X0303 5 2010-12-31 0 0 0000891106 STERLING FINANCIAL CORP /WA/ STSA 0001278621 EISENHART WILLIAM L 111 N. WALL STREET SPOKANE WA 99201 1 Common Stock 2010-12-31 5 J 0 1 A 107 D Not required. Rounding adjustment to account for Sterling's 1:66 reverse stock split that occurred effective November 19, 2010. /s/ Daniel G. Byrne, attorney-in-fact 2011-02-01