UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):
March 7, 2006
TriCo Bancshares
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California 0-10661 94-2792841
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(State or other (Commission File No.) (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
63 Constitution Drive, Chico, California 95973
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:(530) 898-0300
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Item 8.01: Other Events
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The Board of Directors of TriCo Bancshares (NASDAQ: TCBK), parent company
of Tri Counties Bank, declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.12 (twelve cents)
per share at its meeting held on March 7, 2006. The dividend is payable on March
31, 2006 to holders of record at the close of business on March 10, 2006.
Item 9.01: Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(c) Exhibits
99.1 Press release dated March 9, 2006
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
TRICO BANCSHARES
Date: March 10, 2006 By: /s/ Thomas J. Reddish
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Thomas J. Reddish, Executive Vice
President and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer)
Exhibit 99.1
TRICO BANCSHARES ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND
PRESS RELEASE Contact: Thomas J. Reddish
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Executive Vice President & CFO
(530) 898-0300
CHICO, Calif. - (March 9, 2006) - The Board of Directors of TriCo Bancshares
(NASDAQ: TCBK), parent company of Tri Counties Bank, declared a quarterly cash
dividend of $0.12 (twelve cents) per share at its meeting held on March 7, 2006.
The dividend is payable on March 31, 2006 to holders of record at the close of
business on March 10, 2006.
TriCo Bancshares and Tri Counties Bank are headquartered in Chico, California.
Tri Counties Bank has a 31-year history in the banking industry. Tri Counties
Bank operates 32 traditional branch locations and 17 in-store branch locations
in 22 California counties, and as of December 31, 2005, had over $1.8 billion in
assets. Tri Counties Bank offers financial services and provides a diversified
line of products and services to consumers and businesses, which include demand,
savings and time deposits, consumer finance, online banking, mortgage lending,
and commercial banking throughout its market area. It operates a network of 56
ATMs and a 24-hour, seven days a week telephone customer service center.
Brokerage services are provided at the Bank's offices by the Bank's association
with Raymond James Financial, Inc. For further information please visit the Tri
Counties Bank web-site at http://www.tricountiesbank.com.