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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 3, 2005                                       Registration No. 333-_____
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Washington, D.C. 20549 </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>FORM S-8 <BR>REGISTRATION
STATEMENT<BR>Under<BR> THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933</FONT></H1>




<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> <B>  SONOMAWEST HOLDINGS, INC..</B><BR>(Exact name
of issuer as specified in its charter)</FONT> <BR><BR><BR>


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<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Delaware<BR> (State or other jurisdiction of<BR> incorporation or organization)         </FONT></TD>
<TD ALIGN=CENTER WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>94-1069729<BR> (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)            </FONT></TD>
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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> <B>  2064
Highway 116 North
Sebastopol, California 95472</B><BR>  (Address of Principal
Executive Offices) (Zip Code)  </FONT></P>



<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> <B>2002 Stock Incentive Plan </B><BR>(Full title of the plan)   </FONT>


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Thomas R. Eakin<BR>Chief Financial Officer<BR>SonomaWest Holdings, Inc.<BR>2064 Highway 116 North <BR>Sebastopol, California
95472 </B><BR>(Name and address of
agent for service)  </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2> <B>(707) 824-2534 </B><BR>(Telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Copy to: </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Roger S. Mertz, Esq.<BR>Allen
Matkins Leck Gamble &amp; Mallory LLP <BR>Three Embarcadero Center, 12th Floor<BR>San Francisco, California 941116<BR>
(415) 837-1515 </FONT></H1>











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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><BR>CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE </FONT></H1>

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     <TH COLSPAN="3" ALIGN="LEFT" NOWRAP><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Title of Securities to be registered<BR><BR></FONT><HR WIDTH="95%" SIZE="1" ALIGN="Center"> </TH>
     <TH COLSPAN=3><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Amount to be<BR>
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     <TH COLSPAN=3><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Proposed maximum<BR>
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     <TH COLSPAN=3><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>Amount of<BR>
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     <TD ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>2002 Stock Incentive Plan<BR>Common Stock, $0.0001 par value(1)</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>75,000</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$10.60(3)</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$795,000</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>$93.57</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD><TD ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;</FONT></TD></TR>
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               <TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><SUP>(1)</SUP> </FONT></TD>
               <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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               These securities are of the same class and in addition to the 75,000 shares of
               common stock initially available to be granted under the 2002 Stock Incentive
               Plan, an employee stock option plan, and previously registered pursuant to
               Registration Statement No. 333-101755. The total number of shares of common
               stock now issuable under the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, is 150,000. </FONT></P></TD>
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               <TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><SUP>(2)</SUP> </FONT></TD>
               <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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               Pursuant to Rule 416(a), also covers additional securities that may be offered
               as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions. </FONT></P></TD>
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               <TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><SUP>(3)</SUP> </FONT></TD>
               <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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               Has been estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of
               1933, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. No options
               have been granted with respect to such shares. The computation is based upon the
               average of the high and low price of the common stock as reported on the Nasdaq
               SmallCap Market on February 2, 2005 because the price at which the options to be
               granted in the future may be exercised is not currently determinable </FONT></P></TD>
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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><U>The Exhibit Index for this
Registration Statement follows the signature page.</U> </FONT></P>


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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>SONOMAWEST HOLDINGS,
INC. <BR>REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ON FORM S-8</FONT></H1>


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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>EXPLANATORY NOTE </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This
Registration Statement on Form S-8 relates to the Registrant&#146;s 2002 Stock Incentive
Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) under which the Registrant, pursuant to that certain
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 (File No. 333-101755, the &#147;Registration
Statement&#148;), previously registered 75,000 shares of its common stock under the Plan.
Under Section E of the General Instructions on Form S-8, the Registrant is registering
additional shares under the Plan. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On
July 28, 2004, the Registrant&#146;s Board of Directors approved an increase in the number
of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan equal to 75,000 shares. The
Registrant&#146;s shareholders subsequently approved the increase on October&nbsp;27,
2004. This Registration Statement covers the increase of 75,000 shares of common stock
issuable under the Plan, bringing the total number of authorized shares to 150,000. </FONT></P>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>PART II </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </FONT></H1>

