DENVER, May 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- You are invited to join CoBiz
Financial (Nasdaq: COBZ - News) for its Annual Shareholders' Meeting which will be
broadcast live over the Internet on Thursday, May 15 at 10 am Eastern Daylight
Time.

    What:     CoBiz Financial Annual Shareholders' Meeting

    When:     Thursday, May 15, 2008 at 10:00 am EDT

    Where:    http://www.videonewswire.com/event.asp?id=48356

    How:      Live over the Internet:  Simply log on to the web at the address
              above.  If you are unable to participate during the live
              webcast, the call will be archived on the company's web site at
              www.cobizfinancial.com. To access the replay, go to Investor
              Relations and click on Presentations.

    Contact:  Sue Hermann, 303.312.3488 (shermann@cobizfinancial.com)

CoBiz Financial (www.cobizfinancial.com) is a $2.4 billion financial holding company headquartered in Denver. The company operates Colorado Business Bank and Arizona Business Bank, full-service commercial banking institutions that serve professionals and small to mid-sized businesses. CoBiz also offers trust and fiduciary services through CoBiz Trust; property and casualty insurance brokerage and risk management consulting services through CoBiz Insurance; investment banking services through Green Manning & Bunch; the management of stock and bond portfolios for individuals and institutions through Alexander Capital Management Group and Wagner Investment Management; and employee and executive benefits consulting and wealth transfer services through Financial Designs.

Minimum requirements to listen to broadcast: Windows Media Player software, downloadable free from http://www.microsoft.com/windows/windowsmedia/default.aspx and at least a 56Kbps connection to the Internet. If you experience problems listening to the webcast, send an e-mail to: webcast@multivu.com.