On January 22, 2018, the board of directors of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. accepted the resignation of Barry G. Hittner, to be effective April 23, 2018. The Corporation’s corporate governance guidelines, consistent with the By-laws, require any director who attains age 72 to resign from the Board of Directors as of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders following such director’s 72nd birthday. Mr. Hittner will reach age 72 prior to the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which will be held on April 24, 2018. Mr. Hittner is a member of the class of directors with a term expiring at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders. In anticipation of the resignation of Victor J. Orsinger II, a member of the class of directors with a term expiring at the 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, at the 2019 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, the Board determined, effective April 23, 2018, to move Mr. Orsinger from the 2018 Class to the 2019 Class. Accordingly, effective April 23, 2018, Mr. Orsinger resigned as a director and the Board appointed Mr. Orsinger to the Board as 2019 Class director. Mr. Orsinger will continue to serve on the Executive Committee and the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.