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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on January&nbsp;8, 2004.
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<P align="right"><FONT size="2">Registration No.&nbsp;333-_____
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<P align="center"><FONT size="4"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="3"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549<BR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="5"><B>FORM S-8</B></FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="6"><B>HUMBOLDT BANCORP</B></FONT>

<DIV align="center"><FONT size="2">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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<B>93-1175446</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(State or Other Jurisdiction of<BR>
Incorporation or Organization)</FONT></TD>
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(IRS Employer<BR>
Identification Number)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>2998 Douglas Boulevard, Suite&nbsp;330<BR>
Roseville, California 95661<BR>
(916)&nbsp;677-1133</B><BR>
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including<BR>
area code, of registrant&#146;s principal executive offices)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>California Independent Bancorp 1989 Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan<BR>
California Independent Bancorp 1996 Stock Option Plan<BR>
California Independent Bancorp 2000 Equity Incentive Plan</B><BR>
(Full Title of Plan)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Patrick J. Rusnak<BR>
Humboldt Bancorp<BR>
2998 Douglas Boulevard, Suite&nbsp;330<BR>
Roseville, California 95661<BR>
(916)&nbsp;677-1133<BR>
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,<BR>
including area code, of agent for service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>with a copy to:</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">Stanley F. Farrar<BR>
Sullivan &#038; Cromwell LLP<BR>
1888 Century Park East<BR>
Los Angeles, California 90067<BR>
(310)&nbsp;712-6600
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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    <TD width="8%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="23%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="24%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="24%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="23%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="23%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="24%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Amount</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Proposed maximum</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Proposed maximum</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>Amount of</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR  valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1"><B>Title of securities</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>to be</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>offering price</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>aggregate</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>registration</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR  valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><FONT size="1"><B>to be registered</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>

<TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>registered(1)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>per unit(2)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>offering
price(2)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3"><FONT size="1"><B>fee</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD colspan="3"><HR size="1" noshade></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock, no par value</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">55,210</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left"><FONT size="2">(3)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">7.90</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">436,159</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">35.29</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2"></FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">78,190</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left"><FONT size="2">(4)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">8.68</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">678,689</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">54.91</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2"></FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right"><FONT size="2">65,600</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left"><FONT size="2">(5)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">8.63</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">566,128</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">45.80</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<TD align="left"><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Total&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
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<TD align="right"><FONT size="2">199,000</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"></FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">1,680,976</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">$</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">136.00</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="3%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2"><B>Pursuant to the Agreement and
Plan of Merger, dated as of August&nbsp;11, 2003, between Humboldt
Bancorp (&#147;Humboldt&#148;) and California Independent Bancorp
(&#147;CIB&#148;) (the &#147;Merger Agreement&#148;) Humboldt
assumed all of stock option plans referred to above, and each
unexercised option was converted into an option to acquire shares of
Humboldt Common Stock, with appropriate adjustments to the number of
shares and exercise prices of each assumed option in accordance with
the Merger Agreement.</B>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>(2)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2"><B>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in
accordance with Rule&nbsp;457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended. The offering price per share and aggregate offering price
are based upon the weighted average exercise price for shares subject
to outstanding options granted pursuant to the California Independent
Bancorp 1989 Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan, the California
Independent Bancorp 1996 Stock Option Plan and the California
Independent Bancorp 2000 Equity Incentive Plan.
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>(3)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2"><B>Approximate number of shares subject to
outstanding options as of January&nbsp;6, 2004 under the California
Independent Bancorp 1989 Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan.
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>(4)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2"><B>Approximate number of shares subject to
outstanding options as of January&nbsp;6, 2004 under the California
Independent Bancorp 1996 Stock Option Plan.
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2"><B>(5)</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2"><B>Approximate number of shares subject to
outstanding options as of January&nbsp;6, 2004 under the California
Independent Bancorp 2000 Equity Incentive Plan.
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">Signatures</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f95491orexv4w1.txt">EXHIBIT 4.1</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="f95491orexv23w1.txt">EXHIBIT 23.1</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">PART I
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All
information required by Part&nbsp;I to be contained in the
Section&nbsp;10(a) prospectus is omitted from this Registration
Statement in accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;) and the Note to
Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S-8.
