West Coast Bank President & CEO Robert D. Sznewajs Will Present at the 10th Annual D.A. Davidson & Co. Financial Services Conference

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., April 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Robert D. Sznewajs, President & CEO of West Coast Bank (NASDAQ:WCBO) will present at the 10th Annual D.A. Davidson & Co. Financial Services Conference, 1:45 p.m., May 7, 2008. The meeting will be held at the Bell Harbor Conference Center in Seattle, Washington.

The webcast will be available at http://www.wsw.com/webcast/dadco9/wcbo/.

West Coast Bancorp, one of Oregon Business Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For, is a Northwest bank holding company with $2.6 billion in assets, operating 63 offices in Oregon and Washington. The company combines the sophisticated products and expertise of larger banks with the local decision making, market knowledge and customer service of a community bank. For more information, visit the Company web site at http://www.wcb.com/.

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Source: West Coast Bancorp

CONTACT: Robert D. Sznewajs, President & CEO of West Coast Bancorp,
+1-503-598-3243

Web site: http://www.wcb.com/
http://www.wsw.com/webcast/dadco9/wcbo

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