NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Shoreline Bank, a Washington banking corporation located at 16001 Aurora Ave N., Shoreline, WA, proposes to file with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation an Application to establish a branch with a location at 5600 24th Ave NW, Seattle, King County, WA, 98107. Any person wishing to comment on this application may file his or her comments in writing with the regional director of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation at 25 Jessie Street at Ecker Square, Suite 2300, San Francisco, California 94105-2780 not later than 15 days after the date of this publication. The non-confidential portions of the application are on file at the appropriate FDIC office and are available for public inspection during regular business hours. Photocopies of the non-confidential portion of the application file will be made available upon request.

SHORELINE BANK

Jeffrey P Lewis

President & Chief Executive Officer

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Published in the Ballard News Tribune on AUGUST 16, 2006.

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