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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

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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): January 21, 2004

 

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Greater Bay Bancorp

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

California				77-0387041
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)				(I.R.S. employer identification number)

 

Commission file number: 0-25034

 

2860 West Bayshore Road

Palo Alto, California 94303

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (650) 813-8200

 

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Item 12.

Results of Operations and Financial Condition

 

On January 21, 2004, Greater Bay Bancorp issued a press release announcing its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2003 and the year then ended, a copy of which is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Exhibit No.
99.1		Text of press release dated January 21, 2004

 

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SIGNATURES

 

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

 

						Greater Bay Bancorp (Registrant)
Dated: January 21, 2004						By:		/s/    Linda M. Iannone
								Linda M. Iannone Senior Vice President and General Counsel

 

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Exhibit Index

 

99.1		Text of press release dated January 21, 2004

 

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