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)
April 25,
2005
WASHINGTON
TRUST BANCORP, INC.
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(Exact
Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
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Rhode
Island |
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0-13091 |
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05-0404671 |
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction |
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(Commission |
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(IRS
Employer |
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of
Incorporation) |
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File
Number) |
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Identification
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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
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
provisions:
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240.14a-12) |
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Item
2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On
April 25, 2005, Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release in
which it disclosed unaudited financial information related to first quarter
consolidated earnings. A copy of the press release relating to such
announcement, dated April 25, 2005, 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.
(c) Exhibits.
Exhibit
No. Exhibit
99.1 Press
Release dated April 25, 2005*
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* Filed
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.
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WASHINGTON
TRUST BANCORP, INC. |
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Date:
April 25, 2005 |
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By: |
/s/
John C.
Warren |
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John
C. Warren |
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Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer |
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
No. Exhibit
99.1 Press
Release dated April 25, 2005*
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* Filed
herewith