AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER BY AND BETWEEN STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND EMPIRE FEDERAL BANCORP, INC.Stockholders Agreement • November 15th, 2002 • Empire Federal Bancorp Inc • Savings institution, federally chartered • Washington
Contract Type FiledNovember 15th, 2002 Company Industry JurisdictionThis AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER, dated as of September 19, 2002 (this "Agreement"), is entered into by and between Sterling Financial Corporation, a Washington corporation ("Sterling") and Empire Federal Bancorp, Inc., a Delaware corporation ("Empire").