exhibit10-1.htm


    Exhibit 10.1

    
      

    

    
      


      
        


         

      

      
        EIGHTH
MODIFICATION AGREEMENT AND COVENANT WAIVER

         

        This
Eighth
Modification Agreement and Covenant Waiver (this “Agreement”) is made
as of April 1, 2009 but effective as of March 31,
2009 (the “Effective
Date”), by and between VINEYARD NATIONAL BANCORP, a California
corporation (“Borrower”) and FIRST
TENNESSEE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION (“Lender”).  Unless
otherwise set forth herein, all capitalized terms used herein shall have the
meaning given such terms in the Loan Documents (defined below).

        
 

                   WHEREAS,
in connection with a loan from Lender to Borrower in the original principal
amount of $70,000,000.00, with a current outstanding principal loan balance of
$48,300,000.00; (the “Loan”), the Borrower
executed and delivered to Lender that certain Amended and Restated Promissory
Note (“Note”)
dated March 29, 2007, that certain Loan Agreement (“Loan Agreement”),
that certain  Pledge Agreement together with Addendum to Pledge
Agreement (collectively the “Pledge”), each dated
as of March 17, 2006, that certain Modification Agreement effective as of May
11, 2006 (“First
Modification”), that certain Second Modification Agreement and Covenant
Waiver effective as of March 29, 2007 (“Second
Modification”), that certain Third Modification Agreement and Covenant
Waiver effective as of March 15, 2008 (“Third Modification”),
that certain Fourth Modification Agreement and Covenant Waiver effective as of
June 30, 2008 (“Fourth
Modification”), that certain Fifth Modification Agreement and Covenant
Waiver dated and effective as of August 29, 2008 (“Fifth
Modification”), that certain
Amendment to Fifth Modification Agreement and Covenant Waiver effective as of
September 23, 2008 (“Amendment to Fifth
Modification”), that certain Sixth Modification Agreement and Covenant
Waiver effective as of October 28, 2008 (“Sixth Modification”)
and that certain Seventh Modification
Agreement and Covenant Waiver effective as of November 28, 2008
(“Seventh Modification”)
(this Agreement, the Note, the Loan Agreement, the Pledge, the First
Modification, the Second Modification, the Third Modification, the Fourth
Modification, the Fifth Modification,  Amendment to Fifth Modification, the Sixth
Modification, the Seventh
Modification and any other documents executed by Borrower in connection with the
Loan (but expressly excluding the Letter Agreement, as defined in the Seventh Modification) are collectively herein
referred to as the “Loan
Documents”);

        
 

                   WHEREAS,
Borrower desires to extend the maturity date of the Loan through May 22, 2009;

        
 

                   WHEREAS,
Borrower has requested that Lender extend the Waivers (as defined in the Fifth
Modification and Amendment to Fifth Modification) and the Additional Waivers (as
defined in the Seventh Modification) through and including May 22, 2009 (the “Waivers”);

        
 

                   WHEREAS, subject to the terms and conditions
contained herein, Lender is willing to (i) extend the Maturity Date of the Loan
and (ii) extend the Waivers.

        
 

                   NOW,
THEREFORE, FOR MUTUAL CONSIDERATIONS, the receipt and sufficiency of which is
hereby acknowledged, the undersigned Borrower and Lender do hereby modify the
Loan Documents as follows:

        


          
            
               


            

            
               


              
                

              

            

            
               


            

          

        

        1) Capitalized
Terms.  Any capitalized term used but not defined herein shall
have the meaning ascribed to it in the Loan Documents.  All references
to the “Loan Documents” in the Loan Agreement and any of the other Loan
Documents shall include, without limitation, this Agreement and all other such
Loan Documents, as modified by this Agreement.

         

        2) Extension of Maturity Date;
Waiver. Subject to Borrower’s compliance with all representations,
warranties, covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement and all the
other Loan Documents as modified hereby:

         

        (a) Maturity
Date.  The “Maturity Date” set forth in the Loan Agreement and
elsewhere in the Loan Documents is hereby modified to mean May 22, 2009
(the “New Maturity
Date”).

         

        (b) Waivers.  Lender
hereby extends the Waivers for a period through and including the New Maturity
Date.

