TriCo Bancshares Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend

Business Wire, May 20, 2009

CHICO, Calif. -- The Board of Directors of TriCo Bancshares (NASDAQ:TCBK), parent company of Tri Counties Bank, declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.13 (thirteen cents) per share at its meeting held on May 19, 2009. The dividend is payable on June 30, 2009 to holders of record at the close of business on June 5, 2009.

TriCo Bancshares and Tri Counties Bank are headquartered in Chico, California. Tri Counties Bank has a 34-year history in the banking industry. Tri Counties Bank operates 32 traditional branch locations and 25 in-store branch locations in 23 California counties, and as of December 31, 2008, had approximately $2.0 billion in assets. Tri Counties Bank offers financial services and provides a diversified line of products and services to consumers and businesses, which include demand, savings and time deposits, consumer finance, online banking, mortgage lending, and commercial banking throughout its market area. It operates a network of 64 ATMs and a 24-hour, seven days a week telephone customer service center. Brokerage services are provided at the Bank’s offices by the Bank’s association with Raymond James Financial, Inc. For further information please visit the Tri Counties Bank web-site at http://www.tricountiesbank.com.