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)  October29,2009

Heritage Oaks Bancorp

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

California

(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

000-25020	77-0388249
(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

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

(805) 369-5200

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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

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ITEM 2.02 - RESULTS OF OPERATIONS AND FINANCIAL CONDITION 

On October 29, 2009, Heritage Oaks Bancorp (NASDAQ: HEOP) issued a Press Release announcing its results of operations for the quarter ending, September 30, 2009. A copy of the press release is attached to this 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

The information contained in this Report on Form 8-K and its exhibits is furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference into any of the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in any such filing.

ITEM 9.01 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d) Exhibits

99.1 Press Release dated October 29, 2009
 

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: October 30, 2009

Heritage Oaks Bancorp
By:	/s/ Margaret A Torres
Margaret A Torres
Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press Release dated October 29, 2009