Banner Corporation to Present at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Community Bank Investor Conference

  Banner Corporation to Present at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Community Bank
  Investor Conference

Keefe, Bruyette & Woods' 13th Annual Community Bank Investor Conference

Business Wire

WALLA WALLA, Wash. -- July 24, 2012

Banner Corporation (NASDAQ:BANR), the parent company of Banner Bank and
Islanders Bank, today announced that Mark J. Grescovich, President and CEO, is
scheduled to present at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods 13th Annual Community Bank
Investor Conference in New York.

Banner’s presentation is on Wednesday, August 1, 2012, at 1:30 p.m. EDT. The
live and archived presentation can be viewed at
http://wsw.com/webcast/kbw4/banr/ or at www.bannnerbank.com.

About the Company

Banner Corporation is a $4.22 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.

Contact:

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