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Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
        of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.</font></div>
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            January 23, 2008, Norman A. Morales resigned as President, Chief Executive
            Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors of Vineyard National
            Bancorp
            (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), and as a director and officer of the Company&#8217;s affiliates and
            subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, Vineyard Bank, National
            Association
            (the &#8220;Bank&#8221;).&#160;&#160;Mr. Morales&#8217; resignation did not result from any
            disagreement with the Company concerning any matter relating to the Company&#8217;s
            operations, policies or practices.</font></font></font></div>
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            connection with such resignation, the Company and the Bank entered into
            an
            Agreement and Release with Mr. Morales dated January 23, 2008 (the &#8220;Agreement&#8221;),
            under which Mr. Morales will be entitled to receive (a) a lump sum payment
            in
            the amount of One Million One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,150,000),
            less
            all applicable state and federal withholdings, (b) reimbursement of premiums
            incurred in continuing group health insurance coverage pursuant to COBRA
            through
            January 23, 2009, (c) any and all interest of the Company and the Bank
            in Mr.
            Morales&#8217; country club membership, and (d) title to the vehicle currently leased
            by the Company on Mr. Morales&#8217; behalf.&#160;&#160;The Company has also agreed to
            use commercially reasonable best efforts to facilitate the transfer to
            Mr.
            Morales of its entire interest in the &#8220;key-man&#8221; term life insurance policies
            under which Mr. Morales is the insured party and the Company is the
            beneficiary.&#160;&#160;Pursuant to the Agreement, Mr. Morales has agreed to,
            among other things, provide the Company and the Bank with consulting
            services
            for a period of one year, release any and all claims against the Company
            and the
            Bank arising from or in any way related to his employment with the Company
            and
            the Bank, and refrain from soliciting customers and employees of the
            Company and
            the Bank for a period of one year.&#160;&#160;As a result of the Agreement, that
            certain Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated April 9, 2007,
            by and
            among the Company, the Bank and Mr. Morales has been
            terminated.</font></font></font></div>
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            accordance with the requirements of the Age <font style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Discrimination
            in Employment Act of 1967, as amended <font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">by
            the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act</font></font>, Mr. Morales may revoke
            the Agreement at any time prior to January 31,
            2008.</font></font></font></font></div>
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            foregoing description of the Agreement is qualified in its entirety by
            reference
            thereto, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K
            as
            Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.</font></font></font></div>
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          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 36pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Effective
            January 23, 2008, James G. LeSieur, III, Chairman of the Company&#8217;s Board of
            Directors, was appointed as interim Chief Executive Officer while the
            Company
            conducts an executive search for a new Chief Executive
            Officer.&#160;&#160;During his service as interim Chief Executive Officer, Mr.
            LeSieur will be paid a salary of $40,000 per month, and will cease to
            receive
            the cash compensation paid to non-employee directors.&#160;&#160;In connection
            with his appointment as interim Chief Executive Officer, Mr. LeSieur
            will no
            longer serve on the Audit Committee.</font></font></font></div>
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          <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: justify" align="left"><font style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 12pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Mr.
            LeSieur, age 66, </font>has served as a director of the Company since 2004 and
            as Chairman of the Board since January 2007.&#160;&#160;Mr. LeSieur serves as a
            member of the board for the Lennar Charitable Housing Foundation and
            Banker
            Benefits, a subsidiary of the California Bankers
            Association.&#160;&#160;Previously, Mr. LeSieur served as the Director for the
            Ralph W. Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics at
            Chapman
            University, and was on the board for the Orange County affiliate of Habitat
            for
            Humanity, where he also served two terms as Chairman.&#160;&#160;Prior to his
            appointment as a director of the Company in December 2004, Mr. LeSieur
            served as
            the President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Sunwest
            Bank.&#160;&#160;Prior to Sunwest Bank, Mr. LeSieur served as a management
            consultant for Arthur Young &amp; Company.</font></font></div>
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              7.01.&#160;
Regulation FD Disclosure</font></div>
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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
January
                    25, 2008 (January 23,
                    2008)
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
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          pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
o
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          communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
          240.14d-2(b))
o
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          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.
O
n
            January 23, 2008, Norman A. Morales resigned as President, Chief Executive
            Officer and as a member of the Board of Directors of Vineyard National
            Bancorp
            (the "Company"), and as a director and officer of the Company's affiliates and
            subsidiaries, including, but not limited to, Vineyard Bank, National
            Association
            (the "Bank").  Mr. Morales' resignation did not result from any
            disagreement with the Company concerning any matter relating to the Company's
            operations, policies or practices.
