HOUSTON - Sterling Bancshares, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBIB) will make a presentation at the KBW Honor Roll and Fifth Annual Community Bank Investor Conference in New York on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 at 10:50 a.m. Eastern Time. J. Downey Bridgwater, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Stephen C. Raffaele, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer will make Sterling's presentation.

Interested individuals may listen to a live audio webcast of the presentation by visiting www.kbw.com. After the conference, the presentation will be archived for 30 days. There is no charge to listen to the webcast.

Sterling Bancshares, Inc. is a Houston-based bank holding company that operates 37 banking offices in the greater metro areas of Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio. Sterling's common stock is traded through the Nasdaq National Market System under the symbol SBIB. For more information on Sterling Bancshares, please visit the Company's web site at www.banksterling.com.