
Net interest income (expense)
$79,505
 
$17
 
$11,174
 
$90,696
Noninterest income31,727
 29,640
 3,847
 65,214
Total income111,232
 29,657
 15,021
 155,910
        
Provision for loan losses2,700
 
 
 2,700
Depreciation and amortization expense2,384
 1,272
 285
 3,941
Other noninterest expenses62,963
 19,584
 15,850
 98,397
Total noninterest expenses65,347
 20,856
 16,135
 102,338
Income (loss) before income taxes43,185
 8,801
 (1,114) 50,872
Income tax expense (benefit)14,670
 3,296
 (2,168) 15,798
Net income
$28,515
 
$5,505
 
$1,054
 
$35,074
        
Total assets at period end
$2,436,280
 
$51,730
 
$583,874
 
$3,071,884
Expenditures for long-lived assets
$4,082
 
$877
 
$151
 
$5,110


(Dollars in thousands)       
Year ended December 31, 2011
Commercial
Banking
 
Wealth
Management
Services
 Corporate 
Consolidated
Total
Net interest income (expense)
$75,967
 
($1) 
$8,989
 
$84,955
Noninterest income21,806
 28,306
 2,652
 52,764
Total income97,773
 28,305
 11,641
 137,719
        
Provision for loan losses4,700
 
 
 4,700
Depreciation and amortization expense2,512
 1,330
 283
 4,125
Other noninterest expenses55,543
 19,041
 11,664
 86,248
Total noninterest expenses58,055
 20,371
 11,947
 90,373
Income (loss) before income taxes35,018
 7,934
 (306) 42,646
Income tax expense (benefit)11,781
 2,957
 (1,816) 12,922
Net income (loss)
$23,237
 
$4,977
 
$1,510
 
$29,724
        
Total assets at period end
$2,257,326
 
$51,104
 
$755,668
 
$3,064,098
Expenditures for long-lived assets
$2,982
 
$493
 
$169
 
$3,644




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(Dollars in thousands)       
Year ended December 31, 2010
Commercial
Banking
 
Wealth
Management
Services
 Corporate 
Consolidated
Total
Net interest income (expense)
$73,788
 
($47) 
$3,450
 
$77,191
Noninterest income (expense)19,770
 26,392
 2,311
 48,473
Total income93,558
 26,345
 5,761
 125,664
        
Provision for loan losses6,000
 
 
 6,000
Depreciation and amortization expense2,376
 1,461
 337
 4,174
Other noninterest expenses51,002
 18,751
 11,384
 81,137
Total noninterest expenses53,378
 20,212
 11,721
 85,311
Income (loss) before income taxes34,180
 6,133
 (5,960) 34,353
Income tax expense (benefit)11,821
 2,296
 (3,815) 10,302
Net income (loss)
$22,359
 
$3,837
 
($2,145) 
$24,051
        
Total assets at period end
$2,095,515
 
$51,164
 
$762,846
 
$2,909,525
Expenditures for long-lived assets
$994
 
$176
 
$513
 
$1,683

(18) Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The following tables present the activity in other comprehensive income (loss).

(Dollars in thousands)     
Year ended December 31, 2012Pre-tax Amounts Income Taxes Net of Tax
Securities available for sale:     
Unrealized losses on securities arising during the period
($4,123) 
($1,459) 
($2,664)
Less: reclassification adjustment for net gains on securities realized in net income1,195
 427
 768
Net unrealized losses on securities available for sale(5,318) (1,886) (3,432)
Reclassification adjustment for change in non-credit portion of OTTI realized losses transferred to net income192
 68
 124
Cash flow hedges:     
Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges arising during the period(521) (188) (333)
Less: reclassification adjustment for amount of gains on cash flow hedges realized in net income706
 252
 454
Net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges185
 64
 121
Defined benefit plan obligation adjustment(8,446) (3,029) (5,417)
Total other comprehensive loss
($13,387) 
($4,783) 
($8,604)




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(Dollars in thousands)     
Year ended December 31, 2011Pre-tax Amounts Income Taxes Net of Tax
Securities available for sale:     
Unrealized gains on securities arising during the period
$2,620
 
$998
 
$1,622
Less: reclassification adjustment for net gains on securities realized in net income644
 229
 415
Net unrealized gains on securities available for sale1,976
 769
 1,207
Reclassification adjustment for change in non-credit portion of OTTI realized losses transferred to net income39
 (49) 88
Cash flow hedges:     
Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges arising during the period(1,464) (522) (942)
Less: reclassification adjustment for amount of gains on cash flow hedges realized in net income755
 269
 486
Net unrealized losses on cash flow hedges(709) (253) (456)
Defined benefit plan obligation adjustment(10,502) (3,743) (6,759)
Total other comprehensive loss
($9,196) 
($3,276) 
($5,920)


(Dollars in thousands)     
Year ended December 31, 2010Pre-tax Amounts Income Taxes Net of Tax
Securities available for sale:     
Unrealized gains on securities arising during the period
$1,828
 
$729
 
$1,099
Less: reclassification adjustment for net gains on securities realized in net income483
 172
 311
Net unrealized gains on securities available for sale1,345
 557
 788
Reclassification adjustment for change in non-credit portion of OTTI realized losses transferred to net income50
 (61) 111
Cash flow hedges:     
Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges arising during the period(1,422) (507) (915)
Less: reclassification adjustment for amount of gains on cash flow hedges realized in net income391
 139
 252
Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges(1,031) (368) (663)
Defined benefit plan obligation adjustment692
 240
 452
Total other comprehensive income
$1,056
 
$368
 
$688



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The following table presents the components of accumulated other comprehensive income as of the dates indicated:
(Dollars in thousands)Net Unrealized Gains on Available For Sale Securities Noncredit -related Impairment Net Unrealized Losses on Cash Flow Hedges Pension Benefit Adjustment Total
Balance at January 1, 2010
$11,148
 
($2,261) 
($8) 
($5,542) 
$3,337
Period change, net of tax788
 111
 (663) 452
 688
Balance at December 31, 2010
$11,936
 
($2,150) 
($671) 
($5,090) 
$4,025
Period change, net of tax1,207
 88
 (456) (6,759) (5,920)
Balance at December 31, 2011
$13,143
 
($2,062) 
($1,127) 
($11,849) 
($1,895)
Period change, net of tax(3,432) 124
 121
 (5,417) (8,604)
Balance at December 31, 2012
$9,711
 
($1,938) 
($1,006) 
($17,266) 
($10,499)

(19) Earnings per Common Share
Washington Trust utilizes the two-class method earnings allocation formula to determine earnings per share of each class of stock according to dividends and participation rights in undistributed earnings.  Share based payments that entitle holders to receive non-forfeitable dividends before vesting are considered participating securities and included in earnings allocation for computing basic earnings per share under this method.  Undistributed income is allocated to common shareholders and participating securities under the two-class method based upon the proportion of each to the total weighted average shares available.

The calculation of earnings per common share is presented below.
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)     
Years ended December 31,2012 2011 2010
Net income
$35,074
 
$29,724
 
$24,051
Less:     
Dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities(160) (112) (65)
Net income applicable to common shareholders34,914
 29,612
 23,986
      
Weighted average basic common shares16,358
 16,254
 16,114
Dilutive effect of:     
Common stock equivalents43
 30
 9
Weighted average diluted common shares16,401
 16,284
 16,123
      
Earnings per common share:     
Basic
$2.13
 
$1.82
 
$1.49
Diluted
$2.13
 
$1.82
 
$1.49

Weighted average common stock equivalents, not included in common stock equivalents above because they were anti-dilutive, totaled 357 thousand, 371 thousand and 758 thousand for 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2012 and 2011

(20) Commitments and Contingencies
Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Risk
The Corporation is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers and to manage the Corporation’s exposure to fluctuations in interest rates.  These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit, equity commitments to an affordable housing partnerships, interest rate swap agreements and commitments to originate and commitments to sell fixed rate mortgage loans.  These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Corporation’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.  The contract or notional amounts of these instruments reflect the extent of involvement the Corporation has in particular classes of financial instruments.  The Corporation’s credit policies with respect to interest rate swap agreements with commercial borrowers, commitments to extend credit, and financial guarantees are similar to those used for loans.  The interest rate swaps with other counterparties are generally subject to bilateral collateralization terms.

The contractual and notional amounts of financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk are as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)   
December 31,2012 2011
Financial instruments whose contract amounts represent credit risk:   
Commitments to extend credit:   
Commercial loans
$223,426
 
$222,805
Home equity lines184,941
 185,124
Other loans30,504
 35,035
Standby letters of credit1,039
 8,560
Financial instruments whose notional amounts exceed the amount of credit risk:   
Forward loan commitments:   
Commitments to originate fixed rate mortgage loans to be sold67,792
 56,950
Commitments to sell fixed rate mortgage loans116,162
 76,574
Customer related derivative contracts:   
Interest rate swaps with customers70,493
 61,586
Mirror swaps with counterparties70,493
 61,586
Interest rate risk management contract:

 

Interest rate swap32,991
 32,991

Commitments to Extend Credit
Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there are no violations of any condition established in the contract.  Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee.  Since some of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.  Each borrower’s creditworthiness is evaluated on a case-by-case basis.  The amount of collateral obtained is based on management’s credit evaluation of the borrower.

Standby Letters of Credit
Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party.  The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to customers.  Under the standby letters of credit, the Corporation is required to make payments to the beneficiary of the letters of credit upon request by the beneficiary contingent upon the customer’s failure to perform under the terms of the underlying contract with the beneficiary.  Standby letters of credit extend up to five years.  At December 31, 2012 and 2011, the maximum potential amount of undiscounted future payments, not reduced by amounts that may be recovered, totaled 1.0 million and 8.6 million, respectively.  At December 31, 2012 and 2011, there was no liabilities to beneficiaries


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resulting from standby letters of credit.  Fee income on standby letters of credit totaled $94 thousand in 2012, compared to $153 thousand in 2011 and $91 thousand in 2010.

At December 31, 2012 and 2011, a substantial portion of the standby letters of credit were supported by pledged collateral.  The collateral obtained is determined based on management’s credit evaluation of the customer.  Should the Corporation be required to make payments to the beneficiary, repayment from the customer to the Corporation is required.

Equity Commitment
At December 31, 2012 and 2011, Washington Trust has investments in two real estate limited partnerships, one of which was entered into in the latter portion of 2010.  The partnerships were created for the purpose of renovating and operating low-income housing projects.  Equity commitments to affordable housing partnerships represented funding commitments by Washington Trust to the limited partnerships.  The funding of commitments was contingent upon substantial completion of the projects.

Forward Loan CommitmentsDetermination of Fair Value
Interest rate lock commitmentsFair values are extendedbased on the price that would be received to borrowerssell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  When available, the Corporation uses quoted market prices to determine fair value.  If quoted prices are not available, fair value is based upon valuation techniques such as matrix pricing or other models that relateuse, where possible, current market-based or independently sourced market parameters, such as interest rates.  If observable market-based inputs are not available, the Corporation uses unobservable inputs to determine appropriate valuation adjustments using methodologies applied consistently over time.

The following is a description of valuation methodologies for assets and liabilities recorded at fair value, including the general classification of such assets and liabilities pursuant to the origination of readily marketable mortgage loans held for sale.  To mitigate the interest rate risk inherent in these rate locks, as well as closed mortgage loans heldvaluation hierarchy.

Items Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
Securities
Securities available for sale best efforts forward commitments are establishedrecorded at fair value on a recurring basis.  When available, the Corporation uses quoted market prices to sell individual mortgage loans.  Both interest rate lock commitmentsdetermine the fair value of securities; such items are classified as Level 1.  This category includes exchange-traded equity securities.

Level 2 securities include debt securities with quoted prices, which are traded less frequently than exchange-traded instruments, whose value is determined using matrix pricing with inputs that are observable in the market or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data.  This category generally includes obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises, mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and commitmentsU.S government-sponsored enterprises, municipal bonds, trust preferred securities, corporate bonds and certain preferred equity securities.

In certain cases where there is limited activity or less transparency around inputs to sell fixed rate residential mortgage loansthe valuation, securities may be classified as Level 3.  As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, level 3 securities were comprised of two pooled trust preferred debt securities, in the form of collateralized debt obligations, which were not actively traded.  As of December 31, 2012 and 2011, the Corporation concluded that the low level of activity for its Level 3 pooled trust preferred debt securities


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2012 and 2011

continued to indicate that quoted market prices are derivativenot indicative of fair value.  The Corporation obtained valuations including broker quotes and cash flow scenario analyses prepared by a third party valuation consultant.  The fair values were assigned a weighting that was dependent upon the methods used to calculate the prices.  The cash flow scenarios (Level 3) were given substantially more weight than the broker quotes (Level 2) as management believed that the broker quotes reflected highly limited sales evidenced by an inactive market.  The cash flow scenarios were prepared using discounted cash flow methodologies based on detailed cash flow and credit analysis of the pooled securities.  The weighting was then used to determine an overall fair value of the securities.  Management believes that this approach is most representative of fair value for these particular securities in current market conditions.

Our internal review procedures have confirmed that the fair values provided by the aforementioned third party valuation sources utilized by the Corporation are consistent with GAAP.  Our fair values assumed liquidation in an orderly market and not under distressed circumstances.  Due to the continued market illiquidity and credit risk for securities in the financial instruments. sector, the fair value of these securities is highly sensitive to assumption changes and market volatility.

Mortgage Loans Held for Sale
Effective July 1, 2011, Washington Trust elected to carry newly originated closed residential real estate mortgage loans held for sale at fair value pursuant to Accounting Standards Codifications ("ASC") Topic No. 825, "Financial Instruments." ChangesASC 825. Level 2 mortgage loans held for sale fair values are estimated based on what secondary markets are currently offering for loans with similar characteristics. In certain cases when quoted market prices are not available, fair value is determined by utilizing a discounted cash flow analysis and these assets are classified as Level 3. Any change in the valuation of mortgage loans held for sale is based upon the change in market interest rates between closing the loan and the measurement date and an immaterial portion attributable to changes in instrument-specific credit risk.

Derivatives
Interest rate swap contracts are traded in over-the-counter markets where quoted market prices are not readily available.  Fair value measurements are determined using independent pricing models that utilize primarily market observable inputs, such as swap rates of different maturities and LIBOR rates and, accordingly, are classified as Level 2. Our internal review procedures have confirmed that the fair values determined with independent pricing models and utilized by the Corporation are consistent with GAAP. For purposes of potential valuation adjustments to its interest rate swap contracts, the Corporation evaluates the credit risk of its counterparties as well as that of the Corporation.  Accordingly, Washington Trust considers factors such as the likelihood of default by the Corporation and its counterparties, its net exposures and remaining contractual life, among other factors, in determining if any fair value adjustments related to credit risk are required.  Counterparty exposure is evaluated by netting positions that are subject to master netting agreements, as well as considering the amount of collateral securing the position. Washington Trust met the criteria for and effective January 1, 2012 elected to apply the accounting policy exception with respect to measuring counterparty credit risk for derivative transactions subject to master netting arrangements provided in ASU 2011-04. Electing this policy exception had no impact on financial statement presentation.

Level 2 fair value measurements of forward loan commitments (interest rate lock commitments and commitments to sell fixed-rate residential mortgages) are estimated using the anticipated market price based on pricing indications provided from syndicate banks. In certain cases when quoted market prices are not available, fair value is determined by utilizing a discounted cash flow analysis and these assets are classified as Level 3.

Items Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
Collateral Dependent Impaired Loans
Collateral dependent loans that are deemed to be impaired are valued based upon the fair value of the underlying collateral less costs to sell.  Such collateral primarily consists of real estate and, to a lesser extent, other business assets.  Management may adjust appraised values to reflect estimated market value declines or apply other discounts to appraised values resulting from its knowledge of the property.  Internal valuations are utilized to determine the fair value of other business assets.  Collateral dependent impaired loans are categorized as Level 3.

Property acquired through foreclosure or repossession
Property acquired through foreclosure or repossession is adjusted to fair value less costs to sell upon transfer out of loans.  Subsequently, it is carried at the lower of carrying value or fair value less costs to sell.  Fair value is generally


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based upon appraised values of the collateral.  Management adjusts appraised values to reflect estimated market value declines or apply other discounts to appraised values for unobservable factors resulting from its knowledge of the property, and such property is categorized as Level 3.

Loan Servicing Rights
Loan servicing rights do not trade in an active market with readily observable prices.  Accordingly, we determine the fair value of loan servicing rights using a valuation model that calculates the present value of the estimated future net servicing income.  The model incorporates assumptions used in estimating future net servicing income, including estimates of prepayment speeds, discount rate, cost to service and contractual servicing fee income.  Loan servicing rights are subject to fair value measurements on a nonrecurring basis.  Fair value measurements of our loan servicing rights use significant unobservable inputs and, accordingly, are classified as Level 3.

Items Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The tables below present the balances of assets and liabilities reported at fair value on a recurring basis.
(Dollars in thousands)  Assets/Liabilities at Fair Value
 Fair Value Measurements Using 
December 31, 2012Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 
Assets:       
Securities available for sale:       
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
$—
 
$31,670
 
$—
 
$31,670
Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
 231,233
 
 231,233
States and political subdivisions
 72,620
 
 72,620
Trust preferred securities:       
Individual name issuers
 24,751
 
 24,751
Collateralized debt obligations
 
 843
 843
Corporate bonds
 14,381
 
 14,381
Mortgage loans held for sale
 40,243
 9,813
 50,056
Derivative assets (1)       
Interest rate swap contracts with customers
 3,851
 
 3,851
Forward loan commitments
 2,469
 44
 2,513
Total assets at fair value on a recurring basis
$—
 
$421,218
 
$10,700
 
$431,918
Liabilities:       
Derivative liabilities (1)       
Mirror swap contracts with customers
$—
 
$3,952
 
$—
 
$3,952
Interest rate risk management swap contracts
$—
 
$1,619
 
$—
 
$1,619
Forward loan commitments
 4,005
 186
 4,191
Total liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis
$—
 
$9,576
 
$186
 
$9,762
(1)Derivative assets are included in other assets and derivative liabilities are reported in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.



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(Dollars in thousands)  Assets/Liabilities at Fair Value
 Fair Value Measurements Using 
December 31, 2011Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 
Assets:       
Securities available for sale:       
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
$—
 
$32,833
 
$—
 
$32,833
Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
 389,658
 
 389,658
States and political subdivisions
 79,493
 
 79,493
Trust preferred securities:       
Individual name issuers
 22,396
 
 22,396
Collateralized debt obligations
 
 887
 887
Corporate bonds
 14,282
 
 14,282
Perpetual preferred stocks1,704
 
 
 1,704
Mortgage loans held for sale
 20,340
 
 20,340
Derivative assets (1)
      

Interest rate swap contracts with customers
 4,513
 
 4,513
Forward loan commitments
 1,864
 
 1,864
Total assets at fair value on a recurring basis
$1,704
 
$565,379
 
$887
 
$567,970
Liabilities:       
Derivative liabilities (1)
       
Mirror swap contracts with customers
$—
 
$4,669
 
$—
 
$4,669
Interest rate risk management swap contracts
 1,802
 
 1,802
Forward loan commitments
 2,580
 
 2,580
Total liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis
$—
 
$9,051
 
$—
 
$9,051
(1)Derivatives assets are included in other assets and derivative liabilities are reported in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

It is the Corporation’s policy to review and reflect transfers between Levels as of the financial statement reporting date.  There were no transfers in and/or out of Level 1 during the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011. After evaluating forward loan commitments consisting of interest rate lock commitments and commitments to sell fixedfixed-rate residential mortgages during the third quarter of 2011, it was determined that significant inputs and significant value drivers were observable in active markets, and the Corporation therefore reclassified these derivatives from out of Level 3 into Level 2. There were no other transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 during the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.



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The following table presents the changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis during the periods indicated.
Years ended December 31,2012 2011
(Dollars in thousands)Securities Available for Sale (1) Mortgage Loans Held for Sale (2) Derivative Assets / (Liabilities) (3) Total Securities Available for Sale (1) Derivative Assets / (Liabilities) (3) Total
Balance at beginning of period
$887
 
$—
 
$—
 
$887
 
$806
 
$435
 
$1,241
Gains and losses (realized and unrealized):             
Included in earnings (4)(221) 
 
 (221) (191) (1,263) (1,454)
Included in other comprehensive income177
 
 
 177
 272
 
 272
Issuances
 9,813
 (142) 9,671
 
 
 
Transfers out of Level 3
 
 
 
 
 828
 828
Balance at end of period
$843
 
$9,813
 
($142) 
$10,514
 
$887
 
$—
 
$887
(1)
During the periods indicated, Level 3 securities available for sale were comprised of two pooled trust preferred debt securities, in the form of collateralized debt obligations.
(2)During the periods indicated, Level 3 mortgage loans held for sale consisted of certain mortgage loans whose fair value was determined utilizing a discounted cash flow analysis.
(3)During the periods indicated, Level 3 derivative assets / liabilities consisted of forward loan commitments (interest rate lock commitments and commitments to sell fixed-rate residential mortgages) whose fair value was determined utilizing a discounted cash flow analysis. During 2011, Level 3 derivative assets / liabilities consisted of certain forward loan commitments that were reclassified out of Level 3 into Level 2 after evaluation during the third quarter of 2011, when it was determined that significant inputs and significant value drivers were observable in active markets.
(4)
Losses included in earnings for Level 3 securities available for sale consisted of credit-related impairment losses on the two Level 3 pooled trust preferred debt securities.  Credit-related impairment losses of $221 thousand and $191 thousand were recognized in December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  The losses included in earnings for Level 3 derivative assets and liabilities, which were comprised of forward loan commitments (interest rate lock commitments and commitments to sell fixed-rate residential mortgages), were included in net gains on loan sales and commissions on loans originated for others in the Consolidated Statements of Income.



