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): August 31, 2007
STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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0-20800
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91-1572822 |
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(Commission File Number)
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(I.R.S. Employer
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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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INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.
Sterling
Financial Corporation (“Sterling”) today announced that it
now intends to close its
proposed merger with North Valley Bancorp in the fourth quarter of
2007, pending regulatory approval,
which is not expected to be completed as of the originally anticipated closing date in the third
quarter of 2007.
Sterling is filing a slide presentation that it intends to present to investors at meetings to
be held commencing on September 6, 2007. 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.
(c) 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 slide presentation. |