UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2007

OR

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from              to             

Commission file number: 0-20750

STERLING BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Texas	74-2175590
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2550 North Loop West, Suite 600 Houston, Texas	77092
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

713-466-8300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

[None]

(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of “accelerated filer and large accelerated filer” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act

Large accelerated filer  x    Accelerated filer  ¨    Non-accelerated filer  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class	Outstanding at August 1, 2007
[Common Stock, $1.00 par value per share]	73,008,765 shares

STERLING BANCSHARES, INC.

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2007

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I.	FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements (Unaudited)
	Consolidated Balance Sheets	2
	Consolidated Statements of Income	3
	Consolidated Statements of Shareholders’ Equity	4
	Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	5
	Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	6
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	19
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk	34
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	34
PART II.	OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	34
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	34
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	34
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	35
Item 4.	Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders	35
Item 5.	Other Information	35
Item 6.	Exhibits	36
SIGNATURES		37

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

STERLING BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

	June 30, 2007			December 31, 2006
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	161,482		$	134,775
Interest-bearing deposits in financial institutions		—			198
Trading assets		398			—
Available-for-sale securities, at fair value		433,325			409,351
Held-to-maturity securities, at amortized cost		177,075			164,263
Loans held for sale		71,380			54,722
Loans held for investment		3,251,164			3,077,845
Total loans		3,322,544			3,132,567
Allowance for loan losses		(33,450	)		(32,027	)
Loans, net		3,289,094			3,100,540
Premises and equipment, net		26,408			23,475
Real estate acquired by foreclosure		3,064			1,465
Goodwill		165,711			130,858
Core deposit and other intangibles, net		17,172			10,299
Accrued interest receivable		19,811			18,692
Other assets		119,254			123,643
TOTAL ASSETS	$	4,412,794		$	4,117,559
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
LIABILITIES:
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	1,144,049		$	1,058,135
Interest-bearing demand		1,332,469			1,229,313
Certificates and other time		1,254,338			1,047,163
Total deposits		3,730,856			3,334,611
Other borrowed funds		57,840			220,675
Subordinated debt		45,408			46,135
Junior subordinated debt		82,734			56,959
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities		50,977			49,894
Total liabilities		3,967,815			3,708,274
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES		—			—
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY:
Preferred stock, $1 par value, 1,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006		—			—
Common stock, $1 par value, 150,000,000 shares authorized, 74,723,952 and 71,938,175 issued and 73,057,252 and 71,000,675 outstanding at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively		74,724			71,938
Capital surplus		108,238			80,927
Retained earnings		289,629			272,179
Treasury stock, at cost, 1,666,700 and 937,500 shares held at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively		(19,413	)		(10,902	)
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net of tax		(8,199	)		(4,857	)
Total shareholders’ equity		444,979			409,285
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY	$	4,412,794		$	4,117,559

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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STERLING BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands, except per share amounts)

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2007			2006			2007		2006
Interest income:
Loans, including fees	$	65,489		$	55,265		$	126,839	$	106,041
Securities:
Taxable		5,755			6,011			11,216		12,160
Non-taxable		853			564			1,730		1,151
Trading assets		4			270			5		570
Federal funds sold		274			43			422		85
Deposits in financial institutions		7			32			24		90
Total interest income		72,382			62,185			140,236		120,097
Interest expense:
Demand and savings deposits		7,605			3,883			13,644		6,960
Certificates and other time deposits		13,922			8,542			26,272		15,676
Other borrowed funds		1,257			4,413			3,752		8,575
Subordinated debt		1,162			1,125			2,312		2,180
Junior subordinated debt		1,658			1,409			2,889		3,201
Total interest expense		25,604			19,372			48,869		36,592
Net interest income		46,778			42,813			91,367		83,505
Provision for credit losses		1,000			1,837			1,370		3,163
Net interest income after provision for credit losses		45,778			40,976			89,997		80,342
Noninterest income:
Customer service fees		3,330			3,061			6,705		5,638
Net loss on trading assets		(1	)		(167	)		—		(302	)
Net gain on the sale of loans		73			205			577		510
Other		4,116			5,920			8,170		9,663
Total noninterest income		7,518			9,019			15,452		15,509
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits		19,768			18,822			39,456		37,497
Occupancy		4,606			4,061			8,968		7,904
Technology		2,095			1,615			4,144		3,089
Professional fees		1,078			1,473			2,023		2,898
Postage, delivery and supplies		943			903			1,754		1,693
Marketing		581			709			936		1,093
Core deposit and other intangibles amortization		517			194			937		389
Acquisition costs		166			—			920		—
Other		4,588			5,416			9,038		9,588
Total noninterest expense		34,342			33,193			68,176		64,151
Income before income taxes		18,954			16,802			37,273		31,700
Provision for income taxes		5,856			5,533			12,252		10,399
Net Income	$	13,098		$	11,269		$	25,021	$	21,301
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.18		$	0.17		$	0.35	$	0.31
Diluted	$	0.18		$	0.16		$	0.34	$	0.31

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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STERLING BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands)

	Preferred Stock			Common Stock			Capital Surplus		Retained Earnings			Treasury Stock				Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Total
	Shares	Amount		Shares	Amount							Shares	Amount
BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2006	—	$	—	68,187	$	68,187	$	36,028	$	239,171		188	$	(1,984	)	$	(6,930	)	$	334,472
Comprehensive income:
Net income										21,301										21,301
Net change in unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes of ($3,458)																	(6,423	)		(6,423	)
Total comprehensive income																				14,878
Issuance of common stock				492		492		4,646												5,138
Repurchase of common stock												375		(4,127	)					(4,127	)
Cash dividends paid										(6,347	)									(6,347	)
BALANCE AT JUNE 30, 2006	—	$	—	68,679	$	68,679	$	40,674	$	254,125		563	$	(6,111	)	$	(13,353	)	$	344,014
BALANCE AT JANUARY 1, 2007	—	$	—	71,938	$	71,938	$	80,927	$	272,179		938	$	(10,902	)	$	(4,857	)	$	409,285
Comprehensive income:
Net income										25,021										25,021
Net change in unrealized gains and losses on available-for-sale securities, net of taxes of ($786)																	(1,460	)		(1,460	)
Net change in unrealized gains on effective cash flow hedging derivatives, net of taxes of ($1,014)																	(1,882	)		(1,882	)
Total comprehensive income																				21,679
Issuance of common stock				441		441		3,135												3,576
Issuance of common stock in connection with the purchase of Partners Bank of Texas				2,345		2,345		24,176												26,521
Repurchase of common stock												729		(8,511	)					(8,511	)
Cash dividends paid										(7,571	)									(7,571	)
BALANCE AT JUNE 30, 2007	—	$	—	74,724	$	74,724	$	108,238	$	289,629		1,667	$	(19,413	)	$	(8,199	)	$	444,979

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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STERLING BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(UNAUDITED)

(In thousands)

	Six Months ended June 30,
	2007			2006
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income	$	25,021		$	21,301
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Amortization and accretion of premiums and discounts on securities, net		1,163			1,231
Net loss on trading assets		—			302
Net gain on the sale of loans		(577	)		(510	)
Provision for credit losses		1,370			3,163
Writedowns, less gains on sale, of real estate acquired by foreclosure		(158	)		(278	)
Depreciation and amortization		3,872			4,161
Proceeds from principal paydowns of trading securities		—			203
Proceeds from the sale of trading securities		6,631			29,152
Purchases of trading securities		(7,029	)		(1,375	)
Stock-based compensation expense (net of tax benefit recognized)		384			882
Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements		(367	)		(470	)
Net increase in loans held for sale		(2,989	)		(3,296	)
Net gain on sale of bank assets		(358	)		(1,122	)
Net decrease in accrued interest receivable and other assets		5,752			2,917
Net (decrease) increase in accrued interest payable and other liabilities		(4,836	)		237
Net cash provided by operating activities		27,879			56,498
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from the maturities or calls and paydowns of held-to-maturity securities		8,727			8,494
Proceeds from maturities or calls and paydowns of available-for-sale securities		41,782			53,996
Purchases of available-for-sale securities		(58,151	)		(23,976	)
Purchases of held-to-maturity securities		(21,596	)		(5,671	)
Net increase in loans held for investment		(70,077	)		(183,366	)
Proceeds from sale of real estate acquired by foreclosure		1,154			2,386
Proceeds from sale of land held for sale		—			1,570
Purchase of Partners Bank of Texas (including transaction costs)		(25,180	)		—
Cash and cash equivalents acquired with Partners Bank of Texas		33,326			—
Purchase of MBM Advisors (including transaction costs)		(6,000	)		—
Cash and cash equivalents acquired with MBM Advisors		104			—
Net change in interest-bearing deposits in financial institutions		198			—
Proceeds from sale of loans		21,378			—
Proceeds from sale of premises and equipment		1,169			3,926
Purchase of premises and equipment		(3,718	)		(2,339	)
Net cash used in investing activities		(76,884	)		(144,980	)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Net increase in deposit accounts		230,479			146,232
Net decrease in other borrowed funds		(167,549	)		(62,150	)
Redemption of junior subordinated debt		—			(29,639	)
Issuance of trust preferred securities		25,775			—
Proceeds from issuance of common stock		2,722			3,420
Repurchase of common stock		(8,511	)		(4,127	)
Excess tax benefits from share-based payment arrangements		367			470
Dividends paid		(7,571	)		(6,347	)
Net cash provided by financing activities		75,712			47,859
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		26,707			(40,623	)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:
Beginning of period		134,775			147,154
End of period	$	161,482		$	106,531
Supplemental information:
Income taxes paid	$	12,750		$	11,784
Interest paid		25,547			34,737
Noncash investing and financing activities—
Acquisition of real estate through foreclosure of collateral		2,595			2,819
Transfer of loans from held for investment to loans held for sale		—			12,100
Acquisition of Partners Bank of Texas
Common Stock issued		26,521			—
Payable to Partners Bank of Texas shareholders		300			—
Acquisition of MBM Advisors
Payable to MBM Advisors shareholders		2,774			—

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

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STERLING BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(UNAUDITED)

1. ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Basis of Presentation

The consolidated Financial Statements are unaudited and include the accounts of Sterling Bancshares, Inc. and its subsidiaries (the “Company”) except for those subsidiaries where it has been determined that the Company is not the primary beneficiary. The Company’s accounting and financial reporting policies are in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q. The information furnished in these interim statements reflects all adjustments that are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair statement of the results for such periods. Such adjustments are of a normal recurring nature unless otherwise disclosed in this Form 10-Q. The results of operations in the interim statements are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the full year. The interim financial information should be read with the Company’s 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Recent Accounting Standards

In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”) Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109 (“SFAS 109”) Accounting for Income Taxes. FIN 48 clarifies the application of SFAS 109 by defining a criterion that an individual tax position must meet for any part of the benefit of that position to be recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements. Additionally, FIN 48 provides guidance on measurement, derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. The Company adopted FIN 48 on January 1, 2007. The adoption of this accounting standard did not have a material impact on the Company’s financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Accounting Standards No. 157 (“SFAS 157”) Fair Value Measurements. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This Statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management has not completed its evaluation of the impact of this statement; however, the Company does not expect it to be material to its financial statements.

In September 2006, the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) of the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 06-4, Accounting for Deferred Compensation and Postretirement Benefit Aspects of Endorsement Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements. EITF 06-4 provides that an employer should recognize a liability for future benefits based on the substantive agreement with the employee. The Issue should be applied to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007, with earlier application permitted. Management has not completed its evaluation of this issue; however, the Company does not expect it to be material to its financial statements.

