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                                                                    Exhibit 10.8

                                 REDLANDS MALL

                             SHOPPING CENTER LEASE
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                               TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1.   FUNDAMENTAL TERMS..................................................................   1
2.   PREMISES...........................................................................   2
3.   TERM...............................................................................   3
4.   RENT...............................................................................   4
5.   TAXES..............................................................................   9
6.   USE OF PREMISES....................................................................  11
7.   MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS............................................................  14
8.   ADDITIONS, ALTERATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS............................................  15
9.   INSURANCE; INDEMNITY...............................................................  17
10.  ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING..........................................................  22
11.  MECHANIC'S LIENS...................................................................  23
12.  UTILITY SERVICES...................................................................  24
13.  DEFAULTS BY TENANT.................................................................  25
14.  REMEDIES...........................................................................  27
15.  DEFAULT BY LANDLORD................................................................  32
16.  COMMON AREAS: USE, MAINTENANCE AND COSTS...........................................  32
17.  SIGNS; ADVERTISING.................................................................  37
18.  SECURITY DEPOSIT...................................................................  38
19.  SURRENDER OF THE PREMISES..........................................................  39
20.  EMINENT DOMAIN.....................................................................  40
21.  RECONSTRUCTION AND RESTORATION.....................................................  41
22.  MISCELLANEOUS......................................................................  43
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                                   EXHIBITS
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"A"   Description of Premises

"B"   General Plot Plan of the Center. Tenant acknowledges that the Plot Plan
      shown on Exhibit "B" is attached for reference purposes only, and that
      Landlord reserves the right to change the shape, size, location, number
      and extent of the improvements in the future. Except as otherwise
      specifically provided, the term "Center" shall exclude any buildings or
      improvements not located on the land described in Exhibit "B".

"C"   Description of work to be performed by Landlord and Tenant in or on the
      Premises.

"D"   Rules and Regulations

"E"   Sign Criteria

"F"   Form Estoppel Certificate
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                                 REDLANDS MALL
                                LEASE AGREEMENT

          THIS LEASE (the "Lease") is made and entered into this 1st day of
August, 1996 by and between Mitsui/SBD America Fund 88-II a California Limited
Partnership, ("Landlord:), and Business Bank of California ("Tenant").

                         ARTICLE 1. FUNDAMENTAL TERMS
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SECTION 1.01 TERM.
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          Ten (10) years and --- (---) months.  (See Article 3).

SECTION 1.02 COMMENCEMENT DATE.
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          Shall be no later than January 1, 1997. Once the Commencement Date and
the expiration date of this Lease are determined pursuant to Section 3.01, they
shall be inserted in the following spaces: Commencement Date January 1, 1997;
Expiration Date December 31, 2006. (See Article 3).

SECTION 1.03 MINIMUM ANNUAL RENT.
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          Sixty-Nine Thousand Three Hundred Sixty & No/100 Dollars ($69,360.00)
annually, payable Five Thousand Seven Hundred Eighty and No/100 ($5,780.00)
monthly (See Article 4).

SECTION 1.04 GROSS FLOOR AREA OF THE PREMISES.
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          Approximately Four Thousand Six Hundred Twenty-Four (4,624) square
feet. (See Articles 5, 16, 20 and 21).

SECTION 1.05 PERMITTED USE.
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          So long as Tenant occupies the Premises, the Premises are to be used
for the purpose of conducting a general banking business, including an ATM, and
general office use and such other activities as are reasonable related thereto.
(See Article 6).

SECTION 1.06 HOURS OF OPERATION
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          Five (5) days of every week, excluding all holidays and banking
holidays.

SECTION 1.07 TRADE NAME.
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          Business Bank of California (See Article 6).

SECTION 1.08 SECURITY DEPOSIT.
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          None Dollars ($0).  (See Article 18).

SECTION 1.09 GUARANTORS.
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          None
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                              ARTICLE 2. PREMISES
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SECTION 2.01 PREMISES.
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          In consideration of the rents and covenants hereinafter set forth,
Landlord hereby leases to Tenant, and Tenant hereby leases from landlord, those
certain premises (the "Premises") described in Exhibit "A" attached hereto. The
Premises form a part of the Redlands Mall Shopping Center, located at 173 Orange
Street, Building "G" in the City of Redlands, County of San Bernardino, State of
California (the "Center") AS SHOWN ON THE PLOT PLAN ATTACHED HERETO AS Exhibit
"B". Landlord reserves to itself the use of the roof, exterior walls (except
storefront) and the area above and below the premises, together with the right,
but not the obligation, to install, maintain, use, repair, and replace pipes,
ducts, conduits, wires, and structural elements leading through the Premises and
serving other parts of the Center; and the right to enter upon the Premises at
all reasonable times for the aforesaid purposes. Premises includes the drive-up
banking area, canopy and ATM. It is provided, however, that Landlord shall give
reasonable written notice of its intention to use such areas for such purposes;
that such use shall not interfere with the business, use and occupancy of
Tenant; that Landlord shall be responsible for any damage caused by its use and
indemnify, defend and hold harmless therefrom; and that use of the exterior
walls shall not include the right of landlord to erect or install signs.

                                ARTICLE 3. TERM
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SECTION 3.01 PRIOR POSSESSION.
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          Prior to the Commencement Date, Tenant may, subject to Landlord's
prior written consent, move into and occupy the Premises. In the event of such
prior occupancy, Tenant shall observe and perform all of the terms, covenants
and conditions of this Lease to be observed or performed by Tenant; provided,
however, that Tenant shall not be required to pay the "Minimum Annual Rent" (as
such terms are hereinafter defined) during such prior occupancy. Additional rent
(CAM charges) shall commence the first day of the month following the date
Tenant opens for business.

SECTION 3.02 HOLDING OVER.
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          In the event Tenant continues in possession of the Premises after the
Term with the consent of Landlord, express or implied, such holding over shall
be deemed a tenancy from month to month subject to all the terms, covenants and
conditions of this Lease, and Tenant shall pay rent in the same manner and on
the same basis as in effect immediately prior to such holding over; provided,
however, that upon thirty (30) days' written notice to Tenant, Landlord may,
effective upon the expiration of the then current month to month tenancy, (a)
modify the terms of the month to month tenancy or (b) terminate the month to
month tenancy (in which event Tenant shall vacate the Premises and surrender the
same to landlord). No holding over by Tenant, whether with or without Landlord's
consent, shall operate to extend the Term.

                                ARTICLE 4. RENT
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SECTION 4.01 MINIMUM ANNUAL RENT.
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          Tenant shall pay to Landlord as a minimum annual rent the amount
specified in
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Article 1 (the "minimum Annual Rent:) in twelve (12) equal, successive monthly
installments. Said monthly installments shall be payable in advance on the first
(1st) day of each calendar month throughout the Term. SEE ADDENDUM

SECTION 4.02 ADDITIONAL RENT.
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          Tenant shall pay, as additional rent, all rent and other charges
equivalent to rent, and all other sums of money or charges required to be paid
by Tenant under this Lease ("Additional Rent:), whether or not the same be
designated "Additional Rent". If such amount or charges be not paid at the time
provided in this Lease they shall nevertheless, if not paid when due, be
collectible as Additional Rent with the next installment of rent thereafter
falling due hereunder. Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to suspend or
delay the payment of any amount of money or charge at the time the same becomes
due and payable hereunder, or to limit any other remedy of landlord.

SECTION 4.03 MANNER OF PAYMENT.
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          All Minimum Annual Rent, Additional Rent, and other payments and
charges due under this Lease shall be paid by Tenant to landlord without prior
demand therefor, and without any deduction or offset whatever, in lawful money
of the United States of America which shall be legal tender at the time of
payment, at 505 S. Villa Real, Suite #201, Anaheim Hills, California 92807, or
to such other person or at such other place as Landlord may from time to time
designate in writing. The acceptance by landlord of Tenant's bank check or other
clearinghouse funds shall not constitute a waiver of Landlord's right to demand
timely payment in cash.

SECTION 4.04 DELINQUENT PAYMENTS.
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          4.04.1 Interest.
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          If Tenant shall neglect or fail to pay, when the same is due and
payable, any Minimum Annual Rent, or Additional Rent, or any other amount
required to be paid under this Lease, Tenant shall pay to landlord, in addition
to such unpaid amounts, interest upon such unpaid amounts from the due date
thereof to the date of payment at the maximum rate permitted by law.
          4.04.2 Late Charge.
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          Tenant acknowledges that late payment by Tenant to landlord of Minimum
Annual Rent, or Additional Rent, or any other amount required to be paid under
this Lease, will cause Landlord to incur costs not contemplated by this Lease,
the exact amount of which is extremely difficult and impracticable to ascertain.
Such costs include, without limitation, processing and accounting charges, and
late charges that may be imposed on landlord by virtue of its debt obligations.
Accordingly, if Tenant fails to pay Minimum Annual Rent, or Additional Rent, or
any other payment required to be paid under this Lease within ten (10) days
after such payment is due, Tenant shall pay a late charge equal to six percent
(6%) of such payment or $150.00, whichever is greater.

          4.04.3 Independent Rights.
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          The interest and late charge provisions contained in this Section are
in addition to and do not diminish or represent a substitute for any or all of
Landlord's rights under Article 14.

                               ARTICLE 5. TAXES
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SECTION 5.01 REAL PROPERTY TAXES.
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          5.01.1 Payment Obligation.
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          Tenant shall pay to Landlord, as Additional Rent, all "Real Property
Taxes applicable to the Premises" (as hereinafter defined) within ten (10) days
after receipt of a written statement from Landlord setting forth the amount of
such taxes and showing in reasonable detail the manner in which such amount has
been computed.
          5.01.2 Definitions.
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          (a) "Real Property Taxes: shall mean all taxes, assessments and
governmental charges and surcharges levied upon or with respect to the real
property and improvements within the Center, excluding the portions thereof
hereinafter defined as "Common Areas," and any tax or excise on rents or any
other tax, however described, levied against Landlord on account of the rent
reserved hereunder or on the business of renting space in the Center. It is the
intention of the parties hereto that the rent to be paid hereunder shall be paid
to Landlord absolutely net without deduction of any nature whatsoever; it is not
intended, however, that Tenant pay income taxes of landlord arising as a result
of Landlord's income due to its receipt of rent hereunder and, accordingly, Real
Property Taxes shall not include such income taxes. Real Property Taxes shall
also include all expenses reasonably incurred by Landlord in seeking reduction
by the taxing authorities of Real Property Taxes applicable to the Center.
          If at any time during the Term the methods of taxation prevailing at
the execution hereof shall be altered so that in lieu of, or as a supplement to,
the whole or any part of the Real Property Taxes now levied, assessed or imposed
on the Premises, there shall be levied, assessed or imposed a tax, assessment,
levy, imposition or charge, wholly or partially as a capital levy or otherwise,
on the rents received therefrom, or a tax, assessment, levy (including, without
limitation, any municipal, state or federal levy), imposition or charge measured
by or based in whole or in part upon the Premises and imposed upon Landlord, or
a license fee measured by the rent payable under this Lease, then all such
taxes, assessments, levied, impositions, charges or the part thereof so measured
or based, shall be deemed to be Real Property Taxes.
          (b) the term "Real Property Taxes applicable to the Premises" shall
mean all Real Property Taxes separately assessed or charged against the Premises
or, if the Premises are not separately assessed, a fraction of the Real Property
Taxes assessed against the Center where the numerator of such fraction is "Gross
Floor Area" (as hereinafter defined) of the Premises and the denominator of such
fraction is the Gross Floor Area of all improvements designed for occupancy by
tenants of the Center.
          (c) "Gross Floor Area" shall mean, with respect to the Premises and
with respect to each store separately leased or leaseable, the aggregate of (i)
the number of square feet of floor space on all floor levels, including
mezzanines (except where used solely for storage), measured from the center line
of party walls between tenant areas and the exterior face of all other walls,
and (ii) all outside selling areas, if any, used for the sale of merchandise by
tenants. No deduction or exclusion from Gross Floor Area shall be made by reason
of columns, stairs, elevators, escalators, or other interior construction or
equipment. Landlord may, from time to time, make changes or additions to the
Center which result in an increase or decrease in the aggregate Gross Floor Area
occupied or designed for occupancy by tenants of the Center. For the purposes of
this Lease, the Gross Floor Area of the Premises as of the date of this Lease is
stipulated to be the amount specified in Article 1.
          5.01.3 Proration.
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          For the purposes of this Article, Real Property Taxes which are levied
on a fiscal year basis shall be deemed to apply one-twelfth (1/12th) to each
calendar month in such fiscal year. In the event Real Property Taxes are levied
for years which do not fall wholly within the Term, said taxes shall be prorated
and the apportioned between Landlord and Tenant, with Tenant responsible for
that portion which applies to months within the Term and Landlord responsible
for the balance. Each party shall furnish to the other, upon written request,
evidence of payment of such Real Property Taxes.

SECTION 5.02 OTHER TAXES.
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          Tenant shall be responsible for, and shall pay before delinquency, all
municipal, county or state taxes, levies and fees of every kind, including,
without limitation, general or special taxes or assessments levied or assessed
during the Term against any leasehold interest or personal property of any kind,
owned by or placed in, upon or about the Premises by or on behalf of Tenant. If
any personal property of Tenant shall be assessed and taxed with landlord's real
property, Tenant shall pay to landlord its share of such taxes within ten (10)
days after delivery by Landlord of a written statement setting forth the amount
of such taxes applicable to Tenant's property.

SECTION 50.3 RIGHT TO CONTEST.
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          Tenant shall have the right to contest the amount or the validity of
the Real Property Taxes applicable to the Premises, and Landlord shall cooperate
with Tenant in the exercise of such right; provided, however, said right shall
be availed of by Tenant only upon condition that Tenant shall indemnify and hold
Landlord, the Premises and the Center harmless from any loss, cost of expense,
including, without limitation, Landlord's reasonable attorneys' fees and court
costs, which in any manner arise from or with respect to such contest and upon
further condition that Tenant shall take any and all action, including, without
limitation, the payment of any judgment or bonding requirement, so as to prevent
the loss or forfeiture of the Premises or any part thereof or the Center.

                          ARTICLE 6. USE OF PREMISES
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SECTION 6.01 RESTRICTIONS ON USE.
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          6.01.1 Government Regulations.
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          Tenant shall, at its sole cost and expense, faithfully observe in the
use, occupation and possession of the Premises all municipal and county
ordinances, and all state and federal statutes now in force and which may
hereafter be in force, and shall fully comply at its sole expense with all
regulations, orders and other requirements issued or made pursuant to any such
ordinances and statutes. The judgment of any court of competent jurisdiction or
the admission by Tenant in any action or proceeding against Tenant, whether
Landlord be a party thereto or not, that Tenant has violated any such statute,
ordinance, regulation, order or requirement in its use, occupation, or
possession of the Premises, shall be conclusive of that fact as between Landlord
and Tenant. Tenant's obligations under this Section shall be deemed to include,
without limitation, the affirmative covenant to make, at its sole cot and
expense, all alterations, additions, modifications and capital improvements to
the Premises that may be required under or pursuant to any of the aforementioned
ordinances, statutes, regulations, orders and requirements now or
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hereafter in effect.

          6.01.2 Nuisance, Waste, Etc.
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          Tenant shall not commit or allow to be committed any nuisance, act of
waste or other act or thing in or about the Premises that will in any manner
whatsoever obstruct or interfere with the rights of other tenants or patrons of
the Center or injure or annoy them; nor shall Tenant allow the Premises to be
used for any improper, immoral, unlawful or objectionable purpose.

          6.01.3 Unauthorized Sales, Displays, Obstructions, etc.
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          Tenant shall not display or sell merchandise in, or otherwise
obstruct, the area outside the defined exterior walls and permanent doorways of
the Premises, or in the hallways, and shall not allow grocery carts, portable
signs, scales, amusement devices, newspaper racks or other similar devices
within Tenant's control to be stored or to remain there. Tenant shall not permit
odors, music, or sound effects to be emitted from the Premises. Tenant shall
not, without the prior written consent of Landlord, (a) sell merchandise from
vending machines or allow any coin operated vending or gaming machines on the
Premises, or (b) erect or permit to be erected any aerial or antenna on the roof
or on the exterior walls of the Premises; any such machines or aerials operated
or installed without Landlord's prior written consent shall be subject to
removal by Landlord at any time without notice. Tenant shall not use or permit
any persona or persons to use the Premises, or any part thereof, for conducting
therein an auction of any kind; or a distress sale, fire sale, bankruptcy or
going-out-of business sale, or for any use or purpose in violation of the laws
of the City and County where the Center is located, or other lawful authorities.
These restrictions shall not apply to the sale of food or beverages through
vending machines for the sole use of Tenant's staff at locations which are not
available to the general public.

SECTION 6.02 TENANT'S CONDUCT OF BUSINESS.
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          Tenant shall employ its best judgment, efforts and abilities to
operate its business on the Premises to enhance the reputation and
attractiveness of the Center. Without restricting the generality of the
foregoing, Tenant shall at all times staff the Premises with sufficient
personnel and keep and maintain within and upon the Premises adequate trade
fixtures to service and supply the usual and ordinary demands and requirements
of its customers and shall keep the Premises, together with adjacent areas, in a
neat, clean and orderly condition. Tenant shall use its best efforts to
complete, or cause to be completed, all deliveries, loading, unloading and
services to the Premises in a reasonable manner. Landlord and Tenant mutually
agree to discuss and resolve activities of Tenant in regard to deliveries and
servicing of the Premises, which may result in a situation which affects other
tenants' right to use and quiet enjoyment and Tenant agrees to abide by such
mutually acceptable agreement. All trash and rubbish of Tenant shall only be
deposited within receptacles as provided by Landlord, and Tenant shall permit no
other trash receptacles to remain outside of the Premises. Landlord shall cause
such receptacles to be emptied and trash removed at Tenant's cost and expense.
Tenant's failure to comply with this Section shall be deemed to be a material
breach of this Lease.

SECTION 6.03 HOURS OF OPERATION.
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          Recognizing that it is in the interests of both Tenant and Landlord to
have
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regulated hours of business for all of the Center, Tenant agrees throughout the
term of this Lease to be continuously open for business during the Hours of
Operation customary for similar businesses.

                      ARTICLE 7. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS
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SECTION 7.01 TENANT'S DUTY.
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          7.01.1 Performance by Tenant.
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          Tenant shall at all times during the Term, at its own cost and
expense, repair, replace and maintain in good condition the Premises and every
part thereof (except that portion of the Premises to be maintained by landlord
as hereinafter provided) including, without limitation, *the utility meters,
pipes and conduits, all fixtures, air conditioning and heating equipment serving
the Premises and other equipment therein, the store front or store fronts, all
Tenant's signs, locks and closing devices, and all window sashes, casements or
frames, doors and door frames, floor coverings, including carpeting, terrazzo or
other special flooring, and all such items of repair, maintenance, alteration
and improvement or reconstruction as may from time to time be required by any
governmental agency having jurisdiction thereof. Tenant shall contract with a
service company for the monthly maintenance of the heating and air conditioning
equipment, with a coy of the service contract to be furnished to Landlord within
ten (10) days after opening for business, and a copy of any subsequent contracts
to be furnished from time to time during the term. All broken glass, both
exterior and interior, shall be promptly replaced by Tenant with glass of the
same kind, size and quality. *ATM, Drive-Thru equipment, Drive-Thru & ATM
lighting, Alarms & Alarm Circuitry.
          7.01.2 Landlord's Right of Substituted Performance.
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          If Tenant refuses or neglects to make repairs or maintain the
Premises, or any part thereof, in a manner reasonably satisfactory to Landlord,
Landlord shall have the right, upon giving Tenant reasonable written notice of
its election to do so, to make such repairs or perform such maintenance on
behalf of and for the account of Tenant. In such event, such work shall be paid
for by Tenant as Additional Rent promptly upon receipt of a bill therefor.

SECTION 7.02 LANDLORD'S DUTY.
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          7.02.1 Performance by Landlord.
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          Landlord shall keep and maintain in good and tenantable condition and
repair, the roof, exterior walls, structural parts of the Premises and
structural floor, pipes and conduits outside the Premises for the furnishing to
the Premises of various utilities (except to the extent that the same are the
obligation of the appropriate public utility company); provided, however, that
Landlord shall not be required to make repairs necessitated by reason of the
negligence of Tenant or its employees, agents or invitees, or by reason of the
failure of Tenant to perform or observe any conditions or agreements in this
Lease, or caused by alterations, additions or improvements to the Premises made
by Tenant. Anything herein to the contrary notwithstanding, Landlord shall not
in any way be liable to Tenant for failure to make repairs as herein required
unless Tenant has previously notified Landlord, in writing, of the need for such
repairs and Landlord has failed to commence and complete said repairs within a
reasonable period of time following receipt of Tenant's written notification.
Other than in an emergency situation requiring Landlord to take immediate steps
to repair, "reasonable time" as used herein shall mean
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commencement of repairs within three (3) business days after notice or so long
as steps to initiate repairs have commenced in approximate period of time given
the extent, nature & cost of the repairs required.
          7.02.3 Limitation on Duty.
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          As used in this Section, the expression "exterior walls" shall not be
deemed to include storefronts, plate glass, window cases or window frames, doors
or door frames, security grilles or similar enclosures. It is understood that
Landlord shall be under no obligation to make any repairs, alterations,
renewals, replacements or improvements to and upon the Premises or the
mechanical equipment exclusively serving the Premises at any time except as
expressly provided herein.

