TACOMA, Wash., April 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Columbia
Banking System, Inc. (NASDAQ: COLB) expects to report first quarter
2015 financial results on Wednesday, April
22, 2015, just prior to the Company's Annual Meeting, which
is scheduled for 1:00 p.m. PDT that
day. Management will discuss these results on a
conference call scheduled for the following day, Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. PDT (4:00 p.m.
EDT). Interested parties may listen
to this discussion by calling 1-866-378-3802; Conference ID code
#22782055.
A conference call replay will be available from approximately
4:00 p.m. PDT on April 23, 2015 through midnight PDT on April
30, 2015. The conference call replay can be accessed
by dialing 1-855-859-2056 and entering Conference ID code
#22782055.
About Columbia Bank
Headquartered in Tacoma, Washington, Columbia Banking System,
Inc. is the holding company of Columbia Bank, a Washington state-chartered full-service
commercial bank, with over 150 branches throughout Washington, Oregon and Idaho. For the eighth
consecutive year, the bank was named in 2014 as one
of Puget Sound Business Journal's "Washington's Best Workplaces."
Columbia ranked in the top 20 on
the 2015 Forbes list of best banks in the country, as well
as ranking the best in Washington
and second in the Pacific Northwest for the fourth year in a
row.
More information about Columbia
can be found on its website at www.columbiabank.com.
Note Regarding Forward Looking Statements
This news release includes forward-looking statements within the
meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995,
which can be identified by words such as "may," "expected,"
"anticipate", "continue," or other comparable words. In
addition, all statements other than statements of historical facts
that address activities that Columbia expects or anticipates will or may
occur in the future are forward-looking statements. Readers
are encouraged to read the SEC reports of Columbia, particularly its form 10-K for the
Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2014,
for meaningful cautionary language discussing why actual results
may vary materially from those anticipated by management.
Contact: JoAnne Coy, Vice
President,
Corporate Communications
253-305-1965; jcoy@columbiabank.com
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