In February 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Accounting Standards No. 159 (“SFAS 159”) The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The objective is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. SFAS 159 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management has not completed its evaluation of the impact of this statement; however, the Company does not expect it to be material to its financial statements.

2. ACQUISITIONS

On June 28, 2007, the Company acquired MBM Advisors, Inc. (“MBM Advisors”). MBM Advisors was an independent investment advisory and pension administration/consulting firm with approximately $700 million in assets under management providing full-services in the design, administration, investment management, and communication of retirement plans with offices in both Houston and Dallas, Texas. The completion of the acquisition of MBM Advisors provides for increased opportunities to serve the owners of small and medium-sized businesses and their employees while enhancing our non-interest income. The Company entered into a share exchange agreement (the “Agreement”) with MBM Advisors and the shareholders of MBM Advisors (the “Shareholders”) in which the Company paid the Shareholders an aggregate amount in cash equal to $6.0 million on the date of merger. An additional aggregate amount of up to $10.0 million is payable over an earn-out period of the next four calendar years. Included in the earn-out period are unconditional guaranteed cash payments of $3.0 million. This guaranteed consideration was recorded as part of the purchase price at the estimated net present value. The additional earn-out consideration

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is contingent upon maintaining or achieving specified earnings levels in future periods. When the contingency is resolved and additional consideration is distributable, the Company will record the fair value of the consideration issued as an additional cost of the acquisition. The maximum potential amount of future undiscounted payments the Company could be required to make under contingent payment provisions is approximately $7.0 million in the form of cash. This acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting in which the excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired was recorded as goodwill, all of which is expected to be deductible for tax purposes. The results of operations for this acquisition will be included in the Company’s financial results beginning in the third quarter of 2007.

The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition. The purchase price allocation is preliminary and is subject to final determination (in thousands).

Cash and cash equivalents	$	104
Receivables		1,518
Fixed assets		33
Customer relationship intangibles		3,723
Goodwill		4,784
Other assets		74
Total assets acquired		10,236
Accounts payable and other liabilities		(1,082	)
Total liabilities assumed		(1,082	)
Net assets acquired	$	9,154

Customer relationship intangibles are amortized using an economic life method based on client attrition. As a result, amortization will decline over time with most of the amortization occurring during the initial years. The weighted average amortization period for intangibles related to the MBM Advisors acquisition is approximately six years. Additional information related to intangible assets and goodwill is included in Note 6 – Goodwill and Other Intangibles.

On March 30, 2007, the Company acquired Partners Bank of Texas (“Partners Bank”). Partners Bank was a privately held bank which operated four banking offices in the Houston area. The completion of the acquisition of Partners Bank has enabled the Company to fill out its footprint in Northeast Houston. As of March 30, 2007, Partners Bank had assets of approximately $191 million, loans of $142 million and deposits of $166 million. The purchase price of $52.3 million consisted of $26.5 million of the Company’s common stock (2.3 million shares), cash totaling approximately $25.5 million and $264 thousand in acquisition-related costs for all of Partners Bank’s issued and outstanding shares of common stock. The shares of the Company’s common stock issued in the transaction were valued at the average of the closing price of the Company’s common stock for the ten trading days immediately before the fifth trading day before March 30, 2007. This acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting in which the excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the net assets acquired was recorded as goodwill, none of which is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

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The following table summarizes the estimated fair value of the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at the date of acquisition. The purchase price allocation is preliminary and is subject to final determination (in thousands).

Cash and cash equivalents	$	33,324
Available-for-sale securities		10,956
Total loans		141,750
Allowance for loan losses		(1,496	)
Premises and equipment		3,387
Accrued interest receivable		935
Core deposit intangibles		4,087
Goodwill		30,063
Other assets		599
Total assets acquired		223,605
Deposits		(165,766	)
Other borrowed funds		(4,714	)
Accrued interest payable and other liabilities		(860	)
Total liabilities assumed		(171,340	)
Net assets acquired	$	52,265

Core deposit intangibles (“CDI”) are amortized using an economic life method based on deposit attrition. As a result, amortization will decline over time with most of the amortization occurring during the initial years. The weighted average amortization period for core deposit intangibles related to the Partners Bank acquisition is approximately six years. Additional information related to intangible assets and goodwill is included in Note 6 – Goodwill and Other Intangibles.

On September 29, 2006, the Company acquired Kerrville, Texas-based BOTH, Inc., and its subsidiary bank, Bank of the Hills (“BOTH”). BOTH operated five banking offices in the San Antonio/Kerrville area. The purchase price of $73.0 million consisted of $41.0 million of the Company’s common stock (3.0 million shares), $31.5 million in cash and $536 thousand in acquisition-related costs. The shares of the Company’s common stock issued in the transaction were valued at the average of the closing price of the Company’s common stock for the ten business days ending on August 22, 2006. This acquisition was accounted for using the purchase method of accounting in which the excess of the purchase price over the estimated fair value of the net assets was recorded as goodwill, none of which is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

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3. SECURITIES

The amortized cost and fair value of securities were as follows (in thousands):

	June 30, 2007
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Available-for-Sale
Obligations of the U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government agencies	$	16,989	$	8	$	(53	)	$	16,944
Obligations of states of the U.S. and political subdivisions		1,895		3		(6	)		1,892
Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations		412,592		115		(11,377	)		401,330
Other securities		14,330		—		(1,171	)		13,159
Total	$	445,806	$	126	$	(12,607	)	$	433,325
Held-to-Maturity
Obligations of states of the U.S. and political subdivisions	$	89,622	$	161	$	(1,618	)	$	88,165
Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations		87,453		14		(1,259	)		86,208
Total	$	177,075	$	175	$	(2,877	)	$	174,373
	December 31, 2006
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Available-for-Sale
Obligations of the U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government agencies	$	6,501	$	—	$	(76	)	$	6,425
Obligations of states of the U.S. and political subdivisions		2,306		17		(2	)		2,321
Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations		395,614		56		(9,855	)		385,815
Other securities		15,165		—		(375	)		14,790
Total	$	419,586	$	73	$	(10,308	)	$	409,351
Held-to-Maturity
Obligations of states of the U.S. and political subdivisions	$	91,946	$	495	$	(380	)	$	92,061
Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations		72,317		91		(934	)		71,474
Total	$	164,263	$	586	$	(1,314	)	$	163,535

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The contractual maturities of securities at June 30, 2007 are shown below. Expected maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties. Dollar amounts are shown in thousands.

	Available-for-Sale				Held-to-Maturity
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	12,249	$	12,215	$	7,591	$	7,606
Due after one year through five years		6,315		6,301		40,361		39,812
Due after five years through ten years		320		320		40,599		39,676
Due after ten years		—		—		1,071		1,071
Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations		412,592		401,330		87,453		86,208
Other securities		14,330		13,159		—		—
Total	$	445,806	$	433,325	$	177,075	$	174,373

There were no securities sold during the three or six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006.

Securities with unrealized losses segregated by length of impairment as of June 30, 2007 were as follows (in thousands):

	Less than 12 Months							More than 12 Months
	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Available-for-Sale
Obligations of the U.S. Treasury and other U.S. government agencies	$	2,740	$	(13	)	$	2,727	$	5,996	$	(40	)	$	5,956
Obligations of states of the U.S. and political subdivisions		543		(4	)		539		473		(2	)		471
Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations		90,498		(1,263	)		89,235		294,308		(10,114	)		284,194
Other securities		—		—			—		14,330		(1,171	)		13,159
Total	$	93,781	$	(1,280	)	$	92,501	$	315,107	$	(11,327	)	$	303,780
Held-to-Maturity
Obligations of states of the U.S. and political subdivisions	$	52,182	$	(924	)	$	51,258	$	19,983	$	(694	)	$	19,289
Mortgage-backed securities and collateralized mortgage obligations		41,784		(241	)		41,543		40,382		(1,018	)		39,364
Total	$	93,966	$	(1,165	)	$	92,801	$	60,365	$	(1,712	)	$	58,653

Declines in the fair value of individual securities below their cost that are other-than-temporary would result in writedowns, as a realized loss, of the individual securities to their fair value. In evaluating other-than-temporary impairment losses, management considers several factors including the severity and the duration that the fair value has been less than cost, the credit quality of the issuer, and the intent and ability of the Company to hold the security until recovery of the fair value.

The average loss on securities in an unrealized loss position was 3% of the amortized cost basis at June 30, 2007. During the fourth quarter of 2006, realized losses of $562 thousand were recorded on certain interest-only securities. These securities are tied to underlying government guaranteed loans and are subject to prepayment and interest rate fluctuations. These securities had been in an unrealized loss position since the fourth quarter of 2005. Given the current prepayment factors for the underlying loans and management’s inability to determine when a full recovery of the value may occur, management considered these securities to be other than temporarily impaired at December 31, 2006. There are no remaining securities in the Company’s securities portfolio in a loss position greater than 10% of the Company’s amortized cost basis at June 30, 2007. Management believes that the unrealized

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losses on the Company’s securities portfolio were caused primarily by interest rate increases. Because the decline in market value is attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit quality, and because the Company has the ability and intent to hold those investments until a recovery of fair value, which may be at maturity, the Company does not consider those investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at June 30, 2007.

The Company does not own any securities of any one issuer (other than the U.S. government and its agencies) for which the aggregate adjusted cost exceeds 10% of the consolidated shareholders’ equity at June 30, 2007.

Securities with carrying values totaling $421 million and fair values totaling $411 million were pledged to secure public deposits at June 30, 2007.

4. LOANS

The loan portfolio is classified by major type as follows (in thousands):

	June 30, 2007			December 31, 2006
	Amount		%	Amount		%
Loans held for sale	$	71,380	2.1%	$	54,722	1.7%
Loans held for investment
Domestic
Commercial and industrial		891,792	26.8%		824,494	26.3%
Real estate:
Commercial		1,368,758	41.2%		1,336,465	42.7%
Construction		671,391	20.2%		597,985	19.1%
Residential mortgage		215,256	6.5%		209,163	6.7%
Consumer/other		79,442	2.4%		79,642	2.5%
Foreign
Commercial and industrial		22,004	0.7%		27,479	0.9%
Other loans		2,521	0.1%		2,617	0.1%
Total loans held for investment		3,251,164	97.9%		3,077,845	98.3%
Total loans	$	3,322,544	100.0%	$	3,132,567	100.0%

Loan maturities and rate sensitivity of the loans held for investment excluding residential mortgage and consumer loans, at June 30, 2007 were as follows (in thousands):

	Due in One Year or Less		Due After One Year Through Five Years		Due After Five Years		Total
Commercial and industrial	$	702,398	$	169,691	$	19,703	$	891,792
Real estate—commercial		528,732		687,775		152,251		1,368,758
Real estate—construction		485,029		134,353		52,009		671,391
Foreign loans		4,933		19,592		—		24,525
Total	$	1,721,092	$	1,011,411	$	223,963	$	2,956,466
Loans with a fixed interest rate	$	293,938	$	841,271	$	194,753	$	1,329,962
Loans with a floating interest rate		1,427,154		170,140		29,210		1,626,504
Total	$	1,721,092	$	1,011,411	$	223,963	$	2,956,466

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The loan portfolio consists of various types of loans made principally to borrowers located in the Houston, Dallas and San Antonio metropolitan areas. As of June 30, 2007, there was no concentration of loans to any one type of industry exceeding 10% of total loans nor were there any loans classified as highly leveraged transactions.