              ARTICLE 8. ADDITIONS, ALTERATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS
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SECTION 8.01 TENANT'S RIGHT TO MAKE ADDITIONS, ALTERATIONS AND
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          IMPROVEMENTS.
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          Tenant may, at its own expense and after giving Landlord notice in
writing of its intention to do so, from time to time during the Term, make
alterations, additions and changes in and to the interior of the Premises
(except those of a structural nature) as it may find necessary or convenient for
its purposes, provided that the value of the Premises is not thereby diminished
and Tenant complies with the terms and conditions of this Article, and provided,
however, that no alterations, additions or changes costing in excess of Ten
Thousand dollars ($10,000.00) may be made without first procuring the approval
in writing of Landlord. Any and all additions, alterations and improvements made
or caused to be made by Tenant, before or during the Term, shall be made in
accordance with the following: (a) such work, including, without limitation,
Tenant's final working drawings, plans, specifications and choice of
contractors, and suppliers shall be subject to the continuing approval of
Landlord, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed; (b) such
work shall be done in conformity with a valid building permit when required, a
copy of which shall be furnished to Landlord before the work is commenced, and
any work not acceptable to the appropriate governmental entity or not reasonably
satisfactory to Landlord shall be promptly replaced at Tenant's expense.
Notwithstanding any failure by landlord to object to any such work, Landlord
shall have no responsibility therefor; (c) such work shall not adversely affect
the outside appearance and strength of the Premises or the mechanical,
electrical and plumbing services and equipment thereof; (d) such work shall not
alter, add to or otherwise change the exterior of the Premises; (e) such work
shall not cause or create a dangerous or hazardous condition and shall not
interfere with or disturb other tenants or occupants of the Center. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, Tenant shall cause all such work to be
performed in such a manner as not to obstruct the access to the premises of any
other tenant in the Center; (f) such work shall be done in a good and
workmanlike manner and in compliance with all applicable legal requirements and
shall be diligently prosecuted to completion (Tenant agreeing to file, upon
completion of such work, a notice of completion in the office of the County
Recorder where the Center is located as permitted by law); (g) each of Tenant's
contractors and subcontractors shall be bonded with sureties satisfactory to
Landlord in an amount sufficient to ensure full performance of the work to be
done by Tenant and to ensure full payment to all material men. Tenant shall
carry and shall cause each of Tenant's contractors and subcontractors to carry
such workers' compensation, general liability, personal and property damage
insurance as
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Landlord may reasonably require. Such insurance shall be adequate to protect
Landlord and shall name Landlord as an additional insured; (h) Tenant shall
defend, indemnify and hold harmless landlord and its officers, directors,
shareholders, employees and agents (all of the foregoing being hereinafter
collectively referred to as the "indemnitees") from and against any and all
claims, actions, damages, liabilities and expenses (including, without
limitation, attorneys' fees) directly or indirectly arising out of or incurred
in connection with, any and all claims, demands, suits, actions and proceedings
which may be made or brought against any of the Indemnitees for or in relation
to wages or cost of materials or equipment used in connection with additions,
alterations and improvements made or caused to be made by Tenant; and (i)
Landlord shall have the right at all reasonable times to post, and keep posted,
on the Premises any notices that may be provided by law which Landlord may deem
necessary or advisable for the protection of Landlord and the Center from
mechanic's lien claims.

SECTION 8.02 TITLE TO ADDITIONS, ALTERATIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS.
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          Upon the termination of this lease, any additions, alterations and
improvements (including the installation of floor coverings) made or caused to
be made by Tenant, before or during the Term, shall e considered permanent
improvements and shall become part of the Premises, unless Landlord notifies
Tenant to the contrary in writing. If requested by landlord, Tenant shall,
within thirty (30) days of expiration or sooner termination of the Term, remove
any and all such additions, alterations, improvements. Upon any permitted or
required removal of such items, Tenant shall repair any damage caused by such
removal and restore the Premises to their condition prior to the making of such
additions, alterations and improvements, reasonable wear and tear excepted.

SECTION 8.02 TRADE FIXTURES AND PERSONAL PROPERTY.
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          Any trade fixtures, signs and other personal property of Tenant not
permanently affixed to the Premises shall be and remain the property of Tenant
and be removed by Tenant at any time during the Term, provided Tenant is not in
default under the terms of this Lease. Tenant shall immediately repair any
damage caused to the Premises by reason of any such removal. However, nothing in
this Article shall be deemed or construed to permit or allow Tenant to remove so
much of such personal property, without the immediate replacement thereof with
similar personal property of comparable or better quality, as to render the
Premises unsuitable for conducting the contemplated business of Tenant.

                        ARTICLE 9. INSURANCE; INDEMNITY
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SECTION 9.01 LIABILITY INSURANCE.
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          Tenant shall, during the Term, pay for and maintain in effect worker's
compensation insurance policy as required by the laws of the State of
California. In addition, Tenant shall maintain, at Tenant's own cost, a
liability policy with a limit of not less than $1,000,000 for bodily injury and
property damage naming Landlord as an additional insured as landlord's interest
may appear. Such insurance shall be primary insurance and not participating with
or in excess any coverage which Landlord may carry.

          The foregoing amounts of coverage shall be adjusted from year to year
as
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necessary to equate to constant 1988 dollar values. All such insurance shall
specifically insure the performance by Tenant of the indemnity agreement
contained in action 9.10 as to liability for damage to property or injury to or
death of persons.

SECTION 9.02 FIRE INSURANCE - FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT, ETC.
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          Tenant shall, during the Term, pay for and maintain in effect a
standard form policy or policies of fire insurance with standard forms of
extended coverage endorsement covering Tenant's leasehold improvements (whether
constructed prior to or during the Term), fixtures, equipment, merchandise or
other personal property located on the Premises, providing protection to the
extent of not less than the full replacement cost of such items against any
peril included under California insurance industry practices within the
classification "Fire and Extended coverage," together with insurance against
sprinkler damage, vandalism and malicious mischief and such other risks as may
be, from time to time, reasonably required by landlord. The proceeds of such
insurance shall be used to repair or replace the property so insured unless this
Lease terminates under Article 21, in which event the proceeds shall be payable
to the parties in proportion to their respective interests in the property
damaged or destroyed.

SECTION 9.03 FIRE INSURANCE - PREMISES.
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          9.03.1 Premises.
          ---------------
          Landlord shall maintain in effect a policy or policies of fire
insurance or shall maintain a self-administered claims program covering the
Premises for at least eighty percent (80%) of the replacement value and
providing protection against any peril included within the classification "Fire
and Extended Coverage". Landlord shall also have the right, but not the
obligation, to procure and maintain coverage or maintain a self administered
claims program for other periods, such as earthquake, sprinkler damage,
vandalism and malicious mischief, which poses potentially material loss to the
Center or the Premises. The proceeds of such policy, policies, or self
administered claims program as the case may be, shall be payable to Landlord.
Tenant shall pay to Landlord, as Additional Rent, Tenant's proportionate share
of premiums allocable to the Premises paid by Landlord hereunder, or shall pay
to landlord, as Additional Rental, Tenant's proportionate share of an amount
equal to landlord's estimated fair market costs not to exceed ISO Manual Rates
(Insurance Service Office) for any such risks against which landlord elects to
maintain a self-administered claims program, in either such case, based on the
proportion the Gross Floor Areas (as defined in Subsection 5.01.2) of the
Premises bears to the Gross Floor Area of the improvements covered by such
insurance or self-administered claims program. Tenant's proportionate share of
premiums or estimated fair market costs for a self-administered claims program
allocable to the Premises shall be due within ten (10) days after Tenant
receives a statement from Landlord setting forth the amount due hereunder, or,
at Landlord's option, said amount may be prorated monthly and included with
Common Area Costs.

          9.03.2 Improvements.
          -------------------
          In the event that Tenant shall make any additions, alterations or
improvements to the Premises under the terms and provisions of this Lease,
Tenant agrees to carry fire and extended coverage insurance upon such additions,
alterations, or improvements. It is expressly understood that Landlord shall not
be required to insure any of such additions, alterations or improvements under
such insurance as Landlord may carry upon the Premises.
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          9.03.3 - Comprehensive
          ----------------------
          Public Liability Insurance, See Article 23.08

SECTION 9.04 PLATE GLASS.
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          Tenant shall have the option to either insure or self-insure damage to
the plate glass on the Premises.

SECTION 9.05 AIR CONDITIONING; PRESSURE BOILERS.
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          Tenant shall procure and maintain in full force and effect machinery
insurance on all air conditioning equipment and systems serving the Premises;
and if the said objects and the damage that may be caused by them or result from
them are not covered by Tenant's extended coverage insurance, then such
insurance shall be in an amount not less than One Hundred Thousand dollars
($100,000.00); and if personal injury or property damage that may be caused by
or result from said objects is not covered by the liability insurance required
under Section 9.01, then the insurance policy required under this Section shall
include such coverage in the same amounts required under Section 9.01. If Tenant
requires boilers or other pressure vessels to serve the Premises they shall also
be insured in the amount required by this Section.

SECTION 9.07 INCREASES IN INSURANCE COSTS
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          Tenant shall not, at any time during the Term, carry any stock or
goods or do anything in, on or about the Premises which will in any way tend to
increase the insurance rates or the risks against which Landlord elects to
maintain a self administered claims program, as the case may be, upon any
building of which the Premises are a part. Tenant shall pay to landlord
forthwith upon demand the amount of any increase in premiums for insurance
carried by landlord or any increase in landlord's estimated fair market costs of
a self administered claims program, as the case may be, against loss by fire or
otherwise that may be charged during the Term resulting from Tenant's acts or
omissions, whether or not Landlord shall have consented to such acts or
omissions on the part of Tenant. Should Tenant install upon the Premises any
electrical equipment which overloads the electrical lines of the Premises,
Tenant shall at its own expense make whatever changes are necessary to comply
with the requirements of the insurance companies and any governmental authority
having jurisdiction thereover.

SECTION 9.08 INSURANCE POLICIES.
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          All insurance required or permitted to be carried by Tenant hereunder
shall be in companies rated B+ or better in Best's Insurance Guide, on forms and
with loss payable clauses reasonably satisfactory to landlord, and copies of
such policies of insurance or certificates evidencing such insurance shall be
delivered promptly to Landlord by Tenant within ten (10) days after substantial
completion of the Premises and thereafter within thirty (30) days prior to the
expiration of the term of each such policy. All public liability and property
damage policies shall contain a provision that Landlord, although named as an
insured, shall nevertheless be entitled to recovery under said policies for any
loss occasioned to it to the extent that Tenant's action causes an action of any
kind whatsoever and Landlord must defend itself from any and all claims,
Landlord is entitled to recover in such cases; and to the extent that landlord's
insurance must cover the cost between the difference, if any, of the proceeds of
Tenant's recovery to Landlord expenses, its servants, agents and employees by
reason of the negligence of Tenant. As often as
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any such policy shall expire or terminate, renewal or additional policies shall
be procured and maintained by Tenant in like manner and to like extent. All
policies of insurance delivered to Landlord must contain a provision that the
company writing said policy will give to landlord thirty (30) days notice in
writing in advance of any cancellation or lapse or the effective date of any
reduction in the amounts of insurance. All such policies shall be written as
primary policies and not contributing with or in excess of any coverage which
Landlord may carry, and shall cover and insure Landlord as an additional
insured. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article, Tenant's
obligations to carry the insurance provided for herein may be brought within the
coverage of a so-called blanket policy or policies of insurance carried and
maintained by Tenant, provided that (a) Landlord and Landlord's first mortgagee
or beneficiary shall be named as an additional insured thereunder as its
interest may appear, (b) the coverage afforded Landlord will not be reduced or
diminished by reason of the use of such blanket policy of insurance, and (c) the
requirements set forth herein are otherwise satisfied. Tenant agrees to permit
Landlord at all reasonable times to inspect the policies of insurance of Tenant
covering risks upon the Premises for which policies or copies thereof are not
required to be delivered to landlord

SECTION 9.09 WAIVER.
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          Landlord and Tenant each hereby waives, to the maximum extent
permitted by law and any policies issued by their respective insurance
companies, any and all rights of recovery against the other or against any other
tenant or occupant of the Center or against the officers, employees, agents,
representatives, customers and business invitees of such other party or of such
other tenant or occupant of the Center, for loss of or damage to such waiving
party or its property or the property of others under its control, arising from
any cause insured against under any fire and extended coverage insurance, or
under any other insurance in lieu thereof, carried by such waiving party. Tenant
shall obtain and furnish evidence to Landlord of the waiver of subrogation in
factor of Landlord from all insurance carriers furnishing insurance hereunder.

SECTION 9.10 INDEMNITY.
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          Tenant shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless landlord and its
officers, directors shareholders, employees and agents, and each of them (all of
the foregoing being hereinafter collectively referred to as the "indemnitees:),
from and against any and all claims' actions, damages, liabilities and expenses
(including, without limitation, attorneys' fees) for damage to property
(including Tenant's property) and injury to or death of persons including
officers, directors, employees or agents of Tenant directly or indirectly
arising from or out of Tenant's occupancy or use of the Premises or any part
thereof, including the means of ingress to or egress from the Premises whether
or not occasioned in part by any act or omission of the indemnitees, regardless
of their passive or active negligence; (a) If the Premises are not surrendered
at the time required herein, Tenant shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless
the indemnitees against loss or liability resulting from the delay by Tenant in
so surrendering the Premises, including, without limitation; claims made by any
succeeding tenant, other than landlord or any affiliate of landlord. Tenant
shall not be entitled to be indemnified by landlord for any loss or liability,
including, without limitation, any loss or liability arising out of or in any
way connected with Tenant's maintenance, occupation, operation or use of the
Premises; (b) provided however, that these indemnification provisions shall not
apply to loss, injury or damage caused or occasioned by the gross negligence or
wilful acts of indemnitees.
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SECTION 9.11 EXEMPTION OF LANDLORD.
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          Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant for injury or damage which may
be sustained by any person, property or effects of Tenant or any other person in
or about the Premises caused by or resulting from fire, steam, electricity, gas,
water or rain, which may leak or flow from or into any part of the Premises, or
from the leakage, leakage, obstruction or other defects of the pipes,
sprinklers, wires, appliances, plumbing, air conditioning or lighting fixtures
of the same, whether such damage or injury results from conditions arising upon
the Premises or from other sources. Landlord shall not be liable to Tenant for
any damages arising from any act or omission of any other tenant of the Center.

                     ARTICLE 10. ASSIGNMENT AND SUBLETTING
                     -------------------------------------

SECTION 10.01 REQUIREMENT OF LANDLORD'S CONSENT
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          This Lease is a personal contract in that Landlord has entered into
 this Lease to a material extent because of the unique character and quality of
 Tenant. Accordingly, Tenant shall not transfer, assign, sublet, enter into
 license or concession agreements, change ownership, mortgage or hypothecate
 this Lease or Tenant's interest in and to the Premises without first procuring
 the written consent of landlord. Any attempted transfer, assignment,
 subletting, license or concession agreement, change of ownership, mortgage, or
 hypothecation (hereinafter collectively referred to as a "transfer") without
 Landlord's written consent shall be void and confer no rights upon any third
 person. This Lease shall not, nor shall any interest herein, be assignable as
 to the prior interest of Tenant by operation of law without the prior written
 consent of landlord. Tenant shall pay landlord $250.00 as reimbursement for
 Landlord's attorneys fees in conjunction with the processing and documentation
 of any requested transfer of this Lease or Tenant's interest in and to the
 Premises. See Section 23.05.

SECTION 10.02  CERTAIN TRANSFERS.
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          For the purpose of this Article, each of the following shall
constitute a "transfer": (1) if Tenant is a partnership, a withdrawal or change,
voluntary, involuntary, or by operation of law, of any partner or the
dissolution of the partnership; (2) if Tenant consists of more than one person,
a purported assignment, voluntary, involuntary, or by operation of law, from on
person to another; and (3) if Tenant is a corporation (whose stock is not traded
through an exchange or over the counter) any liquidation, dissolution, merger,
consolidation or other reorganization of Tenant, or the sale, exchange, trade,
assignment, hypothecation or other transfer of an aggregate of twenty-five
percent (25%) or more of the capital stock of Tenant, or the sale of an
aggregate of twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the value of the assets of
Tenant.

SECTION 10.03 OBLIGATIONS AND LIABILITIES OF TRANSFEREE.
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          Each transfer to which there has been consent shall be by an
instrument in writing in form satisfactory to landlord, and shall be executed by
the transferor in each instance; and each transferee shall agree in writing for
the benefit of landlord herein to assume, to be bound by, and to perform the
terms, covenants and conditions of this Lease to be done, kept and performed by
Tenant, including the payment of all amounts due under this Lease directly to
landlord. Failure to comply with the provisions of this Section shall operate to
prevent any such transfer from becoming effective.
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SECTION 10.04 NO WAIVER OR RELEASE.
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          Consent to any transfer which may be given by landlord or the
acceptance of any rent by landlord from Tenant or any third part, shall not
constitute a waiver by landlord of the provisions of this Article or a release
of Tenant from the full performance by it of the covenants contained herein to
be performed by Tenant. Any consent given by landlord to any transfer shall not
relieve Tenant from the requirement of obtaining the written consent of landlord
to any subsequent transfer. The restrictions on transferability contained in
this Article shall be considered a continuous covenant and shall run with the
land.

                         ARTICLE 11. MECHANIC'S LIENS
                         ----------------------------

SECTION 11.01 MECHANIC'S LIENS.
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          Tenant shall give landlord twenty (20) days' prior written notice
before any construction work on the Premises is undertaken by or on behalf of
Tenant. Tenant shall do all things reasonably necessary to prevent the filing of
any mechanic's liens or other liens against the Center, or any part thereof, by
reason of work, labor, services or materials supplied or claimed to have been
supplied to Tenant or anyone holding the Premises, or any part thereof, through
or under Tenant. If any such lien shall at any time be filed, Tenant shall
either cause the same to be discharged of record within twenty (20) days after
the date of filing the same, or, if Tenant, in its discretion and good faith,
determines that such lien should be contested, it shall furnish such security as
may be required by law to prevent any foreclosure proceedings against the
Center, or any part thereof, during the pendency of such contest. If Tenant
shall fail to discharge such lien within such period or fail to furnish such
security, then, in addition to all other rights or remedies, landlord may, but
shall not be obligated to, discharge the same (a) by paying the amount claimed
to be due, (b) by procuring the discharge of such lien by deposit in court, (c)
by giving security, or (d) in such other manner as is, or may be, prescribed by
law. Any amount paid by Landlord for any of the aforesaid purposes, including
all reasonable attorneys' fees to procure the discharge of such lien with all
necessary disbursements in connection therewith, with interest thereon at the
maximum rate permitted by law from the date of payment, shall be repaid by
Tenant to landlord on demand and, if unpaid, may, at Landlord's election, be
treated as an Additional Rent. Nothing herein contained shall imply any consent
or agreement on the part of Landlord to subject the Center, or any part thereof,
to liability under any mechanic's lien law. Should Tenant be aware that any lien
has been filed against the Premises or that any action has been filed which may
affect Landlord's title to the Shopping Center ( or any portion thereof), Tenant
shall promptly give Landlord written notice thereof.

                         ARTICLE 12. UTILITY SERVICES
                         ----------------------------

SECTION 12.01 SUPPLY AND USE OF UTILITIES.
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          Landlord shall initially, and to the extent shown on the mutually
approved plans and specifications, cause to be made available to Tenant
facilities for the removal of sewage, for the delivery to and distribution
within the Premises of water, electricity and telephones. Tenant shall use such
utilities with respect to the Premises. Landlord shall supply electric power to
Tenant's meter section, which may be located outside of the Premises.
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SECTION 12.02 UTILITY CHARGES.
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          Tenant shall, at its own expense, pay for all of said utilities used
by Tenant on the Premises from and after the delivery of possession thereof by
Landlord. If a separate meter is provided for Tenant for any such utilities, it
shall be at Tenant's expense. In addition to the Minimum Annual Rent, Tenant
shall pay, monthly in advance, a utility charge to reimburse Landlord for
utilities furnished by landlord, if any, to the Premises. Said utility charge
shall be estimated from time to time by Landlord's engineer and shall be
initially based on a typical store layout comparable to Tenant's proposed use of
the Premises, but shall be subject to adjustment at the end of each calendar
year or partial calendar year during the Term. However, the utility charge to
Tenant for utilities furnished by landlord shall not exceed those of the local
public utility company if its services were furnished directly to Tenant. In the
event Tenant fails to pay any such amount to landlord within ten 910) days after
receipt by Tenant from Landlord of a bill therefor, or upon failure of Tenant to
pay any other sums required under this Lease within (10) days from the date such
payments are due, and until all such amounts are paid in full, landlord may cut
off and discontinue, without further notice to Tenant, any such utilities
furnished to the Premises by Landlord.

SECTION 12.03 INTERRUPTION OR TERMINATION OF SERVICE.
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          Landlord shall not be liable in damages or otherwise for any failure
or interruption of any utility service being furnished to the Premises, and no
such failure or interruption, unless protracted and due to landlord's sole
active negligence or willful misconduct, shall entitle Tenant to terminate this
Lease or to an abatement of the Minimum annual Rent, Additional Rent or other
amounts due hereunder. In the event Landlord (by thirty [30] days written notice
to Tenant) elects to discontinue furnishing any such utility service to the
Premises for reasons other than the non-payment by Tenant of any utility charge
or other rental payment required hereunder, Tenant shall obtain its own utility
service to the premises, and Tenant shall have the right to use all existing
conduits and facilities situated in the Premises.)

                        ARTICLE 13. DEFAULTS BY TENANT
                        ------------------------------

SECTION 13.01 DEFINITION OF DEFAULT.
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          The occurrence of any one or more of the following events shall
constitute a material default and breach of this Lease by Tenant:

          13.01.1 Rent Default.
          --------------------
          The failure by Tenant to make, as and when due, any payment of Minimum
Annual Rent, Percentage Rent, Additional Rent or other charges payable by Tenant
hereunder, where such failure has continued for a period of three business (3)
days after written notice thereof from Landlord to Tenant; any such notice shall
be in lieu of, and not in addition to, any notice required under section 1161 of
the California Code of Civil Procedure.

