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) ~~January~~February 292, 2026

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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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

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 2.02RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On February 2, 2026, Sierra Bancorp issued a press release announcing its unaudited consolidated financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2025. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report.

The information in this report (including Exhibit 99.1) is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.

ITEM 9.01FINANCIAL 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

99.1		Press release issued by Sierra Bancorp dated February 2, 2026
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

~~Item 8.01 Other Events.~~

SIGNATURES

OnPursuant ~~January~~to ~~29, 2026,~~ the ~~Board~~requirements of ~~Directors of Sierra Bancorp (~~the ~~“Company”)~~Securities ~~approved~~and aExchange ~~cash~~Act ~~dividend to shareholders. The quarterly cash dividend~~ of ~~twenty-six~~1934, ~~cents~~the ~~($0.26)~~Registrant ~~per~~has ~~share~~duly ofcaused ~~common~~this ~~stock~~report ~~will~~to be ~~payable~~signed on ~~February~~its ~~17,~~behalf ~~2026,~~by ~~to shareholders of record at~~ the ~~close~~undersigned ofhereunto ~~business~~duly ~~on February 9, 2026~~authorized.

Executive Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer

Dated: February 2, 2026

SIERRA BANCORP

By: /s/ Christopher G. Treece

Christopher G. Treece
Executive Vice President &
Chief Financial Officer

~~The press release issued by the Company in connection with the dividend is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated into this Item 8.01 by reference.~~

ITEM 9.01FINANCIAL 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

Press release dated October 22, 2020
Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release dated January 30, 2026
104		Cover Page Interactive Data File (formatted in Inline XBRL and contained in Exhibit 101)

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: January 30, 2026	SIERRA BANCORPBy: /s/ Christopher G. Treece Christopher G. TreeceExecutive Vice President &Chief Financial Officer

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