X0306 5 2013-12-31 0 0 0000891106 STERLING FINANCIAL CORP /WA/ STSA 0001343400 Eckhardt Ezra 111 N. WALL STREET SPOKANE WA 99201 1 COO - Sterling Financial Corp. Common Stock 2013-12-31 5 J 0 1577 0 A 13340 I 401k Plan Common Stock (ESPP) 2013-12-31 5 J 0 57 0 A 1090 D Common Stock 63222 D Common Stock 925 I Spouse IRA This amount reflects shares owned in the executive's individual account under Sterling's 401k Plan at 12/31/13. Shares acquired under the Sterling Financial Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan as a result of reinvested cash dividends paid in 2013. /s/ Lara L. Hemingway, attorney-in-fact 2014-02-13