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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: September 28, 2020
(Date of earliest event reported)


Umpqua Holdings Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Oregon
001-34624
93-1261319
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)(Commission File Number)(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)

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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
TITLE OF EACH CLASSTRADING SYMBOLNAME OF EXCHANGE
Common StockUMPQThe NASDAQ Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company [ ]

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. [ ]




Item 8.01         Other Events.

On September 28, 2020, Umpqua Holdings Corporation (the "Company) announced that the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary Umpqua Investments, Inc., entered into an agreement to sell substantially all of the assets of Umpqua Investments, Inc. to Steward Partners. A copy of the press release is included as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01
Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d)
EXHIBITS
104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)



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:  September 28, 2020
By:/s/ Andrew H. Ognall
Andrew H. Ognall
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary