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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Simmons Linda   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol BANCORP RHODE ISLAND INC [BARI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Financial Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 6 VALLEY DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/20/2010 (Street) SOUTH DARTMOUTH, MA 02748 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 04/20/2010   A   1,392 A $ 0 (1) 4,595 (1) D   Common Stock 04/20/2010   A   10,900 A $ 0 (3) 15,495 (3) D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)

9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Performance Shares

$ 0 (2)

04/20/2010

A

696

(2)

04/20/2013

Common Stock

696

$ 0

696

D

Stock Option (Right to purchase)

$ 25.86

04/20/2010

A

3,000

04/20/2011(4)

04/20/2017

Common Stock

3,000

$ 0

3,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Simmons Linda 6 VALLEY DRIVE SOUTH DARTMOUTH, MA 02748			Chief Financial Officer

Signatures

Margaret D. Farrell (Attorney-in-fact for Linda H. Simmons)		04/22/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Restricted stock award made to the reporting person under the registrant's 2002 Equity Incentive Plan which vests in three equal annual installments commencing on the one year anniversary of the date of grant.
(2)	Each performance share represents a contingent right to receive one share of the registrant's common stock. The performance shares will vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant upon the registrant achieving earnings per share during the three year period from the date of grant through the third anniverary thereof at or above the 50th percentile level in a custom commercial bank index for banks in the Northeast with assets of $500 million to $5 billion.
(3)	Restricted stock award to the reporting person made under the registrant's 2002 Equity Incentive Plan. The restricted shares will vest in full on the fifth anniversary of the date of grant subject to accelerated vesting if the price for the registrant's common stock reaches $36.00 per share and remains at this level for 20 consecutive trading days.
(4)	This option is exercisable in three equal annual installments commencing April 20, 2011.

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