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">PART II
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
documents listed below have been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission by Humboldt Bancorp (the &#147;Registrant&#148;)
and are incorporated herein by reference to the extent not superseded
by reports or other information subsequently filed.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December&nbsp;31, 2002;
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended
March&nbsp;31, 2003, June&nbsp;30, 2003 and September&nbsp;30, 2003;
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;Registrant&#146;s Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting held on May&nbsp;15,
2003;
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4)&nbsp;Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on February&nbsp;3, 2003,
May&nbsp;16, 2003, August&nbsp;12, 2003, September&nbsp;18, 2003 and December&nbsp;16, 2003;
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(5)&nbsp;The description of Humboldt&#146;s common stock contained in Humboldt&#146;s
registration statement filed by Humboldt on January&nbsp;2, 1996 pursuant to Section
12 of the Securities Exchange Act, and any amendment or reports filed that
update the description.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Please
note that all other documents and reports filed by the Registrant under Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, following the date of this Prospectus and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all securities then remain unsold of this offering
will be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference and to be part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any
statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein, or in any
subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein, modifies or supercedes
such statement. Any such statement shall not be deemed to constitute a part of
this registration statement except as so modified or supercedes.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s common stock to be offered under this Registration
Statement is registered under Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not
applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
Registrant pursuant to article&nbsp;Four of its articles of
incorporation, provides that
the Registrant shall eliminate the liability of its directors for monetary damages to
the fullest extent permissible under California law. Section&nbsp;5.2
of the Registrant&#146;s
bylaws provides that the Registrant shall indemnify each of its directors and
officers for expenses, liabilities and losses including attorneys&#146; fees,
judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties, amounts paid or to be paid
in settlement, any interest, assessments, or other charges, and any federal,
state, local or foreign taxes incurred or imposed in connection with any
proceeding arising by reason of the fact that such person was an &#147;agent&#148; of
the Registrant to the fullest extent permissible under California
law. The Registrant&#146;s
articles of incorporation and bylaws also provide that the Registrant is authorized
to provide indemnification for its agents to the extent permissible under
California law. In both cases, indemnification for breach of duty may be in
excess of that expressly permitted by Section&nbsp;317 of the California General
Corporation Law. Section&nbsp;317 sets forth the provisions pertaining to the
indemnification of corporate &#147;agents.&#148; For purposes of this law, an agent is
any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or other agent of a
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of a corporation in such
capacity with respect to any other corporation, partnership, joint venture,
trust or other enterprise. Section&nbsp;317 mandates indemnification of an agent for
expenses where the agent&#146;s defense is successful on the merits. In other cases,
Section&nbsp;317 allows a corporation to indemnify an agent for expenses, judgments,
fines, settlements and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred if the
agent acted in good faith and in a manner the agent believed to be in the best
interests of the corporation and its shareholders. Such indemnification must be
authorized by (1)&nbsp;a majority vote of a quorum of the board of directors
consisting of directors who are not parties to the proceedings, (2)&nbsp;approval of
the shareholders, with the shares owned by the person to be indemnified not
being entitled to vote thereon or (3)&nbsp;the court in which the proceeding is or
was pending upon application by designated parties. Under certain
circumstances, a corporation can indemnify an agent even when the agent is
found liable. Section&nbsp;317 also allows a corporation to advance expenses to an
agent for certain actions upon receiving an undertaking by the agent that he or
she will reimburse the corporation if it is later determined that he or she is
not entitled to be indemnified.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:
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<TD></TD>
<TD align="center" nowrap colspan="2"><FONT size="1"><B>Exhibit No.</B></FONT></TD>
<TD width="1%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD nowrap><FONT size="1"><B>Description</B></FONT></TD>
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<TD></TD>
<TD align="right"><FONT size="2">4.1</FONT></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD><FONT size="2">California Independent Bancorp 1989 Amended and
Restated Stock Option Plan</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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<TD></TD>
<TD align="right"><FONT size="2">4.2</FONT></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD><FONT size="2">California Independent Bancorp 1996 Stock Option
Plan.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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<TD></TD>
<TD align="right"><FONT size="2">4.3</FONT></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD><FONT size="2">California Independent Bancorp 2000 Equity
Incentive Plan.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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<TD></TD>
<TD align="right"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD><FONT size="2">Opinion of Bartel Eng&nbsp;&#38; Schroder, a Law
Corporation.</FONT></TD>
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<TD></TD>
<TD align="right"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD><FONT size="2">Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Auditors.</FONT></TD>
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<TD></TD>
<TD align="right"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD><FONT size="2">Consent of Richardson&nbsp;&#38; Company,
Independent Accountants</FONT></TD>
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<TD></TD>
<TD align="right"><FONT size="2">23.3</FONT></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD><FONT size="2">Consent of Perry Smith LLP, Independent
Accountants.</FONT></TD>
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<TD align="right"><FONT size="2">23.4</FONT></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD><FONT size="2">Consent of Bartel Eng&nbsp;&#38; Schroder, a Law
Corporation (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 to this Registration
Statement)</FONT></TD>
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<TD></TD>
<TD align="right"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
<TD><FONT size="2">*</FONT></TD>
<TD></TD>
<TD><FONT size="2">Power of Attorney</FONT></TD>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>
</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The Registrant hereby undertakes:
</FONT>


<P align="left" style="margin-left:0%; margin-right:0%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
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<P align="left" style="margin-left:0%; margin-right:0%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;
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<P align="left" style="margin-left:0%; margin-right:0%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that
which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the
estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148;
table in the effective Registration Statement;
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<P align="left" style="margin-left:0%; margin-right:0%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in this Registration Statement.
