Heritage Financial Corporation (HFWA) Chief Executive Officer to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell


ADVISORY, Jan. 7, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) --



 What:
 Brian L. Vance, President and Chief Executive Officer of Heritage
 Financial Corporation (HFWA); Donald J. Hinson, Senior Vice President
 and Chief Financial Officer of Heritage Financial Corporation; and
 Edward D. Cameron, Senior Vice President and Corporate Secretary of
 Heritage Financial Corporation will preside over the opening bell to
 commemorate the ten-year anniversary of their listing on the NASDAQ.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd & Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. ET

 Contacts:
 Donald J. Hinson, Chief Financial Officer; 360.943.1500
 dhinson@heritagebankwa.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Robert Madden; 646.441.5045
 Robert.Madden@nasdaq.com

Feed Information:

The opening bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on Galaxy 26 - uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Madden at (646) 441-5045.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the opening bell is also available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Waterfront fiber 1623 as well.

Webcast:

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm.

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.

About Heritage Financial Corporation (HFWA):

Heritage Financial Corporation is a $900 million 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.