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Issuer:     SIERRA BANCORP (BSRR)
CIK:        0001130144
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-12-28T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001558370-23-020024
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.60
Item codes: 1.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Sierra Bancorp sells 13 branch properties for $19.9M in sale-leaseback; records $14.3M gain
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- Total sale price $19.9M for 13 California branches; first tranche closed Dec 21, 2023, second tranche expected early Q1 2024.
- Proceeds in excess of book value of approx $14.3M; first full-year rent ~$1.7M pre-tax, offset by $0.3M depreciation elimination.
- Bank will lease each property for 18 years with renewal options; no branch closures or market exits.
- Evaluating potential sale of securities portfolio in loss position to offset some of the gain.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130144/000155837023020024/0001558370-23-020024-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1130144/000155837023020024/bsrr-20231221x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001558370-23-020024

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