Loans that management has the intent and ability to hold for the foreseeable future or until maturity are reported in the balance sheet as loans held for investment stated at the principal amount outstanding adjusted for charge-offs, the allowance for loan losses, deferred fees or costs and unamortized premiums or discounts. Loans are classified as held for sale when management has positively determined that the loans will be sold in the foreseeable future and the Company has the ability to do so. The classification may be made upon origination or subsequent to the origination or purchase. Once a decision has been made to sell loans not previously classified as held for sale, such loans are transferred into the held for sale classification and carried at the lower of cost or fair value. During the first quarter of 2007, the Company sold $21.0 million of performing commercial real estate loans that were originally acquired as held for investment resulting in net gains of $362 thousand. These loans were sold as part of the Company’s ongoing management of the size, concentrations and risk profile of the loan portfolio.

In the ordinary course of business, the Company has granted loans to certain directors, officers and their affiliates. In the opinion of management, all transactions entered into between Sterling Bank (the “Bank”) and such related parties have been and are in the ordinary course of business, made on the same terms and conditions as similar transactions with unaffiliated persons.

An analysis of activity with respect to these related-party loans is as follows (in thousands):

	June 30, 2007			December 31, 2006
Beginning balance	$	2,293		$	9,021
New loans		501			—
Loans to insiders/directors who resigned		—			(2,606	)
Repayments		(392	)		(4,122	)
Ending balance	$	2,402		$	2,293

The recorded investment in impaired loans was $11.6 million and $11.4 million at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. All impaired loans are categorized as nonaccrual at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006. Such impaired loans required an allowance for loan losses of $1.7 million and $1.8 million, respectively. The average recorded investment in impaired loans for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 was $13.1 million and $12.9 million, respectively, and for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006 was $15.6 million and $19.2 million, respectively. No interest on impaired loans was received during the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006.

Interest foregone on nonaccrual loans for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and 2006 was approximately $972 thousand and $899 thousand, respectively. The Company had one restructured loan totaling $772 thousand and $777 thousand as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively.

When management doubts a borrower’s ability to meet payment obligations, which typically occurs when principal or interest payments are more than 90 days past due, the loans are placed on nonaccrual status. Loans 90 days or more past due, not on nonaccrual were $1.5 million and $2.7 million at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. These loans consisted primarily of government guaranteed loans.

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5. ALLOWANCE FOR CREDIT LOSSES

An analysis of activity in the allowance for credit losses is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2007			2006			2007			2006
Allowance for Credit Losses
Allowance for loan losses at beginning of period	$	33,487		$	31,116		$	32,027		$	31,230
Loans charged-off		1,761			2,085			2,741			4,231
Loan recoveries		(724	)		(929	)		(1,298	)		(1,437	)
Net loans charged-off		1,037			1,156			1,443			2,794
Allowance for loan losses associated with acquired institutions		—			—			1,496			—
Provision for loan losses		1,000			1,922			1,370			3,446
Allowance for loan losses at end of period		33,450			31,882			33,450			31,882
Reserve for unfunded loan commitments at beginning of period		927			975			927			1,173
Provision for losses on unfunded loan commitments		—			(85	)		—			(283	)
Reserve for unfunded loan commitments at end of period		927			890			927			890
Total allowance for credit losses	$	34,377		$	32,772		$	34,377		$	32,772

6. GOODWILL AND OTHER INTANGIBLES

The changes in the carrying amount of goodwill by reporting unit for the year ended December 31, 2006, and the period ended June 30, 2007, are as follows (in thousands):

	Houston		San Antonio		Dallas		Total
Balance, January 1, 2006	$	29,613	$	27,205	$	28,208	$	85,026
BOTH, Inc. acquisition		—		45,832		—		45,832
Balance, December 31, 2006		29,613		73,037		28,208		130,858
BOTH, Inc. goodwill adjustments		—		6		—		6
Partners Bank acquisition		30,063		—		—		30,063
MBM Advisors acquisition		4,784						4,784
Balance, June 30, 2007	$	64,460	$	73,043	$	28,208	$	165,711

The changes in the carrying amounts of core deposit and other intangibles for the year ended December 31, 2006, and the period ended June 30, 2007, are as follows (in thousands):

	Core Deposit Intangibles			Customer Relationship Intangibles		Total
Balance, January 1, 2006	$	3,551		$	—	$	3,551
Amortization expense		(1,012	)		—		(1,012	)
BOTH, Inc. acquisition		7,760			—		7,760
Balance, December 31, 2006		10,299			—		10,299
Amortization expense		(937	)		—		(937	)
Partners Bank acquisition		4,087			—		4,087
MBM Advisors acquisition		—			3,723		3,723
Balance, June 30, 2007	$	13,449		$	3,723	$	17,172

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7. JUNIOR SUBORDINATED DEBT/COMPANY MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES

As of June 30, 2007, the Company had the following issues of trust preferred securities outstanding and junior subordinated debt owed to trusts (dollars in thousands):

Description	Issuance Date	Trust Preferred Securities Outstanding		Interest Rate	Junior Subordinated Debt Owed To Trusts		Final Maturity Date
Statutory Trust One	August 30, 2002	$	20,000	3-month LIBOR plus 3.45%	$	20,619	August 30, 2032
Capital Trust III	September 26, 2002		31,250	8.30% Fixed		32,217	September 26, 2032
BOTH Capital Trust I	June 30, 2003		4,000	3-month LIBOR plus 3.10%		4,123	July 7, 2033
Capital Trust IV	March 26, 2007		25,000	3-month LIBOR plus 1.60%		25,775	June 15, 2037
Total		$	80,250		$	82,734

Each of the trusts is a statutory business trust organized for the sole purpose of issuing trust securities and investing the proceeds thereof in junior subordinated debentures of Sterling Bancshares for Statutory Trust One, Capital Trust III and Capital Trust IV and BOTH, Inc. for BOTH Capital Trust I, the sole asset of each trust. The preferred trust securities of each trust represent preferred beneficial interests in the assets of the respective trusts and are subject to mandatory redemption upon payments of the junior subordinated debentures held by the trust. The common securities of each trust are wholly-owned by Sterling Bancshares. Each trust’s ability to pay amounts due on the trust preferred securities is solely dependent upon Sterling Bancshares making payment on the related junior subordinated debentures. Sterling Bancshares’ obligations under the junior subordinated debentures and other relevant trust agreements, in aggregate, constitute a full and unconditional guarantee by Sterling Bancshares of each respective trust’s obligations under the trust securities issued by each respective trust.

Each issuance of trust preferred securities outstanding is mandatorily redeemable 30 years after issuance and is callable beginning five years after issuance if certain conditions are met (including the receipt of appropriate regulatory approvals). The trust preferred securities may be prepaid earlier upon the occurrence and continuation of certain events including a change in their tax status or regulatory capital treatment. In each case, the redemption price is equal to 100% of the face amount of the trust preferred securities, plus the accrued and unpaid distributions thereon through the redemption date.

The trust preferred securities issued under Statutory Trust One were privately placed. The interest on these securities is a floating rate that resets quarterly. Until August 30, 2007, there is a ceiling on the three-month LIBOR of 8.50% resulting in a ceiling on the floating rate of 11.95% during this period. The floating rate on these securities was 8.81% at June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006.

The BOTH Capital Trust I preferred securities bear interest at a floating rate equal to the three-month LIBOR, plus 3.10%; however, the calculated interest rate will not exceed 5.96% in the period to July 7, 2008. As of June 30, 2007, the rate on these securities was 5.96%.

On March 26, 2007, the Company completed the issuance and sale in a private placement of $25.0 million in aggregate principal amount of trust preferred securities issued by the Company’s newly formed subsidiary, Sterling Bancshares Capital Trust IV, a Delaware statutory trust (“Trust IV”). The trust preferred securities may be called at par by the Company at any time after June 15, 2012 and require quarterly distributions of interest by Trust IV to the holder of the trust preferred securities. Distributions will be payable quarterly at a floating interest rate equal to the 3-month LIBOR plus 1.60% per annum. Trust IV simultaneously issued 774 shares of its common securities to the Company for the purchase price of $774 thousand, which constitutes all of the issued and outstanding common securities of Trust IV. As of June 30, 2007, the floating rate was 6.95% on these securities.

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During the second quarter of 2006, Sterling Bancshares Capital Trust II (the “Trust”), a subsidiary of the Company, redeemed all 1.2 million of its 9.20% Cumulative Trust Preferred Securities (Nasdaq: SBIBO) and all 35,567 of its 9.20% Common Securities at a redemption price equal to the $25.00 liquidation amount of each security, plus all accrued and unpaid distributions per security to the redemption date.

The Trust took such action in connection with the concurrent prepayment by the Company of all of its $29.6 million 9.20% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures (the “Debentures”) due March 21, 2031 which were held exclusively by the Trust. The Debentures were prepaid on the redemption date at a prepayment price equal to the principal outstanding amount of the Debentures plus accrued and unpaid interest to the redemption date. During the second quarter of 2006, the Company wrote off the remaining unamortized debt issuance costs associated with these Debentures totaling $1.3 million.

8. DERIVATIVE FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

The Company’s interest rate risk management strategy includes hedging the repricing characteristics of certain assets and liabilities so as to mitigate adverse effects on the Company’s net interest margin and cash flows from changes in interest rates. The Company uses certain derivative instruments to add stability to the Company’s net interest income and to manage the Company’s exposure to interest rate movements.

The Company may designate a derivative as either an accounting hedge of the fair value of a recognized fixed rate asset or an unrecognized firm commitment (“fair value” hedge) or an accounting hedge of a forecasted transaction or of the variability of future cash flows of a floating rate asset or liability (“cash flow” hedge). All derivatives are recorded as other assets or other liabilities on the balance sheet at their respective fair values. To the extent of the effectiveness of a hedge, changes in the fair value of a derivative that is designated and qualifies as a cash flow hedge is recorded in other comprehensive income, net of income taxes. For all hedge relationships, ineffectiveness resulting from differences between the changes in fair value or cash flows of the hedged item and changes in fair value of the derivative are recognized as other income in the results of operations.

The Company estimates its interest rate derivatives using a standardized methodology that nets the discounted expected future cash receipts and cash payments (based on observable market inputs). These future net cash flows, however, are susceptible to change due primarily to fluctuations in interest rates. As a result, the estimated values of these derivatives will typically change over time as cash is received and paid and also as market conditions change. As these changes take place, they may have a positive or negative impact on our estimated valuations.

In June 2003, the Bank entered into an interest rate swap agreement with a notional amount of $50.0 million in which the Bank swapped the fixed rate to a floating rate. Under the terms of the swap agreement, the Bank receives a fixed coupon rate of 7.375% and pays a variable interest rate equal to the three-month LIBOR that is reset on a quarterly basis, plus 3.62%. This swap is designated as a fair value hedge of the Company’s $50.0 million subordinated debentures and qualifies for the “short-cut” method of accounting. These subordinated notes bear interest at a fixed rate of 7.375% and mature on April 15, 2013. Interest payments are due semi-annually. The subordinated notes may not be redeemed or called prior to their maturity. The swap’s fair value is included in other liabilities and was $4.6 million and $3.8 million with a floating rate of 8.98% and 9.00% on June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, respectively. The Company’s credit exposure on the interest rate swap is limited to its net favorable fair value, if any, and the interest payment receivable from the counterparty.

During 2006, the Company purchased a prime interest rate floor with a notional amount of $113.0 million and a strike rate of 8.00% and a prime interest rate collar contract with a notional amount of $250.0 million and an 8.42% interest rate cap and an 8.00% interest rate floor. These contracts are designated as cash flow hedges of the monthly interest receipts from a portion of the Company’s portfolio of prime-based variable rate loans. The interest rate floor and interest rate collar have termination dates of August 1, 2009 and August 1, 2010, respectively.

