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: July 29, 2008
(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)

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Item 7.01            Regulation FD Disclosure.

    On Tuesday, July 29, 2008, beginning at approximately 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Umpqua Holdings Corporation President and Chief Executive Officer Raymond P. Davis will give a presentation of Umpqua's business strategies and financial performance at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods 9^th Annual 2008 Community Bank Investor Conference at The Waldorf Astoria Hotel, New York, New York. A copy of the presentation 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; web cast information is provided at www.kbw.com/news/conferenceCommunity.html.

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 of the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	UMPQUA HOLDINGS CORPORATION (Registrant)
Dated: July 29, 2008	By:   /s/ Kenneth E. Roberts                        Kenneth E. Roberts       Assistant Secretary