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                    NATIONAL BANCORP</strong></div>
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              <td width="70%" style="border-bottom: black thin solid;">1260 Corona
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        5.02.&#160; Departure of Directors or Certain Officers;
        Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
        Arrangements of Certain Officers.</strong></div>
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        <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">On
          April
          9, 2007,&#160;the Board of Directors of Vineyard National Bancorp (the
          "Company") adopted and approved an&#160;Amended and Restated&#160;Employment
          Agreement (the "Employment Agreement") with the Company's Chief Executive
          Officer, Norman A. Morales.&#160; The Employment Agreement is retrospectively
          effective as of October 2, 2006.</font></div>
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        <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">The
          Employment Agreement details the duties, responsibilities, compensation&#160;and
          term&#160;of Mr. Morales'&#160;employment at the Company.&#160; Under the terms
          of the Employment Agreement, Mr. Morales will receive a per annum base
          salary of
          $475,000, annual incentives based on the Company's earnings per share
          and&#160;return on average common equity ratio, equity incentives, and other
          benefits and perquisites.&#160; At four specified dates during 2006 through
          2009, the Company will grant Mr. Morales stock options to purchase 50,000
          shares
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          and have
          a four year term. These options have a purchase price equal to their fair
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        <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="justify">The
          Employment Agreement also details Mr. Morales' benefits to be
          received&#160;if his employment is terminated or significantly decreased within
          twelve months of&#160;a change of control of the Company.&#160; In this event,
          Mr. Morales' benefits&#160;would include the following: (i) a lump sum cash
          severance payment equal to two times his base salary and bonus earned in
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          preceeding twelve months, (ii) continuing participation for twenty-four
          months
          in the benefit plans&#160;offered by the Company immediately prior to the change
          of control and (iii) all equity awards will immediately become vested and
          exercisable.&#160; The terms of Mr. Morales'&#160;change of control benefits
          have been modified since his prior employment agreement.&#160;</div>
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          foregoing summary of the&#160;Employment Agreement&#160;is subject to, and
          qualified in its entirety by the Employment Amendment, a copy of which
          is filed
          with this report as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
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        Exhibits</strong></div>
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            10.1&#160;&#160; Amended and Restated Employment Agreement among Vineyard
            National Bancorp, Vineyard Bank, National Association and Norman Antonio
            Morales
            dated April 9, 2007.</font></div>
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Norm Morales Employment Agreement 8-K
UNITED
        STATES
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
April
                    11, 2007 (April 9,
                    2007)
Date
                    of Report (Date of earliest event
                    reported)
VINEYARD
                    NATIONAL BANCORP
(Exact
                    name of registrant as specified in
                    its charter)
California
000-20862
33-0309110
(State
                  or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
(Commission
                  File Number)
(IRS
                  Employer Identification
                  No.)
1260 Corona
                Pointe
                Court, Corona, California
92879
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(951)271-4232
(Registrant's
                      telephone number, including area
                      code)
Not
                      Applicable
(Former
                      name, former address and former fiscal
                      year, if changed since last
                      report)
Check
          the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended
          to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under
          any of
          the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o
Written communications
          pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
o
Soliciting material
          pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement
          communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
          240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement
          communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
          240.13e-4(c))
Item
        5.02.  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers;
        Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory
        Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(e)
Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On
          April
          9, 2007, the Board of Directors of Vineyard National Bancorp (the
          "Company") adopted and approved an Amended and Restated Employment
          Agreement (the "Employment Agreement") with the Company's Chief Executive
          Officer, Norman A. Morales.  The Employment Agreement is retrospectively
          effective as of October 2, 2006.
The
          Employment Agreement details the duties, responsibilities, compensation and
          term of Mr. Morales' employment at the Company.  Under the terms
          of the Employment Agreement, Mr. Morales will receive a per annum base
          salary of
          $475,000, annual incentives based on the Company's earnings per share
          and return on average common equity ratio, equity incentives, and other
          benefits and perquisites.  At four specified dates during 2006 through
          2009, the Company will grant Mr. Morales stock options to purchase 50,000
          shares
          of the Company's common stock, which will cliff vest after three years
          and have
          a four year term. These options have a purchase price equal to their fair
          market
          value on the date of the option grant.
The
          Employment Agreement also details Mr. Morales' benefits to be
          received if his employment is terminated or significantly decreased within
          twelve months of a change of control of the Company.  In this event,
          Mr. Morales' benefits would include the following: (i) a lump sum cash
          severance payment equal to two times his base salary and bonus earned in
          the
          preceeding twelve months, (ii) continuing participation for twenty-four
          months
          in the benefit plans offered by the Company immediately prior to the change
          of control and (iii) all equity awards will immediately become vested and
          exercisable.  The terms of Mr. Morales' change of control benefits
          have been modified since his prior employment agreement.
The
          foregoing summary of the Employment Agreement is subject to, and
          qualified in its entirety by the Employment Amendment, a copy of which
          is filed
          with this report as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item
        9.01.  Financial Statements and
        Exhibits
(a)   
Not
        applicable
(b)   
Not
        applicable
(c)   
Not
        applicable
(d)    The
        following
        exhibit is included with this
        Report:
Exhibit
            10.1   Amended and Restated Employment Agreement among Vineyard
            National Bancorp, Vineyard Bank, National Association and Norman Antonio
            Morales
            dated April 9, 2007.
SIGNATURE
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.
VINEYARD
                    NATIONAL BANCORP
Date:
                      April 11, 2007
By:
/s/
                    Gordon Fong
Gordon Fong
Executive
                    Vice President and Chief Financial
                    Officer