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For cash flow hedges, the effective portion of the gain or loss on the derivative hedging instrument is reported in other comprehensive income, while the ineffective portion (indicated by the excess of the cumulative change in the fair value of the derivative over that which is necessary to offset the cumulative change in expected future cash flows on the hedge transaction) is recorded in current earnings as other income or other expense. The accumulated net after-tax loss on the floor and collar contracts included in accumulated other comprehensive income totaled $86 thousand at June 30, 2007. The total fair value of the interest-rate collar and floor was $792 thousand at June 30, 2007 and is included in other assets.

9. INCOME TAXES

The Company adopted the provisions of FIN 48 on January 1, 2007. There was no effect on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet or income statement as a result of implementing FIN 48. As of June 30, 2007 and January 1, 2007, the Company had unrecognized tax benefits of $812 thousand which would favorably impact the annual effective tax rate upon recognition. These unrecognized tax benefits result from open state tax examination periods which could expire and result in these tax benefits being recognized in the next 12 months.

The Company files income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state jurisdictions. During 2006, the Internal Revenue Service completed an examination of the Company’s 2003 tax year. The Company is no longer subject to U.S. federal tax examinations for years before 2004. State jurisdictions remain subject to examination beginning with the 2003 tax year.

The Company’s policy is that it recognizes interest and penalties as a component of income tax expense. As of June 30, 2007, the Company had accrued interest and penalties of $95 thousand. No interest expense was recognized in the income statement during the second quarter of 2007.

10. STOCK-BASED COMPENSATION

The 2003 Stock Incentive and Compensation Plan (the “2003 Stock Plan”), which has been approved by the shareholders, permits the grant of unrestricted stock units, restricted stock unit awards, phantom stock awards, stock appreciation rights or stock options. There have been no significant changes in the Company’s stock plans since December 31, 2006.

Total stock-based compensation expense of $487 thousand was charged against income for the six month period ended June 30, 2007 and $1.2 million for the six month period ended June 30, 2006. The total income tax benefit recognized in the income statement for share-based compensation arrangements was $103 thousand for the six months ended June 30, 2007 and $366 thousand for the six months ended June 30, 2006.

On January 1, 2006, the Company entered into an employment agreement with its chief executive officer (“CEO”) in which the CEO was awarded 187,500 Performance Restricted Share Units (“PRSUs”) to be earned subject to performance measures. These performance measures include annual growth in earnings per share, average return on equity and an overall board evaluation over a four year period. Based on these criteria, the CEO will earn a specific number of the eligible share units. As of June 30, 2007, there was $410 thousand of total unrecognized compensation expense related to the PRSUs. If the performance measures are not met, no future compensation expense will be recognized and any previously recognized compensation expense will be reversed.

Stock purchase plan—The Company offers the 2004 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “Purchase Plan”) to eligible employees. An aggregate of 2.3 million shares of Company common stock may be issued under this plan subject to adjustment upon changes in capitalization. During the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, 11,208 and 22,146 shares, respectively, were subscribed for through payroll deductions under the Purchase Plan compared to 8,922 and 17,930 shares for the same periods in 2006.

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11. EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE

Earnings per common share was computed based on the following (in thousands, except per share amounts):

	Three months ended June 30,				Six months ended June 30,
	2007		2006		2007		2006
Net income	$	13,098	$	11,269	$	25,021	$	21,301
Basic:
Weighted average shares outstanding		73,295		68,132		72,196		68,068
Diluted:
Add incremental shares for:
Assumed exercise of outstanding options		488		669		506		671
Total		73,783		68,801		72,702		68,739
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.18	$	0.17	$	0.35	$	0.31
Diluted	$	0.18	$	0.16	$	0.34	$	0.31

The incremental shares for the assumed exercise of the outstanding options were determined by application of the treasury stock method. The calculation of diluted earnings per share excludes 216,001 and 214,161 options outstanding for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, respectively, and 158,232 and 128,960 options outstanding for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2006, respectively, that were antidilutive.

12. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

Leases – The Company leases certain office facilities and equipment under operating leases. Rent expense under all noncancelable operating lease obligations, net of income from noncancelable subleases aggregated, was approximately $2.3 million and $4.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, respectively, and $1.2 million and $2.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2006, respectively. Refer to the 2006 Form 10-K for information regarding these commitments.

Litigation – The Company has been named as a defendant in various legal actions arising in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, after reviewing such claims with outside counsel, resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse impact on the consolidated financial statements.

Severance and non-competition agreements – The Company has entered into severance and non-competition agreements with its CEO (discussed in Note 10) and certain other executive officers. Under these agreements, upon a termination of employment under the circumstances described in the agreements, each would receive: (i) two years’ base pay; (ii) an annual bonus for two years in an amount equal to the highest annual bonus paid to the respective executive officer during the three years preceding termination or change in control (as defined in the agreement); (iii) continued eligibility for Company perquisites, welfare and life insurance benefit plans, to the extent permitted, and in the event participation is not permitted, payment of the cost of such welfare benefits for a period of two years following termination of employment; (iv) payment of up to $20,000 in job placement fees; and (v) to the extent permitted by law or the applicable plan, accelerated vesting and termination of all forfeiture provisions under all benefit plans, options, restricted stock grants or other similar awards.

13. FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS WITH OFF-BALANCE SHEET RISK

The Company is a party to various financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business to meet the financial needs of its customers. These financial instruments include commitments to extend credit and standby letters of credit. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk in excess of the amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company’s exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the other party to the financial instrument for commitments to extend credit is represented by the contractual or notional amount of these instruments. The Company uses the same credit policies in making these commitments and conditional obligations as it does for on-balance sheet instruments.

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The following is a summary of the various financial instruments entered into by the Company (in thousands):

	June 30, 2007		December 31, 2006
Commitments to extend credit	$	837,421	$	822,209
Standby letters of credit		82,033		83,639

Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend to a customer as long as there is no violation of any condition established in the contract. Commitments generally have fixed expiration dates or other termination clauses and may require payment of a fee. Since many of the commitments are expected to expire without being fully drawn upon, the total commitment amounts disclosed above do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The Company evaluates each customer’s creditworthiness on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral obtained, if considered necessary by the Company, upon extension of credit, is based on management’s credit evaluation of the customer.

Standby letters of credit are conditional commitments issued by the Company to guarantee the performance of a customer to a third party. The credit risk to the Company in issuing letters of credit is essentially the same as that involved in extending loan facilities to its customers.

Off-balance sheet arrangements also include an interest rate swap, an interest rate floor, an interest rate collar (discussed in Note 8) and the Company’s Trust Preferred Securities (discussed in Note 7).

14. REGULATORY MATTERS

Capital requirements – The Company is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by state and federal banking agencies. Any institution that fails to meet its minimum capital requirements is subject to actions by regulators that could have a direct material effect on its financial statements. Under the capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines based on the Bank’s assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Company’s capital amount and classification under the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action are also subject to qualitative judgments by the regulators.

To meet the capital adequacy requirements, Sterling Bancshares and the Bank must maintain minimum capital amounts and ratios as defined in the regulations. Management believes, as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006, that Sterling Bancshares and Bank met all capital adequacy requirements to which they are subject. The most recent notification from the regulatory banking agencies categorized the Bank as “well capitalized” under the regulatory capital framework for prompt corrective action and there have been no events since that notification that management believes have changed the Bank’s category.

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The Company’s consolidated and the Bank’s capital ratios are presented in the following table:

	Actual				For Capital Adequacy Purposes				To Be Categorized as Well Capitalized Under Prompt Corrective Action Provisions
	Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio
	(In thousands, except percentage amounts)
CONSOLIDATED:
As of June 30, 2007:
Total capital (to risk weighted assets)	$	429,999	10.9	%	$	315,213	8.0	%		N/A	N/A
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)		350,216	8.9	%		157,607	4.0	%		N/A	N/A
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)		350,216	8.4	%		166,595	4.0	%		N/A	N/A
As of December 31, 2006:
Total capital (to risk weighted assets)	$	407,079	10.7	%	$	303,871	8.0	%		N/A	N/A
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)		327,991	8.6	%		151,936	4.0	%		N/A	N/A
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)		327,991	8.1	%		161,111	4.0	%		N/A	N/A
STERLING BANK:
As of June 30, 2007:
Total capital (to risk weighted assets)	$	427,223	10.9	%	$	314,845	8.0	%	$	393,556	10.0	%
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)		347,440	8.8	%		157,422	4.0	%		236,133	6.0	%
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)		347,440	8.4	%		166,399	4.0	%		207,999	5.0	%
As of December 31, 2006:
Total capital (to risk weighted assets)	$	401,511	10.6	%	$	303,449	8.0	%	$	379,312	10.0	%
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)		322,423	8.5	%		151,725	4.0	%		227,587	6.0	%
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)		322,423	8.0	%		160,879	4.0	%		201,099	5.0	%

On January 1, 2004, the Company deconsolidated the outstanding trust preferred securities from its Consolidated Financial Statements. However, trust preferred securities are still considered in calculating the Company’s Tier 1 capital ratios as permitted by the Federal Reserve rules. These rules, when fully transitioned and applicable on March 31, 2009, will limit the aggregate amount of trust preferred securities and certain other capital elements to 25% of Tier 1 capital, net of goodwill. At June 30, 2007, the entire amount of the $80.3 million of trust preferred securities outstanding would count as Tier 1 capital. The excess amount of trust preferred securities not qualifying for Tier 1 capital may be included in Tier 2 capital. This amount is limited to 50% of Tier 1 capital. Additionally, the final rules provide that trust preferred securities no longer qualify for Tier 1 capital within five years of their maturity. Under the final transitioned rules, there would not be a material impact on the Company’s consolidated capital ratios at June 30, 2007.

Dividend restrictions – Dividends paid by the Bank are subject to certain restrictions imposed by regulatory agencies. Under these restrictions there was an aggregate of approximately $112.4 million available for payment of dividends at June 30, 2007 by the Bank. At June 30, 2007, the aggregate amount of dividends, which legally could be paid without prior approval of various regulatory agencies, totaled approximately $33.7 million by the Bank.

ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This report, other periodic reports filed by us under the Exchange Act, and other written or oral statements made by or on behalf of the Company contain certain statements relating to future events and our future results which constitute forward-looking statements under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These “forward-looking statements” are typically identified by words such as “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “plans,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” or words of similar meaning, or future or conditional verbs such as “should,” “could,” or “may.”

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Forward-looking statements reflect our expectation or predictions of future conditions, events or results based on information currently available and involve risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in such statements. These risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to, the risks identified in Item 1A of this report and the following:

• general business and economic conditions in the markets we serve may be less favorable than anticipated which could decrease the demand for loan, deposit and other financial services and increase loan delinquencies and defaults;

• changes in market rates and prices may adversely impact the value of securities, loans, deposits and other financial instruments and the interest rate sensitivity of our balance sheet;

• our liquidity requirements could be adversely affected by changes in our assets and liabilities;

• the effect of legislative or regulatory developments including changes in laws concerning taxes, banking, securities, insurance and other aspects of the financial securities industry;

• competitive factors among financial services organizations, including product and pricing pressures and our ability to attract, develop and retain qualified banking professionals;

• the effect of changes in accounting policies and practices, as may be adopted by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board and other regulatory agencies; and

• the effect of fiscal and governmental policies of the United States federal government.

Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this report. We do not undertake to update forward-looking statements to reflect circumstances or events that occur after the date of this report or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events except as required by federal securities laws.

For additional discussion of such risks, uncertainties and assumptions, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

OVERVIEW

For more than 32 years, Sterling Bancshares, Inc. and Sterling Bank have served the banking needs of small to mid-sized businesses. We provide a broad array of financial services to consumers and Texas businesses through 49 banking centers in the greater metropolitan areas of Houston, San Antonio and Dallas, Texas. These cities are the 4^th, 7^th and 9^th largest, respectively, in the United States based on population according to the U.S. Census Bureau. At June 30, 2007, we had consolidated total assets of $4.4 billion, total loans of $3.3 billion, total deposits of $3.7 billion and shareholder’s equity of $445 million.

We reported net income of $13.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2007, a 16.2% increase compared to the $11.3 million reported for the second quarter of 2006. Second quarter 2007 earnings were $0.18 per diluted share, up from $0.16 per diluted share for the same quarter of 2006. Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2007 was $25.0 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, compared with $21.3 million, or $0.31 per diluted share earned for the same period in 2006.

Our second quarter results are reflective of the successful execution of our expense management initiative, the systems and operational integration of Partners Bank of Texas and favorable trends in asset quality. In addition, we completed the acquisition of MBM Advisors which provides for increased opportunities to serve the owners of small and medium-sized businesses and their employees while enhancing our non-interest income.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make a number of judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amount of assets, liabilities, income and expenses in our Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. We believe that the judgments, estimates and assumptions used in the preparation of our Consolidated Financial Statements are appropriate given the factual circumstances as of June 30, 2007.

Various elements of our accounting policies, by their nature, are inherently subject to estimation techniques, valuation assumptions and other subjective assessments. We have identified four accounting policies that, due to the judgments, estimates and assumptions inherent in those policies, and the sensitivity of our Consolidated Financial Statements to those judgments, estimates

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and assumptions, are critical to an understanding of our Consolidated Financial Statements. These policies relate to the methodology that determines our allowance for credit losses, accounting for goodwill and other intangibles, accounting for derivatives and the assumptions used in determining stock-based compensation.

These policies and the judgments, estimates and assumptions are described in greater detail in our 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K in the “Critical Accounting Policies” section of Management’s Discussion and Analysis and in Note 1 to the Consolidated Financial Statements – “Organization and Summary of Significant Accounting and Reporting Policies.”

RECENT ACCOUNTING STANDARDS

In June 2006, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Interpretation No. 48 (“FIN 48”) Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes, an interpretation of FASB Statement No. 109. FIN 48 clarifies the accounting for uncertainty in income taxes recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements in accordance with FASB Statement No. 109 (“SFAS 109”) Accounting for Income Taxes. FIN 48 clarifies the application of SFAS 109 by defining a criterion that an individual tax position must meet for any part of the benefit of that position to be recognized in an enterprise’s financial statements. Additionally, FIN 48 provides guidance on measurement, derecognition, classification, interest and penalties, accounting in interim periods, disclosure, and transition. We adopted FIN 48 on January 1, 2007. The adoption of this accounting standard did not have a material impact on our financial statements.

In September 2006, the FASB issued Statement of Accounting Standards No. 157 (“SFAS 157”) Fair Value Measurements. SFAS 157 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value in generally accepted accounting principles, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. This Statement is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management has not completed its evaluation of the impact of this statement; however, we do not expect it to be material to our financial statements.

In September 2006, the Emerging Issues Task Force (“EITF”) of the FASB ratified EITF Issue No. 06-4, Accounting for Deferred Compensation and Postretirement Benefit Aspects of Endorsement Split-Dollar Life Insurance Arrangements. EITF 06-4 provides that an employer should recognize a liability for future benefits based on the substantive agreement with the employee. The Issue should be applied to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2007, with earlier application permitted. Management has not completed its evaluation of this issue; however, we do not expect it to be material to its financial statements.

In February 2007, the FASB issued Statement of Accounting Standards No. 159 (“SFAS 159”) The Fair Value Option for Financial Assets and Financial Liabilities. SFAS 159 permits entities to choose to measure many financial instruments and certain other items at fair value. The objective is to improve financial reporting by providing entities with the opportunity to mitigate volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring related assets and liabilities differently without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. SFAS 159 is effective for financial statements issued for fiscal years beginning after November 15, 2007, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Management has not completed its evaluation of the impact of this statement; however, we do not expect it to be material to our financial statements.

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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,						Year Ended December 31,
	2007			2006			2007			2006			2006
	(Dollars and shares in thousands, except per share amounts)
INCOME STATEMENT DATA:
Net interest income	$	46,778		$	42,813		$	91,367		$	83,505		$	171,806
Provision for credit losses		1,000			1,837			1,370			3,163			4,058
Noninterest income		7,518			9,019			15,452			15,509			31,217
Noninterest expense		34,342			33,193			68,176			64,151			131,186
Income before income taxes		18,954			16,802			37,273			31,700			67,779
Net income		13,098			11,269			25,021			21,301			45,840
BALANCE SHEET DATA (at period-end):
Total assets	$	4,412,794		$	3,789,920		$	4,412,794		$	3,789,920		$	4,117,559
Total loans		3,322,544			2,880,876			3,322,544			2,880,876			3,132,567
Allowance for loan losses		33,450			31,882			33,450			31,882			32,027
Total securities		610,400			575,275			610,400			575,275			573,614
Trading assets		398			—			398			—			—
Total deposits		3,730,856			2,984,375			3,730,856			2,984,375			3,334,611
Other borrowed funds		57,840			330,700			57,840			330,700			220,675
Subordinated debt		45,408			44,358			45,408			44,358			46,135
Junior subordinated debt		82,734			52,836			82,734			52,836			56,959
Shareholders’ equity		444,979			344,014			444,979			344,014			409,285
COMMON SHARE DATA:
Earnings per share (1)
Basic shares	$	0.18		$	0.17		$	0.35		$	0.31		$	0.67
Diluted shares		0.18			0.16			0.34			0.31			0.66
Shares used in computing earnings per common share
Basic shares		73,295			68,132			72,196			68,068			68,834
Diluted shares		73,783			68,801			72,702			68,739			69,533
End of period common shares outstanding		73,057			68,116			73,057			68,116			71,001
Book value per common share at period-end
Total	$	6.09		$	5.05		$	6.09		$	5.05		$	5.76
Tangible	$	3.59		$	3.76		$	3.59		$	3.76		$	3.78
Cash dividends paid per common share	$	0.0525		$	0.047		$	0.105		$	0.093		$	0.186
Common stock dividend payout ratio		29.35	%		28.20	%		30.26	%		29.79	%		27.99	%
SELECTED PERFORMANCE RATIOS AND OTHER DATA:
Return on average common equity (2)		11.66	%		13.10	%		11.63	%		12.54	%		12.66	%
Return on average assets (2)		1.21	%		1.19	%		1.19	%		1.14	%		1.18	%
Net interest margin (3)		4.81	%		5.01	%		4.86	%		4.96	%		4.90	%
Efficiency ratio (4)		61.76	%		62.55	%		62.16	%		63.86	%		63.79	%
Full-time equivalent employees		1,048			1,015			1,048			1,015			1,074
Number of banking centers		49			40			49			40			45
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RATIOS:
Average loans to average deposits		91.08	%		96.05	%		92.09	%		95.99	%		95.85	%
Period-end shareholders’ equity to total assets		10.08	%		9.08	%		10.08	%		9.08	%		9.94	%
Average shareholders’ equity to average assets		10.38	%		9.11	%		10.27	%		9.11	%		9.33	%
Period-end tangible capital to total tangible assets		6.20	%		6.91	%		6.20	%		6.91	%		6.74	%
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets		8.89	%		9.19	%		8.89	%		9.19	%		8.64	%
Total capital to risk-weighted assets		10.91	%		11.41	%		10.91	%		11.41	%		10.72	%
Tier 1 leverage ratio (Tier 1 capital to average assets)		8.41	%		8.65	%		8.41	%		8.65	%		8.14	%
ASSET QUALITY RATIOS:
Period-end allowance for credit losses to period-end loans		1.03	%		1.14	%		1.03	%		1.14	%		1.05	%
Period-end allowance for loan losses to period-end loans		1.01	%		1.11	%		1.01	%		1.11	%		1.02	%
Period-end allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans		287.52	%		257.21	%		287.52	%		257.21	%		281.27	%
Nonperforming assets to period-end loans and foreclosed assets		0.45	%		0.48	%		0.45	%		0.48	%		0.42	%
Nonperforming loans to period-end loans		0.35	%		0.43	%		0.35	%		0.43	%		0.36	%
Nonperforming assets to period-end assets		0.34	%		0.37	%		0.34	%		0.37	%		0.32	%
Net charge-offs to average loans (2)		0.13	%		0.16	%		0.09	%		0.20	%		0.20	%

(1) The calculation of diluted EPS excludes 216,001 and 214,161 options outstanding for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, 139,025 options for the year ended 2006 and 158,232 and 128,960 options for the three and six periods ended June 30, 2006, which were antidilutive.

(2) Interim periods annualized.

(3) Taxable-equivalent basis assuming a 35% tax rate.

(4) Ratio is calculated by dividing noninterest expense less acquisition costs, an employee severance payment, and Trust Preferred Securities debt issuance costs by tax equivalent basis net interest income plus noninterest income less net gain (loss) on sales of investment securities and less net gain on sale/leaseback transactions. Prior period amounts have been restated to reflect the current methodology.

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RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

Net Income – Net income was $13.1 million for the quarter ended June 30, 2007, a 16.2% increase compared to the $11.3 million reported for the second quarter of 2006. Earnings were $0.18 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2007, up from $0.16 per diluted share for the second quarter of 2006.

Details of the changes in the various components of net income are discussed below.

Net Interest Income – Net interest income represents the amount by which interest income on interest-earning assets, including loans and securities, exceeds interest paid on interest-bearing liabilities, including deposits and borrowings. Net interest income is our principal source of earnings. Interest rate fluctuations, as well as changes in the amount and type of earning assets and liabilities, combine to affect net interest income.

Beginning in June 2004, the Federal Reserve increased overnight interest rates by 425 basis points to 5.25% at June 30, 2006. Since June 2006, overnight interest rates have remained at 5.25%. Our net interest margin benefited from these increases in short-term interest rates through the second quarter of 2006. In contrast, long-term interest rates, which are impacted by various forces including national and world-wide economies and political and monetary policies, have not increased by the same amount. At June 30, 2007, the market yield on 10-year U.S. Treasury notes was 5.03% compared with 5.15% at June 30, 2006. This has resulted in a general flattening of the interest rate yield curve. However, in the current interest rate environment, the benefit of our traditionally asset-sensitive position has been reduced but not eliminated.

Net interest income increased $4.0 million or 9.3% to $46.8 million for the three month period ended June 30, 2007 compared to the same time period in 2006. For the six month period ended June 30, 2006, net interest income was $91.4 million, an increase of $7.9 million or 9.4% compared to the same period in 2006. Our tax equivalent net interest margin was 4.81% and 4.86% for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007, respectively, compared to 5.01% and 4.96% for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2006, respectively. Changes in the mix and rate paid on interest-earning assets and liabilities influence our net interest income and net interest margin.

Total tax equivalent interest income increased $10.3 million and $20.3 million for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007, respectively, over the comparable periods in 2006 due to an increase in both the yield earned and growth in the loan portfolio. Average total loans increased $466 million or 16.5% and $422 million or 15.2% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, respectively, over the comparable periods in 2006. The tax equivalent yield earned on the average total loan portfolio increased 14 basis points and 30 basis points for the same time periods. The size of the loan portfolio during 2007 as a percentage of average interest-earning assets increased from 81% for the first six months of 2006 to 84% for the same period in 2007.