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December 31, 2012 and 2011

The following table presents additional quantitative information about assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis for which the Corporation has utilized Level 3 inputs to determine fair value.
(Dollars in thousands)December 31, 2012
 Fair Value Valuation Technique Unobservable Input Range of Inputs Utilized (Weighted Average)
Trust preferred securities:       
Collateralized debt obligations
$843
 Discounted Cash Flow Discount Rate 16.75%
     Cumulative Default % 3.3% - 100% (25.7%)
     Loss Given Default % 85% - 100% (90.9%)
        
Mortgage loans held for sale
$9,813
 Discounted Cash Flow Interest Rate 2.875% - 4.95% (3.71%)
     Credit Risk Adjustment 0.25%
        
Forward loan commitments - assets
$44
 Discounted Cash Flow Interest Rate 3.25% - 3.875% (3.56%)
     Credit Risk Adjustment 0.25%
        
Forward loan commitments - liabilities
($186) Discounted Cash Flow Interest Rate 3.25% - 3.875% (3.69%)
     Credit Risk Adjustment 0.25%

Trust Preferred Debt Securities in the Form of Collateralized Debt Obligations
Given the low level of market activity for trust preferred securities in the form of collateralized debt obligations, the discount rate utilized in the fair value measurement was derived by analyzing current market yields for trust preferred securities of individual name issuers in the financial services industry. Adjustments were then made for credit and structural differences between these types of securities. There is an inverse correlation between the discount rate and the fair value measurement. When the discount rate increases, the fair value decreases.

Other significant unobservable inputs to the fair value measurement of collateralized debt obligations included prospective defaults and recoveries. The cumulative default percentage represents the lifetime defaults assumed, excluding currently defaulted collateral and including all performing and currently deferring collateral. As a result, the cumulative default percentage also reflects assumptions of the possibility of currently deferring collateral curing and becoming current. The loss given default percentage represents the percentage of current and projected defaults assumed to be lost. There is an inverse correlation between the cumulative default and loss given default percentages and the fair value measurement. When the default percentages increase, the fair value decreases.

Mortgage Loans Held for Sale and Derivative Assets / Liabilities
Significant unobservable inputs to the fair market value measurement for certain mortgage loans and loans held for sale are recognized in earnings.and certain forward loan commitments include interest rate and credit risk. Interest rates approximate the Corporation’s current origination rates for similar loans. Credit risk approximates the Corporation’s current loss exposure factor for similar loans.

Interest Rate Risk Management AgreementsItems Recorded at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
InterestCertain assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in accordance with GAAP.  These adjustments to fair value usually result from the application of lower of cost or market accounting or write-downs of individual assets.  The valuation methodologies used to measure these fair value adjustments are described above.



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The following table presents the carrying value of certain assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the year ended December 31, 2012.
(Dollars in thousands)Carrying Value at December 31, 2012
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets:       
Collateral dependent impaired loans
$—
 
$—
 
$9,550
 
$9,550
Property acquired through foreclosure or repossession
 
 1,073
 1,073
Total assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis
$—
 
$—
 
$10,623
 
$10,623

Collateral dependent impaired loans with a carrying value of $9.6 million at December 31, 2012 were subject to nonrecurring fair value measurement during the year ended December 31, 2012.  As of December 31, 2012, the allowance for loan losses allocation on these loans amounted to $2.0 million.

For the year ended December 31, 2012, property acquired through foreclosures or repossession with a fair value of $3.2 million was transferred from loans.  Prior to the transfer, the assets whose fair value less costs to sell was less than the carrying value were written down to fair value through a charge to the allowance for loan losses.  For the year ended December 31, 2012, valuation adjustments to reflect property acquired through foreclosure or repossession at fair value less cost to sell resulted in a charge to the allowance for loan losses of $410 thousand.  Subsequent to foreclosures, valuations are updated periodically, and assets may be marked down further, reflecting a new cost basis.  Subsequent valuation adjustments resulted in a charge to earnings of $350 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2012.

The following table presents the carrying value of certain assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the year ended December 31, 2011.
(Dollars in thousands)Carrying Value at December 31, 2011
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets:       
Collateral dependent impaired loans
$—
 
$—
 
$10,391
 
$10,391
Loan servicing rights
 
 765
 765
Property acquired through foreclosure or repossession
 
 1,758
 1,758
Total assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis
$—
 
$—
 
$12,914
 
$12,914

Collateral dependent impaired loans with a carrying value of $10.4 million at December 31, 2011 were subject to nonrecurring fair value measurement during the year ended December 31, 2011.  As of December 31, 2011, the allowance for loan losses allocation on these loans amounted to $1.4 million.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, certain loan servicing rights were written down to their fair value resulting in an immaterial valuation allowance increase, which was recorded as a component of net gains on loan sales and commissions on loans originated for others in the Corporation’s Consolidated Statement of Income.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, property acquired through foreclosures or repossession with a fair value of $2.0 million was transferred from loans.  Prior to the transfer, the assets whose fair value less costs to sell was less than the carrying value were written down to fair value through a charge to the allowance for loan losses.  For the year ended December 31, 2011, valuation adjustments to reflect property acquired through foreclosure or repossession at fair value less cost to sell resulted in a charge to the allowance for loan losses of $328 thousand.  Subsequent to foreclosures, valuations are updated periodically, and assets may be marked down further, reflecting a new cost basis.  Subsequent valuation adjustments resulted in a charge to earnings of $642 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2011.



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December 31, 2012 and 2011

The following table presents additional quantitative information about assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis for which the Corporation has utilized Level 3 inputs to determine fair value.
(Dollars in thousands)December 31, 2012
Fair ValueValuation TechniqueUnobservable InputRange of Inputs Utilized (Weighted Average)
Collateral dependent impaired loans
$9,550
Appraisals of collateralDiscount for costs to sell0% - 50% (11%)
Appraisal adjustments (1)0% - 27% (18%)
Property acquired through foreclosure or repossession
$1,073
Appraisals of collateralDiscount for costs to sell0% - 10% (5%)
Appraisal adjustments (1)15% - 34% (21%)
(1)Management may adjust appraisal values to reflect market value declines or other discounts resulting from its knowledge of the property.

Valuation of Other Financial Instruments
The methodologies for estimating the fair value of financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring or nonrecurring basis are discussed above. The methodologies for other financial instruments are discussed below.

Loans
Fair values are estimated for categories of loans with similar financial characteristics. Loans are segregated by type and are then further segmented into fixed rate swapsand adjustable rate interest terms to determine their fair value. The fair value of fixed rate commercial and consumer loans is calculated by discounting scheduled cash flows through the estimated maturity of the loan using interest rates offered at December 31, 2012 and 2011 that reflect the credit and interest rate risk inherent in the loan. The estimate of maturity is based on the Corporation’s historical repayment experience. For residential mortgages, fair value is estimated by using quoted market prices for sales of similar loans on the secondary market. The fair value of floating rate commercial and consumer loans approximates carrying value. Fair value for impaired loans is estimated using a discounted cash flow method based upon the loan’s contractual effective interest rate, or at the loan’s observable market price, or if the loan is collateral dependent, at the fair value of the collateral less costs to sell. Loans are classified within Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy.

Time Deposits
The discounted values of cash flows using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities were used to estimate the fair value of time deposits. Time deposits are classified within Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

Federal Home Loan Bank Advances
Rates currently available to the Corporation for advances with similar terms and remaining maturities are used from time to timeestimate fair value of existing advances. FHLB advances are categorized as partLevel 2.

Junior Subordinated Debentures
The fair value of the junior subordinated debentures is estimated using rates currently available to the Corporation for debentures with similar terms and maturities. Junior subordinated debentures are categorized as Level 2.



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The following tables present the carrying amount, estimated fair value and placement in the fair value hierarchy of the Corporation’s interest rate risk management strategy.  Swaps are agreements infinancial instruments as of December 31, 2012 and 2011. The tables exclude financial instruments for which the carrying value approximates fair value. Financial assets for which the fair value approximates carrying value include cash and cash equivalents, FHLBB stock, accrued interest receivable and bank-owned life insurance. Financial liabilities for which the fair value approximates carrying value include non-maturity deposits, other borrowings and accrued interest payable.
(Dollars in thousands)    Fair Value Measurements
December 31, 2012Carrying Amount Estimated Fair Value Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Financial Assets:         
Securities held to maturity
$40,381
 
$41,420
 
$—
 
$41,420
 
$—
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses2,263,130
 2,350,153
 
 
 2,350,153
Loan servicing rights (1)1,110
 1,275
 
 
 1,275
          
Financial Liabilities:         
Time deposits
$870,232
 
$879,705
 
$—
 
$879,705
 
$—
FHLBB advances361,172
 392,805
 
 392,805
 
Junior subordinated debentures32,991
 23,371
 
 23,371
 
(1)
The carrying value of loan servicing rights is net of $165 thousand in reserves as of December 31, 2012. The estimated fair value does not include such adjustment.

(Dollars in thousands)    Fair Value Measurements
December 31, 2011Carrying Amount Estimated Fair Value Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Financial Assets:         
Securities held to maturity
$52,139
 
$52,499
 
$—
 
$52,499
 
$—
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses2,117,357
 2,198,940
 
 
 2,198,940
Loan servicing rights (1)765
 937
 
 
 937
          
Financial Liabilities:         
Time deposits
$878,794
 
$891,378
 
$—
 
$891,378
 
$—
FHLBB advances540,450
 577,315
 
 577,315
 
Junior subordinated debentures32,991
 20,391
 
 20,391
 
(1)
The carrying value of loan servicing rights is net of $172 thousand in reserves as of December 31, 2011. The estimated fair value does not include such adjustment.

(15) Employee Benefits
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
The Corporation offers a tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan for the benefit of certain eligible employees. Effective October 1, 2007, the pension plan was amended to freeze plan entry to new hires and another party agreerehires.  Existing employees hired prior to exchange interest payments (e.g., fixed-rate for variable-rate payments) computedOctober 1, 2007 continue to accrue benefits under the plan.  Benefits are based on an employee’s years of service and compensation earned during the years of service.  The plan is funded on a notional principal amount.  current basis, in compliance with the requirements of ERISA.

The credit risk associatedCorporation also has non-qualified retirement plans to provide supplemental retirement benefits to certain employees, as defined in the plans.  The supplemental retirement plans provide eligible participants with swap transactionsan additional retirement benefit.


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December 31, 2012 and 2011


The non-qualified retirement plans provide for the designation of assets in rabbi trusts.  Securities available for sale and other short-term investments designated for this purpose, with the carrying value of $8.3 million and $8.9 million are included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

Pension benefit cost and benefit obligations are developed from actuarial valuations.  Two critical assumptions in determining pension expense and obligations are the discount rate and the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets.  We evaluate these assumptions at least annually.  The discount rate is used to calculate the risk of default by the counterparty.  To minimize this risk, the Corporation enters into interest rate agreements only with highly rated counterparties that management believes to be creditworthy.  The notional amounts of these agreements do not represent amounts exchanged by the parties and, thus, are not a measurepresent value of the potential loss exposure.expected future cash flows for benefit obligations under our pension plans.  Future decreases in discount rates would increase the present value of pension obligations and increase our pension costs.  Future decreases in the long-term rate of return assumption on plan assets would increase pension costs and, in general, increase the requirement to make funding contributions to the plans.

AtThe following table sets forth the plans’ projected benefit obligations, fair value of plan assets and funded status as of and for the years ended December 31, 2012 and 2011.
(Dollars in thousands)
Qualified
Pension Plan
 
Non-Qualified
Retirement Plans
At December 31,2012 2011 2012 2011
Change in Benefit Obligation:       
Benefit obligation at beginning of period
$57,257
 
$46,556
 
$11,321
 
$9,953
Service cost2,574
 2,314
 150
 71
Interest cost2,823
 2,578
 503
 495
Actuarial loss9,535
 7,298
 1,315
 1,534
Benefits paid(1,440) (1,371) (720) (732)
Administrative expenses(134) (118) 
 
Benefit obligation at end of period
$70,615
 
$57,257
 
$12,569
 
$11,321
Change in Plan Assets:       
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of period
$38,330
 
$36,070
 
$—
 
$—
Actual return on plan assets4,322
 749
 
 
Employer contribution10,000
 3,000
 720
 732
Benefits paid(1,440) (1,371) (720) (732)
Administrative expenses(134) (118) 
 
Fair value of plan assets at end of period
$51,078
 
$38,330
 
$—
 
$—
Unfunded status at end of period
($19,537) 
($18,927) 
($12,569) 
($11,321)

The funded status of the qualified pension plan and non-qualified retirement plans has been recognized in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 2012 and 2011.



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The components of accumulated other comprehensive income related to the qualified pension plan and non-qualified retirement plans, on a pre-tax basis, are summarized below:
(Dollars in thousands)
Qualified
Pension Plan
 
Non-Qualified
Retirement Plans
  
At December 31,2012 2011 2012 2011
Net actuarial loss
$23,144
 
$15,928
 
$3,938
 
$2,743
Prior service credit(221) (254) (5) (7)
Total pre-tax amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income
$22,923
 
$15,674
 
$3,933
 
$2,736

The accumulated benefit obligation for the qualified pension plan was $55.8 million and $45.3 million at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.  The accumulated benefit obligation for the non-qualified retirement plans amounted to $11.3 million and $10.4 million at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively.

The components of net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive income, on a pre-tax basis, were as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)
Qualified
Pension Plan
 
Non-Qualified
Retirement Plans
Years ended December 31,2012 2011 2010 2012 2011 2010
Net Periodic Benefit Cost:           
Service cost
$2,574
 
$2,314
 
$2,337
 
$150
 
$71
 
$93
Interest cost2,823
 2,578
 2,507
 503
 495
 515
Expected return on plan assets(2,985) (2,794) (2,541) 
 
 
Amortization of prior service (credit) cost(33) (33) (33) (1) (1) 8
Recognized net actuarial loss982
 392
 340
 119
 16
 19
Net periodic benefit cost
$3,361
 
$2,457
 
$2,610
 
$771
 
$581
 
$635
Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (on a pre-tax basis):           
Net loss (gain)
$7,216
 
$8,951
 
($1,104) 
$1,195
 
$1,517
 
$388
Prior service cost (credit)33
 33
 33
 1
 1
 (8)
Recognized in other comprehensive income
$7,249
 
$8,984
 
($1,071) 
$1,196
 
$1,518
 
$380
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income
$10,610
 
$11,441
 
$1,539
 
$1,967
 
$2,099
 
$1,015

The estimated prior service credit and net loss for the qualified pension plan that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net periodic benefit cost during 2013 are $(33) thousand and $1.7 million, respectively.  The estimated prior service credit and net loss for the non-qualified retirement plans that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net periodic benefit cost during 2013 are $(1) thousand and $196 thousand, respectively.



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2012 and 2011

Assumptions
The measurement date and weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations at December 31, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:
 Qualified Pension Plan Non-Qualified Retirement Plans
 2012 2011 2012 2011
Measurement dateDec 31, 2012 Dec 31, 2011 Dec 31, 2012 Dec 31, 2011
Discount rate4.125% 5.000% 3.750% 4.625%
Rate of compensation increase3.750% 3.750% 3.750% 3.750%

The measurement date and weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 were as follows:
 Qualified Pension Plan Non-Qualified Retirement Plans
 2012 2011 2010 2012 2011 2010
Measurement dateDec 31, 2011 Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2011 Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2009
Discount rate5.000% 5.625% 6.000% 4.625% 5.125% 5.625%
Expected long-term return on plan assets7.750% 8.000% 8.000%   
Rate of compensation increase3.750% 3.750% 4.250% 3.750% 3.750% 4.250%

The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets is based on what the Corporation believes is realistically achievable based on the types of assets held by the plan and the plan’s investment practices.  The assumption is updated at least annually, taking into account the asset allocation, historical asset return trends on the types of assets held and the current and expected economic conditions.  At December 31, 2011, the Bancorp had three interestmeasurement date used in the determination of net periodic benefit cost for 2012, the Corporation determined that a reduction to 7.75% in the expected long-term rate swap contracts designated as cash flow hedgesof return was necessary, based upon expected market performance.

The discount rate assumption for defined benefit pension plans is reset annually on the measurement date.  A discount rate was selected for each plan by matching expected future benefit payments stream to hedgea yield curve based on a selection of high-quality fixed-income debt securities.

Plan Assets
The following table presents the interest rate associated with $33 million of variable rate junior subordinated debenture.  The effective portionfair values of the changesqualified pension plan’s assets at December 31, 2012:
(Dollars in thousands)   
 Fair Value Measurements Using 
Assets at
Fair Value
December 31, 2012Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 
Assets:       
Cash and cash equivalents
$7,274
 
$—
 
$—
 
$7,274
Obligations of U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
 1,059
 
 1,059
Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
 
 
 
States and political subdivisions
 2,218
 
 2,218
Corporate bonds
 10,378
 
 10,378
Common stocks15,892
 
 
 15,892
Mutual funds14,750
 
 
 14,750
Total plan assets
$37,916
 
$13,655
 
$—
 
$51,571


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The following table presents the fair values of the qualified pension plan’s assets at December 31, 2011:
(Dollars in thousands)   
 Fair Value Measurements Using 
Assets at
Fair Value
December 31, 2011Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 
Assets:       
Cash and cash equivalents
$1,595
 
$—
 
$—
 
$1,595
Obligations of U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
 1,786
 
 1,786
Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
 
 
 
States and political subdivisions
 1,720
 
 1,720
Corporate bonds
 10,283
 
 10,283
Common stocks15,487
 
 
 15,487
Mutual funds7,459
 
 
 7,459
Total plan assets
$24,541
 
$13,789
 
$—
 
$38,330

The qualified pension plan uses fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to the securities held in its investment portfolio.

When available, the qualified pension plan uses quoted market prices to determine the fair value of derivatives designatedsecurities; such items are classified as Level 1.  This category includes cash flow hedges is recorded in other comprehensive incomeequivalents, common stock and subsequently reclassified to earnings when gains or lossesmutual funds which are realized.  The ineffective portion of changes in fair value of the derivatives is recognized directly in earnings as interest expense.  The Bancorp pledged collateral to derivative counterpartiesexchange-traded.

Level 2 securities in the formqualified pension plan include debt securities with quoted prices, which are traded less frequently than exchange-traded instruments, whose values are determined using matrix pricing with inputs that are observable in the market or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data.  This category includes corporate bonds, municipal bonds, obligations of cash totaling $1.9 millionU.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises and mortgage backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises.

In certain cases where there is limited activity or less transparency around inputs to the valuation, securities may be classified as Level 3.  As of December 31, 20112012 and 20102011.  The Bancorp may need to post additional collateral, the qualified pension plan did not have any securities in the future in proportion to potential increases in unrealized loss positions.Level 3 category.

The Corporation has entered into interest rate swap contracts to help commercial loan borrowers manage their interest rate risk.  The interest rate swap contracts with commercial loan borrowers allow them to convert floating rate loan payments to fixed rate loan payments.  When we enter into an interest rate swap contract with a commercial loan borrower, we simultaneously enter into a “mirror” swap contract with a third party.  The third party exchangesasset allocations of the client’s fixed rate loan payments for floating rate loan payments.  We retain the risk that is associated with the potential failure of counterparties and inherent in making loans.  Atqualified pension plan at December 31, 2012 and 2011, by asset category were as follows:
December 31,2012
 2011
Asset Category:   
Equity securities55.0% 56.2%
Fixed securities30.9% 39.7%
Cash and cash equivalents14.1% 4.1%
Total100.0% 100.0%

The assets of the qualified defined benefit pension plan trust (the “Pension Trust”) are managed to balance the needs of cash flow requirements and long-term rate of return.  Cash inflow is typically comprised of invested income from portfolio holdings and Bank contributions, while cash outflow is for the purpose of paying plan benefits.  As early as possible each year, the trustee is advised of the projected schedule of employer contributions and estimations of benefit payments.  As


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a general rule, the trustee shall invest the funds so as to produce sufficient income to cover benefit payments and maintain a funded status that exceeds the regulatory requirements for tax-qualified defined benefit plans.

The investment philosophy used for the Pension Trust emphasizes consistency of results over an extended market cycle, while reducing the impact of the volatility of the security markets upon investment results.  The assets of the Pension Trust should be protected by substantial diversification of investments, providing exposure to a wide range of quality investment opportunities in various asset classes.

The investment objective with respect to the Pension Trust assets is to provide capital appreciation with a current income component.  At any time, the portfolio will typically be invested in the following ranges:  50% to 70% in equities; 30% to 50% in fixed income; and 0% to 10% in cash and cash equivalents.  The trustee investment manager will have authorization to invest within these ranges, making decisions based upon market conditions.

At December 31, 2012, the holdings in the Other category, primarily cash equivalents (short-term investments), represented 14.1% of total assets, which was outside the 0% to 10% target range, due to an additional $7 million dollar contribution made late in 2012.

