Heritage Oaks Bancorp Schedules Second Quarter Conference Call

Heritage Oaks Bancorp Schedules Second Quarter Conference Call

PASO ROBLES, Calif., July 10, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Heritage Oaks Bancorp,
(Nasdaq:HEOP), the holding company of Heritage Oaks Bank, will host a
conference call on Friday, July 27, 2012 at 8:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time to
discuss its operating results for the quarter ending June 30, 2012, which will
be released after the close of business on Thursday, July 26, 2012. Interested
parties can listen to the conference call by dialing (877) 363-5052 Conference
ID: 96528577 or by webcast via Heritage Oaks Bancorp's website at
www.heritageoaksbancorp.com under the "Investor Relations" section. Heritage
Oaks Bancorp's operating results press release for the second quarter 2012
will be available under the "Investor Relations" section of Heritage Oaks
Bancorp's website. A replay of the call will be available on Heritage Oaks
Bancorp's website later that day and will remain on its site for up to 14
calendar days.

About the Company

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 one branch office in Paso
Robles, two branch offices in San Luis Obispo, single branch offices in
Cambria, Arroyo Grande, Atascadero, Templeton, and two branch offices in Santa
Maria. Heritage Oaks Bank conducts commercial banking business in San Luis
Obispo County and Santa Barbara County. The Business First division has one
branch office in Santa Barbara. Visit Heritage Oaks Bancorp on the Web at
www.heritageoaksbancorp.com.

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Statements concerning future performance, developments or events, expectations
for growth, income forecasts, sales activity for collateral, and any other
guidance on future periods, constitute forward-looking statements that are
subject to a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ
materially from stated expectations. Specific factors include, but are not
limited to the success of the Company and Bank in fulfilling the requirements
of the Order and written agreement, completing the capital raise as described
above, the ongoing financial crisis in the United States and the markets in
which the Company operates, and the response of the federal and state
government and banking regulators thereto, continued growth, the Bank's
beliefs as to the adequacy of its existing and anticipated allowances for loan
losses, beliefs and expectations regarding actions that may be taken by
regulatory authorities having oversight of the Bank's operations, interest
rates and financial policies of the United States government, continued
weakness in the real estate markets within which we operate and general
economic conditions. Additional information on these and other factors that
could affect financial results are included in Heritage Oaks Bancorp's
Securities and Exchange Commission filings. If any of these risks or
uncertainties materializes or if any of the assumptions underlying such
forward-looking statements proves to be incorrect, Heritage Oaks Bancorp's
results could differ materially from those expressed in, implied or projected
by such forward-looking statements. Heritage Oaks Bancorp assumes no
obligation to update such forward-looking statements.

CONTACT: TOM TOLDA, CFO
         805-369-5200

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