X0202 3 2005-10-20 0 0000353191 NORTH VALLEY BANCORP NOVB 0001324102 LOUIS SCOTT 2637 LA RINCONADA PLACE REDDING CA 96002 0 1 0 0 EVP/Chief Operating Officer Employee Stock Option RIGHT TO BUY 17.25 2005-04-28 2015-04-28 Common 2500 D The number of shares shown in Table I, Item 2 of this Form 3 is the actual number of shares of North Valley Bancorp common stock allocated to the Reporting Person pursuant to the election and allocation procedures set forth in the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and Merger dated April 23, 2004, executed between North Valley Bancorp and Yolo Community Bank, which transaction closed on August 31, 2004. The number of shares shown in the Form 3 filed on September 10, 2004 was the estimated maximum number of shares that could be allocated to the Reporting Person pursuant to said Agreement. The election and allocation procedures have now been finalized. Scott R. Louis 2005-11-03