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  0001442259
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0001431567
  Oak Valley Bancorp
  001-34142
  125 N. THIRD AVE.
  OAKDALE
  CA
  95361
  209-844-7500
  Barton Don
  Director
  Common
  Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC
  245 Summer Street
  Boston
  MA
  02110
  400
  9844.00
  8357211
  04/25/2025
  NASDAQ
  Common
  05/20/2014
  Open Market Purchase
  Issuer
  N
  400
  05/20/2014
  Cash/ check
  N
  Barton Don
  125 N. THIRD AVE.
  OAKDALE
  CA
  95361
  Oak Valley Bancorp
  04/14/2025
  375
  8866.00
  Barton Don
  125 N. THIRD AVE.,
  OAKDALE
  CA
  95361
  Oak Valley Bancorp
  03/12/2025
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  Barton Don
  125 N. THIRD AVE.,
  OAKDALE
  CA
  95361
  Oak Valley Bancorp
  02/12/2025
  375
  10238.00
  Selling out of  	DONALD BARTON 2015 SEP PROP TRUST
  04/25/2025
  /s/ Cristina Garcia, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for Barton Don