Capital Corp of the West (CCOW) CEO to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Closing Bell

Company Celebrates Anniversary


MEDIA ADVISORY, Aug. 2, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) --



 What:
 Tom Hawker, CEO of Capital Corp of the West (CCOW) will preside over
 the closing bell to celebrate its 10 year listing.

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

 When:
 Thursday, August 3rd, 2006 at 4:00 p.m. EDT

 Contacts:
 John Muir
 Outside PR Firm
 213.683.8100
 johnmuir@muircrane.com

 Travis Sheridan
 Outside PR Firm
 559.438.2040
 tsheridan@panagraph.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Stephanie Lowenthal; 646.441.5220

Feed Information:

The closing bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on uplink IA-6 C-band/transponder 17. The downlink frequency is 4040 Vertical; Audio 6.2-6.8. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Stephanie Lowenthal at (646) 441-5220.

Photos:

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

About Capital Corp of the West (CCOW):

Capital Corp of the West, a bank holding company established November 1, 1995, is the parent company of County Bank, which has more than 28 years of service as "Northern California's Community Bank." Currently County Bank has twenty-four branch offices serving the counties of Fresno, Madera, Mariposa, Merced, Sacramento, San Francisco, San Joaquin, Santa Clara, Stanislaus, and Tuolumne. As of the latest FDIC data, County Bank has 6.5% market share in the six Central California counties in which it has significant retail branches. This ranks County Bank fifth out of thirty-seven banking institutions in this market area.