On average, the securities portfolio (including trading assets) was lower by $10.4 million or 1.7% and $30.3 million or 4.8% for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2006. We decreased the securities portfolio as a percentage of interest-earning assets through a combination of scheduled maturities, paydowns and sales of securities beginning in 2005. On average, the securities portfolio represents approximately 15% of average interest-earning assets for both the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007, down from approximately 18% for the same time periods in 2006. This decrease in average securities combined with a two basis point decrease in tax equivalent yield earned for both the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007 resulted in a decrease in interest income on securities of $151 thousand and $767 thousand, respectively, compared to the same time periods in 2006.

Total interest expense increased $6.2 million and $12.3 million for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007, respectively, over the comparable periods in 2006. Average interest-bearing liabilities for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007 increased $338 million or 14.1% and $291 million or 12.2%, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2006. The average rate paid on interest-bearing liabilities increased 51 basis points and 59 basis points for the same time frames.

The increase in interest-bearing liabilities was primarily due to an increase in average interest-bearing deposits and certificates of deposit of $577 million for the three month periods ended June 30, 2007 and $517 million for the six month period ended June 30, 2007, compared to the same periods in 2006. The average rate paid on all interest-bearing deposits increased 85 basis points and 93 basis points for the same time periods due to a change in the mix and rates paid on deposit products. The increase in average deposit balances and interest rates paid resulted in additional interest expense of $9.1 million and $17.3 million, respectively, for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007 compared to the same periods in 2006.

Increases in both average noninterest-bearing and interest-bearing deposits contributed to a decrease in average other borrowings for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007 of $258 million or 72.9% and $224 million or 61.2%, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2006. This decrease in average other borrowings resulted in a decrease in interest expense on other borrowings of $3.2 million and $4.8 million for the same time frame. The benefit of the decrease in other borrowings was partially offset by an increase in rate paid of 25 basis points and 60 basis points, respectively, for the three and six months period ended June 30, 2007 over the comparable periods in 2006.

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Average junior subordinated debt decreased $17.8 million and $2.9 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2006. The average balance decreased due to the prepayment of $29.6 million of junior subordinated debentures with an interest rate of 9.20% during the second quarter of 2006 partially offset by the issuance of $25.7 million in aggregate principle during the first quarter of 2007 with an interest rate of 6.95%. Overall, these changes resulted in a decrease in rate paid of 54 basis points for the six month period ended June 30, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006.

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Certain average balances, together with the total dollar amounts of interest income and expense and the average interest yields/rates are included below.

	Three Months Ended June 30,
	(Dollars in thousands)
	2007							2006
	Average Balance			Interest		Average Yield/Rate		Average Balance			Interest		Average Yield/Rate
Interest-Earning Assets:
Loans held for sale (1)	$	54,986		$	1,102	8.04	%	$	9,434		$	191	8.10	%
Loans held for investment (1):
Taxable		3,235,036			64,337	7.98	%		2,815,355			55,036	7.84	%
Non-taxable (2)		3,575			70	7.85	%		2,388			55	9.23	%
Securities:
Taxable		513,566			5,755	4.49	%		538,584			6,011	4.48	%
Non-taxable (2)		90,899			1,147	5.06	%		58,533			776	5.32	%
Trading assets		216			4	6.72	%		17,969			270	6.02	%
Federal funds sold		24,975			274	4.41	%		3,590			43	4.87	%
Deposits in financial institutions		648			7	4.32	%		2,678			32	4.88	%
Total interest-earning assets		3,923,901			72,696	7.43	%		3,448,531			62,414	7.26	%
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks		113,771							104,650
Premises and equipment, net		26,094							39,831
Other assets		312,052							224,804
Allowance for loan losses		(33,361	)						(31,670	)
Total noninterest-earning assets		418,556							337,615
Total assets	$	4,342,457						$	3,786,146
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits:
Demand and savings	$	1,318,839		$	7,605	2.31	%	$	1,059,200		$	3,883	1.47	%
Certificates and other time		1,188,480			13,922	4.70	%		871,336			8,542	3.93	%
Other borrowed funds		96,024			1,257	5.25	%		354,102			4,413	5.00	%
Subordinated debt		46,232			1,162	10.08	%		44,784			1,125	10.08	%
Junior subordinated debt		82,734			1,658	8.04	%		64,887			1,409	8.71	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		2,732,309			25,604	3.76	%		2,394,309			19,372	3.25	%
Noninterest-bearing sources:
Demand deposits		1,108,895							1,012,805
Other liabilities		50,515							34,155
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities		1,159,410							1,046,960
Shareholders’ equity		450,738							344,877
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	4,342,457						$	3,786,146
Tax equivalent net interest income & margin (2) (3)					47,092	4.81	%					43,042	5.01	%
Tax equivalent adjustment:
Loans					20							17
Securities					294							212
Total tax equivalent adjustment					314							229
Net interest income				$	46,778						$	42,813

(1) For the purpose of calculating loan yields, average loan balances include nonaccrual loans with no related interest income.

(2) Taxable-equivalent basis assuming a 35% tax rate.

(3) The net interest margin is equal to net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.

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	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2007							2006
	Average Balance			Interest		Average Yield/Rate		Average Balance			Interest		Average Yield/Rate
Interest-Earning Assets:
Loans held for sale (1)	$	54,238		$	2,107	7.83	%	$	8,493		$	350	8.30	%
Loans held for investment (1):
Taxable		3,147,148			124,632	7.99	%		2,771,636			105,614	7.68	%
Non-taxable (2)		3,614			141	7.87	%		2,454			111	9.12	%
Securities:
Taxable		503,444			11,216	4.49	%		547,892			12,160	4.48	%
Non-taxable (2)		92,020			2,334	5.11	%		59,634			1,592	5.38	%
Trading assets		145			5	7.16	%		18,368			570	6.26	%
Federal funds sold		18,471			422	4.61	%		3,814			85	4.52	%
Deposits in financial institutions		1,036			24	4.61	%		3,997			90	4.55	%
Total interest-earning assets		3,820,116			140,881	7.44	%		3,416,288			120,572	7.12	%
Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks		114,133							108,822
Premises and equipment, net		24,641							40,352
Other assets		298,125							225,212
Allowance for loan losses		(32,720	)						(31,438	)
Total noninterest-earning assets		404,179							342,948
Total assets	$	4,224,295						$	3,759,236
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits:
Demand and savings	$	1,273,383		$	13,644	2.16	%	$	1,054,103		$	6,960	1.33	%
Certificates and other time		1,136,877			26,272	4.66	%		839,583			15,676	3.77	%
Other borrowed funds		142,041			3,752	5.33	%		365,661			8,575	4.73	%
Subordinated debt		46,179			2,312	10.10	%		45,399			2,180	9.69	%
Junior subordinated debt		70,772			2,889	8.23	%		73,632			3,201	8.77	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		2,669,252			48,869	3.69	%		2,378,378			36,592	3.10	%
Noninterest-bearing sources:
Demand deposits		1,070,185							1,005,064
Other liabilities		50,946							33,253
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities		1,121,131							1,038,317
Shareholders’ equity		433,912							342,541
Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity	$	4,224,295						$	3,759,236
Tax equivalent net interest income & margin (2) (3)					92,012	4.86	%				$	83,980	4.96	%
Tax equivalent adjustment:
Loans					41							34
Securities					604							441
Total tax equivalent adjustment					645							475
Net interest income				$	91,367						$	83,505

(1) For the purpose of calculating loan yields, average loan balances include nonaccrual loans with no related interest income.

(2) Taxable-equivalent basis assuming a 35% tax rate.

(3) The net interest margin is equal to net interest income divided by average total interest-earning assets.

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Noninterest Income – Noninterest income consisted of the following (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended						For the Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2007			June 30, 2006			June 30, 2007		June 30, 2006
Customer service fees	$	3,330		$	3,061		$	6,705	$	5,638
Net loss on trading assets		(1	)		(167	)		—		(302	)
Net gain on the sale of loans		73			205			577		510
Bank owned life insurance		821			713			1,617		1,444
Debit card income		588			489			1,114		954
FHLB stock dividends		177			240			417		474
Other		2,530			4,478			5,022		6,791
	$	7,518		$	9,019		$	15,452	$	15,509

Customer service fees for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 increased $269 thousand and $1.1 million, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2006. This increase was due, in part, to the addition of new deposit products and changes in the application of service charges. Additionally, since the second quarter of 2006, we have completed two acquisitions which positively impacted customer service fees.

Net gain on the sale of loans decreased $132 thousand for the three month period ended June 30, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006. This decrease was due primarily to a decrease in the volume of loan sales. Net gain on the sale of loans increased $67 thousand for the six month period ended June 30, 2007 compared to the same period in 2006. This increase was primarily due to the sale of approximately $20 million of performing commercial real estate loans from the held for investment portfolio during the first quarter of 2007 as part of our ongoing management of the size, concentration, and risk profile of the commercial real estate portfolio.

Other noninterest income decreased $1.9 million and $1.8 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2006. These decreases are primarily due to a gain of $1.1 million on the sale of a multi-tenant office building during the second quarter of 2006.

Noninterest Expense – Noninterest expense consisted of the following (in thousands):

	For the Three Months Ended						For the Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2007			June 30, 2006			June 30, 2007			June 30, 2006
Salaries and employee benefits	$	19,768		$	18,822		$	39,456		$	37,497
Occupancy		4,606			4,061			8,968			7,904
Technology		2,095			1,615			4,144			3,089
Professional fees		1,078			1,473			2,023			2,898
Postage, delivery and supplies		943			903			1,754			1,693
Marketing		581			709			936			1,093
Core deposit and other intangibles amortization		517			194			937			389
Acquisition costs		166			—			920			—
Net gains and carrying costs of other real estate and foreclosed property		(40	)		(237	)		(74	)		(219	)
Other		4,628			5,653			9,112			9,807
Total	$	34,342		$	33,193		$	68,176		$	64,151

Salaries and employee benefits for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007 increased $946 thousand and $2.0 million, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2006. These increases were primarily due to the acquisition of BOTH during the third quarter of 2006 and Partners Bank during the first quarter of 2007. These acquisitions contributed approximately $1.9 million and $2.9 million, respectively, for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007. In addition, we paid $450 thousand related to an employee severance payment. Excluding acquisitions, we were able to reduce overall salaries and benefits

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through our customer focused process improvement program with particular progress in achieving planned attrition in certain back office departments, continued right-sizing of our front office banking staff, as well as the continued implementation of our disciplined expense management.

Occupancy expense for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007 increased $545 thousand or 13.4% and $1.1 million or 13.5 %, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2006. During 2006, we completed three separate sale/leaseback transactions of 18 banking centers resulting in additional rental expense which was partially offset by a reduction in depreciation. Additionally, we added nine banking offices in conjunction with two acquisitions completed since the second quarter of 2006.

Technology expense increased $480 thousand or 29.7% and $1.1 million or 34.2%, respectively, for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007 compared to the same periods in 2006. These increases were due to depreciation associated with additional hardware and customer products including an upgrade in the Bank’s deposit system in 2006 and 2007.

Professional fees decreased $395 thousand or 26.8% and $875 thousand or 30.2% for the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2006, due in part to a decrease in consulting fees. In the first quarter of 2007, we reevaluated our need for the use of consultants and other professionals and determined that in certain areas we have internal resources and skills necessary to handle these specialized tasks.

