Current Report Filing (8-k)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report: March 16, 2015

(Date of earliest event reported)

Umpqua Holdings Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)



OREGON (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	001-34624 (Commission File Number)	93-1261319 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

One SW Columbia, Suite 1200

Portland, Oregon 97258

(address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)

(503) 727-4100

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:



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Item 8.01	Other Events.

On March 16, 2015, Umpqua Holdings Corporation announced that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.15 per common share payable on April 15, 2015, to shareholders of record as of March 31, 2015.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.





	UMPQUA HOLDINGS CORPORATION (Registrant)
Dated: March 16, 2015	By: /s/ Andrew H. Ognall Andrew H. Ognall Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary