<PAGE>   1
     As Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March __, 1996


                                                        Registration No. 33-
================================================================================

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                       ----------------------------------

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      Under
                           The Securities Act of 1933

                             ----------------------


                               WEST COAST BANCORP
               (Exact name of issuer as specified on its charter)

           OREGON                                      93-0810577
(State or other jurisdiction of                   (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                    identification no.)

                        5335 S.W. MEADOWS ROAD, SUITE 201
                            LAKE OSWEGO, OREGON 97035
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                  WEST COAST BANCORP 401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN
             WEST COAST BANCORP DIRECTORS DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
             WEST COAST BANCORP OFFICERS DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
                            (Full title of each plan)

                  Please send copies of all communications to:

CORA A. HALLAUER                                     STEPHEN M. KLEIN, ESQ.
Senior Vice President and Secretary
West Coast Bancorp
c/o Commercial Bank                                  Graham & Dunn, P.C.
301 Church Street                                    1420 Fifth Avenue
P.O. Box 428                                         33rd Floor
Salem, Oregon  97308                                 Seattle, Washington  98101

(503) 399-2909                                       (206) 624-8300

               (Name, address including zip code, telephone number
                   including area code, of agent for service)


<PAGE>   2
                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
================================================================================
                                     Proposed        Proposed   
Title of                             Maximum         Maximum
Securities         Amount            Offering        Aggregate      Amount of
to be              to be             Price           Offering       Registration
Registered         Registered(1)     Per Share(1)    Price(1)       Fee(2)
================================================================================
<S>                <C>                                              <C> 
Plan Interests     Indeterminate                                    $100
================================================================================
</TABLE>



(1)      Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act, this Registration
         Statement covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or
         sold under the West Coast Bancorp 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, the West
         Coast Bancorp Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan and the West Coast
         Bancorp Officers' Deferred Compensation Plan (all three plans referred
         to collectively as, the "Plans").

(2)      Calculated pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Securities Act.

================================================================================


<PAGE>   3
                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.

         The following documents are incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement:

         (a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1994, filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), which contains
audited financial statements for the most recent fiscal year for which such
statements have been filed.

         (b) All other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the
Annual Report on Form 10-K referred to in (a) above.

         (c) The description of the Common Stock contained in the Registrant's
Prospectus/Proxy Statement dated January 27, 1995 (the "Prospectus"), included
in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No.
33-88656), including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating
such description.

         All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, after the date hereof and prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered
hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities covered hereby then
remaining unsold, shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof commencing on the respective
dates on which such documents are filed.

ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

         The Registrant's Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "Articles")
provide that the Registrant must indemnify each of its directors to the fullest
extent permitted under the Oregon Business Corporation Act (the "OBCA") against
all liabilities incurred by the director because the director is or was a
director of the Registrant, or is or was serving at the request of the
Registrant as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or agent of
another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust,
employee benefit plan, or other enterprise. To the fullest extent permitted by
OBCA, the Registrant's Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws") also require the
indemnification of a director or officer and permit the indemnification of an
employee or agent of the Registrant made or threatened to be made a party to a
proceeding because such person is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent
of the Registrant, including any predecessor to the Registrant which


                                        3
<PAGE>   4
ceased to exist in a merger or other transaction, against all liabilities
(including amounts paid in settlement) incurred in the proceeding and against
expenses with respect to the proceeding (including attorney fees) if: (a) the
conduct of the director, officer, employee, or agent was in good faith; (b) the
director, officer, employee, or agent reasonably believed the conduct was in the
best interest of the corporation, or at least not opposed to its best interest;
and (c) in the case of a criminal proceeding, the director, officer, employee,
or agent is likewise entitled to indemnification, except that no indemnification
shall be made, unless deemed proper by the court in which the matter is pending,
if: (i) the act of omission of the director, officer, employee, or agent was not
in good faith, involved intentional misconduct or knowing violation of law; (ii)
the director, officer, employee, or agent received an improper personal benefit;
(iii) the director, officer, employee, or agent breached a duty of loyalty to
the Registrant; or (iv) the director or officer received a distribution that is
unlawful under Oregon law. Indemnification is made pursuant to these provisions
upon a finding that the indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct,
which finding must be made by a majority vote of the Board of Directors, or, in
certain circumstances, by a duly designated committee of the Board of Directors,
by special legal counsel, or by the shareholders of the Registrant.

         The Articles permit the Registrant to provide further indemnification
rights to its directors, officers, employees, and agents as permitted by law.
The Registrant has provided such additional indemnification rights to its
directors, officers, employees, and agents in the Bylaws, and in indemnification
agreements entered into with certain of its directors and officers.

         The effect of these provisions is potentially to indemnify the
Registrant's directors from all costs and expenses of liability incurred by them
in connection with any action, suit or proceeding in which they are involved by
reason of their affiliation with the Registrant.


ITEM 8.           EXHIBITS.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Exhibit Number                         Description
--------------                         -----------

<S>               <C>
   23.1           Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP

   24.1           Power of Attorney (see Signature Pages and certified resolutions of the
                  Registrant's Board of Directors)

   99.1           West Coast Bancorp 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan

   99.2           West Coast Bancorp Directors Deferred Compensation Plan

   99.3           West Coast Bancorp Officers Deferred Compensation Plan
</TABLE>



                                        4
<PAGE>   5
ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.

A.       The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

         (1) To file during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

                  (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of
the Securities Act;

                  (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration
Statement;

                  (iii) To include any material information with respect to the
plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or
any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do
not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the
Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

         (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.

         (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.

B.       The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

C.       Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer of controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any


                                        5
<PAGE>   6
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will,
unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


                                        6
<PAGE>   7
                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Salem, State of Oregon, on the 29th day of February,
1996.

                                        WEST COAST BANCORP

                                        By   /s/ Cora A. Hallauer
                                           ------------------------
                                            Cora A. Hallauer
                                            Senior Vice President and Secretary

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         Each person whose individual signature appears below hereby authorizes
and appoints Victor L. Bartruff, Rodney B. Tibbatts, Cora A. Hallauer and Donald
A. Kalkofen, and each of them, with full power of substitution and full power to
act without the other, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent to act
in his name, place and stead and to execute in the name and on behalf of each
person, individually and in each capacity stated below, and to file any and all
amendments to this Registration Statement, including any and all post-effective
amendments.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Power of
Attorney has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated,
on the 29th day of February, 1996.


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
          Signature                 Title
          ---------                 -----

<S>                                <C>    
 /s/ Victor L. Bartruff            Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer
-----------------------------      and Director (Co-Principal Executive Officer)
Victor L. Bartruff                 

 /s/ Rodney B. Tibbatts            Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer
-----------------------------      and Director (Co-Principal Executive Officer)
Rodney B. Tibbatts           

 /s/ Donald A. Kalkofen            Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
-----------------------------      (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Donald A. Kalkofen           
</TABLE>



                                        7
<PAGE>   8
<TABLE>
<S>                                         <C>    
 /s/ Lester D. Green                        Chairman of the Board
-----------------------------
Lester D. Green

 /s/ Gary D. Putnam                         Vice Chairman of the Board
-----------------------------
Gary D. Putnam

 /s/ Lloyd D. Ankeny                        Director
-----------------------------
Lloyd D. Ankeny

 /s/ Phillip G. Bateman                     Director
-----------------------------
Phillip G. Bateman

 /s/ Chester C. Clark                       Director
-----------------------------
Chester C. Clark

 /s/ Stanley M. Green                       Director
-----------------------------
Stanley M. Green

 /s/ William B. Loch                        Director
-----------------------------
William B. Loch

 /s/ Jack E. Long                           Director
-----------------------------
Jack E. Long

 /s/ C. Douglas McGregor                    Director
-----------------------------
C. Douglas McGregor

                                            Director
-----------------------------
Robert D. Morrison

 /s/ J. F. Ouderkirk                        Director
-----------------------------
J. F. Ouderkirk
</TABLE>


                                       8
<PAGE>   9
                                    EXHIBITS


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Exhibit Number                                       Description
--------------                                       -----------

<S>               <C>                              
   23.1           Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP

   24.1           Power of Attorney (see Signature Pages and certified
                  resolutions of the Registrant's Board of Directors)

   99.1           West Coast Bancorp 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan

   99.2           West Coast Bancorp Directors Deferred Compensation Plan

   99.3           West Coast Bancorp Officers Deferred Compensation Plan
</TABLE>
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1
     As Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March __, 1996

                                                        Registration No. 33-
================================================================================

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                       ----------------------------------

                                    FORM S-8
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      Under
                           The Securities Act of 1933

                             ----------------------

                               WEST COAST BANCORP
               (Exact name of issuer as specified on its charter)

           OREGON                                      93-0810577
(State or other jurisdiction of                   (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization)                    identification no.)

