

PACIFIC &; WESTERN CREDIT CORP. ANNOUNCES PRIVATE PLACEMENT CLOSING OF COMMON SHARES
LONDON, ON, Feb. 8 /CNW/ - Pacific & Western Credit Corp. (TSX:PWC) is pleased to announce that it has completed a private placement closing of one million common shares for gross proceeds of $3.1 million. PWC intends to utilize these proceeds by purchasing common shares of its wholly-owned subsidiary Pacific & Western Bank of Canada (PWBank), thereby increasing its Tier I capital and allowing PWBank to further expand its loan and lease portfolio.
PWBank, a Canadian Schedule I chartered bank, is a branchless financial institution. It specializes in providing financing throughout Canada to well established corporations and government entities, including hospitals, school boards, universities and colleges, municipalities, provinces and territories, and federal government agencies.
Investor Relations: Wade MacBain, Director (800) 244-1509, [ wadem@pwbank.com ];
Public Relations & Media: Tel Matrundola, Vice-President, (866) 787-9936, [ telm@pwbank.com ]
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Carla McPhee at [ carlam@pwbank.com ], (519) 675-4204