X0306 5 2016-12-31 1 1 0001507277 Park Sterling Corp PSTB 0001482213 PICKETT DONALD E 1043 EAST MOREHEAD STREET SUITE 201 CHARLOTTE NC 28204 1 Principal Accounting Officer Common Stock 2016-09-16 4 F 0 L 473 8.30 D 8983 D Common Stock 3 9456 D The reporting person owned 9,456 shares of common stock on August 30, 2016, the date on which he became a section 16 officer. /s/ Donnie E. Pickett, By Drew Scroger Power of Attorney 2017-02-13