UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): July 28, 2004

CAPITAL CORP OF THE WEST
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

California
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation) 0-27384
(Commission File
Number) 77-0147763
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

550 West Main Street, Merced, California 95340
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(209) 725-2200
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS AND REGULATION FD DISCLOSUE

Exhibits:

99.1 Press Release dated July 27, 2004

On July 27, 2004, Capital Corp of the West (Nasdaq: CCOW) announced that its board of directors had declared a $.05 per share second quarter 2004 cash dividend for shareholders of record as of August 5, 2004, payable on August 26, 2004.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

		Capital Corp of the West (Registrant)
Dated: July 28, 2004	By	/s/ David A. Curtis David A. Curtis Vice President and Controller