JEFFERS, DANIELSON, SONN & AYLWARD, P.S. LETTERHEAD] October 9, 2007Banner Corp • October 12th, 2007 • State commercial banks
Re: Merger pursuant to Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 27, 2007, by Banner Bank, a Washington state-chartered bank (“Banner Bank”), a direct wholly-owned subsidiary of Banner Corporation, a Washington corporation (“Banner”) and NCW Community Bank, a Washington state-chartered bank (“NCW”), (the “Merger Agreement”).
