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/A for the period ended June 30, 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 | |
| November 6, 2008 | November 6, 2008 |
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