Document:

AMENDED AND RESTATED

Exhibit 10-26

AMENDED AND RESTATED

SUPER- PRIORITY DIP NOTE

$4,000,000

New York, New York

            Issue Date:  April 21, 2008

FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned, Lexington Precision Corporation and Lexington Rubber Group, Inc., each a Delaware corporation and a debtor in possession (collectively, the “Debtors”), hereby jointly and severally and unconditionally promise to pay to the order of Lubin Partners, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, William B. Connor and ORA Associates, LLC, a New York limited liability company (collectively, the “Holders”), the aggregate principal sum of Four Million Dollars ($4,000,000), to be allocated among the Holders as follows:

	Lubin Partners, LLC

	 
	$2,000,000

	 
	 

	William B. Connor

	 
	$1,500,000

	 
	 

	ORA Associates, LLC

	 
	$500,000

	 
	 

1.

Payment of Principal and Interest.  The principal amount of this Note shall be paid on the earliest of (i) December 31, 2009, (ii) the date upon which the Debtors’ use of Cash Collateral (as defined in the Second Cash Collateral Order) terminates, (iii) the effective date of a  confirmed chapter 11 plan of reorganization in the Chapter 11 Cases,1 (iv) the conversion of any of the Chapter 11 Cases to cases under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code, (v) the appointment of a chapter 11 trustee in any of the Chapter 11 Cases or the appointment of an examiner with expanded powers to operate or manage the financial affairs, the business or the reorganization of any Debtor and (vi) the date of acceleration by the Holders pursuant to Section 7 hereof (such date, the “Stated Maturity Date”).  The Debtors also promise to pay interest on this Note on the first business
day of each month (in arrears) and upon the date this Note matures or otherwise becomes due and payable at the rate of LIBOR plus 7% per annum with a LIBOR floor of 3% per annum (computed on the basis of a 360 day year for the actual number of days lapsed); provided that any principal amount not paid when due, and to the extent permitted by applicable law, any interest not paid when due, in each case whether at Stated Maturity Date, by required prepayment, declaration, acceleration or demand or otherwise (both before as well as after judgment), shall bear interest payable upon demand at the rate that is 2% per annum in excess of the rate of interest otherwise payable upon this Note.  All payments hereunder, including any prepayment, shall be made to the Holders on a pro rata basis based on the respective principal amounts owed to each Holder.

1 Capitalized terms used but not otherwise defined shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in Section 9 hereof.

2.

Optional Prepayment.  Debtors shall have the right at any time or from time to time and without premium or penalty, to voluntarily prepay all or any portion of this Note.  Each prepayment shall be accompanied by the payment of accrued and unpaid interest on the amount being prepaid, through the date of prepayment.  Any amounts prepaid hereunder may not be reborrowed.

3.

Lender Fee.  Pursuant to the Final Borrowing Order, the Debtors have paid to the Holders a fee in cash in the aggregate amount of $80,000, which was allocated to the Holders pro rata based upon their funding commitment.  No additional fees are payable. 

4.

Use of Proceeds.  The proceeds of this Note shall be used by the Debtors to the extent Cash Collateral (as defined in the Second Cash Collateral Order) is insufficient to fund working capital requirements and general corporate purposes relating to the Debtors’ post-petition operations and for other expenditures as authorized in the DIP Extension Order or the Second Cash Collateral Order or as otherwise authorized by the Bankruptcy Court; provided that no portion of the proceeds shall be used, directly or indirectly, to (a) finance or make any payment or prepayment to any Person with respect to a Prepetition Indebtedness unless authorized by an order of the Bankruptcy Court; or (b) finance in any way any investigation, adversary action, suit, arbitration, proceeding or other litigation of any type against the Holders (in their capacity as Holders).  The Debtors shall use the entire amount of the proceeds
in accordance with this Section 4; provided, however, that nothing herein shall in any way prejudice the Holders from objecting, for any reason, to any requests, motions or applications made in the Bankruptcy Court, including any applications for interim or final allowances of compensation for services rendered or reimbursement of expenses incurred under Sections 105(a), 330 or 331 of the Bankruptcy Code, by any party in interest; and provided, further, that Debtors shall not use the proceeds for any purpose that is prohibited under the Bankruptcy Code.  The proceeds of this Note have been deposited and shall be held in the bank account at a bank that has been approved by the Office of the United States Trustee for the Southern District of New York as an authorized bank depository (the “DIP Account”) as described in the Final Borrowing Order and no other funds or cash collateral of the Debtors shall be co-mingled with the proceeds of this Note or deposited
in the DIP Account. 

