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Exhibit 99.1

 
  For more information, contact:
           Robert D. Sznewajs
President & CEO
(503) 598-3243

Anders Giltvedt
Executive Vice President & CFO
(503) 598-3250
 
West Coast Bancorp Reports Profit for 2010
 
·  
Full year 2010 net income was $3.2 million or $.03 per diluted share while fourth quarter 2010 net income was $1.9 million or $.02 per diluted share.
 
·  
West Coast Bank’s total risk based capital ratio strengthened over the past year to 18.05% at December 31, 2010.
 
·  
Nonperforming assets of $101 million at December 31, 2010, continued to decline from previous periods and were down 34% over the past twelve months and represented 4% of total assets.
 
·  
At year end 2010, the allowance for credit losses was 2.67% of total loans and 67% of nonperforming loans.
 
·  
Fourth quarter 2010 net interest margin improved to 3.74%, up from 3.05% in the same quarter last year.
 
·  
Average total non-time deposits grew 6% from the fourth quarter in 2009 due to solid account growth.
 

 
Lake Oswego, OR – January 28, 2011 – West Coast Bancorp (NASDAQ: WCBO) (“Bancorp” or “Company”), the parent company of West Coast Bank (“Bank”) and West Coast Trust Company, Inc., today announced net income of $1.9 million or $.02 per diluted share for fourth quarter 2010 compared to a net loss for fourth quarter 2009 of $48.9 million or $3.13 per diluted share. For the full year 2010, the Company reported net income of $3.2 million or $.03 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $91.2 million or $5.83 per diluted share in 2009.
 

”The results for the year 2010 reflecting a profit of $ 3.2 million represent a major improvement for the Company from prior years as virtually all of the key financial metrics of the Company continued their trend of improvement.”, said Robert D. Sznewajs, President and Chief Executive Officer. “The Company began to see growth in loan demand in the last half of 2010, which is expected to continue into 2011 as the economy improves in some sectors. We also anticipate that our operating results in future periods will reflect the improving economy. The Company’s accomplishments in 2010 are the direct result of our dedicated people and their outstanding service to each of our customers on a daily basis.” said Sznewajs.
 


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January 28, 2011
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Capital

Table 1 below shows regulatory capital ratios for Bancorp and the Bank at December 31, 2010 and 2009, and at September 30, 2010, indicating significant improvements as a result of the Company’s capital raising activities and continued reductions in risk-weighted assets over the past twelve months.
 
Table 1                              
   
SELECTED INFORMATION
                   
                               
Capital Ratios
                             
   
Dec. 31,
   
Dec. 31,
         
Sept. 30,
       
   
2010
   
2009
   
Change
   
2010
   
Change
 
West Coast Bancorp
                             
Tier 1 capital ratio
    17.47 %     7.17 %     10.30       16.96 %     0.51  
Total capital ratio
    18.74 %     9.13 %     9.61       18.23 %     0.51  
Leverage ratio
    13.02 %     5.37 %     7.65       12.84 %     0.18  
                                         
West Coast Bank
                                       
Tier 1 capital ratio
    16.79 %     14.11 %     2.68       16.30 %     0.49  
Total capital ratio
    18.05 %     15.37 %     2.68       17.56 %     0.49  
Leverage ratio
    12.51 %     10.57 %     1.94       12.34 %     0.17  
                                         
Selective quarterly performance ratios
                                       
Return on average equity, annualized
    2.75 %     -74.54 %     77.29       8.84 %     (6.09 )
Return on average assets, annualized
    0.31 %     -7.06 %     7.37       0.96 %     (0.65 )
Efficiency ratio for the quarter to date
    77.42 %     179.86 %     (102.44 )     76.09 %     (1.33 )
                                         
Share and Per Share Figures
                                       
   
Quarter ended
   
Quarter ended
           
Quarter ended
         
   
Dec. 31,
   
Dec. 31,
           
Sept. 30,
         
(Shares in thousands)
 
2010
   
2009
   
Change
   
2010
   
Change
 
Common shares outstanding at period end
    96,431       15,641       80,790       96,424       7  
Weighted average diluted shares
    97,863       15,510       82,353       97,006       857  
Income (loss) per diluted share
  $ 0.02     $ (3.13 )   $ 3.15     $ 0.06     $ (0.04 )
Book value per common share
  $ 2.61     $ 7.02     $ (4.41 )   $ 2.63     $ (0.02 )
                                         
                                         
Please see Table 20 for additional information regarding outstanding shares and the possible dilutive effects of presently outstanding securities.  
                                         

 

 
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Balance Sheet Overview
 
Total loan balances declined $189 million or 11% from December 31, 2009 to $1.54 billion at December 31, 2010. The decline primarily reflected soft loan demand and thus lower loan origination volume, particularly in the first half of 2010, as well as the Company’s continuing strategy to reduce risk exposure in selective loan segments. The two loan categories with the most meaningful decline during 2010 were residential real estate construction loans, which declined $45 million or 65%, and commercial loans, which declined $61 million or 16%. At year end 2010, total residential real estate construction loans represented 2% of total loans compared to 4% a year ago. During the second half of 2010 the Company experienced growth in commercial and commercial loan origination volume compared to the same period in 2009 and first half of 2010.
 
