Common use of Sterling Capital Stock Clause in Contracts

Sterling Capital Stock. (a) The authorized capital stock of Sterling consists of 100,000,000 shares of Sterling Common Stock and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share, issuable in series. As of January 22, 2007, there were outstanding approximately 71, 910, 874 shares of Sterling Common Stock and no other shares of capital stock of any class.

Sterling Capital Stock. (a) The authorized capital stock of Sterling consists of 100,000,000 shares of Sterling Common Stock and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share, issuable in series. As of January 22August 7, 20072003, there were outstanding approximately 71, 910, 874 44,184,552 shares of Sterling Common Stock and 20,000 shares of Series I Convertible Preferred Stock, and no other shares of capital stock of any class.

Sterling Capital Stock. (a) The authorized capital stock of Sterling consists of 100,000,000 50,000,000 shares of Sterling Common Stock and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share, issuable in series. As of January 22, 2007the date hereof, there were outstanding approximately 71, 910, 874 26,269,949 shares of Sterling Common Stock, 1,000 shares of Series F Convertible Preferred Stock and 39,000 shares of Series H Convertible Preferred Stock and no other shares of capital stock of any class.

Sterling Capital Stock. (a) The authorized capital stock of Sterling consists of 100,000,000 shares of Sterling Common Stock and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share, issuable in series. As of January 22March 31, 20072006, there were outstanding approximately 71, 910, 874 45,695,269 shares of Sterling Common Stock and no other shares of capital stock of any class.

Sterling Capital Stock. (a) The authorized capital stock of Sterling consists of 100,000,000 50,000,000 shares of Sterling Common Stock and 1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share, issuable in series. As of January 22, 2007the date hereof, there were outstanding approximately 71, 910, 874 42,316,668 shares of Sterling Common Stock and 39,000 shares of Series H Convertible Preferred Stock and no other shares of capital stock of any class.