Banner Corporation to Attend Sandler O'Neill West Coast Financial Services Conference

WALLA WALLA, Wash., March 04, 2016 -- Banner Corporation (NASDAQ GSM:BANR), the parent company of Banner Bank and Islanders Bank, today announced that Mark J. Grescovich, President and CEO, and executive management are scheduled to attend the Sandler O'Neill West Coast Financial Services Conference being held on March 7-8, 2016 at the Grand Del Mar in San Diego, CA. 

For more information on the conference, or to schedule a one-on-one meeting, please contact your Sandler O’Neill representative. 

About the Company

On October 1, 2015, Banner Corporation completed the acquisition of AmericanWest Bank which was merged into Banner Bank, a transformational merger that brought together two financially strong, well-respected institutions and created a leading Western bank. Banner Corporation is now a $9.8 billion bank holding company operating two commercial banks in five Western states through a network of branches offering a full range of deposit services and business, commercial real estate, construction, residential, agricultural and consumer loans. Visit Banner Bank on the Web at www.bannerbank.com.

CONTACT:
MARK J. GRESCOVICH, 
PRESIDENT & CEO
LLOYD W. BAKER, CFO
(509) 527-3636