Sterling Bancshares, Inc. to Present at Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods Community Bank Conference

Sterling Bancshares, Inc. to Present at Keefe, Bruyette, & Woods Community
Bank Conference

HOUSTON, July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sterling Bancshares, Inc.
(Nasdaq: SBIB) will make a presentation at the KBW Community Bank Conference
in New York on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 at 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time. J. Downey
Bridgwater, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Zach L.
Wasson, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer will make
Sterling's presentation.
Interested individuals may listen to a live audio webcast of the
presentation by visiting http://cc.talkpoint.com/KEEF001/072908a_ak/. After
the conference, the presentation will be archived for approximately sixty
days. There is no charge to listen to the webcast.
About Sterling Bancshares
Sterling Bancshares, Inc., is a Houston-based bank holding company with
total assets of $4.9 billion which operates 59 banking centers in the greater
metropolitan areas of Houston, San Antonio, Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas
through its subsidiary Sterling Bank. The Company's common stock is traded
through the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol "SBIB".
For More Information Contact:
Chris Reid, Vice President of Investor Relations
713-507-2873
SOURCE Sterling Bancshares, Inc.

Chris Reid, Vice President of Investor Relations of Sterling Bancshares, Inc.,
+1-713-507-2873