Body of 10-Q for September 30, 2006
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q


(Mark One)
xQuarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the quarterly period ended SEPTEMBER 30, 2006 or

oTransition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the transition period from ______ to ______.

Commission file number: 000-13091
 
WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP, INC.
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


RHODE ISLAND
 
05-0404671
(State or other jurisdiction of
 
(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)
 
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)



Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes x     No o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer o      Accelerated filer x   Non-accelerated filer o

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
Yes o No x

The number of shares of common stock of the registrant outstanding as of October  31, 2006 was 13,464,109.
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FORM 10-Q
WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
For the Quarter Ended September 30, 2006
     
   
Page
   
Number
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exhibit 15.1 Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Statements   
Exhibit 31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002  
Exhibit 31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002  
Exhibit 32.1 Certifications pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002  

This report contains certain statements that may be considered “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, including statements regarding our strategy, effectiveness of investment programs, evaluations of future interest rate trends and liquidity, expectations as to growth in assets, deposits and results of operations, success of acquisitions, future operations, market position, financial position, and prospects, plans, goals and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. The actual results, performance or achievements of the Corporation (as defined below) could differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements as a result of, among other factors, changes in general national or regional economic conditions, changes in interest rates, reductions in the market value of wealth management and trust assets under administration, reductions in loan demand, reductions in deposit levels necessitating increased borrowing to fund loans and investments, changes in loan default and charge-off rates, changes in the size and nature of the Corporation’s competition, changes in legislation or regulation and accounting principles, policies and guidelines, and changes in the assumptions used in making such forward-looking statements. The Corporation assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements or update the reasons actual results, performance or achievements could differ materially from those provided in the forward-looking statements, except as required by law.
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WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Dollars in thousands)
 
(Unaudited)
     
   
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
Assets:
             
Cash and due from banks
 
$
52,862
 
$
48,997
 
Federal funds sold and other short-term investments
   
15,923
   
17,166
 
Mortgage loans held for sale
   
2,913
   
439
 
Securities:
             
Available for sale, at fair value; amortized cost $581,154 in 2006 and $620,638 in 2005
   
580,506
   
619,234
 
Held to maturity, at cost; fair value $159,099 in 2006 and $162,756 in 2005
   
160,844
   
164,707
 
Total securities
   
741,350
   
783,941
 
Federal Home Loan Bank stock, at cost
   
31,966
   
34,966
 
Loans:
             
Commercial and other
   
561,314
   
554,734
 
Residential real estate
   
587,372
   
582,708
 
Consumer
   
279,798
   
264,466
 
Total loans
   
1,428,484
   
1,401,908
 
Less allowance for loan losses
   
18,645
   
17,918
 
Net loans
   
1,409,839
   
1,383,990
 
Premises and equipment, net
   
24,068
   
23,737
 
Accrued interest receivable
   
11,441
   
10,594
 
Investment in bank-owned life insurance
   
39,374
   
30,360
 
Goodwill
   
44,558
   
39,963
 
Identifiable intangible assets, net
   
13,200
   
14,409
 
Other assets
   
15,772
   
13,441
 
Total assets
 
$
2,403,266
 
$
2,402,003
 
Liabilities:
             
Deposits:
             
Demand deposits
 
$
189,329
 
$
196,102
 
NOW accounts
   
172,317
   
178,677
 
Money market accounts
   
295,431
   
223,255
 
Savings accounts
   
193,029
   
212,499
 
Time deposits
   
850,080
   
828,725
 
Total deposits
   
1,700,186
   
1,639,258
 
Dividends payable
   
2,558
   
2,408
 
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
   
464,148
   
545,323
 
Junior subordinated debentures
   
22,681
   
22,681
 
Other borrowings
   
14,928
   
9,774
 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
   
26,345
   
24,113
 
Total liabilities
   
2,230,846
   
2,243,557
 
Shareholders’ Equity:
             
Common stock of $.0625 par value; authorized 30,000,000 shares;
             
issued 13,459,740 shares in 2006 and 13,372,295 in 2005
   
841
   
836
 
Paid-in capital
   
35,096
   
32,778
 
Retained earnings
   
137,900
   
126,735
 
Accumulated other comprehensive loss
   
(1,050
)
 
(1,653
)
Treasury stock, at cost; 14,676 shares in 2006 and 10,519 shares in 2005
   
(367
)
 
(250
)
Total shareholders’ equity
   
172,420
   
158,446
 
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
$
2,403,266
 
$
2,402,003
 
               
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
             
 
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WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
(Dollars and shares in thousands,
 
 
except per share amounts)
 
   
(Unaudited)
 
   
Three Months
 
Nine Months
 
Periods ended September 30,
 
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
Interest income:
                         
Interest and fees on loans
 
$
23,430
 
$
20,418
   
68,457
 
$
57,339
 
Interest on securities:
                         
Taxable
   
8,493
   
8,085
   
25,553
   
24,804
 
Nontaxable
   
405
   
221
   
1,104
   
610
 
Dividends on corporate stock and Federal Home Loan Bank stock
   
1,197
   
594
   
2,124
   
1,838
 
Interest on federal funds sold and other short-term investments
   
252
   
187
   
517
   
321
 
Total interest income
   
33,777
   
29,505
   
97,755
   
84,912
 
Interest expense:
                         
Deposits
   
12,473
   
8,241
   
33,872
   
22,800
 
Federal Home Loan Bank advances
   
5,011
   
5,741
   
16,115
   
16,960
 
Junior subordinated debentures
   
338
   
124
   
1,014
   
124
 
Other
   
89
   
39
   
256
   
75
 
Total interest expense
   
17,911
   
14,145
   
51,257
   
39,959
 
Net interest income
   
15,866
   
15,360
   
46,498
   
44,953
 
Provision for loan losses
   
300
   
300
   
900
   
900
 
Net interest income after provision for loan losses
   
15,566
   
15,060
   
45,598
   
44,053
 
Noninterest income:
                         
Wealth management and trust services
   
6,040
   
4,066
   
18,099
   
10,764
 
Service charges on deposit accounts
   
1,312
   
1,158
   
3,667
   
3,337
 
Merchant processing fees
   
2,125
   
1,932
   
4,828
   
4,047
 
Income from bank-owned life insurance
   
389
   
282
   
1,014
   
833
 
Net gains on loan sales
   
417
   
415
   
1,029
   
1,320
 
Net realized (losses) gains on securities
   
(365
)
 
17
   
459
   
20
 
Other income
   
865
   
504
   
2,654
   
1,126
 
Total noninterest income
   
10,783
   
8,374
   
31,750
   
21,447
 
Noninterest expense:
                         
Salaries and employee benefits
   
9,651
   
8,194
   
29,100
   
23,103
 
Net occupancy
   
934
   
828
   
2,906
   
2,483
 
Equipment
   
872
   
832
   
2,552
   
2,583
 
Merchant processing costs
   
1,796
   
1,623
   
4,090
   
3,357
 
Advertising and promotion
   
371
   
460
   
1,489
   
1,496
 
Outsourced services
   
490
   
406
   
1,504
   
1,263
 
Legal, audit and professional fees
   
563
   
513
   
1,342
   
1,425
 
Amortization of intangibles
   
398
   
196
   
1,209
   
442
 
Other
   
1,536
   
1,758
   
5,403
   
4,475
 
Total noninterest expense
   
16,611
   
14,810
   
49,595
   
40,627
 
Income before income taxes
   
9,738
   
8,624
   
27,753
   
24,873
 
Income tax expense
   
3,160
   
2,802
   
8,925
   
8,002
 
Net income
 
$
6,578
 
$
5,822
 
$
18,828
 
$
16,871
 
                           
Weighted average shares outstanding - basic
   
13,436.6
   
13,330.3
   
13,414.6
   
13,303.2
 
Weighted average shares outstanding - diluted
   
13,726.3
   
13,641.9
   
13,708.2
   
13,615.8
 
Per share information:
                         
Basic earnings per share
 
$
0.49
 
$
0.44
 
$
1.40
 
$
1.27
 
Diluted earnings per share
 
$
0.48
 
$
0.43
 
$
1.37
 
$
1.24
 
Cash dividends declared per share
 
$
0.19
 
$
0.18
 
$
0.57
 
$
0.54
 
                           
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
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WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
     
   
(Unaudited)
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
2006
 
2005
 
Cash flows from operating activities:
             
Net income
 
$
18,828
 
$
16,871
 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
             
Provision for loan losses
   
900
   
900
 
Depreciation of premises and equipment
   
2,287
   
2,246
 
Net amortization of premium and discount
   
1,070
   
1,878
 
Net amortization of intangibles
   
1,209
   
442
 
Share-based compensation
   
535
   
261
 
Earnings from bank-owned life insurance
   
(1,014
)
 
(833
)
Net gains on loan sales
   
(1,029
)
 
(1,320
)
Net realized gains on securities
   
(459
)
 
(20
)
Proceeds from sales of loans
   
29,395
   
48,484
 
Loans originated for sale
   
(31,076
)
 
(48,616
)
Increase in accrued interest receivable, excluding purchased interest
   
(724
)
 
(718
)
Increase in other assets
   
(2,483
)
 
4,157
 
Increase (decrease) in accrued expenses and other liabilities
   
2,233
   
(3,660
)
Other, net
   
(99
)
 
(147
)
Net cash provided by operating activities
   
19,573
   
19,925
 
Cash flows from investing activities:
             
Purchases of:    Mortgage-backed securities available for sale
   
(31,820
)
 
(57,520
)
Other investment securities available for sale
   
(58,561
)
 
(43,203
)
Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity
   
-
   
(17,505
)
Other investment securities held to maturity
   
(17,682
)
 
(21,098
)
Proceeds from sale of:     Mortgage-backed securities available for sale
   
43,532
   
11,426
 
Other investment securities available for sale
   
14,481
   
55,632
 
Maturities and principal payments of:     Mortgage-backed securities available for sale
   
69,613
   
97,355
 
Other investment securities available for sale
   
1,999
   
48,995
 
Mortgage-backed securities held to maturity
   
12,873
   
20,339
 
Other investment securities held to maturity
   
8,490
   
3,257
 
Remittance (purchase) of Federal Home Loan Bank stock
   
3,000
   
(593
)
Principal collected on loans under loan originations
   
(1,557
)
 
(76,651
)
Purchases of loans, including purchased interest
   
(25,309
)
 
(69,860
)
Purchases of premises and equipment
   
(2,619
)
 
(1,864
)
Purchases of bank-owned life insurance
   
(8,000
)
 
-
 
Equity investment in capital trusts
   
-
   
(681
)
Cash paid for acquisition, including deferred acquisition obligations, net of cash acquired
   
-
   
(19,568
)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities
   
8,440
   
(71,539
)
Cash flows from financing activities:
             
Net increase in deposits
   
60,929
   
152,361
 
Net increase (decrease) in other borrowings
   
559
   
(36
)
Proceeds from Federal Home Loan Bank advances
   
382,529
   
531,343
 
Repayment of Federal Home Loan Bank advances
   
(463,668
)
 
(626,099
)
Purchases of treasury stock, net
   
(117
)
 
9
 
Proceeds from the issuance of common stock under dividend reinvestment plan
   
911
   
296
 
Proceeds from the exercise of share options
   
720
   
592
 
Tax benefit from share option exercises
   
259
   
-
 
Proceeds from the issuance of junior subordinated debentures
   
-
   
22,681
 
Cash dividends paid
   
(7,513
)
 
(6,751
)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities
   
(25,391
)
 
74,396
 
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents
   
2,622
   
22,782
 
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
   
66,163
   
52,081
 
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period
 
$
68,785
 
$
74,863
 
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WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Dollars in thousands)
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(Continued)
 
 
Noncash Investing and Financing Activities: Loans charged off
 
$
325
 
$
262
 
Supplemental Disclosures:       Interest payments
   
50,868
   
39,496
 
Income tax payments
   
10,327
   
8,042
 
               
The accompanying notes are an integral part of these consolidated financial statements.
             
 
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WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
 
 
 
General
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. (the “Bancorp”) is a publicly-owned registered bank holding company and financial holding company. The Bancorp owns all of the outstanding common stock of The Washington Trust Company (the “Bank”), a Rhode Island chartered commercial bank founded in 1800. Through its subsidiaries, the Bancorp offers a complete product line of financial services to individuals and businesses including commercial, residential and consumer lending, retail and commercial deposit products, and wealth management and trust services through its branch offices in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and southeastern Connecticut, ATMs, and its Internet web site (www.washtrust.com).

(1) Basis of Presentation
The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Bancorp and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Corporation” or “Washington Trust”). All significant intercompany transactions have been eliminated. Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current year classification. Such reclassifications have no effect on previously reported net income or shareholders’ equity.

The accounting and reporting policies of the Corporation conform to accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) and to general practices of the banking industry. In preparing the financial statements, management is required to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities as of the date of the balance sheet and revenues and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Material estimates that are particularly susceptible to change are the determination of the allowance for loan losses and the review of goodwill and other intangible assets for impairment.

In the opinion of management, the accompanying consolidated financial statements reflect all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring adjustments) and disclosures necessary to present fairly the Corporation’s financial position as of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively, and the results of operations and cash flows for the interim periods presented. The unaudited consolidated financial statements of the Corporation presented herein have been prepared pursuant to the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) for quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and do not include all of the information and note disclosures required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The accompanying consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the audited consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in Washington Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.

