TACOMA, Wash., July 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Columbia Banking
System, Inc. (Nasdaq: COLB) announced today that Melanie J. Dressel,
President and Chief Executive Officer, will participate in the Keefe,
Bruyette & Woods 8th Annual Community Bank Investor Conference in New York
City. Ms. Dressel's presentation at the conference is scheduled for Tuesday
afternoon, July 31, 2007 at 3:00 p.m. EDT (12:00 p.m. PDT).
KBW will webcast the presentation; during the conference, the webcast
can be viewed at http://www.kbw.com/news/conferenceCommunity.html. All
presentations will be archived for 60 days after the event.
Columbia Banking System, Inc. is a 53-branch Tacoma-based bank holding
company whose wholly owned banking subsidiaries are Columbia Bank and Bank
of Astoria. 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 48
banking offices in Pierce, King, Cowlitz, Kitsap and Thurston 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.
Contact: Jo Anne Coy; Vice President: Corporate Communications,
Investor & Community Relations
253-305-1965
SOURCE Columbia Banking System, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.columbiabank.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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