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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001401099-08-000016
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	DFAN14A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20080425
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20080425
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20080425

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Childress Patricia
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001401099

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DFAN14A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		BUSINESS PHONE:		(559)920-1330

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		356 NORTH PORTER ROAD PMB #148
		CITY:			PORTERVILLE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			93257

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			SIERRA BANCORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001130144
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				330937517
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			CA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		DFAN14A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-33063
		FILM NUMBER:		08776753

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		86 NORTH MAIN STREET
		CITY:			PORTERVILLE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			93257
		BUSINESS PHONE:		5597824900

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		86 NORTH MAIN STREET
		CITY:			PORTERVILLE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			93257
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<DESCRIPTION>DEFINITIVE ADDITIONAL PROXY SOLICITING MATERIALS FILED BY NON-MANAGEMENT INCLUDING RULE 14(A)(12) MATERIAL.
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="center"><b>UNITED STATES</b></p>

<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="center"><b>SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION</b></p>

<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="center"><b>Washington, D.C.
20549</b></p>

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  <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><B><font size="4">SCHEDULE 14A</font></B><font size="4">
  </font></p>
  <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b><font size="3">(Rule 14a-101)</font></b></DIV>
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align=center>
  <p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><B><font size="3">INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT</font></B><font size="3"> </font></DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" align=center><B>SCHEDULE 14A
INFORMATION</B> </DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 12pt" align=center><B>Proxy Statement
Pursuant to Section14(a) of the</B><BR><B>Securities Exchange Act of
1934</B> </DIV>
<DIV align=center>
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    <TD vAlign=middle align=left colSpan=3 height="1" width="309">Filed by the Registrant&nbsp;<FONT
      face=Wingdings>o</FONT></TD>
    <TD height="1" width="17"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left height="1" width="19"></TD>
    <TD height="1" width="585"></TD>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=left height="15" width="282"></TD>
    <TD height="15" width="17"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left height="15" width="19"></TD>
    <TD height="15" width="585"></TD>
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    <TD vAlign=middle align=left colSpan=3 height="17" width="309">Filed by a
    Party other than the Registrant
 <FONT face=Wingdings>x</FONT></TD>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=left height="15" width="282"></TD>
    <TD height="15" width="17"></TD>
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    <TD vAlign=top height="15" width="17"></TD>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=left colSpan=3 height="15" width="309">Check the appropriate box:</TD>
    <TD height="15" width="17"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left height="15" width="19"></TD>
    <TD height="15" width="585"></TD>
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      <DIV align=left>&nbsp;</DIV></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top height="26" width="17">&nbsp;<DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"> </DIV></TD>
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 <FONT
      face=Wingdings>o</FONT></p>


    </TD>
    <TD height="26" width="6"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=middle align=left height="26" width="282">Preliminary Proxy Statement </TD>
    <TD height="26" width="17"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=middle align=left height="26" width="19">
 <FONT
      face=Wingdings>o</FONT></TD>
    <TD height="26" valign="middle" width="585">Confidential, for Use of the
    Commission Only </TD>
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    <TD vAlign=top height="26" width="17">
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"> </DIV></TD>
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 <FONT
      face=Wingdings>o</FONT></p>

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    <TD height="26" width="6"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=middle align=left height="26" width="282">Definitive Proxy Statement </TD>
    <TD height="26" width="17"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left height="26" width="19"></TD>
    <TD height="26" width="585" valign="top">(as permitted by Rule 14a-6(e)(2))</TD>
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      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"> </DIV></TD>
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 <FONT
      face=Wingdings>o</FONT></p>