Other noninterest expense was $4.6 million and $9.1 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, respectively, down $1.0 million or 18.1% and $695 thousand or 7.1% compared with the same periods in 2006. These decreases are primarily due to our prepayment of $29.6 million of junior subordinated debt, during the second quarter of 2006, that carried a 9.20% interest rate. As a result of calling these securities, we wrote-off the remaining associated unamortized debt issuance costs totaling $1.3 million.

Income Taxes – We provided $5.9 million and $12.3 million for federal and state income taxes during the three and six month periods ended June 30, 2007, respectively, and $5.5 million and $10.4 million for the same periods of 2006. The effective tax rate for the three and six month periods in 2007 was approximately 31% and 33% as compared to 33% for the same periods in 2006. The effective tax rate for the second quarter of 2007 was reduced as a result of an amendment to the Texas Margin Tax rules passed during the second quarter that resulted in an overall reduction of approximately $350 thousand in state taxes, which we had previously recorded in the first quarter. We expect our effective tax rate to run at the 33% level for the remainder of 2007.

FINANCIAL CONDITION

Loans Held for Investment – The following table summarizes our loan portfolio by type, excluding loans held for sale (dollars in thousands):

	June 30, 2007			December 31, 2006
	Amount		%	Amount		%
Commercial and industrial	$	891,792	27.4%	$	824,494	26.8%
Real estate:
Commercial		1,368,758	42.1%		1,336,465	43.4%
Construction		671,391	20.7%		597,985	19.4%
Residential mortgage		215,256	6.6%		209,163	6.8%
Consumer/other		79,442	2.4%		79,642	2.6%
Foreign loans		24,525	0.8%		30,096	1.0%
Total loans held for investment	$	3,251,164	100.0%	$	3,077,845	100.0%

At June 30, 2007, loans held for investment were $3.3 billion, an increase of $173 million or 5.6% over loans held for investment at December 31, 2006. Loans acquired as a result of the acquisition of Partners Bank on March 30, 2007 totaled $142 million. Internal loan growth during the first half of 2007 was offset by the sale of approximately $20 million of performing commercial real estate loans from the held for investment portfolio during the first quarter of 2007 which was sold as part of our ongoing management of the size, concentration, and risk profile of the commercial real estate portfolio.

Our primary lending focus is commercial loans and owner-occupied real estate loans to businesses with annual sales ranging from $300 thousand to $35 million. Typically our customers have financing requirements between $50 thousand and $5 million. At June 30, 2007, commercial real estate loans and commercial and industrial loans were 42.1% and 27.4%, respectively, of loans held for investment.

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At June 30, 2007, loans held for investment were 87.1% of deposits and 73.7% of total assets. As of June 30, 2007, we had no material concentrations of loans. Loans held for investment were 92.3% of deposits and 74.7% of total assets at December 31, 2006.

Loans Held for Sale – Loans held for sale were $71.4 million at June 30, 2007, as compared with $54.7 million at December 31, 2006. Loans held for sale include the guaranteed portion of Small Business Administration (SBA) loans originated by the Bank and loans originated as part of the Bank’s wholesale lending operations. Due to the timing of the purchases and sales of SBA and other loans to investors, the balance of loans in the held for sale category at any given time may vary.

Loans are classified as held for sale when management has positively determined that the loans will be sold in the foreseeable future and the Company has the ability to do so. The classification may be made upon origination or subsequent to the origination or purchase. Once a decision has been made to sell loans not previously classified as held for sale, such loans are transferred into the held for sale classification and carried at the lower of cost or fair value.

Trading Assets – Trading assets increased to $398 thousand at June 30, 2007. During 2006, we significantly reduced our holdings of trading assets in response to current market conditions and our desire to reduce our holdings in these securities. We may reinvest in these assets based on market conditions.

Securities – Our securities portfolio at June 30, 2007 totaled $610 million, as compared to $574 million at December 31, 2006, an increase of $36.8 million or 6.4%. The increase in period-end securities was due, in part, to the addition of Partners Bank with a total securities portfolio of $11.0 million. We plan for minimal near-term growth in the investment portfolio based on the short-term rate cycle and the need to maintain adequate liquidity.

Net unrealized losses on the available-for-sale securities were $12.5 million at June 30, 2007 as compared to $10.2 million at December 31, 2006. Management believes that the unrealized losses on our securities portfolio were caused primarily by interest rate increases. Because the decline in market value is attributable to changes in interest rates and not credit quality, and because we have the ability and intent to hold those investments until a recovery of fair value, which may be at maturity, we do not consider those investments to be other-than-temporarily impaired at June 30, 2007.

Deposits – The following table summarizes our deposit portfolio by type (dollars in thousands):

	June 30, 2007			December 31, 2006
	Amount		%	Amount		%
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	1,144,049	30.7%	$	1,058,135	31.7%
Interest-bearing demand		1,332,469	35.7%		1,229,313	36.9%
Certificates and other time deposits
Jumbo		766,416	20.5%		610,330	18.3%
Regular		342,579	9.2%		307,419	9.2%
Brokered		145,343	3.9%		129,414	3.9%
Total deposits	$	3,730,856	100.0%	$	3,334,611	100.0%

Total deposits as of June 30, 2007 increased $396 million to $3.7 billion, up 11.9% compared to $3.3 billion at December 31, 2006. Deposits acquired in the acquisition of Partners Bank on March 30, 2007 totaled $166 million. The internal deposit growth we experienced during the first six months of 2007 was driven primarily by interest-bearing and certificates and other time deposits. The percentage of interest-bearing and noninterest-bearing demand deposits to total deposits as of June 30, 2007 was 35.7% and 30.7%, respectively, and our loan to deposit ratio remained at 89.1%.

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Other Borrowed Funds – As of June 30, 2007, we had $57.8 million in other borrowings compared to $221 million at December 31, 2006, a decrease of $163 million or 73.8%. Our primary source of other borrowings is the Federal Home Loan Bank. At June 30, 2007, borrowings under FHLB advances totaled $30.0 million with a maturity of two days and $500 thousand with a maturity of four years. The interest rate on these borrowings was 5.43% and 4.22% at June 30, 2007, respectively. We utilize these borrowings to meet liquidity needs. Maturing advances are replaced by drawing on available cash, making additional borrowings or through increased customer deposits. The decrease in borrowings was due to an increase in lower-cost interest and noninterest-bearing deposits.

ASSET QUALITY

Risk Elements – Our nonperforming and past due loans are substantially collateralized by assets, with any excess of loan balances over collateral values specifically allocated in the allowance for loan losses. On an ongoing basis we receive updated appraisals on loans secured by real estate, particularly those categorized as nonperforming loans and potential problem loans. In those instances where updated appraisals reflect reduced collateral values, an evaluation of the borrower’s overall financial condition is made to determine the need, if any, for possible write-downs or appropriate additions to the allowance for loan losses.

Potential problem loans are those loans not classified as nonperforming, but where information that is known by management indicates serious doubt that the borrower will be able to comply with the present payment terms.

Nonperforming assets and potential problem loans consisted of the following (dollars in thousands):

	June 30, 2007		December 31, 2006
Nonperforming loans:
Nonaccrual	$	10,862	$	10,611
Restructured		772		776
Real estate acquired by foreclosure		3,064		1,465
Other repossessed assets		113		404
Total nonperforming assets	$	14,811	$	13,256
Potential problem loans	$	22,775	$	32,201
Accruing loans past due 90 days or more	$	1,533	$	2,731
Period-end allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans		287.52%		281.27%
Nonperforming loans to period-end loans		0.35%		0.36%
Nonperforming assets to period-end assets		0.34%		0.32%
Nonperforming assets to period-end loans and foreclosed assets		0.45%		0.42%

Nonperforming assets were $14.8 million at June 30, 2007, a $1.6 million increase from December 31, 2006. This increase is related to two real estate secured loans totaling approximately $2.0 million included in real estate acquired by foreclosure. Accruing loans past due 90 days or more at June 30, 2007 totaled $1.5 million and consisted primarily of government guaranteed loans.

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Allowance for Credit Losses – The allowance for credit losses and the related provision for credit losses are determined based on the historical credit loss experience, changes in the loan portfolio, including size, mix and risk of the individual loans, and current economic conditions. We monitor economic conditions in our local market areas and the probable impact on borrowers, on past-due amounts, on related collateral values, on the number and size of the non-performing loans and on the resulting amount of charges-offs for the period.

The provision for credit losses for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 was $1.0 million and $1.4 million, respectively, as compared to $1.8 million and $3.2 million for the same periods in 2006. The lower provision for credit losses during the three and six months ended June 30, 2007 is reflective of the favorable improvements in net charge-offs and of the general improvement in our asset quality that has been a function of both a healthy Texas economy and a strengthening in our credit culture.

Net charge-offs were $1.0 million or 0.13% (annualized) and $1.4 million or 0.09% (annualized) of average loans for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, respectively. Net charge-offs decreased $119 thousand and $1.4 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2007, respectively, compared to the same periods in 2006. These improvements in asset quality are primarily attributable to several internal changes during the past year. Some of these changes include: implementing a consumer and micro-business loan credit scoring system, updating and revising our loan policy, standardizing our loan funding process, improving our loan approval process and enhancing our credit culture to take a more value-added risk management approach.

The allowance for loan losses at June 30, 2007 was $33.5 million and represented 1.01% of total loans. The allowance for loan losses at June 30, 2007 was 287.52% of nonperforming loans, up from 281.27% at December 31, 2006. The reserve for unfunded lending commitments remained unchanged at $927 thousand as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006.

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The following table presents an analysis of the allowance for credit losses and other related data (dollars in thousands):

	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
	2007		2006			2007		2006
Allowance for loan losses at beginning of period	$	33,487	$	31,116		$	32,027	$	31,230
Charge-offs:
Commercial, financial, and industrial		1,316		1,393			1,851		2,421
Real estate, mortgage and construction		166		439			286		1,444
Consumer		279		253			604		366
Total charge-offs		1,761		2,085			2,741		4,231
Recoveries
Commercial, financial, and industrial		541		782			947		1,167
Real estate, mortgage and construction		34		2			36		5
Consumer		149		145			315		265
Total recoveries		724		929			1,298		1,437
Net charge-offs		1,037		1,156			1,443		2,794
Allowance for credit losses associated with acquired institution		—		—			1,496		—
Provision for loan losses		1,000		1,922			1,370		3,446
Allowance for loan losses at end of period		33,450		31,882			33,450		31,882
Reserve for unfunded loan commitments at beginning of period		927		975			927		1,173
Provision for losses on unfunded loan commitments		—		(85	)		—		(283	)
Reserve for unfunded loan commitments at end of period		927		890			927		890
Total allowance for credit losses	$	34,377	$	32,772		$	34,377	$	32,772
Period-end allowance for credit losses to period-end loans		1.03%		1.14%			1.03%		1.14%
Period-end allowance for loan losses to period-end loans		1.01%		1.11%			1.01%		1.11%
Period-end allowance for loan losses to nonperforming loans		287.52%		257.21%			287.52%		257.21%
Nonperforming assets to period-end loans and foreclosed assets		0.45%		0.48%			0.45%		0.48%
Nonperforming loans to period-end loans		0.35%		0.43%			0.35%		0.43%
Nonperforming assets to period-end assets		0.34%		0.37%			0.34%		0.37%
Net charge-offs to average loans (annualized)		0.13%		0.16%			0.09%		0.20%

INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY

Interest rate risk is the risk to interest income attributed to the repricing characteristics of interest sensitive assets and liabilities. An interest sensitive asset or liability is one that experiences changes in cashflows as a direct result of changes in market interest rates.

