West Coast Bancorp Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of 12 Cents Per Share

    LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., June 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The West Coast Bancorp (Nasdaq: WCBO) Board of Directors today declared a quarterly cash dividend of $.12 per share.

    The dividend will be payable on July 31, 2007, to shareholders of record on July 11, 2007.

    West Coast Bancorp, one of Oregon Business Magazine's 100 Best Companies to Work For, is a Northwest bank holding company with $2.5 billion in assets, operating 60 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.

SOURCE  West Coast Bancorp

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    /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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