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    <TD height="22" width="6"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=middle align=left height="22" width="282">Definitive Additional Materials</TD>
    <TD height="22" width="17"></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left height="22" width="19"></TD>
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<DIV style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 14pt" align=center>SIERRA BANCORP</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" align=center>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 1px; WIDTH: 100%; BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 1px solid"></DIV></DIV>
<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" align=center>(Name of Registrant as Specified In
Its Charter)</DIV>
<DIV style="MARGIN-TOP: 12pt; FONT-SIZE: 10pt" align=center><b> PATRICIA L.
  CHILDRESS AND CAROL A. BATES </b></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt" align=center>(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy
Statement, if Other than the Registrant)</DIV>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=left colSpan=5>Payment of Filing Fee (Check the
      appropriate box):</TD></TR>
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 <FONT face=Wingdings>x</FONT></TD>
    <TD vAlign=middle align=left colSpan=5>No fee required.</TD></TR>
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      face=Wingdings>o</FONT></TD>
    <TD vAlign=middle align=left colSpan=5>Fee computed on table below per
      Exchange Act Rules14a-6(i)(1) and 0-11.</TD></TR>
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      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"> </DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right>(1</TD>
    <TD vAlign=top>)</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left>Title of each class of securities to which
      transaction applies:</TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR>
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    <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=top align=left
    colSpan=7></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"> </DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right>(2</TD>
    <TD vAlign=top>)</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left>Aggregate number of securities to which
      transaction applies:</TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR>
  <TR style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
    <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=top align=left
    colSpan=7></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"> </DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right>(3</TD>
    <TD vAlign=top>)</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left>Per unit price or other underlying value of
      transaction computed pursuant to Exchange Act Rule 0-11 (Set forth
      the amount on which the filing fee is calculated and state how it was
      determined):</TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR>
  <TR style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
    <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=top align=left
    colSpan=7></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"> </DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right>(4</TD>
    <TD vAlign=top>)</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left>Proposed maximum aggregate value of
    transaction:</TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR>
  <TR style="FONT-SIZE: 1px">
    <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=top align=left
    colSpan=7></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"> </DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right>(5</TD>
    <TD vAlign=top>)</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left>Total fee paid:</TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR>
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    <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=top align=left
    colSpan=7></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><FONT
      face=Wingdings>o</FONT></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left colSpan=5>Fee paid previously with preliminary
      materials:</TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top"><FONT
      face=Wingdings>o</FONT></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left colSpan=5>Check box if any part of the fee is
      offset as provided by Exchange Act Rule 0-11(a)(2) and identify the
      filing for which the offsetting fee was paid previously. Identify the
      previous filing by registration statement number, or the form or schedule
      and the date of its filing.</TD></TR>
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      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
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    <TD vAlign=top></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"> </DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right>(1</TD>
    <TD vAlign=top>)</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left>Amount Previously Paid:</TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR>
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    <TD style="BORDER-TOP: #000000 1px solid" vAlign=top align=left
    colSpan=7></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"></DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left></TD></TR>
  <TR vAlign=bottom>
    <TD vAlign=top>
      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0px; TEXT-INDENT: 0px"> </DIV></TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=right>(2</TD>
    <TD vAlign=top>)</TD>
    <TD></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left>Form, Schedule or Registration Statement
  No.:</TD></TR>
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="center"><u><b>IMPORTANT MESSAGE
ABOUT YOUR INVESTMENT IN SIERRA BANCORP</b><br>
&nbsp;</u></p>

<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="center"><b>Patricia L.
Childress</b><br>
c/o The Altman Group, Inc.<br>
1200 Wall Street West<br>
Lyndhurst, NJ 07071</p>

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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">April 22, 2008<br>
<br>
Dear Fellow Stockholder:<br>
<br>
My name is Patricia L. Childress (Trish) and you may have recently seen an
announcement that I am seeking a seat on the board at Sierra Bancorp, the Bank
of the Sierra's parent company. My family has been a significant investor in
Sierra Bancorp for over 30 years and my recently deceased brother Greg Childress
served proudly on the board for over 10 years.</p>

<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">My sister, Carol Bates, and I are
working together in seeking your proxy to vote your shares in support of my
election to the board of directors. Very soon you will be receiving our proxy
statement and white proxy card asking you to sign, date and return the proxy
card supporting me.&nbsp; I look forward to speaking with you, my fellow
stockholders, and encourage you to contact me.</p>

