Item 2.02 and Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, except as shall be expressly provided by specific reference in such filing.
 
 
 
SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
Dated:  November 2, 2009
STERLING BANCSHARES, INC.
     
     
     
 
By:
 /s/ Zach L. Wasson
 
  
Zach L. Wasson
   
Executive Vice President and
   
Chief Financial Officer
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
EXHIBIT INDEX
 
 
Exhibit
Number
  
Description of Exhibit
     
99.1
  
Press Release dated November 2, 2009.