EX-1 2 a2052988zex-1.htm EXHIBIT 1 Prepared by MERRILL CORPORATION

Exhibit 1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation of our report dated May 23, 2001, included in this Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 2000, into Mid-State Bank's previously filed Registration Statements which follow:

Registration Form
   File No.
   Effective Date
Form S-8   333-38584   June 5, 2000
Form S-4   333-81531   June 25, 1999
Form S-4   333-48181   March 18, 1998
Form S-8   333-29161   June 13, 1997
Form S-4   333-16951   November 27, 1996

ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP

Los Angeles, California
June 27, 2001

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