UNITED STATES ~~SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION~~

~~WASHINGTON,~~SECURITIES ~~D.C.~~AND ~~20549~~EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~April 19~~May 5, 2011

STERLING BANCSHARES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Texas	001-34768	74-2175590
TEXAS		001-34768	74-2175590
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	~~(Commission File Number)~~	(~~IRS~~Commission ~~Employer~~File ~~Identification No.~~Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

2950 North Loop West, Suite 1200

Houston, Texas 77092

(Address of ~~Principal~~principal ~~Executive~~executive ~~Office~~offices) ~~and~~ (Zip Code)

(713) 466-8300

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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~~ITEM~~Item 25.~~02.~~07 ~~RESULTS~~SUBMISSION OF ~~OPERATIONS~~MATTERS ~~AND~~TO ~~FINANCIAL~~A ~~CONDITION~~VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.

OnAt ~~April~~the ~~19,~~special ~~2011,~~meeting of shareholders (the “Special Meeting”) of Sterling Bancshares, Inc. ~~issued~~(the a“Company”), ~~press~~held ~~release~~on ~~announcing~~May 5, ~~results~~2011, ~~for~~ the ~~quarterly~~Company’s ~~period~~shareholders ~~ended~~approved ~~March~~the Agreement ~~31,~~and ~~2011. A~~Plan ~~copy~~ of ~~the~~Merger, ~~press~~as ~~release~~amended, isdated ~~attached~~ as ~~Exhibit~~of ~~99.1~~January 16, ~~hereto~~2011 (the “Merger Agreement”) by and isamong ~~hereby~~Comerica ~~incorporated~~Incorporated ~~herein~~and bythe ~~reference~~Company.

~~ITEM~~The ~~9.01.~~vote ~~FINANCIAL~~tabulation ~~STATEMENTS~~with ~~AND~~respect ~~EXHIBITS~~to the Merger Agreement was: 86,697,984 votes cast “For” the Merger Agreement, 511,392 votes cast “Against” and 539,955 “Abstaining”.

~~(d)~~The ~~Exhibits.~~shareholders ~~The~~of ~~following~~the ~~materials~~Company ~~are~~also ~~furnished~~voted asto ~~exhibits~~approve the proposal to ~~this~~adjourn ~~Current~~the ~~Report~~Special onMeeting, ~~Form~~if ~~8-K:~~necessary or appropriate, for the purpose of soliciting additional proxies (the “Adjournment Proposal”).

Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
99.1		Press Release dated April 19, 2011.

The special meeting was not adjourned to a later date. The vote tabulation with respect to the Adjournment Proposal was: 80,587,707 votes cast “For” the Adjournment Proposal, 6,629,595 votes cast “Against” and 532,030 “Abstaining”.

~~As provided in General Instruction B.2 to Form 8-K, the information furnished in~~ Item 28.~~02 and Exhibit 99~~01.1 ~~hereto~~OTHER shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission, except as shall be expressly provided by specific reference in such filingEVENTS.

On May 5, 2011, the Company issued a news release announcing the results of the Special Meeting. A copy of the news release is attached herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01

FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

(d) Exhibits:


Exhibit No.		Description of Exhibit

99.1		News Release dated May 5, 2011.

SIGNATURE

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.

Dated: April 19, 2011	STERLING BANCSHARES, INC.
				Sterling Bancshares, Inc.
	By:	/s/ Zach L. Wasson
Dated: May 6, 2011			By:	/s/ James W. Goolsby, Jr.
		Zach L. Wasson Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
				James W. Goolsby, Jr.
				Executive Vice President
				and General Counsel

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number		Description of Exhibit
ExhibitNo.		Description of Exhibit
99.1		~~Press~~News Release dated ~~April~~May 195, 2011.

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