CoBiz (COBZ)

SOLICITATION AND REVOCABILITY OF PROXIES

The Company will pay all expenses in connection with the solicitation of proxies.  In addition to solicitation by mail, officers, directors and regular employees of the Company, who will receive no extra compensation for their services, may solicit proxies by telephone calls or facsimile transmissions.

A shareholder submitting the enclosed proxy may revoke it at any time before his or her vote is cast at the Annual Meeting by delivering to the Secretary of the Company a written notice of termination of the

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proxy’s authority or of a duly executed proxy bearing a later date or by voting in person at the meeting.  Shares entitled to vote and represented by properly completed proxies received prior to the Annual Meeting and not revoked will be voted in the manner directed by the shareholder granting such proxy.  If no direction is made in the proxy, the shares represented by the proxy will be voted as recommended by the Board of Directors.

SOLICITATION AND REVOCABILITY OF PROXIES

        The Company will pay all expenses in connection with the solicitation of proxies. In addition to solicitation by mail, officers, directors and regular employees of the Company, who will receive no extra compensation for their services, may solicit proxies by telephone calls or facsimile transmissions.

        A shareholder submitting the enclosed proxy may revoke it at any time before his or her vote is cast at the Annual Meeting by delivering to the Secretary of the Company a written notice of

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termination of the proxy's authority or of a duly executed proxy bearing a later date or by voting in person at the meeting. Shares entitled to vote and represented by properly completed proxies received prior to the Annual Meeting and not revoked will be voted in the manner directed by the shareholder granting such proxy. If no direction is made in the proxy, the shares represented by the proxy will be voted as recommended by the Board of Directors.