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Exhibit 10.19

Director Fee Arrangements

Fees for the non-employee directors of Imperial Capital Bancorp, Inc. (the
“Company”) for 2008 will continue to be $1,000 per Board or board committee
meeting attended, plus a monthly retainer of $2,250.  Individual directors may
also receive honorariums for additional work performed on behalf of the
Company.  The honorariums paid to directors for 2007 were as follows: (i) an
honorarium of $7,500 to Director Robert Reed for his active assistance with
legislative and audit committee matters during 2007; (ii) an honorarium of
$5,000 to Director Jeffrey Lipscomb for his Chairmanship of the Compensation
Committee and active assistance with compensation matters; and (iii) an
honorarium of $15,000 to Director Hirotaka Oribe for his extensive work with the
Executive Committee and large loan approval process.

 
 

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