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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT PURSUANT

TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) January 23, 2008

Heritage Oaks Bancorp
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

California
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

000-05020	77-0388249
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)


545 12^th Street, Paso Robles CA	93446
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

(805) 239-5200
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

ITEM 2.02 - RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION

On January 23, 2008, Heritage Oaks Bancorp (NASDAQ: HEOP) issued a Press Release describing the results of operations for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2007. A copy of the press release is attached to this 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

Information in Item 2.02 of this Current Report on Form 8-K and the Exhibit attached hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.

ITEM 9.01 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release dated January 23, 2008

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

Date: January 24, 2008

	Heritage Oaks Bancorp


	By:	/s/ Margaret Torres
	Margaret Torres
	Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number		Description

99.1		Press Release dated January 23, 2008