FORM 5

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

    Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
    Form 3 Holdings Reported
    Form 4 Transactions Reported

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*

Onsum, Owen John

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
First Northern Community Bancorp -- FNRN

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
to Issuer (Check all applicable)
X Director                                       10% Owner
X Officer (give title below)          Other (specify below)

CEO/President                                     

(Last)      (First)     (Middle)

195 N. First Street
P.O. Box 547

3. I.R.S. Identification Number
of Reporting Person,
if an entity (voluntary)

568-60-0256

(Street)

Dixon, CA 95620

(City)     (State)     (Zip)

Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Trans-
action
Date
(Month/ Day/
Year)

2A. Deemed
Execution
Date,
if any
(Month/Day/
Year)

3. Trans-
action Code
(Instr. 8)

4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 & 5)

5. Amount of
Securities
Beneficially
Owned at End of Issuer's
Fiscal year
(Instr. 3 & 4)

6. Owner-
ship Form:
Direct (D)
or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

7. Nature of Indirect
Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Amount

(A)
or
(D)

Price

SEE REVERSE

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security

(Instr. 3)

2. Conver-
sion or
Exercise
Price of Derivative Security

3. Trans-
action Date

(Month/
Day/
Year)

4. Trans-
action
Code

(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)

(Instr. 3, 4 & 5)

6. Date Exercisable
and Expiration
Date
(Month/Day/
Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 & 4)

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of
Derivative
Securities
Beneficially
Owned
at End of Year
(Instr. 4)

10. Owner-
ship Form
of Deriv-
ative
Security:
Direct (D)
or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

(A)

(D)

Date Exer-cisable

Expira-
tion
Date

Title

Amount or Number of
Shares

Employee Stock Options (right to buy)

$15.13

A⁽¹⁾

22,472

01/02/01

01/02/11

ISO

22,472

22,472

D

Employee Stock Options (right to buy)

$24.53

A⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾

21,200

01/02/02

01/02/12

ISO

21,200

21,200

D

Explanation of Responses:

(1) Pursuant to FNCB's Employee Stock Option Plan, Granted Options vest 20% upon their grant and 20% annually over 4 years. The exercise price of stock options is the fair market value on date of grant.
(2)

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