Pacific Capital Bancorp (Nasdaq: PCBC) announced today that the Company's financial results for the first quarter of 2011 will be released over the news wires before the market opens on Wednesday, April 27, 2011.

Pacific Capital Bancorp is the parent company of Pacific Capital Bank, N.A., a nationally chartered bank that is headquartered in Santa Barbara and operates 47 branches in communities throughout the Central Coast of California.

Pacific Capital Bancorp
Debbie Whiteley
Executive Vice President
805-884-6680
debbie.whiteley@pcbancorp.com