SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) December 26, 1995
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WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
RHODE ISLAND 0-13091 05-0404671
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(State or other jurisdiction of (Commission (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) File Number) identification No.)
23 BROAD STREET, WESTERLY, RHODE ISLAND 02891
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (401) 348-1200
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N/A
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Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since
last report
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WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP, INC.
FORM 8-K
Item 5. Other Events
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John C. Warren has been appointed as President and Chief Operating
Officer of the Registrant (the "Corporation") and its subsidiary,
The Washington Trust Company (the "Bank"), such appointment to be
effective on January 16, 1996. Mr. Warren will also become a
member of the Board of Directors of the Bank on such date. Joseph
J. Kirby, the current President of the Corporation and the Bank,
has been appointed as Chairman of the Board of those corporations
and will serve as their Chief Executive Officer following Mr.
Warren's appointment. The appointment of Mr. Warren is part of
the Bank's succession plan. Mr. Kirby, who has served as the
President of the Corporation and the Bank since 1982, is scheduled
to retire in 1997.
Mr. Warren was most recently President, Chief Executive Officer
and Chairman of Sterling Bancshares Corporation in Waltham,
Massachusetts. Mr. Warren served as President of Sterling
Bancshares from 1989 until 1994 and as its Chief Executive Officer
from 1990 until 1994; in 1993 he was also named its Chairman.
From 1988 until 1989, Mr. Warren was Executive Vice President and
Chief Operating Officer of Sterling Bancshares. From 1976 until
1988, Mr. Warren held various positions at Shawmut National
Corporation, including Senior Vice President - Capital Markets.
From 1974 until 1976, Mr. Warren worked in the Institutional Sales
Division of Blyth Eastman Dillon Capital Markets. Previous to
that position, he was with Shawmut National Corporation in the
Capital Markets department and from 1967 until 1971 he served in
the United States Army as a Linguist. Mr. Warren graduated from
Yale University in 1967 and from the Harvard Business School's
Program for Management Development in 1987. He is a lifelong
resident of Massachusetts.
Item 7. Financial Statements and Other Exhibits
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None
SIGNATURES
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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.
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WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP, INC.
FORM 8-K
WASHINGTON TRUST BANCORP, INC.
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(Registrant)
January 4, 1996 By: David V. Devault
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David V. Devault
Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)
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