1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2014
BASIS OF PRESENTATION
BASIS OF PRESENTATION	The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of North Valley Bancorp and subsidiaries (the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, certain information and notes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for annual financial statements are not included herein. Management believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information not misleading. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented have been included. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013. Operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any subsequent period or for the year ending December 31, 2014. The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries North Valley Bank, a California banking corporation (“NVB”) and North Valley Trading Company, a California corporation, which is inactive. Significant intercompany items and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company owns the common stock of three business trusts that have issued trust preferred securities fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company. North Valley Capital Trust II, North Valley Capital Trust III and North Valley Capital Statutory Trust IV are unconsolidated subsidiaries and have issued an aggregate of $21,651,000 in trust preferred securities, which are reflected as debt on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets. The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates. Management has determined that since all of the banking products and services offered by the Company are available in each branch of NVB, all branches are located within the same economic environment and management does not allocate resources based on the performance of different lending or transaction activities, it is appropriate to aggregate NVB branches and report them as a single operating segment. No single customer accounts for more than ten percent of revenues for the Company or NVB. On January 21, 2014, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization dated January 21, 2014 (the "Merger Agreement"), pursuant to which the Company would merge with and into TriCo Bancshares, a California corporation ("TriCo"), with TriCo being the surviving corporation. Immediately thereafter, the Company's subsidiary bank, North Valley Bank, would be merged with and into TriCo's subsidiary bank, Tri Counties Bank. Shareholders of the Company will receive a fixed exchange ratio of 0.9433 shares of TriCo common stock for each share of Company common stock. The transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are expected to close in the third quarter of 2014, pending approvals of the Company shareholders and the TriCo shareholders, the receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals, and the satisfaction of other closing conditions which are customary for such transactions. The Company held a special meeting of shareholders on August 7, 2014, at which time the Merger Agreement was approved by a vote of the shareholders. The results of all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders will be reported by the Company on Form 8-K. The TriCo shareholders also approved the Merger Agreement by a vote at the annual meeting of TriCo shareholders held the same day, August 7, 2014. The closing contemplated by the Merger Agreement remains subject to the receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of North Valley Bancorp and subsidiaries (the “Company”) have been prepared in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X of the Securities and Exchange Commission. Accordingly, certain information and notes required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for annual financial statements are not included herein. Management believes that the disclosures are adequate to make the information not misleading. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting solely of normal recurring adjustments) considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented have been included. For further information, refer to the consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013. Operating results for the six months ended June 30, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for any subsequent period or for the year ending December 31, 2014.

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiaries North Valley Bank, a California banking corporation (“NVB”) and North Valley Trading Company, a California corporation, which is inactive. Significant intercompany items and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation. The Company owns the common stock of three business trusts that have issued trust preferred securities fully and unconditionally guaranteed by the Company. North Valley Capital Trust II, North Valley Capital Trust III and North Valley Capital Statutory Trust IV are unconsolidated subsidiaries and have issued an aggregate of $21,651,000 in trust preferred securities, which are reflected as debt on the Company’s condensed consolidated balance sheets.

The preparation of condensed consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions. These estimates and assumptions affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Management has determined that since all of the banking products and services offered by the Company are available in each branch of NVB, all branches are located within the same economic environment and management does not allocate resources based on the performance of different lending or transaction activities, it is appropriate to aggregate NVB branches and report them as a single operating segment. No single customer accounts for more than ten percent of revenues for the Company or NVB.

On January 21, 2014, the Company entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization dated January 21, 2014 (the "Merger Agreement"), pursuant to which the Company would merge with and into TriCo Bancshares, a California corporation ("TriCo"), with TriCo being the surviving corporation. Immediately thereafter, the Company's subsidiary bank, North Valley Bank, would be merged with and into TriCo's subsidiary bank, Tri Counties Bank. Shareholders of the Company will receive a fixed exchange ratio of 0.9433 shares of TriCo common stock for each share of Company common stock. The transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement are expected to close in the third quarter of 2014, pending approvals of the Company shareholders and the TriCo shareholders, the receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals, and the satisfaction of other closing conditions which are customary for such transactions. The Company held a special meeting of shareholders on August 7, 2014, at which time the Merger Agreement was approved by a vote of the shareholders. The results of all matters submitted to a vote of the shareholders will be reported by the Company on Form 8-K. The TriCo shareholders also approved the Merger Agreement by a vote at the annual meeting of TriCo shareholders held the same day, August 7, 2014. The closing contemplated by the Merger Agreement remains subject to the receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions.

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