Western Sierra Bancorp Reschedules Fourth Quarter 2005 Earnings Release and Conference Call to Tuesday January 31

CAMERON PARK, Calif., Jan. 26  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In order to finalize the year end audit process, Western Sierra Bancorp (NASDAQ:WSBA), a multi-bank holding company, announced that it will reschedule its fourth quarter earnings conference call, previously scheduled to occur on Friday January 27, to Tuesday, January 31, 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 31, 2006. Subsequently, the conference call will begin at 9:00 a.m. PST (12:00 p.m. EST) on January 31, 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 31, 2006)
  Time of Call:  (9:00 a.m. PST) (12:00 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:  Anthony J. Gould of Western Sierra Bancorp, [phone]



Web site:  http://www.westernsierrabancorp.com/ 

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