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 <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><a name="scotch"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2006</font></b></a></p> <div style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 6.0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"> <p align="right" style="border:none;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;padding:0pt;text-align:right;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Registration No. 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></p> </div>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Washington, D.C.&#160; 20549</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;">FORM S-8</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;">SKAGIT STATE BANCORP, INC.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">20-5048602</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(State or other
  jurisdiction of</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(I.R.S. employer
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;incorporation or organization)</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">301 East Fairhaven
Avenue, Burlington, Washington 98233 (360) 755-0411</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant&#146;s principal executive offices)</font></p>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2005 Incentive Stock Plan</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Humphrey Restricted Stock
Award</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Full title of plans)</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Copies of communications to:</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading -->STEPHEN M. KLEIN, ESQ.</p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CHERYL R. BISHOP</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Graham &amp;
  Dunn P.C.</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt .7pt;width:48.8%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">President and
  CEO</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pier 70</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt .7pt;width:48.8%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">301 East
  Fairhaven Avenue</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2801 Alaskan
  Way, Suite 300</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Burlington,
  Washington 98233</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Seattle,
  Washington 98121-1128</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(360) 755-0411</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(206) 340-9648</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE</font></b></p>

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  <p style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading -->Title&nbsp;of&nbsp;securities&nbsp;to<br>
  be&nbsp;registered</p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Amount<br>
  to&nbsp;be&nbsp;registered&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;(2)</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="15%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid #000A0D 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.1%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Proposed&nbsp;maximum<br>
  offering&nbsp;price<br>
  per&nbsp;share&nbsp;(3)</font></b></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid #000A0D 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.18%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="15%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid #000A0D 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.1%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Proposed&nbsp;maximum<br>
  Aggregate&nbsp;offering<br>
  price&nbsp;(3)</font></b></p>
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  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid #000A0D 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.18%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="15%" colspan="2" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid #000A0D 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.1%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Amount&nbsp;of&nbsp;<br>
  registration&nbsp;fee&nbsp;(2)</font></b></p>
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  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid #000A0D 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.34%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Common shares</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.18%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="15%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:15.1%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">100,300</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.18%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.12%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">96.91</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.12%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">9,720,073</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.18%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="14%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.12%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1,040.05</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Notes:</font></i></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1. Represents 100,000 Shares of Registrant&#146;s Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of options outstanding under the 2005 Incentive
Stock Plan (the &#147;Plan&#148;) and 300 shares subject to a Restricted Stock Award
granted to Richard Humphrey (&#147;Award&#148;), together with an indeterminate number of
additional shares which may be necessary to adjust the number of shares
reserved for issuance under the Plan and the Award as a result of any future
stock split, stock dividend or similar adjustment of the outstanding Common
Stock, as provided in Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2. Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee.
Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (&#147;Securities
Act&#148;), computation is based on the weighted average per share exercise price
(rounded to the nearest cent) of outstanding options under the referenced stock
option plan, and on the per share book value of the Registrant&#146;s common shares
($96.91) as of September 30, 2006 with respect to common shares underlying
stock options not yet granted and common shares issuable pursuant to the Plan.</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PART I <br>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS</font></b></p><p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Skagit State Bancorp, Inc. (&#147;Company&#148; or &#147;Registrant&#148;) will send or give the documents containing the information required by Part I of this registration statement on Form &nbsp;S-8 (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) to each participant in the Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). Such documents, and the documents incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.</font></p><p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 1</font></b><font face="Times New Roman">.&#160; <b>Plan Information *</b></font></p><p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 2.&#160; Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information</font></b><font face="Times New Roman">.*</font></p><p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*&#160; Information required by Part I of Form S-8 is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act, and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.</font></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">PART
II.&#160; <br>
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 3.&#160; Incorporation of Documents by Reference</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The documents listed
below are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.&#160; In addition, all documents subsequently filed
by Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (&#147;Exchange Act&#148;) prior to Registrant&#146;s filing
of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have
been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to
be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 93.0pt;text-indent:-57.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(a)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2005.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 93.0pt;text-indent:-57.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(b)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>All
reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the
end of the fiscal year covered by the Registrant&#146;s Form 10-K referred to in (a)
above.</p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 93.0pt;text-indent:-57.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(c)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
common stock of Skagit State Bank (the &#147;Bank&#148;) Registrant&#146;s subsidiary, was
registered as a class with the FDIC, under Section 12(g) of the Exchange
Act.&#160; As a result of a holding company
reorganization, Registrant became the successor registrant under Section 12(g)
pursuant to SEC Rule 12g-3 by virtue of the Form 8-K12g-3 filed by Registrant
as successor registrant of the Bank.&#160;
Accordingly, since there is no registration statement on file that
describes Registrant&#146;s securities, a description of the securities is included
below.</p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item
4.&#160; Description of Securities.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">General</font></u></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registrant&#146;s
authorized capital stock consists of 5,000,000 shares of common stock, no par
value per share.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Voting Rights</font></u></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The holders of
Registrant&#146;s common stock are entitled to one vote on all matters presented for
a vote, including the election of directors.&#160;
The Articles of Incorporation for the Registrant provide that
stockholders do not have cumulative voting rights.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dividends</font></u></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Dividends may be
paid on the common stock of the Registrant as and when declared by the Board of
Directors out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends.&#160; The ability of the Registrant to pay
dividends will largely depend upon the amount of dividends paid to it by the
Bank, and any subsequent acquired operations.&#160;
Accordingly, the dividend restrictions imposed on the Bank by applicable
state banking law will impact the amount of dividends that Registrant can pay.</font></p>

