WCBO West Coast Bancorp (MM)

The Company's Eighth Local Branch Will Feature Extended Weekday and Saturday Hours LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., July 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast Bank (NASDAQ:WCBO) is scheduled to open its eighth South Puget Sound branch on July 31, 2006. The new branch at 8140 Freedom Lane will serve customers in the growing Hawks Prairie, Washington area north of Lacey on I-5. Regional President Tim Dowling said, "The new branch will feature expanded weekday lobby and drive-up hours (9:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.) along with Saturday hours (9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.)." Branch Manager Jane Walker and her branch team will host a grand opening celebration, barbecue and customer prize drawings on Thursday, August 24th. Product experts in trust, investments, merchant bankcard, commercial lending, commercial real estate and residential real estate will also be available to meet with clients and prospects. The 2,700 square foot branch will offer many client-friendly amenities, such as 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. West Coast Bank currently operates area branches in Lacey, Olympia, West Olympia, Centralia, Chehalis, Hoodsport and Shelton. 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: Tim Dowling, Regional President, +1-360-456-7758, or Jane Walker, Vice President, Branch Manager, +1-360-456-7702, both of West Coast Bancorp Web site: http://www.wcb.com/

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