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<H1 ALIGN=right><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Registration No.
333-&nbsp; </FONT></H1>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION<BR> Washington, D.C. 20549 </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="3"><B>FORM S-8</B> </FONT> </H1>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>REGISTRATION STATEMENT
<BR>UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933</FONT></P>


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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="4"><B>WEST COAST BANCORP</B></font><BR><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT> </H1>



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     <TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Oregon</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"> 93-0810577</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>(State of incorporation)</B> </FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>(IRS Employer Identification No.)</B> </FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>5335 Meadows Road, Suite 201<BR>Lake Oswego, Oregon </FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="Center" VALIGN="Bottom"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>97035 </FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"> <FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><B>(Address of principal executive offices)</B> </FONT> </TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>WEST COAST BANCORP 2002
STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN <BR><B>(Full title of the
plan)</B> </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Robert D. Sznewajs<BR>President and Chief
Executive Officer <BR>West Coast Bancorp<BR>5335 Meadows Road,
Suite 201 <BR>Portland, Oregon 97035<BR>Telephone (503) 684-0884 <BR><B>(Name, address, and
telephone number of agent for service)</B> </FONT></P>



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     <TH COLSPAN=10><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</FONT><HR WIDTH=100% SIZE=2 COLOR=BLACK NOSHADE></TH></TR>
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     <TH COLSPAN="2" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Title of Securities<BR>
to be Registered</FONT></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN=2><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Amount to be<BR>
Registered (1)</FONT></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN=2><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Offering Price<BR>
Per Share</FONT></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN=2><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Proposed Maximum<BR>
Aggregate<BR>
Offering Price</FONT></TH>
     <TH COLSPAN=2><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Amount of<BR>
Registration Fee</FONT></TH></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH="30%" ALIGN="Center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1> </FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="3%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="13%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1></FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="3%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="13%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="3%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="13%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="6%" ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="13%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>Common Stock, <br>no par value</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="Center" ><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>200,000 shares (1)</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>$30.20 (2)</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;$6,040,000 (2)</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>$ 648.42</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=1>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(1) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Pursuant
 to Rule 416 under  the  Securities  Act of 1933,  this  registration  statement  also
 covers an      indeterminate  number of  additional  shares  reserved for  issuance
 under the 2002 Stock  Incentive  Plan as a      result of any future stock split, stock
dividend, or similar adjustment of the outstanding common stock.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Pursuant
to Rule 457(h),  the proposed maximum  offering price per share,  the proposed maximum
 aggregate      offering  price,  and the  registration  fee have been  computed  based
on the average of the high and low sales      prices, $30.20, reported for the common
stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC on September 12, 2006. </FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>PART II </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN
THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 3. &nbsp;<U>Incorporation of
Documents by Reference.</U> </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
following documents filed by the registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission
are incorporated by reference in this registration statement: </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(a) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;The
registrant&#146;s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended           December&nbsp;31,
2005. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(b) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;The
registrant&#146;s quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended           March
31, 2006, and June 30, 2006. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>(c) </FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;The
description of the registrant&#146;s capital stock included as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 to this
registration statement on Form S-8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
documents filed by the registrant subsequent to those listed above pursuant to
Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof
from the date of filing of such documents. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 4. <U>Description of
Securities</U>. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Item 5. <U>Interests of Named Experts
and Counsel.</U> </FONT> </P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Item 6. <U>Indemnification of
Directors and Officers.</U> </FONT> </P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Indemnification
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Oregon Business Corporation Act (the &#147;Oregon Act&#148;) requires the indemnification
of an individual made a party to a proceeding because the individual is or was a director,
officer, employee, or agent of a corporation (unless limited by the corporation&#146;s
articles of incorporation) if the individual is wholly successful in the proceeding, on
the merits or otherwise. In addition, the Oregon Act allows a corporation to indemnify
such an individual if: (a) the conduct of the individual was in good faith; (b) the
individual reasonably believed that the individual&#146;s conduct was in the best
interests of the corporation, or at least not opposed to its best interests; and (c) in
the case of any criminal proceeding, the individual had no reasonable cause to believe
that the individual&#146;s conduct was unlawful. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;However,
the Oregon Act does not permit indemnification: </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>in
the case of any proceeding by or in the right of the corporation (a derivative action),
if the            individual was adjudged liable to the corporation; or </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&#149;</FONT></TD>
<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>in
connection with any proceeding (other than a proceeding by or in the right of the
corporation) charging improper personal benefit to the individual, if the individual was
adjudged liable on the basis that he or she improperly received a personal benefit. </FONT></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Oregon Act also authorizes a court to order indemnification, whether or not the above
standards of conduct have been met, if the court determines that the officer or director
is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant
circumstances. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
indemnification described above is not exclusive of any other rights to which officers or
directors may be entitled under a corporation&#146;s articles of incorporation or bylaws,
or under any agreement, action of its board of directors, vote of shareholders or
otherwise. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article
V of the restated articles of incorporation of the registrant provides that the registrant
will indemnify each of its directors to the fullest extent permissible under the Oregon
Act and permits the registrant to indemnify its officers, employees, and agents. Section 5
of the bylaws of the registrant requires such indemnification for directors and officers,
or any individual who, while a director of the corporation, is or was serving at the
registrant&#146;s request 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, against liability and expenses, including attorney
fees, actually and necessarily incurred by such individual in connection with any
threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding to which the individual is a
party. However, the registrant will not provide indemnification when (1) a director or
officer commits intentional misconduct or knowingly violates the law; (2) a director or
officer is adjudged liable to the registrant in a proceeding by or in the right of the
registrant; or (3) a director or officer is adjudged liable in any proceeding charging
improper personal benefit on the basis that the director or officer improperly received a
personal benefit. The registrant may, but is not required to, offer the same rights of
indemnification, on a case-by-case basis, to employees and agents of the registrant.
Indemnification rights and procedures, including entitlement to advances of expenses, are
set forth in more detail in the registrant&#146;s bylaws. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
registrant has also entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and certain
of its officers. These agreements provide that the registrant will indemnify its directors
and officers who are parties thereto to the fullest extent permitted under the Oregon Act
and the registrant&#146;s articles of incorporation and bylaws against expenses and
liabilities incurred in specified actions, suits or proceedings unless covered by
insurance or except in the circumstances described above. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;ORS
60.367 provides that any director held liable pursuant to that section for the unlawful
payment of a dividend or other distribution of assets of a corporation shall be entitled
to contribution from (a) each shareholder who accepted the dividend or distribution
knowing the same to have been made in violation of the Oregon Act or the articles of
incorporation and (b) each director who voted for or assented to the dividend or
distribution without complying with the applicable standards of conduct described in ORS
60.357. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Insurance</I> </FONT></P>