<h2 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Repurchase of Own Shares</font></u></h2>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Registrant
generally may repurchase its own shares, subject to certain restrictions under
applicable state and federal banking and securities laws, with a particular
focus on maintenance of adequate capital.</font></p>

<h2 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 36.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Liquidation Rights</font></u></h2>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">In the
event of liquidation of the Registrant, shareholders are entitled to share
equally and ratably in the assets remaining after provision for all debts and
liabilities.</font></p>

<h2 style="font-weight:normal;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Assessment</font></u></h2>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
common stock of Registrant is fully paid and non-assessable.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item
5.&#160; Interests of Named Experts and
Counsel.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The
validity of the shares offered pursuant to the Plans will be passed upon by
Graham &amp; Dunn PC, Pier 70, 2801 Alaskan Way, Suite 300, Seattle, Washington
98121-1128.</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 6.&#160; Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</font></b></p>

<p align="left" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Articles of
Incorporation of the Registrant provides, among other things, for limitation of
directors&#146; liability to the Registrant and to their respective
shareholders.&#160; Accordingly, directors
will not incur personal legal liability for actions taken while acting for the
Bank or the Registrant within the scope of their employment, which were not the
result of conduct finally adjudged to be egregious conduct.&#160; Egregious conduct is defined as intentional
misconduct, a knowing violation of law, participation in any transaction from
which the person will personally receive a benefit in money, property, or
services to which that person is not legally entitled, on unlawful distribution
under the Washington Business Corporation Act, or conduct for which the person
is adjudged liable to the corporation.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Registrant has
entered into Indemnification Agreements with each of its directors.&#160; The Indemnification Agreements codify
procedural mechanisms pursuant to which directors may enforce the
indemnification rights that such directors are granted under the Company&#146;s
articles of incorporation and the WBCA.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item
7.&#160; Exemption from Registration Claimed</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Not
applicable.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 8.&#160; Exhibits.</font></b></p>

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  Number</p>
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  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="259" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:194.4pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  </td>
  <td width="259" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:194.4pt;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="573" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:430.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion of Graham &amp;
  Dunn PC, Registrant&#146;s legal counsel, regarding legality of<br>
  the Common Stock being registered</font></p>
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  </td>
  <td width="573" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:430.0pt;">
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  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="573" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:430.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Graham &amp;
  Dunn PC (included in Exhibit 5.1)</font></p>
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  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="573" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:430.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="573" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:430.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Moss Adams
  LLP</font></p>
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  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="573" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:430.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24.1</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Powers of Attorney (see
  the Signature Page)</font></p>
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  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="573" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:430.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="47" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:35.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="573" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:430.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2005 Incentive Stock
  Plan</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="573" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:430.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="573" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:430.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form of Restricted
  Stock Award Agreement</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="47" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:35.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="573" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:430.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.3</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="573" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:430.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form of Stock Option
  Agreement</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="47" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:35.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="573" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:430.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <td width="47" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:35.0pt;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.4</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="13" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:10.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="573" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:430.0pt;">
  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Change in Control Severance Agreement for Richard
  Humphrey</font><font size="1" style="font-size:6.5pt;position:relative;top:-3.0pt;">&nbsp;</font>(1)</p>
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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 18.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of
the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarter ended September
30, 2006.</p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item 9.&#160;
Undertakings.</font></b></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 54.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-18.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A.</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:54.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; To file,
during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(i)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(ii)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement.&#160; Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase
or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may
be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no
more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
&#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective Registration Statement;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(iii)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to
such information in the Registration Statement;</font></p>

