Frontier Financial Corporation (FTBK) Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer to Ring the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell

ADVISORY, Sept. 5, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --

 What:
 John J. Dickson, Chief Executive Officer of Frontier Financial
 Corporation (FTBK), and Carol E. Wheeler, Chief Financial Officer of
 Frontier Financial Corporation (FTBK), will preside over the Opening
 Bell.

 Where:
 NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd and Broadway - Broadcast Studio

 When:
 Monday, September 8, 2008 at 9:30 a.m. EDT

 Contact:
 Carol Wheeler
 (425) 514-0774
 cwheeler@frontierbank.com

 NASDAQ MarketSite:
 Robert Madden
 (646) 441-5045
 Robert.Madden@NASDAQOMX.com

Feed Information:

The opening bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on Galaxy 28 C/9, downlink frequency 3880 horizontal. The feed can also be found on Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Robert Madden at (646) 441-5045.

Radio Feed:

An audio transmission of the opening bell is also available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can be found on Waterfront fiber 1623 as well.

Webcast:

A live webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm.

Photos:

To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.

About Frontier Financial Corporation (FTBK):

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.

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