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West Coast Bank Names Darcey Reed Orchards Branch Manager-Vice President New Branch is Scheduled to Open October 4 at the Orchards Plaza Shopping Center VANCOUVER, Wash., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast Bank (NASDAQ:WCBO) has named Darcey Reed Vice President-Manager of the new Orchards branch, which is scheduled to open October 4, 2004, at the Orchards Plaza Shopping Center (near the intersection of NE 117th Avenue and 76th Street, and the Lowe's Home Improvement Warehouse). (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010816/SFTH016ALOGO ) Reed joins the company after nine years at First Independent Bank, where she most recently served as Fisher's Landing branch manager. She is a member of the Vancouver Chamber of Commerce and the East Vancouver Business Association. Joining her as customer service manager is Marcia Judkins, a 23-year career banker from the First Independent Bank, where she most recently worked as assistant manager of the Orchards Branch. Judkins is a former member of Helping Hands Community Service. Vicki Martin will serve as the Orchards personal banker. Vicki is a longtime Clark County resident and former development manager of Shared Hope International. She previously worked for the Bank of Vancouver (now West Coast Bank) and the Bank of Clark County. She volunteers at the New Heights Clinic as an exit interviewer. West Coast Bancorp, one of Oregon Business Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For, is a Northwest bank holding company with $1.7 billion in assets, operating 50 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/. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20010816/SFTH016ALOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: West Coast Bancorp CONTACT: Dave Hansen, Regional President of West Coast Bancorp, +1-503-603-8040 Web site: http://www.wcb.com/

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