</FONT>


<P align="left" style="margin-left:0%; margin-right:0%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply
if the registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration
statement.
</FONT>


<P align="left" style="margin-left:0%; margin-right:0%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
</FONT>


<P align="left" style="margin-left:0%; margin-right:0%"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling
persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event
that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer,
or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit, or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the city of Roseville, state of California, on
January&nbsp;8, 2004.
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    <TD colspan="5" valign="top" align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>HUMBOLDT BANCORP,</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD colspan="5" valign="top" align="left"><FONT size="2">a California corporation</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">By</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><FONT size="2">/s/ Robert M. Daugherty</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Name:
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Robert M. Daugherty</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">Title:
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">President and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
</TR>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Power Of Attorney</B>
</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Robert M. Daugherty and Patrick J.
Rusnak, and each of them, each with full power to act without the other, his or
her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as
fully for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or
their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
</FONT>


<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
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    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Date</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Robert M. Daugherty<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Robert M. Daugherty</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">
President and Chief Executive Officer <BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">January 7, 2004</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Patrick J. Rusnak<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Patrick J. Rusnak</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">
Executive Vice President and<BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial Officer)
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">January 7, 2004</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Ronald B. Pigeon<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Ronald B. Pigeon</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">
Senior Vice President and Controller <BR>
(Principal Accounting Officer)
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">January 7, 2004</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Ronald F. Angell<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Ronald F. Angell</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">January 7, 2004</FONT></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><FONT size="1"><B>Title</B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="1">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Richard C. Claussen<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Richard C. Claussen</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">January 7, 2004</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Harold M. Eastridge</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2"></FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Gary C. Katz<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Gary C. Katz</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">January 7, 2004</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ John W. Koeberer<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
John W. Koeberer</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">
Director and Chairman of the Board
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">January 7, 2004</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Donald H. Livingstone</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2"></FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Theodore S. Mason<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Theodore S. Mason</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">January 7, 2004</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Steven R. Mills<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Steven R. Mills</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">January 7, 2004</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Alfred G. Montna</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2"></FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">/s/ Kelvin H. Moss<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Kelvin H. Moss</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">January 7, 2004</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR><TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Gary L. Napier</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2"></FONT></TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;<BR>
</FONT><HR size="1" noshade><FONT size="2">
Thomas W. Weborg</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="bottom"><FONT size="2"></FONT></TD>
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John R. Winzler</FONT></TD>
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Director
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California Independent Bancorp 1989 Amended and Restated Stock
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California Independent Bancorp 1996 Stock Option Plan.</FONT></TD>
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California Independent Bancorp 2000 Equity Incentive Plan.</FONT></TD>
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Opinion of Bartel Eng &#038; Schroder, a Law Corporation.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Auditors.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Richardson &#038; Company, Independent Accountants.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Perry Smith LLP, Independent Accountants.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Bartel Eng &#038; Schroder, a Law Corporation (contained
in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 to this Registration Statement).</FONT></TD>
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Humboldt Bancorp Form S-8
Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on January 8, 2004.
