Northern Empire Bancshares, Declaration of Stock Dividend SANTA ROSA, Calif., March 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The Board of Directors of Northern Empire Bancshares (OTC:NREB) (BULLETIN BOARD: NREB) , the parent company of Sonoma National Bank, has declared a 5% stock dividend to shareholders of record on May 2, 2005. The distribution of new shares will be mailed directly from our transfer agent on approximately May 31, 2005. DATASOURCE: Northern Empire Bancshares CONTACT: Jane M. Baker, SVP & Chief Financial Officer of Northern Empire Bancshares, +1-707-568-1950, or fax, +1-707-579-5621 Web site: http://snbank.com/

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