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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April&nbsp;7, 2003
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<div align="right"><FONT size="2">Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<div align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>FORM S-8<BR>
REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>HARRINGTON WEST FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.</B><BR>
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></TD>
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<B>48-1175170</B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)</FONT></TD>
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>610 Alamo Pintado Road<BR>
Solvang, California 93463</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>1996 STOCK OPTION PLAN</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Craig J. Cerny<BR>
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer<BR>
Harrington West Financial Group, Inc.<BR>
610 Alamo Pintado Road<BR>
Solvang, California 93463</B><BR>
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>(805)&nbsp;688-6644</B><BR>
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><I>Copy to:</I>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>Norman B. Antin, Esq.<BR>
Jeffrey D. Haas, Esq.<BR>
Kelley Drye &#038; Warren LLP<BR>
8000 Towers Crescent Drive, Suite&nbsp;1200<BR>
Vienna, Virginia 22182<BR>
(703)&nbsp;918-2300</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:10px; text-indent:-10px"><FONT size="2">Common Stock,
$0.01 par value</FONT></DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center"><FONT size="2">900,000 shares (2)</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">8.20</FONT></TD>
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    <TD align="right"><FONT size="2">7,380,000</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in
accordance with Rule&nbsp;457 (h)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Computation
based on the weighted average per share exercise price of outstanding
options under the 1996 Stock Option Plan.</FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="96%"><FONT size="2">Together with an indeterminable number of additional shares which may be
necessary to adjust the number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to
the 1996 Stock Option Plan as a result of a stock split, stock dividend or
similar adjustment of the outstanding Common Stock of the Registrant.</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>PART II</B>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;3. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &#147;Commission&#148;) by Harrington West Financial Group, Inc. (the &#147;Registrant&#148;)
are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2002,
filed on March&nbsp;19, 2003 (File No.&nbsp;000-50066).
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our Current Reports on Form&nbsp;8-K filed on January&nbsp;22, 2003 (File No.
000-50066) and March&nbsp;19, 2003 (File No.&nbsp;000-50066).
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The description of the Registrant&#146;s common stock contained in the
Registrant&#146;s Form&nbsp;8-A (File No 000-50066), as filed with the Commission
pursuant to Sections&nbsp;12(b) and 12(g) of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended,
on November&nbsp;1, 2002.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c),
14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange
Act&#148;), after the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities
offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all such securities then
remaining unsold, shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof commencing on the respective
dates on which such reports and documents are filed with the Commission. Any
statement incorporated by reference herein shall also be deemed to be modified
or superseded for the purposes of this Registration Statement and any amendment
or supplement hereto to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any
other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute part of this Registration Statement or any such
amendment or supplement.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;4. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Description of Securities.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;5. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;6. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s certificate of incorporation contains a provision
permitted by Delaware law that generally eliminates the personal liability of
directors for monetary damages for breaches of their fiduciary duties, unless
the director has breached his or her duty of loyalty,
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">failed to act in good faith, engaged in intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law, paid a dividend or approved a stock repurchase in
violation of the Delaware General Corporation Law or obtained an improper
personal benefit.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant&#146;s bylaws provide that the Registrant shall indemnify its
directors, officers, employees or agents to the fullest extent permitted by
Delaware law, provided, however, the Registrant is not liable for any amounts
which may be due any person in connection with a settlement of any action, suit
or proceeding effected without the Registrant&#146;s prior written consent or any
action, suit or proceeding initiated by any person seeking indemnification
hereunder without the Registrant&#146;s prior written consent. The Registrant&#146;s
bylaws also provide for the advancement of expenses to our directors, officers
and employees in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
action, as authorized by its board of directors.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, the Registrant&#146;s bylaws provide that the right of directors,
officers and employees to indemnification shall be a contract right and shall
not be exclusive of any other rights now possessed or hereafter acquired under
the Registrant&#146;s certificate of incorporation, any agreement, vote of
stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. The Registrant also has
directors&#146; and officers&#146; insurance against certain liabilities.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, which governs
indemnification of officers, directors, employees and agents, and insurance is
set forth below.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>&#167; 145 INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS;
INSURANCE</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;A corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is
a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative
or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation)
by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee
or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses
(including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action,
suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe the person&#146;s conduct was unlawful. The termination
of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction,
or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself,
create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner
which the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that the person&#146;s conduct was
unlawful.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;A corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is
a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a
judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or
agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably
incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such
action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any
claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be
liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of
Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine
upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all
the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court
shall deem proper.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;To the extent that a present or former director or officer of a
corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any
action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections (a)&nbsp;and (b)&nbsp;of this
section, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall
be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and
reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d)&nbsp;&nbsp;Any indemnification under subsections (a)&nbsp;and (b)&nbsp;of this section
(unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation only as authorized
in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the present
or former director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances
because the person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in
subsections (a)&nbsp;and (b)&nbsp;of this section. Such determination shall be made,
with respect to a person who is a director or officer at the time of such
determination, (1)&nbsp;by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to
such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (2)&nbsp;by a
committee of such directors designated by majority vote of such directors, even
though less than a quorum, or (3)&nbsp;if there are no such directors, or if such
directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (4)
by the stockholders.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e)&nbsp;&nbsp;Expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) incurred by an officer or
director in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the
final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if
it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be
indemnified by the corporation as authorized in this section. Such expenses
(including attorneys&#146; fees) incurred by former directors and officers or other
employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as
the corporation deems appropriate.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f)&nbsp;&nbsp;The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or
granted pursuant to, the other subsections of this section shall not be deemed
exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or
advancement of expenses may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of
stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such
person&#146;s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding
such office.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g)&nbsp;&nbsp;A corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on
behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of
the corporation, or is or was
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee
or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by
such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person&#146;s status as
such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such
person against such liability under this section.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h)&nbsp;&nbsp;For purposes of this section, references to &#147;the corporation&#148; shall
include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation
(including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or
merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and
authority to indemnify its directors, officers, and employees or agents, so
that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such
constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such
constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint &#145;venture, trust or other enterprise, shall
stand in the same position under this section with respect to the resulting or
surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such
constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;For purposes of this section, references to &#147;other enterprises&#148; shall
include employee benefit plans; references to &#147;fines&#148; shall include any excise
taxes assessed on a person with respect to any employee benefit plan; and
references to &#147;serving at the request of the corporation&#148; shall include any
service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation which
imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee,
or agent with respect to an employee benefit plane its participants or
beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person
reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries
of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner &#147;not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation&#148; as referred to in this
section.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j)&nbsp;&nbsp;The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or
granted pursuant to, this section shall, unless otherwise provided when
authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a
director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the
heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k)&nbsp;&nbsp;The Court of Chancery is hereby vested with exclusive jurisdiction to
hear and determine all actions for advancement of expenses or indemnification
brought under this section or under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders
or disinterested directors, or otherwise. The Court of Chancery may summarily
determine a corporation&#146;s obligation to advance expenses (including attorneys&#146;
fees). (Last amended by Ch. 120, L. &#145;97, eff. 7-1-97.)
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;7. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;8. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Exhibits.</B>
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    <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2"><B><u>Exhibit&nbsp;No.</u></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<B><u>Description</u></B></FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Kelley Drye &#038; Warren LLP regarding the legality of the
Common Stock being registered.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Kelley Drye &#038; Warren LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 hereto).</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" align="center">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney (included in the signature page of this
Registration Statement).</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom" align="center">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">99.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
1996 Stock Option Plan (1)</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<P align="left"><hr size="1" noshade width="18%" align="left"><FONT size="2">(1)&nbsp; Incorporated herein by reference from the Registrant&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1, as amended, filed on August&nbsp;30, 2002, Registration No.
333-99031.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>Item&nbsp;9. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Undertakings.</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement to include any material
information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed
in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
this Registration Statement.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
<I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
</FONT>
<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.
</FONT>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2">6</FONT>
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<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is, therefore, unenforceable.
