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) February 4, 2015                

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):

ITEM 7.01 REGULATION FD DISCLOSURE.

Heritage Oaks Bancorp is scheduled to meet with investors at the FIG Partners 6th Annual West Coast CEO Forum in San Francisco, California on February 5, 2015.

A copy of the information in the investor presentation is included as Exhibit 99.1. This Form 8-K and the information included as exhibits shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (“Exchange Act”), nor shall it be incorporated by reference into a filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Securities Act”), or the Exchange Act, except as expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing. The furnishing of information in this report is not intend to, and does not, constitute a determination or admission by the Company that the information in this report is material or complete, or that investors should consider this information before making an investment decision with respect to any security of the Registrant or any of its affiliates. The information in the materials is presented as of December 31, 2014, and the Company does not assume any obligations to update such information in the future.

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIALS STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.

99.1 The Company’s presentation to investors to be presented on February 5, 2014.

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

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