                        5335 S.W. MEADOWS ROAD, SUITE 201
                            LAKE OSWEGO, OREGON 97035
                    (Address of principal executive offices)

                  WEST COAST BANCORP 401(k) PROFIT SHARING PLAN
             WEST COAST BANCORP DIRECTORS DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
             WEST COAST BANCORP OFFICERS DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN
                            (Full title of each plan)

                  Please send copies of all communications to:

CORA A. HALLAUER                                     STEPHEN M. KLEIN, ESQ.
Senior Vice President and Secretary
West Coast Bancorp
c/o Commercial Bank                                  Graham & Dunn, P.C.
301 Church Street                                    1420 Fifth Avenue
P.O. Box 428                                         33rd Floor
Salem, Oregon  97308                                 Seattle, Washington  98101

(503) 399-2909                                       (206) 624-8300

               (Name, address including zip code, telephone number
                   including area code, of agent for service)
2
                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
================================================================================
                                     Proposed        Proposed   
Title of                             Maximum         Maximum
Securities         Amount            Offering        Aggregate      Amount of
to be              to be             Price           Offering       Registration
Registered         Registered(1)     Per Share(1)    Price(1)       Fee(2)
================================================================================
Plan Interests     Indeterminate                                    $100
================================================================================
(1)      Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act, this Registration
         Statement covers an indeterminate amount of interests to be offered or
         sold under the West Coast Bancorp 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan, the West
         Coast Bancorp Directors' Deferred Compensation Plan and the West Coast
         Bancorp Officers' Deferred Compensation Plan (all three plans referred
         to collectively as, the "Plans").

(2)      Calculated pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Securities Act.

================================================================================
3
                                     PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.

         The following documents are incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement:

         (a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1994, filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), which contains
audited financial statements for the most recent fiscal year for which such
statements have been filed.

         (b) All other reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the
Annual Report on Form 10-K referred to in (a) above.

         (c) The description of the Common Stock contained in the Registrant's
Prospectus/Proxy Statement dated January 27, 1995 (the "Prospectus"), included
in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No.
33-88656), including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating
such description.

         All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act, after the date hereof and prior to the
filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered
hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities covered hereby then
remaining unsold, shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof commencing on the respective
dates on which such documents are filed.

ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.

         The Registrant's Restated Articles of Incorporation (the "Articles")
provide that the Registrant must indemnify each of its directors to the fullest
extent permitted under the Oregon Business Corporation Act (the "OBCA") against
all liabilities incurred by the director because the director is or was a
director of the Registrant, or is or was serving at the request of the
Registrant as a director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, or agent of
another foreign or domestic corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust,
employee benefit plan, or other enterprise. To the fullest extent permitted by
OBCA, the Registrant's Restated Bylaws (the "Bylaws") also require the
indemnification of a director or officer and permit the indemnification of an
employee or agent of the Registrant made or threatened to be made a party to a
proceeding because such person is or was a director, officer, employee, or agent
of the Registrant, including any predecessor to the Registrant which

                                        3
4
ceased to exist in a merger or other transaction, against all liabilities
(including amounts paid in settlement) incurred in the proceeding and against
expenses with respect to the proceeding (including attorney fees) if: (a) the
conduct of the director, officer, employee, or agent was in good faith; (b) the
director, officer, employee, or agent reasonably believed the conduct was in the
best interest of the corporation, or at least not opposed to its best interest;
and (c) in the case of a criminal proceeding, the director, officer, employee,
or agent is likewise entitled to indemnification, except that no indemnification
shall be made, unless deemed proper by the court in which the matter is pending,
if: (i) the act of omission of the director, officer, employee, or agent was not
in good faith, involved intentional misconduct or knowing violation of law; (ii)
the director, officer, employee, or agent received an improper personal benefit;
(iii) the director, officer, employee, or agent breached a duty of loyalty to
the Registrant; or (iv) the director or officer received a distribution that is
unlawful under Oregon law. Indemnification is made pursuant to these provisions
upon a finding that the indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct,
which finding must be made by a majority vote of the Board of Directors, or, in
certain circumstances, by a duly designated committee of the Board of Directors,
by special legal counsel, or by the shareholders of the Registrant.

