8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(D)

of the Securities Exchange Act Of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):
June 21, 2016

Bank of Commerce Holdings

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

000-25135	94-2823865
(Commission File Number)	IRS Employer Identification No.

1901 Churn Creek Road
Redding, California 96002
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (530) 722-3939

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Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On June 21, 2016, the board of directors (the “Board”) of Bank of Commerce Holdings (the “Company”) announced the election of Mr. Karl L. Silberstein to the Board of the Company and to the board of directors of the Company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Redding Bank of Commerce (the “Bank”), effective June 24, 2016. Mr. Silberstein was appointed to the Audit and Qualified Legal Compliance and Long-Range Planning Committees of both the Company and the Bank.

Mr. Silberstein is a certified public accountant with 38 years of combined professional experience in public accounting and financial executive leadership. He is currently Senior Vice President, Financial Operations at Dignity Health, a healthcare company with $12 billion in annual revenue. He also serves as staff to its Audit Committee. Mr. Silberstein received his bachelor of science degree in business administration (accounting) from California State University, Sacramento and is a graduate of Leadership Sacramento. He has experience on numerous other corporate and non-profit boards including roles as chair and president.

Item 7.01.     Regulation FD Disclosure.

A copy of the Company’s press release relating to the announcement described in Item 5.02, dated June 22, 2016, is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)       Exhibits.

99.1     Press Release, dated June 22, 2016.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

June 22, 2016
	/s/ James A. Sundquist
	By: James A. Sundquist
	Executive Vice President - Chief Financial Officer

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EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

   (NASDAQ: BOCH)

For Immediate Release:

Bank of Commerce Holdings Announces New Director, Karl L. Silberstein

REDDING, California, June 22, 2016 / Globe Newswire — Randall S. Eslick, President and Chief Executive Officer of Bank of Commerce Holdings (NASDAQ: BOCH) (the “Company”), a $1.1 billion asset bank holding company and parent company of Redding Bank of Commerce (the “Bank”), today announced the addition of Karl L. Silberstein to the Board of Directors of both the Company and the Bank.

“We are excited to welcome someone of Mr. Silberstein’s caliber and expertise to our Boards of Directors. We believe that Mr. Silberstein will complement our existing Boards of Directors well, and we look forward to the value he will add,” said Mr. Eslick.

Mr. Silberstein is a certified public accountant with 38 years of combined professional experience in public accounting and financial executive leadership. He is currently Senior Vice President, Financial Operations at Dignity Health, a healthcare company with $12 billion in annual revenue. He also serves as staff to its Audit Committee. Mr. Silberstein received his BS in Business Administration (Accounting) from California State University, Sacramento and is a graduate of Leadership Sacramento. He has experience on numerous other corporate and non-profit boards including roles as chair and president.

About Bank of Commerce Holdings

Bank of Commerce Holdings is a bank holding company headquartered in Redding, California and is the parent company for Redding Bank of Commerce which operates under two separate names (Redding Bank of Commerce and Sacramento Bank of Commerce, a division of Redding Bank of Commerce). The Bank is an FDIC-insured California banking corporation providing commercial banking and financial services through nine offices located in Northern California. The Bank opened on October 22, 1982. The Company’s common stock is listed on the NASDAQ Global Market and trades under the symbol “BOCH.”

Investment firms making a market in BOCH stock are:

Raymond James Financial

John T. Cavender

555 Market Street

San Francisco, California 94105

(800) 346-5544

Stifel Nicolaus

Perry Wright

1255 East Street, Suite 100

Redding, California 96001

(530) 244-7199

Contact Information:

Randall S. Eslick, President and Chief Executive Officer

Telephone Direct (530) 722-3900

Samuel D. Jimenez, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer

Telephone Direct (530) 722-3952

James A. Sundquist, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Telephone Direct (530) 722-3908

Andrea Schneck, Vice President and Senior Administrative Officer

Telephone Direct (530) 722-3959