WCBO West Coast Bancorp (MM)

March 9th Panel Will Respond to Questions From the Investor Audience and the Sandler O'Neill Moderator LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., March 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- President & CEO Robert D. Sznewajs of West Coast Bancorp (NASDAQ:WCBO) will present on the Pacific Northwest Banking Panel at the Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P. West Coast Financial Services Conference, March 9, 2006. Sznewajs will respond to questions from both the Sandler O'Neill moderator and the investor audience at 2:15 p.m. The conference will be webcast and can be accessed at http://www.sandleroneill.com/ . The simultaneous conference audio can be heard by dialing 866-362-5158. The archived webcast will be available on March 10th 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, is a Northwest bank holding company with $2.0 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/ http://www.sandleroneill.com/

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