HOUSTON, July 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Sterling Bancshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: SBIB) will report earnings for the second quarter of 2011 on Tuesday morning, July 19, 2011, before the market opens.

Management of Sterling will not be hosting a conference call. For more financial information on Sterling, please refer to the Investor Relations section of the Company's website at www.banksterling.com.

About Sterling Bancshares

Sterling Bancshares, Inc. is a Houston-based bank holding company with total assets of $5.0 billion, which operates 57 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 Contact:
Chris Reid, Vice President
Director of Investor Relations
(713) 507-2873

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

SOURCE Sterling Bancshares, Inc.