          13.01.2 Failure to Maintain Hours of Operation.
          ----------------------------------------------
          The failure by Tenant to maintain the Hours of Operation where such
failure has continued for a period of three (3) days after written notice
thereof from landlord to Tenant; provided, however, that in the event Tenant
fails to maintain the Hours of Operation on three 93)
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occasions during any twelve (12) month period of the Term, then each failure
thereafter during such twelve (12) month period shall constitute an incurable
default. See Section 23.07

          13.01.3 Failure to Perform Covenants.
          ------------------------------------
          The failure by Tenant to observe or perform any of the express or
implied covenants, promises, agreements, or provisions of this Lease to be
observed or performed by Tenant where such failure has continued for a period of
fifteen (15) days after written notice thereof from landlord to Tenant; any such
notice shall be in lieu of, and not in addition to, any notice required under
Section 1161 of the California code of Civil Procedure. In the event Tenant
fails to comply with the same term, covenant or condition of this Lease on three
(3) occasions during any twelve (12) month period of the term, then each failure
thereafter during such twelve (12) MONTH PERIOD SHALL CONSTITUTE AN INCURABLE
DEFAULT. The fifteen (15) day curing period provided for in this Subsection
shall in no event be construed to lengthen or extend the curing periods provided
elsewhere in this section.

          13.01.4 Falsification of Statements.
          -----------------------------------
          The falsification by Tenant or an agent of Tenant of any report or
statement required to be furnished to landlord pursuant to the terms of this
Lease shall constitute an incurable default.

          13.01.5 Insolvency.
          ------------------
          The (i) making by Tenant of any general assignment for the benefit of
creditors; (ii) filing by or against Tenant of a petition to have Tenant
adjudged a bankrupt or a petition for reorganization or arrangement under any
law relating to bankruptcy (unless, in the case of a petition filed against
Tenant, the same is dismissed within thirty (30) days); (iii) appointment of a
trustee or receiver to take possession of substantially all of Tenant's assets
located on the Premises or of Tenant's interest in this Lease, where possession
is not restored to Tenant within thirty (30) days; (iv) attachment, execution or
other judicial seizure of substantially all of Tenant's assets located on the
Premises or of Tenant's interest in this Lease, where such seizure is not
discharged within thirty 930) days thereafter; or (v) Tenant's convening of a
meeting of its creditors or any class thereof for the purpose of effecting a
moratorium upon or composition of its debts. The provisions of this Subsection
shall also apply to each of the Guarantors specified in Article 1.

          13.01.6 Default Under Other Leases.
          ----------------------------------
          The default by Tenant or any affiliate of Tenant under any lease,
other than this Lease, covering Premises located in the Center, after the
expiration of the applicable curing period if any, thereunder. As used herein,
"affiliate" of Tenant includes (i) any officer, director, employee, general
partner, or shareholder of Tenant; (ii) any corporation, partnership, trust or
other entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with Tenant; or
(iii) any officer, director, employee, general partner or shareholder of any
corporation, partnership, trust or other entity controlling, controlled by or
under common control with Tenant or any officer, director, employee or
shareholder of Tenant.

                             ARTICLE 14. REMEDIES
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SECTION 14.01 TERMINATION OF LEASE; DAMAGES.
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          In the event of a default by Tenant under this Lease, where Tenant has
failed to cure such default within the applicable curing period, if any,
Landlord may terminate this Lease by written notice to Tenant effective as of
the date for termination set forth in such notice. Upon such termination,
Landlord may recover as damages from Tenant the following:

          14.01.1 Unpaid Rent at Termination.
          ----------------------------------
          The worth at the time of award of the unpaid Minimum Annual Rent,
Percentage Rent and Additional Rent that had been earned at the time of
termination.

          14.01.2 Unpaid Rent at Award.
          ----------------------------
          The worth at the time of award of the amount by which (i) the
reasonable value of the unpaid Minimum annual Rent, Percentage Rent and
Additional Rent which would have been earned after termination until the time of
award exceeds (ii) the amount of such rent loss that Tenant proves could have
been reasonably avoided.

          14.01.3 Future Rent.
          -------------------
          The worth at the time of award of the amount by which (i) the
reasonable value of the unpaid Minimum annual Rent, Percentage Rent and
Additional Rent for the balance of the Term exceeds (ii) the amount of such rent
loss that Tenant proves could have been reasonably avoided; and

          14.01.4 Other Amounts.
          ---------------------
          Any other amount necessary to compensate Landlord for all the
detriment proximately caused by Tenant's failure to perform his obligations
under this Lease or that in the ordinary course of things would be likely to
result therefrom, whether through inability to relet the Premises on
satisfactory terms or otherwise, specifically including, but not limited to (i)
all reasonable expenses necessary to relet the Premises which shall include the
cost of renovating, repairing and altering the Premises for a new tenant or
tenants, advertisements and brokerage fees and (ii) any increase in any
insurance premiums or the risks covered by Landlord's self administered claims
program caused by the vacancy of the Premises.

SECTION 14.02 TERMS DEFINED.
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          As used in Section 14.01, the following terms are defined:

          14.02.1 Worth at the time of Award.
          ----------------------------------
          The "worth at the time of award" of the amounts referred to in
Subsections 14.01.1 and 14.01.2 is computed by allowing interest at the maximum
interest rate permitted by law. The "worth at the time of award" of the amount
referred to in Subsection 14.01.3 is computed by discounting such amount at the
discount rate of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco at the time of award
plus one percent (1%).

          14.02.2 Time of Award.
          ---------------------
          The "time of award" as used in Subsections 14.01.1, 14.01.2,
14.01.3, and
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14.02.3, is the date on which judgment is entered by a court of competent
jurisdiction.

          14.02.3 Reasonable Value.
          ------------------------
          The "reasonable value" of the amount referred to in Subsection
14.01.2 is computed by determining the mathematical product of (i) the
"reasonable annual rental value" (as hereinafter defined) and (ii) the number of
years, including fractional parts thereof, between the date of termination and
the time of award. The "reasonable value" of the amount referred to in
subsection 14.01.3 is computed by determining the mathematical product of (i)
the "reasonable annual rental value" and (ii) the number of years, including
fractional parts thereof, remaining in the balance of the Term after the time of
award. As used in this Section, the term "reasonable annual rental value" means
the greatest of all Minimum Annual Rent, Percentage Rent and Additional Rent
payable during the year immediately preceding the default; or the mathematical
product of twelve (120 times the average monthly rent (including Minimum annual
Rent, Percentage Rent and Additional Rent) payable by Tenant under this Lease
during that portion of the Term within the five 95) years immediately preceding
the default.

SECTION 14.03 MITIGATION BY LANDLORD.
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          No effort or efforts by Landlord to mitigate the damage by Tenant's
default under this Lease shall be deemed a waiver of Landlord's right to recover
damages under this Lease; provided, however, that except as otherwise
specifically set forth in this Lease, or as required by applicable California
law, Landlord shall have no duty to mitigate damages arising out of Tenant's
failure to comply with any term, covenant or condition of this Lease.

SECTION 14.04 INDEMNIFICATION UNAFFECTED.
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          Nothing in this Article shall limit or otherwise impair the right of
Landlord to indemnification from Tenant under this Lease.

SECTION 14.05 NO TERMINATION.
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          Even though Tenant has defaulted under this Lease, this Lease shall
continue in effect for so long as Landlord does not terminate Tenant's right to
possession, and landlord may enforce all his rights and remedies under this
Lease, including the right to recover Minimum Annual Rent, Percentage Rent and
Additional Rent as they become due.

          14.05.1 Limited Right to Assign.
          -------------------------------
          In the event Landlord elects the remedy provided for in Section 14.05,
and only in such event, Tenant shall have the right to assign his interest in
this Lease, conditioned upon the prior written consent of Landlord, not to be
unreasonably withheld, but which consent shall be contingent upon the
satisfaction, in the reasonable judgment of Landlord, of each of the following
conditions: the use to which said proposed assignee shall put he Premises shall
be the same as provided for in this Lease the financial strength has measured by
such factors as audited net worth and credit rating) of the proposed assignee
shall be at least as strong as that of Tenant at the execution of this Lease;
the nature, character and quality of the proposed assignee shall be first class
and fully compatible with the Center; the requirements of the proposed assignee
for services furnished by landlord shall not be greater than Tenant's; the
proposed assignee shall have successful experience in integrated shopping
centers of like character and quality as the Center.
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Nothing contained herein shall be construed as conferring any right upon Tenant
to sublet the Premises, and Tenant shall have no such right whatsoever.

          14.05.2 Termination of Possession.
          ---------------------------------
          For the purpose of Section 14.05, the following acts (which Landlord
may, but need not do) shall not constitute a termination of Tenant's right to
possession: acts of maintenance or preservation or efforts to relet the
Premises; or the appointment of a receiver upon initiative of Landlord to
protect Landlord's interest under this Lease.

SECTION 14.06 TERMINATION AND ENTRY.
-----------------------------------
          In the event Landlord terminates this Lease, Landlord may (upon three
(3) days' notice as provided in Sections 1161 and 1162 of the California Code of
Civil Procedure or upon notice in lieu thereof as expressly provided in Article
13) re-enter the Premises and take possession thereof and remove all persons
therefrom, and Tenant shall have no further claim under this Lease. Such
termination shall not relieve Tenant of any obligation hereunder that has
accrued prior to the date of such termination. Landlord may take possession of
all personal property of Tenant and of any other person that is located on the
Premises and may store all such personal property on behalf of and at the risk
and expense of Tenant. Within thirty (30) days after Landlord takes possession
thereof, Tenant may redeem such personal property upon payment to landlord in
full of all amounts then due from Tenant to landlord hereunder and all costs
incurred by landlord in providing such storage. If Tenant fails to redeem such
personal property within such period Landlord may sell such personal property in
any reasonable manner and shall apply the proceeds actually collected by
landlord from such sale first against the costs of storage and sale and then
against any other obligation due from Tenant hereunder. By bargaining for and
obtaining the rights granted to Tenant hereunder, Tenant recognizes these rights
as the entirety of its just and adequate remedies and hereby expressly waives
any and all rights of redemption granted by or under present or future laws
(including, without limitation, Sections 1174 and 1179 of the California Code of
Civil Procedure) in the event of Tenant's being evicted or dispossessed for any
cause, or in the event of Landlord's obtaining possession of the Premises by
reason of a default of Tenant under this Lease, or otherwise.

SECTION 14.07 LANDLORD'S RIGHT TO CURE DEFAULT AND TO SECURE COMPLIANCE
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          Landlord may, but shall not be so obligated, elect to cure, at any
time and without notice, any default of Tenant under this Lease. Whenever
Landlord so elects, Tenant shall immediately upon demand pay to landlord, as
Additional Rent, all costs and expenses thereby incurred by landlord.

SECTION 14.08 LIEN FOR RENT.
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          Tenant hereby grants to landlord a lien and security interest on all
property of Tenant now or hereafter placed in or upon the Premises, and such
property shall be and remain subject to such lien and security interest of
landlord for payment of all Rent and other sums agreed to be paid by Tenant
herein. Said lien and security interest shall be in addition to and cumulative
of the Landlord's liens provided by law. This Lease shall constitute a security
agreement under the California Commercial Code (the "CCC") so that Landlord
shall have and
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may enforce a security interest on all property of Tenant now or hereafter
placed in or on the Premises, including, but not limited to, all fixtures,
machinery, equipment, furnishings and other articles of personal property now or
hereafter placed in or upon the Premises by Tenant. Tenant shall execute as
debtor such financing statement or statements as Landlord may now or hereafter
reasonably request in order that such security interest or interests may be
protected pursuant to the CCC. Landlord may at its election at any time file a
copy of this Lease as a financing statement. Landlord as secured party, shall be
entitled to all of the rights and remedies afforded a secured party under the
CCC.

SECTION 14.09 WAIVER
--------------------
          No delay or omission in the exercise of any right or remedy of
Landlord shall impair such a right or remedy or be construed as a waiver. The
waiver by Landlord of any breach of any term, covenant, or condition herein
contained shall not be deemed to be a wavier of such term, covenant, or
condition or any subsequent or preceding breach of the same or any other term,
covenant, or condition herein contained. The subsequent acceptance of rent (or a
portion thereof) by Landlord shall not be deemed to be a waiver of any previous
breach by Tenant of any Term, covenant, or condition of this Lease, other than
the failure of Tenant to pay the particular rent (or portion thereof) so
accepted, regardless of landlord's knowledge of such prior existing breach at
the time of acceptance of such rent. Without limitation on the foregoing: no
payment by Tenant or receipt by Landlord of a lesser amount than the monthly
installment of rent due under this Lease shall be deemed to be other than on
account of the earliest rent due hereunder, nor shall any endorsement or
statement on any check or any letter accompanying any check or payment as rent
be deemed an accord and satisfaction, and Landlord may accept such check or
payment without prejudice to Landlord's right to recover the balance of such
Rent or pursue any other remedy available to landlord; no receipt of money by
Landlord from Tenant after the termination of this Lease or after the service of
any notice or after the commencement of any suit, or after final judgment for
possession of the Premises, shall reinstate, continue or extend the Term or
affect any such notice, demand or suit; and acceptance of any payment from a
debtor in possession, a trustee or any other person acting on behalf of Tenant
or Tenant's estate shall not waive or cure a default hereunder. Landlord's
consent to or approval of any act by Tenant requiring Landlord's consent or
approval shall not be deemed to waive or render unnecessary Landlord's consent
to or approval of any subsequent act by Tenant.

SECTION 14.10 SURRENDER.
-----------------------
          Only an express written notice from Landlord to Tenant of Landlord's
intention to accept a surrender by Tenant shall constitute acceptance of the
surrender of the Premises and accomplish a termination of this Lease. No other
act or conduct of Landlord, including, without limitation, the acceptance of the
keys to the Premises, shall constitute an acceptance of the surrender of the
Premises before the expiration of the Term. Landlord shall not by any re-entry
or other act be deemed to have accepted any surrender by Tenant of the Premises
or Tenant's interest therein, or be deemed to have terminated this Lease, or to
have relieved Tenant of any obligation hereunder, unless Landlord shall have
given Tenant written notice of Landlord's election to terminate this Lease.

SECTION 14.11 CUMULATIVE REMEDIES.
---------------------------------
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          In addition to other remedies provided in this Lease, Landlord shall
be entitled, to the extent permitted by applicable law, to injunctive relief in
case of the violation or attempted or threatened violation, of any of the
covenants, agreements, conditions or provisions of this Lease, or to a decree
compelling performance of any of the other covenants' agreements, conditions or
provisions of this Lease, or to any other remedy allowed to landlord at law or
in equity. Except as provided herein or as provided under applicable California
law in effect at the time of execution hereof, the rights and remedies reserved
to landlord in this Article are independent and cumulative and in addition to
all other rights available to Landlord under this Lease, at law or in equity,
and landlord may pursue any or all of such rights and remedies, at the same time
or otherwise.

                        ARTICLE 15. DEFAULT BY LANDLORD
                        -------------------------------

SECTION 15.01 DEFAULT BY LANDLORD.
---------------------------------
          Landlord shall not be in default in the performance of any obligation
by it hereunder until it has failed to perform such obligation for seven (7)
days after written notice by Tenant provided it is physically possible to
commence and complete such repairs specifying wherein Landlord has failed to
perform such obligation; provided, however, that if Landlord's obligation is
such that more than thirty (300 days are required for its performance, then
Landlord shall not be in default if it commences such performance within such
thirty (30) day period and thereafter diligently prosecutes the same to
completion. If the Premises or any part thereof are at any time subject to a
first mortgage or a first deed of trust and this Lease or the rent due from
Tenant hereunder are assigned to such mortgagee, trustee or beneficiary (called
"Assignee" for purposes of this Article only) and Tenant is given written notice
thereof, including the post office. Address of such Assignee, then in the event
Landlord shall be in default hereunder, Tenant shall give written notice to such
Assignee, specifying the default in reasonable detail, and affording such
Assignee a reasonable opportunity to make performance for and on behalf of
Landlord. If and when the said Assignee has made performance on behalf of
Landlord, such default shall be deemed cured.

                ARTICLE 16. AUTOMOBILE PARKING AND COMMON AREAS
                -----------------------------------------------

SECTION 16.1 DEFINITIONS
------------------------

          16.1 Construction, Use, Maintenance and Operation.
          -------------------------------------------------

          Lessee and its employees, agents, invitees, licensees, customers and
visitors are, except as otherwise specifically provided in this lease,
authorized, empowered and privileged to use, without charge, the automobile
parking and common areas in common with other persons entitled to such use
during the term of this lease. Lessor agrees, without cost or expense to Lessee,
to construct or cause to be constructed, the automobile parking and common areas
(herein collectively referred to as "Common Areas" or "Common Area") within the
Shopping Center, including the area shown on the site plan attached hereto and
marked Exhibit "B", and to maintain and operate or cause to be maintained and
operated (except as hereinafter provided with reference to reimbursement for
cost of maintenance), said Common Areas at all times following completion
thereof, for the benefit and use of Lessee and its employees, agents, invitees,
licensees,
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customers and visitors, and, of other tenants, owners and occupants of the
Shopping Center.

          16.2 Maintenance Expenses.
          -------------------------
          The Lessor shall keep or cause to be kept said Common Areas, in a
neat, clean and orderly condition, properly policed, lighted, marked, surfaced
and landscaped, and shall repair any damage thereto and to the facilities
thereof, but all expenses in connection with said Common Areas shall be charged
and prorated in the manner hereinafter set forth. It is understood and agreed
that the phrases "expenses in connection with said Common Areas" or "Common Area
expenses" as used herein shall be construed to include, including without
limitation all sums expended in connection with said Common Areas for all
general maintenance and repairs, resurfacing, painting, striping, restriping,
cleaning, sweeping, gardening, security and janitorial services; maintenance and
repair of sidewalks, curbs, and Shopping Center signs (i.e., signs identifying
the Shopping Center as distinguished from signs identifying particular tenants
therein); sprinkler systems, planting and landscaping; lighting and other
utilities; directional signs and other markers and bumpers; maintenance and
repair of any fire protection systems, lighting systems, storm drainage systems
and any other utility systems; personnel to implement such services including,
if Lessor deems necessary, the cost of gardeners and security guards; real and
personal property taxes and assessments on the facilities and land comprising
said Common Areas; any governmental imposition or surcharge imposed against
Lessor or assessed against the automobile parking area or any other portion of
the Common Area; depreciation on (but not the acquisition price of) maintenance
and operating machinery and equipment (if owned) and rental paid for such
machinery and equipment (if rented); and adequate public liability and property
damage insurance on the Common Areas as required in Section 9.03 of Article 9.
In addition, Lessee shall pay a pro-rata sum to Lessor for the accounting,
bookkeeping and collection of the expenses in connection with said Common Areas
in an amount not to exceed five percent (5%) of the total of the aforementioned
Common Area expenses (excluding depreciating and taxes for each calendar year).
Lessor may cause any or all of said services to be provided by an independent
contractor or contractors. Anything to the contrary not withstanding contained
herein above, all expenses in connection with the original and any subsequent
acquisition, construction and/or installation of the Common Areas and facilities
thereof shall be at the sole cot and expense of Lessor and shall not in any
event be charged to Lessee or included in such expenses of maintenance or repair
of the Common Areas.

16.3 PAYMENT OF PARKING AND COMMON AREA EXPENSES
------------------------------------------------

          16.3.1 Easement and Management Agreement
          ----------------------------------------
          Lessor acknowledges that it has entered into Construction, Operation
and Easement Agreement (hereinafter referred to as "Agreement") with the
Redlands Redevelopment Agency and the City of Redlands (hereinafter collectively
referred to as "City")> Said Agreement is incorporated herein by this reference
thereto. Pursuant the terms of said Agreement, all expenses in connection with
the Common Areas (exclusive of the enclosed mall[s]) shall be borne solely by
the City. Should the City default in its obligations under said Agreement,
Lessee shall pay Lessor its pro-rata share of the Common Area expenses
(exclusive of the enclosed mall[s]) in the manner herein provided.
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          16.3.2 Enclosed Mall Area(s).
          ---------------------------
          Lessor further acknowledges that a portion of the Common Area will be
contained within an enclosed air-conditioned mall[s] which Lessee shall have no
direct access except by pedestrian walkways. Lessee shall have no obligation to
pay any part of the Common Area expenses attributable to said enclosed air-
conditioned mall[s] during the term of this lease.

