Washington Trust Bancorp (WASH) 10-Q 2017 Q2 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATIONS PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

The undersigned officer of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies that the Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2017 to which this certification is attached (the “Report”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Corporation.

Date:	August 4, 2017	By:	/s/ Joseph J. MarcAurele
			Joseph J. MarcAurele
			Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
			(principal executive officer)

The undersigned officer of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. (the “Corporation”), hereby certifies that the Corporation’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2017 to which this certification is attached (the “Report”), as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and that the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Corporation.

Date:	August 4, 2017	By:	/s/ David V. Devault
			David V. Devault
			Vice Chair, Secretary and Chief Financial Officer
			(principal financial officer)