 
Table 2
                                               
PERIOD END LOANS
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Dec. 31,
   
% of
   
Dec. 31,
   
% of
   
Change
   
Sept. 30,
   
% of
 
   
2010
   
Total
   
2009
   
Total
   
Amount
   
%
   
2010
   
Total
 
Commercial loans
  $ 309,327       20 %   $ 370,077       21 %   $ (60,750 )     -16 %   $ 317,037       20 %
  Commercial real estate construction
    19,760       1 %     29,574       2 %     (9,814 )     -33 %     17,933       1 %
  Residential real estate construction
    24,325       2 %     69,736       4 %     (45,411 )     -65 %     39,955       3 %
Total real estate construction loans
    44,085       3 %     99,310       6 %     (55,225 )     -56 %     57,888       4 %
    Mortgage
    67,525       4 %     74,977       4 %     (7,452 )     -10 %     71,446       5 %
    Nonstandard mortgage
    12,523       1 %     20,108       1 %     (7,585 )     -38 %     13,294       1 %
    Home equity
    268,968       18 %     279,583       17 %     (10,615 )     -4 %     272,132       17 %
Total real estate mortgage
    349,016       23 %     374,668       22 %     (25,652 )     -7 %     356,872       23 %
Commercial real estate loans
    818,577       53 %     862,193       50 %     (43,616 )     -5 %     827,668       52 %
Installment and other consumer loans
    15,265       1 %     18,594       1 %     (3,329 )     -18 %     15,986       1 %
 Total loans
  $ 1,536,270             $ 1,724,842             $ (188,572 )     -11 %   $ 1,575,451          
                                                                 
Yield on loans
    5.43 %             5.19 %             0.24               5.44 %        
                                                                 

The Company’s total cash equivalents and investment securities balance was $781 million at December 31, 2010 or a substantial 34% of earning assets at year end 2010 and reflects the Company’s continued strong liquidity position. To support its net interest income and margin, the Company reduced the cash equivalents component by $120 million or nearly 50% during 2010, in part by increasing its investment portfolio by 15% or $84 million over the same time period. The majority of the growth occurred in U.S. Government Agency securities and mortgage-backed securities.
 
 

 
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Table 3
                                               
PERIOD END CASH EQUIVALENTS AND INVESTMENT SECURITIES
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Dec. 31,
   
% of
   
Dec. 31,
   
% of
   
Change
   
Sept. 30,
   
% of
 
   
2010
   
Total
   
2009
   
Total
   
Amount
   
%
   
2010
   
Total
 
Cash equivalents:
                                               
  Federal funds sold
  $ 3,367       0 %   $ 20,559       3 %   $ (17,192 )     -84 %   $ 4,605       1 %
  Interest-bearing deposits in other banks
    131,952       17 %     234,830       28 %     (102,878 )     -44 %     113,144       15 %
Total cash equivalents
    135,319       17 %     255,389       31 %     (120,070 )     -47 %     117,749       16 %
                                                                 
Investment securities:
                                                               
  U.S. Treasury securities
    14,392       2 %   $ 25,007       3 %     (10,615 )     -42 %     14,551       2 %
  U.S. Government Agency securities
    194,230       24 %     103,988       13 %     90,242       87 %     221,450       28 %
  Corporate securities
    9,392       1 %     9,753       1 %     (361 )     -4 %     9,014       1 %
  Mortgage-backed securities
    363,618       47 %     344,294       42 %     19,324       6 %     324,563       43 %
  Obligations of state and political sub.
    52,645       7 %     70,018       9 %     (17,373 )     -25 %     58,206       8 %
  Equity investments and other securities
    11,835       2 %     9,217       1 %     2,618       28 %     12,290       2 %
Total investment securities
    646,112       83 %     562,277       69 %     83,835       15 %     640,074       84 %
                                                                 
Total cash equivalents and investment securities
  $ 781,431       100 %   $ 817,666       100 %   $ (36,235 )     -4 %   $ 757,823       100 %
                                                                 
Tax equivalent yield on cash equivalents and investment securities
    2.21 %             2.05 %             0.16               2.30 %        
                                                                 

Fourth quarter 2010 average total deposits of $1.97 billion declined 8% or $174 million from the same quarter in 2009. With excess balance sheet liquidity, in large part caused by declining loan balances, we elected to reduce higher cost time deposit balances. Average time deposit balances declined $273 million or 49% year-over-year fourth quarter, and represented just 14% of the Company’s average total deposits in the most recent quarter compared to 26% in fourth quarter 2009.
 
Led by growth in checking account balances, year-over-year fourth quarter average total non-time deposits increased $98 million or 6%. The combination of the Company’s favorable deposit mix and deposit pricing strategies implemented during 2010 helped reduce the average rate paid on total deposits to .40% in fourth quarter 2010, a decline of 59 basis points from .99% same quarter in 2009.
 
 

 
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Table 4
                                               
QUARTERLY AVERAGE DEPOSITS BY CATEGORY
 
(Dollars in thousands)
   
Q4
   
% of
     
Q4
   
% of
   
Change
     
Q3
   
% of
 
   
2010
   
Total
   
2009
   
Total
   
Amount
   
%
   
2010
   
Total
 
Demand deposits
  $ 566,998       29 %   $ 539,547       25 %   $ 27,451       5 %   $ 550,695       28 %
Interest bearing demand
    349,071       18 %     316,584       15 %     32,487       10 %     337,214       17 %
Savings
    105,114       5 %     95,566       4 %     9,548       10 %     106,768       5 %
Money market
    670,580       34 %     641,770       30 %     28,810       4 %     667,150       33 %
  Total non-time deposits
    1,691,763       86 %     1,593,467       74 %     98,296       6 %     1,661,827       83 %
Time deposits
    281,009       14 %     553,688       26 %     (272,679 )     -49 %     336,678       17 %
  Total deposits
  $ 1,972,772       100 %   $ 2,147,155       100 %   $ (174,383 )     -8 %   $ 1,998,505       100 %
                                                                 
Average rate on total deposits
    0.40 %             0.99 %             (0.59 )             0.51 %        
                                                                 
 
The number of checking accounts increased by over 6,300 accounts, or 6%, in 2010.
 