5.

Superpriority Nature of Obligations.  All obligations of the Debtors under this Note (including the obligation to pay principal, interest, fees, costs, charges, commissions and expenses) shall be paid as provided herein when due, without defense, offset, reduction or counterclaim, and shall constitute allowed claims to the full extent thereof against the Debtors arising under Section 364(c)(1) of the Bankruptcy Code, and senior to any and all other claims, including, without limitation, all administrative expenses or other claims arising under sections 105, 326, 328, 330, 331, 503(b), 506(c), 507(a), 507(b), 726, 1113 or 1114 of the Bankruptcy Code; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, the DIP Super-Priority Claim shall be junior, subordinate, and subject to the Adequate Protection Claim, the Prepetition Senior Secured Debt, the Senior Lender Prepetition Liens, the Carve-Out, and the
Adequate Protection Lien (all as defined in the Second Cash Collateral Order).  Subject to the Carve-Out, the Adequate Protection Liens (as defined in Second Cash Collateral Order), the Prepetition Senior Secured Debt (as defined in the Second Cash Collateral Order) and the Adequate Protection Claim (as defined in the Second Cash Collateral Order), the DIP Super-Priority Claim will at all times be senior to any unsecured claims of any creditor or other entity in this and any subsequent

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case under the Bankruptcy Code.  With the exception of the Carve-Out, the Adequate Protection Liens, the Prepetition Senior Secured Debt, and the Adequate Protection Claim, no cost or expense of administration or any claims in this case, including those resulting from or incurred after any conversion of this case pursuant to Section 1112 of the Bankruptcy Code shall rank prior to, or on parity with, the DIP Super-Priority Claims.   

6. 

Covenants.  Each of the Debtors covenant and agree that until this Note is paid in full, neither of the Debtors shall, without the prior written consent of the Required Holders:

(a) 

Asset Sales.  enter into any transaction of merger or consolidation, or liquidate, wind-up or dissolve itself (or suffer any liquidation or dissolution), or convey, sell, lease or sub-lease (as lessor or sublessor), transfer or otherwise dispose of, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or any part of its business, property or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, other than sales of inventory and equipment in the ordinary course of business and sales of obsolete equipment or equipment that is no longer required in the business; provided, however, that the Debtors shall be permitted to sell, in one transaction or a series of transactions, all or any part of its business, property or assets, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, provided that the proceeds of such sale (less all costs, expenses and fees related thereto) shall be subject to the priorities set
forth in the Second Cash Collateral Order and the DIP Extension Order. 

(b)

Chapter 11 Claims.  unless all obligations under this Note have been indefeasibly paid in full in cash, incur, create, assume, suffer or permit any claim or encumbrance against it or any of its property or assets in any Chapter 11 Case (other than the Existing Secured Claims, the Carve-Out, the Adequate Protection Claim, and the Insurance Premium Financing) to be pari passu with or senior to the claims of the Holders against such Debtor in respect of the obligations hereunder, or apply to the Bankruptcy Court for authority to do so; or

(c) 

Limitation on Payments Related to Prepetition Obligations.  (i) make any payment or prepayment on or redemption or acquisition for value of any Prepetition Indebtedness or other pre-Petition Date obligations of such Debtor, (ii) pay any interest on any Prepetition Indebtedness of such Debtor, including, without limitation, by way of depositing with the trustee with respect thereto money or securities before due for the purpose of paying when due (whether in cash, in kind, in securities or otherwise), or (iii) make any payment or create or permit any lien pursuant to Section 361 of the Bankruptcy Code (other than the Adequate Protection Liens (as such term is defined in the Second Cash Collateral Order), or apply to the Bankruptcy Court for the authority to do any of the foregoing; provided that the Debtors may make payments as permitted in the DIP Extension Order or the Second Cash Collateral Order, or as
authorized in any other order of the Bankruptcy Court, including, for example, making Adequate Protection Payments (as such term is defined in the Second Cash Collateral Order).   

