X0202 4 2007-02-28 1 0000746253 NORTHERN EMPIRE BANCSHARES NREB 0001327152 Carinalli Clement Charles 3558 ROUND BARN BLVD., SUITE 300 SANTA ROSA CA 95403 1 0 0 1 Director, Sonoma National Bank Common Stock 2007-02-28 2007-02-28 4 D 0 189106 D 0 D The number of shares include new shares issued as a result of a 5% stock dividend in May 2006. Shares of Issuer disposed of in exchange for shares of Sterling Financial Corporation ("Sterling"), and includes $2.71 in cash per share, pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated September 17, 2006, between Issuer and Sterling. Clement Carinalli 2007-03-02