WESTERLY, R.I., Jan. 26, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Due to severe winter weather predicted in the Northeast, Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: WASH ), the publicly owned holding company of The Washington Trust Company , will delay the Corporation's fourth quarter and full year 2014 earnings release and conference call by 24 hours. The new dates and times are as follows:
| Earnings Release: | Wednesday, January 28, 2015, After Market Closes | |
| Conference Call: | Thursday, January 29, 2015, 8:30 a.m. EST | |
| Participant Dial In: | 1-877-407-0784 (Toll-Free) | |
| International Dial In: | 1-201-689-8560 | |
| Webcast: | Washington Trust Bancorp's website, | |
| www.washtrustbancorp.com | ||
| Teleconference Replay: | Available after the call, from January 29, 2015, 11:30 a.m. EST through February 8, 2015, 11:59 p.m. EST. | |
| Replay Number US: | 1-877-870-5176 (Toll-Free) | |
| Replay International: | 1-858-384-5517 | |
| Replay Pin Number: | 13598651 |
ABOUT WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP, INC.
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. is the parent of The Washington Trust Company, with $3.4 billion in assets as of September 30, 2014. Founded in 1800, Washington Trust is the oldest community bank in the nation, the largest state-chartered bank headquartered in Rhode Island and one of the Northeast's premier financial services companies. Washington Trust offers a full range of financial services, including commercial banking , small business banking, personal banking , and wealth management and trust services through its offices located in Rhode Island, Connecticut and Massachusetts. The Corporation's common stock trades on The NASDAQ OMX® under the symbol WASH. Investor information is available on the Corporation's web site at www.washtrustbancorp.com.
Elizabeth B. Eckel Senior Vice President, Marketing & Investor Relations Telephone: (401) 348-1309 E-mail: