EX-32 4 exhibit32.htm CERTIFICATION OF CEO AND CFO UNDER 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350.

Exhibit 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In connection with the Quarterly Report of West Coast Bancorp (the “Company”) on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2008, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1)       The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
 
(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.
 

/s/ Robert D. Sznewajs            /s/ Anders Giltvedt     
President and Chief Executive Officer    Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer 
May 2, 2008  May 2, 2008 

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