Sterling Financial Corp Watch

from 8-A12B/A 54 pages 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 Agent

from 8-K 54 pages 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 Agent

from S-1 17 pages Amended and Restated Warrant to Purchase 6,437,677 Shares of Common Stock of Sterling Financial Corporation Issue Date: August 26, 2010

from S-1 22 pages Warrant to Purchase 86,625,000 Shares of Common Stock Dated as of August 26, 2010 Sterling Financial Corporation a Washington Corporation

from S-1 22 pages Form of Warrant

from S-1 2 pages Fully Paid and Non-Assessable Shares of the Convertible Participating Voting Preferred Stock, Series D Sterling Financial Corporation

from S-1 2 pages Fully Paid and Non-Assessable Shares of the Convertible Participating Voting Preferred Stock, Series B Sterling Financial Corporation

from 8-A12B 54 pages Shareholder Rights Plan

from 8-K 54 pages Shareholder Rights Plan

from S-3/A 2 pages Articles of Amendment of Restated Articles of Incorporation of Sterling Financial Corporation

from S-3 2 pages 020783 Sterling Financial Corporation Incorporated Under the Laws of the State of Washington Sfc Cusip 859319 10 5 This Certifies That Specimen Is the Record Holder of Fully Paid and Non-Assessable Shares of the Common Stock of Sterling Financial Corporation

from S-3/A 15 pages Articles of Restatement of Restated Articles of Incorporation of Sterling Financial Corporation

from S-3 2 pages This Certifies That: United States Department of the Treasury Is the Owner Of: Three Hundred and Three Thousand (303,000) Fully Paid and Non-Assessable Shares of the Above Corporation Transferable Only on the Books of the Corporation by the Holder Hereof in Person or by Duly Authorized Attorney Upon Surrender of This Certificate Properly Endorsed. in Witness Whereof, the Said Corporation Has Caused This Certificate to Be Signed by Its Duly Authorized Officers and to Be Sealed With the Seal of the Corporation. Dated: December 5, 2008 /S/ Harold B. Gilkey Harold B. Gilkey, /S/ Andrew J. Schultheis Andrew J. Schultheis, President and Chief Financial Officer Secretary the Securities Represented by This Instrument Are Not Savings Accounts, Deposits or Other Obligations of a Bank and Are Not Insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or Any Other Governmental Agency

from S-3 10 pages Bylaws of Sterling Financial Corporation

from 8-K 17 pages Warrant to Purchase Common Stock

from 8-K 2 pages This Certifies That: Is the Owner Of: ( ) Fully Paid and Non-Assessable Shares of the Above Corporation Transferable Only on the Books of the Corporation by the Holder Hereof in Person or by Duly Authorized Attorney Upon Surrender of This Certificate Properly Endorsed. in Witness Whereof, the Said Corporation Has Caused This Certificate to Be Signed by Its Duly Authorized Officers and to Be Sealed With the Seal of the Corporation. Dated: Harold B. Gilkey, Andrew J. Schultheis, President and Chief Financial Officer Secretary the Securities Represented by This Instrument Are Not Savings Accounts, Deposits or Other Obligations of a Bank and Are Not Insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or Any Other Governmental Agency

from S-3ASR 2 pages Articles of Amendment of Restated Articles of Incorporation of Sterling Financial Corporation

from S-3ASR 4 pages Articles of Restatement of Restated Articles of Incorporation of Sterling Financial Corporation

from S-3/A >50 pages Junior Subordinated Indenture

from S-3 ~20 pages Form of Guarantee Agreement