7.

Events of Default.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and without application or motion to, or order from, the Bankruptcy Court, if any of the following conditions or events (“Events of Default”) shall occur:

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(a) 

Failure to Make Payments When Due.  Failure by the Debtors to pay any installment of principal on this Note when due or pay any installment of interest within 3 business days of when due, whether at stated maturity, by acceleration, by notice of voluntary prepayment, by mandatory prepayment or otherwise; or failure by the Debtors to pay any fee or any other amount due under this Note within three days after the date due; 

(b) 

Chapter 11 Cases.  With respect to the Chapter 11 Cases, (i) the entry of an order authorizing any Debtor in any of the Chapter 11 Cases to obtain additional financing under Section 364(c) or (d) of the Bankruptcy Code (other than Insurance Premium Financing, as defined in the Second Cash Collateral Order) 
if such order does not provide for the indefeasible payment in full in cash of all obligations under this Note; (ii) the appointment of an interim or permanent trustee in any of the Chapter 11 Cases or the appointment of an examiner in any of the Chapter 11 Cases with expanded powers to operate or manage the financial affairs, the business, or the reorganization of any Debtor; (iii) the dismissal of any of the Chapter 11 Cases, or the conversion of any of the Chapter 11 Cases to a case under chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code; (iv) the entry of an order granting relief from or modifying the automatic stay of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code (a) to allow any creditor to execute upon or enforce a lien on any material portion of the property or assets of any Debtor or (b) with respect to any lien of, or the granting of any lien on any other property or assets of any Debtor to, any state or local environmental or regulatory agency or authority, but only to the extent that it would have a Material Adverse Effect;

 (v) exercise of rights by the Prepetition Senior Lenders (as defined in the Second Cash Collateral Order) pursuant to Paragraph 9 of the Second Cash Collateral Order against the Senior Lender Prepetition Collateral and/or the other collateral in which Adequate Protection Liens were granted to the Prepetition Senior Lenders; (vi) the entry of an order amending, supplementing, staying, vacating or otherwise modifying any of the Final Borrowing Order (as it pertains to this Note or the Holders), the DIP Extension Order, or the Second Cash Collateral Order or this Note or any of the Holders’ rights, benefits, privileges or remedies under the Final Borrowing Order, the DIP Extension Order, the Second Cash Collateral Order or this Note; (vii) the entry of an order consolidating or combining any Debtor with any other Person (other than another Debtor); (viii) an order shall be entered approving, or the Debtor shall have consented to, any claim or administrative expense claim (other than the Carve-Out and the
 Adequate Protection Claim) having any priority over, or being pari passu to the super-priority administrative expense claim of the obligations under this Note; or (ix) use of the proceeds of this Note for any purpose that is prohibited under Section 6(c) hereof; 

(c) 

Default.  Any Debtor shall default in the due performance or observance by it of any term, covenant or agreement contained in this Note or any term or agreement relating to this Note that is contained in the Final Borrowing Order or the DIP Extension Order, and such default shall continue for a period of 5 days after receipt by the Debtors of notice from the Holders of such default; or

(d) 

Judgments.  (i) Any money judgment, writ or warrant of attachment or similar process as to post-Petition Date liability or debt (a) in any individual case an amount in excess of $50,000 or (b) in the aggregate at any time an amount in excess of $250,000 (in either case not adequately covered by insurance as to which a solvent and unaffiliated insurance

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company has acknowledged coverage) shall be entered or filed against the Debtors or any of their respective assets and shall remain undischarged, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of 60 days; or (ii) any non-monetary judgment or order with respect to a post-Petition Date event shall be rendered against any Debtor that would reasonably be expected to result in a Material Adverse Effect and shall remain undischarged, unvacated, unbonded or unstayed for a period of 60 days. 

(e)

Use of Proceeds.  Funds or Cash Collateral (as defined in the Second Cash Collateral Order) are co-mingled with the proceeds of this Note in the DIP Account or proceeds of this Note are used in a manner prohibited by this Note.