<p style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:108.0pt;"><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Provided</font></u>, <u>however</u>, that
paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the
Registration Statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement.</p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:54.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; That, for
the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.</font></p>


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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:54.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:54.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3)&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; To remove
from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">B.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual
report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and,
where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">C.&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised
that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.&#160; In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer of controlling person of the Registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.</font></p>


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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing
on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
Burlington, State of Washington on November 7, 2006.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="45%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:45.46%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="29%" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:29.94%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Cheryl R.
  Bishop</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="45%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:45.46%;">
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  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="45%" colspan="2" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:45.46%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">President and Chief Executive Officer</font></p>
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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;"><font style="text-decoration:none;">&nbsp;</font></font></u></b></p>

<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><u><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">POWER OF
ATTORNEY</font></u></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each person whose
individual signature appears below hereby authorizes and appoints Cheryl R.
Bishop and Carla F. Tucker, and each of them, with full power of substitution
and full power to act without the other, as his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent to act in his name, place and stead and to execute
in the name and on behalf of each person, individually and in each capacity stated
below, and to file any and all amendments to this Registration Statement,
including any and all post-effective amendments.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act, this Power of Attorney has been signed by
the following persons, in the capacities indicated, on November 7, 2006.</font></p>

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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.5%;">
  <p align="left" style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:left;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Title</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="1%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:1.0%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="60%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:60.8%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.78%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:65.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.78%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Cheryl R. Bishop</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:65.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">President, Director and
  C.E.O.</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Cheryl R. Bishop</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:65.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Principal Executive
  Officer)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:65.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.78%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Carla F. Tucker</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:65.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chief Financial Officer</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Carla F. Tucker</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:65.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Principal Financial
  and Accounting Officer)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:65.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.78%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Gerald W. Christensen</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:65.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Gerald W.
  Christensen</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:65.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:65.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.78%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Michael F. Janicki</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:65.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Michael F.
  Janicki</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:65.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:65.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.78%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Richard N. Nelson</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:65.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Richard N.
  Nelson</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:65.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:65.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.78%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ B. Marvin Omdal</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:65.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Chairman of the Board</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">B. Marvin Omdal</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:65.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:65.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.78%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Michael E. Pegram</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:65.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Michael E.
  Pegram</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:65.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:65.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.78%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Daniel R. Peth</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:65.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="27%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:27.78%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Daniel R. Peth</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="65%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:65.28%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
</table>

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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">INDEX OF
EXHIBITS</font></b></p>

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 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p style="font-size:8.0pt;font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading -->Exhibit <br>
  Number</p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="40%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:40.94%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="8%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:8.18%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Description</font></b></p>
  </td>
  <td width="40%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:40.94%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:90.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion of Graham &amp;
  Dunn PC, Registrant&#146;s legal counsel, regarding legality of<br>
  the Common Stock being registered</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:90.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:90.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Graham &amp;
  Dunn PC (included in Exhibit 5.1)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:90.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:90.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Moss Adams
  LLP</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:90.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">24.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:90.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Powers of Attorney (see
  the Signature Page)</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:90.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.1</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:90.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">2005 Incentive Stock
  Plan</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:90.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.2</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:90.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form of Restricted
  Stock Award Agreement</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:90.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.3</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:90.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Form of Stock Option
  Agreement</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:90.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
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  <td width="6%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.94%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">99.4</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.98%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="90%" colspan="3" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:90.08%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Change in Control Severance Agreement for Richard
  Humphrey (1)</font></p>
  </td>
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the Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarter ended September
30, 2006.</p>

