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: October 19, 2016

(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 Street, Suite 1200

Portland, Oregon 97258

(address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)

(503) 727-4100

(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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Item 2.02	Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On October 19, 2016, Umpqua Holdings Corporation issued a press release announcing third quarter 2016 financial results. The release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information included in the press release is considered to be "furnished" under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). Umpqua Holdings Corporation will include final financial statements and additional analyses for the quarter ended September 30, 2016 as part of its quarterly report on Form 10-Q covering that period.



Item 7.01	Regulation FD Disclosure.

Umpqua Holdings Corporation is filing an investor slide presentation that it intends to review in conjunction with its earnings release conference call on October 20, 2016. The slides are included as Exhibit 99.2 to this report and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liability of that section, and shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other document filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.



Item 9.01	Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)	EXHIBITS
	99.1 Press Release announcing third quarter 2016 financial results dated October 19, 2016
	99.2 Third quarter 2016 Investor Presentation

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: October 19, 2016	By: /s/ Andrew H. Ognall Andrew H. Ognall Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		Press Release announcing third quarter 2016 financial results dated October 19, 2016
99.2		Third quarter 2016 Investor Presentation