WCBO West Coast Bancorp (MM)

Three-Day International Event Includes Shorter Distance Runs and the Portland Marathon Walk LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Sept. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast Bank (NASDAQ:WCBO) is the exclusive financial sponsor of the 34th Annual Portland Marathon on October 9, 2005. President and CEO Robert D. Sznewajs said, "The renowned Portland Marathon draws runners from all over the world. West Coast Bank is pleased to support the Portland-Vancouver community through our monetary and volunteer support of this exciting event." To support the Portland Marathon Foundation charities, West Coast Bank "Run Strong" marathon wrist bands are being sold in advance at all area branches. The Portland Marathon has been dubbed the "best organized marathon in North America" by the Ultimate Guide to Marathons. Behind its success is founder and organizer Les Smith. Smith said, "The Portland Marathon is an all volunteer-produced event that results in more than $2 million raised for charities. The race has an economic impact of more than $15 million for state and local economy. "We are proud to have West Coast Bank as our sponsor." During the marathon weekend, the bank will staff a booth at the Sports and Fitness Expo, held at the Downtown Portland Hilton Hotel. For more information, see http://www.portlandmarathon.org/. 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: Dave Hansen, Regional President of West Coast Bank, +1-503-603-8040 Web site: http://www.portlandmarathon.org/ Web site: http://www.wcb.com/

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