         

        3) Modification of the
Note.  The Note and, where applicable, the other Loan Documents
are hereby modified as follows:

         

        a. Interest
Rate.  From and after March
31, 2009 through and including the New Maturity Date, interest shall
accrue on the outstanding principal balance of the Note at a fixed annual rate
equal to the LIBOR Rate, as hereinafter defined, plus three hundred fifty (350)
basis points (LIBOR Rate + 3.50%). As used herein, the term “LIBOR Rate” refers
to the sixty (60) day London Interbank Offered Rate, as determined by Lender in
its sole (but reasonable) discretion.  The LIBOR Rate shall be
determined by Lender as of March 31, 2009
(or, if such date is not a business day, then on the next preceding business
day).  Interest shall be calculated on the basis of a 360 day year and
the actual number of calendar days elapsed.  Notwithstanding anything
else in this instrument to the contrary, in no event shall the maximum rate of
interest payable in respect to the indebtedness evidenced hereby exceed the
maximum rate of interest allowed to be charged by applicable law.

         

        b. Payment
Schedule.  Said principal and accrued interest thereon shall be
due and payable as hereinafter set forth:

         

        On the
New Maturity Date the entire outstanding principal balance of the Loan, any
accrued and unpaid interest thereon, and all incurred fees shall be due and
payable without demand.

         

        c. No New
Advances.  Borrower may not reborrow any sums repaid under the
Loan, and Lender has no obligation to advance any new loan proceeds under the
Loan.

         

        4) Conditions of Extension of
Maturity Date; Waiver.  Lender’s agreement to extend the
Maturity Date and Waivers is conditioned upon and subject to the timely
satisfaction by Borrower of each of the following conditions (collectively the
“Conditions of
Modification”):

         

        a. Correctness and
Warranties.  Except as expressly modified or waived herein, all
representations and warranties made by Borrower to Lender under this Agreement
and the other Loan Documents (including without limitation all of Borrower’s
representations and warranties set forth in Sections 3.5 and 3.9 of the Loan
Agreement) are and shall remain true and correct through and including the New
Maturity Date and payment in full of the Loan.

         

        b. No Defaults
Hereunder.  Borrower shall not breach any promise or covenant
contained in this Agreement and shall not be in default under any provision of
this Agreement or the other Loan Documents (except with respect to the Waivers,
as waived hereby).

         

        

          
            
               


            

            
               


              
                

              

            

            
               


            

          

        

        5) Termination
Events.  Each of the following shall constitute a Termination
Event and an Event of Default under this Agreement and all other Loan Documents
without any further cure or grace period, notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in the Loan Documents (each, a “Termination
Event”):

         

        a. Conditions of Modification;
Compliance.  If Borrower shall fail to comply in a timely
manner with any of the Conditions of Modification set forth above.

         

        b. Bankruptcy.  If
Borrower shall become a debtor in bankruptcy by means of either a voluntary or
involuntary petition.

         

        c. Receivership;
Insolvency.  If any kind of receivership or insolvency
proceeding is commenced by or against Borrower.

         

        6) New Maturity Date;
Acceleration of Loan.  Borrower agrees that the Loan
automatically, and without notice, shall be immediately all due and payable in
full upon the earlier of:

         

        a. New
Maturity Date; or

         

        b. The
occurrence of any Termination Event, as defined above.

         

                   The
entire amount of the Loan, including all accrued and unpaid interest, shall be
immediately due and payable upon the earlier to occur of the New Maturity Date
or the occurrence of any Termination Event, and Lender shall be entitled
immediately to exercise all of its rights and remedies under the Loan Documents,
all without further notice to Borrower; provided, however, that in no event
shall the occurrence of a Termination Event under Section 5.b. or 5.c. above
affect the rights and obligations of Borrower and Lender under the Letter
Agreement.

         

        7) Representations, Warranties
and Covenants.  As an inducement to Lender to enter into this
Agreement, Borrower makes the following representations, warranties and
covenants:

         

        a. Enforceability.  The
Loan, this Agreement, and all the other Loan Documents are fully enforceable,
and the Loan is not subject to any defense or counterclaim or any claim of
setoff or recoupment by Borrower.

