West Coast Bancorp Schedules Second Quarter Earnings Conference Call For

July 18, 2007

    LAKE OSWEGO, Ore., June 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- West Coast Bancorp (Nasdaq: WCBO) will hold its quarterly earnings conference call on Wednesday, July 18, 2007. The Company will discuss second quarter results, strategic progress, and earnings expectations for 2007.

    -- Date:             Wednesday, July 18, 2007

    -- Time:             8:30 AM Pacific time

    -- To Listen Live:

         -> Via Phone:     (877) 604-2072. Conference ID#: 3365891

         -> Via Webcast:   Access the Company website at www.wcb.com

                           1. Click on "Investor Relations."

                           2. Click on "2nd Quarter 2007 Earnings Conference 

                              Call" tab.

    -- To Listen to        Access the Company website at http://www.wcb.com

     Archived Conference      1. Click on "Investor Relations."

     Call (Replay)            2. Click on "Quarterly Conference Call" tab.

     Available July 19        3. Click on "2nd Quarter 2007 Earnings 
                                 Conference Call" tab.

    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:  Nancy Verville, Senior Executive Assistant of West Coast Bancorp, +1-503-598-3252, vervillen@wcb.com/

    /Web site:  http://www.wcb.com /

    (WCBO)