optiongrants_5-2010.htm

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):

May  25, 2010

TriCo Bancshares
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


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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Item 5.02: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
 
 
On May 25, 2010, the Compensation and Management Succession Committee of Board of Directors of TriCo Bancshares (the “Company”) approved the grant of stock options to the Company’s named executive officers listed below.  The following table lists the number shares underlying the options granted to each named executive officer to whom an option was granted.
 


Name
Shares Underlying Stock Options Granted Stock Options Granted
Richard Smith
100,000
Thomas Reddish
25,000
Dan Bailey
24,000
Craig Carney
20,000
Richard O’Sullivan
15,000


The stock options were granted under the Company’s 2009 Equity Incentive Plan.   Each option is exercisable at the price of $17.54 per share (the closing price of the Company’s common stock on Nasdaq on May 25, 2010) and option vests over a period of five years, with one fifth vesting on the first anniversary of the date of grant and the remaining portion vesting ratably on an annual basis over the following four years, subject to the officer’s continuing service to the Company.

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:  May 27, 2010                                                                            
By:
/s/Thomas J. Reddish
   
Thomas J. Reddish, Executive Vice President and Chief FinancialOfficer (Principal Financial and  Accounting Officer)