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CUSIP No.   42724R107

1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSON Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a)  o (b)  o N/A
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION Delaware
Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person With		5	SOLE VOTING POWER 1,715,145
		6	SHARED VOTING POWER -0-
		7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,715,145
		8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0-
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,715,145
10	CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* N/A
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 6.84%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IA

*SEE INSTRUCTIONS

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Item 1(a)

Name of Issuer:
Heritage Oaks Bancorp

Item 1(b)

Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
545 12th Street
Paso Robles, California  93446

Item 2(a)

Name of Person Filing:
This filing is made on behalf of Manulife Financial Corporation (“MFC”) and MFC’s indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary, Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC (“MAM (US)”).

Item 2(b)

Address of Principal Business Office:
The principal business office of MFC is located at 200 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4W 1E5.
The principal business office of MAM (US) is located at 101 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02199.

Item 2(c)

Citizenship:
MFC is organized and exists under the laws of Canada.
MAM (US) is organized and exists under the laws of the State of Delaware.

Item 2(d)

Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock

Item 2(e)

CUSIP Number:
42724R107

Item 3

If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

MFC:

(g) (X)

a parent holding company or control person in
accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G).

MAM (US):

(e) (X)

an investment adviser in accordance with
§240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E).

Item 4

Ownership:

(a)  Amount Beneficially Owned:  MAM (US) has beneficial ownership of 1,715,145 shares of Common Stock.  Through its parent-subsidiary relationship to MAM (US), MFC may be deemed to have beneficial ownership of these same shares.

(b)

Percent of Class:  Of the 25,082,344 shares outstanding as of November 9, 2010, according to the issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2010, MAM (US) held 6.84%.

(c)  Number of shares as to which the person has:

(i)

sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
MAM (US) has sole power to vote or to direct the voting of the shares of Common Stock it beneficially owns.

(ii)

shared power to vote or to direct the vote:  -0-

(iii)

sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
MAM (US) has sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of the shares of Common Stock it beneficially owns.

 

 

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(iv)

shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:  -0-

Item 5

Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
Not applicable.

Item 6

Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
Not applicable.

Item 7

Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person:
See Items 3 and 4 above.

Item 8

Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
Not applicable.

Item 9

Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not applicable.

Item 10

Certification:
By signing below the undersigned certifies that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

	Manulife Financial Corporation
	By:	/s/ Kenneth G. Pogrin
	Name:	Kenneth G. Pogrin
Dated:  February 10, 2011	Title:	Attorney in Fact*

	Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC
	By:	/s/ William E. Corson
	Name:	William E. Corson
Dated:  February 10, 2011	Title:	Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer

* Signed pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated January 17, 2008 included as an Exhibit to Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Manulife Financial Corporation on January 24, 2008.

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EXHIBIT A

JOINT FILING AGREEMENT

Manulife Financial Corporation and Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC agree that the Schedule 13G to which this Agreement is attached, relating to the Common Stock of Heritage Oaks Bancorp, is filed on behalf of each of them.

	Manulife Financial Corporation
	By:	/s/ Kenneth G. Pogrin
	Name:	Kenneth G. Pogrin
Dated:  February 10, 2011	Title:	Attorney in Fact*

	Manulife Asset Management (US) LLC
	By:	/s/ William E. Corson
	Name:	William E. Corson
Dated:  February 10, 2011	Title:	Vice President and Chief Compliance Officer

* Signed pursuant to a Power of Attorney dated January 17, 2008 included as an Exhibit to Schedule 13G filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Manulife Financial Corporation on January 24, 2008.

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