WALLA WALLA, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Banner Corporation (BANR), the parent company of Banner Bank and Islanders Bank, today announced its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $12.50 per share on the Companys Fixed Rate Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A. The dividend is payable November 15, 2012, to preferred shareholders of record on October 31, 2012.

About the Company

Banner Corporation is a $4.2 billion bank holding company operating two commercial banks in Washington, Oregon and Idaho. Banner serves the Pacific Northwest region with 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.

Banner Corporation
Mark J. Grescovich, President & CEO
Lloyd W. Baker, CFO
509-527-3636

Source: Banner Corporation