Business Combinations

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Business Combinations

Note 2 - Business Combinations

On January 21, 2014, TriCo announced that it had entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization under which it would acquire North Valley Bancorp. North Valley Bancorp shareholders will receive a fixed exchange ratio of 0.9433 shares of TriCo common stock for each share of North Valley Bancorp common stock, which would provide North Valley Bancorp shareholders with aggregate ownership, on a pro forma basis, of approximately 28.6% of the common stock of the combined company. Based on TriCo’s closing stock price of $27.66 on January 17, 2014, North Valley Bancorp shareholders would have received consideration valued at approximately $26.09 per share.

The merger will not be completed unless a number of customary closing conditions are met, including, among others, approval of the merger by shareholders of both companies, the registration of the offering of the TriCo common stock to the North Valley Bancorp shareholders under the Securities Act of 1933, receipt of required regulatory and other approvals and the expiration of applicable statutory waiting periods, the accuracy of specified representations and warranties of each party, the receipt of tax opinions confirming certain tax aspects of the merger, North Valley Bancorp’s satisfaction of certain financial measures shortly prior to closing, and the absence of any injunctions or other legal restraints. If the Merger Agreement is terminated, under certain circumstances, TriCo could be required to pay a termination fee to North Valley Bancorp equal to $3,800,000.

TriCo has agreed to appoint three North Valley Bancorp directors to TriCo’s board upon closing of the merger. The merger is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2014, subject to approval of the merger by shareholders of both companies, receipt of required regulatory and other approvals and satisfaction of customary closing conditions.

North Valley Bancorp, headquartered in Redding, California, is the parent of North Valley Bank and had approximately $917.8 million in assets and 22 commercial banking offices in Shasta, Humboldt, Del Norte, Mendocino, Yolo, Sonoma, Placer and Trinity Counties in Northern California at December 31, 2013. In connection with the acquisition, North Valley Bank will merge into Tri Counties Bank.

As of December 31, 2013, on a pro forma consolidated basis with North Valley, TriCo would have had approximately $3.61 billion in assets.