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): January 9, 2004
  
  
                            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.)
  
  
  
  
  
  
  <PAGE>
  
  Item 5.       Other Events and Regulation FD Disclosure
  
  
  The Registrant announced the appointment of Peter Seidenberg to Sutter's Board
  of Directors as its Audit Committee Chairman and issued the attached press
  release.
  
  
  
  Item 7.           Financial Statements and Exhibits
  
  (3)      Exhibits
  
  Item 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: January 9, 2004            SUTTER HOLDING COMPANY, INC
  
                                    By: s/ ROBERT E. DIXON
                                        ------------------
                                        Robert E. Dixon,
                                        Co-Chief Executive Officer
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
                                         2
metadata_documents: [{"type": "8-K", "sequence": "1", "filename": "sutterhold8kseiden.txt", "description": "INITIAL FILING", "secsgml_size_bytes": 2074}]
metadata_filer: {"company-data": {"conformed-name": "SUTTER HOLDING CO INC", "cik": "0001100202", "assigned-sic": "6211", "irs-number": "753111137", "state-of-incorporation": "DE", "fiscal-year-end": "0131"}, "filing-values": {"form-type": "8-K", "act": "34", "file-number": "001-15733", "film-number": "04518863"}, "business-address": {"street1": "150 POST ST", "street2": "SUITE 405", "city": "SAN FRANCISCO", "state": "CA", "zip": "94108", "phone": "4157881441"}, "mail-address": {"street1": "150 POST ST", "street2": "SUITE 405", "city": "SAN FRANCISCO", "state": "CA", "zip": "94108"}, "former-company": {"former-conformed-name": "SHOCHET HOLDING CORP", "date-changed": "19991201"}}
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): January 9, 2004
  
                            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 announced the appointment of Peter Seidenberg to Sutter's Board
  of Directors as its Audit Committee Chairman and issued the attached press
  release.
  
  Item 7.           Financial Statements and Exhibits
  
  (3)      Exhibits
  
  Item 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: January 9, 2004            SUTTER HOLDING COMPANY, INC
  
                                    By: s/ ROBERT E. DIXON
                                        ------------------
                                        Robert E. Dixon,
                                        Co-Chief Executive Officer
  
                                         2