WCBO West Coast Bancorp (MM)

West Coast Bancorp (Nasdaq:WCBO) has scheduled its third quarter 2012 operating results conference call for Thursday, October 25, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. PT (2:00 p.m. ET), during which the Company will provide an update on recent results. Investment professionals may participate in the conference call by dialing 1 (866) 394-3464 and confirmation number 37304304. Other interested investors may listen to the conference call live or via replay one hour following completion of the live conference call through the Company's website:

1. Access the Company website at www.wcb.com
2. Click on "Investor Relations."
3. Click on "Quarterly Conference Call" tab.
4. Click on "3rd Quarter 2012 Earnings Conference Call" tab.

West Coast Bancorp is a publicly held, Northwest bank holding company headquartered in Oregon with $2.4 billion in assets, and the parent company of West Coast Bank and West Coast Trust Company, Inc. West Coast Bank operates 58 branches in Oregon and Washington. The Company serves clients who seek the resources, sophisticated products and expertise of larger financial institutions, along with the local decision-making, market knowledge, and customer service orientation of a community bank. The Company offers a broad range of banking, investment, fiduciary and trust services. For more information, please visit the Company web site at www.wcb.com.

The West Coast Bank logo is available at http://www.globenewswire.com/newsroom/prs/?pkgid=12826

CONTACT: Nancy Verville        
         Executive Assistant to the CEO
         (503) 598-3252
         vervillen@wcb.com