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 24, 2005

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

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

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

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

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Item 8.01:  Other Events
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     The Board of Directors of TriCo Bancshares  (NASDAQ:  TCBK), parent company
of Tri Counties Bank, declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.11 (eleven cents)
per share at its meeting held on May 24,  2005.  The dividend is payable on June
30, 2005 to holders of record at the close of business on June 10, 2005.






Item 9.01:  Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(c)  Exhibits

         99.1  Press release dated May 25, 2005


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 25, 2005           By:  /s/ Thomas J. Reddish
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                                   Thomas J. Reddish, Executive Vice
                                   President and Chief Financial Officer
                                   (Principal Financial and Accounting
                                   Officer)
















               TRICO BANCSHARES ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND



PRESS RELEASE                                     Contact:  Thomas J. Reddish
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                             Executive Vice President & CFO
                                                  (530) 898-0300


CHICO,  Calif.  - (May 25, 2005) - The Board of  Directors  of TriCo  Bancshares
(NASDAQ:  TCBK),  parent company of Tri Counties Bank, declared a quarterly cash
dividend of $0.11 (eleven  cents) per share at its meeting held on May 24, 2005.
The  dividend  is payable on June 30,  2005 to holders of record at the close of
business on June 10, 2005.

TriCo Bancshares and Tri Counties Bank are  headquartered in Chico,  California.
Tri Counties Bank has a 30-year  history in the banking  industry.  Tri Counties
Bank operates 32 traditional  branch  locations and 15 in-store branch locations
in 22 California  counties,  and as of March 31, 2005, had over $1.65 billion in
assets.  Tri Counties Bank offers financial  services and provides a diversified
line of products and services to consumers and businesses, which include demand,
savings and time deposits,  consumer finance, online banking,  mortgage lending,
and commercial  banking  throughout its market area. It operates a network of 60
ATMs  and a  24-hour,  seven  days a week  telephone  customer  service  center.
Brokerage  services are provided at the Bank's offices by the Bank's association
with Raymond James Financial,  Inc. For further information please visit the Tri
Counties Bank web-site at http://www.tricountiesbank.com.