We manage interest rate risk by positioning the balance sheet to maximize net interest income while maintaining an acceptable level of risk, remaining mindful of the relationship between profitability, liquidity and interest rate risk. The overall interest rate risk position and strategies for the management of interest rate risk are reviewed by senior management, the Asset/Liability Management Committee and our Board of Directors on an ongoing basis.

We measure interest rate risk using a variety of methodologies including, but not limited to, dynamic simulation analysis and static balance sheet rate shocks. Dynamic simulation analysis is the primary tool used to measure interest rate risk and allows us to model the effects of non-parallel movements in multiple yield curves, changes in borrower and depositor behaviors, changes in loan and deposit pricing, and changes in loan and deposit portfolio compositions and growth rates over a 24-month horizon.

We utilize static balance sheet rate shocks to estimate the potential impact on net interest income of changes in interest rates under various rate scenarios. This analysis estimates a percentage of change in these metrics from the stable rate base scenario versus alternative scenarios of rising and falling market interest rates by instantaneously shocking a static balance sheet. The following table summarizes the simulated change over a 12-month horizon as of June 30, 2007 and December 31, 2006:

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Changes in Interest Rates (Basis Points)	Increase (Decrease) in Net Interest Income
June 30, 2007
+200	0.07%
+100	-0.29%
Base	0.00%
-100	-2.12%
-200	-3.79%
December 31, 2006
+200	0.56%
+100	-0.06%
Base	0.00%
-100	-2.78%
-200	-5.27%

Each rate scenario reflects unique prepayment and repricing assumptions. Because of uncertainties related to customer behaviors, loan and deposit pricing levels, competitor behaviors, and socio-economic factors that could effect the shape of the yield curve, this analysis is not intended to and does not provide a precise forecast of the effect actual changes in market rates will have on us. The interest rate sensitivity analysis includes assumptions that (i) the composition of our interest sensitive assets and liabilities existing at period-end will remain constant over the measurement period; and (ii) changes in market rates are parallel and instantaneous across the yield curve regardless of duration or repricing characteristics of specific assets or liabilities. Further, this analysis does not contemplate any actions that we might undertake in response to changes in market factors. Accordingly, this analysis is not intended to and does not provide a precise forecast of the effect actual changes in market rates may have on us.

During July 2006, we executed a hedging strategy utilizing interest rate derivatives designed as a means to mitigate some of our asset sensitivity. We purchased an interest rate floor contract and an interest rate collar contract. These contracts were designated as cash flow hedges of the monthly interest receipts from our portfolio of variable-rate loans.

CAPITAL AND LIQUIDITY

Capital – At June 30, 2007, shareholders’ equity totaled $445 million or 10.08% of total assets, as compared to $409 million or 9.94% of total assets at December 31, 2006. Our risk-based capital ratios together with the minimum capital amounts and ratios at June 30, 2007 were as follows (dollars in thousands):

	Actual				For Minimum Capital Adequacy Purposes
	Amount		Ratio		Amount		Ratio
Total capital (to risk weighted assets)	$	429,999	10.9	%	$	315,213	8.0	%
Tier 1 capital (to risk weighted assets)		350,216	8.9	%		157,607	4.0	%
Tier 1 capital (to average assets)		350,216	8.4	%		166,595	4.0	%

See Note 14 to our Consolidated Financial Statements for further discussion of regulatory capital requirements.

Liquidity – The objectives of our liquidity management is to maintain our ability to meet day-to-day deposit withdrawals and other payment obligations, to raise funds to support asset growth, to maintain reserve requirements and otherwise operate on an ongoing basis. We strive to manage a liquidity position sufficient to meet operating requirements while maintaining an appropriate balance between assets and liabilities to meet the expectations of our shareholders. In recent years, our liquidity needs have primarily been met by growth in deposits including brokered certificates of deposit. In addition to deposits, we have access to funds from correspondent banks and from the Federal Home Loan Bank, supplemented by amortizing securities and loan portfolios. For more information regarding liquidity, please refer to our 2006 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

Sterling Bancshares must provide for its own liquidity and fund its own obligations. The primary source of Sterling Bancshares’ revenues is from dividends declared by the Bank. There are statutory and regulatory provisions that could limit the ability of the Bank to pay dividends to Sterling Bancshares. At June 30, 2007, there was an aggregate of approximately $112.4 million available

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for payment of dividends by Sterling Bank. At June 30, 2007, the aggregate amount of dividends, which legally could be paid without prior approval of various regulatory agencies, totaled $33.7 million. It is not anticipated that such restrictions will have an impact on our ability to meet our ongoing cash obligations.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK.

There have been no material changes in market risk we face since December 31, 2006. For information regarding the market risk of our financial instruments, see “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations – Interest Rate Sensitivity.” Our principal market risk exposure is to interest rates.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures – We maintain disclosure controls and procedures, as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as amended (the “Exchange Act”), that are designed to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file, furnish or submit to the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified by the Commission’s rules and forms, and that information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our principal executive and financial officers, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure. We carried out an evaluation, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our “disclosure controls and procedures” as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on that evaluation, such officers have concluded that the design and operation of these disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) of the Exchange Act) during the most recent fiscal quarter that materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

None.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Information regarding risk factors appears in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations—Forward-Looking Statements,” in Part I—Item 2 of this Form 10-Q and in Part I—Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006. There have been no material changes from the risk factors previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 2. UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS.

On April 25, 2005, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase up to 2,500,000 shares of common stock, not to exceed 500,000 shares in any calendar year. On January 29, 2007, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized an increase in the number of shares to be repurchased to adjust for the three-for-two stock split approved by the Board on October 30, 2006. The Company is now authorized to repurchase up to 3,750,000 shares of common stock, not to exceed 750,000 shares in any calendar year. The Company may repurchase shares of common stock from time to time in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions. The Company funds share repurchases from available cash or other borrowings.

The table below lists the Company’s purchases of its equity securities registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act during the quarter ended June 30, 2007:

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Weighted Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of Shares Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans	Shares That May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans
April 1, 2007 to April 30, 2007	76,500	$	11.22	1,201,500	2,548,500
May 1, 2007 to May 31, 2007	149,000	$	11.95	1,350,500	2,399,500
June 1, 2007 to June 30, 2007	316,200	$	11.46	1,666,700	2,083,300

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ITEM 3. DEFAULTS UPON SENIOR SECURITIES.

None.

ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

On April 30, 2007, we held our 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, at which meeting our Shareholders approved the following (all tabulations reflect share numbers on a post-split basis):

(a) Election of the following directors:

Class III Directors	FOR	WITHHELD
Edward R. Bardgett	59,294,967	1,868,269
Bruce J. Harper	58,663,881	2,499,355
Bernard A. Harris, Jr., MD	59,501,793	1,661,443
Glenn H. Johnson	59,037,581	2,125,655
R. Bruce LaBoon	32,074,130	29,089,106

The terms of directors George Beatty, Jr., Anat Bird, J. Downey Bridgwater, David L. Hatcher, G. Edward Powell, Raimundo Riojas, Roland X. Rodriguez, Dan C. Tutcher, and Max W. Wells continued beyond the 2007 Annual Meeting of Shareholders.

(b) Approve an amendment to our Restated and Amended Articles of Incorporation to increase the total number of shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, that we have the authority to issue from 100,000,000 shares to 150,000,000 shares:

FOR	AGAINST	ABSTAIN
60,458,163	611,606	93,467

(c) Approve an amendment to the Sterling Bancshares, Inc. 2003 Stock Incentive and Compensation Plan (the “2003 Plan”) to increase the aggregate maximum number of shares of common stock that may be issued under the 2003 Plan from 3,225,000 shares to 5,225,000 shares

FOR	AGAINST	ABSTAIN
47,907,702	3,192,981	196,048

(d) Ratify the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as our independent registered public accounting firm for our fiscal year ending December 31, 2007.

FOR	AGAINST	ABSTAIN
58,426,975	2,699,132	36,129

ITEM 5. OTHER INFORMATION.

None.

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS.

2.1	Share Exchange Agreement dated May 3, 2007, among Sterling Bancshares, Inc., MBM Advisors and the shareholders of MBM Advisors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 4, 2007).
4.1	Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust by and among Sterling Bancshares, Inc., as sponsor, Wilmington Trust Company, as institutional trustee and Delaware trustee, and the administrators named therein, dated as of March 26, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 30, 2007).
4.2	Indenture by and between Sterling Bancshares, Inc., as issuer, and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee, dated as of March 26, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 30, 2007).
4.3	Guarantee Agreement by and between Sterling Bancshares, Inc., as guarantor, and Wilmington Trust Company, as guarantee trustee, dated as of March 26, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 30, 2007).
4.4	Form of Capital Securities Certificate of Sterling Bancshares Capital Trust IV, dated March 26, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 30, 2007).
10.1	Placement Agreement by and among Sterling Bancshares, Inc., Sterling Bancshares Capital Trust IV, FTN Financial Capital Markets and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., dated March 14, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 30, 2007).
10.2	Amendment to the Severance and Non-Competition Agreement between Sterling Bancshares, Inc. and Stephen C. Raffaele, dated June 29, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 2, 2007).
10.3	Amendment to the existing common stock repurchase program, dated July 30, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 1, 2007).
11	Statement Regarding Computation of Earnings Per Share (included as Note (11) to Consolidated Financial Statements on page 16 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q).
*31.1	Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of J. Downey Bridgwater, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.
*31.2	Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of Zach L. Wasson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
**32.1	Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer.
**32.2	Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer.

* As filed herewith.

** As furnished herewith.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused the report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	STERLING BANCSHARES, INC.
Date: August 8, 2007	By:	/s/ J. Downey Bridgwater
		J. Downey Bridgwater
		Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Date: August 8, 2007	By:	/s/ Zach L. Wasson
		Zach L. Wasson
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit	Description
2.1	Share Exchange Agreement dated May 3, 2007, among Sterling Bancshares, Inc., MBM Advisors and the shareholders of MBM Advisors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 4, 2007).
4.1	Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust by and among Sterling Bancshares, Inc., as sponsor, Wilmington Trust Company, as institutional trustee and Delaware trustee, and the administrators named therein, dated as of March 26, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 30, 2007).
4.2	Indenture by and between Sterling Bancshares, Inc., as issuer, and Wilmington Trust Company, as trustee, dated as of March 26, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 30, 2007).
4.3	Guarantee Agreement by and between Sterling Bancshares, Inc., as guarantor, and Wilmington Trust Company, as guarantee trustee, dated as of March 26, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 30, 2007).
4.4	Form of Capital Securities Certificate of Sterling Bancshares Capital Trust IV, dated March 26, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 30, 2007).
10.1	Placement Agreement by and among Sterling Bancshares, Inc., Sterling Bancshares Capital Trust IV, FTN Financial Capital Markets and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., dated March 14, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 30, 2007).
10.2	Amendment to the Severance and Non-Competition Agreement between Sterling Bancshares, Inc. and Stephen C. Raffaele, dated June 29, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on July 2, 2007).
10.3	Amendment to the existing common stock repurchase program, dated July 30, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 1, 2007).
11	Statement Regarding Computation of Earnings Per Share (included as Note (11) to Consolidated Financial Statements on page 16 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q).
*31.1	Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of J. Downey Bridgwater, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer.
*31.2	Certification Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 of Zach L. Wasson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer.
**32.1	Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Executive Officer.
**32.2	Section 1350 Certification of the Chief Financial Officer.

* As filed herewith.

** As furnished herewith.

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