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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT</font></b></p>
  
  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;">TO SECTION&nbsp;13 OR 15(d)&nbsp;OF THE</font></b></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">April&nbsp;18, 2008</font></b></p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;text-autospace:none;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Northern California Bancorp,&nbsp;Inc.</font></b></p>
  
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  Written communications pursuant to Rule&nbsp;425 under the Securities
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  material pursuant to Rule&nbsp;14a12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On April&nbsp;18, 2008, Northern California Bancorp,&nbsp;Inc. issued a
  press announcing that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase
  program pursuant to which the Company, from time to time and at management&#146;s
  discretion, may repurchase up to $500,000 of the Company&#146;s outstanding
  shares.&#160; A copy of such press release is
  attached, and incorporated herein by reference, as Exhibit&nbsp;99.1.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">EXHIBIT #&#160; 99.1 Press release of
  Northern California Bancorp,&nbsp;Inc. dated April&nbsp;18, 2008.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-autospace:none;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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.</font></p>
  
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text: UNITED STATES
  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
  April 18, 2008
  Date of Report (Date of earliest event
  reported)
  Northern California Bancorp, Inc.
  (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its
  Charter)
  California
  (State or Other Jurisdiction of
  Incorporation)
  000-27666
  77-0421107
  (Commission File Number)
  (IRS Employer
    Identification No.)
  601 Munras Avenue
  93940
  (Address of Principal
    Executive Office)
  (Zip Code)
  831-649-4600
  (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including
  Area Code)
  Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
  to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
  following provisions:
  o
  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities
  Act (17 CFR 230.425)
  o
  Soliciting
  material pursuant to Rule 14a12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
  o
  Pre-commencement
  communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17
  CFR 240.14d-2(b))
  o
  Pre-commencement
  communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17
  CFR 240.13e-4(c))
  Item 8.01:  Other Events
  On April 18, 2008, Northern California Bancorp, Inc. issued a
  press announcing that its Board of Directors has approved a stock repurchase
  program pursuant to which the Company, from time to time and at management's
  discretion, may repurchase up to $500,000 of the Company's outstanding
  shares.  A copy of such press release is
  attached, and incorporated herein by reference, as Exhibit 99.1.
  Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  (a)
  Financial Statements – not applicable
  (b)
  Pro forma financial information – not applicable
  (c)
  Shell company transactions – not applicable
  (d)
  Exhibits.
  EXHIBIT #  99.1 Press release of
  Northern California Bancorp, Inc. dated April 18, 2008.
  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.
  Date:
  April 18, 2008
  Northern California Bancorp, Inc.
  By:
  /s/ Bruce N. Warner
  Executive Vice President &
  Chief Financial Officer
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