Sierra Bancorp

Sierra Bancorp is a California corporation, and is a registered bank holding company under federal banking laws. It was formed to serve as the holding company for Bank of the Sierra (the “Bank”), and has been the Bank’s sole shareholder since August 2001. At the present time, Sierra Bancorp’s only other subsidiaries are Sierra Statutory Trust II and Sierra Capital Trust III, which were formed in March 2004 and June 2006, respectively, solely to facilitate the issuance of trust-preferred securities. The Bank offers a full range of retail and commercial banking services primarily to communities in Tulare, Kern, Fresno, Kings Counties and, in Southern California. It currently operates 28 full service branches and an internet branch.