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 2130, 2005 Central Coast Bancorp (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California	0-25418	77-0367061
(State of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)

301 Main Street Salinas, California 93901 (Address of principal executive offices including zip code) (831) 422-6642 (Registrant's telephone number, including area code) Not Applicable (Former name or former Address, if changed since last report) Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: [ ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) ITEM 41.01 ~~Change~~Entry ininto ~~Registrant's~~a ~~Certifying~~Material ~~Accountant~~Definitive Agreement. OnThe Board of Directors of the Registrant at its regularly scheduled meeting on June 1627, 2005, ~~the~~adopted ~~Audit~~resolutions, ~~Committee~~subject to confirmation of certain tax effects described below, approving proposed amendments to increase annual retirement benefits under the ~~Registrant's~~salary ~~Board~~continuation ofagreements ~~Directors~~dated ~~dismissed~~January ~~Deloitte~~1, &1966, ~~Touche~~entered ~~LLP~~into ~~("Deloitte")~~between asBank of Salinas, the predecessor of Registrant'’s ~~independent~~subsidiary, ~~certifying~~Community ~~accountant~~Bank of Central California, and Registrant’s executive officers, Nick Ventimiglia and John McCarthy. The ~~Audit~~existing ~~Committee's~~terms ~~decision~~of ~~was~~the ~~ratified~~agreements byinclude the ~~Board~~amounts each employee will receive upon the occurrence of ~~Directors~~certain asspecified aevents, ~~whole.~~including ~~Deloitte's~~formal ~~reports~~retirement on ~~the~~or ~~Registrant's~~after ~~consolidated~~a ~~financial~~specified ~~statements~~age. ~~for~~If amended, the ~~years~~agreements ~~ended~~would ~~December~~increase ~~31,~~the ~~2004~~annual ~~and~~retirement ~~2003,~~benefits ~~did~~from ~~not~~ninety ~~contain~~thousand andollars ~~adverse~~to ~~opinion~~one orhundred ~~disclaimer~~twenty ofthousand ~~opinion,~~dollars ~~and~~for ~~were~~Mr. ~~not~~Ventimiglia ~~qualified~~and orfrom ~~modified~~seventy asthousand dollars to ~~uncertainty,~~ninety ~~audit~~thousand ~~scope~~dollars orfor ~~accounting~~Mr. ~~principles~~McCarthy. ~~During~~The ~~the~~annual ~~Registrant's~~retirement ~~two~~benefit ~~most~~amount ~~recent~~is ~~fiscal~~payable ~~years~~in ~~and~~equal ~~the~~monthly ~~subsequent~~installments ~~interim~~over a fifteen (15) year period. ~~through~~In the ~~date~~event of ~~Deloitte'~~an employee’s ~~dismissal~~death, ~~there~~all ~~were~~remaining noamounts ~~disagreements~~due ~~between~~are anticipated to be paid to the ~~Registrant~~employee’s ~~and~~designated ~~Deloitte~~beneficiary onover ~~any~~the ~~matter~~remaining payout period. Other events which may alter when payment of ~~accounting~~the ~~principles~~annual orretirement ~~practices,~~benefit ~~financial~~is ~~statement~~to ~~disclosure~~begin, or ~~auditing~~the ~~scope~~amount orwhich ~~procedure~~is to be paid, include: (a) disability prior to retirement in which ~~disagreement~~case the employee shall be entitled to a lesser benefit payment amount based upon the length of employment; and (sb) either termination of employment without cause or constructive termination following a “change of control,” ifin ~~not~~which ~~resolved~~case the employee is entitled to receive the ~~satisfaction~~full annual benefit payment in equal monthly installments for fifteen (15) years beginning in the month following the termination or “change of ~~Deloitte~~control.” Generally, ~~would~~in ~~have~~those ~~caused~~situations itwhere the employee is terminated for cause, or where the employee voluntarily terminates his employment prior to ~~make~~retirement or other event triggering a ~~reference~~right to payments under the ~~subject~~agreement, ~~matter~~the employee is not entitled to the payment of any benefits. The amendment of the ~~disagreements~~agreements inis ~~connection~~subject to compliance with ~~its~~Section ~~report.~~409A ~~During~~of the ~~Registrant's~~Internal ~~two~~Revenue ~~most~~Code ~~recent~~of ~~fiscal~~1986, ~~years~~as amended (“Section 409A”) to the extent applicable to the agreements and the ~~subsequent~~proposed ~~interim~~amendments. ~~period~~It ~~through~~is currently uncertain whether the ~~date~~amendments ofwill ~~Deloitte's~~trigger ~~dismissal~~the ~~there~~excise ~~were~~tax noand ~~reportable~~related ~~events~~tax asconsequences ~~defined~~under inSection ~~Item~~409A. ~~304(a)(1)(v)~~The ofRegistrant ~~Regulation~~and ~~S-K~~its advisors are currently reviewing the initial transition guidance under Section 409A issued by the Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service. ~~Effective~~It ~~June~~is 16currently anticipated that further guidance will be issued during 2005; however, there can be no assurance that such additional guidance will not be delayed beyond 2005, or when issued, that the ~~Registrant~~guidance ~~selected~~will ~~Perry-Smith~~resolve ~~LLP~~the asuncertainty ~~its~~regarding ~~new~~the ~~independent~~application ~~registered~~of ~~public~~Section ~~accounting~~409A ~~firm.~~to ~~During~~the agreements and the ~~two~~proposed ~~most~~amendments ~~recent~~in ~~years~~a manner that permits the proposed amendments to be implemented. If it is determined that such amendments can’t be made without triggering the excise tax and related tax consequences under Section 409A, the ~~subsequent~~Board ~~interim~~of ~~period~~Directors has determined that alternative arrangements will be considered including new agreements to effect substantially the ~~date~~same ~~hereof,~~increase in the ~~Registrant~~annual ~~did~~retirement ~~not~~benefit ~~consult~~in such form and content as may be approved by the Board of Directors including compliance with ~~Perry-Smith~~applicable ~~LLP~~provisions, ~~regarding~~if any, of ~~the~~Section ~~matters~~409A. orSIGNATURES ~~events~~Pursuant ~~set~~to ~~forth~~the inrequirements ~~Item~~of ~~304(a)(2)(i)~~the orSecurities ~~(ii)~~Exchange Act of ~~Regulation~~1934, ~~S-K.~~the ~~ITEM~~registrant ~~9.01~~has ~~Financial~~duly ~~Statements~~caused ~~and~~this ~~Exhibits~~report ~~(C)~~to ~~Exhibits~~be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

~~16.1~~Date: ~~Letter~~June ~~from~~27, ~~Deloitte~~2005 &CENTRAL ~~Touche~~COAST ~~LLP~~BANCORP ~~regarding~~By: ~~change~~/s/ inROBERT ~~certifying~~STANBERRY ~~accountant~~Robert Stanberry Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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 thereunto duly authorized.

Date: June 21, 2005 CENTRAL COAST BANCORP By: /s/ ROBERT STANBERRY Robert Stanberry Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

Index to Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
16.1	Letter from Deloitte & Touche LLP regarding change in certifying accountant

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