Item 8.01 Other Events.



On November 12, 2021, Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. (the "Corporation")
announced that its Board of Directors adopted a stock repurchase program (the
"Stock Repurchase Program"), which authorizes the repurchase up to 850,000
shares of the Corporation's common stock, or approximately 5% of its current
outstanding shares. The Stock Repurchase Program expires on December 31, 2022
and may be modified, suspended, or discontinued at any time. The Corporation had
approximately 17.3 million shares outstanding as of October 31, 2021.

A copy of the press release relating to such announcement, dated November 12, 2021, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.


          (d)    Exhibits.

                 Exhibit No.                    Exhibit

                   99.1                         Press release dated November 12, 2021*
                                                Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the
                 104                            Inline XBRL document)

                 *Filed herewith



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