HOUSTON, July 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sterling Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBIB) will report earnings for the second quarter of 2009 on Tuesday morning, July 21, 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 Tuesday, July 21, 2009, at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time. To participate in the question and answer session of the conference call, dial (480) 629-9027.

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 Wednesday, July 22, 2009.

A telephone replay of the conference call will be available beginning Tuesday, July 21, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. until Tuesday, July 28, 2009 at 11:59 p.m. Central Time by dialing (800) 475-6701. The access code for the replay is 106511.

Sterling Bancshares, Inc. is a Houston-based bank holding company with total assets of $5.1 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

SOURCE Sterling Bancshares, Inc.