WP Western Pacific Trust Company

WESTERN PACIFIC TRUST COMPANY (TSX VENTURE: WP) ("the Company") is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms. Helen Wong, CGA, as Chief Financial Officer of the Company effective March 12, 2010. Ms. Wong has served as Manager, Accounting of the Company since October 8, 2004, prior to which she had been the Company's Senior Accountant for a number of years.

About Western Pacific Trust Company

Western Pacific Trust Company is a non-deposit taking financial corporation. Western Pacific is licensed under the Financial Institutions Act in British Columbia as a Trust Company, and is also registered extra-provincially in Alberta as a non-deposit taking Trust Company. Western Pacific Trust has two wholly owned subsidiaries: Western Equity Loans Ltd., a registered mortgage broker in British Columbia, and Futureworth Financial Planners Corp., a fully integrated retail financial service company offering investment related products and services on an independent basis.

Anthony Liscio, President & CEO

This news release was prepared by the Board of Directors which is solely responsible for its contents.

The TSX Venture Exchange has neither approved nor disapproved the information contained herein.

Contacts: Western Pacific Trust Company Alison Alfer 604-683-0455 604-669-6978 (FAX)