UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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)
August 13, 2002
WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Rhode Island 0-13091 05-0404671
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(State or Other Jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
23 Broad Street, Westerly, Rhode Island 02891
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (401) 348-1200
Former name or address, if changed from last report: N/A
Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
On August 13, 2002, in connection with the filing of the Form 10-Q of Washington
Trust Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") for the quarter ended June 30, 2002 (the
"Report"), the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of the
Company each certified, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant
to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:
(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section
13(a) or 15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as amended; and
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in
all material respects, the financial condition and results of
operations of the Company.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements 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.
Date: August 13, 2002 By: John C. Warren
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John C. Warren
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer