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Issuer:     SIERRA BANCORP (BSRR)
CIK:        0001130144
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-07-27T12:41:46+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-086869
Event type: other
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.30
Item codes: 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Sierra Bancorp adopts Director Emeritus retirement plan with 3-year 50% retainer benefit
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- Eligible directors with 10+ years service (or 5+5) can retire as Director Emeritus and receive 50% of annual cash retainer for 3 years.
- Upon Change in Control, all non-employee directors get 1.5x annual retainer lump sum, replacing other benefits.
- Plan includes non-compete, non-disparagement, confidentiality obligations, and board observer rights.
- Plan effective July 23, 2026; administered by Board or committee.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130144/000110465926086869/0001104659-26-086869-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130144/000110465926086869/bsrr-20260723x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-086869

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