In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other
than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of
any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and will be governed by
the final adjudication of such issue.
</FONT>
<P align="center"><FONT size="2">7</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the State of California, on March&nbsp;26, 2003.
</FONT>
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    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="88%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD colspan="5" valign="top" align="left"><FONT size="2"><B>HARRINGTON WEST FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.</B></FONT></TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="88%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">By:</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD valign="top" colspan="2"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/ Craig J. Cerny</u></FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD valign="top" colspan="2"><FONT size="2">Craig J. Cerny<br>Chairman and Chief Executive Officer</FONT></TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">8</FONT>
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<H5 align="left" style="page-break-before:always">&nbsp;</H5><P>

<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</FONT>

<P align="left"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated. Each person whose signature appears
below, hereby makes, constitutes and appoints Craig J. Cerny and William W.
Phillips, Jr., and each of them severally, as his or her attorney-in-fact to
sign for such person and in such person&#146;s name and capacity indicated below,
and with full power of substitution, any and all amendments to this
Registration Statement, hereby ratifying and confirming such person&#146;s signature
as it may be signed by said attorney to any and all amendments.
</FONT>
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    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">NAME</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
TITLE
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">DATE</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/ Craig J. Cerny</u></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">March&nbsp;26, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Craig J. Cerny</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Executive Officer<BR>
(Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/ William W. Phillips, Jr.</u></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
President and Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">March&nbsp;26, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">William W. Phillips, Jr.</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/ Sean Callow</u></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Senior Vice President and
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">March&nbsp;26, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Sean Callow</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial
Officer and Principal
Accounting Officer)</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/ Stanley J. Kon</u></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">March&nbsp;26, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Stanley J. Kon</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/ John J. McConnell</u></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">March&nbsp;26, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">John J. McConnell</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/ Paul O. Halme</u></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">March&nbsp;26, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">Paul O. Halme</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2"><u>/s/ William D. Ross</u></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Director
</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">March&nbsp;26, 2003</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">William D. Ross</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2">9</FONT>
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<P align="center"><FONT size="2"><B>EXHIBIT INDEX</B>
</FONT>

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    <TD width="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="82%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2"><B><u>Exhibit&nbsp;No.</u></B></FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
<B><u>Description</u></B></FONT></TD>
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    <TD width="13%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="82%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">5.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Opinion of Kelley Drye &#038; Warren LLP regarding the legality of the
Common Stock being registered.</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">23.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">23.2</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Consent of Kelley Drye &#038; Warren LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 hereto).</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">24.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Power of Attorney (included in the signature page of this</FONT></TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top" align="center"><FONT size="2">99.1</FONT></TD>
    <TD><FONT size="2">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top"><FONT size="2">
Registration Statement).
1996 Stock Option Plan (1)</FONT></TD>
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<FONT size="2">(1) Incorporated herein by reference from the Registrant&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1, as amended, filed on August&nbsp;30, 2002, Registration No.
333-99031.</FONT>

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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 7, 2003
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
HARRINGTON WEST FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware
48-1175170
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
610 Alamo Pintado Road
Solvang, California 93463
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)
1996 STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
Craig J. Cerny
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Harrington West Financial Group, Inc.
610 Alamo Pintado Road
Solvang, California 93463
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(805) 688-6644
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Copy to:
Norman B. Antin, Esq.
Jeffrey D. Haas, Esq.
Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
8000 Towers Crescent Drive, Suite 1200
Vienna, Virginia 22182
(703) 918-2300
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Securities
Amount to be
Offering Price Per
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
to be Registered
Registered
Share
Price (1)
Registration Fee
Common Stock,
$0.01 par value
900,000 shares (2)
$
8.20
(1)
$
7,380,000
$
597
(1)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in
accordance with Rule 457 (h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. Computation
based on the weighted average per share exercise price of outstanding
options under the 1996 Stock Option Plan.
