TACOMA, Wash., Feb. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Columbia Banking
System, Inc. (Nasdaq: COLB) announced today that Melanie J. Dressel,
President and Chief Executive Officer, will participate in the "Pacific
Northwest Banks" panel discussion at the Sandler O'Neill & Partners, L.P.
2008 West Coast Financial Services Conference in San Francisco, California.
The panel discussion will be held on Tuesday, March 11, 2008, beginning at
11.15 a.m. PDT (2:15 p.m. EDT).
The presentation will be available both live and via an archived 60-day
replay at http://www.sandleroneill.com.
About Columbia
Headquartered in Tacoma, Washington, Columbia Banking System, Inc. is a
Tacoma-based bank holding company whose wholly owned banking subsidiaries
are Columbia Bank and Bank of Astoria, which operate a combined total of 55
branches. Columbia Bank is a Washington state-chartered full-service
commercial bank. With the July 23, 2007 completion of the acquisitions of
Mountain Bank Holding Company and Town Center Bancorp, Columbia Bank has 50
banking offices in Pierce, King, Cowlitz, Kitsap, Thurston and Whatcom
counties in Washington State, and Clackamas and Multnomah counties in
Oregon. Included in Columbia Bank are former branches of Mt. Rainier
National Bank, doing business as Mt. Rainier Bank, with 7 branches in King
and Pierce counties. Bank of Astoria, a federally insured commercial bank
headquartered in Astoria, Oregon, operates four branches in Clatsop County:
Astoria, Warrenton, Seaside and Cannon Beach; and one branch in Manzanita
in Tillamook County. More information about Columbia can be found on its
website at http://www.columbiabank.com.
Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This news release includes forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, which can
be identified by words such as "may," "expected," "anticipate", "continue,"
or other comparable words. In addition, all statements other than
statements of historical facts that address activities that Columbia
expects or anticipates will or may occur in the future are forward-looking
statements. Readers are encouraged to read the SEC reports of Columbia,
particularly its form 10-K for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2006, for
meaningful cautionary language discussing why actual results may vary
materially from those anticipated by management.
SOURCE Columbia Banking System, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.columbiabank.com
http://www.sandleroneill.com
CONTACT:
Jo Anne Coy, Vice President, Corporate
Communications, Investor & Community Relations, of Columbia
Banking System, Inc., +1-253-305-1965
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