Table 5
                                                           
NUMBER OF DEPOSIT ACCOUNTS
 
   
Dec. 31,
   
% of
   
Dec. 31,
   
% of
   
Change
   
Sept. 30,
   
% of
   
Change
 
   
2010
   
Total
   
2009
   
Total
     
#
   
%
   
2010
   
Total
     
#
     
% 1
 
Demand deposits
    51,324       33 %     48,160       31 %     3,164       7 %     50,757       32 %     567       4 %
Interest bearing demand
    52,468       33 %     49,311       33 %     3,157       6 %     51,891       34 %     577       4 %
  Total checking accounts
    103,792       66 %     97,471       64 %     6,321       6 %     102,648       66 %     1,144       4 %
Savings
    28,924       19 %     26,762       17 %     2,162       8 %     28,599       18 %     325       5 %
Money market
    14,388       9 %     14,832       10 %     (444 )     -3 %     14,499       9 %     (111 )     -3 %
Time deposits
    10,014       6 %     14,199       9 %     (4,185 )     -29 %     10,499       7 %     (485 )     -18 %
  Total deposit accounts
    157,118       100 %     153,264       100 %     3,854       3 %     156,245       100 %     873       2 %
                                                                                 
1 Annualized.
                                                                               

 


 
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Operating Results Improved Significantly from Fourth Quarter 2009
 
As shown in Table 6 below, fourth quarter 2010 net income of $1.9 million increased $50.8 million compared to a net loss of $48.9 million in the same quarter of 2009. The improved year-over-year fourth quarter was primarily due to significantly lower credit costs; the provision for credit losses declined $33.5 million and Other Real Estate Owned (“OREO”) valuation adjustments and losses resulting from OREO dispositions declined $13.3 million.
 
Table 6
                                         
SUMMARY INCOME STATEMENT
 
(Dollars in thousands)
   
Q4
     
Q4
   
Change
     
Q3
   
Change
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
$
     
%
   
2010
   
$
     
%
 
                                                     
 Net interest income
  $ 21,889     $ 19,238     $ 2,651       14 %   $ 21,875     $ 14       0 %
 Provision for credit losses
    1,693       35,233       33,540       95 %     1,567       (126 )     -8 %
 Noninterest income
    8,595       (6,148 )     14,743       240 %     8,069       526       7 %
 Noninterest expense
    23,330       24,181       851       4 %     23,003       (327 )     -1 %
 Income (loss) before income taxes
    5,461       (46,324 )     51,785       112 %     5,374       87       2 %
 Provision (benefit) for income taxes 1
    3,549       2,543       (1,006 )     -40 %     (676 )     (4,225 )     -625 %
   Net income (loss)
  $ 1,912     $ (48,867 )   $ 50,779       104 %   $ 6,050     $ (4,138 )     -68 %
                                                         
1 For more information on income taxes see table 10.                                    

 
 

 
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Fourth quarter 2010 net interest income of $21.9 million increased $2.7 million or 14% from the same quarter in 2009. This increase was largely attributable to a reduction in interest expense on deposits and borrowings as well as lower interest reversals on nonaccrual loans, which more than offset a decline in interest income on loans due to lower loan balances and a continued shift in average earning assets from higher yielding loan balances to investment securities balances. Collectively, cash equivalents and investment securities earned 322 basis points less than the loan portfolio during the most recent quarter.
 
 
The net interest margin of 3.74% in the most recent quarter expanded 69 basis points from 3.05% in fourth quarter 2009. The year-over-year fourth quarter unfavorable earning assets mix shift from loan to investment balances was more than offset by a 100 basis points improvement in spread between yield earned on loans and rate paid on interest bearing deposits.
 
Table 7
                             
NET INTEREST SPREAD AND MARGIN
 
(Annualized, tax-equivalent basis)
   
Q4
     
Q4
           
Q3
       
   
2010
   
2009
   
Change
   
2010
   
Change
 
Yield on average interest-earning assets
    4.35 %     4.25 %     0.10       4.41 %     (0.06 )
Rate on average interest-bearing liabilities
    0.88 %     1.59 %     (0.71 )     1.00 %     (0.12 )
Net interest spread
    3.47 %     2.66 %     0.81       3.41 %     0.06  
Net interest margin
    3.74 %     3.05 %     0.69       3.71 %     0.03  
                                         

 
As shown in Table 8 below, fourth quarter 2010 total noninterest income of $8.6 million increased $14.7 million from the same quarter last year. Excluding net loss on OREO of $1.2 million in the most recent quarter and $14.5 million in the fourth quarter last year, the Company’s noninterest income increased $1.5 million or 18% over fourth quarter 2009. The increase was a result of $.6 million and $.4 million growth in payment system revenue and gains on sales of loans in the fourth quarter 2010, respectively, along with a $.6 million gain on sales of securities compared to none in the fourth quarter last year. Total service charges on deposit accounts were unchanged.
 
 

 
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Table 8
                                         
NONINTEREST INCOME
 
(Dollars in thousands)
   
Q4
     
Q4
   
Change
     
Q3
   
Change
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
$
     
%
   
2010
   
$
     
%
 
 Noninterest income
                                                   
   Service charges on deposit accounts
  $ 3,736     $ 3,789     $ (53 )     -1 %   $ 4,145     $ (409 )     -10 %
   Payment systems related revenue
    2,984       2,402       582       24 %     2,998       (14 )     0 %
   Trust and investment services revenues
    1,143       1,071       72       7 %     978       165       17 %
   Gains on sales of loans
    568       173       395       228 %     182       386       212 %
   Gains on sales of securities
    617       -       617       0 %     -       617       0 %
   Other
    733       885       (152 )     -17 %     728       5       1 %
 Total
    9,781       8,320       1,461       18 %     9,031       750       8 %
                                                         
   OREO gains (losses) on sale
    336       (862 )     1,198       139 %     549       (213 )     -39 %
   OREO valuation adjustments
    (1,522 )     (6,940 )     5,418       78 %     (1,511 )     (11 )     -1 %
   OREO loss on bulk sale
    -       (6,666 )     6,666       0 %     -       -       0 %
 Total net loss on OREO
    (1,186 )     (14,468 )     13,282       92 %     (962 )     (224 )     -23 %
                                                         
 Total noninterest income
  $ 8,595     $ (6,148 )   $ 14,743       240 %   $ 8,069     $ 526       7 %
                                                         

As presented in Table 9 below, fourth quarter 2010 total noninterest expense of $23.3 million decreased $.9 million from the fourth quarter in 2009. Year-over-year fourth quarter equipment and occupancy expenses collectively declined $1.5 million, primarily due to expenses incurred in the final quarter of 2009 associated with a review and disposal of fixed assets. The increase in payment system expense was directly associated with higher transaction volumes.
 