In
            connection with such resignation, the Company and the Bank entered into
            an
            Agreement and Release with Mr. Morales dated January 23, 2008 (the "Agreement"),
            under which Mr. Morales will be entitled to receive (a) a lump sum payment
            in
            the amount of One Million One Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,150,000),
            less
            all applicable state and federal withholdings, (b) reimbursement of premiums
            incurred in continuing group health insurance coverage pursuant to COBRA
            through
            January 23, 2009, (c) any and all interest of the Company and the Bank
            in Mr.
            Morales' country club membership, and (d) title to the vehicle currently leased
            by the Company on Mr. Morales' behalf.  The Company has also agreed to
            use commercially reasonable best efforts to facilitate the transfer to
            Mr.
            Morales of its entire interest in the "key-man" term life insurance policies
            under which Mr. Morales is the insured party and the Company is the
            beneficiary.  Pursuant to the Agreement, Mr. Morales has agreed to,
            among other things, provide the Company and the Bank with consulting
            services
            for a period of one year, release any and all claims against the Company
            and the
            Bank arising from or in any way related to his employment with the Company
            and
            the Bank, and refrain from soliciting customers and employees of the
            Company and
            the Bank for a period of one year.  As a result of the Agreement, that
            certain Amended and Restated Employment Agreement dated April 9, 2007,
            by and
            among the Company, the Bank and Mr. Morales has been
            terminated.
In
            accordance with the requirements of the Age
Discrimination
            in Employment Act of 1967, as amended
by
            the Older Workers Benefit Protection Act
, Mr. Morales may revoke
            the Agreement at any time prior to January 31,
            2008.
The
            foregoing description of the Agreement is qualified in its entirety by
            reference
            thereto, a copy of which is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K
            as
            Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Effective
            January 23, 2008, James G. LeSieur, III, Chairman of the Company's Board of
            Directors, was appointed as interim Chief Executive Officer while the
            Company
            conducts an executive search for a new Chief Executive
            Officer.  During his service as interim Chief Executive Officer, Mr.
            LeSieur will be paid a salary of $40,000 per month, and will cease to
            receive
            the cash compensation paid to non-employee directors.  In connection
            with his appointment as interim Chief Executive Officer, Mr. LeSieur
            will no
            longer serve on the Audit Committee.
Mr.
            LeSieur, age 66,
has served as a director of the Company since 2004 and
            as Chairman of the Board since January 2007.  Mr. LeSieur serves as a
            member of the board for the Lennar Charitable Housing Foundation and
            Banker
            Benefits, a subsidiary of the California Bankers
            Association.  Previously, Mr. LeSieur served as the Director for the
            Ralph W. Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics at
            Chapman
            University, and was on the board for the Orange County affiliate of Habitat
            for
            Humanity, where he also served two terms as Chairman.  Prior to his
            appointment as a director of the Company in December 2004, Mr. LeSieur
            served as
            the President, Chief Executive Officer and a director of Sunwest
            Bank.  Prior to Sunwest Bank, Mr. LeSieur served as a management
            consultant for Arthur Young & Company.
Item
              7.01. 
Regulation FD Disclosure
On
                January 24, 2008, the Company issued a press release announcing the
                resignation
                of Mr. Morales as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a
                member of the
                Board of Directors, and the appointment of Mr. LeSieur as interim
                Chief
                Executive Officer.  A copy of the press release is furnished as
                Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The information furnished
                pursuant to Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 of this Current Report on Form
                8-K shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the
                Securities Exchange Act of 1934 , as amended (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise
                subject to the liability of that section, nor shall it be deemed
                incorporated by
                reference into any registration statement or other document pursuant
                to the
                Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as expressly stated by
                specific
                reference in such filing.
Item
        9.01. 
Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d)    Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
10.1
Agreement
                    and Release dated January 23, 2008 among Vineyard National Bancorp,
                    Vineyard Bank, National Association and Norman A.
                    Morales.
99.1
Press
                    Release dated January 24, 2008 announcing the resignation of
                    Norman A.
                    Morales as President and Chief Executive Officer and as a member
                    of the
                    Board of Directors and the appointment of James G. LeSieur, III
                    as interim
                    Chief Executive
                    Officer.
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:
                      January 25, 2008
By:
/s/
                    Gordon
                    Fong
Gordon Fong
Executive
                    Vice President and Chief Financial
                    Officer