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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
registrant maintains directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance under which
the registrant&#146;s directors and officers are insured against loss (as defined) as a
result of claims brought against them in their respective capacities with the registrant. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Item 7.
<U>Exemption from Registration Claimed.</U> </FONT> </P>

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applicable.</FONT></P>


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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 8. <U>Exhibits</U>. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Index to Exhibits listing the exhibits required by Item&nbsp;601 of Regulation S-K is
located at page&nbsp;II-6. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Item 9. <U>Undertakings</U>. </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          The
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<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)
 To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
          post-effective amendment to this registration statement:  </FONT>
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<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)
   To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
          1933 (&#147;Securities Act&#148;); </FONT>
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<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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;  </FONT>
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<TD WIDTH=85%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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;  </FONT>
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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&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (&#147;Exchange Act&#148;) that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement. </FONT></P>



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<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;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 <I>bona fide</I>          offering
thereof.  </FONT>
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<TD WIDTH=90%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;To
remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
          securities being registered that remain unsold at the termination of the
          offering.  </FONT>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining           any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant&#146;s           annual
report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and,           where
applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report
          pursuant to Section&nbsp;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 <I>bona
fide</I>          offering thereof.  </FONT>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;          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 provisions described in Item&nbsp;6 above, or otherwise, the
          registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
          Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
          Securities 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 or controlling
          person of  </FONT>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>the
registrant in the successful defense of any 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 Securities           Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue. The           undertaking of the registrant in
the preceding sentence does not apply to           insurance against liability arising
under the Securities Act.  </FONT>
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<P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>The Registrant</U>. </FONT> </P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on
Form&nbsp;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 Lake Oswego, state of
Oregon, on the 13th day of September, 2006. </FONT></P>





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     <TH ALIGN="Left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"> WEST COAST BANCORP</FONT></TH></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH="50%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"></FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="50%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">(Registrant)</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"></FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"> <BR>By <u>/s/ Robert D. Sznewajs</u></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"></FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Robert D. Sznewajs<BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated as of the 13th day of
September, 2006. </FONT></P>