 
Table 9
                                         
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
 
(Dollars in thousands)
   
Q4
     
Q4
   
Change
     
Q3
   
Change
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
$
     
%
   
2010
   
$
     
%
 
 Noninterest expense
                                                   
   Salaries and employee benefits
  $ 11,521     $ 11,393     $ (128 )     -1 %   $ 11,836     $ 315       3 %
   Equipment
    1,540       2,620       1,080       41 %     1,525       (15 )     -1 %
   Occupancy
    2,245       2,677       432       16 %     2,216       (29 )     -1 %
   Payment systems related expense
    1,297       1,076       (221 )     -21 %     1,214       (83 )     -7 %
   Professional fees
    822       953       131       14 %     1,147       325       28 %
   Postage, printing and office supplies
    816       781       (35 )     -4 %     791       (25 )     -3 %
   Marketing
    800       832       32       4 %     861       61       7 %
   Communications
    388       375       (13 )     -3 %     374       (14 )     -4 %
   Other noninterest expense
    3,901       3,474       (427 )     -12 %     3,039       (862 )     -28 %
 Total noninterest expense
  $ 23,330       24,181     $ 851       4 %   $ 23,003     $ (327 )     -1 %
                                                         

 

 
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Income Taxes and Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance
 
Fourth quarter 2010 provision for income taxes was $3.5 million compared to a provision for income taxes in the same quarter of 2009 of $2.5 million.  The provision for income taxes in the most recent quarter was the result of a $2.1 million impact on tax expense from a decrease in gross unrealized gains on investment securities during the quarter, and an adjustment of $1.4 million to the Company’s tax estimate in its 2009 income tax return which increased its deferred tax asset valuation allowance.
 
At year end 2010 the Company maintained a valuation allowance of $23.5 million against the deferred tax asset balance of $29.3 million for a net deferred tax asset of $5.8 million.
 
Looking forward, management will continue to review the deferred tax asset valuation allowance on a quarterly basis. Any future reversals of the deferred tax asset valuation allowance, including a reduction for the effect of pretax income, would decrease the Company’s income tax expense and increase net income.  While the Company maintains a deferred tax asset valuation allowance, changes in the gross unrealized gain on the Company’s investment portfolio will also, either favorably or unfavorably, impact the Company’s future deferred tax valuation allowance and provision for income taxes.
 

 
Table 10
                             
PROVISION (BENEFIT) FOR INCOME TAXES
 
(Dollars in thousands)
   
Q4
     
Q4
         
Full year
   
Full year
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
Change
   
2010
   
2009
 
                                   
 Benefit for income taxes net of initial
                                 
   establishment of deferred tax asset valuation allowance
  $ -     $ (18,456 )   $ (18,456 )   $ -     $ (40,275 )
 Provision (benefit) for income taxes from deferred
                                       
   tax asset valuation allowance:
                                       
   Establishment of deferred tax asset valuation allowance
    -       23,296       23,296       -       23,296  
   Unrealized (gain) loss on securities
    2,077       (2,297 )     (4,374 )     (1,197 )     (2,297 )
    Change in deferred tax assets-tax return adjustments
    1,472       -       (1,472 )     4,987       -  
 Total provision (benefit) for income taxes
  $ 3,549     $ 2,543     $ (1,006 )   $ 3,790     $ (19,276 )
                                         

Credit Quality
 
The Company recorded a fourth quarter 2010 provision for credit losses of $1.7 million, a decline from $35.2 million in the same quarter of 2009. Consistent with the first three quarters of 2010, the latest quarter marked a significant reduction in net charge-offs compared to the corresponding quarter a year ago. Fourth quarter 2010 net charge-offs of $3.2 million, or .83% of average loans on an annualized basis, declined $32.7 million from $35.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2009, and was at the lowest quarterly level in over two years. Net charge-offs declined significantly in all major loan categories when compared to prior year fourth quarter. The Company’s future provisioning will continue to be heavily dependent on the local real estate market, level of market interest rates, and general economic conditions nationally and in the areas in which the Company does business.
 
 

 
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Table 11
                             
ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES AND NET CHARGEOFFS
 
(Dollars in thousands)
   
Q4
     
Q3
     
Q2
     
Q1
     
Q4
 
   
2010
   
2010
   
2010
   
2010
   
2009
 
Allowance for credit losses, beginning of period
  $ 42,618     $ 44,347     $ 41,299     $ 39,418     $ 40,036  
Total provision for credit losses
    1,693       1,567       7,758       7,634       35,233  
Loan net charge-offs:
                                       
  Commercial
    1,109       524       1,684       839       13,271  
    Commercial real estate construction
    76       -       248       487       -  
    Residential real estate construction
    89       813       432       734       10,538  
  Total real estate construction
    165       813       680       1,221       10,538  
    Mortgage
    347       449       478       909       4,734  
    Nonstandard mortgage
    76       5       641       1,497       692  
    Home equity
    570       568       627       914       1,346  
  Total real estate mortgage
    993       1,022       1,746       3,320       6,772  
  Commercial real estate
    584       339       275       95       4,733  
  Installment and consumer
    59       272       146       137       285  
  Overdraft
    334       326       179       141       252  
  Total loan net charge-offs
    3,244       3,296       4,710       5,753       35,851  
                                         
