X0201 42003-07-31 0001008554 HUMBOLDT BANCORP HBEK 0001196560 MOSS KELVIN H C/O HUMBOLDT BANCORP 2998 DOUGLAS BLVD., SUITE 330 ROSEVILLE CA 95661 1000Deferred Rights02003-07-314A020014.96A1988-08-081988-08-08Common Stock 2006310DRepresents the reporting person's director's fee under Humboldt Bancorp's deferred compensation plan. Under the plan, the director has the right to defer their director's fee to be paid in common stock upon resignation or retirement. The conversion price of the deriviative security is 1 for 1, the number of shares purchased for the month are based on the closing price on the last trade of the month for which the director fees are paid. Kelvin H. Moss2003-08-06Signed by R. Blair Reynolds, Power of Attorney on File2003-08-06