(2)
Together with an indeterminable number of additional shares which may be
necessary to adjust the number of shares reserved for issuance pursuant to
the 1996 Stock Option Plan as a result of a stock split, stock dividend or
similar adjustment of the outstanding Common Stock of the Registrant.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.      Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") by Harrington West Financial Group, Inc. (the "Registrant")
are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
(a)     Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002,
filed on March 19, 2003 (File No. 000-50066).
(b)     Our Current Reports on Form 8-K filed on January 22, 2003 (File No.
000-50066) and March 19, 2003 (File No. 000-50066).
(c)     The description of the Registrant's common stock contained in the
Registrant's Form 8-A (File No 000-50066), as filed with the Commission
pursuant to Sections 12(b) and 12(g) of the Securities Act of 1934, as amended,
on November 1, 2002.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c),
14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), after the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities
offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all such securities then
remaining unsold, shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this
Registration Statement and to be a part hereof commencing on the respective
dates on which such reports and documents are filed with the Commission. Any
statement incorporated by reference herein shall also be deemed to be modified
or superseded for the purposes of this Registration Statement and any amendment
or supplement hereto to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any
other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated
by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or
superseded, to constitute part of this Registration Statement or any such
amendment or supplement.
Item 4.      Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5.      Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6.      Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Registrant's certificate of incorporation contains a provision
permitted by Delaware law that generally eliminates the personal liability of
directors for monetary damages for breaches of their fiduciary duties, unless
the director has breached his or her duty of loyalty,
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failed to act in good faith, engaged in intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law, paid a dividend or approved a stock repurchase in
violation of the Delaware General Corporation Law or obtained an improper
personal benefit.
The Registrant's bylaws provide that the Registrant shall indemnify its
directors, officers, employees or agents to the fullest extent permitted by
Delaware law, provided, however, the Registrant is not liable for any amounts
which may be due any person in connection with a settlement of any action, suit
or proceeding effected without the Registrant's prior written consent or any
action, suit or proceeding initiated by any person seeking indemnification
hereunder without the Registrant's prior written consent. The Registrant's
bylaws also provide for the advancement of expenses to our directors, officers
and employees in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
action, as authorized by its board of directors.
In addition, the Registrant's bylaws provide that the right of directors,
officers and employees to indemnification shall be a contract right and shall
not be exclusive of any other rights now possessed or hereafter acquired under
the Registrant's certificate of incorporation, any agreement, vote of
stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. The Registrant also has
directors' and officers' insurance against certain liabilities.
Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware, which governs
indemnification of officers, directors, employees and agents, and insurance is
set forth below.
§ 145 INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS, DIRECTORS, EMPLOYEES AND AGENTS;
INSURANCE
(a)  A corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is
a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative
or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation)
by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee
or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the
corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses
(including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action,
suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no
reasonable cause to believe the person's conduct was unlawful. The termination
of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction,
or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself,
create a presumption that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner
which the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that the person's conduct was
unlawful.
(b)  A corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is
a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or
completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a
judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving
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at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or
agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably
incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such
action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of any
claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be
liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of
Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine
upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all
the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to
indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or such other court
shall deem proper.
(c)  To the extent that a present or former director or officer of a
corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any
action, suit or proceeding referred to in subsections (a) and (b) of this
section, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, such person shall
be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and
reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith.
(d)  Any indemnification under subsections (a) and (b) of this section
(unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the corporation only as authorized
in the specific case upon a determination that indemnification of the present
or former director, officer, employee or agent is proper in the circumstances
because the person has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in
subsections (a) and (b) of this section. Such determination shall be made,
with respect to a person who is a director or officer at the time of such
determination, (1) by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to
such action, suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (2) by a
committee of such directors designated by majority vote of such directors, even
though less than a quorum, or (3) if there are no such directors, or if such
directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (4)
by the stockholders.
(e)  Expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by an officer or
director in defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative
action, suit or proceeding may be paid by the corporation in advance of the
final disposition of such action, suit or proceeding upon receipt of an
undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to repay such amount if
it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to be
indemnified by the corporation as authorized in this section. Such expenses
(including attorneys' fees) incurred by former directors and officers or other
employees and agents may be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as
the corporation deems appropriate.
