BSRR Sierra Bancorp

PORTERVILLE, Calif., Jan. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of the Sierra is pleased to announce the promotion of the following principal officers: Kenneth R. Taylor, Chief Financial Officer to Executive Vice President James F. Gardunio, Chief Credit Officer to Executive Vice President Prior to the promotion, Mr. Taylor and Mr. Gardunio were Senior Vice Presidents. "This action was taken by the Board of Directors to recognize these officers for their increased level of responsibility as the bank has grown larger and more complex," stated President and Chief Executive Officer James C. Holly. Mr. Holly added, "This recognition is well deserved and it follows the conclusion of a highly successful 2005 fiscal year." About Bank of the Sierra With $1 billion in assets and strong performance ratios, Bank of the Sierra operates as the largest independent community bank headquartered in California's Heartland. The Bank operates nineteen branch offices, two Agricultural Credit centers, and one SBA Loan center. For more information visit the web site at http://www.bankofthesierra.com/ or call 888-454-BANK. About Sierra Bancorp Sierra Bancorp (NASDAQ:BSRR) is the holding company for Bank of the Sierra. In June 2005, Sierra Bancorp was added to the Russell 2000 index based on relative growth in market capitalization. In its July 2005 edition, US Banker magazine ranked Sierra Bancorp as the nation's 8th best performing publicly-traded community bank based on three-year average return on equity. DATASOURCE: Bank of the Sierra CONTACT: Matthew Hessler, Marketing Officer of Bank of the Sierra, +1-559-782-4900, or 888-454-BANK Web site: http://www.bankofthesierra.com/

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