Fixed income bond investments should be limited to those in the top four categories used by the major credit rating agencies.High yield bond funds may be used to provide exposure to this asset class as a diversification tool provided they do not exceed 10% of the portfolio.  In order to reduce the volatility of the annual rate of return of the bond portfolio, attention will be given to the maturity structure of the portfolio in the light of money market conditions and interest rate forecasts.  The assets of the Pension Trust will typically have a laddered maturity structure, avoiding large concentrations in any single year.  Common stock and equity holdings provide opportunities for dividend and capital appreciation returns.  Holdings will be appropriately diversified by maintaining broad exposure to large-, mid- and small-cap stocks as well as international equities.  Concentration in small-cap, mid-cap and international equities is limited to 20%, 20% and 30% of the equity portfolio, respectively.  Investment selection and mix of equity holdings should be influenced by forecasts of economic activity, corporate profits and allocation among different segments of the economy while ensuring efficient diversification.  The fair value of equity securities of any one issuer will not be permitted to exceed 10% of the total fair value of equity holdings of the Pension Trust.  Investments in publicly traded real estate investment trust securities and low-risk derivatives securities such as callable securities, floating rate notes, mortgage backed securities and treasury inflation protected securities, are permitted.

Cash Flows
Contributions
The Internal Revenue Code permits flexibility in plan contributions so that normally a range of contributions is possible.  The Corporation’s current funding policy has been generally to contribute the minimum required contribution and additional amounts up to the maximum deductible contribution.  The Corporation expects to contribute $5.0 million to the qualified pension plan in 2013.  In addition, the Corporation expects to contribute $731 thousand in benefit payments to the non-qualified retirement plans in 2013.

Estimated Future Benefit Payments
The following benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be paid as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)
Qualified
Pension Plan
 
Non-Qualified
Plans
2013
$1,816
 
$731
20141,936
 738
20152,191
 767
20162,382
 766
20172,510
 759
Years 2018 - 202114,386
 3,769



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401(k) Plan
The Corporation’s 401(k) Plan provides a specified match of employee contributions for substantially all employees.  In addition, substantially all employees hired after September 30, 2007, who are ineligible for participation in the qualified defined benefit pension plan, will receive a non-elective employer contribution of 4%.  Total employer matching contributions under this plan amounted to $1.4 million, $1.2 million and $1.0 million in 2012, 2011 and 2010, Washington Trust had interest rate swap contracts with commercial loan borrowers with notional amountsrespectively.

Other Incentive Plans
The Corporation maintains several non-qualified incentive compensation plans.  Substantially all employees participate in one of the incentive compensation plans.  Incentive plans provide for annual or more frequent payments based on individual, business line and/or corporate performance targets (measured in terms of the Corporation’s net income, earnings per share and return on equity).  Total incentive based compensation amounted to $61.613.5 million, $10.7 million and $59.79.6 million in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  In general, the terms of incentive plans are subject to annual renewal and may be terminated at any time by the Board of Directors.

Deferred Compensation Plan
The Amended and Restated Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan provides supplemental retirement and tax benefits to directors and certain officers.  The plan is funded primarily through pre-tax contributions made by the participants.  The assets and liabilities of the Deferred Compensation Plan are recorded at fair value in the Corporation’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.  The participants in the plan bear the risk of market fluctuations of the underlying assets.  The accrued liability related to this plan amounted to $6.2 million and $5.4 million at December 31, 2012 and 2011, respectively, and equal amountsis included in other liabilities on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.  The corresponding invested assets are reported in other assets.

(16) Share-Based Compensation Arrangements
Washington Trust has two share-based compensation plans, which are described below.

The Bancorp’s 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2003 Plan”) was amended and restated and was also approved by shareholders in April 2009.  The 2003 Plan amendments included increasing the maximum number of “mirror” swap contracts with third-party financial institutions.  These derivativesshares of Bancorp’s common stock to be issued under the 2003 Plan from 600,000 shares to 1,200,000 shares and increasing the number of shares that can be issued in the form of awards other than share options or stock appreciation rights from 200,000 to 400,000.  The 2003 Plan permits the granting of share options and other equity incentives to officers, employees, directors, and other key persons.  The exercise price of each share option may not be less than the fair market value of the Bancorp’s common stock on the date of grant, and options shall have a term of no more than ten years. Share options are not designated as hedgeseither non-qualified or incentive share options.  Incentive share option awards may be granted at any time until February 19, 2019.

The Bancorp’s 1997 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “1997 Plan”), which was shareholder approved, provided for the granting of share options and therefore, changesother equity incentives to key employees, directors, advisors, and consultants.  The 1997 Plan permitted share options and other equity incentives to be granted at any time until April 29, 2007.

The 1997 Plan and the 2003 Plan (collectively, the “Plans”) permit options to be granted with stock appreciation rights (”SARs”), however, no share options have been granted with SARs.  In general, the share option price is payable in cash, by the delivery of shares of common stock already owned by the grantee, or a combination thereof.  The fair value of share options on the date of grant is estimated using the Black-Scholes Option-Pricing Model.

The Plans also permit nonvested share units, nonvested shares and nonvested performance shares to be granted.  These awards are recognized in earnings.valued at the fair market value of the Bancorp’s common stock as of the award date.  Performance share awards are granted providing certain officers of the Corporation the opportunity to earn shares of common stock the number of which is determined pursuant to, and subject to the attainment of, performance goals during a specified measurement period.  The number of shares earned will range from zero to 200% of the target number of shares dependent upon the Corporation’s core return on equity and core earnings per share growth ranking compared to an industry peer group.



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Vesting of share options and share awards may accelerate or may be subject to proportional vesting if there is a change in control, disability, retirement or death (as defined in the Plans).

Amounts recognized in the consolidated financial statements for share options, nonvested share units, nonvested share awards and nonvested performance shares are as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)     
      
Years ended December 31,2012
 2011
 2010
Share-based compensation expense
$1,962
 
$1,394
 
$909
Related income tax benefit
$700
 
$497
 
$324

Compensation expense for share options, nonvested shares and nonvested share units is recognized over the service period based on the fair value at the date of grant.  Nonvested performance share compensation expense is based on the most recent performance assumption available and is adjusted as assumptions change.  If the goals are not met, no compensation cost will be recognized and any recognized compensation costs will be reversed.

Share Options
During 2012, 2011 and 2010, the Corporation granted to certain key employees 106,775, 57,450 and 83,700 non-qualified share options, respectively, with three-year cliff vesting terms.  

The fair value of the share option awards granted in 2012, 2011 and 2010 were estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes Option-Pricing Model based on assumptions noted in the following table.  Washington Trust uses historical data to estimate share option exercise and employee departure behavior used in the option-pricing model; groups of employees that have similar historical behavior are considered separately for valuation purposes.  The expected term of options granted was derived from the output of the option valuation model and represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding.  Expected volatility was based on historical volatility of Washington Trust shares.  The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life of the share option was based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the date of grant.
 2012
 2011
 2010
Expected term (years)9
 9
 9
Expected dividend yield3.45% 3.33% 3.16%
Weighted average expected volatility42.97% 41.90% 41.95%
Weighted average risk-free interest rate1.53% 3.05% 3.42%

The weighted average grant-date fair value of the share options awarded during 2012, 2011 and 2010 was $7.46, $7.46 and $6.29, respectively.



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A summary of the status of Washington Trust’s share options outstanding as of December 31, 2012 and changes during the year ended December 31, 2012 is presented below:
 Number of Share Options Weighted Average Exercise Price Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) Aggregate Intrinsic Value (000’s)
Beginning of period712,061
 
$22.96
    
Granted106,775
 23.37
    
Exercised(150,039) 20.06
    
Forfeited or expired(23,000) 26.33
    
End of period645,797
 
$23.58
 5.0 
$2,043
At end of period;       
Options exercisable390,347
 
$25.35
 2.7 
$658
Options expected to vest in future periods255,450
 
$20.89
 8.4 
$1,385

The total intrinsic value is the amount by which the fair value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of an option on the exercise date.

Additional information concerning options outstanding and options exercisable at December 31, 2012 is summarized as follows:
 Options Outstanding Options Exercisable
Exercise Price Ranges
Number of
Shares
 
Weighted Average
Remaining Life (Years)
 
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
 Number 
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
$14.47 to $17.363,582
 5.9 
$16.58
 3,582
 
$16.58
$17.37 to $20.26153,785
 4.6 18.54
 59,985
 20.00
$20.27 to $23.1568,200
 7.0 21.52
 12,000
 20.62
$23.16 to $26.05185,850
 7.7 23.69
 80,400
 24.12
$26.06 to $28.94234,380
 2.5 27.52
 234,380
 27.52
 645,797
 5.0 
$23.58
 390,347
 
$25.35

The total intrinsic value of share options exercised during the years ended December 31, 2012, 2011 and 2010 was $812 thousand, $493 thousand and $349 thousand, respectively.

Nonvested Shares and Share Units
During 2012, the Corporation granted to directors and certain key employees 29,725 nonvested share units with three to five years cliff vesting terms.  During 2011, the Corporation granted to directors and certain key employees 31,950 nonvested share units with three to five-year cliff vesting terms.  During 2010, the Corporation granted to certain key employees 56,500 nonvested share units with three to five-year cliff vesting terms.



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A summary of the status of Washington Trust’s nonvested shares as of December 31, 2012 and changes during the year ended December 31, 2012 is presented below:
 Number of Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Beginning of period91,250
 
$19.84
Granted29,725
 23.62
Vested(6,752) 19.37
Forfeited(5,448) 21.54
End of period108,775
 
$20.82

Nonvested Performance Shares
During 2012, performance share awards were granted to certain executive officers providing the opportunity to earn shares of common stock of the Corporation ranging from zero to 61,600 shares.  The performance shares awarded were valued at $23.65, the fair market value at the date of grant, and will be earned over a three year performance period. The current assumption based on the most recent peer group information results in the shares earned at 160% of the target, or 49,340 shares.

During 2011, a performance share award was granted to an executive officer providing the opportunity to earn shares of common stock of the Corporation ranging from zero to 73,502 shares.  The performance shares awarded were valued at $21.62, the fair market value at the date of grant, and will be earned over a three year performance period. The current assumption based on the most recent peer group information results in the shares earned at 155% of the target, or 51,180 shares.

During 2010, a performance share award was granted to an executive officer providing the opportunity to earn shares of common stock of the Corporation ranging from zero to 25,000 shares.  The performance shares awarded were valued at $15.11, the fair market value at the date of grant, and will be earned over a three year performance period. The current assumption based on the most recent peer group information results in the shares earned at 148% of the target, or 18,500 shares.

A summary of the status of Washington Trust’s performance share awards as of December 31, 2012 and changes during the year ended December 31, 2012 is presented below:
 Number of Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Beginning of period76,341
 
$19.97
Granted47,208
 23.86
Vested(2,666) 21.62
Forfeited(1,863) 21.62
End of period119,020
 
$21.45

As of December 31, 2012, there was $3.2 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements (including share options, nonvested share awards and performance share awards) granted under the Plans.  That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.0 years.

(17) Business Segments
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segments, such as the investment securities portfolio, wholesale funding activities and administrative units.  The Corporate column is not considered to be an operating segment.  The methodologies and organizational hierarchies that define the business segments are periodically reviewed and revised.  Results may be restated, when necessary, to reflect changes in organizational structure or allocation methodology. Any changes in estimates and allocations that may affect the reported results of any business segment will not affect the consolidated financial position or results of operations of Washington Trust as a whole.

Management uses certain methodologies to allocate income and expenses to the business lines.  A funds transfer pricing methodology is used to assign interest income and interest expense to each interest-earning asset and interest-bearing liability on a matched maturity funding basis.  Certain indirect expenses are allocated to segments.  These include support unit expenses such as technology and processing operations and other support functions.  Taxes are allocated to each segment based on the effective rate for the period shown.

Commercial Banking
The Commercial Banking segment includes commercial, commercial real estate, residential and consumer lending activities; equity in losses of unconsolidated investments in real estate limited partnerships, mortgage banking, secondary market and loan servicing activities; deposit generation; merchant credit card services; cash management activities; and direct banking activities, which include the operation of ATMs, telephone and Internet banking services and customer support and sales.

Wealth Management Services
Wealth Management Services includes asset management services provided for individuals, institutions and mutual funds; personal trust services, including services as executor, trustee, administrator, custodian and guardian; institutional trust services, including services as trustee for pension and profit sharing plans; and other financial planning and advisory services.

Corporate
Corporate includes the Treasury Unit, which is responsible for managing the wholesale investment portfolio and wholesale funding needs.  It also includes income from BOLI as well as administrative and executive expenses not allocated to the business lines and the residual impact of methodology allocations such as funds transfer pricing offsets.



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The following tables present the statement of operations and total assets for Washington Trust’s reportable segments.
(Dollars in thousands)       
Year ended December 31, 2012
Commercial
Banking
 
Wealth
Management
Services
 Corporate 
Consolidated
Total
Net interest income (expense)
$79,505
 
$17
 
$11,174
 
$90,696
Noninterest income31,727
 29,640
 3,847
 65,214
Total income111,232
 29,657
 15,021
 155,910
        
Provision for loan losses2,700
 
 
 2,700
Depreciation and amortization expense2,384
 1,272
 285
 3,941
Other noninterest expenses62,963
 19,584
 15,850
 98,397
Total noninterest expenses65,347
 20,856
 16,135
 102,338
Income (loss) before income taxes43,185
 8,801
 (1,114) 50,872
Income tax expense (benefit)14,670
 3,296
 (2,168) 15,798
Net income
$28,515
 
$5,505
 
$1,054
 
$35,074
        
Total assets at period end
$2,436,280
 
$51,730
 
$583,874
 
$3,071,884
Expenditures for long-lived assets
$4,082
 
$877
 
$151
 
$5,110


(Dollars in thousands)       
Year ended December 31, 2011
Commercial
Banking
 
Wealth
Management
Services
 Corporate 
Consolidated
Total
Net interest income (expense)
$75,967
 
($1) 
$8,989
 
$84,955
Noninterest income21,806
 28,306
 2,652
 52,764
Total income97,773
 28,305
 11,641
 137,719
        
Provision for loan losses4,700
 
 
 4,700
Depreciation and amortization expense2,512
 1,330
 283
 4,125
Other noninterest expenses55,543
 19,041
 11,664
 86,248
Total noninterest expenses58,055
 20,371
 11,947
 90,373
Income (loss) before income taxes35,018
 7,934
 (306) 42,646
Income tax expense (benefit)11,781
 2,957
 (1,816) 12,922
Net income (loss)
$23,237
 
$4,977
 
$1,510
 
$29,724
        
Total assets at period end
$2,257,326
 
$51,104
 
$755,668
 
$3,064,098
Expenditures for long-lived assets
$2,982
 
$493
 
$169
 
$3,644




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(Dollars in thousands)       
Year ended December 31, 2010
Commercial
Banking
 
Wealth
Management
Services
 Corporate 
Consolidated
Total
Net interest income (expense)
$73,788
 
($47) 
$3,450
 
$77,191
Noninterest income (expense)19,770
 26,392
 2,311
 48,473
Total income93,558
 26,345
 5,761
 125,664
        
Provision for loan losses6,000
 
 
 6,000
Depreciation and amortization expense2,376
 1,461
 337
 4,174
Other noninterest expenses51,002
 18,751
 11,384
 81,137
Total noninterest expenses53,378
 20,212
 11,721
 85,311
Income (loss) before income taxes34,180
 6,133
 (5,960) 34,353
Income tax expense (benefit)11,821
 2,296
 (3,815) 10,302
Net income (loss)
$22,359
 
$3,837
 
($2,145) 
$24,051
        
Total assets at period end
$2,095,515
 
$51,164
 
$762,846
 
$2,909,525
Expenditures for long-lived assets
$994
 
$176
 
$513
 
$1,683

(18) Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The following tables present the activity in other comprehensive income (loss).

(Dollars in thousands)     
Year ended December 31, 2012Pre-tax Amounts Income Taxes Net of Tax
Securities available for sale:     
Unrealized losses on securities arising during the period
($4,123) 
($1,459) 
($2,664)
Less: reclassification adjustment for net gains on securities realized in net income1,195
 427
 768
Net unrealized losses on securities available for sale(5,318) (1,886) (3,432)
Reclassification adjustment for change in non-credit portion of OTTI realized losses transferred to net income192
 68
 124
Cash flow hedges:     
Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges arising during the period(521) (188) (333)
Less: reclassification adjustment for amount of gains on cash flow hedges realized in net income706
 252
 454
Net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges185
 64
 121
Defined benefit plan obligation adjustment(8,446) (3,029) (5,417)
Total other comprehensive loss
($13,387) 
($4,783) 
($8,604)




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(Dollars in thousands)     
Year ended December 31, 2011Pre-tax Amounts Income Taxes Net of Tax
Securities available for sale:     
Unrealized gains on securities arising during the period
$2,620
 
$998
 
$1,622
Less: reclassification adjustment for net gains on securities realized in net income644
 229
 415
Net unrealized gains on securities available for sale1,976
 769
 1,207
Reclassification adjustment for change in non-credit portion of OTTI realized losses transferred to net income39
 (49) 88
Cash flow hedges:     
Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges arising during the period(1,464) (522) (942)
Less: reclassification adjustment for amount of gains on cash flow hedges realized in net income755
 269
 486
Net unrealized losses on cash flow hedges(709) (253) (456)
Defined benefit plan obligation adjustment(10,502) (3,743) (6,759)
Total other comprehensive loss
($9,196) 
($3,276) 
($5,920)


(Dollars in thousands)     
Year ended December 31, 2010Pre-tax Amounts Income Taxes Net of Tax
Securities available for sale:     
Unrealized gains on securities arising during the period
$1,828
 
$729
 
$1,099
Less: reclassification adjustment for net gains on securities realized in net income483
 172
 311
Net unrealized gains on securities available for sale1,345
 557
 788
Reclassification adjustment for change in non-credit portion of OTTI realized losses transferred to net income50
 (61) 111
Cash flow hedges:     
Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges arising during the period(1,422) (507) (915)
Less: reclassification adjustment for amount of gains on cash flow hedges realized in net income391
 139
 252
Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges(1,031) (368) (663)
Defined benefit plan obligation adjustment692
 240
 452
Total other comprehensive income
$1,056
 
$368
 
$688



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The following table presents the components of accumulated other comprehensive income as of the dates indicated:
(Dollars in thousands)Net Unrealized Gains on Available For Sale Securities Noncredit -related Impairment Net Unrealized Losses on Cash Flow Hedges Pension Benefit Adjustment Total
Balance at January 1, 2010
$11,148
 
($2,261) 
($8) 
($5,542) 
$3,337
Period change, net of tax788
 111
 (663) 452
 688
Balance at December 31, 2010
$11,936
 
($2,150) 
($671) 
($5,090) 
$4,025
Period change, net of tax1,207
 88
 (456) (6,759) (5,920)
Balance at December 31, 2011
$13,143
 
($2,062) 
($1,127) 
($11,849) 
($1,895)
Period change, net of tax(3,432) 124
 121
 (5,417) (8,604)
Balance at December 31, 2012
$9,711
 
($1,938) 
($1,006) 
($17,266) 
($10,499)

(19) Earnings per Common Share
Washington Trust utilizes the two-class method earnings allocation formula to determine earnings per share of each class of stock according to dividends and participation rights in undistributed earnings.  Share based payments that entitle holders to receive non-forfeitable dividends before vesting are considered participating securities and included in earnings allocation for computing basic earnings per share under this method.  Undistributed income is allocated to common shareholders and participating securities under the two-class method based upon the proportion of each to the total weighted average shares available.

The calculation of earnings per common share is presented below.
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)     
Years ended December 31,2012 2011 2010
Net income
$35,074
 
$29,724
 
$24,051
Less:     
Dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities(160) (112) (65)
Net income applicable to common shareholders34,914
 29,612
 23,986
      
Weighted average basic common shares16,358
 16,254
 16,114
Dilutive effect of:     
Common stock equivalents43
 30
 9
Weighted average diluted common shares16,401
 16,284
 16,123
      
Earnings per common share:     
Basic
$2.13
 
$1.82
 
$1.49
Diluted
$2.13
 
$1.82
 
$1.49

Weighted average common stock equivalents, not included in common stock equivalents above because they were anti-dilutive, totaled 357 thousand, 371 thousand and 758 thousand for 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.



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2011

(20) Commitments and Contingencies
Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Risk
The following table presentsCorporation is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the fair valuesnormal course of derivativebusiness to meet the financing needs of its customers and to manage the Corporation’s exposure to fluctuations in interest rates.  These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit, equity commitments to an affordable housing partnerships, interest rate swap agreements and commitments to originate and commitments to sell fixed rate mortgage loans.  These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Corporation’s Consolidated Balance Sheets asSheets.  The contract or notional amounts of these instruments reflect the dates indicated.
(Dollars in thousands)Asset Derivatives Liability Derivatives
   Fair Value   Fair Value
 Balance Sheet Location Dec 31
2011
 Dec 31
2010
 Balance Sheet Location Dec 31
2011
 Dec 31
2010
Derivatives Designated as Cash Flow Hedging Instruments:           
Interest rate risk management contract:           
Interest rate swap contracts  
$—
 
$—
 Other liabilities 
$1,802
 
$1,098
Derivatives not Designated as Hedging Instruments:           
Forward loan commitments:           
Commitments to originate fixed rate mortgage loans to be soldOther assets 1,864
 31
 Other liabilities 
 135
Commitments to sell fixed rate mortgage loansOther assets 
 571
 Other liabilities 2,580
 32
Customer related derivative contracts:           
Interest rate swaps with customersOther assets 4,513
 3,690
   
 
Mirror swaps with counterparties  
 
 Other liabilities 4,669
 3,806
Total  
$6,377
 
$4,292
   
$9,051
 
$5,071

extent of involvement the Corporation has in particular classes of financial instruments.  The Corporation’s credit policies with respect to interest rate swap agreements with commercial borrowers, commitments to extend credit, and financial guarantees are similar to those used for loans.  The interest rate swaps with other counterparties are generally subject to bilateral collateralization terms.