Registration No. 333-_____
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
HUMBOLDT BANCORP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
CALIFORNIA
93-1175446
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
(IRS Employer
Identification Number)
2998 Douglas Boulevard, Suite 330
Roseville, California 95661
(916) 677-1133
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
California Independent Bancorp 1989 Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan
California Independent Bancorp 1996 Stock Option Plan
California Independent Bancorp 2000 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full Title of Plan)
Patrick J. Rusnak
Humboldt Bancorp
2998 Douglas Boulevard, Suite 330
Roseville, California 95661
(916) 677-1133
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
with a copy to:
Stanley F. Farrar
Sullivan & Cromwell LLP
1888 Century Park East
Los Angeles, California 90067
(310) 712-6600
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Amount
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Amount of
Title of securities
to be
offering price
aggregate
registration
to be registered
registered(1)
per unit(2)
offering
price(2)
fee
Common Stock, no par value
55,210
(3)
$
7.90
$
436,159
$
35.29
78,190
(4)
$
8.68
$
678,689
$
54.91
65,600
(5)
$
8.63
$
566,128
$
45.80
Total
199,000
$
1,680,976
$
136.00
(1)
Pursuant to the Agreement and
Plan of Merger, dated as of August 11, 2003, between Humboldt
Bancorp ("Humboldt") and California Independent Bancorp
("CIB") (the "Merger Agreement") Humboldt
assumed all of stock option plans referred to above, and each
unexercised option was converted into an option to acquire shares of
Humboldt Common Stock, with appropriate adjustments to the number of
shares and exercise prices of each assumed option in accordance with
the Merger Agreement.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in
accordance with Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended. The offering price per share and aggregate offering price
are based upon the weighted average exercise price for shares subject
to outstanding options granted pursuant to the California Independent
Bancorp 1989 Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan, the California
Independent Bancorp 1996 Stock Option Plan and the California
Independent Bancorp 2000 Equity Incentive Plan.
(3)
Approximate number of shares subject to
outstanding options as of January 6, 2004 under the California
Independent Bancorp 1989 Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan.
(4)
Approximate number of shares subject to
outstanding options as of January 6, 2004 under the California
Independent Bancorp 1996 Stock Option Plan.
(5)
Approximate number of shares subject to
outstanding options as of January 6, 2004 under the California
Independent Bancorp 2000 Equity Incentive Plan.
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PART I INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
Signatures
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT 4.1
EXHIBIT 4.2
EXHIBIT 4.3
EXHIBIT 5.1
EXHIBIT 23.1
EXHIBIT 23.2
EXHIBIT 23.3
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
All
information required by Part I to be contained in the
Section 10(a) prospectus is omitted from this Registration
Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act") and the Note to
Part I of Form S-8.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The
documents listed below have been filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission by Humboldt Bancorp (the "Registrant")
and are incorporated herein by reference to the extent not superseded
by reports or other information subsequently filed.
(1) Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2002;
(2) Registrant's Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended
March 31, 2003, June 30, 2003 and September 30, 2003;
(3) Registrant's Proxy Statement for the Annual Meeting held on May 15,
2003;
(4) Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on February 3, 2003,
May 16, 2003, August 12, 2003, September 18, 2003 and December 16, 2003;
(5) The description of Humboldt's common stock contained in Humboldt's
registration statement filed by Humboldt on January 2, 1996 pursuant to Section
12 of the Securities Exchange Act, and any amendment or reports filed that
update the description.