(2) New Accounting Pronouncements
In May 2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued SFAS No. 154, “Accounting Changes and Error Corrections”. SFAS No 154 replaces Accounting Principles Board (“APB”) Opinion No. 20, “Accounting Changes”, and FASB Statement No. 3, “Reporting Accounting Changes in Interim Financial Statements”, and changes the requirements for the accounting for and reporting of a change in accounting principle. This Statement applies to all voluntary changes in accounting principles. It also applies to changes required by an accounting pronouncement in the unusual instance that the pronouncement does not include specific transition provisions. APB Opinion 20 previously required that most voluntary changes in accounting principle be recognized by including in net income of the period of the change the cumulative effect of changing to the new accounting principle. SFAS No. 154 requires retrospective application to prior periods’ financial statements of changes in accounting principle, unless it is impracticable to determine either the period-specific effects or the cumulative effect of the change. SFAS No. 154 defines retrospective application as the application of a different accounting principle to prior accounting periods as if that principle had always been used or as the adjustment of previously issued financial statements to reflect a change in the reporting entity. This Statement also redefines restatement as the revising of previously issued financial statements to reflect the correction of an error. This Statement requires that retrospective application of a change in accounting principle be limited to the direct effects of the change. This Statement carries forward without change the guidance contained in APB Opinion 20 for reporting the correction of an error in previously issued financial statements and a change in accounting estimate. This Statement also carries forward the guidance in APB Opinion 20 requiring justification of a change in accounting principle on the basis of preferability. This Statement was effective for accounting changes and corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005. The adoption of SFAS No. 154 did not have a material impact on the Corporation’s financial position or results of operations.
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WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Continued)
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
In November 2005, the FASB issued FASB Staff Position (“FSP”) 115-1, “The Meaning of Other-Than-Temporary Impairment and Its Application to Certain Investments.” This FSP provides additional guidance on when an investment in a debt or equity security should be considered impaired, and when that impairment should be considered other-than-temporary and recognized as a loss in earnings. Specifically, the guidance clarifies that an investor should recognize an impairment loss no later than when the impairment is deemed other-than-temporary, even if a decision to sell has not been made. The FSP also requires certain disclosures about unrealized losses that have not been recognized as other-than-temporary impairments. This FSP was effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2005. The adoption of FSP 115-1 did not have a material impact on the Corporation’s financial position or results of operations.

In February 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 155, “Accounting for Certain Hybrid Financial Instruments - an amendment of FASB Statements No. 133 and 140.” This Statement eliminates the exemption from applying SFAS No. 133 to interests in securitized financial assets so that similar instruments are accounted for similarly regardless of the form of the instruments. This Statement also allows a preparer to elect fair value measurement at acquisition, at issuance, or when a previously recognized financial instrument is subject to a remeasurement event, on an instrument-by-instrument basis, in cases in which a derivative would otherwise have to be bifurcated. SFAS No. 155 is effective for all financial instruments acquired or issued after the beginning of an entity’s first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006. Provisions of this Statement may be applied to instruments that an entity holds at the date of adoption on an instrument-by-instrument basis. Prior periods should not be restated. The Corporation believes the adoption of SFAS No. 155 will not have a material impact on the Corporation’s financial position or results of operations.

In March 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 156, “Accounting for Servicing of Financial Assets - an amendment of FASB Statement No. 140.” This Statement requires that all separately recognized servicing assets and servicing liabilities be initially measured at fair value. SFAS No. 156 permits, but does not require, the subsequent measurement of servicing assets and servicing liabilities at fair value. An entity that used derivative instruments to mitigate the risks inherent in servicing assets and servicing liabilities is required to account for those derivative instruments at fair value. SFAS No. 156 is effective as of the beginning of the first fiscal year that begins after September 15, 2006. The Corporation believes the adoption of SFAS No. 156 will not have a material impact on the Corporation’s financial position or results of operations.

In June 2006, the FASB issued FASB Interpretation No. 48, "Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes - An Interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109" ("FIN 48"). FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise's financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109, "Accounting for Income Taxes." FIN 48 also prescribes a recognition threshold and measurement attribute for the financial statement recognition and measurement of a tax position taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. In addition, FIN 48 provides guidance on derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure and transition. The provisions of FIN 48 are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2006. The provisions of FIN 48 are to be applied to all tax positions upon initial adoption of this standard. Only tax positions that meet the more-likely-than-not recognition threshold at the effective date may be recognized or continue to be recognized upon adoption of FIN 48. The Corporation has not yet determined the potential financial impact of adopting FIN 48.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 157, “Fair Value Measurements”. This Statement defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and expands disclosures of fair value measurements. SFAS No. 157 applies to the accounting principles that currently use fair value measurement, and does not require any new fair value measurements. The expanded disclosures focus on the inputs used to measure fair value as well as the effect of the fair value measurements on earnings. This Statement is effective as of the beginning of the first fiscal year beginning after November 15, 2007 and interim periods within that fiscal year. The Corporation believes the adoption of SFAS No. 157 will not have a material impact on the Corporation’s financial position or results of operations.

In September 2006, the FASB issued SFAS No. 158, “Employers’ Accounting for Defined Benefit Pension and Other Post Retirement Plans (an amendment of FASB Statements No. 87, 88, 106 and 132R)”. This Statement requires that the funded status of an employer’s postretirement benefit plan be recognized in its statement of financial position. This Statement also requires that changes in the funded status of a defined benefit plan, including actuarial gains and losses and prior service costs and credits, must be recognized in comprehensive income in the year in which the
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WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Continued)
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
changes occur. In addition, SFAS No. 158 requires the measurement of the defined benefit plan’s assets and obligations as of the employer’s fiscal year end. The requirements to recognize funded status and any changes in that funded status are effective as of the fiscal year ending after December 15, 2006. The requirement to measure the plan’ assets and obligations as of the employers fiscal year end is effective for fiscal years ending after December 15, 2008. The Corporation is currently evaluating the impact that SFAS No. 158 will have on its consolidated financial statements.

The Securities and Exchange Commission released Staff Accounting Bulletin No. 108 (“SAB 108”), in September 2006. SAB 108 provides guidance on how the effects of the carryover or reversal of prior year financial statement misstatements should be considered in quantifying a current period misstatement. In addition, upon adoption, SAB 108 permits the Corporation to adjust the cumulative effect of immaterial errors relating to prior years in the carrying amount of assets and liabilities as of the beginning of the current fiscal year, with an offsetting adjustment to the opening balance of retained earnings. SAB 108 also requires the adjustment of any prior quarterly financial statement within the fiscal year of adoption for the effects of such errors on the quarters when the information is next presented. The Corporation will adopt SAB 108 in the first quarter of 2007, and does not anticipate that it will have a material impact on its results of operations and financial condition.

(3) Share-Based Compensation Arrangements
Washington Trust has three share-based compensation plans, which are described below. Effective January 1, 2006, the fair value recognition provisions of SFAS 123R, “Share-Based Payment”, were adopted on a modified prospective basis. Prior to this date, the provisions of APB No. 25 and related interpretations were applied for option grant accounting.
 
In the Corporation’s consolidated financial statements for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005, the following pro forma net income and earnings per share information was disclosed in accordance with SFAS No. 123 and SFAS No. 148:
 
(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
 
Three Months
 
Nine Months
 
       
Ended
 
Ended
 
       
September 30, 2005
 
September 30, 2005
 
 
Net income
   
As reported
 
$
5,822
 
$
16,871
 
Less total share-based compensation determined under
                   
the fair value method for all awards, net of tax
         
(164
)
 
(892
)
Pro forma
       
$
5,658
 
$
15,979
 
                     
Basic earnings per share
   
As reported
 
$
0.44
 
$
1.27
 
Pro forma
       
$
0.42
 
$
1.20
 
Diluted earnings per share
   
As reported
 
$
0.43
 
$
1.24
 
Pro forma
       
$
0.41
 
$
1.17
 

The Bancorp’s 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2003 Plan”), which is shareholder approved, permits the granting of share options and other equity incentives to officers, employees, directors, and other key persons. Up to 600,000 shares of the Bancorp’s common stock may be used from authorized but unissued shares, treasury stock, shares reacquired by the Corporation, or shares available from expired or terminated awards. No more than 200,000 shares may be issued in the form of awards other than share options or stock appreciation rights. Share options are designated as either non-qualified or incentive share options. Incentive share option awards may be granted at any time until February 20, 2013.

The Bancorp’s 1997 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “1997 Plan”), which is shareholder approved, permits the granting of share options and other equity incentives to key employees, directors, advisors, and consultants. Up to 1,012,500 shares of the Bancorp’s common stock may be used from authorized but unissued shares, treasury stock, shares reacquired by the Corporation, or shares available from expired or terminated awards. Share options are
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designated as either non-qualified or incentive share options. Incentive share option awards may be granted at any time until April 29, 2007.

The Amended and Restated 1988 Stock Option Plan (the “1988 Plan”), which was shareholder approved, provided for the granting of share options to directors, officers and key employees. The 1988 Plan permitted share options to be granted at any time until December 31, 1997. The 1988 Plan provided for shares of the Bancorp’s common stock to be used from authorized but unissued shares, treasury stock, or shares available from expired awards. Share options were designated as either non-qualified or incentive share options.

The 1988 Plan, the 1997 Plan and the 2003 Plan (collectively, “the Plans”) permit options to be granted with stock appreciation rights ("SARs"), however, no share options have been granted with SARs. Pursuant to the Plans, the exercise price of each share option may not be less than fair market value of the Bancorp’s common stock on the date of the grant. In general, the share option price is payable in cash, by the delivery of shares of common stock already owned by the grantee, or a combination thereof. Nonvested share units and shares are valued at the fair market value of the Bancorp’s common stock as of the award date. No option, share unit or share awards made prior to January 1, 2003 had requisite vesting periods remaining as of January 1, 2006. Share options awarded during 2003, 2004 and 2005 were granted with a variety of vesting terms including immediate vesting, graded vesting over three-year periods and cliff vesting over three-year periods. Nonvested share units or shares awarded during 2004, 2005 and 2006 were granted with vesting terms ranging from one to five years. Share option and share awards provide for accelerated vesting if there is a change in control (as defined in the Plans).

Amounts recognized in the consolidated financial statements for share options, nonvested share units and nonvested share awards are as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)
         
   
Three Months
 
Nine Months
 
Periods ended September 30,
 
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
Share-based compensation expense
 
$
175
 
$
108
 
$
535
 
$
262
 
Related income tax benefit
   
61
   
38
   
168
   
92
 

A summary of share option activity under the Plans as of September 30, 2006, and changes during the nine months ended September 30, 2006, is presented below:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
         
Weighted
     
   
Number
 
Weighted
 
Average
     
   
of
 
Average
 
Remaining
 
Aggregate
 
   
Share
 
Exercise
 
Contractual
 
Intrinsic
 
   
Options
 
Price
 
Term (Years)
 
Value
 
Outstanding at January 1, 2006
   
1,198,111
 
$
20.31
   
-
   
-
 
Granted
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
Exercised
   
72,489
   
15.37
   
-
   
-
 
Forfeited or expired
   
5,583
   
27.13
   
-
   
-
 
Outstanding at September 30, 2006
   
1,120,039
 
$
20.60
   
5.6 years
 
$
6,912
 
Exercisable at September 30, 2006
   
1,091,705
 
$
20.42
   
5.5 years
 
$
6,911
 

The total intrinsic value of share options exercised during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was $824 thousand.
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A summary of the status of Washington Trust’s nonvested shares as of September 30, 2006, and changes during the nine months ended September 30, 2006, is presented below:
 
       
Weighted
 
   
Number
 
Average
 
   
of
 
Grant Date
 
   
Shares
 
Fair Value
 
 
Nonvested at January 1, 2006
   
55,850
 
$
24.77
 
Granted
   
17,400
   
26.59
 
Vested
   
-
   
-
 
Forfeited
   
(450
)
 
23.61
 
Nonvested at September 30, 2006
   
72,800
 
$
25.21
 

As of September 30, 2006, there was $1.0 million of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested share-based compensation arrangements (including share option and nonvested share awards) granted under the Plans. That cost is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 2.2 years.

(4) Securities
Securities available for sale are summarized as follows:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Amortized
 
Unrealized
 
Unrealized
 
Fair
 
   
Cost
 
Gains
 
Losses
 
Value
 
September 30, 2006
                         
U.S. Treasury obligations and obligations
                         
of U.S. government-sponsored agencies
 
$
153,846
 
$
896
 
$
(796
)
$
153,946
 
Mortgage-backed securities
   
356,022
   
995
   
(6,935
)
 
350,082
 
Corporate bonds
   
55,575
   
307
   
(285
)
 
55,597
 
Corporate stocks
   
15,711
   
5,340
   
(170
)
 
20,881
 
Total
   
581,154
   
7,538
   
(8,186
)
 
580,506
 
 
December 31, 2005
                         
U.S. Treasury obligations and obligations
                         
of U.S. government-sponsored agencies
   
107,135
   
1,332
   
(816
)
 
107,651
 
Mortgage-backed securities
   
436,142
   
1,019
   
(8,987
)
 
428,174
 
Corporate bonds
   
63,565
   
346
   
(716
)
 
63,195
 
Corporate stocks
   
13,796
   
6,573
   
(155
)
 
20,214
 
Total
 
$
620,638
 
$
9,270
 
$
(10,674
)
$
619,234
 

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Securities held to maturity are summarized as follows:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Amortized
 
Unrealized
 
Unrealized
 
Fair
 
   
Cost
 
Gains
 
Losses
 
Value
 
September 30, 2006
                         
U.S. Treasury obligations and obligations
                         
of U.S. government-sponsored agencies
 
$
42,000
 
$
-
 
$
(565
)
$
41,435
 
Mortgage-backed securities
   
72,529
   
447
   
(1,663
)
 
71,313
 
States and political subdivisions
   
46,315
   
227
   
(191
)
 
46,351
 
Total
   
160,844
   
674
   
(2,419
)
 
159,099
 
 
December 31, 2005
                         
U.S. Treasury obligations and obligations
                         
of U.S. government-sponsored agencies
   
47,250
   
-
   
(797
)
 
46,453
 
Mortgage-backed securities
   
84,960
   
768
   
(1,527
)
 
84,201
 
States and political subdivisions
   
32,497
   
72
   
(467
)
 
32,102
 
Total
 
$
164,707
 
$
840
 
$
(2,791
)
$
162,756
 

Securities available for sale and held to maturity with a fair value of $608.4 million and $564.3 million were pledged in compliance with state regulations concerning trust powers and to secure Treasury Tax and Loan deposits, borrowings, and certain public deposits at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. In addition, securities available for sale and held to maturity with a fair value of $10.5 million and $13.8 million were collateralized for the discount window at the Federal Reserve Bank at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. There were no borrowings with the Federal Reserve Bank at either date. Securities available for sale with a fair value of $2.2 million were designated in a rabbi trust for a nonqualified retirement plan at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005.

