EXHIBIT 99.1 SLADE'S FERRY BANCORP 100 SLADE'S FERRY AVENUE SOMERSET, MA 02726 (508) 675-2121 SUBSCRIPTION FORM FOR SLADE'S FERRY BANCORP Common Stock (Par value $.01 per share) Gentlemen: It is my intent to purchase ________________ shares of Slade's Ferry Bancorp Common Stock (par value $.01 per share) at a price of $9.75 per share. Minimum order 100 shares - maximum order 10,000 shares. The expiration date for this offering is currently set at May 31, 1997, which can be extended at the option of the Company to June 15, 1997. No orders will be accepted after the expiration date. Please accept my intention to purchase. _______________________________________ Name (Please print) _______________________________________ _______________________________________ Address _______________________________________ City, State, Zip [ ] I understand that a Buy Order form will be sent to me upon effectiveness of the registration statement which must be filled out and returned to the Company with payment in full prior to the Expiration Date. I further understand that this is an equity investment in the Company and that it is not a deposit in the Bank and is not insured or guaranteed by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) or any other government agency. _______________________________________ Signature Date _______________________________________ Signature Date NO OFFER TO BUY THE SECURITIES CAN BE ACCEPTED AND NO PART OF THE PURCHASE PRICE CAN BE RECEIVED UNTIL THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT HAS BECOME EFFECTIVE, AND ANY SUCH OFFER MAY BE WITHDRAWN OR REVOKED, WITHOUT OBLIGATION OR COMMITMENT OF ANY KIND, AT ANY TIME PRIOR TO NOTICE OF ITS ACCEPTANCE GIVEN AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE. AN INDICATION OF INTEREST IN RESPONSE TO THIS ADVERTISEMENT WILL INVOLVE NO OBLIGATION OR COMMITMENT OR ANY KIND.