Banner Corporation Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.25 Per Share, Schedules 4Q17 Conference Call and Webcast

Banner Corporation (NASDAQ GSM:BANR), the parent company of Banner Bank and Islanders Bank, today announced that its Board of Directors declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of $0.25 per share.  The dividends will be payable January 18, 2018, to common shareholders of record on January 9, 2018. 

Banner Corporation also announced that it will report its fourth quarter 2017 results after the market closes on Wednesday, January 24, 2018.  Management will host a conference call on Thursday, January 25, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. PST (11:00 a.m. EST) to discuss the results.  The call will also be broadcast live via the internet.

Interested investors may listen to the call live at www.bannerbank.com.  Investment professionals are invited to dial [phone] to participate in the call.  A replay will be available for one week at [phone] using access code 10115119 or at www.bannerbank.com.

About the Company

Banner Corporation is a $10.4 billion bank holding company operating two commercial banks in four 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.

This press release contains statements that the Company believes are “forward-looking statements.” These statements relate to the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance or business. You should not place undue reliance on these statements, as they are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results and performance in future periods may be materially different from any future results or performance suggested by the forward-looking statements in this release. Factors that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to, those identified in our risk factors contained in Banner Corporation’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2016.  Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this release. Banner Corporation expressly disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements found herein to reflect any changes in the Company’s expectations of results or any change in events.

Contact:

Mark J. grescovich,President & CEOLloyd W. Baker, CFO(509) 527-3636