At September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the available for sale and held to maturity securities portfolio included $2.4 million and $3.4 million of net pretax unrealized losses, respectively. Included in these net amounts were gross unrealized losses amounting to $10.6 million and $13.5 million at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively.

The following tables summarize, for all securities in an unrealized loss position at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively, the aggregate fair value and gross unrealized loss by length of time those securities have been continuously in an unrealized loss position.

(Dollars in thousands)
 
Less than 12 Months
 
12 Months or Longer
 
Total
 
       
Fair
 
Unrealized
     
Fair
 
Unrealized
     
Fair
 
Unrealized
 
At September 30, 2006
 
#
 
Value
 
Losses
 
#
 
Value
 
Losses
 
#
 
Value
 
Losses
 
U.S. Treasury obligations
                                                       
and obligations of U.S. government-sponsored agencies
   
5
 
$
28,422
 
$
71
   
14
 
$
96,145
 
$
1,290
   
19
 
$
124,567
 
$
1,361
 
Mortgage-backed securities
   
13
   
28,368
   
208
   
81
   
292,616
   
8,390
   
94
   
320,984
   
8,598
 
States and
                                                       
political subdivisions
   
8
   
6,174
   
36
   
20
   
11,684
   
155
   
28
   
17,858
   
191
 
Corporate bonds
   
3
   
7,147
   
27
   
8
   
21,811
   
258
   
11
   
28,958
   
285
 
Subtotal, debt securities
   
29
   
70,111
   
342
   
123
   
422,256
   
10,093
   
152
   
492,367
   
10,435
 
Corporate stocks
   
6
   
6,339
   
115
   
3
   
982
   
55
   
9
   
7,321
   
170
 
Total temporarily
                                                       
impaired securities
   
35
 
$
76,450
 
$
457
   
126
 
$
423,238
 
$
10,148
   
161
 
$
499,688
 
$
10,605
 

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(Dollars in thousands)
 
Less than 12 Months
 
12 Months or Longer
 
Total
 
       
Fair
 
Unrealized
     
Fair
 
Unrealized
     
Fair
 
Unrealized
 
At December 31, 2005
 
#
 
Value
 
Losses
 
#
 
Value
 
Losses
 
#
 
Value
 
Losses
 
U.S. Treasury obligations
                                                       
and obligations of U.S. government-sponsored agencies
   
12
 
$
70,586
 
$
827
   
6
 
$
43,464
 
$
786
   
18
 
$
114,050
 
$
1,613
 
Mortgage-backed securities
   
56
   
178,688
   
2,565
   
47
   
238,844
   
7,949
   
103
   
417,532
   
10,514
 
States and
                                                       
political subdivisions
   
33
   
19,129
   
349
   
5
   
3,557
   
118
   
38
   
22,686
   
467
 
Corporate bonds
   
5
   
10,929
   
75
   
9
   
25,019
   
641
   
14
   
35,948
   
716
 
Subtotal, debt securities
   
106
   
279,332
   
3,816
   
67
   
310,884
   
9,494
   
173
   
590,216
   
13,310
 
Corporate stocks
   
6
   
2,617
   
126
   
1
   
483
   
28
   
7
   
3,100
   
155
 
Total temporarily
                                                       
impaired securities
   
112
 
$
281,949
 
$
3,942
   
68
 
$
311,367
 
$
9,522
   
180
 
$
593,316
 
$
13,465
 

For those debt securities whose amortized cost exceeds fair value, the primary cause is related to interest rates. The majority of debt securities reported in an unrealized loss position at September 30, 2006 were purchased during 2005, 2004 and 2003, during which time interest rates were at or near historical lows. The relative increase in short and medium term interest rates resulted in a decline in market value for these debt securities. The Corporation believes that the nature and duration of impairment on its debt security holdings are primarily a function of future interest rate movements and changes in investment spreads, and does not consider full repayment of principal on the reported debt obligations to be at risk. The debt securities in an unrealized loss position at September 30, 2006 consisted of 152 debt security holdings. The largest loss percentage of any single holding was 5.06% of its amortized cost.

Causes of conditions whereby the fair value of corporate stock equity securities is less than cost include the timing of purchases and changes in valuation specific to individual industries or issuers. The relationship between the level of market interest rates and the dividend rates paid on individual equity securities may also be a contributing factor. The Corporation believes that the nature and duration of impairment on its equity securities holdings are considered to be a function of general financial market movements and industry conditions. The equity securities in an unrealized loss position at September 30, 2006 consisted of 9 holdings of financial and commercial entities. The largest loss percentage position of any single holding was 6.23% of its cost.
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(5) Loan Portfolio
The following is a summary of loans:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
September 30, 2006
 
December 31, 2005
 
   
Amount
 
% 
 
Amount
 
% 
 
Commercial:
                         
Mortgages (1)
 
$
274,635
   
19
%
$
291,292
   
21
%
Construction and development (2)
   
29,653
   
2
%
 
37,190
   
3
%
Other (3)
   
257,026
   
18
%
 
226,252
   
16
%
Total commercial
   
561,314
   
39
%
 
554,734
   
40
%
                           
Residential real estate:
                         
Mortgages (4)
   
572,399
   
40
%
 
565,680
   
40
%
Homeowner construction
   
14,973
   
1
%
 
17,028
   
2
%
Total residential real estate
   
587,372
   
41
%
 
582,708
   
42
%
                           
Consumer
                         
Home equity lines
   
147,897
   
10
%
 
161,100
   
11
%
Home equity loans
   
90,711
   
6
%
 
72,288
   
5
%
Other
   
41,190
   
4
%
 
31,078
   
2
%
Total consumer
   
279,798
   
20
%
 
264,466
   
18
%
Total loans (5)
 
$
1,428,484
   
100
%
$
1,401,908
   
100
%

(1) Amortizing mortgages, primarily secured by income producing property.
(2) Loans for construction of residential and commercial properties and for land development.
(3) Loans to businesses and individuals, a substantial portion of which are fully or partially collateralized by real estate.
(4) A substantial portion of these loans is used as qualified collateral for FHLB borrowings (See Note 9 for additional discussion of FHLB borrowings).
(5) Net of unamortized loan origination fees, net of costs, totaling $190 thousand and $373 thousand at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. Also includes $384 thousand and $753 thousand of premium, net of discount, on purchased loans at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively.

(6) Allowance For Loan Losses
The following is an analysis of the allowance for loan losses:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
         
   
Three Months
 
Nine Months
 
Periods ended September 30,
 
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
Balance at beginning of period
 
$
18,480
 
$
17,442
 
$
17,918
 
$
16,771
 
Provision charged to expense
   
300
   
300
   
900
   
900
 
Subtotal
   
18,780
   
17,742
   
18,818
   
17,671
 
                           
Charge-offs
   
(174
)
 
(24
)
 
(325
)
 
(262
)
Recoveries
   
39
   
146
   
152
   
455
 
Net recoveries (charge-offs)
   
(135
)
 
122
   
(173
)
 
193
 
Reclassification of allowance on off-balance sheet exposures
   
-
   
(250
)
 
-
   
(250
)
Balance at end of period
 
$
18,645
 
$
17,614
 
$
18,645
 
$
17,614
 

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(7) Goodwill and Other Intangibles
The changes in the carrying value of goodwill and other intangible assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 are as follows:
 
Goodwill
       
Wealth
     
 
 
Commercial
 
Management
     
(Dollars in thousands)   
Banking
 
Service
     
   
Segment
 
Segment
 
Total
 
Balance at December 31, 2005
 
$
22,591
 
$
17,372
 
$
39,963
 
Goodwill acquired during the period
   
-
   
4,595
   
4,595
 
Impairment recognized
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
Balance at September 30, 2006
 
$
22,591
 
$
21,967
 
$
44,558
 

The acquisition of Weston Financial Group, Inc. (“Weston Financial”) provides for the payment of contingent purchase price amounts based on operating results in each of the years in the three-year earn-out period ending December 31, 2008.  During the third quarter of 2006 the Corporation recognized a liability of $4.595 million, with a corresponding addition to goodwill, representing the 2006 portion of the earn-out period.

Other Intangible Assets
(Dollars in thousands)  
Core Deposit
 
Advisory
 
Non-compete
     
   
Intangible
 
Contracts
 
Agreements
 
Total
 
Balance at December 31, 2005
 
$
911
 
$
13,220
 
$
278
 
$
14,409
 
Amortization
   
196
   
977
   
36
   
1,209
 
Balance at September 30, 2006
 
$
715
 
$
12,243
 
$
242
 
$
13,200
 

Amortization of intangible assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, totaled $1.2 million. Estimated annual amortization expense of current intangible assets with finite useful lives, absent any impairment or change in estimated useful lives, is summarized below.
 
 
                 
(Dollars in thousands)   
Core
 
Advisory
 
Non-compete
     
   
Deposits
 
Contracts
 
Agreements
 
Total
 
Estimated amortization expense:
                         
2006 (full year)
 
$
261
 
$
1,283
 
$
49
 
$
1,593
 
2007
   
140
   
1,194
   
49
   
1,383
 
2008
   
120
   
1,111
   
49
   
1,280
 
2009
   
120
   
1,040
   
49
   
1,209
 
2010
   
120
   
922
   
49
   
1,091
 

The components of intangible assets at September 30, 2006 are as follows:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
                 
   
Core
 
Advisory
 
Non-compete
     
   
Deposits
 
Contracts
 
Agreements
 
Total
 
Gross carrying amount
 
$
2,997
 
$
13,657
 
$
1,147
 
$
17,801
 
Accumulated amortization
   
2,282
   
1,414
   
905
   
4,601
 
Net amount
 
$
715
 
$
12,243
 
$
242
 
$
13,200
 

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CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
(8) Financial Instruments With Off-Balance Sheet Risk and Derivative Financial Instruments
The Corporation is a party to financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financing needs of its customers and to manage the Corporation’s exposure to fluctuations in interest rates. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit, standby letters of credit, financial guarantees, and commitments to originate and commitments to sell fixed rate mortgage loans. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit risk in excess of the amount recognized in the Corporation’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The contract or notional amounts of these instruments reflect the extent of involvement the Corporation has in particular classes of financial instruments. The Corporation uses the same credit policies in making commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance sheet instruments. The contractual and notional amounts of financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk are as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)
 
September 30,
2006
 
December 31, 2005
 
Financial instruments whose contract amounts represent credit risk:
             
Commitments to extend credit:
             
Commercial loans
 
$
103,419
 
$
105,971
 
Home equity lines
   
182,634
   
174,073
 
Other loans
   
14,697
   
17,271
 
Standby letters of credit
   
9,894
   
10,986
 
Financial instruments whose notional amounts exceed the amount of credit risk:
             
Forward loan commitments:
             
Commitments to originate fixed rate mortgage loans to be sold
   
3,478
   
2,188
 
Commitments to sell fixed rate mortgage loans
   
6,389
   
2,626
 

Commitments to Extend Credit
Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there are no violations of any conditions established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since some of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. Each borrower’s creditworthiness is evaluated on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained is based on management’s credit evaluation of the borrower.

Standby Letters of Credit
Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. The credit risk involved in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to customers. Under the standby letters of credit, the Corporation is required to make payments to the beneficiary of the letters of credit upon request by the beneficiary contingent upon the customer’s failure to perform under the terms of the underlying contract with the beneficiary. Standby letters of credit extend up to five years. At September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, the maximum potential amount of undiscounted future payments, not reduced by amounts that may be recovered, totaled $9.9 million and $11.0 million, respectively. At September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, there was no liability to beneficiaries resulting from standby letters of credit.

At September 30, 2006, a substantial portion of the standby letters of credit were supported by pledged collateral. The collateral obtained is determined based on management’s credit evaluation of the customer. Should the Corporation be required to make payments to the beneficiary, repayment from the customer to the Corporation is required.

Forward Loan Commitments
Commitments to originate and commitments to sell fixed rate mortgage loans are derivative financial instruments. Accordingly, the fair value of these commitments is recognized in other assets on the balance sheet and changes in fair value of such commitments are recorded in current earnings in the income statement. The carrying value of such commitments as of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 and the respective changes in fair values for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 were insignificant.
 
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WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Continued)
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
(9) Borrowings
Federal Home Loan Bank Advances
Advances payable to the Federal Home Loan Bank (“FHLB”) are summarized as follows:

(Dollars in thousands)
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
FHLB advances
 
$
464,148
 
$
545,323
 

In addition to outstanding advances, the Corporation also has access to an unused line of credit amounting to $8.0 million at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005. Under agreement with the FHLB, the Corporation is required to maintain qualified collateral, free and clear of liens, pledges, or encumbrances that, based on certain percentages of book and market values, has a value equal to the aggregate amount of the line of credit and outstanding advances (“FHLB borrowings”). The FHLB maintains a security interest in various assets of the Corporation including, but not limited to, residential mortgages loans, U.S. government or agency securities, U.S. government-sponsored agency securities, and amounts maintained on deposit at the FHLB. The Corporation maintained qualified collateral in excess of the amount required to collateralize the line of credit and outstanding advances at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005. Included in the collateral were securities available for sale and held to maturity with a fair value of $501.8 million and $498.0 million that were specifically pledged to secure FHLB borrowings at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. Unless there is an event of default under the agreement with the FHLB, the Corporation may use, encumber or dispose of any portion of the collateral in excess of the amount required to secure FHLB borrowings, except for that collateral that has been specifically pledged.

Junior Subordinated Debentures
In connection with the Weston Financial acquisition, trust preferred securities totaling $22 million were issued in the third quarter of 2005 by WT Capital Trust I (“Trust I”) and WT Capital Trust II (“Trust II”), capital trusts created by the Bancorp. In accordance with FASB Interpretation 46-R, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities - Revised”, Trust I and Trust II are not consolidated into the Corporation’s financial statements; however, the Corporation reflects the amounts of junior subordinated debentures payable to Trust I and Trust II as debt in its financial statements. At September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, junior subordinated debentures payable amounted to $22.7 million.