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     <TH ALIGN="Left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Signature</U> </FONT></TH>
     <TH ALIGN="Left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Title</U> </FONT></TH></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH="50%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>(1) Principal Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="50%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR><U>/s/ Robert D. Sznewajs</U><br>Robert D. Sznewajs </FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>President, Chief Executive Officer and Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><br>(2) Principal Financial Officer:</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><br><u>/s/ Anders Giltvedt</u><BR>Anders Giltvedt   </FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><br>Executive Vice President and Chief Financial<BR>Officer</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><br>(3) Principal Accounting Officer</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><br><u>/s/ Kevin M. McClung</u><BR>Kevin M. McClung</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><br>Vice President and Controller</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><br>(4) A majority of the Board of Directors:</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"></FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;LLOYD D. ANKENY* </FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><BR>Director, Chairman of the Board</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;MICHAEL J. BRAGG* </FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DUANE C. MCDOUGALL*</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;STEVEN J. OLIVA*</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;J.F. OUDERKIRK*</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;STEVEN N. SPENCE*</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;DAVID J. TRUITT*    </FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;NANCY A. WILGENBUSCH, Ph.D*</FONT></TD>
     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director</FONT></TD></TR>
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     <TD><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"> <BR>*By&nbsp;<u>/s/ Robert D. Sznewajs</u><BR>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Robert D. Sznewajs, Attorney-in-fact</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Restated
 Articles of Incorporation.  Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant's
 Annual          Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 (the "2003
10-K"). </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Restated
Bylaws.  Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the 2003 10-K. </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Opinion
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent
of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP.  </FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Consent
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Power
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<TD WIDTH=95%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Description
of capital stock of the registrant.</FONT></TD>
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Registration No.
333-
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
registrant as specified in its charter)
Oregon
93-0810577
(State of incorporation)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
5335 Meadows Road, Suite 201
Lake Oswego, Oregon
97035
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
WEST COAST BANCORP 2002
STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the
plan)
Robert D. Sznewajs
President and Chief
Executive Officer
West Coast Bancorp
5335 Meadows Road,
Suite 201
Portland, Oregon 97035
Telephone (503) 684-0884
(Name, address, and
telephone number of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities
to be Registered
Amount to be
Registered (1)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock,
no par value
200,000 shares (1)
$30.20 (2)
$6,040,000 (2)
$ 648.42
(1)
Pursuant
 to Rule 416 under  the  Securities  Act of 1933,  this  registration  statement  also
 covers an      indeterminate  number of  additional  shares  reserved for  issuance
 under the 2002 Stock  Incentive  Plan as a      result of any future stock split, stock
dividend, or similar adjustment of the outstanding common stock.
(2)
Pursuant
to Rule 457(h),  the proposed maximum  offering price per share,  the proposed maximum
 aggregate      offering  price,  and the  registration  fee have been  computed  based
on the average of the high and low sales      prices, $30.20, reported for the common
stock on the Nasdaq Stock Market LLC on September 12, 2006.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN
THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of
Documents by Reference.
The
following documents filed by the registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission
are incorporated by reference in this registration statement:
(a)
The
registrant's annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended           December 31,
2005.
(b)
The
registrant's quarterly reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended           March
31, 2006, and June 30, 2006.
(c)
The
description of the registrant's capital stock included as Exhibit 99.1 to this
registration statement on Form S-8.
All
documents filed by the registrant subsequent to those listed above pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof
from the date of filing of such documents.
Item 4.
Description of
Securities
.
Not
applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts
and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of
Directors and Officers.
Indemnification
The
Oregon Business Corporation Act (the "Oregon Act") requires the indemnification
of an individual made a party to a proceeding because the individual is or was a director,
officer, employee, or agent of a corporation (unless limited by the corporation's
articles of incorporation) if the individual is wholly successful in the proceeding, on
the merits or otherwise. In addition, the Oregon Act allows a corporation to indemnify
such an individual if: (a) the conduct of the individual was in good faith; (b) the
individual reasonably believed that the individual's conduct was in the best
interests of the corporation, or at least not opposed to its best interests; and (c) in
the case of any criminal proceeding, the individual had no reasonable cause to believe
that the individual's conduct was unlawful.
However,
the Oregon Act does not permit indemnification:
•
in
the case of any proceeding by or in the right of the corporation (a derivative action),
if the            individual was adjudged liable to the corporation; or
•
in
