PASO ROBLES, Calif., March 6, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Heritage Oaks Bancorp (Nasdaq:HEOP), parent company of Heritage Oaks Bank, today announced plans to participate in the 2008 Sandler O'Neill & Partners West Coast Financial Services Conference. Margaret A. Torres, Executive Vice President and CFO of Heritage Oaks, will attend.
The conference, set for March 10th through the 12th at the Ritz Carlton in San Francisco, will be available in its entirety, both live and via 30-day replay, at www.sandleroneill.com. In addition, a copy of slides to be used by Ms. Torres at the conference will be available on March 10th through the company's website www.heritageoaksbancorp.com under the heading "Presentations".
Heritage Oaks Bancorp is the holding company for Heritage Oaks Bank which operates as Heritage Oaks Bank and Business First, a division of Heritage Oaks Bank. Heritage Oaks Bank has its headquarters plus two branch offices in Paso Robles, two branch offices in San Luis Obispo, single branch offices in Cambria, Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, San Miguel, Templeton and Morro Bay and three branch offices in Santa Maria. Heritage conducts commercial banking business in San Luis Obispo County and Northern Santa Barbara County. The Business First division has two branch offices in Santa Barbara. Visit Heritage Oaks Bancorp on the Web at www.heritageoaksbancorp.com.
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