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): December 19, 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 2.      Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
  
  
  On July 18, 2003, the registrant entered into a Securities Exchange Agreement by
  and between registrant and Anza Capital, Inc., and American Residential Funding,
  Inc. ("AMRES") (the "Agreement"). The transaction was described more fully in
  the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 31, 2003.
  
  Effective December 19, 2003, the parties to the Agreement entered into a Mutual
  Rescission of Securities Exchange Agreement whereby they agreed to rescind the
  transactions contemplated by the Agreement in their entirety, and all parties
  returned all consideration. Anza returned to the registrant 66,496 shares of
  registrant's common stock, the registrant returned to AMRES 1,000,000 shares of
  its Series A Preferred Stock, and the registrant returned to Anza the Warrants
  it received in connection with the Agreement.
  
  
  
  Item 7.      Financial Statements and Exhibits
  
  (3)      Exhibits
  
  
  Item No.    Description
  
  10.1        Mutual Rescission Of Securities Exchange Agreement
  
  
  
  
  
  
                                     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: December 30, 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): December 19, 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 2.      Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
  
  On July 18, 2003, the registrant entered into a Securities Exchange Agreement by
  and between registrant and Anza Capital, Inc., and American Residential Funding,
  Inc. ("AMRES") (the "Agreement"). The transaction was described more fully in
  the registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K dated July 31, 2003.
  
  Effective December 19, 2003, the parties to the Agreement entered into a Mutual
  Rescission of Securities Exchange Agreement whereby they agreed to rescind the
  transactions contemplated by the Agreement in their entirety, and all parties
  returned all consideration. Anza returned to the registrant 66,496 shares of
  registrant's common stock, the registrant returned to AMRES 1,000,000 shares of
  its Series A Preferred Stock, and the registrant returned to Anza the Warrants
  it received in connection with the Agreement.
  
  Item 7.      Financial Statements and Exhibits
  
  (3)      Exhibits
  
  Item No.    Description
  
  10.1        Mutual Rescission Of Securities Exchange Agreement
  
                                     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: December 30, 2003          SUTTER HOLDING COMPANY, INC
  
                                    By: s/ ROBERT E. DIXON
                                        ------------------
                                        Robert E. Dixon,
                                        Co-Chief Executive Officer
  
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