          16.3.3 Lessee's Obligation
          --------------------------
          a.   Conditions Precedent. Until such time as Lessor, or its
               successor(s) in interest, incurs all of any portion of the Common
               Area expenses due to:
               (1) a default on the part of the City to observe its obligations
                   under said agreement, or
               (2) the expiration or earlier termination of said Agreement
                   pursuant one of the methods provided for under Section VII of
                   same, Lessee shall have no obligation to pay any part of the
                   Common Area expense. Upon the occurrence of one of the events
                   provided for in Clause (1) or Clause (2) of this Paragraph
                   16.3.3, however, and continuing until the earlier of:
                         (i)  the expiration or other termination of this lease,
                         or
                         (ii) a subsequent agreement by Lessor and/or such other
                         third party to absorb all or portion of the Common Area
                         expenses at its and/or their sole cost.
          b.   Method of Computation. Lessee shall pay to Lessor a pro-rata
               share of such Common Area expenses within thirty (30) days
               following the end of each calendar quarter or, at Lessor's
               option, each calendar year. Lessor shall furnish Lessee a
               statement, itemized in reasonable detail, covering the calendar
               quarter or year just expired, certified as correct by a certified
               public accountant or the managing partner of Lessor or an
               authorized financial officer of Lessor, showing the total
               operating cot of the Common Areas and the amount of Lessee's pro-
               rata share of such Common Area expenses for such calendar quarter
               or year. Lessee agrees to pay to Lessor, Lessee's pro-rata share
               of such Common Area expenses within thirty (30) days after the
               receipt by Lessee of said statement. Lessee's pro-rata share of
               the total Common Area expenses for the previous calendar quarter
               or year shall be that portion of all of such Common Area expenses
               which the number of square feet of the Enclosed Area of the
               Premises bears to the total number of square feet of Gross Floor
               Area of all buildings in the entire Shopping Center, (including
               the area contained within the buildings identified on the
               attached Exhibit "B" as "Mall Shops"). There shall be an
               appropriate pro-rate adjustment of Lessee's share of the Common
               Area expenses as of the Commencement Date and termination date of
               the term of this lease and also as to the completion of any
               additional Gross Floor Area in the entire Shopping Center. The
               term "Gross Floor Area: as used herein shall be deemed to mean
               the aggregate of the actual number of square feet of all floor
               space (determined by measuring from the outside of exterior walls
               and from the center of interior separation partitions) within the
               buildings comprising the entire Shopping Center,
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               (including, for purposes of determining Gross Floor Area only,
               the area contained within the buildings identified on the
               attached Exhibit "B" as "Mall Shops"). There shall be excluded,
               however, space on exterior or interior balconies, roofs,
               canopies, or penthouses, or other structures on roofs, unless
               used as selling space (and if so used, the same shall be included
               in the proportion herein provided), space on any loading docks.
               No deduction or exclusion shall be made from the Gross Floor Area
               s above defined due to columns, stairs, elevators, escalators, or
               other interior construction or equipment within the Premises, or
               any other buildings, within the Shopping Center and mezzanines,
               warehouse or storage areas, clerical or office areas, and
               employee areas. Lessor shall keep and maintain books of account
               for all Common Area expenses referred to in this Article for a
               period of two (2) years after the end of each calendar quarter or
               year covered b Lessor's statement in which such transactions
               occur, and Lessee shall have the right to inspect and audit said
               books of account. Lessor guarantees that the administration of
               all maintenance and repair of the Common Areas will be conducted
               on a non-profit basis.

16.4 CHANGES TO AND OPERATION OF COMMON AREAS.
---------------------------------------------

     16.4.1 Rights of Lessor
     -----------------------
          Lessor shall at all times have the right and privilege of
determining the nature and extent of the Common Area within the Shopping Center,
whether the same shall be surface, underground or multiple-deck, and of making
such changes therein and thereto from time to time which in its opinion are
deemed to be desirable and for the best interest of the persons entitled use the
Common Areas, including the location and relocation of driveways, entrances,
exits, automobile parking spaces, the direction and flow of traffic,
installation of prohibited areas, landscaped areas, and all other facilities
thereof, provided, however:
          (i)   all costs and expenses incurred in extending, creating or making
          any of said changes in and to the Common Areas shall be born entirely
          by Lessor.
          (ii)  that Lessor shall not obstruct any street, sidewalk, walkway,
          driveway, landscaped area or parking area or ingress and egress areas,
          adjacent to the Premises or within or adjacent to the Shopping Center
          except to such extent as shall be temporarily necessary and
          reasonable.
          (iii) that Lessor shall not permit the parking ratio to be or become
          less than five cars per 1,000 square feet of building area, and
          (iv)  that in no event shall Lessor or anyone acting by, through or
          under it obstruct or hinder ingress to or egress from the Premises to
          the balance of the Shopping Center and the surrounding public streets
          or make any changes in and to said Common Areas, including the
          direction or flow of traffic in, to and from the Premises, which would
          unreasonably restrict or affect Lessee's visibility, use and operation
          of its Premises and drive-up banking facility.

     16.4.2 Rules and Regulations.
     ----------------------------
          Lessor shall also have the right to establish, and from time
to time, change, alter
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and amend, and to enforce against Lessee and other users of said Common Areas
reasonable rules and regulations ( including the exclusion of employees' parking
therefrom) as may be deemed necessary or advisable for proper and efficient
operation and maintenance of said Common Areas. The rules and regulations herein
provided may include, without limitation, the hours during which the Common
Areas shall be open for use; provided, however, that the Common Areas shall be
open during all usual business hours and on all such days as businesses of like
nature in the area are open for business. Lessor may, if in its opinion the same
be advisable, establish a system or systems of validation or other type of
operation, including a system of charges against non-validated parking checks of
users, which charges shall not exceed charges in comparable automobile parking
areas in vicinity of the Shopping Center, and Lessee agrees to conform to and
abide by all such rules and regulations in its use and the use by its employees,
agents, invitees, licensees, customers and visitors with respect to the
automobile parking areas within the Common Areas, provided, however, that all
such rules and regulations and such types of operation or validation of parking
checks and other matters affecting Lessee and its employees, agents, invitees,
licensees, customers and visitors shall apply equally and without discrimination
to all persons entitled to the use of said automobile parking areas.

     16.4.3 Changes in the Method of Allocating Common Area Expenses.
     ---------------------------------------------------------------
          Lessor agrees that in the event any parking, validation or other
similar Common Area charges shall be levied against Lessee, its employees,
agents, invitees, licensees, customers and visitors for the use of said Common
Areas, the amount of any said charges shall be applied directly to Lessee's
share of Common Area expenses, as provided in Paragraph 16.3.

     16.4.4 Lessor's Control Over the Common Areas.
     ---------------------------------------------
          Except as provided in Paragraph 16.4.1 and Lessee's rights in the
Drive-up Teller Area of the Premises, Lessor shall at all times during the term
of this lease have the sole and exclusive control of all portions of the Common
Areas, and may at any time from time to time during the term of this lease
exclude and restrain any person from use or occupancy thereof, excepting,
however, Lessee, its employees, agents, invitees, licensees, customers and
visitors, and as to the Common Areas, the tenants, owners, occupants, and
employees, agents, invitees, licensees, customers and visitors of other tenants
of Lessor who make use of said areas in accordance with the rules and
regulations established by Lessor from time to time with respect thereto,
subject to Lessor's right to designate employee parking areas as provided in
this Article. The rights of Lessee hereunder in and to the Common Areas shall at
all times be subject to the rights of the Lessor, the other tenants of the
Lessor and any other owners of the Shopping Center to use the same in common
with Lessee, and it shall be the duty of Lessee to keep all of said Common Areas
free and clear of any obstructions created or permitted by Lessee or resulting
from Lessee's operation in the Premises and to permit the use of any of said
Common Areas only for normal parking and ingress and egress by Lessee, its
employees, agents, invitees, licenses, customers and visitors to and from the
Premises and by the other tenants of the lessor, their employees, agents,
invitees, licensees, customers and visitors.

     16.4.5 Lessor's Control of Non-Exclusive Parking
     ------------------------------------------------
          If in the opinion of Lessor unauthorized persons are using any of said
Common Areas by reason of the presence of Lessee in the Premises, Lessee, upon
demand of Lessor, shall
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use reasonable efforts to enforce such rights against its employees, agents and
service-suppliers. Nothing herein shall affect the rights of Lessor at any time
to remove such unauthorized persons from said Common Areas or to restrain the
use of any of said Common Areas by unauthorized persons.

     16.4.6 Employee Parking
     -----------------------
          It is understood and agreed by the parties hereto that the
employees of Lessee and the other tenants of Lessor within the Shopping Center
and the employees of the owner or owners of the Shopping Center shall not be
permitted to park their automobiles within 200 feet of the Premises or such
other automobile parking areas within the Shopping Center (but outside the
aforesaid 200 foot radius) which may from time to time be designated for
customers and patrons of the Shopping Center. Lessor agrees to furnish and/or
cause to be furnished at no additional rental either within the Shopping Center
parking area, or reasonably close thereto, space for employee parking applicable
equally and without discrimination and on the same terms for the employees of
all tenants, owners or occupants in the Shopping Center. Lessor at all times
shall have the right to designate the particular parking area (but not
particular spaces therein) to be used by any or all of such employees of
tenants, owners or occupants and any such designation may be changed from time
to time. Lessee and its employees shall park their cars only in those portions
of the parking area, if any, designated for that purpose by Lessor and
permitted by the terms of this lease. Should Lessor furnish employee parking
outside the perimeter of the Shopping Center, the original and any subsequent
acquisition, construction and/or installation of such employee parking area
shall be at the sole cost and expense of Lessor. Lessor's obligations as set
forth in this Article relating to the maintenance and repair of Common Areas
shall also extend and apply to such employee parking area and the cost of such
maintenance and repair shall be a part of the Common Area expenses for which
Lessee shall pay its pro-rata share.

     16.4.7 Damage to or Loss of Property within the Common Areas.
     -------------------------------------------------------------
          Nothing contained herein shall be deemed to create any liability upon
Lessor for any damage to motor vehicles of customers or employees or for loss of
property from within such motor vehicles, unless caused by the negligence of the
Lessor, its agents, servants or employees.

                        ARTICLE 17. SIGNS; ADVERTISING
                        ------------------------------

SECTION 17.01 PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES.
-----------------------------------
          Tenant shall not, without Landlord's prior written consent, do any of
the following:

     (a)  Install or affix to the exterior of the Premises any lighting or
plumbing fixtures, shades, awnings or exterior decorations (including exterior
painting).
     (b)  Install or affix to the exterior doors or windows or roof of the
premises or within twenty-four (24) inches of such doors and windows, any signs,
lettering, placards or the like.
     (c)  Cause or permit to be used any advertising materials or methods
which can be seen, heard or otherwise be objectionable to Landlord or to other
tenants of the Center, including without limitation, loudspeakers, mechanical or
moving display devices, usually bright or flashing lights and similar devices.
     (d)  solicit business in the parking areas or other Common Areas, or
distribute, or cause to
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     be distributed, any handbills or other advertising matter in the Center.
     (e)  Use any sign or advertising material that is not of professional
quality.
     (f)  display, paint or place or cause to be displayed, painted or
placed, any handbills, bumper stickers or other advertising devices on any
vehicle parked in the parking area of the Center, whether belonging to Tenant,
or to Tenant's agent, or to any other person.

SECTION 17.02 MAINTENANCE
-------------------------
          Tenant shall at all times maintain its windows and signs in a neat,
clean and orderly condition. If, as to any sign exposed to the parking areas or
other Common Areas, Tenant shall fail to do so after five (5) days' written
notice from Landlord, Landlord may repair, clean or maintain such exterior sign
and the cot thereof shall be payable by Tenant to Landlord upon demand as
Additional Rent.

SECTION 17.03 ADVERTISED NAME AND ADDRESS
-----------------------------------------
          Tenant shall not use the words "Redlands Mall" for any purpose other
than s the address of the business to be conducted by Tenant in the Premises,
and Tenant shall not acquire any property right in or to any name which contains
said word combination as a part thereof. Any permitted use by Tenant of the
words "Redlands Mall" during the Term shall not permit Tenant to use, and Tenant
shall not use, such words after the termination of this Lease or at any other
location other than the Premises.

SECTION 17.04 SIGN CRITERIA.
---------------------------
          All Tenant signs shall be in accordance with the sign criteria
attached hereto as Exhibit "E".

                         ARTICLE 18. SECURITY DEPOSIT
                         ----------------------------

SECTION 18.01 SECURITY DEPOSIT
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                     ARTICLE 19. SURRENDER OF THE PREMISES
                     -------------------------------------

SECTION 19.01 NO MERGER.
-----------------------
          The voluntary or other surrender of this Lease by Tenant, or a mutual
cancellation hereof, shall not work a merger, but shall, at the option of
Landlord, terminate any or all existing subleases or operate as an assignment to
landlord of any or all of such subleases.

SECTION 19.02 TENANT'S OBLIGATIONS.
----------------------------------
          Upon the termination of this Lease, Tenant shall forthwith remove
Tenant's trade fixtures and personal property and those of any other persons
claiming under Tenant, repair any consequent damage from such removal and quit
and deliver up the Premises to Landlord peaceably and quietly in the same
condition as the same are now or hereafter improved by Landlord or Tenant,
reasonable wear and tear excepted. Trade fixtures and personal property not
removed by Tenant within forty-eight (48) hours after termination of this Lease
shall be considered abandoned and Landlord may dispose of them according to law,
and Tenant shall promptly, upon demand, reimburse Landlord for any expenses
incurred in connection therewith.
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Tenant shall also comply with any request of Landlord to remove any additions,
alterations and improvements pursuant to Section 8.02.

                          ARTICLE 20. EMINENT DOMAIN
                          --------------------------

SECTION 20.01 CONDEMNATION OF ENTIRE PREMISES.
---------------------------------------------
          In the event the entire Premises shall be appropriated or taken under
the power of eminent domain by any public or quasi-public authority, this Lease
shall terminate upon the date when Tenant actually is required to yield
possession.

SECTION 20.02 CONDEMNATION OF PART OF PREMISES
----------------------------------------------
          In the event more than twenty-five percent (25%) of the Gross Floor
 Area of the Premises is taken under the power of eminent domain by any public
 or quasi-public authority, or if because of any appropriate or taking,
 regardless of the amount so taken, the remainder of the Premises is not one
 undivided parcel of property, or if the continued conduct of Tenant's business
 on the Premises would be prevented or substantially impaired, either Landlord
 or Tenant shall have the right to terminate this Lease as of the date of such
 taking; provided, however, that this right shall be exercisable only by notice
 of election to exercise this right within thirty (30) days after receipt of
 notice of the appropriation or taking.

SECTION 20.03 CONTINUATION OF LEASE
-----------------------------------
          If both Tenant and landlord elect not to terminate this Lease pursuant
to Section 20.02, or less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the Gross Floor Area
of the Premises is appropriated under the power of eminent domain by any public
or quasi-public authority, and the remainder thereof is an undivided parcel of
property, then in either such event, this Lease shall remain in full force and
effect as to the portion of the Premises remaining except that the Minimum
Annual Rent shall be reduced in the proportion that the Gross Floor Area taken
bears to the Gross Floor Area of the Premises before such taking.

SECTION 20.04 AWARDS
--------------------
          Any award for any taking of all or part of the Premises under the
power of eminent domain shall be the property of Landlord, whether such award
shall be made as compensation for diminution in the value of the lease hold or
for taking of the fee. Nothing contained herein, however, shall preclude Tenant
from Obtaining, or give Landlord any interest i, any separate award to Tenant
for loss of or damage to Tenant's trade fixtures or removable personal property,
for Tenant's relocation expenses, or for damage for cessation or interruption of
Tenant's business, but only to the extent that such items of damage or loss are
set forth in the award separately and distinctly from damage to or loss of the
Premises or any part thereof. Tenant shall be entitled to participate in the
proceedings relating to the determination of any award to Tenant.

SECTION 20.05 SALE UNDER THREAT OF CONDEMNATION
-----------------------------------------------
          A sale by Landlord to any authority having the power of eminent
domain, under threat of condemnation or while condemnation proceedings are
pending, shall be deemed a taking under the power of eminent domain for purposes
of this Article.
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                  ARTICLE 21. RECONSTRUCTION AND RESTORATION
                  ------------------------------------------

SECTION 21.01 DEFINITIONS.
-------------------------
          For the purpose of this Article, the following definitions shall
apply: "substantial" damage to the Premises (or the Center) shall mean damage to
the Premises (or the Center), the estimated cost of repair of which exceed
twenty-five percent (25%) of the then estimated replacement cost of the Premises
(or the Center); and "insured" damage to the Premises shall mean damage to the
Premises which is caused by a casualty covered by fire and extended coverage
insurance carried by landlord where the proceeds of such insurance payable as a
result of such damage and collected by landlord are no less than the estimated
replacement cost of the Premises; provided, however, that, in the event any
mortgagee under a mortgage, deed of trust or other security instrument covering
the Center requires that such insurance proceeds be applied against the mortgage
debt, then such damage shall be treated as not "insured" for the purposes of
this Article.

Section 21.02 NOTICE.
--------------------
          If during the Term the Premises or any portion thereof is damaged or
destroyed, Tenant shall give prompt written notice thereof to Landlord.

SECTION 21.03 DAMAGE TO PREMISES.
--------------------------------
          21.03.1 Obligation to Rebuild
          -----------------------------
          If during the Term the Premises are destroyed or damaged and either
such damage is not "substantial" or such damage is "insured," then, within a
period of ninety (90) days thereafter, landlord shall commence repair,
reconstruction and restoration of said Premises and prosecute the same
diligently to completion, and this Lease shall continue in full force and
effect. If, however, the damage is "substantial" and is not "insured" then
landlord may either: (a) restore the premises as aforesaid; or (b) elect to
terminate this lease as of the date of occurrence of such damage, by giving
Tenant written notice of its election to do so within thirty (30) days after
such date. The Premises as repaired or rebuilt shall be of substantially the
same character and quality as prior to such damage or destruction, except that
Landlord shall in no event be required to restore, repair or reconstruct any
alterations, additions or improvements made by or at the expense of Tenant. Upon
completion of such repair or restoration, Tenant shall promptly refixture the
Premises (subject to the terms and provisions of Article 8) substantially to
their condition prior to the casualty.
          21.03.2 Damage Near End of Term
          -------------------------------
          If the Premises are destroyed or damaged during the last year of the
Term and the estimated cost of repair exceeds twenty-five percent (25%) of the
Minimum Annual Rent for the balance of the Term, Landlord may terminate this
Lease as of the date of occurrence of such damage by giving written notice to
Tenant of its election to do so within thirty (30) days after such date. If
Landlord does not so elect, repair of such damage shall be governed by Section
10.03.1.

          21.03.3 Rent Abatement.
          ----------------------
          If the Premises are destroyed or damaged and the Premises are
repaired or restored pursuant to this Article, Tenant shall continue its
business on the Premises to the extent practicable, and the Minimum annual Rent
for the period during which such damage, repair or
<PAGE>

restoration continues shall be reduced in the proportion that the Gross Floor
Area destroyed or damaged bears to the Gross Floor Area of the Premises being
used by Tenant. There shall be no abatement of Percentage Rent, Additional Rent
or other amounts due under this Lease, and Tenant shall have no claim, other
than for abatement of Minimum Annual Rent as provided herein, against Landlord
for any damage suffered by Tenant by reason of any such damage, destruction,
repair or restoration.

          21.03.4 Tenant's Insurance Proceeds.
          -----------------------------------
          In the event the Lease is terminated pursuant to this Article,
then all proceeds from fire and extended coverage insurance covering the items
specified as "Tenant's Work" in Exhibit "C", and Tenant's leasehold
improvements, but excluding proceeds for trade fixtures not affixed to the
property, merchandise, signs and other personal property, shall be disbursed and
paid to landlord.

SECTION 21.04 DAMAGE TO CENTER.
------------------------------
          Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Article, if the
Center is destroyed or damaged and such damage is "substantial," Landlord may
terminate this lease as of the date of such occurrence, whether or not the
Premises are destroyed or damaged, by giving written notice to Tenant of its
election to do so within thirty (30) days after such date.

SECTION 21.05 NO TERMINATION UPON CASUALTY.
------------------------------------------
          Except as otherwise specifically provided in this Article, this Lease
shall not terminate or be affected in any way and Tenant shall not be released
from any of its obligations under this Lease by reason of damage to or
destruction of all or any portion of the Premises. Tenant hereby waives the
provisions of Sections 1932 and 1933 of the California Civil Code and of any
other statute or rule of law now or hereafter in effect contrary to the
obligations of Tenant under this Article or which may relieve Tenant therefrom.

SECTION 21.06 DISPUTES OVER AMOUNT OF DAMAGE.
--------------------------------------------
          In the event of damage or destruction, Landlord shall estimate the
extend of damage and notify Tenant within thirty (30) days after the occurrence
thereof. Should Tenant dispute the accuracy of such estimate, and so notify
Landlord within fifteen 915) days, Landlord shall retain a disinterested M.A.I.
appraiser who shall evaluate the aforementioned damage. The determination of
such appraiser shall be binding upon the parties. Landlord's failure to give the
notice to be provided under this Section shall not operate as a waiver of any of
Landlord's rights.

                           ARTICLE 22. MISCELLANEOUS
                           -------------------------

SECTION 22.01 ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE.
----------------------------------
          Tenant shall, within thirty (30) days following the Commencement Date
and at any time thereafter upon fifteen (15) days' written notice from Landlord,
execute and deliver to Landlord a statement in writing, in the form of Exhibit
"G" attached hereto, which certifies: (i) the Commencement Date and the
expiration date of this Lease, (ii) that this Lease is unmodified and in effect
(or, if modified, stating the modifications and that this Lease, as modified, is
in effect, (iii) the dates to which Minimum Annual Rent and Additional Rent or
other charges are paid in advance, if any, and (iv) that there are not, to the
knowledge of Tenant, any uncured defaults by
<PAGE>

landlord, or specifying such defaults if claimed. Any such statement may be
relied upon by any prospective purchaser or encumbrancer of the Premises or of
all or any portion of the real property of which the Premises are a part.
Failure to deliver such statement within the times specified shall be conclusive
upon Tenant: (i) that this Lease is in effect, without modification except as
represented by landlord; (ii) that there are no uncured defaults in the
performance of landlord; and (iii) that not more than one month's Minimum Rent
has been paid in advance.

SECTION 22.02 LANDLORD'S RIGHT OF ACCESS
----------------------------------------
          Landlord and its agents shall except in the event of an emergency
during usual business hours have free access to inspect the Premises, to make
reasonable repairs or installations which Landlord may be required or permitted
to make hereunder, to exhibit the Premises to prospective purchasers,
encumbrancers or tenants or to post notices required or permitted by law.
Landlord may, during the progress of any work on the Premises, keep and store
upon the Premises all necessary materials, tools and equipment. Landlord may at
any time within ninety (90) days prior to the termination of this Lease affix
and display "to let" or "to lease" signs upon any part of the Premises except
the windows. Landlord may do any of the above without abatement of rent and
without liability to tenant for any loss of occupation or quiet enjoyment of the
premises or other damage occasioned thereby and with 24 hours advance notice.