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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>ITEM 3. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS
BY REFERENCE. </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The
following documents are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement: </FONT></P>

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          <TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=9%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>1. </FONT></TD>
          <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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          Registrant&#146;s registration statement filed on Form S-8 dated December 10,
          2002 (SEC file number 333-101755); </FONT></P></TD>
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          <TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=9%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>2. </FONT></TD>
          <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
          <TD WIDTH=88%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
          Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
          June&nbsp;30, 2004, filed on September&nbsp;21, 2004; </FONT></P></TD>
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          <TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=9%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>3. </FONT></TD>
          <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
          <TD WIDTH=88%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
          Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
          September&nbsp;30, 2004, filed on November&nbsp;12, 2004; </FONT></P></TD>
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          <TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=9%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>4. </FONT></TD>
          <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
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          The description of Registrant&#146;s common stock contained in its registration
          statement filed on Form S-8 (Registration Statement No. 333-101755) on
          December&nbsp;10, 2002; and </FONT></P></TD>
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          <TD ALIGN=RIGHT WIDTH=9%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>5. </FONT></TD>
          <TD ALIGN=LEFT WIDTH=3%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp; </FONT></TD>
          <TD WIDTH=88%><P ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>
          All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
          Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, since the end of Registrant&#146;s fiscal year
          ended June&nbsp;30, 2004. </FONT></P></TD>
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In
addition, all documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, after the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereunder have been
sold, or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold under this Registration
Statement, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference (other than information
furnished pursuant to Items 2.03, 9 or 12 on Form 8-K, unless otherwise indicated
therein) in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing
of such documents.  </FONT></TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=LEFT><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=3>ITEM 8. EXHIBITS. </FONT></H1>






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     <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
     <TD NOWRAP ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT SIZE="2">Opinion of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble &amp; Mallory LLP <BR><BR></FONT></TD></TR>


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       <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="2">10.1</FONT></TD>
       <TD NOWRAP ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT SIZE="2">2002 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended</FONT><BR><BR></TD></TR>



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       <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="2">10.2</FONT></TD>
       <TD NOWRAP ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT SIZE="2">Form Notice of Grant of Stock Option</FONT><BR><BR></TD></TR>




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      <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
      <TD NOWRAP ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT SIZE="2">Consent of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble &amp; Mallory LLP (included as part of Exhibit
                       5.1 hereto)</FONT><BR><BR></TD></TR>



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      <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
      <TD NOWRAP ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT SIZE="2">Consent of Grant Thornton LLP</FONT><BR><BR></TD></TR>



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      <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="2">24.1  </FONT></TD>
      <TD NOWRAP ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT SIZE="2"> Power of Attorney (included at page 4 of the Registration Statement)</FONT></TD></TR>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4>SIGNATURES </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 Sebastopol, State of California, on
this 3rd day of February, 2005. </FONT></P>





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<TD WIDTH=50%><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2><B>SONOMAWEST HOLDINGS, Inc.,</B><BR>a Delaware corporation

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<BR>By: /s/ Roger S. Mertz <BR>&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;&#151;<BR>
Roger S. Mertz<BR>Chairman of the Board</FONT></TD>
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<H1 ALIGN=CENTER><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=4>POWER OF ATTORNEY </FONT></H1>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each
individual whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Roger S. Mertz and David
J. Bugatto, and each of them, such person&#146;s true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in such
person&#146;s 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 all documents in connection therewith, with
the 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 in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person
might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P>

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<P><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. </FONT></P>










