FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   THOMAS H. LEE ADVISORS, LLC 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 04/18/2014 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol UMPQUA HOLDINGS CORP [UMPQ] (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O THOMAS H. LEE PARTNERS, L.P., 100 FEDERAL STREET, 35TH FLOOR 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) BOSTON, MA 02110 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) ___ Form filed by One Reporting Person _X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 21,647,448 (2) (3) I See footnotes (1) (3) (6)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Warrant	10/21/2010	08/26/2017	Common Stock	2,473,278 (4)	$ 12.88 (5)	I	See Footnotes (4) (6)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
THOMAS H. LEE ADVISORS, LLC C/O THOMAS H. LEE PARTNERS, L.P. 100 FEDERAL STREET, 35TH FLOOR BOSTON, MA 02110	Â	  X	Â	Â
Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund VI, L.P. C/O THOMAS H. LEE PARTNERS, L.P. 100 FEDERAL STREET, 35TH FLOOR BOSTON, MA 02110	Â	  X	Â	Â
Thomas H. Lee Parallel Fund VI, L.P. 100 FEDERAL STREET, 35TH FLOOR BOSTON, MA 02110	  X	  X	Â	Â
Thomas H. Lee Parallel (DT) Fund VI, L.P. 100 FEDERAL STREET C/O THOMAS H. LEE PARTNERS, L.P. BOSTON, MA 02110	Â	  X	Â	Â
THL Managers VI, LLC C/O THOMAS H. LEE PARNTERS, L.P. 100 FEDERAL STREET, 35TH FLOOR BOSTON, MA 02110	Â	  X	Â	Â
THL Sterling Equity Investors, L.P. C/O THOMAS H. LEE PARNTERS, L.P. 100 FEDERAL STREET, 35TH FLOOR BOSTON, MA 02110	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

THOMAS H. LEE ADVISORS, LLC, By: THL Holdco, LLC its Managing Member, /s/ Charles P. Holden, Managing Director		04/28/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	See Exhibit 99.1 for text of footnote (1)
(2)	See Exhibit 99.1 for text of footnote (2)
(3)	See Exhibit 99.1 for text of footnote (3)
(4)	See Exhibit 99.1 for text of footnote (4)
(5)	See Exhibit 99.1 for text of footnote (5)
(6)	See Exhibit 99.1 for text of footnote (6)
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