SECTION 22.03 TRANSFER OF LANDLORD'S INTEREST.
---------------------------------------------
          Upon any transfer or transfer of Landlord's interest in the Premises,
the transferor shall be automatically relieved of all obligations and
liabilities on the part of land lord accruing after the date of such transfer.

SECTION 22.04 SEVERABILITY.
--------------------------
          Any provision of this Lease which shall Prove to be invalid, void or
illegal shall in no way affect, impair or invalidate any other provision hereof,
and such remaining provisions shall remain in full force and effect.

SECTION 22.05 TIME OF ESSENCE.
-----------------------------
          Time is of the essence with respect to every provision of this Lease.

SECTION 22.06 LEASE NOT SUBJECT TO LEVY.
---------------------------------------
          This Lease and the interest of Tenant hereunder shall not be subject
to garnishment or sale under execution in any action or proceeding which may be
brought against or by Tenant without the written consent of Landlord.

SECTION 22.07 QUIET POSSESSION.
------------------------------
          Landlord warrants that Tenant, on paying the rent installments and
other payments provided for herein and on keeping, observing and performing all
the other terms, covenants and conditions herein contained on the part of Tenant
to be kept, observed and performed, shall, during the term, peaceable and
quietly have, hold and enjoy the Premises, subject to the terms, covenants and
conditions of this Lease and the COEA referred to in Section 22.13.

SECTION 22.08 NON-PARTNERSHIP.
-----------------------------
<PAGE>

          It is understood and agreed that the Percentage Rent to be paid to
landlord by Tenant in addition to the Minimum Annual Rent is additional rent for
the Premises; that neither party shall be construed or held to be a partner,
joint venturer, affiliate or associate of the other, nor shall either party be
liable for any debts or other obligations incurred by the other; and that the
relationship of the parties hereto is and at all times shall be and remain that
of Landlord and Tenant.

SECTION 22.09 BROKERS.
---------------------
          Tenant hereby warrants and represents that Tenant has been represented
by CB Commercial Real Estate. Tenant and Landlord shall indemnify each other and
hold harmless each other from any and all claims, costs, expenses (including,
without limitation, attorneys' fees) or liability for any commission, brokerage
fee or other charge claimed against Landlord or Tenant by any other broker,
agent or finder purporting to have been engaged by Tenant in connection with
this Lease.

SECTION 22.10 QUITCLAIM.
-----------------------
          At the termination of this Lease, Tenant shall execute, acknowledge
and deliver to landlord, within ten (10) days after written demand from
Landlord, any quitclaim deed or other document reasonably required by any
reputable title company to remove the cloud of this Lease from the title to the
real property subject to this Lease.

SECTION 22.11 SAFETY AND HEALTH.
-------------------------------
          Tenant shall at all times during the Term comply with the requirements
of the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, 29 U.S.C. Section 651 et seq.
And any analogous legislation in California (collectively, the "Act"), to the
extent that the Act applies to the Premises and any activities thereon. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, Tenant shall maintain all working
areas, all machinery, structures, electrical facilities and the like upon the
Premises in a condition that fully complies with the requirements of the Act,
including such requirements as would be applicable with respect to agents,
employees or contractors of landlord who may from time to time be present upon
the Premises. Tenant shall indemnify and hold harmless landlord from any
liability, claims or damages arising as a result of a breach of the foregoing
covenant and from all costs, expenses and charges arising therefrom including,
without limitation, attorneys' fees and court costs incurred by Landlord in
connection therewith, which indemnity shall survive the termination of this
Lease.

SECTION 22.12 SUBORDINATION AND ATTORNMENT.
------------------------------------------
          This Lease shall, at Landlord's option, be subordinate to any mortgage
or deed of trust that may exist or hereafter be placed upon the center of any
part thereof and to any and all advances made thereunder and to the interest
thereon and to all renewals, replacements and extensions thereof. Tenant shall,
upon written demand by landlord, execute such instruments as may be required at
any time to subordinate the rights and interests of Tenant under this Lease to
the lien of any such mortgage or deed of trust, or, if requested by landlord, to
subordinate any such mortgage or deed or trust to this Lease; provided, however,
that Tenant shall, in the event any proceedings are brought for the foreclosure
of any such mortgage or deed of trust, attorn to the purchaser upon foreclosure
sale or sale under power of sale, and recognize such purchaser as
<PAGE>

Landlord under this Lease, and, so long as Tenant is not in default hereunder,
such foreclosure shall not terminate this Lease or otherwise affect Tenant's
rights hereunder.

SECTION 22.13 CONSTRUCTION, OPERATION AND EASEMENT AGREEMENT.
------------------------------------------------------------
          This Lease is expressly subject and subordinate to that certain
agreement ("COEA") entitled "Construction, Operation and Easement Agreement" and
dated as of November 1, 1975, by and between the Redevelopment Agency of the
City of Redlands, The City of Redlands and Redlands Mall Associates. To the
extent of any conflict between the terms and provisions of this Lease and of the
COEA, the terms and provisions of the COEA shall control. Tenant shall conform
to and not violate or permit any violation of the COEA and shall execute such
further instruments and do such further acts as may reasonably be required by
landlord to establish that this Lease is subordinate to the COEA and any
amendments or modifications thereto.

SECTION 22.14 ATTORNEY"S FEES.
-----------------------------
          If at any time during the Term either Landlord or Tenant institutes
any action or proceeding against the other relating to the provisions of this
Lease, or any default hereunder, the unsuccessful party in such action or
proceeding shall reimburse the successful party therein for the reasonable
expenses, disbursements and attorneys' fees incurred therein by the successful
party.

SECTION 22.15 CAPTIONS.
----------------------
          Article, Section and Subsection captions in this Lease have been
inserted solely for the convenience of the parties, and such captions, headings
or titles shall in no way define or limit the scope, intent or application of
any provision of this Lease.

SECTION 22.16 INUREMENT.
-----------------------
          Subject to any provisions hereof restricting assignment or subletting
by Tenant, the terms and conditions contained in this Lease shall bind and inure
to the benefit of the parties, their successors and assigns.

SECTION 22.17 CHOICE OF LAW.
---------------------------
          This Lease shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the
laws of the State of California.

SECTION 22.18 CORPORATE AUTHORITY.
---------------------------------
          Each individual executing this Lease on behalf of a corporate tenant
represents and warrants that he is duly authorized to execute and deliver this
Lease on behalf of Tenant, in accordance with a duly adopted resolution of the
Board of Directors of Tenant and in accordance with the bylaws of Tenant, and
that this Lease is binding upon Tenant in accordance with its terms. Tenant
shall, within thirty (30) days after execution of this Lease, deliver to
landlord a certified copy of a resolution of the Board of Directors of Tenant
authorizing or ratifying the execution of this Lease.

SECTION 22.19 GENDER; NUMBER.
----------------------------
          Throughout this Lease the stated gender shall be read to mean
the feminine,
<PAGE>

masculine or neuter, and the stated number shall be read to mean the singular or
plural, as the context may require. If Tenant is more than one person, then the
word "Tenant", wherever used in this Lease, is intended to refer to all such
persons, and the liability of such persons for compliance with and performance
of all the terms, covenants and provisions of this Lease shall be joint and
several.

SECTION 22.20  MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION.
------------------------------------
          22.20.1 Tenant's Membership; Charter; Bylaws.
          --------------------------------------------
          Tenant shall join and thereafter maintain until the termination of
this Lease, membership in a non-profit merchants' association (the
"Association") composed of not less than seventy-five percent (75%) of the
tenants from time to time occupying space in the Center. The charter of the
association shall be originally approved by a majority vote of the members of
the Association and shall thereafter be subject to amendment as provided in said
charter. Each member of the Association and the Landlord shall have one (1)
vote.
          22.20.2 Assessments.
          -------------------
          Such Membership shall include the obligation of Tenant to pay
assessments, as determined by the Association, to cover the expenses of all
advertising and other activities carried on by the Association for the mutual
benefit of its members, including the compensation of an executive secretary
employed by the Association for the purpose of directing public relations and
promotions in connection with the Center. In no event shall Tenant's
contribution in any calendar year be less than 60.0 cents per square foot of
Gross Floor Area in the Premises. A tenant leasing less than 1,000 square feet
of Gross Floor Area in the Center shall pay a minimum, contribution of Four
Hundred Dollars ($400.00) per year, with a maximum annual amount not to exceed
$2,774.00
          22.20.3 Adjustment to Assessment.
          --------------------------------
          The contributions to the Association determined by applying the
foregoing Assessment Formula will be adjusted by a percentage equal to the
percentage increase or decrease from the base period of the United States
Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index, Subgroup
"all items," entitled "Consumer Price Index, U.S. City Average for Urban Wage
Earners and Clerical workers: (1967=100). The calendar year in which the Center
initially opened to the public for business, i.e., 1977, shall be considered the
"base period". Such adjustment shall be made at any time there exists an
increase or decrease of ten percent (10%) or more from the base period, and
shall be effective for the fiscal year of the Association immediately following
such adjustment. If any time there shall not exist the Consumer Price Index, the
parties shall substitute any official index published by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics, or successor or similar governmental agency, as may then be in
existence and shall be most nearly equivalent thereto. If the parties shall be
unable to agree upon a successor index, the parties shall refer the choice of a
successor index to arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American
Arbitration Association.
          22.20.4 Landlord's Membership; Assessments.
          ------------------------------------------
          Landlord shall become and remain a member of the Association and pay
on a non-cumulative basis, an assessment equal to twenty-five percent (25%) of
all assessments collected by the Association from its members (excluding
Landlord) in each year, provided, however, that in no event shall landlord's
assessment exceed the sum of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000.00) in any one (1)
year. At the option of Landlord, Landlord may elect to contribute part or all of
the
<PAGE>

services of a promotion director or secretary, or both, in lieu of a cash
contribution. The promotion director and secretary shall be under the exclusive
control and supervision of Landlord, who shall have the sole authority to employ
and discharge the promotion director and secretary.

SECTION 22.21 SHORT FORM LEASE.
------------------------------
          Upon the written request of landlord, Tenant shall execute and
acknowledge a short form lease which Landlord, at its option, may record. Tenant
shall not record this Lease or said short form without the prior written consent
of Landlord.

SECTION 22.22 FORCE MAJEURE.
---------------------------
          In the event Landlord or Tenant is delayed, hindered, or prevented
from performing any act required hereunder by reason of strikes, lockouts, or
other labor troubles, inability to procure or shortage of materials or supplies,
failure of power, energy shortages, restrictive governmental laws or
regulations, inclement weather, fire, explosion, earthquake or other casualty,
riots, insurrection, war, acts of God, or other causes beyond the reasonable
control of such party, then the performance of such party shall be excused for
and extended by the period of such delay. The provisions hereof shall not
operate to excuse Tenant from the prompt payment of rent or any other payment
required under this Lease, unless herein otherwise expressly provided to the
contrary.

SECTION 22.23 NO REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES; RELOCATION OF PREMISES.
----------------------------------------------------------------------
          As of the commencement of the Term, Tenant agrees to accept
physical possession of the Premises subject to all matters of record, and to all
applicable zoning, municipal, county, state and federal laws, ordinances and
regulations governing and regulating the use of the Premises. Tenant
acknowledges that neither Landlord nor Landlord's agents have made any
representation or warranty as to such matters of record, or as to such laws,
ordinances, zoning, regulations, or as to the condition of the Premises or the
suitability of the Premises for the conduct of Tenant's business. Landlord
reserves the absolute right to lease other space in the Center as Landlord, in
the exercise of its sole business judgment, shall determine to best promote the
interests of the Center. Tenant does not rely on the fact, nor does landlord
represent, that any specific tenant or number of Tenants shall during the Term
occupy any space in the Center.

SECTION 22.24 GUARANTY.
----------------------
          As security for the performance by Tenant of all of the terms,
covenants and conditions of this Lease to be kept and performed by Tenant, each
of the "Guarantors" specified in Article 1 shall, upon execution of this Lease,
execute and deliver to landlord, a guaranty in the form of Exhibit "F" attached
hereto.

SECTION 22.25 EFFECTIVENESS OF LEASE.
------------------------------------
          Submission of this instrument for Examination or signature by Tenant
does not constitute an offer of or option to lease; it is not effective as a
lease or otherwise until execution by landlord and delivery thereof to Tenant.

SECTION 22.26 NONDISCRIMINATION.
-------------------------------
<PAGE>

          Tenant covenants by or for itself, its heirs, executors,
administrators and assigns and all persons claiming under or through it, and
this Lease is made and accepted upon and subject to the following conditions:
That there shall be no discrimination against or segregation of any person or
group of persons on account of race, sex, color, creed, national origin or
ancestry, in the leasing, subleasing, transferring, use, occupancy, tenure or
enjoyment of the Premises, nor shall Tenant itself, or any person claiming under
or through it, establish or permit any such practice or practices of
discrimination or segregation with reference to the selection, location, number,
use or occupancy of tenants, lessees, sublessees, subtenants or vendees in the
Premises.

SECTION 22.27 INCORPORATION OR PRIOR AGREEMENTS.
-----------------------------------------------
          This Lease and the Exhibits hereto cover in full each and every
agreement of every kind or nature whatsoever between the parties concerning the
Premises and the Center, and all preliminary negotiations and agreements of
whatsoever kind or nature, except those contained herein, are superseded and of
no further force or effect. Landlord has made no representations or promises
whatsoever with respect to the Premises or the Center, except those contained
herein; and no other person, firm or corporation has at any time had any
authority from Landlord to make any representations or promises on behalf of
Landlord, and Tenant expressly agrees that if any such representations or
promises have been made by others, Tenant hereby waives all right to rely
thereon. No verbal agreement or implied covenant shall be held to vary the
provision of this Lease, any statute, law or custom to the contrary
notwithstanding. No provision of this Lease may be amended or added to except by
an agreement in writing signed by the parties hereto or their respective
successors in interest. Tenant, by initialing this Section, acknowledges that it
has read the same and understands it to be a waiver of any right to rely on any
representations or agreements concerning the Premises or the Center no expressly
set forth in this Lease.

          TENANT'S                           LANDLORD'S
          INITIALS                           INITIALS

          ----------                         ------------

          ----------                         ------------

SECTION 22.28 NOTICES.
---------------------
          Any notice required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and
shall be served personally or by certified or registered mail. If served by
mail, notice shall be addressed as follows:

To: Landlord                                 To: Tenant

At: Redlands Mall                            At: Premises or
    C/O The Remm Group                           Business Bank of California
    505 S. Villa Real, Suite #201                140 So. Arrowhead Avenue
    Anaheim Hills, CA 92807                      San Bernardino, Ca 92408

                                                 Attn: Frank Mercardante
<PAGE>

                                                            (909) 888-2265
With copies to:
     Redlands Mall
     Management Office
     100 Redlands Mall
     Redlands, CA 92373
     Attention: Manager

               Any notice given by mail shall be deemed to have been received
seventy-two (72) hours after deposit in the United States mail, postage prepaid
and addressed as specified above. Either party may by written notice to the
other specify a different address for notice.

SECTION 22.29 CONFLICT OF INTEREST CLAUSE.
-----------------------------------------
               Conflicts of interest relating to this Agreement are strictly
prohibited. Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, neither Lessee nor
any director, employee or agent of Lessee, shall give to or receive from any
director, employee or agent of Lessor any gift, entertainment or other favor of
significant value, or any commission, fee or rebate. Likewise, neither Lessee
nor any director, employee or agent of Lessee shall enter into any business
relationship with any director, employee or agent of Lessor (or of any affiliate
of Lessor), unless such person is acting for and on behalf of Lessor, without
prior written notification thereof to Lessor. Any representative(s) authorized
by Lessor may audit any and all records of Lessee for the sole purpose of
determining whether there has been compliance with this section.

               IN WITNESS WHEREOF, Landlord and Tenant have duly executed this
Lease on the date first above written.

                                    MITSUI/SBD AMERICA FUND 88-II
                                    a California Limited Partnership

                                    By: SBD Properties, A California
                                        General Partnership
                                        General Partner

                                    By: SBD Group Inc., a California Corporation

                                    BY /s/
                                       --------------------------------
                                       James Hirsen, Vice President

                                    BY /s/
                                       --------------------------------
<PAGE>

                                             "Landlord"

                                    Business Bank of California
                                    ------------------------------------

                                    BY /s/
                                       ---------------------------------
                                       Mr. Frank Mercardante
                                       President and CEO

                                    BY /s/
                                       ---------------------------------

                                               "Tenant"
<PAGE>

                           ADDENDUM TO REDLANDS MALL
                             SHOPPING CENTER LEASE
                                August 1, 1996

23.01 RENTAL INCREASE:
      ----------------

1.    During the first 5 years of the initial lease term, the minimum monthly
      base rent shall be adjusted a fixed 6% increase on 01/01/99 and 01/01/01.
      On 01/01/02 and on each second anniversary during the second 5 years of
      the initial term, and of each option term exercised by tenant, the rent
      shall be changed as follows:

      (a) On each second anniversary (every other year) of commencement date
      thereafter, the monthly rent payable under paragraph 1.03 of the attached
      Lease shall be adjusted by the increase, if any, from 01/01/01, or the
      most recent available index at the time i the Consumer Price Index of the
      Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor for Urban Wage
      Earners and Clerical Workers, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California
      (1967=100), "All Items", herein referred to as "C.P.I.".

      (b) the monthly rent payable in accordance with paragraph (a) of this
      Addendum shall be calculated as follows: the rent payable for the first
      month of the term of this Lease, as set forth in paragraph 1.03 of the
      attached Lease, shall be multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which
      shall be the C.P.I. of the calendar month during which the adjustment is
      to take effect, and the denominator of which shall be the C.P.I. for the
      calendar month 01/01/01. The sum so calculated shall constitute the new
      monthly rent hereunder, but in no event, shall such adjustment be more
      than a five (5%) percent per annum, increase over the rent for the month
      immediately preceding the date for rent adjustment.

      (c) Pending receipt of the required C.P.I. and determination of the actual
      adjustment, Tenant shall pay an estimated adjusted rental, as reasonably
      determined by landlord by reference to the then available C.P.I.
      information. Upon notification of the actual adjustment after publication
      of the required C.P.I., any overpayment shall be credited against the next
      installment of rent due, and any underpayment shall be immediately due and
      payable by Tenant. Landlord's failure to request payment of an estimate
      for actual rent adjustment shall not constitute a waiver of the right to
      any adjustment provided for in the Lease or this Addendum.

      (d) In the event the compilation and/or publication of the C.P.I. shall be
      transferred to any other governmental department of bureau or agency or
      shall be discontinued then the index most nearly the same as the C.P.I.
      shall be used to make such calculation. In the event that Landlord and
      Tenant cannot agree on such alternative index, then the matter shall be
      submitted for decision to the American Arbitration Association in
      accordance with the then rules of said association and the decision of the
      arbitrators shall be binding upon the parties. The costs of said
      Arbitrators shall be paid equally by landlord and Tenant.
<PAGE>

23.02  OPTION TO RENEW:
       ---------------

Tenant may, at its option, renew this Lease for up the three (3) consecutive
five (5) year periods, commencing with the expiration of the initial term of
this Lease and, thereafter, with the expiration of each option term exercised by
Tenant. These option periods shall be on the same terms and subject to all of
the covenants, terms and conditions of this Lease including, but not limited to,
the monthly rent and rent escalations.

Tenant's option to renew shall be subject to the condition that during the 6
months notice period prior to the expiration of the original term or any
extension thereof, Tenant shall not be in default in performance in any of the
terms, covenants and conditions of the Lease. In addition, Tenant shall notify
Landlord of the Tenant's intent to exercise such option to extend at least six
months prior to expiration of the initial term. This option does not grant
Tenant any further option to renew other than those defined herein.

23.03 This lease is conditional precedent upon First Interstate Bank vacating
the premises at its lease expiry (8/31/96).

23.04 (6.01 USE):
       --------

As a material part of the consideration for this lease, Tenant covenants to use,
or cause the Premises to be used, during the Term for the purposes and under the
trade name specified in Article 1. Tenant shall not use, suffer or permit the
Premises to be used for any other purpose or purposes or under any other trade
name without the prior written consent of Landlord, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld or delayed. Landlord's consent shall not be required for a
change of name occasioned by Tenant's merger with, acquisition by, or
acquisition of another financial institution.

23.05 (10.01 REQUIREMENT OF LANDLORD'S CONSENT):
       ---------------------------------------

Landlord's consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed and landlord's
consent shall not be required where such transfer, assignment or sub-letting is
a part of or directly related to Tenant's merger with, acquisition by, or
acquisition of another financial institution; provided that the successor in
interest has a net worth in excess of the net worth of Tenant and Tenant is not
released from its obligations under the terms of this Lease.

23.06 (ABANDONMENT):
       -----------

The abandonment and vacation of the Premises by Tenant and failure to pay rent
as and when due as provided in Section 13.01.1. As used herein, abandonment is
defined to include, without limitation, any absence of Tenant from the Premises
for five (5) days or longer while in default under this Lease.

23.07 FAILURE TO MAINTAIN HOURS:
      -------------------------
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Tenant shall have the right to remodel, and if required as a result of a stock
transfer or ownership change, cease business operations for up to thirty (30)
days provided rent is paid and tenant is not in default of any of the provisions
of this Lease.