Other Borrowings
The following is a summary of other borrowings:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
Treasury, Tax and Loan demand note balance
 
$
4,226
 
$
3,794
 
Deferred acquisition obligations
   
10,248
   
5,469
 
Other
   
454
   
511
 
Other borrowings
 
$
14,928
 
$
9,774
 

There were no securities sold under repurchase agreements outstanding at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005. Securities sold under repurchase agreements generally mature within 90 days. The securities underlying the agreements are held in safekeeping by the counterparty in the name of the Corporation and are repurchased when the agreement matures. Accordingly, these underlying securities are included in securities available for sale and the obligations to repurchase such securities are reflected as a liability.

(10) Defined Benefit Pension Plans
The Corporation’s noncontributory tax-qualified defined benefit pension plan covers substantially all employees. Benefits are based on an employee’s years of service and highest 3-year compensation. The plan is funded on a current basis, in compliance with the requirements of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended. The Corporation also has non-qualified retirement plans to provide supplemental retirement benefits to certain employees, as defined in the plans.
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WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Continued)
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
The actuarial assumptions used for the non-qualified retirement plans are the same as those used for the Corporation’s tax-qualified pension plan. The non-qualified retirement plans provide for the designation of assets in rabbi trusts. At September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, securities available for sale and other assets designated for this purpose with a carrying value of $2.6 million and $2.8 million, respectively, were included in the Corporation’s Consolidated Balance Sheets.

Components of Net Periodic Benefit Costs:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Qualified
 
Non-Qualified
 
   
Pension Plan
 
Retirement Plans
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
Service cost
 
$
1,551
 
$
1,403
 
$
264
 
$
234
 
Interest cost
   
1,238
   
1,141
   
351
   
327
 
Expected return on plan assets
   
(1,350
)
 
(1,264
)
 
-
   
-
 
Amortization of transition asset
   
(4
)
 
(4
)
 
-
   
-
 
Amortization of prior service cost
   
(26
)
 
23
   
46
   
57
 
Recognized net actuarial loss
   
238
   
92
   
160
   
99
 
Net periodic benefit cost
 
$
1,647
 
$
1,391
 
$
821
 
$
717
 

Assumptions:
The measurement date and weighted-average assumptions used to determine net periodic benefit cost for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 were as follows:
 
   
Qualified
 
Non-Qualified
 
   
Pension Plan
 
Retirement Plans
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
Measurement date
   
Sept. 30, 2005
   
Sept. 30, 2004
   
Sept. 30, 2005
   
Sept. 30, 2004
 
Discount rate
   
5.50
%
 
6.00
%
 
5.50
%
 
6.00
%
Expected long-term return on plan assets
   
8.25
%
 
8.25
%
 
-
   
-
 
Rate of compensation increase
   
4.25
%
 
4.25
%
 
4.25
%
 
4.25
%

Employer Contributions:
For the nine months ended of September 30, 2006, $1.3 million of contributions have been made to the qualified pension plan and $252 thousand in benefit payments have been made to the non-qualified retirement plans. The Corporation presently anticipates contributing an additional $83 thousand in benefit payments to the non-qualified retirement plans in 2006.

(11) Litigation
The Corporation is involved in various claims and legal proceedings arising out of the ordinary course of business. Management is of the opinion, based on its review with counsel of the development of such matters to date, that the ultimate disposition of such matters will not materially affect the consolidated financial position or results of operations of the Corporation.
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WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Continued)
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
(12) Shareholders’ Equity
The following table presents the Corporation’s and the Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, as well as the corresponding minimum regulatory amounts and ratios:
 
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
 
 
Actual
 
 
For Capital Adequacy Purposes
 
To Be Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions
 
   
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
Amount
 
Ratio
 
As of September 30, 2006:
                                     
Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets):
                                     
Corporation
 
$
157,286
   
10.96
%
$
114,759
   
8.00
%
$
143,448
   
10.00
%
Bank
 
$
165,592
   
11.55
%
$
114,685
   
8.00
%
$
143,356
   
10.00
%
Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets):
                                     
Corporation
 
$
137,016
   
9.55
%
$
57,379
   
4.00
%
$
86,069
   
6.00
%
Bank
 
$
145,333
   
10.14
%
$
57,342
   
4.00
%
$
86,013
   
6.00
%
Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets): (1)
                                     
Corporation
 
$
137,016
   
5.81
%
$
94,331
   
4.00
%
$
117,914
   
5.00
%
Bank
 
$
145,333
   
6.17
%
$
94,276
   
4.00
%
$
117,845
   
5.00
%
                                       
As of December 31, 2005:
                                     
Total Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets):
                                     
Corporation
 
$
147,454
   
10.51
%
$
112,221
   
8.00
%
$
140,277
   
10.00
%
Bank
 
$
151,383
   
10.80
%
$
112,152
   
8.00
%
$
140,190
   
10.00
%
Tier 1 Capital (to Risk-Weighted Assets):
                                     
Corporation
 
$
127,023
   
9.06
%
$
56,111
   
4.00
%
$
84,166
   
6.00
%
Bank
 
$
130,962
   
9.34
%
$
56,076
   
4.00
%
$
84,114
   
6.00
%
Tier 1 Capital (to Average Assets): (1)
                                     
Corporation
 
$
127,023
   
5.45
%
$
93,285
   
4.00
%
$
116,606
   
5.00
%
Bank
 
$
130,962
   
5.62
%
$
93,254
   
4.00
%
$
116,568
   
5.00
%
 
(1)  
Leverage ratio

As previously disclosed, in connection with the Weston Financial acquisition, trust preferred securities totaling $22 million were issued in the third quarter of 2005 by Trust I and Trust II, capital trusts created by the Bancorp. In accordance with FASB Interpretation 46-R, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities - Revised”, Trust I and Trust II are not consolidated into the Corporation’s financial statements; however, the Corporation reflects the amounts of junior subordinated debentures payable to Trust I and Trust II as debt in its financial statements. The trust preferred securities qualify as Tier 1 capital.

The Corporation’s capital ratios at September 30, 2006 place the Corporation in the “well-capitalized” category according to regulatory standards. On March 1, 2005, the Federal Reserve Board issued a final rule that retains trust preferred securities in Tier 1 capital of bank holding companies, but with stricter quantitative limits and clearer standards. After a five-year transition period that would end on March 31, 2009, the aggregate amount of trust preferred securities would be limited to 25% of Tier 1 capital elements, net of goodwill. The Corporation has evaluated the potential impact of such a change on its Tier 1 capital ratio and has concluded that the regulatory capital treatment of the trust preferred securities in the Corporation’s total capital ratio would be unchanged.

(13) Comprehensive Income
 
(Dollars in thousands)
     
       
Nine months ended September 30,
 
2006
 
2005
 
Net income
 
$
18,828
 
$
16,871
 
Unrealized holding gains (losses) on securities available for sale, net of tax
   
896
   
(5,570
)
Reclassification adjustments for gains arising during the period, net of tax
   
(293
)
 
(13
)
Total comprehensive income
 
$
19,431
 
$
11,288
 
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WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Continued)
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
(14) Earnings Per Share
Basic earnings per share (“EPS”) is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average common stock outstanding, excluding options and other equity instruments. The dilutive effect of options, nonvested share units, non vested share awards and other items is calculated using the treasury stock method for purposes of weighted average dilutive shares. Diluted EPS is computed by dividing net income by the average number of common stock and common stock equivalents outstanding.

(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
     
   
Three Months
 
Nine Months
 
Periods ended September 30,
 
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
Net income
 
$
6,578
 
$
5,822
 
$
18,828
 
$
16,871
 
                           
Weighted average basic shares
   
13,436.6
   
13,330.3
   
13,414.6
   
13,303.2
 
Dilutive effect of:
                         
Options
   
242.1
   
291.0
   
252.5
   
293.0
 
Other
   
47.6
   
20.6
   
41.1
   
19.6
 
Weighted average diluted shares
   
13,726.3
   
13,641.9
   
13,708.2
   
13,615.8
 
                           
Earnings per share:
                         
Basic
 
$
0.49
 
$
0.44
 
$
1.40
 
$
1.27
 
Diluted
 
$
0.48
 
$
0.43
 
$
1.37
 
$
1.24
 

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WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Continued)
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
(15) Business Segments
Washington Trust segregates financial information in assessing its results among two operating segments: Commercial Banking and Wealth Management Services. The amounts in the Corporate column include activity not related to the segments, such as the investment securities portfolio, wholesale funding activities and administrative units. The Corporate column is not considered to be an operating segment. The methodologies and organizational hierarchies that define the business segments are periodically reviewed and revised. Results may be restated, when necessary, to reflect changes in organizational structure or allocation methodology. The following table presents the statement of operations and total assets for Washington Trust’s reportable segments.

(Dollars in thousands)
                 
   
Commercial
Banking
 
Wealth Management Services
 
Corporate
 
Consolidated
Total
 
Three months ended September 30,
 
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
Net interest income (expense)
 
$
13,371
 
$
14,183
 
$
(23
)
$
(15
)
$
2,518
 
$
1,192
 
$
15,866
 
$
15,360
 
Noninterest income
   
4,262
   
3,950
   
6,465
   
4,124
   
56
   
300
   
10,783
   
8,374
 
Total income
   
17,633
   
18,133
   
6,442
   
4,109
   
2,574
   
1,492
   
26,649
   
23,734
 
                                                   
Provision for loan losses
   
300
   
300
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
300
   
300
 
Depreciation and
amortization expense
   
551
   
660
   
416
   
218
   
204
   
57
   
1,171
   
935
 
Other noninterest expenses
   
9,461
   
8,825
   
4,204
   
3,106
   
1,775
   
1,944
   
15,440
   
13,875
 
Total noninterest expenses
   
10,312
   
9,785
   
4,620
   
3,324
   
1,979
   
2,001
   
16,911
   
15,110
 
Income (loss)before income taxes
   
7,321
   
8,348
   
1,822
   
785
   
595
   
(509
)
 
9,738
   
8,624
 
Income tax expense (benefit)
   
2,558
   
2,920
   
719
   
318
   
(117
)
 
(436
)
 
3,160
   
2,802
 
Net income
 
$
4,763
 
$
5,428
 
$
1,103
 
$
467
 
$
712
 
$
(73
)
$
6,578
 
$
5,822
 
                                                   
Total assets at period end
   
1,521,785
   
1,502,201
   
38,934
   
32,291
   
842,547
   
868,669
   
2,403,266
   
2,403,161
 
Expenditures for
long-lived assets
   
461
   
341
   
72
   
44
   
49
   
54
   
582
   
439
 

(Dollars in thousands)
                 
   
Commercial
Banking
 
Wealth Management Services
 
Corporate
 
Consolidated
Total
 
Nine months ended September 30,
 
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
Net interest income (expense)
 
$
40,381
 
$
40,244
 
$
(74
)
$
(47
)
$
6,191
 
$
4,756
 
$
46,498
 
$
44,953
 
Noninterest income
   
10,586
   
9,748
   
19,642
   
10,822
   
1,522
   
877
   
31,750
   
21,447
 
Total income
   
50,967
   
49,992
   
19,568
   
10,775
   
7,713
   
5,633
   
78,248
   
66,400
 
                                                   
Provision for loan losses
   
900
   
900
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
900
   
900
 
Depreciation and
amortization expense
   
1,684
   
1,961
   
1,260
   
559
   
552
   
168
   
3,496
   
2,688
 
Other noninterest expenses
   
27,146
   
25,315
   
12,988
   
7,262
   
5,965
   
5,362
   
46,099
   
37,939
 
Total noninterest expenses
   
29,730
   
28,176
   
14,248
   
7,821
   
6,517
   
5,530
   
50,495
   
41,527
 
Income before income taxes
   
21,237
   
21,816
   
5,320
   
2,954
   
1,196
   
103
   
27,753
   
24,873
 
Income tax expense (benefit)
   
7,402
   
7,624
   
2,097
   
1,082
   
(574
)
 
(704
)
 
8,925
   
8,002
 
Net income
 
$
13,835
 
$
14,192
 
$
3,223
 
$
1,872
 
$
1,770
 
$
807
 
$
18,828
 
$
16,871
 
                                                   
Total assets at period end
   
1,521,785
   
1,502,201
   
38,934
   
32,291
   
842,547
   
868,669
   
2,403,266
   
2,403,161
 
Expenditures for
long-lived assets
   
1,975
   
1,415
   
432
   
207
   
212
   
242
   
2,619
   
1,864
 
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WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Continued)
CONDENSED NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
 
 
Management uses certain methodologies to allocate income and expenses to the business lines. A funds transfer pricing methodology is used to assign interest income and interest expense to each interest-earning asset and interest-bearing liability on a matched maturity funding basis. Certain indirect expenses are allocated to segments. These include support unit expenses such as technology and processing operations and other support functions. Taxes are allocated to each segment based on the effective rate for the period shown.

Commercial Banking
The Commercial Banking segment includes commercial, commercial real estate, residential and consumer lending activities; mortgage banking, secondary market and loan servicing activities; deposit generation; merchant credit card services; cash management activities; and direct banking activities, which include the operation of ATMs, telephone and internet banking services and customer support and sales.

Wealth Management Services
Wealth Management Services includes asset management services provided for individuals and institutions; personal trust services, including services as executor, trustee, administrator, custodian and guardian; corporate trust services, including services as trustee for pension and profit sharing plans; and other financial planning and advisory services. The increase in revenues and expenses for this segment in 2006 is primarily attributable to the acquisition of Weston Financial completed on August 31, 2005.

Corporate
Corporate includes the Treasury Unit, which is responsible for managing the wholesale investment portfolio and wholesale funding needs. It also includes income from bank-owned life insurance as well as administrative and executive expenses not allocated to the business lines and the residual impact of methodology allocations such as funds transfer pricing offsets. The increase in net income of the Corporate segment from 2005 to 2006 for the three and nine month periods is primarily as result of changes in the composition of the deposit mix, and reductions in investment and borrowed funds balances, and the interaction of these changes with the funds transfer pricing allocation methodology.