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     <TH ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">SIGNATURE<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR></FONT></TH>
     <TH ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">TITLE<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR></FONT></TH>
     <TH ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">DATE<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR></FONT></TH></TR>
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     <TD WIDTH="34%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"> /s/  Roger S. Mertz<BR>___________________________  <BR>Roger S. Mertz</FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">  Chairman of the Board of Directors <BR>  (Principal Executive officer)<BR><BR><BR></FONT></TD>
     <TD WIDTH="33%" ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">February 3, 2005  </FONT><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR></TD></TR>

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     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"> /s/  Thomas R. Eakin<BR>  ___________________________ <BR> Thomas R. Eakin<BR><BR><BR></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"> Chief Financial Officer<BR>(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer<BR></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"> February 3, 2005 </FONT><BR><BR><BR><BR></TD></TR>

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     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">/s/  David J. Bugatto<BR>  ___________________________<BR> David J. Bugatto  </FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">         Director<BR><BR><BR><BR></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"> February 3, 2005<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR></FONT></TD></TR>

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     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">/s/ Gary L. Hess<BR>  ___________________________ <BR>Gary L. Hess<BR><BR><BR></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director<BR><BR><BR><BR> </FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">February 3, 2005</FONT><BR><BR><BR> <BR><BR></TD></TR>

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     <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">/s/  Fredric Selinger<BR>  ___________________________ <BR>Fredric Selinger<BR><BR><BR></FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">Director<BR><BR><BR><BR> </FONT></TD>
     <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2">February 3, 2005<BR><BR></FONT></TD></TR>

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     <TH ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><FONT FACE="Times New Roman, Times, Serif" SIZE="2"><U>EXHIBIT NUMBER</U><BR><BR></FONT></TH>
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     <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
     <TD NOWRAP ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT SIZE="2">Opinion of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble &amp; Mallory LLP</FONT><BR><BR></TD></TR>


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       <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="2">10.1</FONT></TD>
       <TD NOWRAP ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT SIZE="2"> 2002 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended </FONT><BR><BR></TD></TR>

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       <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="2">10.2</FONT></TD>
       <TD NOWRAP ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT SIZE="2"> Form Notice of Grant of Stock Option </FONT><BR><BR></TD></TR>



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      <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
      <TD NOWRAP ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT SIZE="2">Consent of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble &amp;Mallory LLP (included as part of Exhibit
                       5.1 hereto)</FONT><BR><BR></TD></TR>

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      <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
      <TD NOWRAP ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT SIZE="2">Consent of Grant Thornton LLP </FONT><BR><BR></TD></TR>




