WESTERLY – The board of directors of Washington Trust Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq: WASH) last week declared a quarterly dividend of 21 cents per share for the quarter ending June 30, an increase of 1 cent from the previous quarter.

This is the 16th consecutive year that Washington Trust has increased its dividend to shareholders, the bank said.

Meanwhile, the directors at Independent Bank Corp. (Nasdaq: INDB), the parent of Rockland Trust Co., announced an 18-cents-per-share dividend for stockholders of record at the close of business on June 30. That dividend is unchanged from the first quarter.

Washington Trust Bancorp Inc. (Nasdaq: WASH), based in Westerly, is the parent of The Washington Trust Co., a Rhode Island-chartered bank founded in 1800 that has offices in Rhode Island, Massachusetts and southeastern Connecticut. Additional information is available at www.washtrust.com.

Independent Bank Corp. (Nasdaq: INDB) is the parent of Rockland Trust Co., a full-service community bank that serves Cape Cod, southeastern Massachusetts and nearby Rhode Island. Additional information is available at www.RocklandTrust.com.