Western Sierra Bancorp Schedules Third Quarter 2005 Earnings Release And Conference Call

CAMERON PARK, Calif., Oct. 4  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Western Sierra Bancorp (NASDAQ:WSBA), a multi-bank holding company, announced that it will broadcast its third quarter earnings conference call on October 19, 2005.

A press release outlining the third quarter financial results will be distributed immediately after close of market on October 19, 2005. Subsequently, the conference call will begin at 4:30 p.m. EST, 1:30 p.m. PST on October 19, 2005, 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 # : [phone]
   Conference Name: (Western Sierra Bancorp)
   Leader Name: (Gary Gall, President and CEO)
   Date of Call: (October 19, 2005)
   Time of Call: (1:30 p.m. PST) (4:30 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.

This document may contain forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those projected. For a discussion of factors that could cause actual results to differ, please see the publicly available Securities and Exchange Commission filings of Western Sierra Bancorp, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004, and particularly the discussion of risk factors.

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, [phone], of Western

Sierra Bancorp



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

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