The following tables present the effectcontractual and notional amounts of derivativefinancial instruments in the Corporations’ Consolidated Statements of Income and Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the periods indicated.with off-balance sheet risk are as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)Gain (Loss) Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (Effective Portion) Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion and Amount Excluded from Effectiveness Testing) Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative (Ineffective Portion)
Years ended December 31,2011 2010 2009  2011 2010 2009
Derivatives in Cash Flow Hedging Relationships:             
Interest rate risk management contracts:             
Interest rate swap contracts (1)
($456) 
($663) 
($7) Interest Expense 
$—
 
($78) 
$78
Total
($456) 
($663) 
($7)   
$—
 
($78) 
$78
(Dollars in thousands)   
December 31,2012 2011
Financial instruments whose contract amounts represent credit risk:   
Commitments to extend credit:   
Commercial loans
$223,426
 
$222,805
Home equity lines184,941
 185,124
Other loans30,504
 35,035
Standby letters of credit1,039
 8,560
Financial instruments whose notional amounts exceed the amount of credit risk:   
Forward loan commitments:   
Commitments to originate fixed rate mortgage loans to be sold67,792
 56,950
Commitments to sell fixed rate mortgage loans116,162
 76,574
Customer related derivative contracts:   
Interest rate swaps with customers70,493
 61,586
Mirror swaps with counterparties70,493
 61,586
Interest rate risk management contract:

 

Interest rate swap32,991
 32,991
(1)In addition to the amounts reported in the table above, a $30 thousand gain was reclassified from accumulated other comprehensive income into net unrealized gains on interest rate swaps in the first quarter of 2009.


Commitments to Extend Credit
Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there are no violations of any condition established in the contract.  Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee.  Since some of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.  Each borrower’s creditworthiness is evaluated on a case-by-case basis.  The amount of collateral obtained is based on management’s credit evaluation of the borrower.

Standby Letters of Credit
Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party.  The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to customers.  Under the standby letters of credit, the Corporation is required to make payments to the beneficiary of the letters of credit upon request by the beneficiary contingent upon the customer’s failure to perform under the terms of the underlying contract with the beneficiary.  Standby letters of credit extend up to five years.  At December 31, 2012 and 2011, the maximum potential amount of undiscounted future payments, not reduced by amounts that may be recovered, totaled 1.0 million and 8.6 million, respectively.  At December 31, 2012 and 2011, there was no liabilities to beneficiaries


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(Dollars in thousands)Location of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on DerivativeAmount of Gain (Loss) Recognized in Income on Derivative
Years ended December 31,2011 2010 2009
Derivatives not designated as hedging instruments:      
Forward loan commitments:      
Commitments to originate fixed rate mortgage loans to be soldNet gains on loan sales & commissions on loans originated for others
$1,968
 
$54
 
($325)
Commitments to sell fixed rate mortgage loansNet gains on loan sales & commissions on loans originated for others(3,119) 228
 503
Customer related derivative contracts:      
Interest rate swaps with customersNet (losses) gains on interest rate swaps2,658
 3,785
 1,130
Mirror swaps with counterpartiesNet (losses) gains on interest rate swaps(2,652) (3,822) (550)
Interest rate risk management contract:      
Interest rate swap contractsNet (losses) gains on interest rate swaps
 
 117
Total 
($1,145) 
$245
 
$875
resulting from standby letters of credit.  Fee income on standby letters of credit totaled $94 thousand in 2012, compared to $153 thousand in 2011 and $91 thousand in 2010.

(14) Fair Value Measurements
The Corporation uses fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to certain assets and liabilities and to determine fair value disclosures.  As ofAt December 31, 2012 and 2011, securities available for sale, mortgage loans held for sale and derivatives are recorded at fair valuea substantial portion of the standby letters of credit were supported by pledged collateral.  The collateral obtained is determined based on a recurring basis.  Additionally, from time to time, we maymanagement’s credit evaluation of the customer.  Should the Corporation be required to record at fair value other assets on a nonrecurring basis, such as collateral dependent impaired loans, property acquired through foreclosure or repossession and mortgage servicing rights.  These nonrecurring fair value adjustments typically involvemake payments to the application of lower-of-cost-or-market accounting or write-downs of individual assets.beneficiary, repayment from the customer to the Corporation is required.

ASC 825 allowsEquity Commitment
At December 31, 2012 and 2011, Washington Trust has investments in two real estate limited partnerships, one of which was entered into in the latter portion of 2010.  The partnerships were created for the irrevocable optionpurpose of renovating and operating low-income housing projects.  Equity commitments to elect fair value accounting for the initial and subsequent measurement for certain financial assets and liabilities on a contract-by-contract basis that may otherwise not be required to be measured at fair value under other accounting standards.affordable housing partnerships represented funding commitments by Washington Trust electedto the fair value option for its portfoliolimited partnerships.  The funding of mortgage loans held for sale pursuant to forward sale commitments originated after July 1, 2011 in order to reduce certain timing differences and better match changes in fair valueswas contingent upon substantial completion of the loans with changes in the fair value of the derivative forward loan sale contracts used to economically hedge them. The election under ASC 825 related to mortgage loans held for sale does not result in a transition adjustment to retained earnings and instead, changes in fair value have an impact on earnings.projects.

The following tables summarize information related to mortgage loans held for sale, commitments to originate fixed-rate mortgage loans to be sold and commitments to sell fixed-rate mortgage loans.

(Dollars in thousands)December 31, 2011 December 31, 2010
 Notional or Principal Amount Fair Value
 Notional or Principal Amount Fair Value
Mortgage loans held for sale (1)

$19,624
 
$20,340
 
$13,894
 N/A
Commitments to originate56,950
 1,864
 10,893
 (104)
Commitments to sell76,574
 (2,580) 24,901
 539




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(Dollars in thousands)     
Years ended December 31,2011
 2010
 2009
Mortgage loans held for sale
$716
 
$—
 
$—
Commitments to originate1,968
 54
 (325)
Commitments to sell(3,119) 228
 503
Total changes in fair value (2)

($435) 
$282
 
$178
(1)
At December 31, 2011, the difference between the aggregate fair value and the aggregate principal amount of mortgage loans held for sale amounted to $716 thousand. There were no mortgage loans held for sale 90 days or more past due as of December 31, 2011.
(2)Changes in fair values are reported as a component of net gains on loan sales and commissions on loan originated for others in the Consolidated Statements of Income.

Fair value is a market-based measurement, not an entity-specific measurement.  Fair value measurements are determined based on the assumptions the market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.  In addition, GAAP specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the types of valuation information (“inputs”) are observable or unobservable.  Observable inputs reflect market data obtained from independent sources, while unobservable inputs reflect the Corporation’s market assumptions.  These two types of inputs have created the following fair value hierarchy:

Level 1 – Quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets.
Level 2 – Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in inactive markets; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets.
Level 3 – Valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable in the markets and which reflect the Corporation’s market assumptions.

Determination of Fair Value
Fair values are based on the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date.  When available, the Corporation uses quoted market prices to determine fair value.  If quoted prices are not available, fair value is based upon valuation techniques such as matrix pricing or other models that use, where possible, current market-based or independently sourced market parameters, such as interest rates.  If observable market-based inputs are not available, the Corporation uses unobservable inputs to determine appropriate valuation adjustments using methodologies applied consistently over time.

The following is a description of valuation methodologies for assets and liabilities recorded at fair value, including the general classification of such assets and liabilities pursuant to the valuation hierarchy.

Items Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
Securities
Securities available for sale are recorded at fair value on a recurring basis.  When available, the Corporation uses quoted market prices to determine the fair value of securities; such items are classified as Level 1.  This category includes exchange-traded equity securities.

Level 2 securities include debt securities with quoted prices, which are traded less frequently than exchange-traded instruments, whose value is determined using matrix pricing with inputs that are observable in the market or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data.  This category generally includes obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises, mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S government-sponsored enterprises, municipal bonds, trust preferred securities, corporate bonds and certain preferred equity securities.

In certain cases where there is limited activity or less transparency around inputs to the valuation, securities may be classified as Level 3.  As of December 31, 20112012 and 20102011, level 3 securities were comprised of two pooled trust preferred debt securities, in the form of collateralized debt obligations, which were not actively traded.  As of December 31, 2011



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continued to indicate that quoted market prices are not indicative of fair value.  The Corporation obtained valuations including broker quotes and cash flow scenario analyses prepared by a third party valuation consultant.  The fair values were assigned a weighting that was dependent upon the methods used to calculate the prices.  The cash flow scenarios (Level 3) were given substantially more weight than the broker quotes (Level 2) as management believed that the broker quotes reflected highly limited sales evidenced by an inactive market.  The cash flow scenarios were prepared using discounted cash flow methodologies based on detailed cash flow and credit analysis of the pooled securities.  The weighting was then used to determine an overall fair value of the securities.  Management believes that this approach is most representative of fair value for these particular securities in current market conditions.

Our internal review procedures have confirmed that the fair values provided by the aforementioned third party valuation sources utilized by the Corporation are consistent with GAAP.  Our fair values assumed liquidation in an orderly market and not under distressed circumstances.  Due to the continued market illiquidity and credit risk for securities in the financial sector, the fair value of these securities is highly sensitive to assumption changes and market volatility.

Mortgage Loans Held for Sale
Effective July 1, 2011, Washington Trust elected to carry newly originated closed residential real estate mortgage loans held for sale at fair value pursuant to ASC 825, “Financial Instruments”. Fair825. Level 2 mortgage loans held for sale fair values are estimated based on what secondary markets are currently offering for loans with similar characteristics. In certain cases when quoted market prices are not available, fair value is determined by utilizing a discounted cash flow analysis and these assets are classified as Level 3. Any change in the valuation of mortgage loans held for sale is based upon the change in market interest rates between closing the loan and the measurement date and an immaterial portion attributable to changes in instrument-specific credit risk. Mortgage loans held for sale are categorized as Level 2.

Derivatives
Interest rate swap contracts are traded in over-the-counter markets where quoted market prices are not readily available.  Fair value measurements are determined using independent pricing models that utilize primarily market observable inputs, such as swap rates of different maturities and LIBOR rates and, accordingly, are classified as Level 2. Our internal review procedures have confirmed that the fair values determined with independent pricing models and utilized by the Corporation are consistent with GAAP. For purposes of potential valuation adjustments to its interest rate swap contracts, the Corporation evaluates the credit risk of its counterparties as well as that of the Corporation.  Accordingly, Washington Trust considers factors such as the likelihood of default by the Corporation and its counterparties, its net exposures and remaining contractual life, among other factors, in determining if any fair value adjustments related to credit risk are required.  Counterparty exposure is evaluated by netting positions that are subject to master netting agreements, as well as considering the amount of collateral securing the position. Washington Trust met the criteria for and effective January 1, 2012 elected to apply the accounting policy exception with respect to measuring counterparty credit risk for derivative transactions subject to master netting arrangements provided in ASU 2011-04. Electing this policy exception had no impact on financial statement presentation.

FairLevel 2 fair value measurements of forward loan commitments (interest rate lock commitments and commitments to sell fixed-rate residential mortgages) are estimated using the anticipated market price based on pricing indications provided from syndicate banks. These derivative financial instrumentsIn certain cases when quoted market prices are categorizednot available, fair value is determined by utilizing a discounted cash flow analysis and these assets are classified as Level 2.3.

Items Measured at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
Collateral Dependent Impaired Loans
Collateral dependent loans that are deemed to be impaired are valued based upon the fair value of the underlying collateral less costs to sell.  Such collateral primarily consists of real estate and, to a lesser extent, other business assets.  Management may adjust appraised values to reflect estimated market value declines or apply other discounts to appraised values resulting from its knowledge of the property.  Internal valuations are utilized to determine the fair value of other business assets.  Collateral dependent impaired loans are categorized as Level 3.

Property acquired through foreclosure or repossession
Property acquired through foreclosure or repossession is adjusted to fair value less costs to sell upon transfer out of loans.  Subsequently, it is carried at the lower of carrying value or fair value less costs to sell.  Fair value is generally


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Loan Servicing Rights
Loan servicing rights do not trade in an active market with readily observable prices.  Accordingly, we determine the fair value of loan servicing rights using a valuation model that calculates the present value of the estimated future net servicing income.  The model incorporates assumptions used in estimating future net servicing income, including estimates of prepayment speeds, discount rate, cost to service and contractual servicing fee income.  Loan servicing rights are subject to fair value measurements on a nonrecurring basis.  Fair value measurements of our loan servicing rights use significant unobservable inputs and, accordingly, are classified as Level 3.

Items Recorded at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis
The tables below present the balances of assets and liabilities reported at fair value on a recurring basis.
(Dollars in thousands)  Assets/Liabilities at Fair Value  Assets/Liabilities at Fair Value
Fair Value Measurements Using Fair Value Measurements Using 
December 31, 2011Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 
December 31, 2012Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Assets/Liabilities at Fair Value
Assets:             
Securities available for sale:             
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
$—
 
$32,833
 
$—
 
$32,833

$—
 
$31,670
 
$—
 
$31,670
Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
 389,658
 
 389,658

 231,233
 
 231,233
States and political subdivisions
 79,493
 
 79,493

 72,620
 
 72,620
Trust preferred securities:       
       
Individual name issuers
 22,396
 
 22,396

 24,751
 
 24,751
Collateralized debt obligations
 
 887
 887

 
 843
 843
Corporate bonds
 14,282
 
 14,282

 14,381
 
 14,381
Common stocks
 
 
 
Perpetual preferred stocks1,704
 
 
 1,704
Mortgage loans held for sale
 20,340
 
 20,340

 40,243
 9,813
 50,056
Derivative assets (1)       
       
Interest rate swap contracts with customers
 4,513
 
 4,513

 3,851
 
 3,851
Forward loan commitments
 1,864
 
 1,864

 2,469
 44
 2,513
Total assets at fair value on a recurring basis
$1,704
 
$565,379
 
$887
 
$567,970

$—
 
$421,218
 
$10,700
 
$431,918
Liabilities:              
Derivative liabilities (1)              
Mirror swap contracts with customers
$—
 
$4,669
 
$—
 
$4,669

$—
 
$3,952
 
$—
 
$3,952
Interest rate risk management swap contracts
 1,802
 
 1,802

$—
 
$1,619
 
$—
 
$1,619
Forward loan commitments
 2,580
 
 2,580

 4,005
 186
 4,191
Total liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis
$—
 
$9,051
 
$—
 
$9,051

$—
 
$9,576
 
$186
 
$9,762
(1)Derivative assets are included in other assets and derivative liabilities are reported in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.




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(Dollars in thousands)  Assets/Liabilities at Fair Value  Assets/Liabilities at Fair Value
Fair Value Measurements Using Fair Value Measurements Using 
December 31, 2010Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 
December 31, 2011Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Assets/Liabilities at Fair Value
Assets:             
Securities available for sale:             
Obligations of U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
$—
 
$40,994
 
$—
 
$40,994

$—
 
$32,833
 
$—
 
$32,833
Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
 429,771
 
 429,771

 389,658
 
 389,658
States and political subdivisions
 81,055
 
 81,055

 79,493
 
 79,493
Trust preferred securities:              
Individual name issuers
 23,275
 
 23,275

 22,396
 
 22,396
Collateralized debt obligations
 
 806
 806

 
 887
 887
Corporate bonds
 15,212
 
 15,212

 14,282
 
 14,282
Common stocks809
 
 
 809
Perpetual preferred stocks2,178
 
 
 2,178
1,704
 
 
 1,704
Mortgage loans held for sale
 20,340
 
 20,340
Derivative assets (1)
             

Interest rate swap contracts with customers
 3,690
 
 3,690

 4,513
 
 4,513
Forward loan commitments
 
 602
 602

 1,864
 
 1,864
Total assets at fair value on a recurring basis
$2,987
 
$593,997
 
$1,408
 
$598,392

$1,704
 
$565,379
 
$887
 
$567,970
Liabilities:              
Derivative liabilities (1)
              
Mirror swap contracts with customers
$—
 
$3,806
 
$—
 
$3,806

$—
 
$4,669
 
$—
 
$4,669
Interest rate risk management swap contracts
 1,098
 
 1,098

 1,802
 
 1,802
Forward loan commitments
 
 167
 167

 2,580
 
 2,580
Total liabilities at fair value on a recurring basis
$—
 
$4,904
 
$167
 
$5,071

$—
 
$9,051
 
$—
 
$9,051
(1)Derivatives assets are included in other assets and derivative liabilities are reported in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets.

It is the Corporation’s policy to review and reflect transfers between Levels as of the financial statement reporting date.  There were no transfers in and/or out of Level 1 during the years ended December 31, 20112012 and 20102011. After evaluating forward loan commitments consisting of interest rate lock commitments and commitments to sell fixed-rate residential mortgages during the third quarter of 2011, it was determined that significant inputs and significant value drivers were observable in active markets, and the Corporation therefore reclassified these derivatives from out of Level 3 into Level 2. There were no other transfers between Level 2 and Level 3 during the years ended December 31, 20112012 and 20102011.




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The following table presents the changes in Level 3 assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis during the periods indicated.
Years ended December 31,2011 20102012 2011
(Dollars in thousands)Securities Available for Sale (1) Derivative Assets / (Liabilities) (2) Total Securities Available for Sale (1) Derivative Assets / (Liabilities) (2) TotalSecurities Available for Sale (1) Mortgage Loans Held for Sale (2) Derivative Assets / (Liabilities) (3) Total Securities Available for Sale (1) Derivative Assets / (Liabilities) (3) Total
Balance at beginning of period
$806
 
$435
 
$1,241
 
$1,065
 
$153
 
$1,218

$887
 
$—
 
$—
 
$887
 
$806
 
$435
 
$1,241
Gains and losses (realized and unrealized):                        
Included in earnings (3)(4)(191) (1,263) (1,454) (417) 282
 (135)(221) 
 
 (221) (191) (1,263) (1,454)
Included in other comprehensive income272
 
 272
 158
 
 158
177
 
 
 177
 272
 
 272
Purchases
 
 
 
 
 
Issuances
 
 
 
 
 

 9,813
 (142) 9,671
 
 
 
Sales
 
 
 
 
 
Settlements
 
 
 
 
 
Transfers into Level 3
 
 
 
 
 
Transfers out of Level 3
 828
 828
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 828
 828
Balance at end of period
$887
 
$—
 
$887
 
$806
 
$435
 
$1,241

$843
 
$9,813
 
($142) 
$10,514
 
$887
 
$—
 
$887
(1)
During the periods indicated, Level 3 securities available for sale were comprised of two pooled trust preferred debt securities, in the form of collateralized debt obligations.
(2)During the periods indicated, Level 3 mortgage loans held for sale consisted of certain mortgage loans whose fair value was determined utilizing a discounted cash flow analysis.
(3)During the periods indicated, Level 3 derivative assets / liabilities consisted of forward loan commitments (interest rate lock commitments and commitments to sell fixed-rate residential mortgages). After evaluating whose fair value was determined utilizing a discounted cash flow analysis. During 2011, Level 3 derivative assets / liabilities consisted of certain forward loan commitments that were reclassified out of Level 3 into Level 2 after evaluation during the third quarter of 2011, when it was determined that significant inputs and significant value drivers were observable in active markets, and the Corporation therefore reclassified these derivatives from out of Level 3 into Level 2.markets.
(3)(4)
Losses included in earnings for Level 3 securities available for sale consisted of credit-related impairment losses on the two Level 3 pooled trust preferred debt securities.  Credit-related impairment losses of $191221 thousand and $417191 thousand were recognized in 2011December 31, 2012 and 20102011, respectively.  The losses included in earnings for Level 3 derivative assets and liabilities, which were comprised of forward loan commitments (interest rate lock commitments and commitments to sell fixed-rate residential mortgages), were included in net gains on loan sales and commissions on loans originated for others in the Consolidated Statements of Income.



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The following table presents additional quantitative information about assets measured at fair value on a recurring basis for which the Corporation has utilized Level 3 inputs to determine fair value.
(Dollars in thousands)December 31, 2012
 Fair Value Valuation Technique Unobservable Input Range of Inputs Utilized (Weighted Average)
Trust preferred securities:       
Collateralized debt obligations
$843
 Discounted Cash Flow Discount Rate 16.75%
     Cumulative Default % 3.3% - 100% (25.7%)
     Loss Given Default % 85% - 100% (90.9%)
        
Mortgage loans held for sale
$9,813
 Discounted Cash Flow Interest Rate 2.875% - 4.95% (3.71%)
     Credit Risk Adjustment 0.25%
        
Forward loan commitments - assets
$44
 Discounted Cash Flow Interest Rate 3.25% - 3.875% (3.56%)
     Credit Risk Adjustment 0.25%
        
Forward loan commitments - liabilities
($186) Discounted Cash Flow Interest Rate 3.25% - 3.875% (3.69%)
     Credit Risk Adjustment 0.25%

Trust Preferred Debt Securities in the Form of Collateralized Debt Obligations
Given the low level of market activity for trust preferred securities in the form of collateralized debt obligations, the discount rate utilized in the fair value measurement was derived by analyzing current market yields for trust preferred securities of individual name issuers in the financial services industry. Adjustments were then made for credit and structural differences between these types of securities. There is an inverse correlation between the discount rate and the fair value measurement. When the discount rate increases, the fair value decreases.