(f)  The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or
granted pursuant to, the other subsections of this section shall not be deemed
exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification or
advancement of expenses may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of
stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such
person's official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding
such office.
(g)  A corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on
behalf of any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of
the corporation, or is or was
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serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee
or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise against any liability asserted against such person and incurred by
such person in any such capacity, or arising out of such person's status as
such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify such
person against such liability under this section.
(h)  For purposes of this section, references to "the corporation" shall
include, in addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation
(including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or
merger which, if its separate existence had continued, would have had power and
authority to indemnify its directors, officers, and employees or agents, so
that any person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of such
constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such
constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint 'venture, trust or other enterprise, shall
stand in the same position under this section with respect to the resulting or
surviving corporation as such person would have with respect to such
constituent corporation if its separate existence had continued.
(i)  For purposes of this section, references to "other enterprises" shall
include employee benefit plans; references to "fines" shall include any excise
taxes assessed on a person with respect to any employee benefit plan; and
references to "serving at the request of the corporation" shall include any
service as a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation which
imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer, employee,
or agent with respect to an employee benefit plane its participants or
beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person
reasonably believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries
of an employee benefit plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner "not
opposed to the best interests of the corporation" as referred to in this
section.
(j)  The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or
granted pursuant to, this section shall, unless otherwise provided when
authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a
director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to the benefit of the
heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
(k)  The Court of Chancery is hereby vested with exclusive jurisdiction to
hear and determine all actions for advancement of expenses or indemnification
brought under this section or under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders
or disinterested directors, or otherwise. The Court of Chancery may summarily
determine a corporation's obligation to advance expenses (including attorneys'
fees). (Last amended by Ch. 120, L. '97, eff. 7-1-97.)
Item 7.      Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
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Item 8.      Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
5.1
Opinion of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP regarding the legality of the
Common Stock being registered.
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
23.2
Consent of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included in the signature page of this
Registration Statement).
99.1
1996 Stock Option Plan (1)
(1)  Incorporated herein by reference from the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-1, as amended, filed on August 30, 2002, Registration No.
333-99031.
Item 9.      Undertakings.
(a)     The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)       To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement to include any material
information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed
in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in
this Registration Statement.
(2)       That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
(3)       To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any
of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.
(b)     The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall
be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial
bona fide
offering thereof.
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(c)     Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and is, therefore, unenforceable.
In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other
than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of
any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the
Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been
settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction
the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and will be governed by
the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the State of California, on March 26, 2003.
HARRINGTON WEST FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
By:
/s/ Craig J. Cerny
Craig J. Cerny
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated. Each person whose signature appears
below, hereby makes, constitutes and appoints Craig J. Cerny and William W.
Phillips, Jr., and each of them severally, as his or her attorney-in-fact to
sign for such person and in such person's name and capacity indicated below,
and with full power of substitution, any and all amendments to this
Registration Statement, hereby ratifying and confirming such person's signature
as it may be signed by said attorney to any and all amendments.
NAME
TITLE
DATE
/s/ Craig J. Cerny
March 26, 2003
Craig J. Cerny
Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ William W. Phillips, Jr.
President and Director
March 26, 2003
William W. Phillips, Jr.
/s/ Sean Callow
Senior Vice President and
March 26, 2003
Sean Callow
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial
Officer and Principal
Accounting Officer)
/s/ Stanley J. Kon
Director
March 26, 2003
Stanley J. Kon
/s/ John J. McConnell
Director
March 26, 2003
John J. McConnell
/s/ Paul O. Halme
Director
March 26, 2003
Paul O. Halme
/s/ William D. Ross
Director
March 26, 2003
William D. Ross
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No.
Description
5.1
Opinion of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP regarding the legality of the
Common Stock being registered.
23.1
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
23.2
Consent of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
24.1
Power of Attorney (included in the signature page of this
99.1
Registration Statement).
1996 Stock Option Plan (1)
(1) Incorporated herein by reference from the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-1, as amended, filed on August 30, 2002, Registration No.
333-99031.