Certificate of Trust for Sterling Bancshares Statutory Trust One

Summary

This Certificate of Trust establishes Sterling Bancshares Statutory Trust One as a statutory trust in Connecticut. The document lists State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association, as the principal office and appoints Sheree Mailhot as the statutory agent. The certificate is executed by the trustees, including representatives from State Street Bank and Trust Company and two administrative trustees. This filing is a formal requirement to create the trust and designate its official representatives and address.

EX-4.1 3 dex41.txt CERTIFICATE OF TRUST Exhibit 4.1 CERTIFICATE OF TRUST Office of the Secretary of the State 30 Trinity Street/P.O. Box 150470/Hartford, CT 06115-0470/Rev. 10/1/97 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Space for Office Use Only - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. NAME OF STATUTORY TRUST: STERLING BANCSHARES STATUTORY TRUST ONE - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2. ADDRESS OF THE STATUTORY TRUST'S PRINCIPAL OFFICE: c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association 225 Asylum Street, Goodwin Square Hartford, Connecticut 06103 Attn: Corporate Trust Department - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3. APPOINTMENT OF STATUTORY AGENT - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Name of Agent Business Address Sheree Mailhot State Street Bank and Trust Company of --------------------------- Connecticut, National Association 225 Asylum Street, Goodwin Square Hartford, Connecticut 06103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Residence Address 30 Carleton Place Bristol, Connecticut 06010 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Acceptance of appointment /s/ Sheree Mailhot ------------------------------------------------------------ Signature of Agent, Sheree Mailhot - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4. EXECUTION BY ALL TRUSTEES Dated this 28/th/ day of August, 2002 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Type or print names of signing trustees Signatures - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association, By: /s/ Sheree Mailhot --------------------------------------- Trustee Name: Sheree Mailhot ------------------------------------- Title: Vice President ----------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ J. Downey Bridgwater By: /s/ J. Downey Bridgwater Administrative Trustee --------------------------------------- Title: Administrative Trustee - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Eugene S. Putnam, Jr. By: /s/ Eugene S. Putnam, Jr. Administrative Trustee --------------------------------------- Title: Administrative Trustee - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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