WSBA Western Sierra Bancorp (MM)

CAMERON PARK, Calif., Jan. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Western Sierra Bancorp (NASDAQ:WSBA), a multi-bank holding company, announced that it will broadcast its fourth quarter earnings conference call on Friday, January 27, 2006. A press release outlining the fourth quarter financial results will be distributed at 5:00 a.m. PST (8 a.m. EST) on January 27, 2006. Subsequently, the conference call will begin at 10:00 a.m. PST (1:00 p.m. EST) on January 27, 2006, and will last for approximately forty-five minutes. Investors have the opportunity to participate in the conference call by calling the number below and providing the following information: Call In #: 877-381-6419 Conference Name: Western Sierra Bancorp Leader Name: Gary Gall, President and CEO Date of Call: January 27, 2006 Time of Call: 10:00 a.m. PST (1:00 p.m. EST) Expected Duration: 45 minutes Western Sierra Bancorp is comprised of Western Sierra Bank, Lake Community Bank, Central California Bank, and Auburn Community Bank and has assets exceeding $1.2 billion. The Company operates in the counties of El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento, Lake, Stanislaus, San Joaquin, Calaveras, Amador, Contra Costa and Tuolumne. For additional information and press releases regarding Western Sierra Bancorp, visit the Company's web site at http://www.westernsierrabancorp.com/. DATASOURCE: Western Sierra Bancorp CONTACT: Gary D. Gall or Anthony J. Gould, +1-530-677-5600, both of Western Sierra Bancorp Web site: http://www.westernsierrabancorp.com/

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