OAK HARBOR, Wash., May 5, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Washington Banking Company (Nasdaq:WBCO), the holding company for Whidbey Island Bank, today announced that management will present at the Davidson Companies 12th Annual Financial Services Conference. The two-day Davidson hosted event will be held on May 12-13, 2010, at the Bell Harbor Conference Center, Seattle, Washington.
Jack Wagner, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Rick Shields, EVP and Chief Financial Officer, are scheduled to present the Company's corporate overview before members of the financial community on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 at 4:00 p.m.
One-on-one meetings with attending investors are currently being scheduled. To request a meeting with management, or obtain more information about this event, please contact D.A. Davidson's event manager, April Figone, at afigone@dadco.com or Davidson Companies directly at http://www.davidsoncompanies.com/events/default.cfm?confid=342668.
ABOUT WASHINGTON BANKING COMPANY
Washington Banking Company is a bank holding company based in Oak Harbor, Washington, that operates Whidbey Island Bank, a state-chartered full-service commercial bank. Founded in 1961, Whidbey Island Bank provides various deposit, loan and investment services to meet customers' financial needs. Whidbey Island Bank operates 26 full-service branches located in six counties in Northwestern Washington. In June 2009, Washington Banking was added to the Russell 2000 Index, a subset of the Russell 3000 Index. Both indices are widely used by professional money managers as benchmarks for investment strategies.