Total allowance for credit losses
  $ 41,067     $ 42,618     $ 44,347     $ 41,299     $ 39,418  
Components of allowance for credit losses:
                                       
  Allowance for loan losses
  $ 40,217     $ 41,753     $ 43,329     $ 40,446     $ 38,490  
  Reserve for unfunded commitments
    850       865       1,018       853       928  
Total allowance for credit losses
  $ 41,067     $ 42,618     $ 44,347     $ 41,299     $ 39,418  
                                         
Net loan charge-offs to average loans (annualized)
    0.83 %     0.82 %     1.15 %     1.37 %     7.94 %
Allowance for loan losses to total loans
    2.62 %     2.65 %     2.70 %     2.43 %     2.23 %
Allowance for credit losses to total loans
    2.67 %     2.71 %     2.77 %     2.48 %     2.29 %
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans
    66 %     61 %     55 %     47 %     39 %
Allowance for credit losses to nonperforming loans
    67 %     62 %     56 %     48 %     40 %
                                         

 
The December 31, 2010 allowance for credit losses of $41.1 million or 2.67% of total loan balances increased from $39.4 million or 2.29% of total loan balances a year ago. The increase in the allowance for credit losses relative to total loan balances over the past twelve months was due to higher general valuation allowances in our reserve model and a larger unallocated allowance at December 31, 2010. At December 31, 2010, the unallocated portion of the allowance for loan losses amounted to $6.2 million or 15% of the total allowance for credit losses, an increase from $5.0 million or 13%, respectively, at year end 2009. As shown in Table 18, in 2010 the provision for credit losses exceeded net charge-offs by $1.6 million. During the fourth quarter 2010, however, the net charge-offs exceeded the provision for credit losses by $1.6 million. The fourth quarter provision reflected continued slowdown in the unfavorable risk rating migration within the loan portfolio and the release of reserves as certain loans moved from being included in the general valuation allowance to being individually measured for impairment. The most significant increase in the level of impaired loans was an increase in loans qualifying as troubled debt restructures (“TDR’s). Loans that qualify as TDR’s are considered impaired regardless of whether we expect them to perform to the terms of the loan agreement. The increase had the effect of reducing the allowance and thus provision for credit losses approximately $.8 million in the quarter. These changes caused the December 31, 2010 allowance for credit losses as a percentage of total loans to decline slightly from September 30, 2010. The Company’s estimate of appropriate reserve amounts will continue to be primarily dependent on the loan portfolio’s credit quality performance trends, including net charge-offs, which will be heavily dependent on local economic conditions.
 

 
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Total nonperforming assets were $100.7 million or 4.1% of total assets as of December 31, 2010, compared to $152.9 million and 5.6%, respectively, a year ago. The decline in total nonperforming assets  from $104.4 million at September 30, 2010, represented the seventh consecutive quarterly decline. The allowance for credit losses represented 67% of nonperforming loans at December 31, 2010, an increase from 40% a year ago.
 
Table 12
                             
NONPERFORMING ASSETS
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Dec. 31,
   
Sept. 30,
   
June 30,
   
March 31,
   
Dec. 31.
 
   
2010
   
2010
   
2010
   
2010
   
2009
 
Loans on nonaccrual status:
                             
Commercial
  $ 13,377     $ 13,319     $ 15,317     $ 24,856     $ 36,211  
Real estate construction:
                                       
  Commercial real estate construction
    4,077       3,391       3,391       3,939       1,488  
  Residential real estate construction
    6,615       13,316       19,465       19,776       22,373  
Total real estate construction
    10,692       16,707       22,856       23,715       23,861  
Real estate mortgage:
                                       
  Mortgage
    9,318       13,040       14,535       9,829       11,563  
  Nonstandard mortgage
    5,223       5,150       6,121       9,327       8,752  
  Home equity
    950       1,538       2,198       2,248       2,036  
Total real estate mortgage
    15,491       19,728       22,854       21,404       22,351  
Commercial real estate
    21,671       18,792       17,542       15,322       16,778  
Installment and consumer
    -       -       74       172       144  
Total nonaccrual loans
    61,231       68,546       78,643       85,469       99,345  
90 days past due not on nonaccrual
    -       -       -       -       -  
  Total nonperforming loans
    61,231       68,546       78,643       85,469       99,345  
                                         
Other real estate owned
    39,459       35,814       37,578       45,238       53,594  
Total nonperforming assets
  $ 100,690     $ 104,360     $ 116,221     $ 130,707     $ 152,939  
                                         
Nonperforming loans to total loans
    3.99 %     4.35 %     4.91 %     5.13 %     5.76 %
Nonperforming assets to total assets
    4.09 %     4.20 %     4.64 %     4.91 %     5.60 %
                                         

 
Over the past year total nonaccrual loans declined $38.1 million or 38% to $61.2 million at December 31, 2010. This reduction was largely due to loans migrating through steps leading to eventual resolutions, including the Company taking ownership of additional real property related to loans which previously were on nonaccrual status, nonaccrual loan payoffs, and the disposition of certain nonaccrual loans. At December 31, 2010, the total nonaccrual loan portfolio had been written down 20% from the original principal balance compared to 30% at the end of 2009.
 


