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STATES</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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DC 20549</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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8-K</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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align=justify>&nbsp;</DIV>
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align=center><FONT
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REPORT PURSUANT</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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align=center><FONT
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SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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align=center><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><STRONG>SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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align=center><FONT id=TAB1 style="MARGIN-LEFT: 18pt"></FONT><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Date of
report (Date of earliest event reported) </FONT><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><STRONG><U>May
27, 2005</U></STRONG></FONT><FONT id=TAB2
style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 441pt">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>
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      align=center><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 13pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;<STRONG>Heritage
      Oaks Bancorp</STRONG></FONT></DIV></TD>
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      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
      align=center>&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2>(Exact Name of Registrant as
      Specified in Its Charter)</FONT></DIV></TD>
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      align=center><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><STRONG>California</STRONG></FONT><FONT
      id=TAB2 style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 27pt">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
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      align=center>&nbsp;<FONT size=2>(State or Other Jurisdiction<FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">of
      Incorporation)</FONT></FONT></DIV></TD>
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      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
      align=center>&nbsp;<STRONG><FONT size=2>000-05020</FONT></STRONG></DIV></TD>
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      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
      align=center>&nbsp;<STRONG><FONT
  size=2>77-0388249</FONT></STRONG></DIV></TD></TR>
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      align=center>&nbsp;<FONT size=2>(Commission File Number)</FONT><FONT
      id=TAB2 style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 225pt">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
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      align=center>&nbsp;<FONT size=2>(IRS Employer Identification
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      align=center>&nbsp;<STRONG><FONT size=2>545 12<FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SUP>th</SUP></FONT><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">
      Street, Paso Robles CA</FONT></FONT></STRONG><FONT id=TAB2
      style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 279pt">&nbsp;</FONT></DIV></TD>
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      align=center>&nbsp;<STRONG><FONT size=2>93446</FONT></STRONG></DIV></TD></TR>
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      align=center>&nbsp;<FONT size=2>(Address of Principal Executive
      Offices)</FONT></DIV></TD>
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      align=center>&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(Zip
      Code)</FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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      <DIV style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
      align=center>&nbsp;<STRONG><FONT size=2>(805)
      239-5200</FONT></STRONG></DIV></TD>
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      align=center>&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2>(<FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Registrant&#8217;s
      Telephone Number, Including Area Code)</FONT></FONT></DIV></TD>
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      align=center>&nbsp;&nbsp;<FONT size=2>(Former Name or Former Address, if
      Changed Since Last Report)</FONT></DIV></TD></TR></TABLE></DIV>
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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 (</FONT><FONT
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</EM></FONT><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">General
Instruction A.2. below):</FONT></DIV>
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style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings">o</FONT><FONT
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style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
240.14a-12)</FONT></DIV>
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style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings">o</FONT><FONT
id=TAB2 style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Wingdings">o</FONT><FONT
id=TAB2 style="COLOR: black; LETTER-SPACING: 9pt">&nbsp;</FONT><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Pre-commencement
communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
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1.01 </STRONG></FONT><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><STRONG><U>Entry
into a Material Definitive Agreement</U></STRONG></FONT><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><STRONG>&nbsp;</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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align=left><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On May
26, 2005, the shareholders of Heritage Oaks Bancorp (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) approved the
2005 Equity Based Compensation Plan (the &#8220;2005 Plan&#8221;). The purpose of the 2005
Plan is to enable the Company to attract, retain and reward key employees of the
Company and of its affiliates and to strengthen the mutuality of interests
between such key employees and the Company&#8217;s shareholders by offering such key
employees equity or equity-based incentives. The 2005 Plan is administered by
the Compensation Committee of the Company&#8217;s Board of Directors and provides for
the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted shares,
restricted share units, performance based cash only awards, or any combination
thereof. </FONT></DIV>
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align=left><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">A more
detailed summary of the material features of the 2005 Plan is set forth in the
Company&#8217;s proxy statement for the 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 6, 2005. The summary in the proxy
statement and the description of the 2005 Plan contained herein are qualified in
their entirety by reference to the full text of the 2005 Plan, which is included
as part of the proxy statement and incorporated herein by
reference.</FONT></DIV>
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size=3></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
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align=left><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">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></DIV>
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align=left><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Date: May
27, 2005</FONT></DIV>
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      <DIV
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      align=left><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Heritage
      Oaks Bancorp</FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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      align=left><FONT
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      Lawrence Ward</FONT></DIV></TD>
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      <DIV
      style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
      align=left><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 1pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=left width="50%">
      <DIV
      style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
      align=left><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 1pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left width="31%" colSpan=3>
      <DIV
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      align=left><FONT
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      Ward</FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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      <DIV
      style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
      align=left><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 1pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
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      and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=left width="50%">
      <DIV
      style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
      align=left><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left width="3%">
      <DIV
      style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
      align=left><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left width="28%" colSpan=2>
      <DIV
      style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
      align=left><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top align=left width="50%">
      <DIV
      style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
      align=left><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top align=left width="3%">
      <DIV
      style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
      align=left><FONT
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      align=left><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV></TD></TR>
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      <DIV
      style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
      align=left><FONT
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    <TD vAlign=top align=left width="3%">
      <DIV
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      Margaret Torres</FONT></DIV></TD>
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      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 1pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman, serif"></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV></TD></TR>
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Unassociated Document
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
DC 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)
May
27, 2005
Heritage
      Oaks Bancorp
(Exact Name of Registrant as
      Specified in Its Charter)
California
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of
      Incorporation)
000-05020
77-0388249
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification
      No.)
545 12
th
Street, Paso Robles CA
93446
(Address of Principal Executive
      Offices)
(Zip
      Code)
(805)
      239-5200
(
Registrant's
      Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
(Former Name or Former Address, if
      Changed Since Last Report)
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 (
see
General
Instruction A.2. below):
o
Written
communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
230.425)
o
Soliciting
material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 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))
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2
ITEM
1.01
Entry
into a Material Definitive Agreement
On May
26, 2005, the shareholders of Heritage Oaks Bancorp (the "Company") approved the
2005 Equity Based Compensation Plan (the "2005 Plan"). The purpose of the 2005
Plan is to enable the Company to attract, retain and reward key employees of the
Company and of its affiliates and to strengthen the mutuality of interests
between such key employees and the Company's shareholders by offering such key
employees equity or equity-based incentives. The 2005 Plan is administered by
the Compensation Committee of the Company's Board of Directors and provides for
the grant of stock options, stock appreciation rights, restricted shares,
restricted share units, performance based cash only awards, or any combination
thereof.
A more
detailed summary of the material features of the 2005 Plan is set forth in the
Company's proxy statement for the 2005 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 6, 2005. The summary in the proxy
statement and the description of the 2005 Plan contained herein are qualified in
their entirety by reference to the full text of the 2005 Plan, which is included
as part of the proxy statement and incorporated herein by
reference.
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: May
27, 2005
Heritage
      Oaks Bancorp
By:
/s/
      Lawrence Ward
Lawrence
      Ward
President
      and Chief Executive Officer
By:
/s/
      Margaret Torres
Margaret
      Torres
Chief
      Financial Officer