September 11, 2013 Umpqua Holdings Corporation One SW Columbia Street, Suite 1200 Portland, OR 97258 Sterling Financial Corporation 111 North Wall Street Spokane, WA 99201 RE: Investor Letter AgreementInvestment Agreement • September 17th, 2013 • Umpqua Holdings Corp • Savings institution, federally chartered
Contract Type FiledSeptember 17th, 2013 Company IndustryReference is made to the Merger Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between Sterling Financial Corporation ("Sterling") and Umpqua Holdings Corporation ("Umpqua") (the "Merger Agreement"); capitalized terms have the meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement. The signatory hereto ("Holder") is a party to a Second Amended and Restated Investment Agreement with Sterling, dated May 25, 2010, as amended (the "Investment Agreement").
September 11, 2013 Umpqua Holdings Corporation One SW Columbia Street, Suite 1200 Portland, OR 97258 Sterling Financial Corporation 111 North Wall Street Spokane, WA 99201 RE: Investor Letter AgreementUmpqua Holdings Corp • September 17th, 2013 • Savings institution, federally chartered
Company FiledSeptember 17th, 2013 IndustryReference is made to the Merger Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, between Sterling Financial Corporation ("Sterling") and Umpqua Holdings Corporation ("Umpqua") (the "Merger Agreement"); capitalized terms have the meanings ascribed to them in the Merger Agreement. Warburg Pincus Private Equity X, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership (together with Warburg Pincus X Partners, L.P., an affiliated Delaware limited partnership, "Holder") is a party to an Investment Agreement with Sterling, dated May 25, 2010, as amended (the "Investment Agreement").