 
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As indicated in Table 13 below, the Company’s OREO property disposition activities continue at a consistent pace. During the most recent quarter, the Company disposed of 81 OREO properties with a book value of $5.9 million while assuming 35 properties with a book value of $10.9 million and having capitalized improvements on OREO properties of $.2 million. At December 31, 2010, the OREO portfolio consisted of 402 properties with a book value of $39.5 million. The year-end OREO balance reflected write-downs totaling 51% from original loan principal compared to 49% twelve months earlier. The largest balances in the OREO portfolio at December 31, 2010 were attributable to  homes followed by residential site development projects located within our footprint. During the fourth quarter we assumed three land parcels and one income producing property. The residential site development balance and number of such properties declined in the fourth quarter due to continued lot sales.
 
 
Table 13
                                                           
OTHER REAL ESTATE OWNED ACTIVITY
 
   
Q4 2010
   
Q3 2010
   
Q2 2010
   
Q1 2010
   
Q4 2009
 
   
Amount
     
#
   
Amount
     
#
   
Amount
     
#
   
Amount
     
#
   
Amount
     
#
 
Beginning balance
  $ 35,814       448     $ 37,578       446     $ 45,238       596     $ 53,594       672     $ 76,570       301  
  Additions to OREO
    11,053       35       5,119       53       7,209       20       5,003       15       26,293       536  
  Dispositions of OREO
    (5,886 )     (81 )     (5,372 )     (51 )     (13,612 )     (170 )     (11,000 )     (91 )     (42,329 )     (165 )
  OREO valuation adj.
    (1,522 )     -       (1,511 )     -       (1,257 )     -       (2,359 )     -       (6,940 )     -  
Ending balance
  $ 39,459       402     $ 35,814       448     $ 37,578       446     $ 45,238       596     $ 53,594       672  
                                                                                 
   
Full Year 2010
   
Full Year 2009
                                                 
   
Amount
     
#
   
Amount
     
#
                                                 
Beginning balance
  $ 53,594       672     $ 70,110       288                                                  
  Additions to OREO
    25,199       123       74,174       699                                                  
  Capitalized improvements
    3,185               4,933                                                          
  Valuation adjustments
    (6,649 )             (18,562 )                                                        
  Disposition of OREO
    (35,870 )     (393 )     (77,061 )     (315 )                                                
Ending balance
  $ 39,459       402     $ 53,594       672                                                  
                                                                                 
                                                                                 

 
 
Table 14
                                   
OTHER REAL ESTATE OWNED BY PROPERTY TYPE
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Dec. 31,
   
# of
   
Sept. 30,
   
# of
   
June 30,
   
# of
 
   
2010
   
properties
   
2010
   
properties
   
2010
   
properties
 
Homes
  $ 17,297       69     $ 15,341       66     $ 17,254       75  
Residential site developments
    7,340       245       8,096       281       7,296       265  
Lots
    3,700       56       4,062       61       4,750       67  
Land
    5,135       12       3,525       10       3,474       10  
Income producing properties
    5,162       7       3,212       7       2,996       6  
Condominiums
    128       2       881       12       1,111       12  
Multifamily
    697       11       697       11       697       11  
  Total
  $ 39,459       402     $ 35,814       448     $ 37,578       446  
                                                 
 
 

 
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Other:
 
The Company will hold a Webcast conference call Friday, January 28, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time, during which the Company will discuss fourth quarter 2010 results and key activities. To access the conference call via a live Webcast, go to www.wcb.com and click on Investor Relations and the “4th Quarter 2010 Earnings Conference Call” tab. The conference call may also be accessed by dialing (877) 247-4281 Conference ID#: 35248931 a few minutes prior to 11:00 a.m. Pacific Time. The call will be available for replay by accessing the Company’s website at www.wcb.com and following the same instructions.
 
West Coast Bancorp is a Northwest bank holding company with $2.5 billion in assets and 65 offices in Oregon and Washington.  The Company combines the sophisticated products and expertise of larger banks with the local decision making, market knowledge and customer service of a community bank.  For more information, visit the Company’s web site at www.wcb.com.
 

Forward Looking Statements:
 
Statements in this release regarding future events, performance or results are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 ("PSLRA") and are made pursuant to the safe harbors of the PSLRA.  These statements can often be identified by words such as "expects," "believes," “anticipates,” or "will," or other words of similar meaning. Actual results could be quite different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements, which give our current expectations about the future and are not guarantees.  Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update them to reflect changes that occur after that date.
 

 
A number of factors could cause results to differ significantly from our expectations, including, among others, the effects of (i) market conditions in our service areas on our efforts to continue to reduce our levels of nonperforming assets and increase loan originations as well as (ii) all risk factors identified in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2009, including under the headings "Forward Looking Statement Disclosure" and in the section "Risk Factors,” and in our most recent Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.
 
 

 
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Table 15
                                         
INCOME STATEMENT
                       
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Q4
   
Q4
   
Change
     
Q3
   
Full Year
   
Full Year
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
$
     
%
   
2010
   
2010
   
2009
 
 Net interest income
                                                 
   Interest and fees on loans
  $ 21,350     $ 23,457     $ (2,107 )     -9 %   $ 21,800     $ 88,409     $ 100,356  
   Interest on investment securities
    4,064       3,309       755       23 %     4,160       16,668       11,422  
   Other interest income
    95       182       (87 )     -48 %     93       499       372  
 Total interest income
    25,509       26,948       (1,439 )     -5 %     26,053       105,576       112,150  
 Interest expense on deposit accounts
    2,009       5,382       3,373       63 %     2,553       12,130       24,442  
 Interest on borrowings and subordinated debentures
    1,611       2,328       717       31 %     1,625       10,139       8,981  
 Total interest expense
    3,620       7,710       4,090       53 %     4,178       22,269       33,423  
   Net interest income
    21,889       19,238       2,651       14 %     21,875       83,307       78,727  
                                                         
 Provision for credit losses
    1,693       35,233       33,540       95 %     1,567       18,652       90,057  
                                                         
