Sec Form 4 Filing - Childress Patricia @ SIERRA BANCORP - 2013-03-05

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Childress Patricia 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol SIERRA BANCORP [ BSRR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 356 NORTH PORTER ROAD PMB #148 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 03/05/2013 (Street) PORTERVILLE, CA93257 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 03/05/2013 S 5,000 D $ 13 423,270 I By Patricia Childress as Trustee for Patricia Childress Revocable Trust Common Stock 03/08/2013 S 3,115 D $ 13.25 420,155 I By Patricia Childress as Trustee for Patricia Childress Revocable Trust Common Stock 03/14/2013 S 1,584 D $ 13.25 418,571 I By Patricia Childress as Trustee for Patricia Childress Revocable Trust Common Stock 03/25/2013 S 114 D $ 13.3 339,893 I By Carol Bates as Trustee for Bates Family Revocable Trust Common Stock 03/26/2013 S 528 D $ 13.3 339,365 I By Carol Bates as Trustee for Bates Family Revocable Trust Common Stock 03/28/2013 S 62 D $ 13.2 339,303 I By Carol Bates as Trustee for Bates Family Revocable Trust Common Stock 03/28/2013 S 4,000 D $ 13.2 335,303 I By Carol Bates as Trustee for Bates Family Revocable Trust Common Stock 03/28/2013 S 6,000 D $ 13.2 329,303 I By Carol Bates as Trustee for Bates Family Revocable Trust Common Stock 03/28/2013 S 10,000 D $ 13.22 319,303 I By Carol Bates as Trustee for Bates Family Revocable Trust Common Stock 03/28/2013 S 561 D $ 13.21 318,742 I By Carol Bates as Trustee for Bates Family Revocable Trust

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Childress Patricia 356 NORTH PORTER ROAD PMB #148 PORTERVILLE, CA93257 X Signatures Jeffrey Tisdale Attorney-in-fact for Patricia Childress 04/16/2013 Signature of Reporting Person Date Jeffrey Tisdale Attorney-in-fact for Carol Bates 04/16/2013 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

Remarks: The shares held directly or indirectly by Patricia Childress in capacities other than as Trustee for Patricia Childress Revocable Trust remain the same, for a total beneficial ownership by Patricia Childress following teh reported transaction of 762,033 shares (which amount includes the 418,571 shares now held by Patricia Childress as Trustee for Patricia Childress Revocable Trust). The shares held directly or indirectly by her sister Carol bates in capacities other than as Trustee for Bates Family Revocable Trust remain the same, for a total beneficial ownership by Carol Bates following the reported transaction of 624,175 shares (which amount includes the 318,742 shares now held by Carol Bates as Trustee for Bates Family Revocable Trust). Following the reported transaction, and based on 14,114,879 shares of issuer Sierra Bancorp's common stock outstanding as reported in its Form 10-K filed March 14, 2013, Carol Bates and Patricia Childress (combined) are 9.82 percent owners of Sierra Bancorp common stock outstanding.

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