UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report: September 22, 2010
(Date of earliest event reported)
Sterling Financial Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
| Washington | 001-34696 | 91-1572822 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File Number) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
111 North Wall Street, Spokane, Washington 99201
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
(509) 458-3711
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)
Not Applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
| ¨ | Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) |
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| Item 7.01. | Regulation FD Disclosure. |
Sterling Financial Corporation (“Sterling”) is filing the slide presentation that it intends to present to investors at the Sandler O’Neill West Coast Financial Services Conference on September 22, 2010. The slides are included as Exhibit 99.1 to this report. The information in this report (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.
| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) The following exhibit is being furnished herewith:
| Exhibit |
Exhibit Description | |
| 99.1 | Sterling Financial Corporation slide presentation. | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION (Registrant) | ||||||||
| September 21, 2010 |
By: | /s/ DANIEL G. BYRNE | ||||||
| Date | Daniel G. Byrne | |||||||
| Executive Vice President, Assistant Secretary and Principal Financial Officer | ||||||||