AMENDED AND RESTATED INVESTMENT AGREEMENT dated as of May 5, 2010 between Sterling Financial Corporation and Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund VI, L.P. Thomas H. Lee Parallel Fund VI, L.P. and Thomas H. Lee Parallel (DT) Fund VI, L.P.Investment Agreement • May 6th, 2010 • Sterling Financial Corp /Wa/ • Savings institutions, not federally chartered • New York
The undersigned officer of Sterling Financial Corporation (the “Corporation”), on behalf of the Corporation, does hereby certify that the following correctly sets forth an amendment to the Corporation’s Restated Articles of Incorporation.