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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 14, 2006
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SKAGIT STATE BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
WASHINGTON
20-5048602
(State or other
  jurisdiction of
(I.R.S. employer
  identification no.)
incorporation or organization)
301 East Fairhaven
Avenue, Burlington, Washington 98233 (360) 755-0411
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
2005 Incentive Stock Plan
Humphrey Restricted Stock
Award
(Full title of plans)
Copies of communications to:
STEPHEN M. KLEIN, ESQ.
CHERYL R. BISHOP
Graham &
  Dunn P.C.
President and
  CEO
Pier 70
301 East
  Fairhaven Avenue
2801 Alaskan
  Way, Suite 300
Burlington,
  Washington 98233
Seattle,
  Washington 98121-1128
(360) 755-0411
(206) 340-9648
CALCULATION OF
REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities to
be registered
Amount
to be registered (1) (2)
Proposed maximum
offering price
per share (3)
Proposed maximum
Aggregate offering
price (3)
Amount of
registration fee (2)
Common shares
100,300
$
96.91
$
9,720,073
$
1,040.05
Notes:
1. Represents 100,000 Shares of Registrant's Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of options outstanding under the 2005 Incentive
Stock Plan (the "Plan") and 300 shares subject to a Restricted Stock Award
granted to Richard Humphrey ("Award"), together with an indeterminate number of
additional shares which may be necessary to adjust the number of shares
reserved for issuance under the Plan and the Award as a result of any future
stock split, stock dividend or similar adjustment of the outstanding Common
Stock, as provided in Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act.
2. Estimated
solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee.
Pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Securities
Act"), computation is based on the weighted average per share exercise price
(rounded to the nearest cent) of outstanding options under the referenced stock
option plan, and on the per share book value of the Registrant's common shares
($96.91) as of September 30, 2006 with respect to common shares underlying
stock options not yet granted and common shares issuable pursuant to the Plan.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
Skagit State Bancorp, Inc. ("Company" or "Registrant") will send or give the documents containing the information required by Part I of this registration statement on Form  S-8 (the "Registration Statement") to each participant in the Plan as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"). Such documents, and the documents incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II, taken together, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
Item 1
.
Plan Information *
Item 2.  Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information
.*
*  Information required by Part I of Form S-8 is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act, and the Note to Part I of Form S-8.
PART
II.
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.  Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The documents listed
below are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.  In addition, all documents subsequently filed
by Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Exchange Act") prior to Registrant's filing
of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have
been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be
deemed to be incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and to
be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
(a)
The
Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2005.
(b)
All
reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the
end of the fiscal year covered by the Registrant's Form 10-K referred to in (a)
above.
(c)
The
common stock of Skagit State Bank (the "Bank") Registrant's subsidiary, was
registered as a class with the FDIC, under Section 12(g) of the Exchange
Act.  As a result of a holding company
reorganization, Registrant became the successor registrant under Section 12(g)
pursuant to SEC Rule 12g-3 by virtue of the Form 8-K12g-3 filed by Registrant
as successor registrant of the Bank. 
Accordingly, since there is no registration statement on file that
describes Registrant's securities, a description of the securities is included
below.
2
Item
4.  Description of Securities.
General
Registrant's
authorized capital stock consists of 5,000,000 shares of common stock, no par
value per share.
Voting Rights
The holders of
Registrant's common stock are entitled to one vote on all matters presented for
a vote, including the election of directors. 
The Articles of Incorporation for the Registrant provide that
stockholders do not have cumulative voting rights.
Dividends
Dividends may be
paid on the common stock of the Registrant as and when declared by the Board of
Directors out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends.  The ability of the Registrant to pay
dividends will largely depend upon the amount of dividends paid to it by the
Bank, and any subsequent acquired operations. 
Accordingly, the dividend restrictions imposed on the Bank by applicable
state banking law will impact the amount of dividends that Registrant can pay.
Repurchase of Own Shares
Registrant
generally may repurchase its own shares, subject to certain restrictions under
applicable state and federal banking and securities laws, with a particular
focus on maintenance of adequate capital.
Liquidation Rights
In the
event of liquidation of the Registrant, shareholders are entitled to share
equally and ratably in the assets remaining after provision for all debts and
liabilities.
Assessment
The
common stock of Registrant is fully paid and non-assessable.
Item
5.  Interests of Named Experts and
Counsel.
The
validity of the shares offered pursuant to the Plans will be passed upon by
Graham & Dunn PC, Pier 70, 2801 Alaskan Way, Suite 300, Seattle, Washington
98121-1128.