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With respect to the unaudited consolidated financial statements of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries at September 30, 2006 and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005, KPMG LLP has made a review (based on the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States)) and not an audit, set forth in their separate report dated November 8, 2006 appearing below. That report does not express an opinion on the interim unaudited consolidated financial information. KPMG LLP has not carried out any significant or additional audit tests beyond those which would have been necessary if their report had not been included. Accordingly, such report is not a “report” or “part of the Registration Statement” within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the liability provisions of Section 11 of the Securities Act do not apply.


Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


The Board of Directors and Shareholders
Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc.:


We have reviewed the accompanying consolidated balance sheet of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries (the “Corporation”) as of September 30, 2006, the related consolidated statements of income for the three and nine-month periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 and the related consolidated statements of cash flows for the nine-month periods ended September 30, 2006 and 2005. These consolidated financial statements are the responsibility of the Corporation’s management.

We conducted our review in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States). A review of interim financial information consists principally of applying analytical procedures and making inquiries of persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the objective of which is the expression of an opinion regarding the consolidated financial statements taken as a whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.

Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications that should be made to the consolidated financial statements referred to above for them to be in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

We have previously audited, in accordance with standards established by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States), the consolidated balance sheet of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2005, and the related consolidated statements of income, changes in shareholders’ equity and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented herein); and in our report dated March 15, 2006, we expressed an unqualified opinion on those consolidated financial statements. In our opinion, the information set forth in the consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2005, is fairly stated, in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance sheet from which it has been derived.

KPMG LLP

Providence, Rhode Island
November 8, 2006

 
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ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Forward-Looking Statements
This report contains statements that are “forward-looking statements” Within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All statements, other than statements of historical facts, including statements regarding our strategy, effectiveness of investment programs, evaluations of future interest rate trends and liquidity, expectations as to growth in assets, deposits and results of operations, success of acquisitions, future operations, market position, financial position, and prospects, plans, goals and objectives of management are forward-looking statements. We may also make written or oral forward-looking statements in other documents we file with the SEC, in our annual reports to shareholders, in press releases and other written materials, and in oral statements made by our officers, directors or employees. You can identify forward-looking statements by the use of the words “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “intend,” “estimate,” “assume,” “outlook,” “will,” “should,” and other expressions which predict or indicate future events and trends and which do not relate to historical matters. You should not rely on forward-looking statements, because they involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors, some of which are beyond the control of the Corporation. These risks, uncertainties and other factors may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Corporation to be materially different from the anticipated future results, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements.

Some of the factors that might cause these differences include the following: changes in general national or regional economic conditions, changes in interest rates, reductions in the market value of wealth management and trust assets under administration, reductions in loan demand, reductions in deposit levels necessitating increased borrowing to fund loans and investments, changes in loan defaults and charge-off rates, changes in the size and nature of the Corporation’s competition, changes in legislation or regulation and accounting principles, policies and guidelines and changes in the assumptions used in making such forward-looking statements. In addition, the factors described under “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of Washington Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005 may result in these differences. You should carefully review all of these factors, and you should be aware that there may be other factors that could cause these differences. These forward-looking statements were based on information, plans and estimates at the date of this report, and we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements to reflect changes in underlying assumptions or factors, new information, future events or other changes.

Critical Accounting Policies
Accounting policies involving significant judgments and assumptions by management that have, or could have, a material impact on the carrying value of certain assets and impact income are considered critical accounting policies. The Corporation’s accounting and reporting policies comply with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and conform to general practices within the banking industry. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States requires management to make estimates and assumptions. The financial position and results of operations can be affected by these estimates and assumptions, which are important in understanding the reported results. Management has discussed the development and the selection of critical accounting policies with the Audit Committee of our board of directors. As discussed in our 2005 Annual Report on Form 10-K, we have identified the allowance for loan losses, accounting for acquisitions and review of goodwill and intangible assets for impairment, other-than-temporary impairment, interest income recognition, and tax estimates as critical accounting policies. There have been no significant changes in the methods or assumptions used in the accounting policies that require material estimates and assumptions.

Results of Operations
Overview
Net income for the third quarter of 2006 was $6.6 million, an increase of 13.0% from the $5.8 million reported for the third quarter of 2005. On a per diluted share basis, the Corporation earned $0.48 for the third quarter of 2006, up $0.05, or 11.6%, from the same quarter in 2005. The rates of return on average equity and average assets for the three months ended September 30, 2006 were 15.62% and 1.09%, up from 14.75% and 0.98%, respectively, for the same period in 2005.

Net income for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 amounted to $18.8 million, an increase of 11.6% from the $16.9 million reported for the same period a year ago. On a diluted earnings per share basis, the Corporation earned $1.37 for nine months ended September 30, 2006, up $0.13 from the $1.24 reported for the comparable period in
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2005. The returns on average equity and average assets for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 were 15.33% and 1.04%, respectively, compared to 14.51% and 0.96%, respectively, for the comparable period in 2005.

Selected financial highlights are presented in the table below.

(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
         
   
Three Months
 
Nine Months
 
Periods ended September 30,
 
2006
 
2005
 
2006
 
2005
 
                           
Earnings:
                         
Net income
 
$
6,578
 
$
5,822
 
$
18,828
 
$
16,871
 
Diluted earnings per share
   
0.48
   
0.43
   
1.37
   
1.24
 
Dividends declared per common share
   
0.19
   
0.18
   
0.57
   
0.54
 
                           
Select Ratios:
                         
Return on average assets
   
1.09
%
 
0.98
%
 
1.04
%
 
0.96
%
Return on average shareholders equity
   
15.62
%
 
14.75
%
 
15.33
%
 
14.51
%
Interest rate spread (taxable equivalent basis)
   
2.51
%
 
2.46
%
 
2.49
%
 
2.48
%
Net interest margin (taxable equivalent basis)
   
2.86
%
 
2.78
%
 
2.82
%
 
2.77
%
                           
                           
    Sept. 30,     
June 30,
   
Dec. 31
   
Sept 30,
 
As of
   
2006
   
2006
   
2005
   
2005
 
Book value per share
 
$
12.82
 
$
12.01
 
$
11.86
 
$
11.78
 
Tangible book value per common share
   
8.53
   
8.02
   
7.79
   
7.68
 
Market value per share
   
26.51
   
27.72
   
26.18
   
27.19
 
                           

On August 31, 2005, the Corporation completed the acquisition of Weston Financial Group, Inc. (“Weston Financial”), a registered investment advisor and financial planning company located in Wellesley, Massachusetts, with broker-dealer and insurance agency subsidiaries. The results of Weston Financial’s operations have been included in the Consolidated Statements of Income since that date. The acquisition of Weston Financial increased the size and range of products and services offered by Washington Trust’s wealth management group.

Net Interest Income
Net interest income is the difference between interest earned on loans and investments and interest paid on deposits and other borrowings, and continues to be the primary source of Washington Trust’s operating income. Included in interest income are loan prepayment fees and certain other fees, such as late charges. Net interest income is affected by the level of interest rates, changes in interest rates and changes in the amount and composition of interest-earnings assets and interest-bearing liabilities.

Net interest income totaled $15.9 million and $46.5 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively, up 3.3% and 3.4%, respectively, from the corresponding periods in 2005. Included in net interest income is an additional quarterly dividend of approximately $450 thousand in the third quarter of 2006 from the FHLB, following the decision by the FHLB to delay its normal second quarter dividend on its stock.

The following discussion presents net interest income on a fully taxable equivalent (“FTE”) basis by adjusting income and yields on tax-exempt loans and securities to be comparable to taxable loans and securities. For more information see the section entitled “Average Balances / Net Interest Margin - Fully Taxable Equivalent (FTE) Basis” below.

FTE net interest income for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 amounted to $16.2 million and $47.5 million, respectively, both up 4.0% from the same periods a year ago. The net interest margin (annualized tax-equivalent net interest income as a percentage of average interest-earning assets) amounted to 2.86% for the third quarter of 2006, up 8 basis points from the third quarter last year and up 11 basis points from the second quarter of 2006. The additional FHLB dividend represented approximately 8 basis points of the third quarter 2006 net interest margin. Excluding the effect of the delay of the second quarter FHLB dividend until the third quarter, the net interest
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margin was unchanged from the third quarter of 2005 and down by 5 basis points from the second quarter of 2006. The continued rise in short-term rates in 2006 has caused deposit costs to rise, while yields on loans and securities have remained relatively flat. The Corporation expects that this negative trend will continue.

Average interest-earning assets for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 increased $24.7 million and $48.9 million, respectively, over the amounts reported for the same periods last year. This increase was mainly due to growth in the loan portfolio, which was partially offset by reductions in the securities portfolio. The yield on total loans for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 increased 56 and 61 basis points, respectively, from the comparable 2005 periods. The contribution of loan prepayment and other fees to the yield on total loans was 4 and 5 basis points, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006. Comparable amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2005 were 9 and 6 basis points, respectively. Total average securities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 decreased $42.5 million and $56.9 million, respectively, from the same periods last year, as the shape of the yield curve has made reinvestment of maturing balances unattractive relative to funding costs during these periods. The FTE rate of return on securities for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 increased 89 and 61 basis points, respectively, from the comparable 2005 periods. The increase in the total yield on securities reflects a combination of higher yields on variable rate securities tied to short-term interest rates, sale or runoff of lower yielding securities and higher marginal rates on reinvestment of cash flows in 2006 relative to the prior year. The Corporation continues to consider appropriate strategies to manage rising funding costs and more slowly increasing investment yields given the flat yield curve.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, average interest-bearing liabilities rose $52.0 million and $69.2 million, respectively, over the amounts reported for the comparable periods last year. The Corporation experienced growth in time deposits and money market accounts, and declines in NOW accounts, savings accounts and FHLB advances. Included in time deposits were brokered certificates of deposit, which are utilized by the Corporation as part of its overall funding program along with FHLB advances and other sources. The balance of average FHLB advances for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 decreased $129.0 million and $104.7 million, respectively, while the average rate paid on FHLB advances increased 40 and 50 basis points, respectively, from the same periods a year ago.
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Average Balances / Net Interest Margin - Fully Taxable Equivalent (FTE) Basis
The following tables present average balance and interest rate information. Tax-exempt income is converted to a fully taxable equivalent (“FTE”) basis using the statutory federal income tax rate. For dividends on corporate stocks, the 70% federal dividends received deduction is also used in the calculation of tax equivalency. Unrealized gains (losses) on available for sale securities are excluded from the average balance and yield calculations. Nonaccrual and renegotiated loans, as well as interest earned on these loans (to the extent recognized in the Consolidated Statements of Income) are included in amounts presented for loans.
 
Three months ended September 30,
 
2006
 
2005
 
   
Average
     
Yield/
 
Average
     
Yield/
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Balance
 
Interest
 
Rate
 
Balance
 
Interest
 
Rate
 
Assets:
                                     
Residential real estate loans
 
$
588,488
 
$
7,596
   
5.12
%
$
574,344
 
$
7,104
   
4.91
%
Commercial and other loans
   
564,804
   
10,990
   
7.72
%
 
539,145
   
9,684
   
7.13
%
Consumer loans
   
278,864
   
4,898
   
6.97
%
 
251,540
   
3,677
   
5.80
%
Total loans
   
1,432,156
   
23,484
   
6.51
%
 
1,365,029
   
20,465
   
5.95
%
Federal funds sold and
                                     
other short-term investments
   
20,132
   
252
   
4.96
%
 
22,562
   
186
   
3.27
%
Taxable debt securities
   
706,319
   
8,493
   
4.77
%
 
764,617
   
8,085
   
4.19
%
Nontaxable debt securities
   
42,842
   
622
   
5.76
%
 
23,467
   
341
   
5.76
%
Corporate stocks and FHLB stock
   
48,704
   
1,289
   
10.50
%
 
49,828
   
677
   
5.40
%
Total securities
   
817,997
   
10,656
   
5.17
%
 
860,474
   
9,289
   
4.28
%
Total interest-earning assets
   
2,250,153
   
34,140
   
6.02
%
 
2,225,503
   
29,754
   
5.30
%
Non interest-earning assets
   
160,883
               
142,845
             
Total assets
 
$
2,411,036
             
$
2,368,348
             
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity:
                                     
NOW accounts
 
$
174,740
 
$
78
   
0.18
%
$
180,292
 
$
76
   
0.17
%
Money market accounts
   
281,559
   
2,584
   
3.64
%
 
203,149
   
1,141
   
2.23
%
Savings deposits
   
191,232
   
327
   
0.68
%
 
229,049
   
332
   
0.58
%
Time deposits
   
868,487
   
9,484
   
4.33
%
 
741,127
   
6,692
   
3.58
%
FHLB advances
   
480,033
   
5,011
   
4.14
%
 
609,050
   
5,741
   
3.74
%
Junior subordinated debentures
   
22,681
   
338
   
5.91
%
 
8,136
   
124
   
6.04
%
Other borrowed funds
   
7,624
   
89
   
4.66
%
 
3,514
   
40
   
4.55
%
Total interest-bearing liabilities
   
2,026,356
   
17,911
   
3.51
%
 
1,974,317
   
14,146
   
2.84
%
Demand deposits
   
192,626
               
214,256
             
Other liabilities
   
23,589
               
21,936
             
Shareholders’ equity
   
168,465
               
157,839
             
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
$
2,411,036
             
$
2,368,348
             
Net interest income (FTE)
       
$
16,229
             
$
15,608
       
Interest rate spread
               
2.51
%
             
2.46
%
Net interest margin
               
2.86
%
             
2.78
%

Interest income amounts presented in the preceding table include the following adjustments for taxable equivalency:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
         
           
Three months ended September 30,
 
2006
 
2005
 
Commercial and other loans
 
$
54
 
$
47
 
Nontaxable debt securities
   
217
   
120
 
Corporate stocks
   
92
   
81
 
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Nine months ended September 30,
 
2006
 
2005
 
   
Average
     
Yield/
 
Average
     
Yield/
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Balance
 
Interest
 
Rate
 
Balance
 
Interest
 
Rate
 
Assets:
                         
