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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:12pt;">Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) </font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">July 22, 2019</font>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">000-33063</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">86 North Main Street, Porterville, CA&nbsp;&nbsp;93257</font></p>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):</font>
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			<font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:9pt;"><font style="display:inline;font-family:Segoe UI Symbol;">&#x2610;</font><font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:4pt;text-align:left"></font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</font></font>
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			<font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:9pt;"><font style="display:inline;font-family:Segoe UI Symbol;">&#x2610;</font><font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:4pt;text-align:left"></font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</font></font>
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			<font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:9pt;"><font style="display:inline;font-family:Segoe UI Symbol;">&#x2610;</font><font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:4pt;text-align:left"></font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))</font></font>
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			<font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:9pt;"><font style="display:inline;font-family:Segoe UI Symbol;">&#x2610;</font><font style="text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt; padding-right:4pt;text-align:left"></font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))</font></font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#xA7;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (&#xA7;240.12b-2 of this chapter).</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Emerging growth company </font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Segoe UI Symbol;">&#x2610;</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;">If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. </font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Segoe UI Symbol;">&#x2610;</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;">Securities registered pursuant to Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Act: </font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;">Item 4.01<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12pt;;font-size: 12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font>Changes in Registrant&#x2019;s Certifying Accountant</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:12pt;">On July 22, 2019, Vavrinek, Trine, Day &amp; Company (&#x201C;VTD&#x201D;) resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm of Sierra Bancorp (the &#x201C;Company&#x201D;).&nbsp;&nbsp;VTD recently entered into an agreement with Eide Bailly LLP (&#x201C;Eide Bailly&#x201D;), pursuant to which Eide Bailly acquired the operations of VTD, and certain of the professional staff and partners of VTD joined Eide Bailly either as employees or partners of Eide Bailly and will continue to practice as members of Eide Bailly. &nbsp;Concurrent with the resignation of VTD, the Company, through and with the approval of its Audit Committee, engaged Eide Bailly as its independent registered public accounting firm.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:12pt;">Prior to engaging Eide Bailly, the Company did not consult with Eide Bailly regarding the application of accounting principles to a specific completed or contemplated transaction or regarding the type of audit opinions that might be rendered by Eide Bailly on the Company&#x2019;s financial statements, and Eide Bailly did not provide any written or oral advice that was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any such accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:12pt;">The reports of VTD regarding the Company&#x2019;s financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.&nbsp;&nbsp;During the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, and during the period from December 31, 2018 through July 22, 2019, the date of resignation, there were no disagreements with VTD on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of VTD would have caused it to make reference to such disagreement in its reports.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-size:12pt;">The Company provided VTD with a copy of this Current Report on Form 8-K prior to its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission and requested that VTD furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether is agrees with above statements and, if it does not agree, the respects in which it does not agree.&nbsp;&nbsp;A copy of the letter, dated July 22, 2019, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;">(d)<font style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;font-size:12pt;;font-size: 12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font>Exhibits.</font><font style="display:inline;font-size:12pt;"> &nbsp;The information required to be furnished pursuant to this item is set forth in the Exhibit Index which appears below, immediately before the signatures.</font>
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			<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:12pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</font>
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						<br /><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:12pt;"><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:12pt;;font-size: 12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font>Executive Vice President &amp;<br /><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:12pt;;font-size: 12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font>Chief Financial Officer</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:12pt;">Dated:&nbsp;&nbsp;July 23, 2019</font></p>
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						<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:12pt;">SIERRA BANCORP<br /><br /><br /><br />By:&nbsp; </font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-style:italic;font-size:12pt;">/s</font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-style:italic;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;">/ Kenneth R. Taylor<font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-style:italic;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;;font-size: 12pt;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;text-indent:0pt;margin-left:0pt;padding:0pt 36pt 0pt 0pt;"></font></font><font style="display:inline;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-size:12pt;text-decoration:underline;"></font></p>
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bsrr_Current_Folio_8K
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
July 22, 2019
SIERRA BANCORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California
000-33063
33-0937517
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
86 North Main Street, Porterville, CA  93257
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip code)
(559) 782-4900
(Registrant's telephone number including area code)
Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class
Trading Symbol(s)
Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value
BSRR
NASDAQ Global Select Market
Item 4.01
Changes in Registrant's Certifying Accountant
On July 22, 2019, Vavrinek, Trine, Day & Company ("VTD") resigned as the independent registered public accounting firm of Sierra Bancorp (the "Company").  VTD recently entered into an agreement with Eide Bailly LLP ("Eide Bailly"), pursuant to which Eide Bailly acquired the operations of VTD, and certain of the professional staff and partners of VTD joined Eide Bailly either as employees or partners of Eide Bailly and will continue to practice as members of Eide Bailly.  Concurrent with the resignation of VTD, the Company, through and with the approval of its Audit Committee, engaged Eide Bailly as its independent registered public accounting firm.
Prior to engaging Eide Bailly, the Company did not consult with Eide Bailly regarding the application of accounting principles to a specific completed or contemplated transaction or regarding the type of audit opinions that might be rendered by Eide Bailly on the Company's financial statements, and Eide Bailly did not provide any written or oral advice that was an important factor considered by the Company in reaching a decision as to any such accounting, auditing or financial reporting issue.
The reports of VTD regarding the Company's financial statements for the fiscal years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017 did not contain any adverse opinion or disclaimer of opinion and were not qualified or modified as to uncertainty, audit scope or accounting principles.  During the years ended December 31, 2018 and 2017, and during the period from December 31, 2018 through July 22, 2019, the date of resignation, there were no disagreements with VTD on any matter of accounting principles or practices, financial statement disclosure or auditing scope or procedures, which disagreements, if not resolved to the satisfaction of VTD would have caused it to make reference to such disagreement in its reports.
The Company provided VTD with a copy of this Current Report on Form 8-K prior to its filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission and requested that VTD furnish the Company with a letter addressed to the Securities and Exchange Commission stating whether is agrees with above statements and, if it does not agree, the respects in which it does not agree.  A copy of the letter, dated July 22, 2019, is filed as Exhibit 16.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
ITEM 9.01
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(d)
Exhibits.
The information required to be furnished pursuant to this item is set forth in the Exhibit Index which appears below, immediately before the signatures.
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
16.1
Letter from Vavrinek, Trine, Day & Company
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Executive Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer
Dated:  July 23, 2019
SIERRA BANCORP
By:
/s
/ Kenneth R. Taylor
Kenneth R. Taylor
Executive Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer