Banner Corporation Announces 4Q07 Conference Call And Webcast
Walla Walla, WA - Banner Corporation (NASDAQ: BANR), the parent of Banner Bank and Islanders Bank, today announced that it will report earnings for the fourth quarter of 2007 after the market closes on Tuesday, January 22, 2008. Management will host a conference call on Wednesday, January 23 at 6:00 a.m. PST (9:00 a.m. EST) to discuss the results. The call will also be broadcast live via the internet.
Investment professionals are invited to dial 303-262-2130 at 6:00 a.m. PST (9:00 a.m. EST) to access the call. All current and prospective shareholders are welcome to listen to the live call or replay through a webcast posted on the Banner Bank’s website, www.bannerbank.com. An archived recording of the call can be accessed by dialing 303-590-3000, access code 11104221#, until Wednesday, January 30, 2008.
Banner Corporation is a $4.3 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.
Statements concerning future performance, developments or events, expectations for earnings, growth and market forecasts, and any other guidance on future periods, constitute forward-looking statements, which are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that are beyond the Company's control and might cause actual results to differ materially from the expectations and stated objectives. Factors which could cause actual results to differ materially include, but are not limited to, regional and general economic conditions, changes in interest rates, deposit flows, demand for mortgages and other loans, real estate values, competition, loan delinquency rates, changes in accounting principles, practices, policies or guidelines, changes in legislation or regulation, other economic, competitive, governmental, regulatory and technological factors affecting operations, pricing, products and services and Banner's ability to successfully resolve the outstanding credit issues and recover check kiting losses. Accordingly, these factors should be considered in evaluating the forward-looking statements, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Banner undertakes no responsibility to update or revise any forward-looking statements.