content: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                               Washington, D.C. 20549
  
  
  
  
                                      Form 8-K
  
  
  
                  Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
  
                         The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
  
  
          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 1, 2003
  
  
                            Sutter Holding Company, Inc.
  
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
  
  
             Delaware                    1-15733                  59-2651232
          (State or other              (Commission             (I.R.S. Employer
  jurisdiction of incorporation)      File Number)            Identification No.)
  
  
                             150 Post Street, Suite 405
                           San Francisco, California 94108
  
                 (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
  
                                   (415) 788-1441
                           (Registrant's telephone number,
                                including area code)
  
  
  
           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Item 5.       Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure
  
  The Registrant today announced it had reached an agreement to acquire
  Progressive Lending, LLC, a mortgage bank with offices in Washington and
  Arizona. Progressive is licensed to do business in six other states, including
  California, Oregon, Idaho, Colorado, Illinois, and Montana. The purchase
  agreement was signed September 30, 2003, and contains several conditions to
  closing including regulatory approval in the states in which Progressive does
  business. The Registrant expects to consummate this transaction within 60 days,
  subject to satisfaction of the conditions in the agreement.
  
  This report contains certain current and forward-looking statements and
  information relating to the above transaction that are based on the beliefs of
  its management as well as assumptions made by and information currently
  available to its management. These statements reflecting management's current
  view about the proposed transaction are subject to certain risks, uncertainties
  and assumptions. Should any of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or
  should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, or should information currently
  believed to be true prove to be untrue, actual events may vary materially from
  those described in this report as anticipated, estimated or expected. Factors
  which could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited
  to the satisfaction of conditions in the agreement referred to above. The
  forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the
  date hereof and the company disclaims any intent or obligation to update these
  forward-looking statements.
  
  
  
  Item 7.           Financial Statements and Exhibits
  
  (3)      Exhibits
  
  Exhibit No.   Description
  
  99.1          Press Release
  
  
  
  
                                     SIGNATURES
  
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  
  
  
  Dated: October 1, 2003            SUTTER HOLDING COMPANY, INC
  
                                    By: s/ ROBERT E. DIXON
                                        ------------------
                                         Robert E. Dixon,
                                         Co-Chief Executive Officer
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text: SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  
                               Washington, D.C. 20549
  
                                      Form 8-K
  
                  Current Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
  
                         The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
  
          Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): October 1, 2003
  
                            Sutter Holding Company, Inc.
  
               (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
  
             Delaware                    1-15733                  59-2651232
          (State or other              (Commission             (I.R.S. Employer
  jurisdiction of incorporation)      File Number)            Identification No.)
  
                             150 Post Street, Suite 405
                           San Francisco, California 94108
  
                 (Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
  
                                   (415) 788-1441
                           (Registrant's telephone number,
                                including area code)
  
           (Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
  Item 5.       Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure
  
  The Registrant today announced it had reached an agreement to acquire
  Progressive Lending, LLC, a mortgage bank with offices in Washington and
  Arizona. Progressive is licensed to do business in six other states, including
  California, Oregon, Idaho, Colorado, Illinois, and Montana. The purchase
  agreement was signed September 30, 2003, and contains several conditions to
  closing including regulatory approval in the states in which Progressive does
  business. The Registrant expects to consummate this transaction within 60 days,
  subject to satisfaction of the conditions in the agreement.
  
  This report contains certain current and forward-looking statements and
  information relating to the above transaction that are based on the beliefs of
  its management as well as assumptions made by and information currently
  available to its management. These statements reflecting management's current
  view about the proposed transaction are subject to certain risks, uncertainties
  and assumptions. Should any of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or
  should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, or should information currently
  believed to be true prove to be untrue, actual events may vary materially from
  those described in this report as anticipated, estimated or expected. Factors
  which could cause or contribute to such differences include, but are not limited
  to the satisfaction of conditions in the agreement referred to above. The
  forward-looking statements contained in this press release speak only as of the
  date hereof and the company disclaims any intent or obligation to update these
  forward-looking statements.
  
  Item 7.           Financial Statements and Exhibits
  
  (3)      Exhibits
  
  Exhibit No.   Description
  
  99.1          Press Release
  
                                     SIGNATURES
  
  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
  Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  Dated: October 1, 2003            SUTTER HOLDING COMPANY, INC
  
                                    By: s/ ROBERT E. DIXON
                                        ------------------
                                         Robert E. Dixon,
                                         Co-Chief Executive Officer