Heritage Financial to Present at Sandler O'Neill's West Coast Financial Services Conference

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Feb 23, 2010, 05:43 ET

OLYMPIA, Wash., Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Heritage Financial Corporation ("Company") (Nasdaq: HFWA) announced today that Brian L. Vance, President and Chief Executive Officer will be presenting at the Sandler O'Neill West Coast Financial Services Conference to be held at the Ritz-Carlton in Marina del Rey, CA on March 2nd and 3rd.

Mr. Vance is scheduled to participate in a panel discussion with three other Pacific Northwest community banks on Tuesday, March 2, 2010 at 2:30 p.m. Pacific Time. The presentation will be available via Webcast or audio conference. The Webcast can be accessed at Heritage's Website at http://www.HF-WA.com or Sandler O'Neill's Website at http://www.sandleroneill.com. The audio conference can be accessed by dialing 617-614-3922 and providing a Passcode of "Session One" to the operator.

Heritage Financial Corporation is a bank holding company headquartered in Olympia, Washington. The Company operates two community banks, Heritage Bank and Central Valley Bank. Heritage Bank serves Pierce, Thurston, Mason and South King Counties in the South Puget Sound region of Washington through its fourteen full-service banking offices and its Online Banking Website www.HeritageBankWA.com. Central Valley Bank serves Yakima and Kittitas Counties in central Washington through its six full-service banking offices and its Online Banking Website www.CVBankWa.com. Additional information about Heritage Financial Corporation is available on its Internet Website www.HF-WA.com.