<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">As the largest stockholders of Sierra
Bancorp stock (12.5%), Carol and I have been very concerned with the actions of
the current board over the last year and feel that a stockholder representative
needs to be on the board to protect your best interests. In our opinion, the
current board has engaged in excessive compensation practices and has a poor
corporate governance culture.</p>

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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">For example, in its review of Sierra
Bancorp published on May 10, 2007 one of the world's leading independent proxy
advisory services, Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), did not rate the
board highly, giving them negative assessments in 4 of 8 criteria.
Interestingly, as to the director nomination process, ISS observed that the
board does not have a formal nominating committee but rather the whole board
acts as the nominating committee. The problem with this practice is that,
without a committee comprised only of independent directors, the board's
accountability to shareholders suffers and the board members can insulate their
positions from shareholder involvement.</p>

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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0">Furthermore, ISS recommended that
Sierra Bancorp stockholders vote against the stock incentive plan because of the
resulting high dilution levels affecting all of us. And a significant block of
the non-management investors did, in fact, vote against the plan. (The executive
officers and directors at the time of last year's stockholder meeting owned
2,162,739 voting shares and they claim that shareholders friendly to management
own another substantial number. Of course, as the beneficiaries of the plan,
these shares were voted in favor of the plan.) The voting data below was taken
from Sierra Bancorp's own 10-Q filed in June of 2007.</p>
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    <p align="center"><u><b>2007 Stock Incentive Plan:</b></u><br>
    For: 4,278,205 shares<br>
    Against: 1,869,045 shares<br>
    Abstain: 99,978 shares</p>
    <p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b>Over 30% of the shares that voted last year were not in
    favor of the plan!! In fact, if you take out</b><p align="center" style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0"><b>&nbsp;the officers, directors and
    their friends' shares, who voted for it?</b></td>
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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="center"><u><b>IMPORTANT
MESSAGE ABOUT YOUR INVESTMENT IN SIERRA BANCORP</b></u></p>

<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="left"><br>
This sizable opposition should have clearly sent a message to our board that
investors are not happy. Well...you would think it would.<br>
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Sierra Bancorp, our Company, is owned by its stockholders and it is the board's
duty to act in <u><b>all </b></u>our best interests. Most of the members of the current board
have been directors for over 30 years. Can they really call themselves
independent with such long tenures? I have tried to work with the members of the
current board. We shared with them our concerns and requested that they nominate
me to board. I was rebuffed. The board never bothered to contact me, let alone
interview me for a board seat, and it is standard procedure to interview
potential board candidates.</p>

<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="left">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="left">We need a strong,
independent board that will act in the best interests of <u><b>all </b></u>stockholders. As
the largest stockholders in the Company my sister and I have a vested interest
in making sure that happens. Please contact my proxy firm, The Altman Group,
toll free at (866) 387-0017 if you have any questions or need any assistance.</p>

<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="left">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="left">Sincerely, </p>

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<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="left">&nbsp;</p>

<p style="margin-top: 0; margin-bottom: 0" align="left">Trish Childress</p>

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<br>
YOU ARE URGED TO READ THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT WHEN IT BECOMES AVAILABLE,
AS WELL AS ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION, BECAUSE THE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER DOCUMENTS WILL CONTAIN
IMPORTANT INFORMATION, INCLUDING INFORMATION RELATING TO PATRICIA CHILDRESS AND
CAROL BATES IN OUR PROXY SOLICITATION OF THE SHAREOWNERS OF SIERRA BANCORP FOR
USE AT BANCORP'S MAY 21, 2008 ANNUAL MEETING. WHEN COMPLETED, THE DEFINITIVE
PROXY STATEMENT AND A FORM OF PROXY WILL BE MAILED TO ALL SHAREOWNERS OF BANCORP
AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR FREE, ALONG WITH ANY OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS, AT THE
SEC'S WEBSITE AT SEC.GOV/EDGAR/SEARCHEDGAR/COMPANYSEARCH.HTML&nbsp; YOU MAY ALSO
ACCESS THE SEC WEBSITE TO REVIEW DISCLOSURES REGARDING OUR SHARE HOLDIINGS AS
FILED IN OUR FORM 13D AND FORMS 3 AND 4.</p>

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