Residential real estate loans
 
$
589,635
 
$
22,505
   
5.10
%
$
554,771
 
$
20,498
   
4.94
%
Commercial and other loans
   
563,284
   
32,294
   
7.67
%
 
523,242
   
27,032
   
6.91
%
Consumer loans
   
272,960
   
13,819
   
6.77
%
 
242,084
   
9,945
   
5.49
%
Total loans
   
1,425,879
   
68,618
   
6.43
%
 
1,320,097
   
57,475
   
5.82
%
Federal funds sold and
                                     
other short-term investments
   
14,416
   
517
   
4.79
%
 
15,127
   
320
   
2.83
%
Taxable debt securities
   
727,175
   
25,553
   
4.70
%
 
799,620
   
24,804
   
4.15
%
Nontaxable debt securities
   
39,254
   
1,697
   
5.78
%
 
21,338
   
938
   
5.88
%
Corporate stocks and FHLB stock
   
49,723
   
2,393
   
6.44
%
 
51,386
   
2,122
   
5.52
%
Total securities
   
830,568
   
30,160
   
4.86
%
 
887,471
   
28,184
   
4.25
%
Total interest-earning assets
   
2,256,447
   
98,778
   
5.85
%
 
2,207,568
   
85,659
   
5.19
%
Non interest-earning assets
   
155,006
               
132,209
             
Total assets
 
$
2,411,453
             
$
2,339,777
             
Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity:
                                     
NOW accounts
 
$
174,156
 
$
225
   
0.17
%
$
177,201
 
$
231
   
0.17
%
Money market accounts
   
247,979
   
6,026
   
3.25
%
 
195,585
   
2,900
   
1.98
%
Savings deposits
   
197,035
   
888
   
0.60
%
 
239,794
   
1,081
   
0.60
%
Time deposits
   
863,831
   
26,733
   
4.14
%
 
721,502
   
18,588
   
3.44
%
FHLB advances
   
527,108
   
16,115
   
4.09
%
 
631,831
   
16,960
   
3.59
%
Junior subordinated debentures
   
22,681
   
1,014
   
5.98
%
 
2,742
   
124
   
6.04
%
Other borrowed funds
   
7,331
   
256
   
4.67
%
 
2,311
   
76
   
4.37
%
Total interest-bearing liabilities
   
2,040,121
   
51,257
   
3.36
%
 
1,970,966
   
39,960
   
2.71
%
Demand deposits
   
185,088
               
195,451
             
Other liabilities
   
22,517
               
18,366
             
Shareholders’ equity
   
163,727
               
154,994
             
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity
 
$
2,411,453
             
$
2,339,777
             
Net interest income (FTE)
       
$
47,521
             
$
45,699
       
Interest rate spread
               
2.49
%
             
2.48
%
Net interest margin
               
2.82
%
             
2.77
%

Interest income amounts presented in the preceding table include the following adjustments for taxable equivalency:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
         
           
Nine months ended September 30,
 
2006
 
2005
 
Commercial and other loans
 
$
161
 
$
136
 
Nontaxable debt securities
   
593
   
328
 
Corporate stocks
   
269
   
282
 
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The following table presents certain information on a fully taxable equivalent basis regarding changes in our interest income and interest expense for the periods indicated. The net change attributable to both volume and rate has been allocated proportionately.
 
   
Three months ended
 
Nine months ended
 
   
September 30, 2006 vs. 2005
 
September 30, 2006 vs. 2005
 
   
Increase (decrease) due to
 
Increase (decrease) due to
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Volume
 
Rate
 
Net Chg
 
Volume
 
Rate
 
Net Chg
 
Interest on interest-earning assets:
                                     
Residential real estate loans
 
$
180
 
$
312
 
$
492
 
$
1,324
 
$
683
 
$
2,007
 
Commercial and other loans
   
477
   
829
   
1,306
   
2,159
   
3,103
   
5,262
 
Consumer loans
   
427
   
794
   
1,221
   
1,370
   
2,504
   
3,874
 
Federal funds sold and other short-term investments
   
(22
)
 
88
   
66
   
(16
)
 
213
   
197
 
Taxable debt securities
   
(649
)
 
1,057
   
408
   
(2,367
)
 
3,116
   
749
 
Nontaxable debt securities
   
282
   
(1
)
 
281
   
775
   
(16
)
 
759
 
Corporate stocks and FHLB stock
   
(16
)
 
628
   
612
   
(70
)
 
341
   
271
 
Total interest income
   
679
   
3,707
   
4,386
   
3,175
   
9,944
   
13,119
 
Interest on interest-bearing liabilities:
                                     
NOW accounts
   
(2
)
 
4
   
2
   
(5
)
 
(1
)
 
(6
)
Money market accounts
   
547
   
896
   
1,443
   
921
   
2,205
   
3,126
 
Savings deposits
   
(60
)
 
55
   
(5
)
 
(193
)
 
-
   
(193
)
Time deposits
   
1,258
   
1,534
   
2,792
   
4,009
   
4,136
   
8,145
 
FHLB advances
   
(1,301
)
 
571
   
(730
)
 
(3,027
)
 
2,182
   
(845
)
Junior subordinated debentures
   
217
   
(3
)
 
214
   
891
   
(1
)
 
890
 
Other borrowed funds
   
48
   
1
   
49
   
175
   
5
   
180
 
Total interest expense
   
707
   
3,058
   
3,765
   
2,771
   
8,526
   
11,297
 
Net interest income
 
$
(28
)
$
649
 
$
621
 
$
404
 
$
1,418
 
$
1,822
 

Provision and Allowance for Loan Losses
The Corporation’s loan loss provision charged to earnings amounted to $300 thousand and $900 thousand, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, unchanged from the amounts recorded in 2005. The allowance for loan losses was $18.6 million, or 1.31% of total loans, at September 30, 2006, compared to $17.9 million, or 1.28%, at December 31, 2005.

Noninterest Income
Noninterest income is an important source of revenue for Washington Trust. Noninterest income, excluding realized gains on securities, comprised 41% of total revenue, for the third quarter of 2006, compared with 35% for the same quarter in 2005. Primary sources of noninterest income are wealth management and trust services fees, service charges on deposit accounts, merchant credit card processing fees and net gains on sales of loans. Noninterest income, excluding realized gains on securities amounted to $11.1 million and $31.3 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, up 33% and 46% over the same periods last year. This increase is primarily attributable to higher revenues from wealth management and trust services, mainly due to the acquisition of Weston Financial in the third quarter of 2005.
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The following table presents a noninterest income comparison for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Three Months
 
Nine Months
 
            $    
%
         
$
 
%
 
Periods ended September 30
 
2006
 
2005
 
Chg
 
Chg
 
2006
 
2005
 
Chg
 
Chg
 
Noninterest income:
                                                 
Wealth management and trust services
 
$
6,040
 
$
4,066
 
$
1,974
   
49
%
$
18,099
 
$
10,764
 
$
7,335
   
68
%
Service charges on deposit accounts
   
1,312
   
1,158
   
154
   
13
%
 
3,667
   
3,337
   
330
   
10
%
Merchant processing fees
   
2,125
   
1,932
   
193
   
10
%
 
4,828
   
4,047
   
781
   
19
%
Income from bank-owned life insurance
   
389
   
282
   
107
   
38
%
 
1,014
   
833
   
181
   
22
%
Net gains on loan sales
   
417
   
415
   
2
   
-
%
 
1,029
   
1,320
   
(291
)
 
(22
)%
Other income
   
865
   
504
   
361
   
72
%
 
2,654
   
1,126
   
1,528
   
136
%
Subtotal
   
11,148
   
8,357
   
2,791
   
33
%
 
31,291
   
21,427
   
9,864
   
46
%
Net realized (loss) gains on securities
   
(365
)
 
17
   
(382
)
       
459
   
20
   
439
       
Total noninterest income
 
$
10,783
 
$
8,374
 
$
2,409
   
29
%
$
31,750
 
$
21,447
 
$
10,303
   
48
%

Revenues from wealth management and trust services for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 rose by 49% and 68%, respectively, over the same periods in 2005. The increase was primarily attributable to the acquisition of Weston Financial completed on August 31, 2005. Revenue from wealth management and trust services is largely dependent on the value of assets under administration and is closely tied to the performance of the financial markets. Assets under administration totaled $3.551 billion at September 30, 2006, up $126 million, or 4%, in the third quarter and up $279 million from $3.272 billion at December 31, 2005. This increase was due to financial market appreciation and business development efforts.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, service charges on deposits were up 13% and 10%, respectively, from the same periods a year ago, primarily due to the broadening of existing product fee arrangements.

Merchant processing fees for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 increased 10% and 19%, respectively, from the corresponding periods a year ago due to increases in the volume of transactions processed for existing and new customers. Merchant processing fees represent charges to merchants for credit card transactions processed.

For the three months ended September 30, 2006, net gains on loan sales were relatively unchanged from the comparable 2005 period. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, net gains on loan sales were down 22% due mainly to decreased sales of residential mortgage loans. In general, loan originations have been adversely affected by higher interest rates.

Income from bank-owned life insurance (“BOLI”) amounted to $389 thousand and $1.0 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006. BOLI represents life insurance on the lives of certain employees who have consented to allowing the Bank to be the beneficiary of such policies. The Corporation expects to benefit from the BOLI contracts as a result of the tax-free growth in cash surrender value and death benefits that are expected to be generated over time. The BOLI investment provides a means to mitigate increasing employee benefit costs. During the second quarter of 2006, the Corporation purchased an additional $8 million in BOLI. The total investment in BOLI amounted to $39.4 million at September 30, 2006.

In the third quarter of 2006, Washington Trust recognized $365 thousand of net realized losses on sales of securities. These losses were the result of deleveraging transactions including sales of mortgage-backed and other debt securities totaling $56.5 million with a realized loss of $2.4 million. These portfolio management sales were conducted in response to the flat to inverted yield curve. In addition, equity securities were sold with a realized gain of $2.0 million. Fixed rate 10 year and 15 year mortgage-backed securities with coupons between 4.00% and 5.00% accounted for over 70% of the proceeds from securities sales during the quarter. The decision to sell the mortgage-backed securities was related to the inversion of the yield curve during the third quarter caused by rising short-term interest rates and falling longer-term interest rates, which resulted in both higher FHLB borrowing costs and a relative price appreciation on the sold mortgage-backed securities compared to earlier quarters. The total proceeds from these transactions amounting to $56.8 million were used to reduce advances from the FHLB. For the nine
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month period ended September 30, 2006, net realized gains on securities sales amounted to $459 thousand, including a realized gain of $381 thousand recognized in the second quarter in connection with the charitable donation of appreciated equity securities. The investment securities portfolio has declined by $42.6 million since December 31, 2005, primarily resulting from the deleveraging transactions conducted during the third quarter. Realized gains and losses on securities sales during the three and nine month periods in 2005 were insignificant.

Other income consists of loan servicing fees, safe deposit rents, wire transfer fees, fees on letters of credit, financial advisory services fees, commissions on annuities and other fees. Other income amounted to $865 thousand and $2.7 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, up $361 thousand and $1.5 million from the same periods a year ago. Approximately 56% of the quarter-to-quarter increase and 86% of the year-to-year increase was attributable to Weston Financial, which was acquired in the third quarter of 2005. This Weston Financial income includes financial advisory services fees, commissions on annuities and other fees.

Noninterest Expense
Noninterest expenses amounted to $16.6 million and $49.6 million, respectively, for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, up 12% and 22% over the same periods last year. For the three months ended September 30, 2006, approximately $1.2 million, or 69%, of the increase from 2005 was attributable to the acquisition of Weston Financial. For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, approximately $5.2 million, or 58%, of the increase from 2005 was attributable to the acquisition of Weston Financial.

Included in noninterest expenses in the third quarter of 2005 were direct acquisition and acquisition related costs amounting to $605 thousand and debt prepayment penalty expense of $129 thousand. Acquisition related costs included costs incurred in connection with management changes, organization costs related to the establishment of the trust preferred entities, accounting and legal costs and other charges.

The following table presents a noninterest expense comparison for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Three Months
 
Nine Months
 
           
$ 
 
%
         
  $  
 
%
 
Periods ended September 30
 
2006
 
2005
 
Chg
 
Chg
 
2006
 
2005
 
Chg
 
Chg
 
Noninterest expense:
                                                 
Salaries and employee benefits
 
$
9,651
 
$
8,194
 
$
1,457
   
18
%
$
29,100
 
$
23,103
 
$
5,997
   
26
%
Net occupancy
   
934
   
828
   
106
   
13
%
 
2,906
   
2,483
   
423
   
17
%
Equipment
   
872
   
832
   
40
   
5
%
 
2,552
   
2,583
   
(31
)
 
(1
%)
Merchant processing costs
   
1,796
   
1,623
   
173
   
11
%
 
4,090
   
3,357
   
733
   
22
%
Outsourced services
   
490
   
406
   
84
   
21
%
 
1,504
   
1,263
   
241
   
19
%
Advertising and promotion
   
371
   
460
   
(89
)
 
(19
%)
 
1,489
   
1,496
   
(7
)
 
0
%
Legal, audit and professional fees
   
563
   
513
   
50
   
10
%
 
1,342
   
1,425
   
(83
)
 
(6
%)
Amortization of intangibles
   
398
   
196
   
202
   
103
%
 
1,209
   
442
   
767
   
174
%
Other
   
1,536
   
1,758
   
(222
)
 
(13
%)
 
5,403
   
4,475
   
928
   
21
%
Total noninterest expense
 
$
16,611
 
$
14,810
 
$
1,801
   
12
%
$
49,595
 
$
40,627
 
$
8,968
   
22
%

Salaries and employee benefit expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 were up $1.5 million and $6.0 million, respectively, from the same periods in 2005. Approximately 79% of the year to date increase from 2005 was due to the operating expenses of Weston Financial. The remainder of the increase from 2005 was due to increases in salaries and wages, higher defined benefit plan costs, increases in performance-based compensation and higher share-based compensation. See Note 3 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional discussion on share-based compensation.

Net occupancy expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 increased 13% and 17%, respectively, over the same periods in 2005. The increase reflected higher rental expense for leased premises and includes operating expenses of Weston Financial.