Other significant unobservable inputs to the fair value measurement of collateralized debt obligations included prospective defaults and recoveries. The cumulative default percentage represents the lifetime defaults assumed, excluding currently defaulted collateral and including all performing and currently deferring collateral. As a result, the cumulative default percentage also reflects assumptions of the possibility of currently deferring collateral curing and becoming current. The loss given default percentage represents the percentage of current and projected defaults assumed to be lost. There is an inverse correlation between the cumulative default and loss given default percentages and the fair value measurement. When the default percentages increase, the fair value decreases.

Mortgage Loans Held for Sale and Derivative Assets / Liabilities
Significant unobservable inputs to the fair market value measurement for certain mortgage loans held for sale and certain forward loan commitments include interest rate and credit risk. Interest rates approximate the Corporation’s current origination rates for similar loans. Credit risk approximates the Corporation’s current loss exposure factor for similar loans.

Items Recorded at Fair Value on a Nonrecurring Basis
Certain assets are measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis in accordance with GAAP.  These adjustments to fair value usually result from the application of lower of cost or market accounting or write-downs of individual assets.  The valuation methodologies used to measure these fair value adjustments are described above.



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The following table presents the carrying value of certain assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the year ended December 31, 2012.
(Dollars in thousands)Carrying Value at December 31, 2012
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets:       
Collateral dependent impaired loans
$—
 
$—
 
$9,550
 
$9,550
Property acquired through foreclosure or repossession
 
 1,073
 1,073
Total assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis
$—
 
$—
 
$10,623
 
$10,623

Collateral dependent impaired loans with a carrying value of $9.6 million at December 31, 2012 were subject to nonrecurring fair value measurement during the year ended December 31, 2012.  As of December 31, 2012, the allowance for loan losses allocation on these loans amounted to $2.0 million.

For the year ended December 31, 2012, property acquired through foreclosures or repossession with a fair value of $3.2 million was transferred from loans.  Prior to the transfer, the assets whose fair value less costs to sell was less than the carrying value were written down to fair value through a charge to the allowance for loan losses.  For the year ended December 31, 2012, valuation adjustments to reflect property acquired through foreclosure or repossession at fair value less cost to sell resulted in a charge to the allowance for loan losses of $410 thousand.  Subsequent to foreclosures, valuations are updated periodically, and assets may be marked down further, reflecting a new cost basis.  Subsequent valuation adjustments resulted in a charge to earnings of $350 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2012.

The following table presents the carrying value of certain assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis during the year ended December 31, 2011.
(Dollars in thousands)Carrying Value at December 31, 2011
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets:       
Collateral dependent impaired loans
$—
 
$—
 
$10,391
 
$10,391
Loan servicing rights
 
 765
 765
Property acquired through foreclosure or repossession
 
 1,758
 1,758
Total assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis
$—
 
$—
 
$12,914
 
$12,914

Collateral dependent impaired loans with a carrying value of $10.4 million at December 31, 2011 were subject to nonrecurring fair value measurement during the year ended December 31, 2011.  As of December 31, 2011, the allowance for loan losses allocation on these loans amounted to $1.4 million.


$1.4 million.

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During the year ended December 31, 2011, certain loan servicing rights were written down to their fair value resulting in an immaterial valuation allowance increase, which was recorded as a component of net gains on loan sales and commissions on loans originated for others in the Corporation’s Consolidated Statement of Income.

For the year ended December 31, 2011, property acquired through foreclosures or repossession with a fair value of $2.0$2.0 million was transferred from loans.  Prior to the transfer, the assets whose fair value less costs to sell was less than the carrying value were written down to fair value through a charge to the allowance for loan losses.  For the year ended December 31, 2011, valuation adjustments to reflect property acquired through foreclosure or repossession at fair value less cost to sell resulted in a charge to the allowance for loan losses of $328 thousand.$328 thousand.  Subsequent to foreclosures, valuations are updated periodically, and assets may be marked down further, reflecting a new cost basis.  Subsequent valuation adjustments resulted in a charge to earnings of $642$642 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2011.



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The following table presents the carrying value of certainadditional quantitative information about assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis duringfor which the year ended December 31, 2010.Corporation has utilized Level 3 inputs to determine fair value.
(Dollars in thousands)Carrying Value at December 31, 2010
 Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Assets:       
Collateral dependent impaired loans
$—
 
$—
 
$4,242
 
$4,242
Mortgage loans held for sale
 13,894
 
 13,894
Property acquired through foreclosure or repossession
 
 1,634
 1,634
Total assets at fair value on a nonrecurring basis
$—
 
$13,894
 
$5,876
 
$19,770
(Dollars in thousands)December 31, 2012
Fair ValueValuation TechniqueUnobservable InputRange of Inputs Utilized (Weighted Average)
Collateral dependent impaired loans
$9,550
Appraisals of collateralDiscount for costs to sell0% - 50% (11%)
Appraisal adjustments (1)0% - 27% (18%)
Property acquired through foreclosure or repossession
$1,073
Appraisals of collateralDiscount for costs to sell0% - 10% (5%)
Appraisal adjustments (1)15% - 34% (21%)
(1)Management may adjust appraisal values to reflect market value declines or other discounts resulting from its knowledge of the property.

Collateral dependent impaired loans with a carrying value of $4.2 million at December 31, 2010 were subject to nonrecurring fair value measurement during the year ended December 31, 2010.  As of December 31, 2010, the allowance for loan losses allocation on these loans amounted to $1.2 million.

For the year ended December 31, 2010, the mortgage loans held for sale portfolio was written down to its fair value resulting in a valuation allowance increase of $123 thousand, which was recorded as a component of net gains on loan sales and commissions on loans originated for others in the Corporation’s Consolidated Statements of Income.

For the year ended December 31, 2010, property acquired through foreclosures or repossession with a fair value of $3.0 million was transferred from loans.  Prior to the transfer, the assets whose fair value less costs to sell was less than the carrying value, were written down to fair value through a charge to the allowance for loan losses.  For the year ended December 31, 2010, valuation adjustments to reflect property acquired through foreclosure or repossession at fair value less cost to sell resulted in a charge to the allowance for loan losses of $141 thousand.  Subsequent to foreclosures, valuations are updated periodically, and assets may be marked down further, reflecting a new cost basis.  Subsequent valuation adjustments resulted in a charge to earnings of $618 thousand for the year ended December 31, 2010.

Valuation of Other Financial Instruments
The methodologies for estimating the fair value of financial instruments that are measured at fair value on a recurring or nonrecurring basis are discussed above. The methodologies for other financial instruments are discussed below.

FHLBB Stock
No market exists for shares of the FHLBB. Subject to certain limitations, such stock may be redeemed at par upon termination of FHLBB membership and is, therefore, valued at par, which equals cost.

Loans
Fair values are estimated for categories of loans with similar financial characteristics. Loans are segregated by type and are then further segmented into fixed rate and adjustable rate interest terms to determine their fair value. The fair value of fixed rate commercial and consumer loans is calculated by discounting scheduled cash flows through the estimated



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maturity of the loan using interest rates offered at December 31, 20112012 and 20102011 that reflect the credit and interest rate risk inherent in the loan. The estimate of maturity is based on the Corporation'sCorporation’s historical repayment experience. For residential mortgages, fair value is estimated by using quoted market prices for sales of similar loans on the secondary market, adjusted for servicing costs.market. The fair value of floating rate commercial and consumer loans approximates carrying value. TheFair value for impaired loans is estimated using a discounted cash flow method based upon the loan’s contractual effective interest rate, or at the loan’s observable market price, or if the loan is collateral dependent, at the fair value of nonaccrual loans is calculated by discounting estimated cash flows, using a rate commensurate with the risk associated with the loan type or by other methods that give considerationcollateral less costs to the valuesell. Loans are classified within Level 3 of the underlying collateral.fair value hierarchy.

Deposit LiabilitiesTime Deposits
The fair value of demand deposits, NOW accounts, money market accounts and savings accounts is equal to the amount payable on demand as of December 31, 2011 and 2010. The discounted values of cash flows using the rates currently offered for deposits of similar remaining maturities were used to estimate the fair value of certificatestime deposits. Time deposits are classified within Level 2 of deposit.the fair value hierarchy.

Federal Home Loan Bank Advances
Rates currently available to the Corporation for advances with similar terms and remaining maturities are used to estimate fair value of existing advances. FHLB advances are categorized as Level 2.

Junior Subordinated Debentures
The fair value of the junior subordinated debentures is estimated using rates currently available to the Corporation for debentures with similar terms and maturities.

Securities Sold Under Agreements to Repurchase
The carrying amount of securities sold under repurchase agreements is estimated based on bid quotations received from brokers.

Standby Letters of Credit
The fair value of letters of credit is based on fees currently charged for similar agreements or on the estimated cost to terminate them or otherwise settle the obligations with the counterparties. Letters of credit contain provisions for fees, conditions and term periods that Junior subordinated debentures are consistent with customary market practices. Accordingly, the fair value amounts (considered to be the discounted present value of the remaining contractual fees over the unexpired commitment period) would not be material and therefore are not disclosed.categorized as Level 2.




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The following table presentstables present the carrying amount, estimated fair value and placement in the fair valuesvalue hierarchy of the Corporation’s financial instruments:instruments as of December 31, 2012 and 2011. The tables exclude financial instruments for which the carrying value approximates fair value. Financial assets for which the fair value approximates carrying value include cash and cash equivalents, FHLBB stock, accrued interest receivable and bank-owned life insurance. Financial liabilities for which the fair value approximates carrying value include non-maturity deposits, other borrowings and accrued interest payable.
(Dollars in thousands)December 31, 2011 December 31, 2010
 Carrying Amount Estimated Fair Value Carrying Amount Estimated Fair Value
Financial Assets:       
Cash and cash equivalents
$87,020
 
$87,020
 
$92,736
 
$92,736
Mortgage loans held for sale20,340
 20,340
 13,894
 13,894
Securities available for sale541,253
 541,253
 594,100
 594,100
Securities held to maturity52,139
 52,499
 
 
FHLBB stock42,008
 42,008
 42,008
 42,008
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses2,117,357
 2,198,940
 1,967,055
 2,029,951
Accrued interest receivable8,841
 8,841
 8,568
 8,568
Bank-owned life insurance53,783
 53,783
 51,844
 51,844
Customer related interest rate swap contracts4,513
 4,513
 3,690
 3,690
Forward loan commitments (1)1,864
 1,864
 602
 602
Loan servicing rights (2)765
 937
 757
 913
        
Financial Liabilities:       
Noninterest-bearing demand deposits
$339,809
 
$339,809
 
$228,437
 
$228,437
NOW accounts257,031
 257,031
 241,974
 241,974
Money market accounts406,777
 406,777
 396,455
 396,455
Savings accounts243,904
 243,904
 220,888
 220,888
Time deposits878,794
 891,378
 948,576
 962,608
FHLBB advances540,450
 577,315
 498,722
 533,802
Junior subordinated debentures32,991
 20,391
 32,991
 22,092
Securities sold under repurchase agreements19,500
 19,500
 19,500
 20,543
Other borrowings258
 258
 3,859
 3,859
Accrued interest payable3,202
 3,202
 3,999
 3,999
Customer related interest rate swap contracts4,669
 4,669
 3,806
 3,806
Interest rate risk management contract1,802
 1,802
 1,098
 1,098
Forward loan commitments (1)2,580
 2,580
 167
 167
(Dollars in thousands)    Fair Value Measurements
December 31, 2012Carrying Amount Estimated Fair Value Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Financial Assets:         
Securities held to maturity
$40,381
 
$41,420
 
$—
 
$41,420
 
$—
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses2,263,130
 2,350,153
 
 
 2,350,153
Loan servicing rights (1)1,110
 1,275
 
 
 1,275
          
Financial Liabilities:         
Time deposits
$870,232
 
$879,705
 
$—
 
$879,705
 
$—
FHLBB advances361,172
 392,805
 
 392,805
 
Junior subordinated debentures32,991
 23,371
 
 23,371
 
(1)Interest rate lock commitments written for our residential real estate mortgage loans that we intend to sell.
(2)
The carrying value of loan servicing rights is net of $172$165 thousand and $156 in reserves as of December 31, 2012. The estimated fair value does not include such adjustment.

(Dollars in thousands)    Fair Value Measurements
December 31, 2011Carrying Amount Estimated Fair Value Level 1 Level 2 Level 3
Financial Assets:         
Securities held to maturity
$52,139
 
$52,499
 
$—
 
$52,499
 
$—
Loans, net of allowance for loan losses2,117,357
 2,198,940
 
 
 2,198,940
Loan servicing rights (1)765
 937
 
 
 937
          
Financial Liabilities:         
Time deposits
$878,794
 
$891,378
 
$—
 
$891,378
 
$—
FHLBB advances540,450
 577,315
 
 577,315
 
Junior subordinated debentures32,991
 20,391
 
 20,391
 
(1)
The carrying value of loan servicing rights is net of $172 thousand in reserves atas of December 31, 2011 and 2010, respectively.. The estimated fair value does not include such adjustment.

(15) Employee Benefits
Defined Benefit Pension Plans
The Corporation offers a tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan for the benefit of certain eligible employees. Effective October 1, 2007, the pension plan was amended to freeze plan entry to new hires and rehires.  Existing employees hired prior to October 1, 2007 continue to accrue benefits under the plan.  Benefits are based on an employee’s years of service and compensation earned during the years of service.  The plan is funded on a current basis, in compliance with the requirements of ERISA.

The Corporation also has non-qualified retirement plans to provide supplemental retirement benefits to certain employees, as defined in the plans.  The supplemental retirement plans provide eligible participants with an additional retirement benefit.

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The non-qualified retirement plans provide for the designation of assets in rabbi trusts.  Securities available for sale and other short-term investments designated for this purpose, with the carrying value of $8.9$8.3 million and $9.4$8.9 million are included in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 20112012 and 20102011, respectively.

Pension benefit cost and benefit obligations are developed from actuarial valuations.  Two critical assumptions in determining pension expense and obligations are the discount rate and the expected long-term rate of return on plan assets.  We evaluate these assumptions at least annually.  The discount rate is used to calculate the present value of the expected future cash flows for benefit obligations under our pension plans.  Future decreases in discount rates would increase the present value of pension obligations and increase our pension costs.  Future decreases in the long-term rate of return assumption on plan assets would increase pension costs and, in general, increase the requirement to make funding contributions to the plans.

The following table sets forth the plans’ projected benefit obligations, fair value of plan assets and funded status as of and for the years ended December 31, 20112012 and 20102011.
(Dollars in thousands)
Qualified
Pension Plan
 
Non-Qualified
Retirement Plans
Qualified
Pension Plan
 
Non-Qualified
Retirement Plans
At December 31,2011 2010 2011 20102012 2011 2012 2011
Change in Benefit Obligation:              
Benefit obligation at beginning of period
$46,556
 
$42,414
 
$9,953
 
$9,496

$57,257
 
$46,556
 
$11,321
 
$9,953
Service cost2,314
 2,337
 71
 93
2,574
 2,314
 150
 71
Interest cost2,578
 2,507
 495
 515
2,823
 2,578
 503
 495
Actuarial loss7,298
 675
 1,534
 406
9,535
 7,298
 1,315
 1,534
Benefits paid(1,371) (1,234) (732) (556)(1,440) (1,371) (720) (732)
Administrative expenses(118) (143) 
 
(134) (118) 
 
Benefit obligation at end of period
$57,257
 
$46,556
 
$11,321
 
$9,954

$70,615
 
$57,257
 
$12,569
 
$11,321
Change in Plan Assets:              
Fair value of plan assets at beginning of period
$36,070
 
$30,946
 
$—
 
$—

$38,330
 
$36,070
 
$—
 
$—
Actual return on plan assets749
 4,001
 
 
4,322
 749
 
 
Employer contribution3,000
 2,500
 732
 556
10,000
 3,000
 720
 732
Benefits paid(1,371) (1,234) (732) (556)(1,440) (1,371) (720) (732)
Administrative expenses(118) (143) 
 
(134) (118) 
 
Fair value of plan assets at end of period
$38,330
 
$36,070
 
$—
 
$—

$51,078
 
$38,330
 
$—
 
$—
Unfunded status at end of period
($18,927) 
($10,486) 
($11,321) 
($9,954)
($19,537) 
($18,927) 
($12,569) 
($11,321)

The funded status of the qualified pension plan and non-qualified retirement plans has been recognized in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 20112012 and 20102011.



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The components of accumulated other comprehensive income related to the qualified pension plan and non-qualified retirement plans, on a pre-tax basis, are summarized below:
(Dollars in thousands)
Qualified
Pension Plan
 
Non-Qualified
Retirement Plans
Qualified
Pension Plan
 
Non-Qualified
Retirement Plans
  
At December 31,2011 2010 2011 20102012 2011 2012 2011
Net actuarial loss
$15,928
 
$6,977
 
$2,743
 
$1,225

$23,144
 
$15,928
 
$3,938
 
$2,743
Prior service credit(254) (287) (7) (7)(221) (254) (5) (7)
Total pre-tax amounts recognized in accumulated other comprehensive income
$15,674
 
$6,690
 
$2,736
 
$1,218

$22,923
 
$15,674
 
$3,933
 
$2,736




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The accumulated benefit obligation for the qualified pension plan was $45.3$55.8 million and $37.7$45.3 million at December 31, 20112012 and 20102011, respectively.  The accumulated benefit obligation for the non-qualified retirement plans amounted to $10.4$11.3 million and $9.7$10.4 million at December 31, 20112012 and 20102011, respectively.

The components of net periodic benefit cost and other amounts recognized in other comprehensive income, on a pre-tax basis, were as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)
Qualified
Pension Plan
 
Non-Qualified
Retirement Plans
Qualified
Pension Plan
 
Non-Qualified
Retirement Plans
Years ended December 31,2011 2010 2009 2011 2010 20092012 2011 2010 2012 2011 2010
Net Periodic Benefit Cost:                      
Service cost
$2,314
 
$2,337
 
$2,371
 
$71
 
$93
 
$106

$2,574
 
$2,314
 
$2,337
 
$150
 
$71
 
$93
Interest cost2,578
 2,507
 2,292
 495
 515
 564
2,823
 2,578
 2,507
 503
 495
 515
Expected return on plan assets(2,794) (2,541) (2,451) 
 
 
(2,985) (2,794) (2,541) 
 
 
Amortization of prior service (credit) cost(33) (33) (33) (1) 8
 27
(33) (33) (33) (1) (1) 8
Recognized net actuarial loss392
 340
 303
 16
 19
 28
982
 392
 340
 119
 16
 19
Curtailment loss
 
 
 
 
 97
Net periodic benefit cost
$2,457
 
$2,610
 
$2,482
 
$581
 
$635
 
$822

$3,361
 
$2,457
 
$2,610
 
$771
 
$581
 
$635
Other Changes in Plan Assets and Benefit Obligations Recognized in Other Comprehensive Income (on a pre-tax basis):                      
Net loss (gain)
$8,951
 
($1,104) 
($3,949) 
$1,517
 
$388
 
($133)
$7,216
 
$8,951
 
($1,104) 
$1,195
 
$1,517
 
$388
Prior service cost (credit)33
 33
 33
 1
 (8) (27)33
 33
 33
 1
 1
 (8)
Curtailment loss
 
 
 
 
 (406)
Recognized in other comprehensive income
$8,984
 
($1,071) 
($3,916) 
$1,518
 
$380
 
($566)
$7,249
 
$8,984
 
($1,071) 
$1,196
 
$1,518
 
$380
Total recognized in net periodic benefit cost and other comprehensive income
$11,441
 
$1,539
 
($1,434) 
$2,099
 
$1,015
 
$256

$10,610
 
$11,441
 
$1,539
 
$1,967
 
$2,099
 
$1,015

The estimated prior service credit and net loss for the qualified pension plan that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net periodic benefit cost during 20122013 are $(33)$(33) thousand and $982 thousand,$1.7 million, respectively.  The estimated prior service costcredit and net loss for the non-qualified retirement plans that will be amortized from accumulated other comprehensive loss into net periodic benefit cost during 20122013 are $(1)$(1) thousand and $118 thousand, respectively.

