Northern Empire Bancshares (OTC Bulletin Board: NREB) Announces Sonoma National Bank Assets Top $1 Billion in August 2004 SANTA ROSA, Calif., Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Bank, headquartered in Sonoma County, has eight North Bay locations. Sonoma National Bank opened for business in January 1985. July 2004 marked the opening of the Bank's first Marin County branch in San Rafael. Further expansion into Bay Area markets is planned for 2004 and 2005. Sonoma National Bank is a full service bank specializing in SBA, Commercial Real Estate and Residential Construction Loans. Three of its eight offices are in supermarkets. The bank has SBA Loan Production Offices in Santa Rosa, San Rafael, Walnut Creek and Sacramento, California and Phoenix, Arizona. For more information, visit our Web site at http://www.snbank.com/ or contact Debbie Meekins, President and CEO, 707-579-2265. DATASOURCE: Sonoma National Bank CONTACT: Debbie Meekins, President and CEO, +1-707-579-2265 Web site: http://snbank.com/

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