         The Articles permit the Registrant to provide further indemnification
rights to its directors, officers, employees, and agents as permitted by law.
The Registrant has provided such additional indemnification rights to its
directors, officers, employees, and agents in the Bylaws, and in indemnification
agreements entered into with certain of its directors and officers.

         The effect of these provisions is potentially to indemnify the
Registrant's directors from all costs and expenses of liability incurred by them
in connection with any action, suit or proceeding in which they are involved by
reason of their affiliation with the Registrant.

ITEM 8.           EXHIBITS.
Exhibit Number                         Description
--------------                         -----------
23.1           Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP

   24.1           Power of Attorney (see Signature Pages and certified resolutions of the
                  Registrant's Board of Directors)

   99.1           West Coast Bancorp 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan

   99.2           West Coast Bancorp Directors Deferred Compensation Plan

   99.3           West Coast Bancorp Officers Deferred Compensation Plan
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ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.

A.       The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

         (1) To file during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

                  (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of
the Securities Act;

                  (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising
after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate,
represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration
Statement;

                  (iii) To include any material information with respect to the
plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or
any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do
not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the
Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

         (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.

         (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.

B.       The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

C.       Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the 
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons
of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred
or paid by a director, officer of controlling person of the Registrant in the
successful defense of any

                                        5
6
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling
person in connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will,
unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and
will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

                                        6
7
                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Salem, State of Oregon, on the 29th day of February,
1996.

                                        WEST COAST BANCORP

                                        By   /s/ Cora A. Hallauer
                                           ------------------------
                                            Cora A. Hallauer
                                            Senior Vice President and Secretary

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         Each person whose individual signature appears below hereby authorizes
and appoints Victor L. Bartruff, Rodney B. Tibbatts, Cora A. Hallauer and Donald
A. Kalkofen, and each of them, with full power of substitution and full power to
act without the other, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent to act
in his name, place and stead and to execute in the name and on behalf of each
person, individually and in each capacity stated below, and to file any and all
amendments to this Registration Statement, including any and all post-effective
amendments.

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Power of
Attorney has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated,
on the 29th day of February, 1996.
Signature                 Title
          ---------                 -----
/s/ Victor L. Bartruff            Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer
-----------------------------      and Director (Co-Principal Executive Officer)
Victor L. Bartruff                 

 /s/ Rodney B. Tibbatts            Co-President and Co-Chief Executive Officer
-----------------------------      and Director (Co-Principal Executive Officer)
Rodney B. Tibbatts           

 /s/ Donald A. Kalkofen            Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer
-----------------------------      (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Donald A. Kalkofen
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/s/ Lester D. Green                        Chairman of the Board
-----------------------------
Lester D. Green

 /s/ Gary D. Putnam                         Vice Chairman of the Board
-----------------------------
Gary D. Putnam

 /s/ Lloyd D. Ankeny                        Director
-----------------------------
Lloyd D. Ankeny

 /s/ Phillip G. Bateman                     Director
-----------------------------
Phillip G. Bateman

 /s/ Chester C. Clark                       Director
-----------------------------
Chester C. Clark

 /s/ Stanley M. Green                       Director
-----------------------------
Stanley M. Green

 /s/ William B. Loch                        Director
-----------------------------
William B. Loch

 /s/ Jack E. Long                           Director
-----------------------------
Jack E. Long

 /s/ C. Douglas McGregor                    Director
-----------------------------
C. Douglas McGregor

                                            Director
-----------------------------
Robert D. Morrison

 /s/ J. F. Ouderkirk                        Director
-----------------------------
J. F. Ouderkirk
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                                    EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number                                       Description
--------------                                       -----------
23.1           Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP

   24.1           Power of Attorney (see Signature Pages and certified
                  resolutions of the Registrant's Board of Directors)

   99.1           West Coast Bancorp 401(k) Profit Sharing Plan

   99.2           West Coast Bancorp Directors Deferred Compensation Plan

   99.3           West Coast Bancorp Officers Deferred Compensation Plan