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Item 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Articles of
Incorporation of the Registrant provides, among other things, for limitation of
directors' liability to the Registrant and to their respective
shareholders.  Accordingly, directors
will not incur personal legal liability for actions taken while acting for the
Bank or the Registrant within the scope of their employment, which were not the
result of conduct finally adjudged to be egregious conduct.  Egregious conduct is defined as intentional
misconduct, a knowing violation of law, participation in any transaction from
which the person will personally receive a benefit in money, property, or
services to which that person is not legally entitled, on unlawful distribution
under the Washington Business Corporation Act, or conduct for which the person
is adjudged liable to the corporation.
The Registrant has
entered into Indemnification Agreements with each of its directors.  The Indemnification Agreements codify
procedural mechanisms pursuant to which directors may enforce the
indemnification rights that such directors are granted under the Company's
articles of incorporation and the WBCA.
Item
7.  Exemption from Registration Claimed
Not
applicable.
Item 8.  Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Graham &
  Dunn PC, Registrant's legal counsel, regarding legality of
the Common Stock being registered
23.1
Consent of Graham &
  Dunn PC (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Moss Adams
  LLP
24.1
Powers of Attorney (see
  the Signature Page)
99.1
2005 Incentive Stock
  Plan
99.2
Form of Restricted
  Stock Award Agreement
99.3
Form of Stock Option
  Agreement
99.4
Change in Control Severance Agreement for Richard
  Humphrey
(1)
(1)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of
the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarter ended September
30, 2006.
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Item 9. 
Undertakings.
A.
The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
1)     To file,
during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i)            To
include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii)           To
reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement.  Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase
or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any
deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may
be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no
more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration Statement;
(iii)          To
include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to
such information in the Registration Statement;
Provided
,
however
, that
paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) of this section do not apply if the
Registration Statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those
paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the
Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration
Statement.
2)     That, for
the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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3)     To remove
from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
B.            The
undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual
report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and,
where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
C.            Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant
pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised
that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer of controlling person of the Registrant
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing
on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
Burlington, State of Washington on November 7, 2006.
SKAGIT STATE BANCORP, INC.
By:
/s/ Cheryl R.
  Bishop
Cheryl R. Bishop
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF
ATTORNEY
Each person whose
individual signature appears below hereby authorizes and appoints Cheryl R.
Bishop and Carla F. Tucker, and each of them, with full power of substitution
and full power to act without the other, as his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent to act in his name, place and stead and to execute
in the name and on behalf of each person, individually and in each capacity stated
below, and to file any and all amendments to this Registration Statement,
including any and all post-effective amendments.
Pursuant to the
requirements of the Securities Act, this Power of Attorney has been signed by
the following persons, in the capacities indicated, on November 7, 2006.
Signature
Title
/s/ Cheryl R. Bishop
President, Director and
  C.E.O.
Cheryl R. Bishop
(Principal Executive
  Officer)
/s/ Carla F. Tucker
Chief Financial Officer
Carla F. Tucker
(Principal Financial
  and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Gerald W. Christensen
Gerald W.
  Christensen
Director
/s/ Michael F. Janicki
Director
Michael F.
  Janicki
/s/ Richard N. Nelson
Director
Richard N.
  Nelson
/s/ B. Marvin Omdal
Chairman of the Board
B. Marvin Omdal
/s/ Michael E. Pegram
Director
Michael E.
  Pegram
/s/ Daniel R. Peth
Director
Daniel R. Peth
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INDEX OF
EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
5.1
Opinion of Graham &
  Dunn PC, Registrant's legal counsel, regarding legality of
the Common Stock being registered
23.1
Consent of Graham &
  Dunn PC (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Moss Adams
  LLP
24.1
Powers of Attorney (see
  the Signature Page)
99.1
2005 Incentive Stock
  Plan
99.2
Form of Restricted
  Stock Award Agreement
99.3
Form of Stock Option
  Agreement
99.4
Change in Control Severance Agreement for Richard
  Humphrey (1)
(1)
Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of
the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarter ended September
30, 2006.
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