SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 8-K/A
(Amendment No. 1)
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 25, 2011
SIERRA BANCORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| California | 000-33063 | 33-0937517 |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(Commission File No.) | (I.R.S. Employee Identification No.) |
86 North Main Street, Porterville,
CA 93257
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
(559) 782-4900
(Registrant’s telephone number including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report) Not applicable
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Explanatory Note
This Form 8-K/A is being filed as an amendment to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 25, 2011 (the “Original Form 8-K”) by Sierra Bancorp (the “Company”) solely for the purpose of disclosing the determination of the Company’s Board of Directors with respect to the frequency of shareholder advisory votes on executive compensation. This Form 8-K/A does not amend or modify the Original Form 8-K in any other respect.
Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
| (d) | At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Company held on May 25, 2011, the Company’s shareholders recommended, on an advisory basis, that the Company’s future advisory votes on executive compensation should be held once every year. Consistent with the shareholder recommendation, the Company’s Board of Directors determined that it will hold an advisory vote on executive compensation once every year. |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
| SIERRA BANCORP | ||
| Dated: March 22, 2012 | By: | /s/ Kenneth R. Taylor |
| Kenneth R. Taylor Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer | ||
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