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                    12, 2005 (September 12,
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; LINE-HEIGHT: 1.25; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><strong>Item
        5.02.&#160; Departure of Directors or Principal
        Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal
        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">(c)
          <strong>Appointment of Principal Officer</strong></font></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
          September 12, 2005,&#160;the Company&#160;announced the&#160;appointment of
          Elizabeth Reno to the position of&#160;Executive Vice President and&#160;Chief
          Banking Officer.&#160; </font></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">Ms.
          Reno
          joins the Company from KPMG LLP, where she served as Director from 2004
          to 2005
          and as Business Development Manager from 2001 to 2004.&#160;&#160;&#160;While at
          KPMG LLP,&#160;Ms. Reno&#160;was responsible&#160;for all sales and marketing in
          the greater Los Angeles area.&#160;&#160;From 1999 to 2001, Ms. Reno&#160;served
          as&#160;President&#160;of The Reno Company.&#160;&#160;With 25 years of
          experience in the financial&#160;services industry, Ms. Reno has held various
          positions&#160;at&#160;Fleet Capital, Sumitomo Bank of California, Bank of
          America and Security Pacific Bank.&#160; Ms. Reno is 44 years old.</font></div>
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        <div style="MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 27pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left">Ms.
          Reno's employment with the Company commenced on August 1,
          2005.&#160;&#160;As Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer of the
          Company, Ms. Reno will receive&#160;a&#160;base salary&#160;of $200,000 per
          annum, and upon employment, she received 10,000 shares of the Company's
          restricted stock, which cliff vest after four years of employment.&#160; Ms.
          Reno has a&#160;two year change of control agreement&#160;with the Company, and
          is eligible for incentive and bonus plans at the discretion of the Company's
          Board of Directors.&#160; &#160;</div>
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            are
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            officers of the Company, and Ms. Reno has not had any material interest
            in any
            transactions of the Company. </font></div>&#160;</div>
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          copy of
          the press release announcing Ms. Reno's appointment is attached hereto
          as
          Exhibit 99.1. </font></div>
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        9.01.&#160; Financial Statements and
        Exhibits</strong></div>
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        Report:&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<br></div>
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Form 8-K 09-12-05
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
September
                    12, 2005 (September 12,
                    2005)
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.)
9590 Foothill
                Boulevard, Rancho Cucamonga, California
91730
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
(909)
                      987-0177
(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 Principal
        Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal
        Officers.
(c)
Appointment of Principal Officer
On
          September 12, 2005, the Company announced the appointment of
          Elizabeth Reno to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief
          Banking Officer.
Ms.
          Reno
          joins the Company from KPMG LLP, where she served as Director from 2004
          to 2005
          and as Business Development Manager from 2001 to 2004.   While at
          KPMG LLP, Ms. Reno was responsible for all sales and marketing in
          the greater Los Angeles area.  From 1999 to 2001, Ms. Reno served
          as President of The Reno Company.  With 25 years of
          experience in the financial services industry, Ms. Reno has held various
          positions at Fleet Capital, Sumitomo Bank of California, Bank of
          America and Security Pacific Bank.  Ms. Reno is 44 years old.
Ms.
          Reno's employment with the Company commenced on August 1,
          2005.  As Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer of the
          Company, Ms. Reno will receive a base salary of $200,000 per
          annum, and upon employment, she received 10,000 shares of the Company's
          restricted stock, which cliff vest after four years of employment.  Ms.
          Reno has a two year change of control agreement with the Company, and
          is eligible for incentive and bonus plans at the discretion of the Company's
          Board of Directors.
There
            are
            no family relationships between Ms. Reno and directors or executive
            officers of the Company, and Ms. Reno has not had any material interest
            in any
            transactions of the Company.
A
          copy of
          the press release announcing Ms. Reno's appointment is attached hereto
          as
          Exhibit 99.1.
Item
        9.01.  Financial Statements and
        Exhibits
(a)   
Not
        applicable
(b)   
Not
        applicable.
(c)    The
        following exhibit is included
        with this
        Report:
Exhibit
            99.1   Press release dated September 12, 2005
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:
                      September 12, 2005
By:
/s/
                    Gordon Fong
Gordon Fong
Executive
                    Vice President and Chief Financial
                    Officer