Merchant processing costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, up 11% and 22%, respectively, from the comparable periods in 2005 due to increases in the volume of transactions processed for existing and new customers. Merchant processing costs represent third-party costs incurred that are directly attributable to handling merchant credit card transactions.
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Outsourced services for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006 increased 21% and 19%, respectively, over the same periods a year ago due to higher costs for data processing services and third party vendor costs.

Legal, audit and professional fees for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, increased 10% and decreased 6%, respectively, from the same periods last year. Approximately $124 thousand relation to a special project was recognized in the second quarter of 2005 which is the primary reason for the year to date decrease.

Amortization of intangibles amounted to $398 thousand and $1.2 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively. See Note 7 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on identifiable intangible assets.

Other noninterest expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, decreased $222 thousand and increased $928 thousand, respectively, from the same periods last year, and included $58 thousand and $279 thousand of operating costs for Weston Financial. Included in other noninterest expenses in the third quarter of 2005 was debt prepayment penalty expense of $129 thousand. Included in other noninterest expense for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was the annual contribution of appreciated equity securities to the Corporation’s charitable foundation amounting to $513 thousand. Washington Trust made its 2005 annual contribution to its charitable foundation in the fourth quarter of 2005.

Income Taxes
Income tax expense amounted to $3.2 million and $8.9 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006, respectively. The Corporation’s effective tax rate for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 was 32.16%, down slightly from 32.17% from the same period in 2005. These rates differed from the federal rate of 35% due to the benefits of tax-exempt income, the dividends received deduction and income from BOLI.

Financial Condition
Summary
At September 30, 2006, total assets amounted to $2.403 billion, up $1.3 million from December 31, 2005. The Corporation experienced relatively modest loan demand during 2006 and has reduced its investment securities portfolio. Total liabilities decreased $12.7 million in the first nine months of 2006, due primarily to $81.2 million decrease in FHLB advances offset in part by $60.9 million increase in total deposits. Shareholders’ equity totaled $172.4 million at September 30, 2006, up $14.0 million, compared to $158.4 million at December 31, 2005.

Securities
Washington Trust’s securities portfolio is managed to generate interest income, to implement interest rate risk management strategies, and to provide a readily available source of liquidity for balance sheet management. At September 30, 2006 the securities portfolio totaled $741.4 million, or 30.8% of total assets, compared with $783.9 million, or 32.6% of total assets, at December 31, 2005.

The investment securities portfolio declined $44.9 million and $42.6 million from June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively, primarily from deleveraging transactions in response to the flat to inverted yield curve. During the third quarter, deleveraging transactions were conducted including sales of mortgage-backed and other debt securities totaling $56.5 million with a realized loss of $2.4 million and sales of equity securities with a realized gain of $2.0 million. Proceeds from these transactions amounting to $56.8 million were primarily used to reduce advances from the FHLB, which have declined by $79.4 million and $81.2 million during the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2006, respectively.

The net unrealized losses on securities available for sale and held to maturity amounted to $2.4 million at September 30, 2006, compared to $3.4 million at December 31, 2005. See Note 4 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for detail of unrealized gains and losses on securities.

Loans
Total loans increased $26.6 million, or 1.9%, in the first nine months of 2006 amounting to $1.428 billion at September 30, 2006.

Consumer loans rose by $15.3 million, or 5.8%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2006, led by growth in home equity loans.
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Commercial loans, including commercial real estate and construction loans, totaled $561.3 million at September 30, 2006, up $6.6 million, or 1.2%, in the first nine months of 2006.

The Corporation originates residential mortgages, for both portfolio and sale, and purchases mortgages from other financial institutions. Residential real estate loans totaled $587.4 million at September 30, 2006, increasing $4.7 million, or 0.8%, during the nine months ended September 30, including the effect of $11.8 million in purchased adjustable rate mortgages.

Asset Quality
Allowance for Loan Losses
Establishing an appropriate level of allowance for loan losses necessarily involves a high degree of judgment. The Corporation uses a methodology to systematically measure the amount of estimated loan loss exposure inherent in the loan portfolio for purposes of establishing a sufficient allowance for loan losses. For a more detailed discussion on the allowance for loan losses, see additional information in Item 7 under the caption “Application of Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates” of Washington Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005.

The allowance for loan losses is management’s best estimate of the probable loan losses incurred as of the balance sheet date. The allowance is increased by provisions charged to earnings and by recoveries of amounts previously charged off, and is reduced by charge-offs on loans.

At September 30, 2006, the allowance for loan losses was $18.6 million, or 1.31% of total loans, and 855% of total nonaccrual loans. This compares with an allowance of $17.6 million, or 1.26% of total loans, and 940% of nonaccrual loans at September 30, 2005. Loan charge-offs, net of recoveries, amounted to $173 thousand for the nine months ended September 30, 2006, compared to net recoveries of $193 thousand in the same period a year ago.

Nonperforming Assets
Nonperforming assets are summarized in the following table:
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
Nonaccrual loans 90 days or more past due
 
$
930
 
$
1,257
 
Nonaccrual loans less than 90 days past due
   
1,250
   
1,157
 
Total nonaccrual loans
   
2,180
   
2,414
 
Other real estate owned, net
   
402
   
-
 
Total nonperforming assets
 
$
2,582
 
$
2,414
 
Nonaccrual loans as a percentage of total loans
   
0.15
%
 
0.17
%
Nonperforming assets as a percentage of total assets
   
0.11
%
 
0.10
%
Allowance for loan losses to nonaccrual loans
   
855.28
%
 
742.25
%
Allowance for loan losses to total loans
   
1.31
%
 
1.28
%

Nonperforming assets amounted to $2.6 million, or 0.11% of total assets, at September 30, 2006, compared to $2.4 million, or 0.10%, at December 31, 2005.

There were no accruing loans 90 days or more past due at September 30, 2006 or December 31, 2005.

Impaired loans consist of all nonaccrual commercial loans. At September 30, 2006, the recorded investment in impaired loans was $1.0 million, which had no related allowance. Also during the nine months ended September 30, 2006, interest income recognized on impaired loans amounted to approximately $260 thousand. Interest income on impaired loans is recognized on a cash basis only.
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The following is an analysis of nonaccrual loans by loan category:

(Dollars in thousands)
 
September 30,
 
December 31,
 
   
2006
 
2005
 
Residential real estate
 
$
1,004
 
$
1,147
 
Commercial:
             
Mortgages
   
436
   
394
 
Construction and development
   
-
   
-
 
Other
   
608
   
624
 
Consumer
   
132
   
249
 
Total nonaccrual loans
 
$
2,180
 
$
2,414
 

Deposits
Deposits totaled $1.700 billion at September 30, 2006, up $60.9 million, or 3.7%, from December 31, 2005. Excluding a $13.9 million decrease in brokered certificates of deposit, in-market deposits were up $74.9 million, or 5.2%, for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Due to increases in short-term interest rates, the Corporation has continued to experience a shift in the mix of deposits away from savings accounts and into higher cost money market accounts and certificates of deposit.

Demand deposits amounted to $189.3 million at September 30, 2006, down $6.8 million, or 3.5%, from December 31, 2005. NOW account balances totaled $172.3 million at September 30, 2006, down $6.4 million, or 3.6%, from the end of 2005. Money market account balances totaled $295.4 million at September 30, 2006, up $72.2 million, or 32.3%, from December 31, 2005. During the nine months ended September 30, 2006, savings deposits declined $19.5 million, or 9.2%, and amounted to $193.0 million. Time deposits (including brokered certificates of deposit) amounted to $850.1 million, up $21.4 million, or 2.6%, during the first nine months of 2006. The Corporation utilizes brokered time deposits as part of its overall funding program along with other sources. Brokered time deposits amounted to $186.2 million, down $13.9 million, or 7.0%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Excluding the brokered time deposits, time deposits rose $35.3 million, or 5.6%, during the nine months ended September 30, 2006 due to growth in consumer and commercial certificates of deposit.

Borrowings
The Corporation utilizes advances from the FHLB as well as other borrowings as part of its overall funding strategy. FHLB advances are used to meet short-term liquidity needs, to purchase securities and to purchase loans from other institutions. Proceeds from investment securities deleveraging transactions were utilized to reduce FHLB advances, which declined $81.2 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2006. See Note 9 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for additional information on borrowings.

Liquidity and Capital Resources
Liquidity is the ability of a financial institution to meet maturing liability obligations and customer loan demand. Washington Trust’s primary source of liquidity is deposits. Deposits (demand, NOW, money market, savings and time deposits) funded approximately 69% of total average assets in the first nine months of 2006. Other sources of funding include discretionary use of purchased liabilities (e.g., FHLB term advances and other borrowings), cash flows from the Corporation’s securities portfolios and loan repayments. In addition, securities designated as available for sale may be sold in response to short-term or long-term liquidity needs.

The Corporation’s Asset/Liability Committee (“ALCO”) establishes and monitors internal liquidity measures to manage liquidity exposure. Liquidity remained well within target ranges established by the ALCO during the first nine months of 2006. Net loans as a percentage of total assets amounted to 59% and 58% at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. Total securities as a percentage of total assets amounted to 31% at September 30, 2006, compared to 33% at December 31, 2005.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2006, net cash used in financing activities amounted to $25.4 million and was used primarily to repay FHLB advances, offset in part by overall growth in deposits. Net cash provided by investing activities was $8.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2006. The Corporation’s securities activities provided $42.9 million, offset in part by purchases of residential and consumer loans and additional BOLI totaling $25.3 million and $8 million respectively, during the nine months ended September 30, 2006. Net cash
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provided by operating activities amounted to $19.6 million in the first nine months of 2006, generated primarily by net income. See the Corporation’s Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for further information about sources and uses of cash.

Total shareholders’ equity amounted to $172.4 million at September 30, 2006, up approximately $14.0 million since December 31, 2005. Included in this change was a decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss of $603 thousand. The decrease in accumulated other comprehensive loss in the nine months ended September 30,2006 was due to a decrease in net unrealized losses on securities available for sale. Dividends payable at September 30, 2006 amounted to $2.6 million, representing a $0.19 per share dividend, which was paid to shareholders on October 13, 2006. This was an increase from the $0.18 per share rate paid throughout 2005 and represents the fourteenth consecutive year with a dividend increase. The source of funds for dividends paid by the Bancorp is dividends received from the Bank. The Bank is a regulated enterprise and, as such, its ability to pay dividends to the Bancorp is subject to regulatory review and restriction.

The ratio of total equity to total assets amounted to 7.2% and 6.6% at September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, respectively. Book value per share as of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 amounted to $12.82 and $11.86, respectively. The tangible book value per share was $8.53 at September 30, 2006, compared to $7.79 at the end of 2005.

Pursuant to the Stock Purchase Agreement dated March 18, 2005, by and among the Corporation, Weston Financial and Weston Financial’s shareholders, the Corporation purchased all of the outstanding shares of capital stock of Weston Financial in exchange for an aggregate amount of cash equal to $20.3 million plus certain future payments. The future payments include minimum payments of $2 million per year in each of the years 2007, 2008 and 2009. The present value of these minimum payments amounting to $5.6 million is included in Other Borrowings in the Corporation’s Consolidated Balance Sheet. In addition, the transaction is structured to provide for the contingent payments of additional amounts up to a maximum of $18.5 million based on operating results in each of the years during a three-year earn-out period ending December 31, 2008. Contingent payments are added to goodwill and recorded as liabilities at the time the payments are determinable beyond a reasonable doubt. During September 2006 the Corporation recognized an additional liability of $4.6 million, which increased goodwill and other borrowings, for additional contingent payments based on operating results through the nine months ended September 30, 2006.

In connection with the Weston Financial acquisition, trust preferred securities totaling $22 million were issued in the third quarter of 2005 by capital trusts created by the Corporation. In accordance with FIN 46-R, the capital trusts that issued the trust preferred securities are not consolidated into the Corporation’s financial statements, however, the Corporation reflects the amounts of junior subordinated debentures payable to the capital trusts as debt in its financial statements. The trust preferred securities qualify as Tier 1 capital.

The Corporation’s capital ratios at September 30, 2006 place the Corporation in the “well-capitalized” category according to regulatory standards. On March 1, 2005, the Federal Reserve Board issued a final rule that retains trust preferred securities in Tier 1 capital of bank holding companies, but with stricter quantitative limits and clearer standards. After a five-year transition period that would end on March 31, 2009, the aggregate amount of trust preferred securities would be limited to 25% of Tier 1 capital elements, net of goodwill. The Corporation has evaluated the potential impact of such a change on its Tier 1 capital ratio and has concluded that the regulatory capital treatment of the trust preferred securities in the Corporation’s total capital ratio would be unchanged.
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Contractual Obligations and Commitments
The Corporation has entered into numerous contractual obligations and commitments. The following table summarizes our contractual cash obligation and other commitments at September 30, 2006.

(Dollars in thousands)
 
Payments Due by Period
 
Total
   
Total   
   
Less Than
1 Year    
   
1-3 Years  
   
4-5 Years  
   
After   
5 Years  
 
Contractual Obligations:
                               
FHLB advances (1)
 
$
464,148
 
$
113,950
 
$
218,215
 
$
67,148
 
$
64,835
 
Junior subordinated debentures
   
22,681
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
22,681
 
Operating lease obligations
   
2,136
   
876
   
881
   
362
   
17
 
Software licensing arrangements
   
1,081
   
664
   
210
   
201
   
6
 
Treasury, tax and loan demand note
   
4,226
   
4,226
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
Deferred acquisition obligations
   
10,248
   
6,561
   
3,687
   
-
   
-
 
Other borrowed funds
   
454
   
64
   
57
   
66
   
267
 
Total contractual obligations
 
$
504,974
 
$
126,341
 
$
223,050
 
$
67,777
 
$
87,806
 
 
(1)  
All FHLB advances are shown in the period corresponding to their scheduled maturity.


