0001193125-12-115065 Sample Contracts

STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION CHANGE IN CONTROL PLAN PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT

Participation Agreement • March 14th, 2012 • Sterling Financial Corp /Wa/ • Savings institutions, not federally chartered

• Contract Type
  Participation Agreement
• Filed
  March 14th, 2012
• Company
  Sterling Financial Corp /Wa/
• Industry
  Savings institutions, not federally chartered

THIS PARTICIPATION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is made and entered into as of the date of the Company’s acceptance hereof on , 20 (the “Acceptance Date”) by and between (the “Participant”) and Sterling Financial Corporation, a Washington corporation (the “Company”), on behalf of itself and any of its subsidiaries or affiliates which employs the Participant.