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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 14A

Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )

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Oak Valley Bancorp
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IMPORTANT NOTICE REGARDING THE INTERNET AVAILABILITY OF PROXY MATERIALS FOR THE ANNUAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS TO BE HELD ON JUNE 15, 2021

This communication presents only an overview of the more complete proxy materials, which includes the Company’s 2020 Annual Report to Shareholders, Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 31, 2021, Notice of Annual Meeting, Proxy Statement, and Proxy Card (collectively, “Proxy Materials”), which are available for the public at www.edocumentview.com/OVLY. We encourage you to access and review all of the important information contained in the Proxy Materials before voting.

PLEASE NOTE — YOU CANNOT VOTE BY RETURNING THIS NOTICE. To vote your shares you must vote online, by telephone, or request a paper copy of the Proxy Materials to receive a physical proxy card. There is no charge to you for requesting a paper copy of the Proxy Materials. Please make your request for a paper copy using one of the following methods as instructed below on or before June 4, 2021 to facilitate timely delivery.

Methods:	If you are a shareholder of record:	If you are beneficial owner of shares held in street name:

By Telephone:	Toll Free Telephone Number: 1-866-641-4276	Toll Free Telephone Number: 1-800-579-1639

From the Internet:	Go to www.investorvote.com/OVLY, click Request Materials	Go to www.proxyvote.com by following the instructions on the screen.

By Email	Write to investorvote@computershare.com with subject line: “Proxy Materials Oak Valley Bancorp.”	Send a blank email to sendmaterial@proxyvote.com with your 12-Digital Control Number in the subject line.

Your Board of Director recommends that you vote:

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FOR the election of each of the Director nominees listed in the Proxy Statement under “PROPOSAL 1 — ELECTION OF DIRECTORS”;

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FOR the ratification of RSM US LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2021 under “PROPOSAL 2 — RATIFICATION OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM”;

	By Order of the Board of Directors,

Date: May 3, 2021	/s/ Richard A. McCarty
	Richard A. McCarty
	Secretary