Appointment of Successor Administrators dated as of March 29, 2004



 EXHIBIT 4.22 
  
 APPOINTMENT OF 
 SUCCESSOR ADMINISTRATORS 
  
 FIRST FINANCIAL
(CA) STATUTORY TRUST I 
  
 This Appointment of Successor
Administrators (this “Appointment”), is dated as of March 29, 2005 and is pursuant to Section 4.3(d) of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust by and among State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association, as
Institutional Trustee, First Financial Bancorp, as Sponsor, and the administrators named therein dated as of March 26, 2002 (the “Amended and Restated Trust Agreement”). Capitalized terms used herein and not otherwise defined herein have
the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement. 
  
 WHEREAS, Benjamin R. Goehring, Weldon D. Schmacher and Leon J. Zimmerman, as Administrators of First Financial (CA) Statutory Trust I under the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, are to be removed as Administrators
by Placer Sierra Bancshares in its capacity as the Holder of Common Securities (the “Common Securityholder”) pursuant to Section 4.4(d) of the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement; 
  
 WHEREAS, the Common Securityholder, wishes to appoint successor
Administrators pursuant to Section 4.3(d) of the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement; and 
  
 WHEREAS, David E. Hooston, James A. Sundquist and Angelee J. Harris, each a natural person over the age of 21, and the persons whom the Common Securityholder wishes to appoint as successor Administrators, wish to
accept such appointment pursuant to Section 4.3 of the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement. 
  
 1. Benjamin R. Goehring, Weldon D. Schmacher and Leon J. Zimmerman Administrators under the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement, are hereby removed as Administrators pursuant to Section 4.3(d) of the Amended and
Restated Trust Agreement by the Common Securityholder. 
  
 2. The
Common Securityholder hereby appoints David E. Hooston, James A. Sundquist and Angelee J. Harris as successor Administrators. This Appointment, when executed and acknowledged by David Hooston, Angelee J. Harris and James Sundquist and delivered to
First Financial Statutory Trust I, shall constitute the instrument accepting such appointment pursuant to Section 4.3(d) of the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement. 
  
 3. David E. Hooston, James A. Sundquist and Angelee J. Harris each hereby accept the appointment under the Amended and
Restated Trust Agreement as successor Administrator, and accepts the rights, powers, trusts and duties of an Administrator with respect to the Capital Securities and the Trust, as if he/she were an original signatory in the capacity as Administrator
(and not in an individual capacity) to the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement. This Appointment is executed and delivered by the successor Administrators and the Common Securityholder pursuant to Section 4.3(d) of the Amended and Restated Trust
Agreement. 







 GENERAL PROVISIONS 
  
 All provisions of the Amended and Restated Trust Agreement shall remain unaffected by the foregoing amendment and shall
remain in full force and effect. 
  
 This Appointment shall become
a legally effective and binding instrument as of the date hereof. 
  
 This Appointment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which so executed shall be deemed to be an original, but all of such counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument. 







 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have executed this Appointment as of the day and year first above
written. 
  

			
	 PLACER SIERRA BANCSHARES

		
	By:	 	 /s/ David E. Hooston

	 	 	 Name: David E. Hooston
 Title: Chief Financial Officer

	
	 U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
 (successor in interest to State Street Bank and Trust
 Company of Connecticut, National Association), AS
 INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE

		
	By:	 	 /s/ Paul D. Allen

	 	 	 Name: Paul D. Allen
 Title: Vice President

	 
		
	 	 	 /s/ David E. Hooston

	 	 	 David E. Hooston, as successor
 Administrator

	 
		
	 	 	 /s/ James A. Sundquist

	 	 	 James A. Sundquist, as successor
 Administrator

	 
		
	 	 	 /s/ Angelee J. Harris

	 	 	 Angelee J. Harris, as successor
 Administrator