UNITED STATES ~~SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION~~

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): September 118, 2009

The Bank Holdings

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Nevada	000-50645	90-0071778
(State or other jurisdiction	(Commission	(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)	File Number)	Identification No.)

9990 Double R. Blvd., Reno, Nevada		89521
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 775.853.8600

Not Applicable

Former name or former address, if changed since last report

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Item 83.01, ~~Other~~Notice ~~Events~~of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing

~~In October~~On September ~~2008~~18 2009, The Bank Holdings, ~~and~~the ~~its~~holding ~~subsidiary~~company for Nevada Security Bank, gave ~~submitted~~formal anwritten ~~application~~notice to ~~participate~~the inNASDAQ ~~the~~Stock U.Market S.(“NASDAQ”) ~~Treasury~~of ~~Department~~the Company’s intention to voluntarily delist its common stock from the NASDAQ Capital Market. The ~~Purchase~~Board ~~Program~~of Directors of The Bank Holdings voted to take this action on September 10, 2009. At that time, the Board was aware that its minimum bid price had remained below the limits of Nasdaq for a period of time greater than that allowed under the Nasdaq Listing Rule 5550(~~CPP~~a)(2). ToOn ~~date~~September 15, 2009, the Company received notice from Nasdaq of this fact and that its shares would be delisted by Nasdaq if it did not regain compliance within a 180 day grace period. As the ~~application~~Company ~~has~~had ~~been~~already ~~neither~~determined ~~approved~~it ~~nor~~to be ~~denied~~in its best interest to voluntarily delist prior to receiving the letter, it proceeded to notify Nasdaq of its decision, which it did on September 18, 2009, and it will not seek to regain compliance with the Nasdaq Listing Rule.

~~Since the~~A ~~submission~~copy of the application, The Bank Holdings has revised its current capital plan and is working with consultants and investment bankers to enhance its capital position. The consultants have been investigating other Treasury Department programs currently available to financial institutions as well as new programs being developed. To pursue some of these other programs, management has been advised it is in the Company’s ~~best interests to withdraw~~ ~~the~~press ~~current~~release ~~CPP~~describing ~~application. Management is working with these consultants to pursue other current or proposed programs through~~ the ~~Treasury~~reasons ~~and determine which are most appropriate~~ for ~~the Company based on~~ its ~~size,~~decision ~~business plan, budget projections~~ and ~~capital~~details ~~needs. The Company is also exploring other methods~~ of ~~increasing capital without government assistance, including from current shareholders or other interested~~the ~~investors. It~~notification is ~~management’s~~attached ~~intent~~ to ~~continue~~ tothe ~~pursue~~report ~~all~~as ~~methods of capital enhancement~~Exhibit 99.1.

~~SIGNATURES~~Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

~~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.~~(d) Exhibits

	The Bank Holdings
Exhibit No.		Description of Document
September 3, 2009	By:	/s/ Jack B. Buchold
99.1		Press Release dated September 18, 2009
		Name: Jack B. Buchold
		Title: Chief Financial Officer

2SIGNATURES

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.

	The Bank Holdings

September18, 2009	By:	/s/ Jack B. Buchold
		Name: Jack B. Buchold
		Title: Chief Financial Officer

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