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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: March 2, 2009
(Date of earliest event reported)

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

OREGON    000-25597    93-1261319 
(State or Other Jurisdiction of    (Commission File    (I.R.S. Employer 
Incorporation or Organization)    Number)    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:

[ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

[ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a -12)

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Item 7.01       Regulation FD Disclosure.

On Wednesday, March 4, 2009, beginning at approximately 8 a.m. Eastern Time, Umpqua Holdings Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer Raymond P. Davis is scheduled to give a presentation of Umpqua's business strategies and financial performance at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods Regional Bank Conference at The Langham Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts. A copy of the presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and will be available on Umpqua’s investor relations web site at www.umpquaholdingscorp.com. The conference is for invited guests of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods only; the following is a link to register for a webcast of the presentation: http://cc.talkpoint.com/keef001/030409a_rl/.

Item 9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits.

             (a)     

Not applicable.

  (b)     

Not applicable.

  (c)     

Not applicable.

  (d)     

Exhibits.

  99.1 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:    March 2, 2009    By:/s/ Kenneth E. Roberts                 
              Kenneth E. Roberts 
               Assistant Secretary