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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Washington, D.C. 20549<BR>
___________________________</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">FORM 8-K</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">CURRENT REPORT</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">April 24, 2012</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">WEST COAST BANCORP</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(Exact name of registrant as specified in
charter)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Oregon</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">0-10997</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(SEC File Number)</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">93-0810577</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(IRS Employer Identification No.)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 45%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">5335 Meadows Road, Suite 201<BR> Lake Oswego, Oregon<BR> (Address of principal executive offices)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 15%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center"><BR>97035<BR> (Zip Code)</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 12%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 12pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; font-size: 10pt; text-align: center">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">Registrant&rsquo;s telephone number, including
area code:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">(503) 684-0884</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Check the appropriate box below if the Form&nbsp;8-K
filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT> Written communications
pursuant to Rule&nbsp;425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Wingdings">&uml;</FONT> Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17&nbsp;CFR 240.14d-2(b))</P>

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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17&nbsp;CFR 240.13e-4(c))</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0"><B>Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.</B></P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(a) The 2012 annual meeting of shareholders
of West Coast Bancorp (the &quot;Company&quot;) was held on April 24, 2012.</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">(b) The matters considered and voted on
by the Company's shareholders at the annual meeting and the vote of the shareholders was as follows:</P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Proposal 1. Nine directors were elected,
each for a one-year term, by the votes indicated.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline">Nominee</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Shares Voted For</TD>
    <TD COLSPAN="2" STYLE="padding-right: -124.2pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; text-decoration: underline">Shares Withheld</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="width: 40%; vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Lloyd D. Ankeny</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 30%; vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">12,851,718</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 16%; vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: right">169,328</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 14%">&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">David A. Dietzler</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">12,967,282</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: right">53,764</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="background-color: rgb(204,255,204)">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Henchy R. Enden</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">12,968,319</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: right">52,727</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Shmuel (Sam) Levinson</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">12,890,627</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: right">130,419</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="background-color: rgb(204,255,204)">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Steven J. Olivia</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">12,892,453</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: right">128,593</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">John T. Pietrzak</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">12,890,572</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: right">130,474</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="background-color: rgb(204,255,204)">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Steven N. Spence</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">12,944,336</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: right">76,710</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="background-color: White">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Robert D. Sznewajs</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">12,963,160</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: right">57,886</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="background-color: rgb(204,255,204)">
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt">Nancy A. Wilgenbusch, Ph.D.</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">12,890,232</TD>
    <TD STYLE="vertical-align: top; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: right">130,814</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">The following matters were approved by the
votes indicated:</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Proposal 2. Approval of the Company's 2012
Omnibus Incentive Plan.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD STYLE="width: 30%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Shares Voted For</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 36%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Shares Voted Against</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 34%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Abstentions</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,255,204)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">12,893,090</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">120,937</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">7,019</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">Proposal 3. Ratification of the appointment
of Deloitte &amp; Touche LLP as the Company's independent public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2012.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 0.5in">&nbsp;</P>

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<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD STYLE="width: 30%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Shares Voted For</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 36%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Shares Voted Against</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 34%; padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-decoration: underline; text-align: center">Abstentions</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top; background-color: rgb(204,255,204)">
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">15,513,576</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">56,727</TD>
    <TD STYLE="padding-right: 5.4pt; padding-bottom: 6pt; padding-left: 5.4pt; text-align: center">12,768</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">SIGNATURES</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center">&nbsp;</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.</P>

<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-indent: 1in">&nbsp;</P>

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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD COLSPAN="2">WEST COAST BANCORP</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: bottom">
    <TD STYLE="width: 41%"><BR>Dated:&nbsp;&nbsp;April 30, 2012</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 5%">By:&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD STYLE="width: 49%; border-bottom: windowtext 1pt solid"><BR><BR>/s/ Anders Giltvedt</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="vertical-align: top">
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Anders Giltvedt</P>
        <P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">Executive Vice President and <BR>
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chief Financial Officer</P></TD></TR>
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
___________________________
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
April 24, 2012
WEST COAST BANCORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in
charter)
Oregon
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
0-10997
(SEC File Number)
93-0810577
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
5335 Meadows Road, Suite 201
Lake Oswego, Oregon
(Address of principal executive offices)
97035
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including
area code:
(503) 684-0884
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K
filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
¨
Written communications
pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
¨
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
¨
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) The 2012 annual meeting of shareholders
of West Coast Bancorp (the "Company") was held on April 24, 2012.
(b) The matters considered and voted on
by the Company's shareholders at the annual meeting and the vote of the shareholders was as follows:
Proposal 1. Nine directors were elected,
each for a one-year term, by the votes indicated.
Nominee
Shares Voted For
Shares Withheld
Lloyd D. Ankeny
12,851,718
169,328
David A. Dietzler
12,967,282
53,764
Henchy R. Enden
12,968,319
52,727
Shmuel (Sam) Levinson
12,890,627
130,419
Steven J. Olivia
12,892,453
128,593
John T. Pietrzak
12,890,572
130,474
Steven N. Spence
12,944,336
76,710
Robert D. Sznewajs
12,963,160
57,886
Nancy A. Wilgenbusch, Ph.D.
12,890,232
130,814
The following matters were approved by the
votes indicated:
Proposal 2. Approval of the Company's 2012
Omnibus Incentive Plan.
Shares Voted For
Shares Voted Against
Abstentions
12,893,090
120,937
7,019
Proposal 3. Ratification of the appointment
of Deloitte & Touche LLP as the Company's independent public accountants for the year ending December 31, 2012.
Shares Voted For
Shares Voted Against
Abstentions
15,513,576
56,727
12,768
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
WEST COAST BANCORP
Dated:  April 30, 2012
By:
/s/ Anders Giltvedt
Anders Giltvedt
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer