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 (Date of earliest event reported): December 26,
2007
STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Washington
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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0-20800
(Commission File Number)
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91-1572822
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
111 North Wall Street, Spokane, Washington 99201
(Address of principal executive offices) (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:
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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14d-2(b))
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
On
December 26, 2007, Sterling Financial Corporation
(“Sterling”) issued a press release revising its estimate
for earnings for the fourth quarter of 2007. A
copy of the press release is 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:
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Exhibit Description |
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99.1 |
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Sterling Financial Corporation press release. |
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