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      <TD ALIGN="CENTER" NOWRAP><FONT SIZE="2">24.1  </FONT></TD>
      <TD NOWRAP ALIGN="LEFT"><FONT SIZE="2"> Power of Attorney (included at page 4 of the Registration Statement)</FONT></TD></TR>
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Form S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 3, 2005                                       Registration No. 333-_____
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
_________________
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933
SONOMAWEST HOLDINGS, INC..
(Exact name
of issuer as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
94-1069729
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2064
Highway 116 North
Sebastopol, California 95472
(Address of Principal
Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
2002 Stock Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Thomas R. Eakin
Chief Financial Officer
SonomaWest Holdings, Inc.
2064 Highway 116 North
Sebastopol, California
95472
(Name and address of
agent for service)
(707) 824-2534
(Telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Roger S. Mertz, Esq.
Allen
Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory LLP
Three Embarcadero Center, 12th Floor
San Francisco, California 941116
(415) 837-1515
CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to be registered
Amount to be
registered(2)
Proposed maximum
offering price per
share
Proposed maximum
aggregate offering
price
Amount of
registration fee
2002 Stock Incentive Plan
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value(1)
75,000
$10.60(3)
$795,000
$93.57
(1)
These securities are of the same class and in addition to the 75,000 shares of
               common stock initially available to be granted under the 2002 Stock Incentive
               Plan, an employee stock option plan, and previously registered pursuant to
               Registration Statement No. 333-101755. The total number of shares of common
               stock now issuable under the 2002 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, is 150,000.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a), also covers additional securities that may be offered
               as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(3)
Has been estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of
               1933, solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. No options
               have been granted with respect to such shares. The computation is based upon the
               average of the high and low price of the common stock as reported on the Nasdaq
               SmallCap Market on February 2, 2005 because the price at which the options to be
               granted in the future may be exercised is not currently determinable
The Exhibit Index for this
Registration Statement follows the signature page.
SONOMAWEST HOLDINGS,
INC.
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ON FORM S-8
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This
Registration Statement on Form S-8 relates to the Registrant's 2002 Stock Incentive
Plan (the "Plan") under which the Registrant, pursuant to that certain
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-101755, the "Registration
Statement"), previously registered 75,000 shares of its common stock under the Plan.
Under Section E of the General Instructions on Form S-8, the Registrant is registering
additional shares under the Plan.
On
July 28, 2004, the Registrant's Board of Directors approved an increase in the number
of shares reserved for issuance under the Plan equal to 75,000 shares. The
Registrant's shareholders subsequently approved the increase on October 27,
2004. This Registration Statement covers the increase of 75,000 shares of common stock
issuable under the Plan, bringing the total number of authorized shares to 150,000.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED
IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3.    INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS
BY REFERENCE.
The
following documents are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement:
1.
Registrant's registration statement filed on Form S-8 dated December 10,
          2002 (SEC file number 333-101755);
2.
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
          June 30, 2004, filed on September 21, 2004;
3.
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended
          September 30, 2004, filed on November 12, 2004;
4.
The description of Registrant's common stock contained in its registration
          statement filed on Form S-8 (Registration Statement No. 333-101755) on
          December 10, 2002; and
5.
All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
          Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, since the end of Registrant's fiscal year
          ended June 30, 2004.
In
addition, all documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, after the date of this
Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereunder have been
sold, or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold under this Registration
Statement, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference (other than information
furnished pursuant to Items 2.03, 9 or 12 on Form 8-K, unless otherwise indicated
therein) in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing
of such documents.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
EXHIBIT NUMBER
DESCRIPTION
5.1
Opinion of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory LLP
10.1
2002 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended
10.2
Form Notice of Grant of Stock Option
23.1
Consent of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory LLP (included as part of Exhibit
                       5.1 hereto)
23.2
Consent of Grant Thornton LLP
24.1
Power of Attorney (included at page 4 of the Registration Statement)
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 Sebastopol, State of California, on
this 3rd day of February, 2005.
SONOMAWEST HOLDINGS, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation
By: /s/ Roger S. Mertz
——————————————
Roger S. Mertz
Chairman of the Board
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each
individual whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Roger S. Mertz and David
J. Bugatto, and each of them, such person's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for such person and in such
person's 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 all documents in connection therewith, with
the 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 in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person
might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE
TITLE
DATE
/s/  Roger S. Mertz
___________________________
Roger S. Mertz
Chairman of the Board of Directors
(Principal Executive officer)
February 3, 2005
/s/  Thomas R. Eakin
___________________________
Thomas R. Eakin
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
February 3, 2005
/s/  David J. Bugatto
___________________________
David J. Bugatto
Director
February 3, 2005
/s/ Gary L. Hess
___________________________
Gary L. Hess
Director
February 3, 2005
/s/  Fredric Selinger
___________________________
Fredric Selinger
Director
February 3, 2005
EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT NUMBER
DESCRIPTION
5.1
Opinion of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble & Mallory LLP
10.1
2002 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended
10.2
Form Notice of Grant of Stock Option
23.1
Consent of Allen Matkins Leck Gamble &Mallory LLP (included as part of Exhibit
                       5.1 hereto)
23.2
Consent of Grant Thornton LLP
24.1
Power of Attorney (included at page 4 of the Registration Statement)