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SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE</STRONG></FONT></DIV>
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      align=right><FONT size=2>Date of report (Date of earliest event
      reported)</FONT></DIV></TD>
    <TD style="BORDER-BOTTOM: #000000 thin solid" width="50%"><STRONG><FONT
      size=2>&nbsp; April 29, 2005</FONT></STRONG><FONT id=TAB2
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      Oaks Bancorp</STRONG></FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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      align=center><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></TR>
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      align=center><FONT
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      align=center><FONT
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      align=center><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">(Commission
      File Number)</FONT></DIV></TD>
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      align=center><FONT
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      Employer Identification No.)</FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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      align=center><FONT
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      12</STRONG></FONT><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><SUP><STRONG>th</STRONG></SUP></FONT><FONT
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      Street, Paso Robles CA</STRONG></FONT></DIV></TD>
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      of Principal Executive Offices)</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    width="80%" colSpan=2><STRONG><FONT size=2>(805)
    239-5200</FONT></STRONG>&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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      size=2>(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last
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      communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
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align=left><FONT
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7.01&nbsp;&nbsp; </STRONG></FONT><FONT
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FD Disclosure</U></STRONG></FONT><FONT
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align=left><FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Lawrence
P. Ward, President and Chief Executive Officer of Heritage Oaks Bancorp (the
&#8220;Company&#8221;) will be attending the D. A. Davidson Investor Conference in Seattle,
Washington on May 3, 2005. He will be taking a presentation reviewing the
Company&#8217;s financial performance for the first quarter of 2005 and the Company&#8217;s
strategic focus. A copy of the presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this
report. </FONT></DIV>
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align=justify><STRONG><FONT size=2>ITEM 9.01(c)&nbsp;&nbsp; <FONT
style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><U>Exhibits</U></FONT></FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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      <DIV
      style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 18pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 1.3pt"
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      <DIV
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      align=left><FONT
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      for D.A. Davidson Investor Conference May 3, 2005.</FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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<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>
<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>
<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">Date:
April 29, 2005</FONT></DIV>
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    <TD colSpan=2><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2><FONT
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      Oaks Bancorp</FONT></FONT></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>/s/&nbsp;Lawrence
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      Ward</FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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    <TD><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2><FONT
      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">President
      and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></DIV></FONT><FONT
size=2></FONT></DIV>
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style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt"
align=left><FONT size=2>
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    <TD><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=2>By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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  Torres</FONT></TD></TR>
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      Torres</FONT></FONT></DIV></TD></TR>
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      style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Chief
      Financial Officer</FONT></FONT></FONT></TD></TR></TABLE></DIV></FONT></DIV>
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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)
April 29, 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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ITEM
7.01
Regulation
FD Disclosure
Lawrence
P. Ward, President and Chief Executive Officer of Heritage Oaks Bancorp (the
"Company") will be attending the D. A. Davidson Investor Conference in Seattle,
Washington on May 3, 2005. He will be taking a presentation reviewing the
Company's financial performance for the first quarter of 2005 and the Company's
strategic focus. A copy of the presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this
report.
ITEM 9.01(c)
Exhibits
99.1
Presentation
      for D.A. Davidson Investor Conference May 3, 2005.
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 29, 2005
Heritage
      Oaks Bancorp
By:
/s/ Lawrence
Ward
Lawrence
      Ward
President
      and Chief Executive Officer
By:
/s/ Margaret
  Torres
Margaret
      Torres
Chief
      Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
99.1
Presentation
      for Investor Conference on May 3, 2005.