WCBO West Coast Bancorp (MM)

BEND, Ore., July 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast Bank (NASDAQ:WCBO) is scheduled to relocate its Bend, Oregon branch to a new facility on July 24, 2006. The new branch at 377 SW Century Drive is located in front of the company's mortgage group, which has housed the branch since 2003. Central Oregon District Manager Mark Beardsley said, "The long-awaited new branch will better serve our clients with a computer kiosk, satellite TV access to business news channels, free consumer and business checking, ATM, night deposit, remote-electronic deposit service for business customers and safe deposit boxes. Product experts in trust, investments, merchant bankcard, commercial lending, commercial real estate and residential real estate are also on site." Regional President Ken Jundt said, "The beautiful, new Bend branch is another phase of West Coast Bank's commitment to serve the growing Central Oregon region." West Coast Bancorp, one of Oregon Business Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For, is a Northwest bank holding company with $2.1 billion in assets, operating 56 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: Mark Beardsley of Central Oregon District Manager, Vice President, +1-541-318-6137, or Ken Jundt, Regional President, +1-503-371-2680, both of West Coast Bancorp Web site: http://www.wcb.com/

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