STERLING FINANCIAL CORP Contracts & Agreements

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and between STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION and UMPQUA HOLDINGS CORPORATION _____________________ DATED AS OF SEPTEMBER 11, 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Filed With SEC on September 17, 2013)

Yours sincerely, THOMAS H. LEE EQUITY FUND VI, L.P. By:THL Equity Advisors VI, LLC, its general partnerBy:Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., its sole memberBy:Thomas H. Lee Advisors,... (Filed With SEC on September 17, 2013)

[Signature Page to Investor Letter Agreement - Warburg] (Filed With SEC on September 17, 2013)

Effective April 1, 2006 1 (Filed With SEC on February 27, 2013)

5,738,637 SHARES STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION COMMON STOCK, HAVING NO PAR VALUE UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT (Filed With SEC on August 15, 2012)

STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION CHANGE IN CONTROL PLAN (Filed With SEC on March 14, 2012)

STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION CHANGE IN CONTROL PLAN PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT (Filed With SEC on March 14, 2012)

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (Filed With SEC on February 28, 2012)

EXHIBIT 10.11 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (Filed With SEC on March 8, 2011)

EXHIBIT 10.16 EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (Filed With SEC on March 8, 2011)

Page 1 of 2 (Filed With SEC on February 17, 2011)

FIRST AMENDED AND RESTATED SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN dated as of December 8, 2010 between STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION, and AMERICAN STOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, LLC, as Rights... (Filed With SEC on December 10, 2010)

STERLING Financial Corporation INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON (Filed With SEC on September 24, 2010)

Form of Warrant (Filed With SEC on September 24, 2010)

AMENDED AND RESTATED WARRANT to purchase 6,437,677 Shares of Common Stock of Sterling Financial Corporation Issue Date: August 26, 2010 (Filed With SEC on September 24, 2010)

FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT AGREEMENT (Filed With SEC on August 20, 2010)

FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE INVESTMENT AGREEMENT (Filed With SEC on August 20, 2010)

SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT (Filed With SEC on August 20, 2010)

SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATEDINVESTMENT AGREEMENT dated as of May 25, 2010 between STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION and THOMAS H. LEE EQUITY FUND VI, L.P. THOMAS H. LEE PARALLEL FUND... (Filed With SEC on May 27, 2010)

INVESTMENT AGREEMENT dated as of May 25, 2010 between STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION and WARBURG PINCUS PRIVATE EQUITY X, L.P. TABLE OF CONTENTS (Filed With SEC on May 27, 2010)

INVESTMENT AGREEMENT dated as of April 29, 2010 between STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION and THOMAS H. LEE EQUITY FUND VI, L.P. THOMAS H. LEE PARALLEL FUND VI, L.P. and THOMAS H.... (Filed With SEC on May 3, 2010)

EXCHANGE AGREEMENT by and between STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION and THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY Dated as of April 29, 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Filed With SEC on May 3, 2010)

SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN dated as of April 14, 2010 between STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION, and AMERICANSTOCK TRANSFER & TRUST COMPANY, LLC, as Rights Agent TABLE OF CONTENTS (Filed With SEC on April 15, 2010)

STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION 1998 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO PLAN GOVERNANCE, COVERAGE AND BENEFITS (Filed With SEC on March 16, 2010)

STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION AMENDED AND RESTATED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN (Filed With SEC on March 16, 2010)

STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION 2001 LONG-TERMINCENTIVE PLAN SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO PLAN GOVERNANCE, (Filed With SEC on March 16, 2010)

STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION 2003 LONG-TERMINCENTIVE PLAN SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO PLAN GOVERNANCE, (Filed With SEC on March 16, 2010)

STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND STERLING SAVINGSBANK SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN (Restated) (Filed With SEC on March 16, 2010)

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION WASHINGTON, D.C. WASHINGTON DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON (Filed With SEC on October 15, 2009)

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (Filed With SEC on March 6, 2009)

NUMBER SHARES **A-___** ** ** Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION (Filed With SEC on December 8, 2008)

WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK (Filed With SEC on December 8, 2008)

United States Department of the Treasury 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW Washington, D.C. 20220 (Filed With SEC on December 8, 2008)

FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (Filed With SEC on December 8, 2008)

AMENDED AND RESTATED (Filed With SEC on August 11, 2008)

FIRST AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (Filed With SEC on December 28, 2007)

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER dated as of July 19, 2007 between THE PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP, INC. and STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS (Filed With SEC on July 19, 2007)

CREDIT AGREEMENT Pennsylvania (Filed With SEC on June 26, 2007)

STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION 20,000 Capital Securities Floating Rate Capital Securities (Liquidation Amount $1,000.00 per Capital Security) PLACEMENT AGREEMENT... (Filed With SEC on March 28, 2007)

AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST by and among WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, as Delaware Trustee, WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, as Institutional Trustee, STERLING FINANCIAL... (Filed With SEC on March 28, 2007)

STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION, as Issuer INDENTURE Dated as of March 22, 2007 WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY, as Trustee FLOATING RATE JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEFERRABLE INTEREST... (Filed With SEC on March 28, 2007)

_________________________________________________ GUARANTEE AGREEMENT by and between STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION and WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY Dated as of March 22, 2007 1... (Filed With SEC on March 28, 2007)

STERLING FINANCIAL TRUST TRUST AGREEMENT MASTER INSURANCE 1 STERLING FINANCIAL MASTER INSURANCE TRUST TRUST AGREEMENT Table of Contents (Filed With SEC on March 28, 2007)

continuing to increase the volume of our loans and change the mix of our loan portfolio to higher-yielding commercial banking, construction and consumer loans (Filed With SEC on February 28, 2007)

AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (Filed With SEC on December 5, 2006)

Dollars in thousands (Filed With SEC on November 8, 2006)

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (Filed With SEC on September 18, 2006)

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (Filed With SEC on March 31, 2006)

CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT (Filed With SEC on December 21, 2005)

CREDIT AGREEMENT datedas of May 18, 2005 among STERLING FINANCIALCORPORATION asBorrower, and BANK OF SCOTLAND, asLender, Administrative Agent and Collateral Agent (Filed With SEC on May 20, 2005)

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (Filed With SEC on May 19, 2005)

WAIVER OF RIGHTS UNDER and AMENDMENT TO EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (Filed With SEC on April 25, 2005)

AMENDED ANDRESTATED EMPLOYMENTAGREEMENT (Filed With SEC on March 23, 2005)

AMENDED AND RESTATED EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (Filed With SEC on March 23, 2005)

AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (Filed With SEC on June 22, 2004)

STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND STERLING SAVINGS BANK SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN (Filed With SEC on March 21, 2003)

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