Sierra Bancorp Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
January 18 2019 - 8:01AM
Business Wire
Sierra Bancorp (Nasdaq:BSRR), parent of Bank of the Sierra,
today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a regular
quarterly cash dividend of $0.18 per share, which represents an
increase of $0.02 per share, or 12.5%, relative to quarterly
dividends paid in 2018. The dividend, which will be paid on
February 14, 2019 to shareholders of record as of January 31, 2019,
was approved subsequent to the Board’s review of the Company’s
financial performance and capital strength for the quarter ended
December 31, 2018. Counting dividends paid by Bank of the Sierra
prior to the formation of Sierra Bancorp, the Company has paid
regular cash dividends to shareholders every year since 1987,
comprised of annual dividends through 1998 and quarterly dividends
since then. The dividend noted in today’s announcement marks the
Company’s 80th consecutive quarterly cash dividend.
Sierra Bancorp is the holding company for Bank of the Sierra
(www.bankofthesierra.com), which is in its 42nd year of operations
and is the largest independent bank headquartered in the South San
Joaquin Valley. Bank of the Sierra is a community-centric regional
bank, which offers a full range of retail and commercial banking
services through full-service branches located within the counties
of Tulare, Kern, Kings, Fresno, Los Angeles, Ventura, San Luis
Obispo and Santa Barbara. The Bank also maintains an online branch,
and provides specialized lending services through an agricultural
credit center and an SBA center. In 2018, Bank of the Sierra was
recognized as one of the strongest and top-performing community
banks in the country, with a 5-star rating from Bauer Financial and
a Sm-All Star award from Sandler O’Neill.
Forward-Looking
Statements
The statements contained in this release that are not historical
facts are forward-looking statements based on management's current
expectations and beliefs concerning future developments and their
potential effects on the Company. Readers are cautioned not to
unduly rely on forward looking statements. Actual results may
differ from those projected. These forward-looking statements
involve risks and uncertainties including but not limited to the
Company’s ability to maintain current dividend payments or increase
dividend payouts to shareholders, the Company’s ability to generate
adequate financial results, changes in economic conditions,
interest rates and loan portfolio performance, and other factors
detailed in the Company’s SEC filings. Sierra Bancorp undertakes no
responsibility to update or revise any forward-looking
statements.
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Kevin McPhaill, President/Chief Executive Officer(559) 782-4900
or (888) 454-BANKwww.sierrabancorp.com
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