UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 28, 2020

WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Rhode Island	001-32991	05-0404671
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

23 Broad Street
Westerly,	Rhode Island	02891
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

(401)	348-1200
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

N/A

(Former name or address, if changed from last report)

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Explanatory Note

This Form 8-K/A amends item 7.01 of the Current Report on Form 8-K filed by Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. (the “Corporation”) on July 28, 2020 (the “Original 8-K”) solely to adjust slide number 45 of the investor presentation materials for the Virtual KBW Community Bank Investor Conference on July 29, 2020 and July 30, 2020 (the “investor presentation”) furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to the Original 8-K. Slide number 45 of the investor presentation erroneously transposed the column headers for the state of Rhode Island ("RI") and New Hampshire ("NH"). No other changes have been made to the Original 8-K.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is the investor presentation, revised to include the corrected slide number 45. A copy of the investor presentation will also be posted on the Corporation’s website at ir.washtrust.com/presentations. The investor presentation is being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01, and in accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information contained therein shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section. Furthermore, the information contained in Exhibit 99.1 shall not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into the filings of the Corporation under the Securities Act of 1933.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d)	Exhibits.
	Exhibit No.	Exhibit
	99.1	Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. investor presentation materials for the Virtual KBW Community Bank Investor Conference on July 29, 2020 and July 30, 2020.
	104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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.

		WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP, INC.
Date:	July 29, 2020	By:	/s/ Ronald S. Ohsberg
			Ronald S. Ohsberg
			Senior Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer