Approval of proposal by Comerica Incorporated

The following press release was published by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System on July 13, 2011. It is reproduced in full below.

The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday announced its approval of the proposal by Comerica Incorporated, Dallas, Texas, to acquire Sterling Bancshares, Inc. and its subsidiary bank, Sterling Bank, both of Houston Texas.

Attached is the Board's Order relating to this action.

Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System