Assumptions
The measurement date and weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations at December 31, 2011 and 2010$196 thousand were as follows:, respectively.
 Qualified Pension Plan Non-Qualified Retirement Plans
 2011 2010 2011 2010
Measurement dateDec 31, 2011 Dec. 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2011 Dec. 31, 2010
Discount rate5.000% 5.625% 4.625% 5.125%
Rate of compensation increase3.750% 3.750% 3.750% 3.750%




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Assumptions
The measurement date and weighted-average assumptions used to determine benefit obligations at December 31, 2012 and 2011 were as follows:
 Qualified Pension Plan Non-Qualified Retirement Plans
 2012 2011 2012 2011
Measurement dateDec 31, 2012 Dec 31, 2011 Dec 31, 2012 Dec 31, 2011
Discount rate4.125% 5.000% 3.750% 4.625%
Rate of compensation increase3.750% 3.750% 3.750% 3.750%




The measurement date and weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for the years ended December 31, 20112012, 20102011 and 20092010 were as follows:
Qualified Pension Plan Non-Qualified Retirement PlansQualified Pension Plan Non-Qualified Retirement Plans
2011 2010 2009 2011 2010 20092012 2011 2010 2012 2011 2010
Measurement dateDec 31, 2010 Dec. 31, 2009 Dec. 31, 2008 Dec. 31, 2010 Dec. 31, 2009 Dec. 31, 2008Dec 31, 2011 Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2009 Dec 31, 2011 Dec 31, 2010 Dec 31, 2009
Discount rate5.625% 6.000% 5.875% 5.125% 5.625% 6.125%5.000% 5.625% 6.000% 4.625% 5.125% 5.625%
Expected long-term return on plan assets8.000% 8.000% 8.250%   7.750% 8.000% 8.000%   
Rate of compensation increase3.750% 4.250% 4.250% 3.750% 4.250% 4.250%3.750% 3.750% 4.250% 3.750% 3.750% 4.250%

The expected long-term rate of return on plan assets is based on what the Corporation believes is realistically achievable based on the types of assets held by the plan and the plan'splan’s investment practices.  The assumption is updated at least annually, taking into account the asset allocation, historical asset return trends on the types of assets held and the current and expected economic conditions.  At December 31, 20102011, the measurement date used in the determination of net periodic benefit cost for 20112012, the Corporation determined that a revisionreduction to the assumption was not necessary based upon expected market performance and7.75% in the expected long-term rate of return assumption remained at 8.00%.was necessary, based upon expected market performance.

The discount rate assumption for defined benefit pension plans is reset annually on the measurement date.  A discount rate was selected for each plan by matching expected future benefit payments stream to a yield curve based on a selection of high-quality fixed-income debt securities.

Plan Assets
The following table presents the fair values of the qualified pension plan’s assets at December 31, 2012:
(Dollars in thousands)   
 Fair Value Measurements Using 
Assets at
Fair Value
December 31, 2012Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 
Assets:       
Cash and cash equivalents
$7,274
 
$—
 
$—
 
$7,274
Obligations of U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
 1,059
 
 1,059
Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
 
 
 
States and political subdivisions
 2,218
 
 2,218
Corporate bonds
 10,378
 
 10,378
Common stocks15,892
 
 
 15,892
Mutual funds14,750
 
 
 14,750
Total plan assets
$37,916
 
$13,655
 
$—
 
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The following table presents the fair values of the qualified pension plan’s assets at December 31, 2011:
(Dollars in thousands)   
 Fair Value Measurements Using 
Assets at
Fair Value
December 31, 2011Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 
Assets:       
Cash and cash equivalents
$1,595
 
$—
 
$—
 
$1,595
Obligations of U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
 1,786
 

 1,786
States and political subdivisions
 1,720
 

 1,720
Corporate bonds
 10,283
 
 10,283
Common stocks15,487
 
 
 15,487
Mutual funds7,459
 
 
 7,459
Total plan assets
$24,541
 
$13,789
 
$—
 
$38,330




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The following table presents the fair values of the qualified pension plan’s assets at December 31, 2010:
(Dollars in thousands)      
Fair Value Measurements Using 
Assets at
Fair Value
Fair Value Measurements Using 
Assets at
Fair Value
December 31, 2010Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 
December 31, 2011Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 
Assets at
Fair Value
Assets:             
Cash and cash equivalents
$748
 
$—
 
$—
 
$748

$1,595
 
$—
 
$—
 
$1,595
Obligations of U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
 1,299
 
 1,299

 1,786
 
 1,786
Mortgage-backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises
 1
 
 1

 
 
 
States and political subdivisions
 827
 
 827

 1,720
 
 1,720
Corporate bonds
 9,870
 
 9,870

 10,283
 
 10,283
Common stocks14,162
 
 
 14,162
15,487
 
 
 15,487
Mutual funds9,163
 
 
 9,163
7,459
 
 
 7,459
Total plan assets
$24,073
 
$11,997
 
$—
 
$36,070

$24,541
 
$13,789
 
$—
 
$38,330

The qualified pension plan uses fair value measurements to record fair value adjustments to the securities held in its investment portfolio.

When available, the qualified pension plan uses quoted market prices to determine the fair value of securities; such items are classified as Level 1.  This category includes cash equivalents, common stock and mutual funds which are exchange-traded.

Level 2 securities in the qualified pension plan include debt securities with quoted prices, which are traded less frequently than exchange-traded instruments, whose values are determined using matrix pricing with inputs that are observable in the market or can be derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data.  This category includes corporate bonds, municipal bonds, obligations of U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises and mortgage backed securities issued by U.S. government agencies and U.S. government-sponsored enterprises.

In certain cases where there is limited activity or less transparency around inputs to the valuation, securities may be classified as Level 3.  As of December 31, 20112012 and 20102011, the qualified pension plan did not have any securities in the Level 3 category.

The asset allocations of the qualified pension plan at December 31, 20112012 and 20102011, by asset category were as follows:
December 31,2011
 2010
2012
 2011
Asset Category:      
Equity securities56.4% 64.2%55.0% 56.2%
Fixed securities39.9% 34.1%30.9% 39.7%
Cash and cash equivalents3.7% 1.7%14.1% 4.1%
Total100.0% 100.0%100.0% 100.0%

The assets of the qualified defined benefit pension plan trust (the “Pension Trust”) are managed to balance the needs of cash flow requirements and long-term rate of return.  Cash inflow is typically comprised of invested income from portfolio holdings and Bank contributions, while cash outflow is for the purpose of paying plan benefits.  As early as possible each year, the trustee is advised of the projected schedule of employer contributions and estimations of benefit payments.  As


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a general rule, the trustee shall invest the funds so as to produce sufficient income to cover benefit payments and maintain a funded status that exceeds the regulatory requirements for tax-qualified defined benefit plans.



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The investment philosophy used for the Pension Trust emphasizes consistency of results over an extended market cycle, while reducing the impact of the volatility of the security markets upon investment results.  The assets of the Pension Trust should be protected by substantial diversification of investments, providing exposure to a wide range of quality investment opportunities in various asset classes.

The investment objective with respect to the Pension Trust assets is to provide capital appreciation with a current income component.  At any time, the portfolio will typically be invested in the following ranges:  50% to 70% in equities; 30% to 50% in fixed income; and 0% to 10% in cash and cash equivalents.  The trustee investment manager will have authorization to invest within these ranges, making decisions based upon market conditions.

At December 31, 2012, the holdings in the Other category, primarily cash equivalents (short-term investments), represented 14.1% of total assets, which was outside the 0% to 10% target range, due to an additional $7 million dollar contribution made late in 2012.

Fixed income bond investments should be limited to those in the top four categories used by the major credit rating agencies. High yield bond funds may be used to provide exposure to this asset class as a diversification tool provided they do not exceed 10% of the portfolio.  In order to reduce the volatility of the annual rate of return of the bond portfolio, attention will be given to the maturity structure of the portfolio in the light of money market conditions and interest rate forecasts.  The assets of the Pension Trust will typically have a laddered maturity structure, avoiding large concentrations in any single year.  Common stock and equity holdings provide opportunities for dividend and capital appreciation returns.  Holdings will be appropriately diversified by maintaining broad exposure to large-, mid- and small-cap stocks as well as international equities.  Concentration in small-cap, mid-cap and international equities is limited to 20%, 20% and 30% of the equity portfolio, respectively.  Investment selection and mix of equity holdings should be influenced by forecasts of economic activity, corporate profits and allocation among different segments of the economy while ensuring efficient diversification.  The fair value of equity securities of any one issuer will not be permitted to exceed 10% of the total fair value of equity holdings of the Pension Trust.  Investments in publicly traded real estate investment trust securities and low-risk derivatives securities such as callable securities, floating rate notes, mortgage backed securities and treasury inflation protected securities, are permitted.

Cash Flows
Contributions
The Internal Revenue Code permits flexibility in plan contributions so that normally a range of contributions is possible.  The Corporation’s current funding policy has been generally to contribute the minimum required contribution and additional amounts up to the maximum deductible contribution.  The Corporation expects to contribute $3.0$5.0 million to the qualified pension plan in 20122013.  In addition, the Corporation expects to contribute $723$731 thousand in benefit payments to the non-qualified retirement plans in 20122013.

Estimated Future Benefit Payments
The following benefit payments, which reflect expected future service, as appropriate, are expected to be paid as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)
Qualified
Pension Plan
 
Non-Qualified
Plans
Qualified
Pension Plan
 
Non-Qualified
Plans
2012
$1,584
 
$723
20131,835
 735

$1,816
 
$731
20141,950
 742
1,936
 738
20152,209
 765
2,191
 767
20162,396
 765
2,382
 766
Years 2017 - 202013,716
 3,780
20172,510
 759
Years 2018 - 202114,386
 3,769



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401(k) Plan
The Corporation’s 401(k) Plan provides a specified match of employee contributions for substantially all employees.  In addition, substantially all employees hired after September 30, 2007, who are ineligible for participation in the qualified defined benefit pension plan, will receive a non-elective employer contribution of 4%.  Total employer matching contributions under this plan amounted to $1.2$1.4 million $1.0 million and $837 thousand in 2011, 2010$1.2 million and 2009$1.0 million in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.



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Other Incentive Plans
The Corporation maintains several non-qualified incentive compensation plans.  Substantially all employees participate in one of the incentive compensation plans.  Incentive plans provide for annual or more frequent payments based on individual, business line and/or corporate performance targets (measured in terms of the Corporation'sCorporation’s net income, earnings per share and return on equity).  Total incentive based compensation amounted to $10.7$13.5 million $9.6 million and $6.3 million in 2011, 2010$10.7 million and 2009$9.6 million in 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.  In general, the terms of incentive plans are subject to annual renewal and may be terminated at any time by the Board of Directors.

Deferred Compensation Plan
The Amended and Restated Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan provides supplemental retirement and tax benefits to directors and certain officers.  The plan is funded primarily through pre-tax contributions made by the participants.  The assets and liabilities of the Deferred Compensation Plan are recorded at fair value in the Corporation’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.  The participants in the plan bear the risk of market fluctuations of the underlying assets.  The accrued liability related to this plan amounted to $5.4$6.2 million and $5.6$5.4 million at December 31, 20112012 and 20102011, respectively, and is included in other liabilities on the accompanying Consolidated Balance Sheets.  The corresponding invested assets are reported in other assets.

(16) Share-Based Compensation Arrangements
Washington Trust has two share-based compensation plans, which are described below.

In 2009, theThe Bancorp’s 2003 Stock Incentive Plan (the “2003 Plan”) was amended and restated and was also approved by shareholders in April 2009.  The 2003 Plan amendments included increasing the maximum number of shares of Bancorp’s common stock to be issued under the 2003 Plan from 600,000 shares to 1,200,000 shares and increasing the number of shares that can be issued in the form of awards other than share options or stock appreciation rights from 200,000 to 400,000.400,000.  The 2003 Plan permits the granting of share options and other equity incentives to officers, employees, directors, and other key persons.  The exercise price of each share option may not be less than the fair market value of the Bancorp'sBancorp’s common stock on the date of grant, and options shall have a term of no more than ten years. Share options are designated as either non-qualified or incentive share options.  Incentive share option awards may be granted at any time until February 19, 2019.

The Bancorp’s 1997 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “1997 Plan”), which was shareholder approved, provided for the granting of share options and other equity incentives to key employees, directors, advisors, and consultants.  The 1997 Plan permitted share options and other equity incentives to be granted at any time until April 29, 2007.

The 1997 Plan and the 2003 Plan (collectively, “the Plans”the “Plans”) permit options to be granted with stock appreciation rights ("SARs"(”SARs”), however, no share options have been granted with SARs.  In general, the share option price is payable in cash, by the delivery of shares of common stock already owned by the grantee, or a combination thereof.  The fair value of share options on the date of grant is estimated using the Black-Scholes Option-Pricing Model.

The Plans also permit nonvested share units, nonvested shares and nonvested performance shares to be granted.  These awards are valued at the fair market value of the Bancorp’s common stock as of the award date.  Performance share awards are granted providing certain officers of the Corporation the opportunity to earn shares of common stock the number of which is determined pursuant to, and subject to the attainment of, performance goals during a specified measurement period.  The number of shares earned will range from zero to 200% of the target number of shares dependent upon the Corporation’s core return on equity and core earnings per share growth ranking compared to an industry peer group.



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Vesting of share options and share awards may accelerate or may be subject to proportional vesting if there is a change in control, disability, retirement or death (as defined in the Plans).




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Amounts recognized in the consolidated financial statements for share options, nonvested share units, nonvested share awards and nonvested performance shares are as follows:
(Dollars in thousands)          
          
Years ended December 31,2011
 2010
 2009
2012
 2011
 2010
Share-based compensation expense
$1,394
 
$909
 
$708

$1,962
 
$1,394
 
$909
Related income tax benefit
$497
 
$324
 
$252

$700
 
$497
 
$324

Compensation expense for share options, nonvested shares and nonvested share units is recognized over the service period based on the fair value at the date of grant.  Nonvested performance share compensation expense is based on the most recent performance assumption available and is adjusted as assumptions change.  If the goals are not met, no compensation cost will be recognized and any recognized compensation costs will be reversed.

Share Options
During2012, 2011 and 2010, the Corporation granted to certain key employees 106,775, 57,450 and 83,700 non-qualified share options, respectively, with three-yearthree-year cliff vesting terms.  During 2009, the Corporation granted a certain executive officer 21,000 non-qualified share options with a five-year cliff vesting term.

The fair value of the share option awards granted in 20112012, 20102011 and 20092010 were estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes Option-Pricing Model based on assumptions noted in the following table.  Washington Trust uses historical data to estimate share option exercise and employee departure behavior used in the option-pricing model; groups of employees that have similar historical behavior are considered separately for valuation purposes.  The expected term of options granted was derived from the output of the option valuation model and represents the period of time that options granted are expected to be outstanding.  Expected volatility was based on historical volatility of Washington Trust shares.  The risk-free rate for periods within the contractual life of the share option was based on the U.S. Treasury yield curve in effect at the date of grant.
2011
 2010
 2009
2012
 2011
 2010
Expected term (years)9.0
 9.0
 6.7
9
 9
 9
Expected dividend yield3.33% 3.16% 3.05%3.45% 3.33% 3.16%
Weighted average expected volatility41.90% 41.95% 44.26%42.97% 41.90% 41.95%
Expected forfeiture rate% % %
Weighted average risk-free interest rate3.05% 3.42% 3.28%1.53% 3.05% 3.42%

The weighted average grant-date fair value of the share options awarded during 20112012, 20102011 and 20092010 was $7.46, $6.29$7.46, $7.46 and $6.39,$6.29, respectively.




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A summary of the status of Washington Trust'sTrust’s share options outstanding as of December 31, 20112012 and changes during the year ended December 31, 20112012 is presented below:
Number of Share Options Weighted Average Exercise Price Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) Aggregate Intrinsic Value (000's)Number of Share Options Weighted Average Exercise Price Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term (Years) Aggregate Intrinsic Value (000’s)
Outstanding at January 1, 2011795,257
 
$22.46
    
Beginning of period712,061
 
$22.96
  
Granted57,450
 21.71
    106,775
 23.37
  
Exercised(116,466) 18.86
    (150,039) 20.06
  
Forfeited or expired(24,180) 23.20
    (23,000) 26.33
  
Outstanding at December 31, 2011712,061
 
$22.96
 4.1
 
$1,586
As of December 31, 2011:       
End of period645,797
 
$23.58
 5.0 
$2,043
At end of period;     
Options exercisable559,311
 
$24.00
 2.8
 
$867
390,347
 
$25.35
 2.7 
$658
Options expected to vest in future periods152,750
 
$19.15
 8.7
 
$720
255,450
 
$20.89
 8.4 
$1,385

The total intrinsic value is the amount by which the fair value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of an option on the exercise date.

Additional information concerning options outstanding and options exercisable at December 31, 20112012 is summarized as follows:
Options Outstanding Options ExercisableOptions Outstanding Options Exercisable
Exercise Price Ranges
Number of
Shares
 
Weighted Average
Remaining Life (Years)
 
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
 Number 
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
Number of
Shares
 
Weighted Average
Remaining Life (Years)
 
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
 Number 
Weighted Average
Exercise Price
$14.47 to $17.363,582
 6.9
 
$16.58
 3,582
 
$16.58
3,582
 5.9 
$16.58
 3,582
 
$16.58
$17.37 to $20.26300,324
 3.3
 19.25
 205,024
 20.02
153,785
 4.6 18.54
 59,985
 20.00
$20.27 to $23.1574,450
 7.6
 21.48
 17,000
 20.72
68,200
 7.0 21.52
 12,000
 20.62
$23.16 to $26.0580,400
 6.5
 24.12
 80,400
 24.12
185,850
 7.7 23.69
 80,400
 24.12
$26.06 to $28.94253,305
 3.3
 27.52
 253,305
 27.52
234,380
 2.5 27.52
 234,380
 27.52
712,061
 4.1
 
$22.96
 559,311
 
$24.00
645,797
 5.0 
$23.58
 390,347
 
$25.35

The total intrinsic value of share options exercised during the years ended December 31, 20112012, 20102011 and 20092010 was $493$812 thousand $349, $493 thousand and $115$349 thousand, respectively.

Nonvested Shares and Share Units
During 2012, the Corporation granted to directors and certain key employees 29,725 nonvested share units with three to five years cliff vesting terms.  During 2011, the Corporation granted to directors and certain key employees 31,950 nonvested share units with three years to five-year cliff vesting terms.  During 2010, the Corporation granted to directors and certain key employees 56,500 nonvested share units with three to five-year cliff vesting terms.  During 2009five, the Corporation granted to a certain key employee 7,000 nonvested share units with five-year-year cliff vesting terms.




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2011

A summary of the status of Washington Trust’s nonvested shares as of December 31, 20112012 and changes during the year ended December 31, 20112012 is presented below:
Number of Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair ValueNumber of Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Nonvested at January 1, 201185,907
 
$20.11
Beginning of period91,250
 
$19.84
Granted31,950
 22.25
29,725
 23.62
Vested(26,607) 23.60
(6,752) 19.37
Forfeited
 
(5,448) 21.54
Nonvested at December 31, 201191,250
 
$19.84
End of period108,775
 
$20.82

Nonvested Performance Shares
During 2011,2012, performance share awards were granted to certain executive officers providing the opportunity to earn shares of common stock of the Corporation ranging from zero to 73,50261,600 shares.  The performance shares awarded were valued at $21.62,$23.65, the fair market value at the date of grant, and will be earned over a three year performance period. The current assumption based on the most recent peer group information results in the shares earned at 155%160% of the target, or 56,96649,340 shares.

During 2010,2011, a performance share award was granted to an executive officer providing the opportunity to earn shares of common stock of the Corporation ranging from zero to 25,00073,502 shares.  The performance shares awarded were valued at $15.11,$21.62, the fair market value at the date of grant, and will be earned over a three year performance period. The current assumption based on the most recent peer group information results in the shares earned at 155% of the target, or 19,37551,180 shares.

There were noDuring 2010, a performance share awardsaward was granted during 2009.to an executive officer providing the opportunity to earn shares of common stock of the Corporation ranging from zero to 25,000 shares.  The performance shares awarded were valued at $15.11, the fair market value at the date of grant, and will be earned over a three year performance period. The current assumption based on the most recent peer group information results in the shares earned at 148% of the target, or 18,500 shares.

A summary of the status of Washington Trust’s performance share awards as of December 31, 20112012 and changes during the year ended December 31, 20112012 is presented below:
Number of Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair ValueNumber of Shares Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Performance shares at January 1, 201116,500
 
$24.12
Beginning of period76,341
 
$19.97
Granted59,841
 21.31
47,208
 23.86
Vested
 
(2,666) 21.62
Forfeited
 
(1,863) 21.62
Performance shares at December 31, 201176,341
 
$19.97
End of period119,020
 
$21.45

As of December 31, 20112012, there was $2.7$3.2 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements (including share options, nonvested share awards and performance share awards) granted under the Plans.  That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.22.0 years.

(17) Business Segments
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reported results of any business segment will not affect the consolidated financial position or results of operations of Washington Trust as a whole.

The following tables present the statement of operations and total assets for Washington Trust’s reportable segments.
(Dollars in thousands)       
Year ended December 31, 2011
Commercial
Banking
 
Wealth
Management
Services
 Corporate 
Consolidated
Total
Net interest income (expense)
$75,967
 
($1) 
$8,989
 
$84,955
Noninterest income22,009
 28,306
 2,449
 52,764
Total income97,976
 28,305
 11,438
 137,719
        
Provision for loan losses4,700
 
 
 4,700
Depreciation and amortization expense2,512
 1,330
 283
 4,125
Other noninterest expenses55,543
 19,041
 11,664
 86,248
Total noninterest expenses62,755
 20,371
 11,947
 95,073
Income (loss) before income taxes35,221
 7,934
 (509) 42,646
Income tax expense (benefit)11,852
 2,957
 (1,887) 12,922
Net income
$23,369
 
$4,977
 
$1,378
 
$29,724
        
Total assets at period end
$2,257,326
 
$51,104
 
$755,668
 
$3,064,098
Expenditures for long-lived assets
$2,982
 
$493
 
$169
 
$3,644


(Dollars in thousands)       
Year ended December 31, 2010
Commercial
Banking
 
Wealth
Management
Services
 Corporate 
Consolidated
Total
Net interest income (expense)
$73,788
 
($47) 
$3,450
 
$77,191
Noninterest income19,770
 26,392
 2,311
 48,473
Total income93,558
 26,345
 5,761
 125,664
        
Provision for loan losses6,000
 
 
 6,000
Depreciation and amortization expense2,376
 1,461
 337
 4,174
Other noninterest expenses51,002
 18,751
 11,384
 81,137
Total noninterest expenses59,378
 20,212
 11,721
 91,311
Income (loss) before income taxes34,180
 6,133
 (5,960) 34,353
Income tax expense (benefit)11,821
 2,296
 (3,815) 10,302
Net income (loss)
$22,359
 
$3,837
 
($2,145) 
$24,051
        
Total assets at period end
$2,095,515
 
$51,164
 
$762,846
 
$2,909,525
Expenditures for long-lived assets
$994
 
$176
 
$513
 
$1,683





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(Dollars in thousands)       
Year ended December 31, 2009
Commercial
Banking
 
Wealth
Management
Services
 Corporate 
Consolidated
Total
Net interest income (expense)
$64,627
 
($76) 
$1,341
 
$65,892
Noninterest income (expense)19,595
 23,786
 (728) 42,653
Total income84,222
 23,710
 613
 108,545
        
Provision for loan losses8,500
 
 
 8,500
Depreciation and amortization expense2,495
 1,669
 158
 4,322
Other noninterest expenses46,882
 17,324
 9,075
 73,281
Total noninterest expenses57,877
 18,993
 9,233
 86,103
Income (loss) before income taxes26,345
 4,717
 (8,620) 22,442
Income tax expense (benefit)9,087
 1,715
 (4,456) 6,346
Net income (loss)
$17,258
 
$3,002
 
($4,164) 
$16,096
        
Total assets at period end
$2,017,616
 
$51,742
 
$815,115
 
$2,884,473
Expenditures for long-lived assets
$4,323
 
$961
 
$273
 
$5,557

Management uses certain methodologies to allocate income and expenses to the business lines.  A funds transfer pricing methodology is used to assign interest income and interest expense to each interest-earning asset and interest-bearing liability on a matched maturity funding basis.  Certain indirect expenses are allocated to segments.  These include support unit expenses such as technology and processing operations and other support functions.  Taxes are allocated to each segment based on the effective rate for the period shown.

Commercial Banking
The Commercial Banking segment includes commercial, commercial real estate, residential and consumer lending activities; equity in losses of unconsolidated investments in real estate limited partnerships, mortgage banking, secondary market and loan servicing activities; deposit generation; merchant credit card services; cash management activities; and direct banking activities, which include the operation of ATMs, telephone and Internet banking services and customer support and sales.

Wealth Management Services
Wealth Management Services includes asset management services provided for individuals, institutions and mutual funds; personal trust services, including services as executor, trustee, administrator, custodian and guardian; institutional trust services, including services as trustee for pension and profit sharing plans; and other financial planning and advisory services.

Corporate
Corporate includes the Treasury Unit, which is responsible for managing the wholesale investment portfolio and wholesale funding needs.  It also includes income from bank-owned life insuranceBOLI as well as administrative and executive expenses not allocated to the business lines and the residual impact of methodology allocations such as funds transfer pricing offsets.



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The following tables present the statement of operations and total assets for Washington Trust’s reportable segments.
(Dollars in thousands)       
Year ended December 31, 2012
Commercial
Banking
 
Wealth
Management
Services
 Corporate 
Consolidated
Total
Net interest income (expense)
$79,505
 
$17
 
$11,174
 
$90,696
Noninterest income31,727
 29,640
 3,847
 65,214
Total income111,232
 29,657
 15,021
 155,910
        
Provision for loan losses2,700
 
 
 2,700
Depreciation and amortization expense2,384
 1,272
 285
 3,941
Other noninterest expenses62,963
 19,584
 15,850
 98,397
Total noninterest expenses65,347
 20,856
 16,135
 102,338
Income (loss) before income taxes43,185
 8,801
 (1,114) 50,872
Income tax expense (benefit)14,670
 3,296
 (2,168) 15,798
Net income
$28,515
 
$5,505
 
$1,054
 
$35,074
        
Total assets at period end
$2,436,280
 
$51,730
 
$583,874
 
$3,071,884
Expenditures for long-lived assets
$4,082
 
$877
 
$151
 
$5,110


(Dollars in thousands)       
Year ended December 31, 2011
Commercial
Banking
 
Wealth
Management
Services
 Corporate 
Consolidated
Total
Net interest income (expense)
$75,967
 
($1) 
$8,989
 
$84,955
Noninterest income21,806
 28,306
 2,652
 52,764
Total income97,773
 28,305
 11,641
 137,719
        
Provision for loan losses4,700
 
 
 4,700
Depreciation and amortization expense2,512
 1,330
 283
 4,125
Other noninterest expenses55,543
 19,041
 11,664
 86,248
Total noninterest expenses58,055
 20,371
 11,947
 90,373
Income (loss) before income taxes35,018
 7,934
 (306) 42,646
Income tax expense (benefit)11,781
 2,957
 (1,816) 12,922
Net income (loss)
$23,237
 
$4,977
 
$1,510
 
$29,724
        
Total assets at period end
$2,257,326
 
$51,104
 
$755,668
 
$3,064,098
Expenditures for long-lived assets
$2,982
 
$493
 
$169
 
$3,644




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(Dollars in thousands)       
Year ended December 31, 2010
Commercial
Banking
 
Wealth
Management
Services
 Corporate 
Consolidated
Total
Net interest income (expense)
$73,788
 
($47) 
$3,450
 
$77,191
Noninterest income (expense)19,770
 26,392
 2,311
 48,473
Total income93,558
 26,345
 5,761
 125,664
        
Provision for loan losses6,000
 
 
 6,000
Depreciation and amortization expense2,376
 1,461
 337
 4,174
Other noninterest expenses51,002
 18,751
 11,384
 81,137
Total noninterest expenses53,378
 20,212
 11,721
 85,311
Income (loss) before income taxes34,180
 6,133
 (5,960) 34,353
Income tax expense (benefit)11,821
 2,296
 (3,815) 10,302
Net income (loss)
$22,359
 
$3,837
 
($2,145) 
$24,051
        
Total assets at period end
$2,095,515
 
$51,164
 
$762,846
 
$2,909,525
Expenditures for long-lived assets
$994
 
$176
 
$513
 
$1,683

(18) Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)
The following tables present the activity in other comprehensive income (loss).

(Dollars in thousands)     
Year ended December 31, 2012Pre-tax Amounts Income Taxes Net of Tax
Securities available for sale:     
Unrealized losses on securities arising during the period
($4,123) 
($1,459) 
($2,664)
Less: reclassification adjustment for net gains on securities realized in net income1,195
 427
 768
Net unrealized losses on securities available for sale(5,318) (1,886) (3,432)
Reclassification adjustment for change in non-credit portion of OTTI realized losses transferred to net income192
 68
 124
Cash flow hedges:     
Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges arising during the period(521) (188) (333)
Less: reclassification adjustment for amount of gains on cash flow hedges realized in net income706
 252
 454
Net unrealized gains on cash flow hedges185
 64
 121
Defined benefit plan obligation adjustment(8,446) (3,029) (5,417)
Total other comprehensive loss
($13,387) 
($4,783) 
($8,604)




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(Dollars in thousands)     
Year ended December 31, 2011Pre-tax Amounts Income Taxes Net of Tax
Securities available for sale:     
Unrealized gains on securities arising during the period
$2,620
 
$998
 
$1,622
Less: reclassification adjustment for net gains on securities realized in net income644
 229
 415
Net unrealized gains on securities available for sale1,976
 769
 1,207
Reclassification adjustment for change in non-credit portion of OTTI realized losses transferred to net income39
 (49) 88
Cash flow hedges:     
Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges arising during the period(1,464) (522) (942)
Less: reclassification adjustment for amount of gains on cash flow hedges realized in net income755
 269
 486
Net unrealized losses on cash flow hedges(709) (253) (456)
Defined benefit plan obligation adjustment(10,502) (3,743) (6,759)
Total other comprehensive loss
($9,196) 
($3,276) 
($5,920)


(Dollars in thousands)     
Year ended December 31, 2010Pre-tax Amounts Income Taxes Net of Tax
Securities available for sale:     
Unrealized gains on securities arising during the period
$1,828
 
$729
 
$1,099
Less: reclassification adjustment for net gains on securities realized in net income483
 172
 311
Net unrealized gains on securities available for sale1,345
 557
 788
Reclassification adjustment for change in non-credit portion of OTTI realized losses transferred to net income50
 (61) 111
Cash flow hedges:     
Unrealized losses on cash flow hedges arising during the period(1,422) (507) (915)
Less: reclassification adjustment for amount of gains on cash flow hedges realized in net income391
 139
 252
Net unrealized gains (losses) on cash flow hedges(1,031) (368) (663)
Defined benefit plan obligation adjustment692
 240
 452
Total other comprehensive income
$1,056
 
$368
 
$688



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The following table presents the components of accumulated other comprehensive income as of the dates indicated:
(Dollars in thousands)Net Unrealized Gains on Available For Sale Securities Noncredit -related Impairment Net Unrealized Losses on Cash Flow Hedges Pension Benefit Adjustment Total
Balance at January 1, 2010
$11,148
 
($2,261) 
($8) 
($5,542) 
$3,337
Period change, net of tax788
 111
 (663) 452
 688
Balance at December 31, 2010
$11,936
 
($2,150) 
($671) 
($5,090) 
$4,025
Period change, net of tax1,207
 88
 (456) (6,759) (5,920)
Balance at December 31, 2011
$13,143
 
($2,062) 
($1,127) 
($11,849) 
($1,895)
Period change, net of tax(3,432) 124
 121
 (5,417) (8,604)
Balance at December 31, 2012
$9,711
 
($1,938) 
($1,006) 
($17,266) 
($10,499)

(19) Earnings per Common Share
Washington Trust utilizes the two-class method earnings allocation formula to determine earnings per share of each class of stock according to dividends and participation rights in undistributed earnings.  Share based payments that entitle holders to receive non-forfeitable dividends before vesting are considered participating securities and included in earnings allocation for computing basic earnings per share under this method.  Undistributed income is allocated to common



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shareholders and participating securities under the two-class method based upon the proportion of each to the total weighted average shares available.

The calculation of earnings per common share is presented below.
(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)          
Years ended December 31,2011
 2010
 2009
2012 2011 2010
Net income
$29,724
 
$24,051
 
$16,096

$35,074
 
$29,724
 
$24,051
Less:          
Dividends and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities(112) (65) 
(160) (112) (65)
Net income applicable to common shareholders29,612
 23,986
 16,096
34,914
 29,612
 23,986
          
Weighted average basic common shares16,254
 16,114
 15,995
16,358
 16,254
 16,114
Dilutive effect of:          
Common stock equivalents30
 9
 46
43
 30
 9
Weighted average diluted common shares16,284
 16,123
 16,041
16,401
 16,284
 16,123
          
Earnings per common share:          
Basic
$1.82
 
$1.49
 
$1.01

$2.13
 
$1.82
 
$1.49
Diluted
$1.82
 
$1.49
 
$1.00

$2.13
 
$1.82
 
$1.49

Weighted average common stock equivalents, not included in common stock equivalents above because they were anti-dilutive, totaled 371357 thousand 758 thousand and 849 thousand for 2011, 2010371 thousand and 2009758 thousand for 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.



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(19)

WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2012 and 2011

(20) Commitments and Contingencies
Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Risk
The Corporation is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers and to manage the Corporation’s exposure to fluctuations in interest rates.  These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit, equity commitments to an affordable housing partnerships, interest rate swap agreements and commitments to originate and commitments to sell fixed rate mortgage loans.  These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Corporation’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.  The contract or notional amounts of these instruments reflect the extent of involvement the Corporation has in particular classes of financial instruments.  The Corporation’s credit policies with respect to interest rate swap agreements with commercial borrowers, commitments to extend credit, and financial guarantees are similar to those used for loans.  The interest rate swaps with other counterparties are generally subject to bilateral collateralization terms.




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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2011 and 2010




The contractual and notional amounts of financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk are as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)      
December 31,2011
 2010
2012 2011
Financial instruments whose contract amounts represent credit risk:      
Commitments to extend credit:      
Commercial loans
$222,805
 
$176,436

$223,426
 
$222,805
Home equity lines185,124
 182,260
184,941
 185,124
Other loans35,035
 23,971
30,504
 35,035
Standby letters of credit8,560
 9,510
1,039
 8,560
Equity commitment to affordable housing partnerships
 449
Financial instruments whose notional amounts exceed the amount of credit risk:      
Forward loan commitments:      
Commitments to originate fixed rate mortgage loans to be sold56,950
 10,893
67,792
 56,950
Commitments to sell fixed rate mortgage loans76,574
 24,901
116,162
 76,574
Customer related derivative contracts:      
Interest rate swaps with customers61,586
 59,749
70,493
 61,586
Mirror swaps with counterparties61,586
 59,749
70,493
 61,586
Interest rate risk management contract:   

 

Interest rate swap32,991
 32,991
32,991
 32,991

Commitments to Extend Credit
Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there are no violations of any condition established in the contract.  Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee.  Since some of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.  Each borrower’s creditworthiness is evaluated on a case-by-case basis.  The amount of collateral obtained is based on management’s credit evaluation of the borrower.

Standby Letters of Credit
Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party.  The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to customers.  Under the standby letters of credit, the Corporation is required to make payments to the beneficiary of the letters of credit upon request by the beneficiary contingent upon the customer’s failure to perform under the terms of the underlying contract with the beneficiary.  Standby letters of credit extend up to five years.  At December 31, 20112012 and 20102011, the maximum potential amount of undiscounted future payments, not reduced by amounts that may be recovered, totaled $8.61.0 million and $9.58.6 million, respectively.  At December 31, 20112012 and 20102011, there was no liabilities to beneficiaries


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resulting from standby letters of credit.  Fee income on standby letters of credit totaled $153$94 thousand in 2012, compared to $153 thousand in 2011, compared to $91 and $91 thousand in 2010 and $95 thousand in 2009.

At December 31, 20112012 and 20102011, a substantial portion of the standby letters of credit were supported by pledged collateral.  The collateral obtained is determined based on management’s credit evaluation of the customer.  Should the Corporation be required to make payments to the beneficiary, repayment from the customer to the Corporation is required.

Equity Commitment
At December 31, 20112012 and 20102011, Washington Trust has investments in two real estate limited partnerships, one of which was entered into in the latter portion of 2010.  The partnerships were created for the purpose of renovating and operating low-income housing projects.  Equity commitments to affordable housing partnerships represented funding commitments



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by Washington Trust to the limited partnerships.  The funding of commitments was contingent upon substantial completion of the projects.

Forward Loan Commitments
Interest rate lock commitments are extended to borrowers that relate to the origination of readily marketable mortgage loans held for sale.  To mitigate the interest rate risk inherent in these rate locks, as well as closed mortgage loans held for sale, best efforts forward commitments are established to sell individual mortgage loans.  Both interest rate lock commitments and commitments to sell fixed rate residential mortgage loans are derivative financial instruments.

Leases
At December 31, 20112012, the Corporation was committed to rent premises used in banking operations under non-cancelable operating leases.  Rental expense under the operating leases amounted to $1.9$2.8 million $1.6, $1.9 million and $1.4$1.6 million for December 31, 20112012, 20102011 and 20092010, respectively.  The minimum annual lease payments under the terms of these leases, exclusive of renewal provisions, are as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)    
Years ending December 31:2012
$2,029
2013
$2,275
20132,004
20142,249
20141,951
20151,740
20151,434
20161,463
20161,185
20171,295
2017 and thereafter8,401
2018 and thereafter10,566
Total minimum lease payments 
$17,004
 
$19,588

Lease expiration dates range from fournine months to twenty-four23 years, with renewal options on certain leases of two to twenty-five25 years.

Other Contingencies
Litigation
The Corporation is involved in various claims and legal proceedings arising out of the ordinary course of business.  Management is of the opinion, based on its review with counsel of the development of such matters to date, that the ultimate disposition of such matters will not materially affect the consolidated financial position or results of operations of the Corporation.

Other
When selling a residential real estate mortgage loan or acting as originating agent on behalf of a third party, Washington Trust generally makes various representations and warranties. The specific representations and warranties depend on the nature of the transaction and the requirements of the buyer.  Contractual liability may arise when the representations and warranties are breached.  In the event of a breach of these representations and warranties, Washington Trust may be required to either repurchase the residential real estate mortgage loan (generally at unpaid principal balance plus accrued interest) with the identified defects or indemnify (“make-whole”) the investor for its losses.


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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2012 and 2011


In the case of a repurchase, Washington Trust will bear any subsequent credit loss on the residential real estate mortgage loan.  Washington Trust has experienced an insignificant number of repurchase demands over a period of many years.  The unpaid principal balance of loans repurchased due to representation and warranty claims as of December 31, 2012 was $843 thousand compared to $773 thousand at December 31, 2011 was $773 thousand compared to $249 thousand at December 31, 2010.. Washington Trust has recorded a reserve for its exposure to losses from the obligation to repurchase previously sold residential real estate mortgage loans.  ThisThe reserve is not materialbalance amounted to $250 thousand and $118 thousand, respectively, at December 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011 and is included in other liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets and anySheets. Any change in the estimate is recorded in net gains on loan sales and commissions on loans originated for others in the Consolidated Statements of Income.




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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 2011 and 2010




(20)(21) Parent Company Financial Statements
The following are parent company only financial statements of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. reflecting the investment in the Bank on the equity basis of accounting.  The Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity for the parent company only are identical to the Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity and are therefore not presented.

Balance Sheets(Dollars in thousands, except par value) 
December 31, 2011
 2010
Assets:    
Cash on deposit with bank subsidiary 
$1,176
 
$1,230
Interest-bearing balances due from banks 1,930
 1,900
Investment in subsidiaries at equity value 311,946
 299,344
Dividends receivable from subsidiaries 3,900
 3,240
Other assets 968
 722
Total assets 
$319,920
 
$306,436
Liabilities:    
Junior subordinated debentures 
$32,991
 
$32,991
Dividends payable 3,688
 3,428
Other liabilities 1,890
 1,153
Total liabilities 38,569
 37,572
Shareholders’ Equity:    
Common stock of $.0625 par value; authorized 30,000,000 shares; issued 16,292,471 shares in 2011 and 16,171,618 shares in 2010 1,018
 1,011
Paid-in capital 88,030
 84,889
Retained earnings 194,198
 178,939
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income (1,895) 4,025
Total shareholders’ equity 281,351
 268,864
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity 
$319,920
 
$306,436



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Statements of Income(Dollars in thousands) 
Years ended December 31,2011
 2010
 2009
Income:     
Dividends from subsidiaries
$14,439
 
$15,416
 
$16,760
Net gains on interest rate swap contracts
 
 117
Other income2
 2
 1
Total income14,441
 15,418
 16,878
Expenses:     
Interest on junior subordinated debentures1,568
 1,989
 1,947
Interest on deferred acquisition obligations
 
 3
Legal and professional fees118
 135
 291
Other257
 252
 280
Total expenses1,943
 2,376
 2,521
Income before income taxes12,498
 13,042
 14,357
Income tax benefit669
 819
 820
Income before equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries13,167
 13,861
 15,177
Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries16,557
 10,190
 919
Net income
$29,724
 
$24,051
 
$16,096
Balance Sheets(Dollars in thousands, except par value) 
December 31, 2012
 2011
Assets:    
Cash on deposit with bank subsidiary 
$1,694
 
$1,176
Interest-bearing balances due from banks 1,970
 1,930
Investment in subsidiaries at equity value 325,717
 311,946
Dividends receivable from subsidiaries 4,198
 3,900
Other assets 891
 968
Total assets 
$334,470
 
$319,920
Liabilities:    
Junior subordinated debentures 
$32,991
 
$32,991
Dividends payable 4,152
 3,688
Other liabilities 1,675
 1,890
Total liabilities 38,818
 38,569
Shareholders’ Equity:    
Common stock of $.0625 par value; authorized 30,000,000 shares; issued and outstanding 16,379,771 shares in 2012 and 16,292,471 shares in 2011 1,024
 1,018
Paid-in capital 91,453
 88,030
Retained earnings 213,674
 194,198
Accumulated other comprehensive loss (10,499) (1,895)
Total shareholders’ equity 295,652
 281,351
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity 
$334,470
 
$319,920



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Statements of Income(Dollars in thousands) 
Years ended December 31,2012
 2011
 2010
Income:     
Dividends from subsidiaries
$16,188
 
$14,439
 
$15,416
Other income3
 2
 2
Total income16,191
 14,441
 15,418
Expenses:     
Interest on junior subordinated debentures1,570
 1,568
 1,989
Legal and professional fees127
 118
 135
Other279
 257
 252
Total expenses1,976
 1,943
 2,376
Income before income taxes14,215
 12,498
 13,042
Income tax benefit682
 669
 819
Income before equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries14,897
 13,167
 13,861
Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiaries20,177
 16,557
 10,190
Net income
$35,074
 
$29,724
 
$24,051



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NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (Continued)
December 31, 20112012 and 2010



2011

Statements of Cash Flows (Dollars in thousands)  (Dollars in thousands) 
Years ended December 31, 2011
 2010
 2009
 2012
 2011
 2010
Cash flow from operating activities:            
Net income 
$29,724
 
$24,051
 
$16,096
 
$35,074
 
$29,724
 
$24,051
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:            
Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiary (16,557) (10,190) (919) (20,177) (16,557) (10,190)
Net gains on interest rate swap contracts 
 
 (117)
(Increase) decrease in dividend receivable (660) 360
 (120) (298) (660) 360
(Increase) decrease in other assets (246) (373) 42
 77
 (246) (373)
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other liabilities 281
 (92) (112) (215) 281
 (92)
Other, net (115) (109) (52) (237) (115) (109)
Net cash provided by operating activities 12,427
 13,647
 14,818
 14,224
 12,427
 13,647
Cash flows from investing activities:            
Payment of deferred acquisition obligation 
 
 (2,509)
Net cash used in investing activities 
 
 (2,509) 
 
 
Cash flows from financing activities:            
Issuance of treasury stock, including net deferred compensation plan activity 
 44
 53
 
 
 44
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock under dividend reinvestment plan 754
 1,002
 1,106
 
 754
 1,002
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options and issuance of other equity instruments 885
 785
 364
 1,257
 885
 785
Tax benefit (expense) from stock option exercises and issuance of other equity instruments 115
 65
 (26) 210
 115
 65
Cash dividends paid (14,205) (13,582) (13,440) (15,133) (14,205) (13,582)
Net cash used in financing activities (12,451) (11,686) (11,943) (13,666) (12,451) (11,686)
Net (decrease) increase in cash (24) 1,961
 366
 558
 (24) 1,961
Cash at beginning of year 3,130
 1,169
 803
 3,106
 3,130
 1,169
Cash at end of year 
$3,106
 
$3,130
 
$1,169
 
$3,664
 
$3,106
 
$3,130




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ITEM 9.  Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
None.

ITEM 9A.  Controls and Procedures.
Disclosure Controls and Procedures
As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act, the Corporation carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of the Corporation’s management, including the Corporation’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, of the effectiveness of the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the period ended December 31, 20112012.  Based upon that evaluation, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer concluded that the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures are effective and designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Corporation in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms.forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to the Corporation's management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.  The Corporation will continue to review and document its disclosure controls and procedures and consider such changes in future evaluations of the effectiveness of such controls and procedures, as it deems appropriate.

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting
The Corporation's management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting as such term is defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(f). The Corporation's internal control system was designed to provide reasonable assurance to its management and the Board of Directors regarding the preparation and fair presentation of published financial statements. All internal control systems, no matter how well designed, have inherent limitations. Therefore, even those systems determined to be effective can provide only reasonable assurance with respect to financial statement preparation and presentation. The Corporation's management assessed the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting as of the end of the period covered by this report. In addition, the effectiveness of the Corporation's internal control over financial reporting as of the end of the period covered by this report has been audited by KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm.

There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the fourth quarter ended December 31, 20112012 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

ITEM 9B.  Other Information.
None.
PART III

ITEM 10.  Directors, Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.
The information required by this Item appears under the captions “Election of Directors (Proposal No. 1),” “Board of Directors and Committees – Audit Committee,” “Executive Officers,” and “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance” in the Bancorp’s Proxy Statement dated March 12, 201213, 2013 prepared for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held April 24, 201223, 2013, which is incorporated herein by reference.

The Corporation maintains a code of ethics that applies to all of the Corporation’s directors, officers and employees, including the Corporation’s principal executive officer, principal financial officer and principal accounting officer.  This code of ethics is available on the Corporation’s website at www.washtrust.com, under the heading Investor Relations.

ITEM 11.  Executive Compensation.
The information required by this Item appears under the captions “Compensation Discussion and Analysis,” “Director Summary Compensation Table,” “Executive Compensation,” “Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation” and “Compensation Committee Report” in the Bancorp’s Proxy Statement datedfor the March 12, 20122013 prepared for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, to be held April 24, 2012, which are incorporated herein by reference.



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ITEM 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.Management and Related Stockholder Matters.
Required information regarding security ownership of certain beneficial owners and management appears under the caption “Election of Directors (Proposal No. 1)” in the Bancorp’s Proxy Statement datedfor the March 12, 20122013 prepared for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders, to be held April 24, 2012, which is incorporated herein by reference.

Equity Compensation Plan Information
The following table provides information as of December 31, 20112012 regarding shares of common stock of the Bancorp that may be issued under our existing equity compensation plans, including the 1997 Plan, the 2003 Plan and the Amended and Restated Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan (the “Deferred Compensation Plan”).



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Equity Compensation Plan Information
Plan categoryNumber of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights (1)Weighted average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rightsNumber of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plan (excluding securities referenced in column (a))Number of securities to be issued upon exercise of outstanding options, warrants and rights (1)Weighted average exercise price of outstanding options, warrants and rightsNumber of securities remaining available for future issuance under equity compensation plan (excluding securities referenced in column (a))
(a)(b)(c)(a)(b)(c)
Equity compensation plans approved by security holders (2)
901,813
(3) (4)
$22.96
(5)391,743
(4) (6)907,126
(3)
$23.58
(4)217,668
(5)
Equity compensation plans not approved by security holders (7)(6)
16,140
 N/A
(8)N/A
 6,036
 N/A
(7)N/A
 
Total917,953
 
$22.96
(5) (8)391,743
 913,162
 
$23.58
(4) (7)217,668
 
(1)Does not include any shares already reflected in the Bancorp’s outstanding shares.
(2)Consists of the 1997 Plan and the 2003 Plan.
(3)
Includes 91,250108,775 nonvested share units and 98,502units. Also includes 152,554 performance shares outstanding under the 2003 Plan.
(4)IncludesPlan, which represents the maximum amount of performance shares that could be issued under existing awards.  The actual shares issued may differ based on the attainment of performance goals.
(5)(4)Does not include the effect of the nonvested share units awarded under the 1997 Plan and the 2003 Plan because these units do not have an exercise price.
(6)(5)Includes up to 151,18370,158 securities that may be issued in the form of nonvested shares.
(7)(6)Consists of the Deferred Compensation Plan, which is described below.
(8)(7)Does not include information about the phantom stock units outstanding under the Deferred Compensation Plan, as such units do not have any exercise price.

The Deferred Compensation Plan
The Deferred Compensation Plan has not been approved by our shareholders.

The Deferred Compensation Plan allows our directors and officers to defer a portion of their compensation.  The deferred compensation is contributed to a rabbi trust.  The trustee of the rabbi trust invests the assets of the trust in shares of selected mutual funds as well as shares of the Bancorp’s common stock.  All shares of the Bancorp’s common stock were purchased in the open market.  As of October 15, 2007, the Bancorp’s common stock was no longer available as a new benchmark investment under the plan.  Further, directors and officers who had selected Bancorp’s common stock as a benchmark investment (the “Bancorp Stock Fund”) were allowed to transfer from that fund during a transition period that ended March 14, 2009.  After March 14, 2009, directors and officers were no longer allowed to make transfers from the Bancorp Stock Fund and any distributions will be made in whole shares of Bancorp’s common stock to the extent of the benchmark investment election in the Bancorp Stock Fund.

The Deferred Compensation Plan was included as part of Exhibit 10.1 to the Bancorp’s Form S-8 Registration Statement (File No. 333-146388) filed with the SEC on September 28, 2007.



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ITEM 13.  Certain Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director Independence.
The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the captions “Indebtedness and Other Transactions,” “Policies and Procedures for Related Party Transactions” and “Board of Directors and Committees“Corporate Governance – Director Independence” in the Bancorp’s Proxy Statement datedfor the March 12, 20122013 prepared for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held Shareholders.April 24, 2012.


ITEM 14.  Principal Accounting Fees and Services.
The information required by this Item is incorporated herein by reference to the caption “Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in the Bancorp’s Proxy Statement datedfor the March 12, 20122013 prepared for the Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be held April 24, 2012.Shareholders.




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PART IV


IITEM 15.  Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules.
(a)1.Financial Statements.  The financial statements of the Corporation required in response to this Item are listed in response to Part II, Item 8 of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.
   
 2.Financial Statement Schedules.  All schedules normally required by Article 9 of Regulation S-X and all other schedules to the consolidated financial statements of the Corporation have been omitted because the required information is either not required, not applicable, or is included in the consolidated financial statements or notes thereto.
   
 3.Exhibits.  The following exhibits are included as part of this Form 10-K.

Exhibit Number 
2.1Stock Purchase Agreement, dated March 18, 2005, by and between Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc., Weston Financial Group, Inc., and the shareholders of Weston Financial Group, Inc. – Filed as Exhibit No. 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 000-13091), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2005. (1)
2.2Amendment to Stock Purchase Agreement, dated December 24, 2008, by and between Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc., Weston Financial Group, Inc., and the shareholders of Weston Financial Group, Inc. – Filed as Exhibit 2.2 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-13091) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. (1)
3.1Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant – Filed as Exhibit 3.a to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-13091) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000. (1)
3.2Amendment to Restated Articles of Incorporation – Filed as Exhibit 3.b to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002. (1)
3.3Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant – Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated September 20, 2007. (1)
4.1Transfer Agency and Registrar Services Agreement, between Registrant and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, dated February 15, 2006 – Filed as Exhibit 4.1 on the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2006. (1)
4.2Agreement of Substitution and Amendment of Amended and Restated Rights Agreement, between Registrant and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, dated February 15, 2006 – Filed as Exhibit 4.2 on the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2006. (1)
4.3Shareholder Rights Agreement, dated as of August 17, 2006, between Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights Agent – Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 17, 2006. (1)
10.1
Vote of the Board of Directors of the Registrant, which constitutes the 1996 Directors’ Stock Plan – Filed as Exhibit 10.e to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-13091) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002. (1) (2)
10.2
The Registrant’s 1997 Equity Incentive Plan – Filed as Exhibit 10.f to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-13091) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002. (1) (2)
10.3Amendment to the Registrant’s 1997 Equity Incentive Plan – Filed as Exhibit 10.b to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 000-13091) for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2000. (1) (2)
10.4Form of Restricted Stock Units Certificate under the Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. 1997 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (employees) – Filed as exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 000-13091), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 17, 2005. (1) (2)



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10.5Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Certificate under the Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (employees) - Filed as Exhibit No. 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 000-13091), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 17, 2005. (1) (2)
10.6Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Certificate under the Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. 1997 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (members of the Board of Directors) - Filed as Exhibit No. 10.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 000-13091), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 17, 2005. (1) (2)
10.7Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Certificate under the Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. 1997 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (employees) – Filed as Exhibit No. 10.4 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 000-13091), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 17, 2005. (1) (2)
10.8Form of Incentive Stock Option Certificate under the Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. 1997 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended – Filed as Exhibit No. 10.5 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 000-13091), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 17, 2005. (1) (2)
10.9Form of Restricted Stock Units Certificate under the Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. 1997 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (members of the Board of Directors) – Filed as Exhibit No. 10.6 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 000-13091), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 17, 2005. (1) (2)
10.10Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under the Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. 1997 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended – Filed as Exhibit No. 10.7 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 000-13091), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 17, 2005. (1) (2)
10.11Form of Nonqualified Stock Option Certificate under the Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (members of the Board of Directors) – Filed as Exhibit No. 10.8 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 000-13091), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 17, 2005. (1) (2)
10.12Form of Incentive Stock Option Certificate under the Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended – Filed as Exhibit No. 10.9 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 000-13091), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 17, 2005. (1) (2)
10.13Compensatory agreement with Galan G. Daukas, dated July 28, 2005 – Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 000-13091) for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2005. (1) (2)
10.14Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of WT Capital Trust I dated August 29, 2005, by and among Wilmington Trust Company, as Delaware Trustee and Institutional Trustee, Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc., as Sponsor, and the Administrators listed therein – Filed as exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 000-13091), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2005. (1)
10.15Indenture dated as of August 29, 2005, between Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc., as Issuer, and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee – Filed as exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 000-13091), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2005. (1)
10.16Guaranty Agreement dated August 29, 2005, by and between Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. and Wilmington Trust Company – Filed as exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 000-13091), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2005. (1)
10.17Certificate Evidencing Fixed/Floating Rate Capital Securities of WT Capital Trust I dated August 29, 2005 – Filed as exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 000-13091), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2005. (1)
10.18Fixed/Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debenture of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. dated August 29, 2005 – Filed as exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 000-13091), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2005. (1)



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10.19Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of WT Capital Trust II dated August 29, 2005, by and among Wilmington Trust Company, as Delaware Trustee and Institutional Trustee, Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc., as Sponsor, and the Administrators listed therein – Filed as exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 000-13091), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2005. (1)


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10.20Indenture dated as of August 29, 2005, between Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc., as Issuer, and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee – Filed as exhibit 10.7 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 000-13091), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2005. (1)
10.21Guaranty Agreement dated August 29, 2005, by and between Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. and Wilmington Trust Company – Filed as exhibit 10.8 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 000-13091), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2005. (1)
10.22Certificate Evidencing Capital Securities of WT Capital Trust II (Number of Capital Securities – 10,000) dated August 29, 2005 – Filed as exhibit 10.9 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 000-13091), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2005. (1)
10.23Certificate Evidencing Capital Securities of WT Capital Trust II (Number of Capital Securities – 4,000) dated August 29, 2005 – Filed as exhibit 10.10 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 0-13091), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2005. (1)
10.24Fixed/Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Debt Security due 2035 of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. dated August 29, 2005 – Filed as exhibit 10.11 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 000-13091), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2005. (1)
10.25Form of Restricted Stock Units Certificate under the Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (employees) – Filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 000-13091), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25,May 19, 2006. (1) (2)
10.26Form of Restricted Stock Units Certificate under the Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (members of the Board of Directors) – Filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 000-13091), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25,May 19, 2006. (1) (2)
10.27Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under the Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (employees) – Filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 000-13091), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25,May 19, 2006. (1) (2)
10.28Form of Restricted Stock Agreement under the Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (members of the Board of Directors) – Filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 000-13091), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25,May 19, 2006. (1) (2)
10.29Amended and Restated Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan – Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-146388) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 28, 2007. (1) (2)
10.30Amended and Restated Supplemental Pension Benefit and Profit Sharing Plan – Filed as Exhibit 10.36 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-13091) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. (1) (2)
10.31Amended and Restated Supplemental Executive Retirement Plan – Filed as Exhibit 10.37 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-13091) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. (1)(2)
10.32Form and terms of Executive Severance Agreement – Filed as Exhibit 10.38 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-13091) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007. (1) (2)
10.33Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of Washington Preferred Capital Trust dated April 7, 2008, by and among Wilmington Trust Company, as Delaware Trustee and Institutional Trustee, Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc., as sponsor, and the Administrators listed therein – Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 000-13091), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7,11, 2008. (1)



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10.34Indenture dated as of April 7, 2008, between Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc., as Issuer, and Wilmington Trust Company, as Trustee – Filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 000-13091), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7,11, 2008. (1)
10.35Guarantee Agreement dated April 7, 2008, by and between Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. and Wilmington Trust Company – Filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 000-13091), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7,11, 2008. (1)
10.36Certificate Evidencing Floating Rate Capital Securities of Washington Preferred Capital Trust dated April 7, 2008 – Filed as Exhibit 10.4 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 000-13091), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7,11, 2008. (1)


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10.37Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debenture of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. dated April 7, 2008 – Filed as Exhibit 10.5 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 000-13091), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7,11, 2008. (1)
10.38Form and terms of Deferred Stock Unit Award Agreement under the Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (employees)  – Filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 000-13091) for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2008. (1) (2)
10.39First Amendment to The Washington Trust Company Nonqualified Deferred Compensation Plan As Amended and Restated– Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 000-13091) for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2008. (1) (2)
10.40Share Purchase Agreement, dated October 2, 2008, by and among Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. and the Purchasers – Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 000-13091), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 2, 2008. (1)
10.41Registration Rights Agreement, dated October 2, 2008, by and among Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. and the Purchasers – Filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 000-13091), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 2,3, 2008. (1)
10.422003 Stock Incentive Plan as Amended and Restated - Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 001-32991), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 2009. (1) (2)
10.43Form and terms of Change in Control Agreement – Filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-32991) for the quarterly period ended June 30, 2009. (1) (2)
10.44Compensatory agreement with Joseph J. MarcAurele, dated July 16, 2009 – Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 001-32991), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 24, 2009. (1) (2)
10.45Terms of Change in Control Agreement with Joseph J. MarcAurele, dated September 21, 2009 – Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-32991) for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2009. (1) (2)
10.46Terms of Deferred Stock Unit Award Agreement with Joseph J. MarcAurele, dated January 20, 2010 – Filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-32991) for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2010. (1) (2)
10.47Annual Performance Plan, dated December 13, 2010 – Filed as Exhibit 10.47 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-32991) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010. (1) (2)
10.48Amended and Restated Wealth Management Business Building Incentive Plan, dated December 31, 2010 – Filed as Exhibit 10.48 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-32991) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010. (1) (2)
10.4910.48Terms of Change in Control Agreement with an executive officer, dated December 21, 2010 – Filed as Exhibitewxhibit 10.49 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-32991) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010. (1) (2)
10.5010.49Terms of Deferred Stock Unit Award Agreement with certain executive officers, dated January 18, 2011 – Filed as Exhibit 10.50 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-32991) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2010. (1) (2)



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10.5110.50Terms of Deferred Stock Unit Award Agreement with certain executive officers, dated January 17, 2012 – Filed as exhibit 10.51 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011. (1) (2)
10.51Annual Performance Plan, dated June 18, 2012 – Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 20, 2012. (1) (2)
10.52Compensatory agreement with a certain executive officer, dated June 20, 2012 – Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 28, 2012. (1) (2)
10.53Terms of Change in Control Agreement with a certain executive officer, dated January 10, 2013 – Filed herewith. (2)
10.54Terms of Deferred Stock Unit Award Agreement with certain executive officers, dated January 22, 2013 – Filed herewith. (2)


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14.1Amended and Restated Code of Ethics and Standards of Personal Conduct, dated December 15, 2011 – Filed as Exhibit 14.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K, (File No. 001-32991), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 15, 2011. (1)
21.1Subsidiaries of the Registrant – Filed as Exhibit 21.1 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 000-13091) for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008. (1)
23.1Consent of Independent Accountants – Filed herewith.
31.1Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 – Filed herewith.
31.2Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 – Filed herewith.
32.1Certifications of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 – Furnished herewith. (3)
101
The following materials from Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.'s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 20112012 formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language): (i) the Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) the Consolidated Statements of Operations, (iii) the Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity, (iv) the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (v) the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (vi) related notes to these financial statements - Furnished herewith. (4)

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(1)Not filed herewith.  In accordance with Rule 12b-32 promulgated pursuant to the Exchange Act, reference is made to the documents previously filed with the SEC, which are incorporated by reference herein.
(2)Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
(3)These certifications are not “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
(4)Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the XBRL-related information in Exhibit 101 to this Annual Report on Form 10-K is furnished and not filed for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

(b)    See (a)(3) above for all exhibits filed herewith and the Exhibit Index.
(c)    Financial Statement Schedules.  None.




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Signatures

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

   WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP, INC.
   (Registrant)
    
Date:March 7, 20128, 2013By
/s/  Joseph J. MarcAurele
   Joseph J. MarcAurele
   
Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(principal executive officer)
    
Date:March 7, 20128, 2013By
/s/  David V. Devault
   David V. Devault
   
Senior Executive Vice President,
Secretary and Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial and principal accounting officer)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Date:March 7, 2012
/s/  Gary P. Bennett
Gary P. Bennett, Director
Date:March 7, 20128, 2013 
/s/  John J. Bowen
   John J. Bowen, Director
    
Date:March 7, 20128, 2013 
/s/  Steven J. Crandall
   Steven J. Crandall, Director
    
Date:March 7, 20128, 2013 
/s/  Robert A. DiMuccio
   Robert A. DiMuccio, Director
    
Date:March 7, 20128, 2013 
/s/  Barry G. Hittner
   Barry G. Hittner, Director
    
Date:March 7, 20128, 2013 /s/  Katherine W. Hoxsie
   Katherine W. Hoxsie, Director
    
Date:March 7, 20128, 2013 /s/  Joseph J. MarcAurele
   Joseph J. MarcAurele, Director
    
Date:March 7, 20128, 2013 
/s/  Kathleen E. McKeough
   Kathleen E. McKeough, Director
    




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Date:March 7, 20128, 2013 /s/  Victor J. Orsinger II
   Victor J. Orsinger II, Director
    
Date:March 7, 20128, 2013 
/s/  H. Douglas Randall III
   H. Douglas Randall, III, Director
    
Date:March 7, 20128, 2013
/s/  Edwin J. Santos
Edwin J. Santos, Director
Date:March 8, 2013 
/s/  Patrick J. Shanahan, Jr.
   Patrick J. Shanahan, Jr., Director
    
Date:March 7, 20128, 2013 
/s/  John F. Treanor
   John F. Treanor, Director
    
Date:March 7, 20128, 2013 
/s/  John C. Warren
   John C. Warren, Director




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