------ -------------------------------- FORM 4 OMB APPROVAL ------ -------------------------------- OMB Number: 3235-0287 [ ] Check this box if no longer Expires: September 30, 1998 subject to Section 16. Form 4 Estimated average burden or Form 5 obligations may hours per response..........0.5 continue. See Instruction 1(b) -------------------------------- UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable) ~~MURPHY~~FRIESEN, ~~WARREN~~ROYCE I. NORTH VALLEY BANCORP (NOVB) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social 4. Statement for Month/Year [X] Director [ ] 10% Owner Security Number [ ] Officer [ ] Other of Reporting (give title (specify below) Person below) (Voluntary) ~~9988~~PO ~~TROON~~BOX ~~COURT~~990550 ~~MAY~~JULY 2002 --------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ (Street) 5. If Amendment, Date of 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing Original (Month/Year) (check applicable line) [ ] Form Filed by One Reporting Person [ ] Form Filed by More than One ~~WINDSOR~~REDDING, CALIFORNIA ~~95492~~96099-0550 Reporting Person ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Ownership Form: 7. Nature of (Instr.3) action action Code or Disposed of (D) Securities Direct (D) or Indirect Date (Instr. 8) (Instr. 3,4 and 5) Beneficially Indirect (I) Beneficial Owned at End of (Instr. 4) Ownership (Month/ Month (Instr. 4) Day/Year) (Instr. 3 and 4) ------------------------------------------------ Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON 0507/1525/02 SA ~~35,000~~600 DA 1415.7650 7910,944*610 D ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over) *If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, See Instruction 4(b)(v). SEC 1474 (7/96)

Explanation of Responses: * REPRESENTS IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 8 OF THE 1998 EMPLOYEE STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN WHEREBY EACH DIRECTOR IS GRANTED A STOCK AWARD OF 600 SHARES ANNUALLY, AS A RETAINER. /s/ ROYCE I. FRIESEN August 5, 2002 ------------------------------- ---------------- **Signature of Reporting Person Date ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB number. Page 2 SEC 1474 (7/96)

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