WCBO West Coast Bancorp (MM)

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., March 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The West Coast Bancorp (NASDAQ:WCBO) Board of Directors today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.105 per share. The dividend will be payable on April 28, 2006, to shareholders of record on April 11, 2006. West Coast Bancorp is a Northwest bank holding company with $2.0 billion in assets, operating 53 offices in Oregon and Washington. The Company serves clients who seek the resources, sophisticated products and expertise of larger financial institutions, along with the local decision-making, market knowledge, and customer service orientation of a community bank. West Coast Bancorp, the parent company of West Coast Bank and West Coast Trust, is a publicly held bank holding company headquartered in Oregon. The Company offers a broad range of banking, investment, fiduciary and trust services. For more information, please visit the Company web site at http://www.wcb.com/. DATASOURCE: West Coast Bancorp CONTACT: Robert D. Sznewajs, President & CEO, +1-503-598-3243, or Anders Giltvedt, Executive Vice President & CFO, +1-503-598-3250, both of West Coast Bancorp Web site: http://www.wcb.com/

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