Sierra Bancorp Announces Voting Results From 2009 Annual Meeting
June 24 2009 - 6:49AM
PR Newswire (US)
PORTERVILLE, Calif., June 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sierra
Bancorp (NASDAQ:BSRR), parent of Bank of the Sierra, today
announced that the incumbent directors on the Company's 2009 ballot
were re-elected by an overwhelming 83% majority of shares voted.
Albert L. Berra, Vincent L. Jurkovich, and Gordon T. Woods were all
elected to continue to serve as directors of the Company until the
2011 annual meeting of shareholders. Robert H. Tienken, whose name
was also on the ballot and received a majority of votes, retired
prior to the election date for health reasons and passed away on
May 12, 2009. The terms of the following directors, who were
re-elected last year, will continue until the 2010 shareholders
meeting: Morris A. Tharp, James C. Holly, Robert L. Fields, and
Lynda B. Scearcy. In addition to the election of the incumbent
directors, the amendment of the Company's Articles of Incorporation
to authorize the issuance of serial preferred stock was approved by
a majority of outstanding shares, and the selection of Vavrinek,
Trine, Day & Co., LLP as independent registered public
accountants for Sierra Bancorp was ratified by a majority of votes
cast. Sierra Bancorp is the holding company for Bank of the Sierra
(http://www.bankofthesierra.com/), which is in its 32nd year of
operations and is the largest independent bank headquartered in the
South San Joaquin Valley. The Company has over $1.3 billion in
total assets with 23 branch offices, an agricultural credit center,
an SBA center, an online "virtual" branch, and over 400 employees.
DATASOURCE: Sierra Bancorp CONTACT: Ken Taylor, EVP/CFO, or Kevin
McPhaill, EVP/Chief Banking Officer, both of Sierra Bancorp,
+1-559-782-4900, 1-888-454-BANK Web Site:
http://www.bankofthesierra.com/
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