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10-K - FORM 10-K - STERLING FINANCIAL CORP /WA/d10k.htm
EX-99.2 - SECTION 111 CERTIFICATION - STERLING FINANCIAL CORP /WA/dex992.htm
EX-31.1 - SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION - STERLING FINANCIAL CORP /WA/dex311.htm
EX-23.1 - CONSENT OF BDO SEIDMAN, LLP - STERLING FINANCIAL CORP /WA/dex231.htm
EX-10.8 - FORM OF AMENDED AND RESTATED DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN - STERLING FINANCIAL CORP /WA/dex108.htm
EX-31.2 - SECTION 302 CERTIFICATION - STERLING FINANCIAL CORP /WA/dex312.htm
EX-10.7 - 1998 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN - STERLING FINANCIAL CORP /WA/dex107.htm
EX-12.2 - RETURN ON AVERAGE ASSETS - STERLING FINANCIAL CORP /WA/dex122.htm
EX-32.1 - SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION - STERLING FINANCIAL CORP /WA/dex321.htm
EX-32.2 - SECTION 906 CERTIFICATION - STERLING FINANCIAL CORP /WA/dex322.htm
EX-12.3 - RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND PREFERRED DIVIDENDS - STERLING FINANCIAL CORP /WA/dex123.htm
EX-99.1 - SECTION 111 CERTIFICATION - STERLING FINANCIAL CORP /WA/dex991.htm
EX-21.1 - LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES - STERLING FINANCIAL CORP /WA/dex211.htm
EX-10.9 - 2001 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN - STERLING FINANCIAL CORP /WA/dex109.htm
EX-10.12 - FORM OF SUPPLEMENTAL EXECUTIVE RETIREMENT PLAN - STERLING FINANCIAL CORP /WA/dex1012.htm
EX-10.10 - 2003 LONG TERM INCENTIVE PLAN - STERLING FINANCIAL CORP /WA/dex1010.htm

EXHIBIT 12.1

STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION

COMPUTATION OF RETURN ON AVERAGE COMMON SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

For the Year Ended December 31, 2009

 

Date

   Shareholders’ Equity    Number of Days    YTD Weighted Average

01/01/2009

   849,070,922    1    849,070,922

01/14/2009

   849,071,366    13    11,037,927,755

01/15/2009

   852,120,718    1    852,120,718

01/28/2009

   852,121,115    13    11,077,574,491

01/30/2009

   851,430,732    2    1,702,861,464

01/31/2009

   851,430,732    1    851,430,732

02/01/2009

   851,430,732    10    8,514,307,320

02/11/2009

   851,430,969    4    3,405,723,878

02/15/2009

   851,613,016    10    8,516,130,163

02/25/2009

   851,613,972    2    1,703,227,944

02/27/2009

   850,503,727    1    850,503,727

02/28/2009

   850,523,727    1    850,523,727

03/01/2009

   850,523,727    3    2,551,571,181

03/04/2009

   850,527,222    7    5,953,690,554

03/11/2009

   850,527,362    4    3,402,109,450

03/15/2009

   826,852,990    3    2,480,558,971

03/18/2009

   826,855,331    7    5,787,987,319

03/25/2009

   826,855,730    6    4,961,134,379

03/31/2009

   829,108,020    1    829,108,020

04/01/2009

   829,108,069    7    5,803,756,481

04/08/2009

   829,108,291    7    5,803,758,040

04/15/2009

   828,400,117    7    5,798,800,821

04/22/2009

   828,402,262    8    6,627,218,096

04/30/2009

   827,182,576    1    827,182,576

05/01/2009

   827,182,576    12    9,926,190,906

05/13/2009

   827,183,064    2    1,654,366,127

05/15/2009

   819,965,507    16    13,119,448,104

05/30/2009

   818,248,380    1    818,248,380

06/01/2009

   818,248,380    11    9,000,732,175

06/12/2009

   818,248,481    3    2,454,745,442

06/15/2009

   796,641,512    4    3,186,566,046

06/19/2009

   796,641,656    11    8,763,058,211

06/30/2009

   803,375,387    1    803,375,387

07/01/2009

   803,375,387    7    5,623,627,706

07/08/2009

   803,375,487    7    5,623,628,406

07/15/2009

   794,828,584    15    11,922,428,753

07/30/2009

   793,881,932    2    1,587,763,863

08/01/2009

   793,881,932    4    3,175,527,726

08/05/2009

   793,882,113    7    5,557,174,791

08/12/2009

   793,882,352    3    2,381,647,056

08/15/2009

   787,419,371    16    12,598,709,936

08/31/2009

   786,257,039    1    786,257,039

09/01/2009

   786,257,039    14    11,007,598,550

09/15/2009

   341,860,116    1    341,860,116

09/16/2009

   341,860,256    7    2,393,021,795

09/23/2009

   341,860,356    7    2,393,022,491

09/30/2009

   372,233,170    1    372,233,170


EXHIBIT 12.1, Continued

 

Date

   Shareholders’ Equity    Number of Days    YTD Weighted Average  

10/01/2009

   372,233,170    13      4,839,031,209   

10/14/2009

   372,235,507    1      372,235,507   

10/15/2009

   325,952,991    6      1,955,717,944   

10/21/2009

   325,953,389    6      1,955,720,332   

10/28/2009

   325,956,097    3      977,868,291   

10/30/2009

   323,657,574    2      647,315,149   

11/01/2009

   323,657,574    3      970,972,723   

11/04/2009

   323,657,872    7      2,265,605,107   

11/11/2009

   323,658,163    4      1,294,632,651   

11/15/2009

   272,737,559    10      2,727,375,587   

11/25/2009

   272,737,589    5      1,363,687,947   

11/30/2009

   271,346,713    1      271,346,713   

12/01/2009

   271,346,713    8      2,170,773,707   

12/09/2009

   271,346,853    6      1,628,081,120   

12/15/2009

   39,838,999    1      39,838,999   

12/16/2009

   39,839,365    6      239,036,188   

12/22/2009

   39,839,365    1      39,839,365   

12/23/2009

   39,839,415    7      278,875,903   

12/30/2009

   39,839,445    1      39,839,445   

12/31/2009

   29,111,673    1      29,111,673   

preferred

   294,135,948      
          

total equity

   323,247,621      
          

Cumulative total

   365      240,636,416,465   
                

Divide by number of days

     365   
              

Average common shareholders’ equity

     659,277,853   
              

Net income available to common shares outstanding

   $ (855,463,000

Return on average common shareholders’ equity

     -129.8