Please
note that all other documents and reports filed by the Registrant under Sections
13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, following the date of this Prospectus and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all securities then remain unsold of this offering
will be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference and to be part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
Any
statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein, or in any
subsequently filed document which also is deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein, modifies or supercedes
such statement. Any such statement shall not be deemed to constitute a part of
this registration statement except as so modified or supercedes.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
The Registrant's common stock to be offered under this Registration
Statement is registered under Section 12 of the Exchange Act.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
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Not
applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The
Registrant pursuant to article Four of its articles of
incorporation, provides that
the Registrant shall eliminate the liability of its directors for monetary damages to
the fullest extent permissible under California law. Section 5.2
of the Registrant's
bylaws provides that the Registrant shall indemnify each of its directors and
officers for expenses, liabilities and losses including attorneys' fees,
judgments, fines, ERISA excise taxes and penalties, amounts paid or to be paid
in settlement, any interest, assessments, or other charges, and any federal,
state, local or foreign taxes incurred or imposed in connection with any
proceeding arising by reason of the fact that such person was an "agent" of
the Registrant to the fullest extent permissible under California
law. The Registrant's
articles of incorporation and bylaws also provide that the Registrant is authorized
to provide indemnification for its agents to the extent permissible under
California law. In both cases, indemnification for breach of duty may be in
excess of that expressly permitted by Section 317 of the California General
Corporation Law. Section 317 sets forth the provisions pertaining to the
indemnification of corporate "agents." For purposes of this law, an agent is
any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or other agent of a
corporation, or is or was serving at the request of a corporation in such
capacity with respect to any other corporation, partnership, joint venture,
trust or other enterprise. Section 317 mandates indemnification of an agent for
expenses where the agent's defense is successful on the merits. In other cases,
Section 317 allows a corporation to indemnify an agent for expenses, judgments,
fines, settlements and other amounts actually and reasonably incurred if the
agent acted in good faith and in a manner the agent believed to be in the best
interests of the corporation and its shareholders. Such indemnification must be
authorized by (1) a majority vote of a quorum of the board of directors
consisting of directors who are not parties to the proceedings, (2) approval of
the shareholders, with the shares owned by the person to be indemnified not
being entitled to vote thereon or (3) the court in which the proceeding is or
was pending upon application by designated parties. Under certain
circumstances, a corporation can indemnify an agent even when the agent is
found liable. Section 317 also allows a corporation to advance expenses to an
agent for certain actions upon receiving an undertaking by the agent that he or
she will reimburse the corporation if it is later determined that he or she is
not entitled to be indemnified.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
The
following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
California Independent Bancorp 1989 Amended and
Restated Stock Option Plan
4.2
California Independent Bancorp 1996 Stock Option
Plan.
4.3
California Independent Bancorp 2000 Equity
Incentive Plan.
5.1
Opinion of Bartel Eng & Schroder, a Law
Corporation.
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Auditors.
23.2
Consent of Richardson & Company,
Independent Accountants
23.3
Consent of Perry Smith LLP, Independent
Accountants.
23.4
Consent of Bartel Eng & Schroder, a Law
Corporation (contained in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration
Statement)
24.1
*
Power of Attorney
*
Included in signature page
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities
offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that
which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the
estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the
changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee"
table in the effective Registration Statement;
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(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any
material change to such information in this Registration Statement.
Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply
if the registration statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration
statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(h) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling
persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event
that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer,
or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit, or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
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Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the city of Roseville, state of California, on
January 8, 2004.
HUMBOLDT BANCORP,
a California corporation
By
/s/ Robert M. Daugherty
Name:
Robert M. Daugherty
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
Power Of Attorney
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Robert M. Daugherty and Patrick J.
Rusnak, and each of them, each with full power to act without the other, his or
her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
post-effective amendments) to this registration statement, and to file the
same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith,
with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as
fully for all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person,
hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or
their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Robert M. Daugherty
Robert M. Daugherty
President and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
January 7, 2004
/s/ Patrick J. Rusnak
Patrick J. Rusnak
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
January 7, 2004
/s/ Ronald B. Pigeon
Ronald B. Pigeon
Senior Vice President and Controller
(Principal Accounting Officer)
January 7, 2004
/s/ Ronald F. Angell
Ronald F. Angell
Director
January 7, 2004
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Richard C. Claussen
Richard C. Claussen
Director
January 7, 2004
Harold M. Eastridge
Director
/s/ Gary C. Katz
Gary C. Katz
Director
January 7, 2004
/s/ John W. Koeberer
John W. Koeberer
Director and Chairman of the Board
January 7, 2004
Donald H. Livingstone
Director
/s/ Theodore S. Mason
Theodore S. Mason
Director
January 7, 2004
/s/ Steven R. Mills
Steven R. Mills
Director
January 7, 2004
Alfred G. Montna
Director
/s/ Kelvin H. Moss
Kelvin H. Moss
Director
January 7, 2004
Gary L. Napier
Director
Thomas W. Weborg
Director
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Signature
Title
Date
John R. Winzler
Director
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
California Independent Bancorp 1989 Amended and Restated Stock
Option Plan.
4.2
California Independent Bancorp 1996 Stock Option Plan.
4.3
California Independent Bancorp 2000 Equity Incentive Plan.
5.1
Opinion of Bartel Eng & Schroder, a Law Corporation.
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP, Independent Auditors.
23.2
Consent of Richardson & Company, Independent Accountants.
23.3
Consent of Perry Smith LLP, Independent Accountants.
23.4
Consent of Bartel Eng & Schroder, a Law Corporation (contained
in Exhibit 5.1 to this Registration Statement).
24.1
Power of Attorney.*
*
Included in signature page.