EXHIBIT 99.2 SLADE'S FERRY BANCORP 100 SLADE'S FERRY AVENUE SOMERSET, MA 02726 (508) 675-2121 BUY ORDER FORM FOR SLADE'S FERRY BANCORP Common Stock (Par value $.01 per share) PRICE $9.75 PER SHARE --------------------- Enclosed is payment of $_______________ to purchase ______________ shares of Slade's Ferry Bancorp Common Stock (par value $.01 per share) at $9.75 per share. (Minimum order 100 shares per account - maximum order 10,000 shares.) Please check: [ ] Existing Stockholder [ ] New Stockholder _______________________________________ Name(s) (Please print) _______________________________________ _______________________________________ Address _______________________________________ City, State, Zip _______________________________________ Tax Identification Number TAX ID NUMBER VERIFICATION [ ] BACKUP WITHHOLDING. I AM NOT SUBJECT TO BACKUP WITHHOLDING EITHER BECAUSE I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED THAT I AM SUBJECT TO BACKUP WITHHOLDING AS A RESULT OF FAILURE TO REPORT ALL INTEREST ON DIVIDENDS, OR THE INTERNAL REVENUE HAS NOTIFIED ME THAT I AM NO LONGER SUBJECT TO BACKUP WITHHOLDING. [ ] EXEMPT RECIPIENT. I AM AN EXEMPT RECIPIENT UNDER THE INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE REGULATIONS. (SEE INSTRUCTIONS.) SIGNATURE - BY SIGNING BELOW I CERTIFY UNDER PENALTIES OF PERJURY THE STATEMENTS CHECKED IN THIS BOX. X __________________________________________ Account type - please check: [ ] Individual [ ] Joint Tenants W/R/O/S [ ] Custodianship [ ] Legal Trust Make checks payable to Slade's Ferry Bancorp and remit in envelope provided, no postage required. The Offering expires May 31, 1997 subject to extension at the option of the Company to a date no later than June 15, 1997. 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. I can be reached at: ____________________________ Daytime Telephone Number I can be reached at: _______________________________________ Signature Date ____________________________ _______________________________________ Daytime Telephone Number Signature Date