(Dollars in thousands)
 
Amount of Commitment Expiration - Per Period
 
   
Total
 
Less Than
1 Year
 
1-3 Years
 
4-5 Years
 
After
5 Years
 
Other Commitments:
                               
Commercial loans
 
$
103,419
 
$
80,690
 
$
8,884
 
$
4,979
 
$
8,866
 
Home equity lines
   
182,634
   
3,848
   
7,637
   
11,709
   
159,440
 
Other loans
   
14,697
   
12,365
   
1,264
   
1,068
   
-
 
Standby letters of credit
   
9,894
   
2,418
   
7,476
   
-
   
-
 
Forward loan commitments to:
                               
Originate loans
   
3,478
   
3,478
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
Sell loans
   
6,389
   
6,389
   
-
   
-
   
-
 
Total commitments
 
$
320,511
 
$
109,188
 
$
25,261
 
$
17,756
 
$
168,306
 

See additional discussion under the caption Note 8 to the Consolidated Financial Statements for more information regarding the nature and business purpose of financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk and derivative financial instruments.

Asset/Liability Management and Interest Rate Risk
The ALCO is responsible for establishing policy guidelines on liquidity and acceptable exposure to interest rate risk. Interest rate risk is the risk of loss to future earnings due to changes in interest rates. The objective of the ALCO is to manage assets and funding sources to produce results that are consistent with Washington Trust’s liquidity, capital adequacy, growth, risk and profitability goals.

The ALCO manages the Corporation’s interest rate risk using income simulation to measure interest rate risk inherent in the Corporation’s on-balance sheet and off-balance sheet financial instruments at a given point in time by showing the effect of interest rate shifts on net interest income over a 12-month horizon, the month 13 to month 24 horizon and a 60-month horizon. The simulations assume that the size and general composition of the Corporation’s balance sheet remain static over the simulation horizons and take into account the specific repricing, maturity, call options, and prepayment characteristics of differing financial instruments that may vary under different interest rate scenarios. The characteristics of financial instrument classes are reviewed periodically by the ALCO to ensure their accuracy and consistency.

The ALCO reviews simulation results to determine whether the Corporation’s exposure to a decline in net interest income remains within established tolerance levels over the simulation horizons and to develop appropriate strategies to manage this exposure. As of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005, net interest income simulations indicated that exposure to changing interest rates over the simulation horizons remained within tolerance levels
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established by the Corporation. The Corporation defines maximum unfavorable net interest income exposure to be a change of no more than 5% in net interest income over the first 12 months, no more than 10% over the second 12 months, and no more than 10% over the full 60-month simulation horizon. All changes are measured in comparison to the projected net interest income that would result from an “unchanged” rate scenario where both interest rates and the composition of the Corporation’s balance sheet remain stable for a 60-month period. In addition to measuring the change in net interest income as compared to an unchanged interest rate scenario, the ALCO also measures the trend of both net interest income and net interest margin over a 60-month horizon to ensure the stability and adequacy of this source of earnings in different interest rate scenarios.

The ALCO reviews a variety of interest rate shift scenario results to evaluate interest risk exposure, including scenarios showing the effect of steepening or flattening changes in the yield curve shape as well as parallel changes in interest rates. Because income simulations assume that the Corporation’s balance sheet will remain static over the simulation horizon, the results do not reflect adjustments in strategy that the ALCO could implement in response to rate shifts.

The following table sets forth the estimated change in net interest income from an unchanged interest rate scenario over the periods indicated for parallel changes in market interest rates using the Corporation’s on and off-balance sheet financial instruments as of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005. Interest rates are assumed to shift by a parallel 100 or 200 basis points upward or 100 basis points downward over the periods indicated, except for core savings deposits, which are assumed to shift by lesser amounts due to their relative historical insensitivity to market interest rate movements. Further, deposits are assumed to have certain minimum rate levels below which they will not fall. It should be noted that the rate scenarios shown do not necessarily reflect the ALCO’s view of the “most likely” change in interest rates over the periods indicated.

   
September 30, 2006
 
December 31, 2005
 
   
Months 1 - 12
 
Months 13 - 24
 
Months 1 - 12
 
Months 13 - 24
 
100 basis point rate decrease
   
-1.52
%
 
-2.58
%
 
-0.08
%
 
-1.18
%
100 basis point rate increase
   
-0.56
%
 
-4.33
%
 
0.93
%
 
-0.14
%
200 basis point rate increase
   
0.11
%
 
-6.61
%
 
1.59
%
 
-1.31
%

The ALCO estimates that the small negative exposure of net interest income to falling rates as compared to an unchanged rate scenario results from asset yields declining as current asset holdings mature or reprice, while rates paid on certain core savings deposits are unlikely to fall significantly given their already low current levels. If rates were to fall and remain low for a sustained period, core savings deposit rates would likely decline more slowly than other market rates, while asset yields would decline as current asset holdings mature or reprice with increasing cash flows from more rapid mortgage-related prepayments and redemption of callable securities.

The neutral exposure of net interest income to rising rates in Year 1 as compared to an unchanged rate scenario results from a relative balance between anticipated increases in asset yields and funding costs over the near term. For simulation purposes, core savings rate changes are anticipated to lag other market rates related to loan and investment yields in both timing and magnitude. The ALCO’s estimate of interest rate risk exposure to rising rate environments, including those involving a further flattening or inversion of the yield curve, incorporates certain assumptions regarding the shift in mix from low-cost core savings deposits to higher-cost deposit categories, which has characterized a shift in funding mix during the current rising interest rate cycle.

The negative exposure of net interest income to rising rates in Year 2 as compared to an unchanged rate scenario is primarily attributable to an increase in funding costs associated with retail deposits. With the flattening of the yield curve, consumer demand for higher cost money market and time deposits continues to be greater than growth in other lower-cost deposit categories. The ALCO believes that this shift in deposit mix towards higher cost deposit categories accurately reflects historical operating conditions during the recent increase in interest rates. Although asset yields would also increase in a rising interest rate environment, the cumulative impact of relative growth in the rate-sensitive higher cost deposit category suggests that by Year 2 of rising interest rate scenarios, the increase in the Corporation’s cost of funds could result in a relative decline in net interest margin compared to an unchanged rate scenario.
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While the ALCO reviews simulation assumptions to ensure that they are reasonable and current, income simulation may not always prove to be an accurate indicator of interest rate risk or future net interest margin since the repricing, maturity and prepayment characteristics of financial instruments and the composition of the Corporation’s balance sheet may change to a different degree than estimated. Firstly, simulation modeling assumes a static balance sheet, with the exception of certain modeled deposit mix shifts from low-cost core savings deposits to higher-cost money market and time deposits noted above. The static balance sheet assumption does not necessarily reflect the Corporation’s expectation for future balance sheet growth, which is a function of the business environment and customer behavior. Another significant simulation assumption is the sensitivity of core savings deposits to fluctuations in interest rates. Income simulation results assume that changes in both core savings deposit rates and balances are related to changes in short-term interest rates. The assumed relationship between short-term interest rate changes and core deposit rate and balance changes used in income simulation may differ from the ALCO’s estimates. Lastly, mortgage-backed securities and mortgage loans involve a level of risk that unforeseen changes in prepayment speeds may cause related cash flows to vary significantly in differing rate environments. Such changes could affect the level of reinvestment risk associated with cash flow from these instruments, as well as their market value. Changes in prepayment speeds could also increase or decrease the amortization of premium or accretion of discounts related to such instruments, thereby affecting interest income.

The Corporation also monitors the potential change in market value of its available for sale debt securities in changing interest rate environments. The purpose is to determine market value exposure that may not be captured by income simulation, but which might result in changes to the Corporation’s capital position. Results are calculated using industry-standard analytical techniques and securities data. Available for sale equity securities are excluded from this analysis because the market value of such securities cannot be directly correlated with changes in interest rates. The following table summarizes the potential change in market value of the Corporation’s available for sale debt securities as of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005 resulting from immediate parallel rate shifts:

(Dollars in thousands)
 
Down 100
 
Up 200
 
   
Basis
 
Basis
 
Security Type
 
Points
 
Points
 
U.S. Treasury and government-sponsored agency securities (noncallable)
   
3,016
   
(5,509
)
U.S. government-sponsored agency securities (callable)
   
1,023
   
(5,545
)
Mortgage-backed securities
   
8,514
   
(20,250
)
Corporate securities
   
444
   
(851
)
Total change in market value as of September 30, 2006
 
$
12,997
   
($32,155
)
               
Total change in market value as of December 31, 2005
 
$
13,533
   
($34,327
)

See additional discussion in Note 8 to the Corporation’s Consolidated Financial Statements for more information regarding the nature and business purpose of financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk and derivative financial instruments.
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ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Information regarding quantitative and qualitative disclosures about market risk appears under Item 2, “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” under the caption “Asset/Liability Management and Interest Rate Risk.”


ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures
As required by Rule 13a-15 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), the Corporation carried out an evaluation under the supervision and with the participation of the Corporation’s management, including the Corporation’s principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures as of the end of the quarter ended September 30, 2006. Based upon that evaluation, the Corporation’s principal executive officer and principal financial and accounting officer concluded that the Corporation’s disclosure controls and procedures are adequate and designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the Corporation in the reports it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms. The Corporation will continue to review and document its disclosure controls and procedures and consider such changes in future evaluations of the effectiveness of such controls and procedures, as it deems appropriate. There has been no change in our internal control over financial reporting during the period ended September 30, 2006 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.


PART II
Other Information
Item 1. Legal Proceedings
The Corporation is involved in various claims and legal proceedings arising out of the ordinary course of business. Management is of the opinion, based on its review with counsel of the development of such matters to date, that the ultimate disposition of such matters will not materially affect the consolidated financial position or results of operations of the Corporation.

Item 1A. Risk Factors
There have been no material changes in the risk factors described in Item 1A of Washington Trust’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2005.
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Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds
The following table provides information as of and for the quarter ended September 30, 2006 regarding shares of common stock of the Corporation that were repurchased under the Deferred Compensation Plan, the Stock Repurchase Plan, the Amended and Restated 1988 Stock Option Plan (the “1988 Plan”), the Bancorp’s 1997 Equity Incentive Plan, as amended (the “1997 Plan”), and the Bancorp’s 2003 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended (the “2003 Plan”).
   
Total number of shares purchased
 
Average price paid per share
 
Total number of shares purchased as part of publicly announced plan(s)
 
Maximum number of shares that may yet be purchased under the plan(s)
 
Deferred Compensation Plan (1)
                         
Balance at beginning of period
                     
6,564
 
7/1/2006 to 7/31/2006
   
482
 
$
25.64
   
482
   
6,082
 
8/1/2006 to 8/31/2006
   
253
   
25.74
   
253
   
5,829
 
9/1/2006 to 9/30/2006
   
264
   
26.14
   
264
   
5,565
 
Total Deferred Compensation Plan
   
999
 
$
25.80
   
999
   
5,565
 
                           
Stock Repurchase Plan (2)
                         
Balance at beginning of period
                     
162,000
 
7/1/2006 to 7/31/2006
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
162,000
 
8/1/2006 to 8/31/2006
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
162,000
 
9/1/2006 to 9/30/2006
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
162,000
 
Total Stock Repurchase Plan
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
162,000
 
                           
Other (3)
                         
Balance at beginning of period
                     
N/A
 
7/1/2006 to 7/31/2006
   
33
 
$
18.25
   
33
   
N/A
 
8/1/2006 to 8/31/2006
   
81
   
18.25
   
81
   
N/A
 
9/1/2006 to 9/30/2006
   
-
   
-
   
-
   
N/A
 
Total Other
   
114
 
$
18.25
   
114
   
N/A
 
Total Purchases of Equity Securities
   
1,113
 
$
23.25
   
1,113
       

(1) The Deferred Compensation Plan was established on January 1, 1999. A maximum of 25,000 shares were authorized under this plan. This plan allows directors and officers to defer a portion of their compensation. The deferred compensation is contributed to a rabbi trust that invests the assets of the trust into selected mutual funds as well as shares of the Bancorp’s common stock pursuant to the direction of the plan participants. All shares are purchased in the open market.
(2) The Stock Repurchase Plan was established in September 2001. A maximum of 250,000 shares were authorized under the plan. The Bancorp plans to hold the repurchased shares as treasury stock for general corporate purposes.
(3) Pursuant to the Corporation’s share-based compensation plans, employees may deliver back shares of stock previously issued in payment of the exercise price of stock options. While required to be reported in this table, such transactions are not reported as share repurchases in the Corporation’s Consolidated Financial Statements. The Corporation’s share-based compensation plans (the 1988 Plan, the 1997 Plan and the 2003 Plan) have expiration dates of December 31, 1997, April 29 2007 and April 29, 2013, respectively.
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Item 6. Exhibits
(a) Exhibits. The following exhibits are included as part of this Form 10-Q:
 
Exhibit Number
 
4.1
Shareholder Rights Agreement, dated as of August 17, 2006, between Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights Agent — Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 17, 2006. (1)
15.1
Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Information - Filed herewith.
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. - Filed herewith.
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. - Filed herewith.
32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Filed herewith. (3)
                          
(1)
Not filed herewith. In accordance with Rule 12b-32 promulgated to the Exchange Act, reference is made to the documents previously filed with the SEC, which are incorporated by reference herein.
(2)
Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
(3)
These certifications are not “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
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SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


     
WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP, INC.
     
(Registrant)
       
       
Date: November 8, 2006
 
By:
/s/ John C. Warren                                                              
     
John C. Warren
     
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
     
(principal executive officer)
       
       
Date: November 8, 2006
 
By:
/s/ David V. Devault                                                            
     
David V. Devault
     
Executive Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
     
(principal financial and accounting officer)
       


 
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Exhibit Index

Exhibit Number
 
4.1
Shareholder Rights Agreement, dated as of August 17, 2006, between Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. and American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, as Rights Agent — Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K dated August 17, 2006. (1)
15.1
Letter re: Unaudited Interim Financial Information - Filed herewith.
31.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. - Filed herewith.
31.2
Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. - Filed herewith.
32.1
Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 - Filed herewith. (3)
                           
(1)
Not filed herewith. In accordance with Rule 12b-32 promulgated to the Exchange Act, reference is made to the documents previously filed with the SEC, which are incorporated by reference herein.
(2)
Management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
(3)
These certifications are not “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act.
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