WCBO West Coast Bancorp (MM)

LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., Aug. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast Bank President & CEO Robert D. Sznewajs has been chosen to participate in the State of the Banking Industry Panel Discussion at the September 13th Rodman & Renshaw Annual Global Investment Conference at 2:00 p.m. in New York, NY. He will also present at the Regional Bank Track at 2:50 p.m. the same day.

West Coast Bancorp (Nasdaq: WCBO) is a Northwest bank holding company with $2.7 billion in assets, operating 65 locations 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's web site at www.wcb.com.

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