WASHINGTON—Covington advised West Coast Community Bancorp, the parent company of West Coast Community Bank, in connection with the successful listing of its common stock on the Nasdaq Capital Market and the concurrent registration of its common stock under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form 10, which was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on September 15, 2026. The company’s common stock began trading on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “WCCB” at the opening of trading on September 16, 2026.
Founded in 2004, West Coast Community Bank is headquartered in Santa Cruz, California and operates 10 branches in California’s Central Coast and Silicon Valley. WCCB focuses on serving the banking needs of small- and medium-sized businesses.
The Covington securities and capital markets team included Charlotte May, Brianna Bloodgood, Will Mastrianna, Tyler Cochrane, Jessica Greco, and Nancy Lu, with assistance from Matt Franker, David Fredrickson, and Samantha Kirby. Also providing assistance were Randy Benjenk and Trevor Kirby (financial services) and Jenna Wallace and Jason Kraynak (employee benefits).