         

        b. Representation by
Counsel.  Borrower has been represented by, or advised to
consult with, counsel in connection with the negotiation and execution of this
Agreement; this Agreement represents an arms-length transaction; and Borrower
has acted in good faith in the making of this Agreement.

        

          
            
               


            

            
               


              
                

              

            

            
               


            

          

        

        c. Consents.  The
execution and performance of this Agreement by Borrower does not and will not
violate any agreement to which Borrower is a party, and the execution and
performance of this Agreement by Borrower does not require the consent of any
third party, or if the consent of a third party is required, such consent has
been previously obtained by Borrower.

         

        d. Sale of
Assets.  Through and including the New Maturity Date, Borrower
will not dispose of any of its property outside the ordinary course of business
or as otherwise provided for in this Agreement or the Letter
Agreement.

         

        e. New
Debt.  Through and including the New Maturity Date, Borrower
will not incur any additional debt except for unsecured trade debt incurred in
the ordinary course of business without the prior written consent of Lender in
its sole and absolute discretion.

         

        f. Impairment.  Borrower
will take no action which would impair its ability to perform its obligations
hereunder or to satisfy any of the Conditions of Modification.

         

        g. Extension
Fee.  Promptly after with Borrower’s execution hereof, Borrower
shall pay Lender’s attorneys fees in connection herewith.

         

        8) Further
Assurances.  At any time and from time to time after the date
of this Agreement, at the request of Lender, Borrower shall, without further
consideration, and at Borrower’s sole expense, execute and deliver such
documents and instruments, and take such actions, as Lender may deem necessary
(a) to perfect any of Lender’s security interests or liens granted in any of the
Loan Documents, and/or (b) to carry out the purposes and intentions of this
Agreement and the Loan Documents.

         

        9) Effectiveness of the
Loan.  This Agreement shall not constitute a novation of any of
the other Loan Documents, and all the Loan Documents shall survive the execution
of this Agreement and remain in full force and effect subject only to the
Waivers as set forth herein and to any express modifications thereto as herein
provided.  The lien and security interest on the Collateral granted
pursuant to the Pledge is hereby extended, and the lien and security interest on
the Collateral shall continue to secure the remaining amounts outstanding in
respect of all indebtedness that may be due and owing pursuant to the terms of
the Loan Documents, including without limitation principal and interest on all
amounts loaned pursuant to the Note.  There are no oral
representations or assurances from Lender to Borrower which survive the
execution of this Agreement.

         

        10) Release and
Waiver.  Borrower hereby acknowledges and stipulates that it
has no claims or causes of action of any kind whatsoever against
Lender.  Borrower represents that it is entering into this Agreement
freely, and with the advice of counsel as to its legal
alternatives.  Borrower hereby releases Lender from any and all
claims, causes of action, demands and liabilities of any kind whatsoever whether
direct or indirect, fixed or contingent, liquidated or unliquidated, disputed or
undisputed, known or unknown, which Borrower has or may acquire in the future
relating in any way to any event, circumstance, action or failure to act to the
date of this Agreement.  The release by Borrower herein, together with
the other terms and provisions of this Agreement, is executed by Borrower
advisedly and without coercion or duress from Lender, Borrower having determined
that the execution of this Agreement, and all its terms and provisions are in
Borrower’s economic best interest.

        

          
            
               


            

            
               


              
                

              

            

            
               


            

          

        

        11) No Obligation to Extend; No
Waiver.  Borrower acknowledges and agrees that Lender is not
obligated and does not agree to any additional extensions of the New Maturity
Date or any further Waivers except as expressly set forth
herein.  Except as expressly provided herein as to the New Maturity
Date and the Waivers, (i) this Agreement shall not constitute a waiver by Lender
of any defaults under the Loan Documents, (ii) Lender reserves all of its rights
and remedies under the other Loan Documents, and (iii) all of the Loan Documents
are in all respects confirmed, ratified and approved and are in full force and
affect as of the date hereof.  No action or course of dealing on the
part of Lender, its officers, employees, consultants, or agents, nor any failure
or delay by Lender with respect to exercising any right, power or privilege of
Lender under the Loan Documents or this Agreement, shall operate as a waiver
thereof, except to the extent expressly provided herein.

