UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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Current report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of

the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported):

~~January 22~~February 19, 2026

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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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California	0-10661	94-2792841
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(Commission File No.)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)


63 Constitution Drive	Chico,	California	95973
(Address of principal executive offices)			(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (530) 898-0300

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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

TCBK

Nasdaq

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 ☐

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. ☐

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On January 22, 2026, TriCo Bancshares (the "Company") announced its unaudited financial results as of and for the twelve months ended months ended December 31, 2025. In addition, the Company announced a new share repurchase program authorizing the repurchase of up to 2,000,000 shares of common stock. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this to this Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure

The executive officers of the Company intend to use the materials filed herewith, in whole or in part, in one or more presentations, discussions or meetings with investors. A copy of the investor presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.

Item 8.01 Other Events

OnThe ~~January~~Board ~~22,~~of ~~2026~~Directors of TriCo Bancshares (NASDAQ: TCBK), ~~the~~parent ~~Company~~company ~~announced~~of ~~that~~Tri itCounties ~~had~~Bank, ~~adopted~~declared a ~~share~~quarterly ~~repurchase~~cash ~~program~~dividend of $0. A36 ~~copy~~(thirty-six ofcents) ~~the~~per ~~press~~share ~~release~~on isits ~~attached~~common asstock, ~~Exhibit~~no 99par value, on February 19, 2026.1 The todividend ~~this~~is topayable ~~this~~on ~~Form~~March ~~8-K~~20, ~~and~~2026 isto ~~incorporated~~holders ~~herein~~of byrecord ~~reference~~on March 6, 2026.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press release dated ~~January 22~~February 23, 2026

99.2 Investor Presentation

104 Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

The information furnished under Item 2.02, Item 7.01, Item 8.01 and Item 9.01 of this Current Period on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other filings of TriCo Bancshares under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be set forth by specific reference in such filing.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

			TRICO BANCSHARES
Date: January 22, 2026			/s/ Peter G. Wiese
Date: February 23, 2023			/s/ Peter G. Wiese
			Peter G. Wiese, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
			(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

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