8-K

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): April 28, 2020

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;

Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On April 28, 2020, H. Douglas Randall III and John F. Treanor retired from the Board of Directors of Washington Trust Bancorp, Inc. (the "Corporation").

The Corporation's corporate governance guidelines, consistent with the Bylaws, require any director who attains age 72 to resign from the Board of Directors as of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders following such director's 72nd birthday. Mr. Randall and Mr. Treanor both reached age 72 prior to the 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders ("2020 Annual Meeting").

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

On April 28, 2020, the Corporation held its 2020 Annual Meeting by remote communication. On the record date of March 2, 2020, there were 17,363,457 shares issued, outstanding and eligible to vote, of which 15,007,925 shares, or 86.4%, were represented at the 2020 Annual Meeting.

The results of matters voted upon are presented below:

Proposal 1

The Corporation's shareholders elected three individuals to the Board of Directors, each to serve a three-year term and until their successors are duly elected and qualified, as set forth below:

Proposal 2

The Corporation's shareholders ratified the selection of Crowe LLP as the Corporation’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2020, as set forth below:

Proposal 3

The Corporation's shareholders approved, on a non-binding advisory basis, the compensation of the Corporation’s named executive officers, as set forth below:

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

SIGNATURES

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