         

        12) Costs and
Expenses.  Borrower agrees to pay on demand all out-of-pocket
costs and expenses of Lender, including the fees and out-of-pocket expenses of
counsel for Lender, in connection with the administration, enforcement, or
protection of Lender’s rights under this Agreement and/or the Note and other
Loan Documents.

         

        13) Governing
Law.  This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Tennessee.

         

        14) Amendments.  This
Agreement cannot be amended, rescinded, supplemented or modified except in
writings signed by the parties hereto.

         

        15) Entire
Agreement.  Subject to Section 9 above, this Agreement,
together with the Letter Agreement, contains the entire agreement of the parties
and supersedes any other discussions or agreements relating to the subject of
this Agreement.

         

        16) Time of the
Essence.                                                      TIME
IS OF THE ESSENCE OF THIS AGREEMENT.

         

        17) Counterpart Signature
Pages.  This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts and may be delivered by facsimile or electronic mail, each of which
shall be deemed an original and all of which together shall constitute one and
the same instrument.

         

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        COUNTERPART
SIGNATURE PAGE TO

        EIGHTH
MODIFICATION AGREEMENT AND COVENANT WAIVER

        


        IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first
above written.

        


                                                                                   BORROWER:

        


        VINEYARD NATIONAL
BANCORP,

        a
California corporation

        


         

        
          	 By:	 /s/Glen
      C. Terry
	
                   

                  Name:

                	
                   

                  Glen C.
      Terry

                
	
                   

                  Title:

                	
                   

                  President and
      Chief Executive Officer

                


        

         

         

        
 

        STATE
OF  CA

        COUNTY OF
RIVERSIDE

        


                   Before
me, Elizabeth A. Reyes, Notary
Public of the state and county aforesaid, personally appeared Glen C. Tery, with whom I am
personally acquainted (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence),
and who, upon oath, acknowledged himself to be President and Chief Executive Officer
(or other officer authorized to execute the instrument) of VINEYARD NATIONAL BANCORP, a
California corporation, the within named bargainor, and that he as
such President and Chief
Executive Officer, executed the foregoing instrument for
the purpose therein contained, by signing the name of the corporation by himself
as Glen C. Terry, President and Chief
Executive Officer


                   

         

        WITNESS
MY HAND, at office, this 1st day of April, 2009.

        


        


                                                                                   /s/ Elizabeth A.
Reyes

                                                                                   Notary
Public

        


        My
Commission Expires: 

         

        January
24, 2010


        
          
             


          

          
             


            
              

            

          

          
             


          

        




      

        COUNTERPART
SIGNATURE PAGE TO

        EIGHTH
MODIFICATION AGREEMENT AND COVENANT WAIVER

        


                   IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement as of the date first
above written.

        


        


                                                                        LENDER:

        


                                                                        FIRST TENNESSEE BANK
NATIONALASSOCIATION, a national
banking association

        


                                                                       

        
          
            	 By:	 /s/David
      S. Work
	
                     

                    Name:

                  	
                     

                    David S.
      Work

                  
	
                     

                    Title:

                  	
                     

                    Executive
      Vice President

                  


          

           

           

        

         

         

                                                                                                 

         

         

         

        
 

        STATE OF
TENNESSEE

        COUNTY OF
SHELBY

        


                   Before
me, G. Porter Robinson, Notary
Public of the state and county aforesaid,
personally appeared David S.
Work, with whom I am personally acquainted (or
proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence), and who, upon oath,
acknowledged himself to be Executive Vice
President  (or other officer authorized to execute the
instrument) of First Tennessee Bank National Association, a national banking
association, the within named bargainor, and that he as such  Executive Vice
President, executed the foregoing instrument for the purpose
therein contained, by signing the name of the national banking association by
himself as David S. Work, Executive Vice
President.

        


                   WITNESS
MY HAND, at office, this 1st day of April, 2009.

        


        


                                                                                   /s/ G. Porter
Robinson

                                                                                   Notary
Public

        


        My
Commission Expires:

        


        April
28, 2009