BANR Banner Corporation

Banner Corporation (Nasdaq:BANR), the parent of Banner Bank, today announced that it will report its fourth quarter results before the market opens on Thursday, January 26, 2006. This will be followed by a conference call at 8:00 a.m. PST (11:00 a.m. EST). The call also will be broadcast live via the Internet. The conference call can be accessed by dialing 303-262-2142. To listen to the call online, go to the company's website at www.bannerbank.com or to www.fulldisclosure.com. Institutional investors may access the call via the subscriber-only site, www.streetevents.com. An archived recording of the call can be accessed by dialing 303-590-3000, access code 11049572#, until Thursday, February 2, 2006 or via the Internet at www.fulldisclosure.com. Banner Corporation is the parent of Banner Bank, a commercial bank that operates a total of 57 branch offices and twelve loan offices in 24 counties 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.