 Noninterest income
                                                       
   Service charges on deposit accounts
    3,736       3,789       (53 )     -1 %     4,145       15,690       15,765  
   Payment systems related revenue
    2,984       2,402       582       24 %     2,998       11,393       9,399  
   Trust and investment services revenues
    1,143       1,071       72       7 %     978       4,267       4,101  
   Gains on sales of loans
    568       173       395       228 %     182       1,197       1,738  
   Net OREO valuation adjustments
                                                       
      and gains (losses) on sales
    (1,186 )     (14,468 )     13,282       92 %     (962 )     (4,415 )     (26,953 )
   Other
    733       885       (152 )     -17 %     728       3,003       4,438  
   Other-than-temporary impairment losses
    -       -       -       0 %     -       -       (192 )
   Gain on sales of securities
    617       -       617       100 %     -       1,562       833  
 Total noninterest income
    8,595       (6,148 )     14,743       240 %     8,069       32,697       9,129  
 Noninterest expense
                                                       
   Salaries and employee benefits
    11,521       11,393       (128 )     -1 %     11,836       45,854       44,608  
   Equipment
    1,540       2,620       1,080       41 %     1,525       6,247       8,120  
   Occupancy
    2,245       2,677       432       16 %     2,216       8,894       9,585  
   Payment systems related expense
    1,297       1,076       (221 )     -21 %     1,214       4,727       4,036  
   Professional fees
    822       953       131       14 %     1,147       3,991       4,342  
   Postage, printing and office supplies
    816       781       (35 )     -4 %     791       3,148       3,201  
   Marketing
    800       832       32       4 %     861       3,086       2,990  
   Communications
    388       375       (13 )     -3 %     374       1,525       1,574  
   Goodwill impairment
    -       -       -       0 %     -       -       13,059  
   Other noninterest expense
    3,901       3,474       (427 )     -12 %     3,039       12,865       16,773  
 Total noninterest expense
    23,330       24,181       851       4 %     23,003       90,337       108,288  
 Net income (loss) before income taxes
    5,461       (46,324 )     51,785       112 %     5,374       7,015       (110,489 )
 Provision (benefit) for income taxes
    3,549       2,543       (1,006 )     -40 %     (676 )     3,790       (19,276 )
 Net income (loss)
  $ 1,912     $ (48,867 )   $ 50,779       104 %   $ 6,050     $ 3,225     $ (91,213 )
                                                         
 Net income (loss) per share:
                                                       
     Basic
  $ 0.02     $ (3.13 )   $ 3.15             $ 0.06     $ 0.03     $ (5.83 )
     Diluted
  $ 0.02     $ (3.13 )   $ 3.15             $ 0.06     $ 0.03     $ (5.83 )
                                                         
 Weighted average common shares
    94,792       15,510       79,282               94,776       87,300       15,510  
 Weighted average diluted shares
    97,863       15,510       82,353               97,006       90,295       15,510  
                                                         
 Tax equivalent net interest income
  $ 22,156     $ 19,592     $ 2,564             $ 22,163     $ 84,478     $ 80,222  
                                                         
 
 


 
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Table 16
                             
BALANCE SHEETS
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Dec. 31,
   
Dec. 31,
   
Change
   
Sept. 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
$
   
%
   
2010
 
Assets:
                               
Cash and due from banks
  $ 42,672     $ 47,708     $ (5,036 )     -11 %   $ 57,216  
Federal funds sold
    3,367       20,559       (17,192 )     -84 %     4,605  
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks
    131,952       234,830       (102,878 )     -44 %     113,144  
  Total cash and cash equivalents
    177,991       303,097       (125,106 )     -41 %     174,965  
Investment securities
    646,112       562,277       83,835       15 %     640,074  
Total loans
    1,536,270       1,724,842       (188,572 )     -11 %     1,575,451  
Allowance for loan losses
    (40,217 )     (38,490 )     (1,727 )     4 %     (41,753 )
Loans, net
    1,496,053       1,686,352       (190,299 )     -11 %     1,533,698  
OREO, net
    39,459       53,594       (14,135 )     -26 %     35,814  
Goodwill and other intangibles
    358       637       (279 )     -44 %     418  
Total interest earning assets
    2,321,611       2,545,116       (223,505 )     -9 %     2,335,882  
Other assets
    101,086       127,590       (26,504 )     -21 %     101,410  
     Total assets
  $ 2,461,059     $ 2,733,547     $ (272,488 )     -10 %   $ 2,486,379  
                                         
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity:
                                       
Demand
  $ 555,766     $ 542,215     $ 13,551       2 %   $ 565,543  
Savings and interest-bearing demand
    445,878       422,838       23,040       5 %     442,892  
Money market
    663,467       657,306       6,161       1 %     675,402  
Time deposits
    275,411       524,525       (249,114 )     -47 %     291,218  
Total deposits
    1,940,522       2,146,884       (206,362 )     -10 %     1,975,055  
Borrowings and subordinated debentures
    219,599       314,299       (94,700 )     -30 %     215,199  
Reserve for unfunded commitments
    850       928       (78 )     -8 %     865  
Other liabilities
    27,528       22,378       5,150       23 %     20,553  
     Total liabilities
    2,188,499       2,484,489       (295,990 )     -12 %     2,211,672  
Stockholders' equity
    272,560       249,058       23,502       9 %     274,707  
     Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 2,461,059     $ 2,733,547     $ (272,488 )     -10 %   $ 2,486,379  
                                         
 
 

 
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Table 17
                             
AVERAGE BALANCE SHEETS
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Q4
   
Q4
   
Q3
   
Full Year
   
Full Year
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
   
2010
   
2009
 
Cash and due from banks
  $ 51,044     $ 48,970     $ 50,087     $ 48,976     $ 47,433  
Federal funds sold
    3,996       11,257       4,379       6,194       6,673  
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks
    142,398       274,031       138,503       188,925       136,944  
  Total cash and cash equivalents
    197,438       334,258       192,969       244,095       191,050  
Investment securities
    646,776       460,394       640,216       606,099       337,541  
Total loans
    1,556,975       1,791,572       1,586,849       1,622,445       1,914,975  
Allowance for loan losses
    (42,208 )     (41,356 )     (42,917 )     (42,003 )     (37,363 )
Loans, net
    1,514,767       1,750,216       1,543,932       1,580,442       1,877,612  
Total interest earning assets
    2,351,927       2,538,510       2,372,072       2,425,073       2,398,675  
Other assets
    126,179       199,501       125,273       145,235       209,073  
     Total assets
  $ 2,485,160     $ 2,744,369     $ 2,502,390     $ 2,575,871     $ 2,615,276  
                                         
Demand
  $ 566,998     $ 539,547     $ 550,695     $ 540,280     $ 499,283  
Savings and interest-bearing demand
    454,185       412,150       443,982       438,665       387,905  
Money market
    670,580       641,770       667,150       659,542       617,881  
Time deposits
    281,009       553,688       336,678       388,500       587,299  
Total deposits
    1,972,772       2,147,155       1,998,505       2,026,987       2,092,368  
Borrowings and subordinated debentures
    217,256       314,299       215,199       264,589       304,085  
Total interest bearing liabilities
    1,623,030       1,921,907       1,663,009       1,751,296       1,897,170  
Other liabilities
    18,858       22,812       17,164       18,486       19,044  
Stockholders' equity
    276,274       260,103       271,522       265,809       199,779  
     Total liabilities and stockholders' equity
  $ 2,485,160     $ 2,744,369     $ 2,502,390     $ 2,575,871     $ 2,615,276  
                                         

 


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The following table presents information with respect to the Company’s allowance for credit losses.
 
Table 18
           
ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Full Year
   
Full Year
 
   
Dec 31.
   
Dec 31.
 
   
2010
   
2009
 
Allowance for credit losses, beginning of period
  $ 39,418     $ 29,934  
  Provision for credit losses loans other than two-step loans
    18,098       83,756  
  Provision for credit losses two-step loans
    554       6,301  
Total provision for credit losses
    18,652       90,057  
Loan charge-offs:
               
  Commercial
    5,229       22,411  
    Commercial real estate construction
    811       325  
    Residential real estate construction
    2,211       28,287  
    Two-step residential construction
    554       6,963  
  Total real estate construction
    3,576       35,575  
    Mortgage
    2,430       10,022  
    Nonstandard mortgage
    2,224       3,666  
    Home equity
    2,807       3,394  
  Total real estate mortgage
    7,461       17,082  
  Commercial real estate
    1,321       5,383  
  Installment and consumer
    706       840  
  Overdraft
    1,183       1,054  
  Total loan charge-offs
    19,476       82,345  
Loan recoveries:
               
  Commercial
    1,073       1,005  
    Commercial real estate construction
    -       -  
    Residential real estate construction
    697       44  
    Two-step residential construction
    -       241  
  Total real estate construction
    697       285  
    Mortgage
    247       11  
    Nonstandard mortgage
    5       1  
    Home equity
    128       35  
  Total real estate mortgage
    380       47  
  Commercial real estate
    28       151  
  Installment and consumer
    92       65  
  Overdraft
    203       219  
  Total loan recoveries
    2,473       1,772  
    Net charge-offs
    17,003       80,573  
                 
Total allowance for credit losses
  $ 41,067     $ 39,418  
Components of allowance for credit losses:
               
  Allowance for loan losses
  $ 40,217     $ 38,490  
  Reserve for unfunded commitments
    850       928  
Total allowance for credit losses
  $ 41,067     $ 39,418  
                 
Net loan charge-offs to average loans
    1.05 %     4.21 %
                 

 


 
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The following table presents information about the Company’s total delinquent loans.

 
Table 19
                 
DELINQUENT LOANS 30-89 DAYS PAST DUE AS A % OF LOAN CATEGORY
 
(Dollars in thousands)
 
Dec. 31,
   
Dec. 31,
   
Sept. 30,
 
   
2010
   
2009
   
2010
 
Commercial loans
    0.02 %     0.31 %     0.36 %
Real estate construction loans
    0.00 %     0.61 %     0.00 %
Real estate mortgage loans
    0.59 %     0.71 %     0.43 %
Commercial real estate loans
    0.07 %     0.46 %     0.34 %
Installment and other consumer loans
    0.34 %     0.32 %     0.25 %
                         
Total delinquent loans 30-89 days past due
  $ 2,721     $ 8,427     $ 5,502  
Delinquent loans to total loans
    0.18 %     0.49 %     0.35 %
                         

The following table presents information regarding common shares outstanding at December 31, 2010 on an actual and diluted basis.
 
Table 20
       
COMMON SHARE AND DILUTIVE SHARE INFORMATION
(Shares in thousands)
       
         
   
Number
 
   
of shares
 
Common shares outstanding at December 31, 2010
    94,792  
         
Common shares issuable on conversion of series B preferred stock 1
    6,066  
Dilutive impact of warrants 2 3
    3,027  
Dilutive impact of stock options and restricted stock 3
    201  
  Total potential dilutive shares 4
    104,086  
1 121,328 shares of series B preferred stock outstanding at December 31, 2010.
     
2 Warrants to purchase 240,000 shares at a price of $100 per series B preferred share outstanding at December 31, 2010.
3 The estimated dilutive impact of warrants, options, and restricted stock is shown. These figures are calculated
 
    under the treasury method utilizing an average stock price of $2.67 for the period and do not reflect the number
 
    of common shares that would be issued if securities were exercised in full.
     
4 Potential dilutive shares is a non-GAAP figure and not the weighted average diluted shares calculated in
 
   accordance with GAAP.