connection with any proceeding (other than a proceeding by or in the right of the
corporation) charging improper personal benefit to the individual, if the individual was
adjudged liable on the basis that he or she improperly received a personal benefit.
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The
Oregon Act also authorizes a court to order indemnification, whether or not the above
standards of conduct have been met, if the court determines that the officer or director
is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnification in view of all the relevant
circumstances.
The
indemnification described above is not exclusive of any other rights to which officers or
directors may be entitled under a corporation's articles of incorporation or bylaws,
or under any agreement, action of its board of directors, vote of shareholders or
otherwise.
Article
V of the restated articles of incorporation of the registrant provides that the registrant
will indemnify each of its directors to the fullest extent permissible under the Oregon
Act and permits the registrant to indemnify its officers, employees, and agents. Section 5
of the bylaws of the registrant requires such indemnification for directors and officers,
or any individual who, while a director of the corporation, is or was serving at the
registrant's request 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, against liability and expenses, including attorney
fees, actually and necessarily incurred by such individual in connection with any
threatened, pending, or completed action, suit, or proceeding to which the individual is a
party. However, the registrant will not provide indemnification when (1) a director or
officer commits intentional misconduct or knowingly violates the law; (2) a director or
officer is adjudged liable to the registrant in a proceeding by or in the right of the
registrant; or (3) a director or officer is adjudged liable in any proceeding charging
improper personal benefit on the basis that the director or officer improperly received a
personal benefit. The registrant may, but is not required to, offer the same rights of
indemnification, on a case-by-case basis, to employees and agents of the registrant.
Indemnification rights and procedures, including entitlement to advances of expenses, are
set forth in more detail in the registrant's bylaws.
The
registrant has also entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and certain
of its officers. These agreements provide that the registrant will indemnify its directors
and officers who are parties thereto to the fullest extent permitted under the Oregon Act
and the registrant's articles of incorporation and bylaws against expenses and
liabilities incurred in specified actions, suits or proceedings unless covered by
insurance or except in the circumstances described above.
ORS
60.367 provides that any director held liable pursuant to that section for the unlawful
payment of a dividend or other distribution of assets of a corporation shall be entitled
to contribution from (a) each shareholder who accepted the dividend or distribution
knowing the same to have been made in violation of the Oregon Act or the articles of
incorporation and (b) each director who voted for or assented to the dividend or
distribution without complying with the applicable standards of conduct described in ORS
60.357.
Insurance
The
registrant maintains directors' and officers' liability insurance under which
the registrant's directors and officers are insured against loss (as defined) as a
result of claims brought against them in their respective capacities with the registrant.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not
applicable.
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Item 8.
Exhibits
.
The
Index to Exhibits listing the exhibits required by Item 601 of Regulation S-K is
located at page II-6.
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 of
          1933 ("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 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 ("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 that 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 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and,           where
applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report
          pursuant to 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.
(h)                 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 provisions described in Item 6 above, or otherwise, the
          registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange
          Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
          Securities 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 or controlling
          person of
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the
registrant in the successful defense of any 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 Securities           Act and will be governed
by the final adjudication of such issue. The           undertaking of the registrant in
the preceding sentence does not apply to           insurance against liability arising
under the Securities Act.
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant
.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 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 Lake Oswego, state of
Oregon, on the 13th day of September, 2006.
WEST COAST BANCORP
(Registrant)
By
/s/ Robert D. Sznewajs
Robert D. Sznewajs
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated as of the 13th day of
September, 2006.
Signature
Title
(1) Principal Executive Officer
/s/ Robert D. Sznewajs
Robert D. Sznewajs
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
(2) Principal Financial Officer:
/s/ Anders Giltvedt
Anders Giltvedt
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
(3) Principal Accounting Officer
/s/ Kevin M. McClung
Kevin M. McClung
Vice President and Controller
(4) A majority of the Board of Directors:
LLOYD D. ANKENY*
Director, Chairman of the Board
MICHAEL J. BRAGG*
Director
DUANE C. MCDOUGALL*
Director
STEVEN J. OLIVA*
Director
J.F. OUDERKIRK*
Director
STEVEN N. SPENCE*
Director
DAVID J. TRUITT*
Director
NANCY A. WILGENBUSCH, Ph.D*
Director
*By
/s/ Robert D. Sznewajs
Robert D. Sznewajs, Attorney-in-fact
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
4.1
Restated
 Articles of Incorporation.  Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant's
 Annual          Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 (the "2003
10-K").
4.2
Restated
Bylaws.  Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the 2003 10-K.
5
Opinion
of Miller Nash LLP.
23.1
Consent
of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23.2
Consent
of Miller Nash LLP.  Included in Exhibit 5.
24
Power
of attorney of certain officers and directors.
99.1
Description
of capital stock of the registrant.
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