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):
December 7, 2012
TriCo Bancshares
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California | 0-10661 | 94-2792841 | ||
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File No.) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | ||
63 Constitution Drive, Chico, California | 95973 | |||
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
Registrants telephone number, including area code: (530) 898-0300
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Item 8.01: Other Events
The Board of Directors of TriCo Bancshares (NASDAQ: TCBK), parent company of Tri Counties Bank, declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 (nine cents) per share at its meeting held on December 7, 2012. The dividend is payable on December 31, 2012 to holders of record at the close of business on December 20, 2012.
Item 9.01: Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) | Exhibits |
99.1 | Press release dated December 10, 2012 |
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: December 10, 2012 | /s/ Thomas J. Reddish | |||||
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. (December 10, 2012) The Board of Directors of TriCo Bancshares (NASDAQ: TCBK), parent company of Tri Counties Bank, declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.09 (nine cents) per share on December 7, 2012. The dividend is payable on December 31, 2012 to holders of record at the close of business on December 20, 2012.
TriCo Bancshares and Tri Counties Bank are headquartered in Chico, California. Tri Counties Bank has a 37-year history in the banking industry. It operates 41 traditional branch locations and 25 in-store branch locations in 23 California counties. 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 72 ATMs and a 24-hour, seven days-a-week telephone customer service center. Brokerage services are provided by the Banks investment services affiliate, Raymond James Financial Services, Inc. For further information please visit the Tri Counties Bank web site at http://www.tricountiesbank.com.