23.08 LANDLORD:
      --------

Landlord shall procure concurrent with the execution of this lease, and
thereafter continuously maintain in full force and effect at all times during
the term of this lease policy or policies of Comprehensive Public Liability
                                             ------------------------------
Insurance insuring both Landlord and Tenant against loss, damage or liability
---------
for injury to, or death of persons and loss or damage to property occurring from
any cause whatsoever in or about the balance of the Shopping Center. Such
liability insurance shall be in amount of ONE MILLION DOLLARS ($,1,000,000) for
personal injury to, or death of any one person whomsoever, and ONE MILLION
DOLLARS ($1,000,000) for personal injuries to, or death of two or more persons
whomsoever arising from the same occurrence, and FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
($500,000) for damage to property.

LANDLORD:                                       TENANT:
MITSUI/SBD AMERICA FUND 88-11                   BUSINESS BANK OF CALIFORNIA
a California Limited Partnership

By:    SBD Properties, a California General     By: /s/
                                                    ----------------------------
       Partnership                                      Frank Mercardante
       General Partner                                  President & CEO

                                                Dated:
                                                      --------------------------

By:    SBD Group, Inc.
       A California Corporation

By:    /s/
       -----------------------------
       James Hirsen
       Vice President

Dated: _____________________________

23.09 In the event such a condition again occurs, landlord agrees that it will,
without unreasonable delay, take such additional action to remedy the problem as
may reasonably be required and available under terms of its lease with the
restaurant or provided by applicable laws, rules or regulations.

      It is expressly provided and agreed, however, that this provision is
intended only to protect Lessee against conditions which interfere with Lessee's
business use of the demised premises because of severity and/or frequency and/or
continuance, and that Landlord shall not be
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required to take such action in the event of a mere incidental occurrence.

That certain storeroom in the City of Redlands, County of San Bernardino, State
of California, outlined in red on this Exhibit "A" as Space 193, in Building
                                                            ---
"G", of the Redlands Mall, as said Building is indicated on Exhibit "B" of this
 -
Lease.

EXHIBIT TO BE INSERTED HERE

PARCEL MAP NO. 2998 TO BE INSERTED HERE

                                  Exhibit "B"

                         GENERAL PLOT PLAN OF THE CENTER
To be inserted here

                                  Exhibit "C"

                             PREPARATION OF PREMISES
                             -----------------------

               This Exhibit "C" sets forth the responsibility for the
construction of the Premises and improvements therein, the obligation for
payment of construction costs and the procedures to be followed by Landlord and
Tenant in connection therewith.

A.             GENERAL
               -------
               1.    Within fifteen (15) days after execution of the Lease by
 Tenant, Tenant shall, at Tenant's expense:

                      (a) Submit to Landlord for Landlord's approval one (1) set
                      of design drawings for the Premises prepared by Tenant's
                      architect or interior designer which drawings shall
                      indicate Tenant's proposed additions, alterations and
                      improvements to the Premises, including, interior
                      partition plans, lighting and electrical plans, reflected
                      ceiling plans and plumbing plans.

               2.     Landlord shall approve or disapprove Tenant's preliminary
 design drawings within five (5) days after Landlord's receipt thereof.

               3.     The proposed additions, alterations and improvements to
 the Premises shall, as soon as practically possible, be constructed by Tenant
 at Tenant's expense, in accordance with Tenant's approved final plans and
 specifications. And Tenant shall pursue the necessary construction work with
 respect to the Premises diligently to completion, complying with all City,
 County, State and Federal laws, ordinances, rules, codes and regulations
 relating thereto.

               4.     Tenant shall use only licensed contractors (including
 subcontractors) to perform work.

               5.     Any additional charges, expenses, or costs (including
architects' fees) 1. arising by reasons of any subsequent change to,
modification or alteration of Tenant's final plans and specifications, made at
the request of the Tenant, shall be at the expense of the Tenant. No
<PAGE>

part of the cost of any trade fixture or personal property of Tenant shall be
payable by Landlord.

               6.     Tenant agrees that upon the completion of the Premises in
accordance with Tenant's final plans and specifications and upon the delivery of
possession to Tenant, Tenant shall accept the Premises in the condition which it
may then be and waives any right or claim against Landlord arising, directly or
indirectly, whether latent or patent, out of the condition of the Premises,
appurtenances thereto, the improvements thereon and the equipment thereof and
Landlord shall have no liability therefor.

               7.     Each contractor and subcontractor used by Tenant or by
Tenant's contractor to perform work hereunder shall guarantee or bond that the
portion thereof for which he is responsible or which he performs shall be free
from any defects in workmanship and materials for a period of not less than one
(1) year from the date of completion of the Premises and each such contractor
and subcontractor shall replace or repair, without additional charge, all work
for which he is responsible or which he performs which shall be or become
defective within one (1) year after completion of the Premises. The correction
of such work shall include all additional expenses and corrections to be or in
connection with the structure of which the Premises is part of any common area,
should such structure or common area be damaged or affected by such defective
work or by the repair or replacement of such defective work. All such warranties
or guarantees as to materials or workmanship of or with respect to Tenant's Work
shall be contained in Tenant's agreement with each contractor and subcontractor,
and Tenant shall require each contractor and subcontractor to include such
warranties or guarantees in each subcontract, and all such warranties or
guarantees shall be so written so that the same shall inure to the benefit of
both Tenant and Landlord, as their respective interests may appear, and so that
the same may be directly enforced by either Tenant or Landlord. Tenant covenants
to give to landlord any assignment or other assurance necessary to perfect such
right of direct enforcement by Landlord.

               8.     Tenant shall, within ten(10) days after completion of
Tenant's Work, execute and file a Notice of Completion with respect thereto in a
form completely complying with the applicable provisions of the California Civil
Code (and in particular specifying the name of Tenant's contractor and the kind
of work done and materials furnished under the contract) and shall furnish a
copy thereof to landlord upon recordation; if Tenant fails to do so, Landlord
may itself execute and file the same.

               9.     Tenant's Work shall be coordinated under Tenant's.

               10.    Each contractor and subcontractor retained by Tenant or by
Tenant's contractor shall obtain approval from Landlord for any space outside of
the premises within the Center which such contractor or subcontractor desires to
use for storage, handling, and moving of his materials and equipment, as well as
for the location of any field office and/or facilities for his personnel.

               11.    Each contractor and subcontractor retained by Tenant or by
Tenant's 1. contractor shall remove and dispose of, at least once a week and
more frequently as landlord may direct, all debris and rubbish caused by or
resulting from or in connection with his work, and upon completion of his work,
remove all temporary structures, surplus materials, debris and rubbish of
whatever kind remaining within any structure or within the Center which has been
brought in or created by or connected with his work. If any such contractor and
subcontractor shall neglect, refuse, or fail to remove any such debris, rubbish
surplus material or temporary structures, within two (2) days after notice to
Tenant from Landlord to do so, Landlord may remove or cause the
<PAGE>

same to be remodeled and Tenant shall bear the expense of Landlord's said
removal.

               12.    Tenant shall obtain and furnish to landlord all permits
and final approvals with respect to Tenant's Work required or given by any
governmental agency or any public utility.

               13.    In addition to the requirements of Articles 8 and 9 of
this Lease, and without any limitation thereof, each contractor and
subcontractor retained by Tenant or by Tenant's contractor shall, with respect
to the work to be performed by each such contractor or subcontractor, carry (1)
worker's compensation insurance covering their respective employees and (2)
public liability insurance (including property damage), with limits and in a
form approved by Landlord and issued by insurance companies approved by
Landlord, or Tenant, landlord, Tenant and the contractor or subcontractor
procuring the insurance shall be named insured (or named as additional insureds)
in each policy of said liability insurance. Certificates evidencing all of the
foregoing insurance shall be delivered to Landlord before any work is commenced
by any such contractor or subcontractor and before any equipment is moved into
the Center.

               14.    Tenant shall have the right to require Contractors to
furnish a bond or other security in form satisfactory to Landlord covering the
prompt and faithful performance of Tenant's Work.

               15.    There shall be no penetrations of the roof of the Premises
or installation of radio or television antennas without the prior written
approval of Landlord. Any such roof penetrations required by Tenant and approved
as aforesaid shall be engineered and installed in accordance with Standard
Projects Details. All flashing, counter-flashing and roofing repairs shall
conform to the project roofing specifications.

B.             DESCRIPTION OF LANDLORD'S WORK
               ------------------------------
               The following is a description of the work with respect to the
Premises which shall be performed by Landlord at its expense:
               None

C.             DESCRIPTION OF TENANT'S WORK
               ----------------------------
               The work to be done by Landlord is satisfying its obligation to
construct the Premises shall be limited to only that described in the foregoing
paragraphs. All other items of work not therein specified shall be performed by
Tenant at Tenant's expense. To the extent the items listed below do not already
exist in the Premises, Tenant's Work shall include the purchase and installation
of:

               1.    All interior partitions and curtain walls within the
Premises.

               2.    All ceilings, in addition to those furnished by Landlord,
subject to the prior approval of Landlord.

               3.    All interior painting and finishes.

               4.    All floor coverings and floor finishes and preparation of
surfaces to receive the same.

               5.    All plumbing with fixtures and toilet accessories, water
heater, water treatment systems and drinking fountains connected to facilities
provided by Landlord.

               6.    All fire sprinklers and fire protection work required as a
result of Tenant's improvements.
<PAGE>

               7.     Internal communication and alarm systems and safes.

               8.     Store fixtures and furnishings.

               9.     Elevators, dumbwaiters, chutes, conveyers, and pneumatic
tubes, and their shafts, doors and other components, including the electrical
hookup and service, if any, from facilities provided by Landlord.

               10.    All show window interior finishes, including, without
limitation, platforms, backs, sides, ceilings, bulk heads, lighting,
ventilating and all finishes.

               11.    Special heating, cooling or ventilating equipment,
including that required by Code or otherwise for show windows, dressing rooms,
toilet rooms and stock rooms, provided that all duct work shall be concealed or
treated in a manner which receives prior approval of Landlord.

               12.    Tenant's signs, both interior and exterior. All exterior
signs shall be in accordance with the requirements of Exhibit "E" attached to
this Lease.

               13.    Telephone conduit, cabinets and outlets within the
Premises as required by the telephone company. All telephone service and
equipment shall be installed and thereafter maintained and used at the expense
of Tenant.
               14.    Work to be performed by Tenant as directly or indirectly
referred to elsewhere herein.

               15.    Any special reinforcing or raised areas of depressions in
concrete floors.

               16.    Approved additions, alterations and improvements to
landlord's structure shall be made only at the expense of Tenant.

               17.    All electrical work and equipment, including lighting, not
expressly stated herein as being provided by Landlord.
<PAGE>

                                   EXHIBIT "D"
                                   ----------
                              RULES AND REGULATIONS
                              ---------------------

               (a) Tenant and Tenant's employees shall not loiter in the
Common Areas of the Center nor shall they in any way obstruct the sidewalks,
entry passages, pedestrian passageways, driveways, entrances and exits to the
Center, and they shall use the same only as passageways to and from their
respective work areas.

               (b) Water closets, urinals and wash basins shall not be used
for any purpose other than those for which they were constructed, and no
rubbish, newspapers, food or other substance of any kind shall be thrown into
them. Tenant shall not mark, drive nails, screw or drill into, paint or in any
ways deface the exterior walls, roof foundations, bearing walls or pillars
without the prior written consent of Landlord. The expense of repairing any
breakage, stoppage or damage resulting from a violation of this rule shall be
borne by Tenant.

               (c) No awning or shade shall be affixed or installed over or
in the show windows or the exterior of the Premises. If Tenant desires window
drop curtains in the show windows of the Premises, the same must be of such
uniform shape, color, material and make as may be prescribed by Landlord and
must be put up as directed by landlord, and paid for by Tenant.

               (d) No boring or cutting for wires shall be allowed, except with
the prior written consent of Landlord.

               (e) Tenant shall not do anything on the Premises, or bring or
keep anything therein, which will in any way increase or tend to increase the
risk of fire or which shall conflict with the regulations of the Fire Department
or the law on the Center or any part thereof, or with any rules or regulations
established by any administrative body or official having jurisdiction, and it
shall not use any machinery therein, even though its installation may have been
permitted, which may cause any unreasonable noise or jar, or tremor to the
floors or walls, or which by its weight might injure the floors of the
Premises.

               (f) Landlord may limit weight, size and position of all safes,
fixtures, and other equipment used o the Premises. In the event Tenant shall
require extra heavy equipment, Tenant shall notify Landlord of such fact and
shall pay the cot of structural bracing to accommodate same. All damage done to
the Premises or the Center by putting in, or taking out, or maintaining extra
heavy equipment shall be repaired at the expense of Tenant. Landlord has
heretofore consented to the installation of the existing vault and safes by the
prior Tenant.

               (g) Tenant and Tenant's officers, agents and employees shall not
make or permit any loud, unusual or improper noises or interfere in any way with
other tenants or those having business with them, or bring into or keep within
the Center any animal or bird (with the exception of the authorized pet store),
or any bicycle, automobile or other vehicle. Tenant and Tenant's officers,
agents and employees shall only park in the areas Landlord designates from time
to time for employee parking. Tenant and Tenant's officers, agents and employees
shall not throw cigar or cigarette butts or other substances or litter of any
kind in or bout the Center, except in receptacles placed therein for such
purposes by landlord or governmental authorities.

               (h) No machinery of any kind will be allowed on the Premises
without the prior written consent of Landlord. This shall no apply, however, to
customary office equipment or trade fixtures.

               (i) All freight must be moved into, within and out of the
Premises only during such hours and according to such regulations as may be
posted from time to time by landlord.
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               (j) No radio or television or other similar device shall be
installed without first obtaining in each instance Landlord's prior written
consent. No aerial shall be erected on the roof or exterior walls of the
Premises, or on any place in the Center, without in each instance, the prior
written consent of landlord. Any aerial so installed without such written
consent shall be subject to removal at any time without notice.

               (k) All garbage, including wet garbage, refuse or trash shall be
placed by Tenant in the receptacles provided by Landlord for that purpose and
only during those times prescribed by Landlord.

               (l) Tenant shall not burn any trash or garbage at any time in or
bout the Premises or any area of the Center.

               (m) Tenant shall use, at Tenant's sole cot, such pest
extermination contractor as Tenant may select and at such interim as Landlord or
Tenant may require.

               (n) Tenant is required to observe all security regulations issued
by landlord and to comply with the instructions and directions of the duly
authorized security personnel for the protection of the Center and all tenants
therein. It is provided, however, that Tenant's own security regulations and
procedures shall take precedence over those imposed by landlord.

               (o) Any requirements of Tenant will be attended to only upon
written notice to Landlord.

               (p) No waiver of any rule or regulation by Landlord shall be
effective unless expressed in writing and signed by landlord or its authorized
agent.

               (q) Landlord reserves the right to exclude or expel from the
Center any person who, in the judgment of Landlord, is intoxicated or under the
influence of liquor or drugs, or who shall in any manner do any act in violation
of the law or these rules and regulations or any subsequent modification hereto
in accordance with subparagraph (s) below.

               (r) Landlord reserves the right to close and keep locked any and
all entrances and exit doors of the Center, doors of the public restrooms and
gates or doors closing the parking areas of the Center during such hours as
Landlord may deem to be advisable for the adequate protection of the Center and
all tenants therein. It is expressly provided, however, that such actions shall
not be taken in any event if they interfere with, conflict with or are
inconsistent with Tenant's security requirements and, in any event, shall e
taken only where reasonably necessary and, except in event of an emergency, only
after fifteen (15) days written notice to Tenant.

               (s) Landlord reserves the right at any time to change or rescind
any one or more of these rules or regulations or to make such other and further
reasonable rules and regulations as in Landlord's judgment may from time to time
be necessary for the management, safety, care and cleanliness of the Premises
and for the preservation of good order therein, as well as for the convenience
of other occupants and tenants of the Center. Landlord shall not be responsible
to Tenant or to any other person for the non-observance or violation of the
rules and regulations by any other tenant or other person. Tenant shall be
deemed to have read these rules and to have agrees to abide by them as a
condition to its occupancy of the Premises.

               (t) Tenant shall abide by any additional rules or regulations
which are ordered or requested by any governmental or military authority.

               (u) In the event of any conflict between these rules and
regulations or any further or modified rules and regulations from time to time
issued by Landlord and the Lease provisions, the Lease provisions shall govern
and control.

               (v) Wherever Landlord's consent is required hereunder, it shall
not be
<PAGE>

unreasonably withheld or delayed.
<PAGE>

                                   EXHIBIT "E"
                                   -----------

                                  SIGN CRITERIA
                                  -------------

             PROJECT ARCHITECT-- Landlord or its designated agent

These criteria have been established for the purpose of assuring an outstanding
Center, and for the mutual benefit of all tenants. Conformance will be strictly
enforced; and any installed non-conforming or unapproved sings must be brought
into conformance at the expense of Tenant.

A.        GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
          --------------------

          1.  Tenant shall submit or cause to be submitted to project Architect
for approval before fabrication at least three copies of detailed drawings
indicating the location, size, layout, design and color of the proposed signs,
including all lettering and graphics.

          2.  All permits for signs and their installation shall be obtained by
Tenant or its representative.

          3.  All signs shall be constructed and installed at Tenant's expense.

          4.  Tenant shall be responsible for the fulfillment of all
requirements of these criteria.

B.        GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
          ----------------------
          1.  No animated, flashing, or audible signs will be permitted.

          2.  No exposed lamps or tubing will be permitted.

          3.  All signs shall bear the UL label, and their installation shall
comply with all local building and electrical codes.

          4.  No exposed raceways, crossovers or conduit will be permitted.

          5.  All cabinets, conductors, transformers and other equipment shall
be concealed.

          6.  Electrical service to all signs shall be on Tenant's meter.

          7.  Painted lettering will not be permitted, except as specified under
F.2 below.

C.        LOCATION OF SIGNS
          -----------------
          1.  Signs on the exterior of the mall buildings shall be
permitted only for those tenants having exterior public entrances and as located
within the sign areas designated by Project Architect.

          2.  Tenant will be permitted to install one illuminated or
non-illuminated sign on the mall storefront. The maximum projection of the sign
from the face of the storefront shall be six inches or to the face of the
adjacent neutral strip, whichever is greater.

          3.  No signs perpendicular to the face of the building or storefront
will be permitted.

D.        DESIGN REQUIREMENTS
          -------------------
          1.  All Tenant storefront entrance store identification designs shall
be subject to the approval of Project Architect. Imaginative designs which
depart from traditional methods and placement will be encouraged.

          2.  Wording of signs shall not include the product sold except as part
of Tenant's
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trade name or insignia.

          3.  Tenants facing the Enclosed Mall shall have identification signs
designed in a manner compatible with and complementary to adjacent and facing
storefronts and the overall design concept of the mall.

          4.  Tenants are encouraged to have signs designed as an integral part
of the storefront design with letter size and location appropriately sealed and
proportioned to the overall storefront design. The design of all signs,
including style and placement of lettering, size, color, materials and method of
illumination, shall be subject to the approval of the Project Architect.

          5.  Signs designed in the more traditional manner with the lettering
applied to a background surface that is part of the storefront shall conform to
the following requirements:

                  a.  The sign area shall not exceed five percent of the area of
the storefront or 12 square feet, whichever is larger and shall be located at
least 36 inches from each lease line. Sign area will be measured by
circumscribing a rectangle around the main body of the sign.

                  b.  The overall length of the sign shall not exceed two-thirds
of the width of the storefront exposure between neutral strips.

                  c.  The maximum height for letters in the body of the signs is
14 inches. The maximum height for initial capitals is 18 inches.

          6.  Signs shall be composed of individual or script lettering.
Signs with background panel shall be designed in a manner compatible with the
storefront. Sign boxes and cans will not be permitted.

          7.  All mall storefront signs including Plexiglas signs shall be
fabricated of material with a matte finish.

          8.  Acrycap retainers used at the perimeter of sign letter faces shall
match in color and finish the face or the sides of the sign.

E.        CONSTRUCTION REQUIREMENTS
          -------------------------
          1. All exterior signs, bolts, fastenings, and clips shall be of
enameling iron with porcelain enamel finish, stainless steel, aluminum, brass or
bronze. No black iron materials of any type will be permitted.

          2. Interior mall front signs only may be fabricated of carbon bearing
steel with painted finish.

          3. All exterior letters or signs exposed to the weather shall be
mounted at least 3/4" from the building wall to permit proper dirt and water
drainage.

          4. All letters shall be fabricated using full-welded construction.

          5. Location of all openings for conduit and sleeves in sign panels of
building walls shall be indicated by the sign contractor on drawings submitted
to Project Architect.

          6. All penetrations of the building structure required for sign
installation shall be neatly sealed in a watertight condition.

          7. No labels will be permitted on the exposed surface of signs except
those required by local ordinance which shall be applied in an inconspicuous
location.

          8. Sign contractor shall repair any damage to any work caused by his
work.

          9. Tenant shall be fully responsible for the operations of Tenant's
sign contractors.

F.        MISCELLANEOUS REQUIREMENTS
          --------------------------
          1. Tenant will be permitted to place upon each entrance of the
Premises not more
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than 144 square inches of gold leaf or decal application lettering not to exceed
two inches (2") in height, indicating hours of business, emergency telephone
numbers, etc.

          2. If Tenant has a non-customer door for receiving merchandise, it may
have uniformly applied on said door in location, as directed by Project
Architect, in 2" high block letters, Tenant's name and address. Where more than
one tenant uses the same door, each name and address shall be applied. Color of
letters will be as selected by Project Architect.

          3. Tenant may install on the mall front, if required by the U.S. Post
Office, the numbers only for the street address in exact location stipulated by
Project Architect. Size, type and color of numbers shall be as stipulated by
Project Architect.

