WCBO West Coast Bancorp (MM)

West Coast Bancorp's EVP of Commercial Banking Xandra McKeown Will Speak at the Piper Jaffray Financial Services Conference LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., March 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Executive Vice President - Commercial Banking Xandra McKeown of West Coast Bancorp (NASDAQ:WCBO), will speak at the Piper Jaffray Financial Services Conference in New York on March 15, 2005. McKeown will present information regarding the company's strategies and financial performance at 1:55 p.m. Eastern Time. The conference will be webcast in its entirety, both live and via 30-day replay, and can be accessed at http://www.piperjaffray.com/fscwebcast . McKeown's presentation will be available on March 15th by accessing the West Coast Bank website, http://www.wcb.com/, Investor Relations, Investor Information, Company Investor Presentations. West Coast Bancorp, one of Oregon Business Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2004 and 2005, is a Northwest bank holding company with $1.8 billion in assets, operating 52 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/. DATASOURCE: West Coast Bancorp CONTACT: Robert D. Sznewajs, President & CEO of West Coast Bancorp, +1-503-598-3243 Web site: http://www.wcb.com/

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