BOCH Bank of Commerce Holdings

REDDING BANCORP 1998 STOCK OPTION PLAN

(Full title of the plan)

Randall S. Eslick

President and Chief Executive Officer

Bank of Commerce Holdings

555 Capitol Mall, Suite 1255

Sacramento, California 95814

Telephone (800) 421-2575

(Name, address, and telephone number of agent for service)

Copies to:

Mary Ann Frantz

Miller Nash Graham & Dunn LLP

111 SW Fifth Avenue, Suite 3400

Portland, Oregon 97204

Telephone (503) 224-5858

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐

DEREGISTRATION OF UNISSUED SECURITIES

Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-71683) (the “Registration Statement”), initially filed February 3, 1999, by Bank of Commerce Holdings (the “Registrant”), registered 540,000 shares of common stock of the Registrant for issuance under the Redding Bancorp 1998 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”).

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement is being filed by the Registrant to remove from registration all the remaining shares of common stock that have not been issued under the Plan and to terminate the registration.