          4. Except as provided herein, no advertising placards, banners,
pennants, names, insignia, trademarks, or other descriptive material shall be
affixed or maintained upon the glass panes and supports of the show windows and
doors, or upon the exterior walls of the building or storefront.
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                                  EXHIBIT "G"
                                  -----------

                              ESTOPPEL CERTIFICATE
                              --------------------

                             _______________, 19__

(Addressee specified by landlord)

         RE: Redlands Mall Shopping Center -- Redlands, California
             -----------------------------------------------------

Gentlemen:

The undersigned, as Tenant under that certain lease (the "Lease") dated
_________________, 19__ Made with the           , as Landlord, hereby ratifies
the Lease and certifies that the "Commencement Date" as defined in the Lease) of
the Lease if _____________, 19__, and that the "Minimum Annual Rent" (as defined
in the Lease) in the monthly amount of was payable from that date; that the
Lease is in full force and effect and has not been assigned, modified,
supplemented or amended in any way except by agreement(s) dated ___________;
that the Lease represents the entire agreement between the parties as to this
leasing; that the term of the Lease expires on ______________; that all
conditions under the Lease to be performed by Landlord have been satisfied,
including, without limitation, all co-tenancy requirements thereunder, all
required contributions by Landlord to Tenant on account of Tenant's improvements
have been received, and on this date there are no existing defenses or offsets
which the undersigned has against the enforcement of the Lease by Landlord; that
no rent has been paid in advance and no security (or in the amount of
$_______________) has been paid.

Very truly yours,

____________________<PAGE>

                                                                    Exhibit 10.9

                              GUARANTEE AGREEMENT

                               BUSINESS BANCORP

                          Dated as of March 23, 2000
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                               Table of Contents

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                                   ARTICLE I
                        DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

SECTION 1.1  Definitions and Interpretation...............................    1

                                  ARTICLE II
                         POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF
                               GUARANTEE TRUSTEE

SECTION 2.1  Powers and Duties of the Guarantee Trustee...................    4
SECTION 2.2  Certain Rights of Guarantee Trustee..........................    5
SECTION 2.3  Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Guarantee........    7
SECTION 2.4  Events of Default; Waiver....................................    7
SECTION 2.5  Events of Default; Notice....................................    8

                                  ARTICLE III
                               GUARANTEE TRUSTEE

SECTION 3.1  Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility...............................    8
SECTION 3.2  Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Guarantee Trustee....    9

                                  ARTICLE IV
                                   GUARANTEE

SECTION 4.1  Guarantee....................................................    9
SECTION 4.2  Waiver of Notice and Demand..................................   10
SECTION 4.3  Obligations Not Affected.....................................   10
SECTION 4.4  Rights of Holders............................................   11
SECTION 4.5  Guarantee of Payment.........................................   11
SECTION 4.6  Subrogation..................................................   11
SECTION 4.7  Independent Obligations......................................   12
SECTION 4.8  Enforcement by a Beneficiary.................................   12

                                   ARTICLE V
                   LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS; SUBORDINATION

SECTION 5.1  Limitation of Transactions...................................   12
SECTION 5.2  Ranking......................................................   13

                                  ARTICLE VI
                                  TERMINATION

SECTION 6.1  Termination..................................................   13

                                  ARTICLE VII
                                INDEMNIFICATION

SECTION 7.1  Exculpation..................................................   13
SECTION 7.2  Indemnification..............................................   14
SECTION 7.3  Compensation; Reimbursement of Expenses......................   15
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                                 ARTICLE VIII
                                 MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 8.1  Successors and Assigns.......................................   15
SECTION 8.2  Amendments...................................................   16
SECTION 8.3  Notices......................................................   16
SECTION 8.4  Benefit......................................................   16
SECTION 8.5  Governing Law................................................   17
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<PAGE>

                              GUARANTEE AGREEMENT
                              -------------------

                  This GUARANTEE AGREEMENT (the "Guarantee"), dated as of March
23, 2000, is executed and delivered by Business Bancorp, a bank holding company
incorporated in California (the "Guarantor"), and The Bank of New York, as
trustee (the "Guarantee Trustee"), for the benefit of the Holders (as defined
herein) from time to time of the Capital Securities (as defined herein) of
Business Capital Trust I, a Delaware statutory business trust (the "Issuer").

                  WHEREAS, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Declaration of
Trust (the "Declaration"), dated as of March 23, 2000, among the trustees named
therein of the Issuer, Business Bancorp, as sponsor, and the holders from time
to time of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Issuer, the
Issuer is issuing on the date hereof securities, having an aggregate liquidation
amount of up to $10,000,000, designated the Fixed Rate Capital Trust
Pass-through Securities(R) (the "Capital Securities");

                  WHEREAS, as incentive for the Holders to purchase the Capital
Securities, the Guarantor desires irrevocably and unconditionally to agree, to
the extent set forth in this Guarantee, to pay to the Holders of Capital
Securities the Guarantee Payments (as defined herein) and to make certain other
payments on the terms and conditions set forth herein; and

                  NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the purchase by each
Holder of the Capital Securities, which purchase the Guarantor hereby agrees
shall benefit the Guarantor, the Guarantor executes and delivers this Guarantee
for the benefit of the Holders.

                                   ARTICLE I
                        DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATION

SECTION 1.1  Definitions and Interpretation
             ------------------------------

                  In this Guarantee, unless the context otherwise requires:

                  (a)  capitalized terms used in this Guarantee but not defined
         in the preamble above have the respective meanings assigned to them in
         this Section 1.1;

                  (b)  a term defined anywhere in this Guarantee has the same
         meaning throughout;

                  (c)  all references to "the Guarantee" or "this Guarantee" are
         to this Guarantee as modified, supplemented or amended from time to
         time;

                  (d)  all references in this Guarantee to Articles and Sections
         are to Articles and Sections of this Guarantee, unless otherwise
         specified;

                  (e)  terms defined in the Declaration as at the date of
         execution of this Guarantee have the same meanings when used in this
         Guarantee, unless otherwise defined in this Guarantee or unless the
         context otherwise requires; and

                  (f)  a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice
         versa.
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                  "Beneficiaries" means any Person to whom the Trust is or
hereafter becomes indebted or liable.

                  "Corporate Trust Office" means the office of the Guarantee
Trustee at which the corporate trust business of the Guarantee Trustee shall, at
any particular time, be principally administered, which office at the date of
execution of this Guarantee Agreement is located at 101 Barclay Street, Floor
21W, New York, NY 10286.

                  "Covered Person" means any Holder of Capital Securities.

                  "Debentures" means the junior subordinated debentures of
Business Bancorp, designated the 107/8% Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest
Debentures due 2030, held by the Institutional Trustee (as defined in the
Declaration) of the Issuer.

                  "Declaration Event of Default" means an "Event of Default" as
defined in the Declaration.

                  "Event of Default" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.4.

                  "Guarantee Payments" means the following payments or
distributions, without duplication, with respect to the Capital Securities, to
the extent not paid or made by the Issuer: (i) any accrued and unpaid
Distributions (as defined in the Declaration) which are required to be paid on
such Capital Securities to the extent the Issuer shall have funds available
therefor, (ii) the Redemption Price (as defined in the Indenture) to the extent
the Issuer has funds available therefor, with respect to any Capital Securities
called for redemption by the Issuer, (iii) the Special Redemption Price (as
defined in the Indenture) to the extent the Issuer has funds available therefor,
with respect to Capital Securities redeemed upon the occurrence of a Special
Event (as defined in the Indenture), and (iv) upon a voluntary or involuntary
liquidation, dissolution, winding-up or termination of the Issuer (other than in
connection with the distribution of Debentures to the Holders of the Capital
Securities in exchange therefor as provided in the Declaration), the lesser of
(a) the aggregate of the liquidation amount and all accrued and unpaid
Distributions on the Capital Securities to the date of payment, to the extent
the Issuer shall have funds available therefor, and (b) the amount of assets of
the Issuer remaining available for distribution to Holders in liquidation of the
Issuer (in either case, the "Liquidation Distribution").

                  "Guarantee Trustee" means The Bank of New York, until a
Successor Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such appointment
pursuant to the terms of this Guarantee and thereafter means each such Successor
Guarantee Trustee.

                  "Holder" shall mean any holder, as registered on the books and
records of the Issuer, of any Capital Securities; provided, however, that, in
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determining whether the holders of the requisite percentage of Capital
Securities have given any request, notice, consent or waiver hereunder, "Holder"
shall not include the Guarantor or any Affiliate of the Guarantor.

                  "Indemnified Person" means the Guarantee Trustee, any
Affiliate of the Guarantee Trustee, or any officers, directors, shareholders,
members, partners, employees, representatives, nominees, custodians or agents of
the Guarantee Trustee.

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                  "Indenture" means the Indenture dated as of March 23, 2000,
between the Guarantor and The Bank of New York, not in its individual capacity
but solely as trustee, and any indenture supplemental thereto pursuant to which
the Debentures are to be issued to the Institutional Trustee of the Issuer.

                  "Liquidation Distribution" has the meaning set forth in the
definition of "Guarantee Payments" herein.

                  "Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities"
means Holder(s) of outstanding Capital Securities, voting together as a class,
but separately from the holders of Common Securities, of more than 50% of the
aggregate liquidation amount (including the stated amount that would be paid on
redemption, liquidation or otherwise, plus accrued and unpaid Distributions to
the date upon which the voting percentages are determined) of all Capital
Securities then outstanding.

                  "Obligations" means any costs, expenses or liabilities (but
not including liabilities related to taxes) of the Trust, other than obligations
of the Trust to pay to holders of any Trust Securities the amounts due such
holders pursuant to the terms of the Trust Securities.

                  "Officer's Certificate" means, with respect to any Person, a
certificate signed by one Authorized Officer of such Person. Any Officer's
Certificate delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
provided for in this Guarantee shall include:

                  (a)  a statement that each officer signing the Officer's
         Certificate has read the covenant or condition and the definitions
         relating thereto;

                  (b)  a brief statement of the nature and scope of the
         examination or investigation undertaken by each officer in rendering
         the Officer's Certificate;

                  (c)  a statement that each such officer has made such
         examination or investigation as, in such officer's opinion, is
         necessary to enable such officer to express an informed opinion as to
         whether or not such covenant or condition has been complied with; and

                  (d)  a statement as to whether, in the opinion of each such
         officer, such condition or covenant has been complied with.

                  "Person" means a legal person, including any individual,
corporation, estate, partnership, joint venture, association, joint stock
company, limited liability company, trust, unincorporated association, or
government or any agency or political subdivision thereof, or any other entity
of whatever nature.

                  "Redemption Price" has the meaning set forth in the definition
of "Guarantee Payments" herein.

                  "Responsible Officer" means, with respect to the Guarantee
Trustee, any officer within the Corporate Trust Office of the Guarantee Trustee,
including any Vice President, Assistant Vice President, Secretary, Assistant
Secretary or any other officer of the Guarantee Trustee customarily performing
functions similar to those performed by any of the above

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designated officers and also, with respect to a particular corporate trust
matter, any other officer to whom such matter is referred because of that
officer's knowledge of and familiarity with the particular subject.

                  "Successor Guarantee Trustee" means a successor Guarantee
Trustee possessing the qualifications to act as Guarantee Trustee under Section
3.1.

                  "Trust Securities" means the Common Securities and the Capital
Securities.

                                  ARTICLE II
                         POWERS, DUTIES AND RIGHTS OF
                               GUARANTEE TRUSTEE

SECTION 2.1  Powers and Duties of the Guarantee Trustee
             ------------------------------------------

                  (a) This Guarantee shall be held by the Guarantee Trustee for
         the benefit of the Holders of the Capital Securities, and the Guarantee
         Trustee shall not transfer this Guarantee to any Person except a Holder
         of Capital Securities exercising his or her rights pursuant to Section
         4.4(b) or to a Successor Guarantee Trustee on acceptance by such
         Successor Guarantee Trustee of its appointment to act as Successor
         Guarantee Trustee. The right, title and interest of the Guarantee
         Trustee shall automatically vest in any Successor Guarantee Trustee,
         and such vesting and cessation of title shall be effective whether or
         not conveyancing documents have been executed and delivered pursuant to
         the appointment of such Successor Guarantee Trustee.

                  (b) If an Event of Default actually known to a Responsible
         Officer of the Guarantee Trustee has occurred and is continuing, the
         Guarantee Trustee shall enforce this Guarantee for the benefit of the
         Holders of the Capital Securities.

                  (c) The Guarantee Trustee, before the occurrence of any Event
         of Default and after curing all Events of Default that may have
         occurred, shall undertake to perform only such duties as are
         specifically set forth in this Guarantee, and no implied covenants
         shall be read into this Guarantee against the Guarantee Trustee. In
         case an Event of Default has occurred (that has not been cured or
         waived pursuant to Section 2.4) and is actually known to a Responsible
         Officer of the Guarantee Trustee, the Guarantee Trustee shall exercise
         such of the rights and powers vested in it by this Guarantee, and use
         the same degree of care and skill in its exercise thereof, as a prudent
         person would exercise or use under the circumstances in the conduct of
         his or her own affairs.

                  (d) No provision of this Guarantee shall be construed to
         relieve the Guarantee Trustee from liability for its own negligent
         action, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful
         misconduct, except that:

                           (i) prior to the occurrence of any Event of Default
                  and after the curing or waiving of all such Events of Default
                  that may have occurred:

                                    (A) the duties and obligations of the
                           Guarantee Trustee shall be determined solely by the
                           express provisions of this Guarantee, and the

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                           Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable except for the
                           performance of such duties and obligations as are
                           specifically set forth in this Guarantee, and no
                           implied covenants or obligations shall be read into
                           this Guarantee against the Guarantee Trustee; and

                                    (B) in the absence of bad faith on the part
                           of the Guarantee Trustee, the Guarantee Trustee may
                           conclusively rely, as to the truth of the statements
                           and the correctness of the opinions expressed
                           therein, upon any certificates or opinions furnished
                           to the Guarantee Trustee and conforming to the
                           requirements of this Guarantee; but in the case of
                           any such certificates or opinions furnished to the
                           Guarantee Trustee, the Guarantee Trustee shall be
                           under a duty to examine the same to determine whether
                           or not they conform to the requirements of this
                           Guarantee;

                           (ii)  the Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable for
                  any error of judgment made in good faith by a Responsible
                  Officer of the Guarantee Trustee, unless it shall be proved
                  that such Responsible Officer of the Guarantee Trustee or the
                  Guarantee Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent
                  facts upon which such judgment was made;

                           (iii) the Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable with
                  respect to any action taken or omitted to be taken by it in
                  good faith in accordance with the direction of the Holders of
                  not less than a Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital
                  Securities relating to the time, method and place of
                  conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
                  Guarantee Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred
                  upon the Guarantee Trustee under this Guarantee; and

                           (iv)  no provision of this Guarantee shall require
                  the Guarantee Trustee to expend or risk its own funds or
                  otherwise incur personal financial liability in the
                  performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of
                  its rights or powers, if the Guarantee Trustee shall have
                  reasonable grounds for believing that the repayment of such
                  funds is not reasonably assured to it under the terms of this
                  Guarantee, or security and indemnity, reasonably satisfactory
                  to the Guarantee Trustee, against such risk or liability is
                  not reasonably assured to it.

SECTION 2.2  Certain Rights of Guarantee Trustee
             -----------------------------------

                  (a)  Subject to the provisions of Section 2.1:

                           (i)  The Guarantee Trustee may conclusively rely, and
                  shall be fully protected in acting or refraining from acting
                  upon, any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument,
                  opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order,
                  bond, debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other
                  paper or document believed by it to be genuine and to have
                  been signed, sent or presented by the proper party or parties.

                           (ii) Any direction or act of the Guarantor
                  contemplated by this Guarantee shall be sufficiently evidenced
                  by an Officer's Certificate.

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                           (iii)  Whenever, in the administration of this
                  Guarantee, the Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable that
                  a matter be proved or established before taking, suffering or
                  omitting any action hereunder, the Guarantee Trustee (unless
                  other evidence is herein specifically prescribed) may, in the
                  absence of bad faith on its part, request and conclusively
                  rely upon an Officer's Certificate of the Guarantor which,
                  upon receipt of such request, shall be promptly delivered by
                  the Guarantor.

                           (iv)   The Guarantee Trustee shall have no duty to
                  see to any recording, filing or registration of any instrument
                  (or any rerecording, refiling or registration thereof).

                           (v)    The Guarantee Trustee may consult with counsel
                  of its selection, and the advice or opinion of such counsel
                  with respect to legal matters shall be full and complete
                  authorization and protection in respect of any action taken,
                  suffered or omitted by it hereunder in good faith and in
                  accordance with such advice or opinion. Such counsel may be
                  counsel to the Guarantor or any of its Affiliates and may
                  include any of its employees. The Guarantee Trustee shall have
                  the right at any time to seek instructions concerning the
                  administration of this Guarantee from any court of competent
                  jurisdiction.

                           (vi)   The Guarantee Trustee shall be under no
                  obligation to exercise any of the rights or powers vested in
                  it by this Guarantee at the request or direction of any
                  Holder, unless such Holder shall have provided to the
                  Guarantee Trustee such security and indemnity, reasonably
                  satisfactory to the Guarantee Trustee, against the costs,
                  expenses (including attorneys' fees and expenses and the
                  expenses of the Guarantee Trustee's agents, nominees or
                  custodians) and liabilities that might be incurred by it in
                  complying with such request or direction, including such
                  reasonable advances as may be requested by the Guarantee
                  Trustee; provided, however, that nothing contained in this
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                  Section 2.2(a)(vi) shall be taken to relieve the Guarantee
                  Trustee, upon the occurrence of an Event of Default, of its
                  obligation to exercise the rights and powers vested in it by
                  this Guarantee.

                           (vii)  The Guarantee Trustee shall not be bound to
                  make any investigation into the facts or matters stated in any
                  resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion,
                  report, notice, request, direction, consent, order, bond,
                  debenture, note, other evidence of indebtedness or other paper
                  or document, but the Guarantee Trustee, in its discretion, may
                  make such further inquiry or investigation into such facts or
                  matters as it may see fit.

                           (viii) The Guarantee Trustee may execute any of the
                  trusts or powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder
                  either directly or by or through agents, nominees, custodians
                  or attorneys, and the Guarantee Trustee shall not be
                  responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of
                  any agent or attorney appointed with due care by it hereunder.

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                           (ix) Any action taken by the Guarantee Trustee or its
                  agents hereunder shall bind the Holders of the Capital
                  Securities, and the signature of the Guarantee Trustee or its
                  agents alone shall be sufficient and effective to perform any
                  such action. No third party shall be required to inquire as to
                  the authority of the Guarantee Trustee to so act or as to its
                  compliance with any of the terms and provisions of this
                  Guarantee, both of which shall be conclusively evidenced by
                  the Guarantee Trustee's or its agent's taking such action.

                           (x)  Whenever in the administration of this Guarantee
                  the Guarantee Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive
                  instructions with respect to enforcing any remedy or right or
                  taking any other action hereunder, the Guarantee Trustee (A)
                  may request instructions from the Holders of a Majority in
                  liquidation amount of the Capital Securities, (B) may refrain
                  from enforcing such remedy or right or taking such other
                  action until such instructions are received, and (C) shall be
                  protected in conclusively relying on or acting in accordance
                  with such instructions.

                           (xi) The Guarantee Trustee shall not be liable for
                  any action taken, suffered, or omitted to be taken by it in
                  good faith and reasonably believed by it to be authorized or
                  within the discretion or rights or powers conferred upon it by
                  this Guarantee.

                  (b) No provision of this Guarantee shall be deemed to impose
         any duty or obligation on the Guarantee Trustee to perform any act or
         acts or exercise any right, power, duty or obligation conferred or
         imposed on it, in any jurisdiction in which it shall be illegal or in
         which the Guarantee Trustee shall be unqualified or incompetent in
         accordance with applicable law to perform any such act or acts or to
         exercise any such right, power, duty or obligation. No permissive power
         or authority available to the Guarantee Trustee shall be construed to
         be a duty.

SECTION 2.3  Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Guarantee
             -----------------------------------------------------

                  The recitals contained in this Guarantee shall be taken as the
statements of the Guarantor, and the Guarantee Trustee does not assume any
responsibility for their correctness. The Guarantee Trustee makes no
representation as to the validity or sufficiency of this Guarantee.

SECTION 2.4  Events of Default; Waiver
             -------------------------

                  (a) An Event of Default under this Guarantee will occur upon
the failure of the Guarantor to perform any of its payment or other obligations
hereunder.

                  (b) The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of Capital
Securities may, voting or consenting as a class, on behalf of the Holders of all
of the Capital Securities, waive any past Event of Default and its consequences.
Upon such waiver, any such Event of Default shall cease to exist, and shall be
deemed to have been cured, for every purpose of this Guarantee, but no such
waiver shall extend to any subsequent or other default or Event of Default or
impair any right consequent thereon.

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SECTION 2.5  Events of Default; Notice
             -------------------------

                  (a) The Guarantee Trustee shall, within 90 days after the
         occurrence of an Event of Default, transmit by mail, first class
         postage prepaid, to the Holders of the Capital Securities, notices of
         all Events of Default actually known to a Responsible Officer of the
         Guarantee Trustee, unless such defaults have been cured before the
         giving of such notice, provided, however, that the Guarantee Trustee
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         shall be protected in withholding such notice if and so long as a
         Responsible Officer of the Guarantee Trustee in good faith determines
         that the withholding of such notice is in the interests of the Holders
         of the Capital Securities.

                  (b) The Guarantee Trustee shall not be deemed to have
         knowledge of any Event of Default unless the Guarantee Trustee shall
         have received written notice from the Guarantor or a Holder of the
         Capital Securities (except in the case of a payment default), or a
         Responsible Officer of the Guarantee Trustee charged with the
         administration of this Guarantee shall have obtained actual knowledge,
         thereof.

