FTBK Frontier Finl Corp Wash (MM)

Frontier Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:FTBK) reported today that it will be participating in the KBW Seventh Annual Community Bank Investor Conference to be held in New York, New York, on August 1 and 2, 2006. John J. Dickson, President and CEO of Frontier Financial Corporation, is scheduled to present at the conference on Wednesday, August 2, 2006, at 8:30 a.m. EDT. Interested individuals can access a "live" broadcast of the presentation over the Internet by accessing http://www.kbw.com/news/conference_investor.html and registering with Keefe, Bruyette and Woods. Frontier is a Washington-based financial holding company providing financial services through its commercial bank subsidiary, Frontier Bank. Frontier offers a wide range of financial services to businesses and individuals in its market area, including investment and insurance products.