| UNITED STATES | ||
| SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION | ||
| Washington, D.C. 20549 | ||
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 21, 2024
| WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP, INC. | ||
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
| Rhode Island | 001-32991 | 05-0404671 | ||||||||||||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||||||||||||
| 23 Broad Street | |||||||||||
| Westerly, | Rhode Island | 02891 | |||||||||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | ||||||||||
| (401) | 348-1200 | ||||
| (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) | |||||
| N/A | ||
| (Former name or address, if changed from last report) | ||
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| period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the | |||||
| Exchange Act. | ☐ | ||||
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On October 21, 2024, Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release in which it disclosed unaudited financial information related to third quarter 2024 consolidated earnings. A copy of the press release relating to such announcement, dated October 21, 2024, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Pursuant to General Instructions B.2 of Form 8-K, this information shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such a filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits. | |||||||||||||
| Exhibit No. | Exhibit | |||||||||||||
| Press release dated October 21, 2024* | ||||||||||||||
| 104 | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) | |||||||||||||
| *Furnished herewith | ||||||||||||||
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP, INC. | ||||||||||||||
| Date: | October 21, 2024 | By: | /s/ Ronald S. Ohsberg | |||||||||||
| Ronald S. Ohsberg | ||||||||||||||
| Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer | ||||||||||||||