                                  ARTICLE III
                               GUARANTEE TRUSTEE

SECTION 3.1  Guarantee Trustee; Eligibility
             ------------------------------

                  (a)  There shall at all times be a Guarantee Trustee which
         shall:

                           (i)  not be an Affiliate of the Guarantor; and

                           (ii) be a corporation organized and doing business
                  under the laws of the United States of America or any State or
                  Territory thereof or of the District of Columbia, or Person
                  authorized under such laws to exercise corporate trust powers,
                  having a combined capital and surplus of at least 50 million
                  U.S. dollars ($50,000,000), and subject to supervision or
                  examination by Federal, State, Territorial or District of
                  Columbia authority. If such corporation publishes reports of
                  condition at least annually, pursuant to law or to the
                  requirements of the supervising or examining authority
                  referred to above, then, for the purposes of this Section
                  3.1(a) (ii), the combined capital and surplus of such
                  corporation shall be deemed to be its combined capital and
                  surplus as set forth in its most recent report of condition so
                  published.

                  (b) If at any time the Guarantee Trustee shall cease to be
         eligible to so act under Section 3.1(a), the Guarantee Trustee shall
         immediately resign in the manner and with the effect set out in Section
         3.2(c).

                  (c) If the Guarantee Trustee has or shall acquire any
         "conflicting interest" within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the
         Trust Indenture Act, the Guarantee Trustee shall either eliminate such
         interest or resign to the extent and in the manner provided by, and
         subject to this Guarantee.

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SECTION 3.2  Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Guarantee Trustee
             ---------------------------------------------------------

                  (a) Subject to Section 3.2(b), the Guarantee Trustee may be
         appointed or removed without cause at any time by the Guarantor except
         during an Event of Default.

                  (b) The Guarantee Trustee shall not be removed in accordance
         with Section 3.2(a) until a Successor Guarantee Trustee has been
         appointed and has accepted such appointment by written instrument
         executed by such Successor Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the
         Guarantor.

                  (c) The Guarantee Trustee appointed to office shall hold
         office until a Successor Guarantee Trustee shall have been appointed or
         until its removal or resignation. The Guarantee Trustee may resign from
         office (without need for prior or subsequent accounting) by an
         instrument in writing executed by the Guarantee Trustee and delivered
         to the Guarantor, which resignation shall not take effect until a
         Successor Guarantee Trustee has been appointed and has accepted such
         appointment by an instrument in writing executed by such Successor
         Guarantee Trustee and delivered to the Guarantor and the resigning
         Guarantee Trustee.

                  (d) If no Successor Guarantee Trustee shall have been
         appointed and accepted appointment as provided in this Section 3.2
         within 60 days after delivery of an instrument of removal or
         resignation, the Guarantee Trustee resigning or being removed may
         petition any court of competent jurisdiction for appointment of a
         Successor Guarantee Trustee. Such court may thereupon, after
         prescribing such notice, if any, as it may deem proper, appoint a
         Successor Guarantee Trustee.

                  (e) No Guarantee Trustee shall be liable for the acts or
         omissions to act of any Successor Guarantee Trustee.

                  (f) Upon termination of this Guarantee or removal or
         resignation of the Guarantee Trustee pursuant to this Section 3.2, the
         Guarantor shall pay to the Guarantee Trustee all amounts owing to the
         Guarantee Trustee under Sections 7.2 and 7.3 accrued to the date of
         such termination, removal or resignation.

                                  ARTICLE IV
                                   GUARANTEE

SECTION 4.1  Guarantee
             ---------

                  (a) The Guarantor irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to
pay in full to the Holders the Guarantee Payments (without duplication of
amounts theretofore paid by the Issuer), as and when due, regardless of any
defense (except as defense of payment by the Issuer), right of set-off or
counterclaim that the Issuer may have or assert. The Guarantor's obligation to
make a Guarantee Payment may be satisfied by direct payment of the required
amounts by the Guarantor to the Holders or by causing the Issuer to pay such
amounts to the Holders.

                  (b) The Guarantor hereby also agrees to assume any and all
Obligations of the Trust and in the event any such Obligation is not so assumed,
subject to the terms and conditions

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hereof, the Guarantor hereby irrevocably and unconditionally guarantees to each
Beneficiary the full payment, when and as due, of any and all obligations to
such Beneficiaries. This Agreement is intended to be for the benefit of, and to
be enforceable by, all such Beneficiaries, whether or not such Beneficiaries
have received notice hereof.

SECTION 4.2  Waiver of Notice and Demand
             ---------------------------

                  The Guarantor hereby waives notice of acceptance of this
Guarantee and of any liability to which it applies or may apply, presentment,
demand for payment, any right to require a proceeding first against the Issuer
or any other Person before proceeding against the Guarantor, protest, notice of
nonpayment, notice of dishonor, notice of redemption and all other notices and
demands.

SECTION 4.3  Obligations Not Affected
             ------------------------

                  The obligations, covenants, agreements and duties of the
Guarantor under this Guarantee shall in no way be affected or impaired by reason
of the happening from time to time of any of the following:

                  (a) the release or waiver, by operation of law or otherwise,
         of the performance or observance by the Issuer of any express or
         implied agreement, covenant, term or condition relating to the Capital
         Securities to be performed or observed by the Issuer;

                  (b) the extension of time for the payment by the Issuer of all
         or any portion of the Distributions, Redemption Price, Special
         Redemption Price, Liquidation Distribution or any other sums payable
         under the terms of the Capital Securities or the extension of time for
         the performance of any other obligation under, arising out of, or in
         connection with, the Capital Securities (other than an extension of
         time for payment of Distributions, Redemption Price, Special Redemption
         Price, Liquidation Distribution or other sum payable that results from
         the extension of any interest payment period on the Debentures or any
         extension of the maturity date of the Debentures permitted by the
         Indenture);

                  (c) any failure, omission, delay or lack of diligence on the
         part of the Holders to enforce, assert or exercise any right,
         privilege, power or remedy conferred on the Holders pursuant to the
         terms of the Capital Securities, or any action on the part of the
         Issuer granting indulgence or extension of any kind;

                  (d) the voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution,
         sale of any collateral, receivership, insolvency, bankruptcy,
         assignment for the benefit of creditors, reorganization, arrangement,
         composition or readjustment of debt of, or other similar proceedings
         affecting, the Issuer or any of the assets of the Issuer;

                  (e) any invalidity of, or defect or deficiency in, the Capital
         Securities;

                  (f) the settlement or compromise of any obligation guaranteed
         hereby or hereby incurred; or

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                  (g) any other circumstance whatsoever that might otherwise
         constitute a legal or equitable discharge or defense of a guarantor, it
         being the intent of this Section 4.3 that the obligations of the
         Guarantor hereunder shall be absolute and unconditional under any and
         all circumstances.

                  There shall be no obligation of the Holders to give notice to,
or obtain consent of, the Guarantor with respect to the happening of any of the
foregoing.

SECTION 4.4  Rights of Holders
             -----------------

                  (a) The Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the
         Capital Securities have the right to direct the time, method and place
         of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Guarantee
         Trustee in respect of this Guarantee or to direct the exercise of any
         trust or power conferred upon the Guarantee Trustee under this
         Guarantee; provided, however, that (subject to Section 2.1) the
         Guarantee Trustee shall have the right to decline to follow any such
         direction if the Guarantee Trustee shall determine that the actions so
         directed would be unjustly prejudicial to the Holders not taking part
         in such direction or if the Guarantee Trustee being advised by counsel
         determines that the action or proceeding so directed may not lawfully
         be taken or if the Guarantor Trustee in good faith by its board of
         directors or trustees, executive committees or a trust committee of
         directors or trustees and/or Responsible Officers shall determine that
         the action or proceedings so directed would involve the Guarantee
         Trustee in personal liability.

                  (b) Any Holder of Capital Securities may institute a legal
         proceeding directly against the Guarantor to enforce the Guarantee
         Trustee's rights under this Guarantee, without first instituting a
         legal proceeding against the Issuer, the Guarantee Trustee or any other
         Person. The Guarantor waives any right or remedy to require that any
         such action be brought first against the Issuer, the Guarantee Trustee
         or any other Person before so proceeding directly against the
         Guarantor.

SECTION 4.5  Guarantee of Payment
             --------------------

                  This Guarantee creates a guarantee of payment and not of
collection.

SECTION 4.6  Subrogation
             -----------

                  The Guarantor shall be subrogated to all (if any) rights of
the Holders of Capital Securities against the Issuer in respect of any amounts
paid to such Holders by the Guarantor under this Guarantee; provided, however,
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that the Guarantor shall not (except to the extent required by mandatory
provisions of law) be entitled to enforce or exercise any right that it may
acquire by way of subrogation or any indemnity, reimbursement or other
agreement, in all cases as a result of payment under this Guarantee, if, after
giving effect to any such payment, any amounts are due and unpaid under this
Guarantee. If any amount shall be paid to the Guarantor in violation of the
preceding sentence, the Guarantor agrees to hold such amount in trust for the
Holders and to pay over such amount to the Holders.

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SECTION 4.7  Independent Obligations
             -----------------------

                  The Guarantor acknowledges that its obligations hereunder are
independent of the obligations of the Issuer with respect to the Capital
Securities and that the Guarantor shall be liable as principal and as debtor
hereunder to make Guarantee Payments pursuant to the terms of this Guarantee
notwithstanding the occurrence of any event referred to in subsections (a)
through (g), inclusive, of Section 4.3 hereof.

SECTION 4.8  Enforcement by a Beneficiary
             ----------------------------

                  A Beneficiary may enforce the obligations of the Guarantor
contained in Section 4.1(b) directly against the Guarantor and the Guarantor
waives any right or remedy to require that any action be brought against the
Trust or any other person or entity before preceding against the Guarantor. The
Guarantor shall be subrogated to all rights (if any) of any Beneficiary against
the Trust in respect of any amounts paid to the Beneficiaries by the Guarantor
under this Agreement; provided, however, that the Guarantor shall not (except to
the extent required by mandatory provisions of law) be entitled to enforce or
exercise any rights that it may acquire by way of subrogation or any indemnity,
reimbursement or other agreement, in all cases as a result of payment under this
Agreement, if, after giving effect to such payment, any amounts are due and
unpaid under this Agreement.

                                   ARTICLE V
                   LIMITATION OF TRANSACTIONS; SUBORDINATION

SECTION 5.1  Limitation of Transactions
             --------------------------

                  So long as any Capital Securities remain outstanding, if (a)
there shall have occurred and be continuing an Event of Default or a Declaration
Event of Default or (b) the Guarantor shall have selected an Extension Period as
provided in the Declaration and such period, or any extension thereof, shall be
continuing, then the Guarantor may not (x) declare or pay any dividends or
distributions on, or redeem, purchase, acquire, or make a liquidation payment
with respect to, any of the Guarantor's capital stock or (y) make any payment of
principal of or interest or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem
any debt securities of the Guarantor that rank pari passu in all respects with
or junior in interest to the Debentures (other than (i) repurchases, redemptions
or other acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Guarantor in connection
with any employment contract, benefit plan or other similar arrangement with or
for the benefit of one or more employees, officers, directors or consultants, in
connection with a dividend reinvestment or stockholder stock purchase plan or in
connection with the issuance of capital stock of the Guarantor (or securities
convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as consideration in an
acquisition transaction entered into prior to occurrence of the Event of Default
or Declaration Event of Default or the applicable Extension Period, (ii) as a
result of any exchange or conversion of any class or series of the Guarantor's
capital stock (or any capital stock of a subsidiary of the Guarantor) for any
class or series of the Guarantor's capital stock or of any class or series of
the Guarantor's indebtedness for any class or series of the Guarantor's capital
stock, (iii) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Guarantor's
capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital
stock

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or the security being converted or exchanged, (iv) any declaration of a dividend
in connection with any stockholder's rights plan, or the issuance of rights,
stock or other property under any stockholder's rights plan, or the redemption
or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, or (v) any dividend in the form of
stock, warrants, options or other rights where the dividend stock or the stock
issuable upon exercise of such warrants, options or other rights is the same
stock as that on which the dividend is being paid or ranks pari passu with or
junior to such stock).

SECTION 5.2  Ranking
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                  This Guarantee will constitute an unsecured obligation of the
Guarantor and will rank subordinate and junior in right of payment to all
present and future Senior Indebtedness (as defined in the Indenture) of the
Guarantor. By their acceptance thereof, each Holder of Capital Securities agrees
to the foregoing provisions of this Guarantee and the other terms set forth
herein.

                  The right of the Guarantor to participate in any distribution
of assets of any of its subsidiaries upon any such subsidiary's liquidation or
reorganization or otherwise is subject to the prior claims of creditors of that
subsidiary, except to the extent the Guarantor may itself be recognized as a
creditor of that subsidiary. Accordingly, the Guarantor's obligations under this
Guarantee will be effectively subordinated to all existing and future
liabilities of the Guarantor's subsidiaries, and claimants should look only to
the assets of the Guarantor for payments thereunder. This Guarantee does not
limit the incurrence or issuance of other secured or unsecured debt of the
Guarantor, including Senior Indebtedness of the Guarantor, under any indenture
that the Guarantor may enter into in the future or otherwise.

                                  ARTICLE VI
                                  TERMINATION

SECTION 6.1  Termination
             -----------

                  This Guarantee shall terminate as to the Capital Securities
(i) upon full payment of the Redemption Price of all Capital Securities, (ii)
upon the distribution of the Debentures to the Holders of all of the Capital
Securities or (iii) upon full payment of the amounts payable in accordance with
the Declaration upon dissolution of the Issuer. This Guarantee will continue to
be effective or will be reinstated, as the case may be, if at any time any
Holder of Capital Securities must restore payment of any sums paid under the
Capital Securities or under this Guarantee.

                                  ARTICLE VII
                                INDEMNIFICATION

SECTION 7.1  Exculpation
             -----------

                  (a) No Indemnified Person shall be liable, responsible or
         accountable in damages or otherwise to the Guarantor or any Covered
         Person for any loss, damage or claim incurred by reason of any act or
         omission performed or omitted by such Indemnified Person in good faith
         in accordance with this Guarantee and in a manner that such Indemnified
         Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of the authority
         conferred

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         on such Indemnified Person by this Guarantee or by law, except that an
         Indemnified Person shall be liable for any such loss, damage or claim
         incurred by reason of such Indemnified Person's negligence or willful
         misconduct with respect to such acts or omissions.

                  (b) An Indemnified Person shall be fully protected in relying
         in good faith upon the records of the Issuer or the Guarantor and upon
         such information, opinions, reports or statements presented to the
         Issuer or the Guarantor by any Person as to matters the Indemnified
         Person reasonably believes are within such other Person's professional
         or expert competence and who, if selected by such Indemnified Person,
         has been selected with reasonable care by such Indemnified Person,
         including information, opinions, reports or statements as to the value
         and amount of the assets, liabilities, profits, losses, or any other
         facts pertinent to the existence and amount of assets from which
         Distributions to Holders of Capital Securities might properly be paid.

SECTION 7.2  Indemnification
             ---------------

                  (a) The Guarantor agrees to indemnify each Indemnified Person
for, and to hold each Indemnified Person harmless against, any and all loss,
liability, damage, claim or expense incurred without negligence or willful
misconduct on the part of the Indemnified Person, arising out of or in
connection with the acceptance or administration of the trust or trusts
hereunder, including the costs and expenses (including reasonable legal fees and
expenses) of the Indemnified Person defending itself against, or investigating,
any claim or liability in connection with the exercise or performance of any of
the Indemnified Person's powers or duties hereunder. The obligation to indemnify
as set forth in this Section 7.2 shall survive the resignation or removal of the
Guarantee Trustee and the termination of this Guarantee.

                  (b) Promptly after receipt by an Indemnified Person under this
Section 7.2 of notice of the commencement of any action, such Indemnified Person
will, if a claim in respect thereof is to be made against the Guarantor under
this Section 7.2, notify the Guarantor in writing of the commencement thereof;
but the failure so to notify the Guarantor (i) will not relieve the Guarantor
from liability under paragraph (a) above unless and to the extent that the
Guarantor did not otherwise learn of such action and such failure results in the
forfeiture by the Guarantor of substantial rights and defenses and (ii) will
not, in any event, relieve the Guarantor from any obligations to any Guarantor
other than the indemnification obligation provided in paragraph (a) above. The
Guarantor shall be entitled to appoint counsel of the Guarantor's choice at the
Guarantor's expense to represent the Indemnified Person in any action for which
indemnification is sought (in which case the Guarantor shall not thereafter be
responsible for the fees and expenses of any separate counsel retained by the
Indemnified Person or Persons except as set forth below); provided, however,
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that such counsel shall be satisfactory to the Indemnified Person.
Notwithstanding the Guarantor's election to appoint counsel to represent the
Guarantor in an action, the Indemnified Person shall have the right to employ
separate counsel (including local counsel), and the Guarantor shall bear the
reasonable fees, costs and expenses of such separate counsel if (i) the use of
counsel chosen by the Guarantor to represent the Indemnified Person would
present such counsel with a conflict of interest, (ii) the actual or potential
defendants in, or targets of, any such action include both the Indemnified
Person and the Guarantor and the Indemnified Person shall have reasonably
concluded that there may be legal

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defenses available to it and/or other Indemnified Person which are different
from or additional to those available to the Guarantor, (iii) the Guarantor
shall not have employed counsel satisfactory to the Indemnified Person to
represent the Indemnified Person within a reasonable time after notice of the
institution of such action or (iv) the Guarantor shall authorize the Indemnified
Person to employ separate counsel at the expense of the Guarantor. The Guarantor
will not, without the prior written consent of the Indemnified Persons, settle
or compromise or consent to the entry of any judgment with respect to any
pending or threatened claim, action, suit or proceeding in respect of which
indemnification or contribution may be sought hereunder (whether or not the
Indemnified Persons are actual or potential parties to such claim or action)
unless such settlement, compromise or consent includes an unconditional release
of each Indemnified Person from all liability arising out of such claim, action,
suit or proceeding.

SECTION 7.3  Compensation; Reimbursement of Expenses
             ---------------------------------------

                  The Guarantor agrees:

                  (a) to pay to the Guarantee Trustee from time to time such
compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder as the parties shall
agree to from time to time (which compensation shall not be limited by any
provision of law in regard to the compensation of a trustee of an express
trust); and

                  (b) except as otherwise expressly provided herein, to
reimburse the Guarantee Trustee upon request for all reasonable expenses,
disbursements and advances incurred or made by it in accordance with any
provision of this Guarantee (including the reasonable compensation and the
expenses and disbursements of its agents and counsel), except any such expense,
disbursement or advance as may be attributable to its negligence or willful
misconduct.

                  The provisions of this Section 7.3 shall survive the
resignation or removal of the Guarantee Trustee and the termination of this
Guarantee.

                                 ARTICLE VIII
                                 MISCELLANEOUS

SECTION 8.1  Successors and Assigns
             ----------------------

                  All guarantees and agreements contained in this Guarantee
shall bind the successors, assigns, receivers, trustees and representatives of
the Guarantor and shall inure to the benefit of the Holders of the Capital
Securities then outstanding. Except in connection with any merger or
consolidation of the Guarantor with or into another entity or any sale, transfer
or lease of the Guarantor's assets to another entity, in each case, to the
extent permitted under the Indenture, the Guarantor may not assign its rights or
delegate its obligations under this Guarantee without the prior approval of the
Holders of at least a Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities.

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SECTION 8.2  Amendments
             ----------

                  Except with respect to any changes that do not adversely
affect the rights of Holders of the Capital Securities in any material respect
(in which case no consent of Holders will be required), this Guarantee may be
amended only with the prior approval of the Holders of not less than a Majority
in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities. The provisions of the
Declaration with respect to amendments thereof apply to the giving of such
approval.

SECTION 8.3  Notices
             -------

                  All notices provided for in this Guarantee shall be in
writing, duly signed by the party giving such notice, and shall be delivered,
telecopied or mailed by first class mail, as follows:

                  (a) If given to the Guarantee Trustee, at the Guarantee
         Trustee's mailing address set forth below (or such other address as the
         Guarantee Trustee may give notice of to the Holders of the Capital
         Securities):

                           The Bank of New York
                           101 Barclay Street, Floor 21W
                           New York, NY 10286
                           Attention: Corporate Trust Administration
                           Telecopy: 212-815-5915

                  (b) If given to the Guarantor, at the Guarantor's mailing
         address set forth below (or such other address as the Guarantor may
         give notice of to the Holders of the Capital Securities and to the
         Guarantee Trustee):

                           140 S. Arrowhead Avenue
                           San Bernadino, CA 92408

                           Attention: Alan J. Lane
                           Telecopy:

                  (c) If given to any Holder of the Capital Securities, at the
         address set forth on the books and records of the Issuer.

                  All such notices shall be deemed to have been given when
received in person, telecopied with receipt confirmed, or mailed by first class
mail, postage prepaid except that if a notice or other document is refused
delivery or cannot be delivered because of a changed address of which no notice
was given, such notice or other document shall be deemed to have been delivered
on the date of such refusal or inability to deliver.

SECTION 8.4  Benefit
             -------

                  This Guarantee is solely for the benefit of the Holders of the
Capital Securities and, subject to Section 2.1(a), is not separately
transferable from the Capital Securities.

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SECTION 8.5  Governing Law
             -------------

                  THIS GUARANTEE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED AND
INTERPRETED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, WITHOUT REGARD
TO CONFLICT OF LAWS PRINCIPLES THEREOF.

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                  THIS GUARANTEE is executed as of the day and year first above
written.

                               BUSINESS BANCORP,
                                 as Guarantor

                           By: /s/ Alan J. Lane
                               ----------------
                               Name: Alan J. Lane
                               Title:President and CEO

                               THE BANK OF NEW YORK,
                                 as Guarantee Trustee

                               By:       /s/                      .
                                  ------------------------
                               Name:
                               Title:

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