Sterling Bancshares, Inc. to Release Earnings on October 22, 2009

• Press Release
• Source: Sterling Bancshares, Inc.
• On 11:52 am EDT, Tuesday October 6, 2009

HOUSTON, Oct. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sterling Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBIB - News) will report earnings for the third quarter of 2009 on Thursday morning, October 22, 2009, before the market opens.

Management of Sterling will host a conference call for investors and analysts that will be broadcast live via the Internet on Thursday, October 22, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. To participate in the question and answer session of the conference call, dial (480) 293-0631.

To listen to this conference call live via the Internet, please visit the Investor Relations section of the Company's web site at www.banksterling.com at least fifteen minutes prior to the call to register, download and install any necessary audio software. An audio archive of the call will also be available on the web site beginning Friday, October 23, 2009.

A telephone replay of the conference call will be available beginning Thursday, October 22, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. until Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. Central Time by dialing (800) 475-6701. The access code for the replay is 118311.

Sterling Bancshares, Inc. is a Houston-based bank holding company with total assets of $4.9 billion, which operates 60 banking offices in the greater metro areas of Houston, San Antonio, Dallas and Ft. Worth, Texas. The Company's common stock is traded through the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "SBIB". For more information on Sterling Bancshares, please visit the Company's web site at www.banksterling.com.

    For More Information Contact:
    Chris Reid, Vice President
    Investor Relations
    (713) 507-2873

    Media:
    Graham Painter, Executive Vice President
    Director of Corporate Communications
    (713) 507-2770

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