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):May 23, 1996

                         Saratoga Bancorp
       (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

                            California
                         (State or other
                         jurisdiction of
                          incorporation)


            2-77519-LA                 94-2817587 
           (Commission               (IRS Employer
           File Number)            Identification No.)



        12000 Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road, Saratoga, CA 95070        
      (Address of principal executive offices and ZIP code)


                            None                                
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (408)973-1111











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Item 5.   Other Events.

          The shareholders of Saratoga Bancorp took the following 
          action at the Annual Meeting of Shareholders held on
          May 23, 1996 at the Corporation's main office located
          at 12000 Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road, Saratoga, California:

     
     1.   Approved the election of management's slate of nominees 
           for director, each of whom was an incumbent director, as 
          follows:
                                            Votes
                                    For             Withheld
          Victor Aboukhater       658,038             12,343
          Neal A. Cabrinha        658,038             12,343  
          Robert G. Egan          658,038             12,343
          William D. Kron         658,038             12,343
          John F. Lynch, III      658,038             12,343
          V. Ronald Mancuso       658,038             12,343
          Richard L. Mount        656,661             13,720 
          
  
    
     2.   Approved the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP as
          independent public accountants for the 1996 fiscal 
          year.

          Votes in favor of this proposal            665,393

          Votes against this proposal                    660

          Votes abstaining                             4,328





















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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.
 



                                     SARATOGA BANCORP            
                                       (Registrant)




                                By:                              
                                          Mary Page Rourke
                                          Treasurer and Chief
                                          Financial Officer



Date: May 29, 1996
























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