WSBA Western Sierra Bancorp (MM)

Western Sierra Bancorp Schedules Second Quarter 2004 Earnings Release and Conference Call CAMERON PARK, Calif., July 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Western Sierra Bancorp (NASDAQ:WSBA), a multi-bank holding company, announced that it will broadcast its second quarter 2004 earnings conference call on Monday, July 19. A press release outlining the second quarter financial results will be distributed immediately after close of market on July 19, 2004. Subsequently, the conference call will begin at 4:30 p.m. EDT, 1:30 p.m. PDT on July 19, 2004, and will last for approximately forty-five minutes. Investors have the opportunity to participate in the conference call by calling the number below and providing the following information: Call In #: 877-381-6419 Conference Name: (Western Sierra Bancorp) Leader Name: (Gary Gall, President and CEO) Date of Call: (July 19, 2004) Time of Call: (1:30 p.m. PDT) (4:30 p.m. EDT) Expected Duration: (45 minutes) Western Sierra Bancorp is comprised of Western Sierra Bank, Lake Community Bank, Central California Bank, and Auburn Community Bank and has assets exceeding $1 billion. The Company operates in the counties of El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, Lake, Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Calaveras, Amador, Contra Costa, Tuolumne, and Butte. This document may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. For a discussion of factors that could cause actual results to differ, please see the publicly available Securities and Exchange Commission filings of Western Sierra Bancorp, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003, and particularly the discussion of risk factors. For additional information and press releases regarding Western Sierra Bancorp, visit the Company's web site at http://www.westernsierrabancorp.com/. DATASOURCE: Western Sierra Bancorp CONTACT: Gary D. Gall or Anthony J. Gould, both of Western Sierra Bancorp, +1-530-677-5600 Web site: http://www.westernsierrabancorp.com/

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