AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and between STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION and UMPQUA HOLDINGS CORPORATIONMerger Agreement • September 17th, 2013 • Umpqua Holdings Corp • Savings institution, federally chartered • Oregon
Contract Type FiledSeptember 17th, 2013 Company Industry JurisdictionAGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of September 11, 2013 (this "Agreement"), by and between Sterling Financial Corporation, a Washington corporation ("Sterling"), and Umpqua Holdings Corporation, an Oregon corporation ("Umpqua").