Upon the occurrence and during the continuance of any Event of Default, the Holders may (notwithstanding the provisions of Section 362 of the Bankruptcy Code and without application or motion to, or order from, the Bankruptcy Court) by written notice to the Debtors declare (i) the unpaid principal amount of and accrued interest on the Notes and (ii) all other obligations immediately due and payable, without presentment, demand, protest or other requirements of any kind, all of which are hereby expressly waived by the Debtors, and the same shall forthwith become, immediately due and payable.  

9.

Definitions.  The following terms shall have the following meanings in this Note:

“Bankruptcy Code” means title 11 of the United States Code entitled “Bankruptcy”, as now and hereafter in effect, or any successor statute.

“Bankruptcy Court” means the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

“Business Day” means each day that is not a Legal Holiday.

“Chapter 11 Cases” means those certain proceedings for relief filed by the Debtors under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code and being jointly administered under Case No. 08-11153 in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.  

“DIP Extension Order” means that certain Order Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 105 And 364 Authorizing Extension of Postpetition Financing, entered by the Bankruptcy Court on March 23, 2009. 

“Existing Secured Claims” means any secured claims in existence as of the commencement of the Chapter 11 Cases. 

“Final Borrowing Order” means that certain Final Order (i) Authorizing the Debtors to Use Cash Collateral, (ii) Granting Adequate Protection to Prepetition Secured Lenders, and (iii) Authorizing Post-Petition Financing entered by the Bankruptcy Court on April 17, 2008.

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“Final Order” means an order, judgment or other decree of the Bankruptcy Court or any other court or judicial body with proper jurisdiction, as the case may be, which is in full force and effect and has not been reversed, stayed, modified or amended and as to which (i) any right to appeal or seek certiorari, review or rehearing has been waived or (ii) the time to appeal or seek certiorari, review or rehearing has expired and as to which no appeal or petition for certiorari, review or rehearing is pending.

“Issue Date” means the issue date of this Note on April 21, 2008.

“Legal Holiday” means a Saturday, a Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in the State of New York are authorized or required by law to close.  If a payment date is a Legal Holiday, payment shall be made on the next succeeding date that is not a Legal Holiday, and interest shall accrue for the intervening period at the rate set forth in Section 1 hereof.  If a regular record date is a Legal Holiday, the record shall not be affected.

“LIBOR” means a fluctuating rate of interest determined on a daily basis equal to the one-month rate of interest appearing on Telerate Page 3750 (or any successor page) as the 30-day London interbank offered rate for deposits in U.S. Dollars at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London Time) on the second preceding Business Day.  If for any reason such rate is not available, “LIBOR” means the fluctuating rate of interest calculated on a daily basis equal to the one-month rate of interest appearing on Reuters Screen LIBO Page as the 30-day London interbank offered rate for deposits in U.S. Dollars at approximately 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the second preceding Business Day; provided, however, if more than one rate is specified on Reuters Screen LIBO Page, the applicable rate shall be the arithmetic mean of all such rates; provided, however, if such rate is not available, “LIBOR” shall mean a
fluctuating rate of interest based upon a comparable rate designated by the Holders as a substitute therefore.  “Telerate Page 3750” means the British Bankers Association Libor Rates (determined as of 11:00 a.m. London time) that are published by Moneyline Telerate (or any successor thereto).  As used in this definition, the term “Business Day” means a day on which commercial banks are open for international business (including dealings in U.S. Dollar deposits in London, England). 

“Material Adverse Effect” means (i) a material adverse effect upon the business, operations, liabilities (whether contractual, environmental or otherwise), properties, assets, condition (financial or otherwise) or prospects of the Debtors taken as a whole or (ii) the material impairment of the ability of any Debtor to perform the obligations of the Debtors under the Note. 

“Motion” means the Debtors’ Motion for Authorization Pursuant to 11 U.S.C. §§ 105, 361, 362, 364(c)(1), and 364(e) to (i) Use Cash Collateral, (ii) Grant Adequate Protection to Prepetition Secured Lenders, and (iii) Obtain Postpetition Financing.

“Note” means this $4,000,000 Amended and Restated Super-Priority DIP Note by and between the Debtors and the Holders.  Upon execution, the Note will supersede in its entirety the $4,000,000 Super-Priority DIP Note by and between the Debtors and the Holders, issued on April 21, 2008, which shall be promptly returned to the Debtors.

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“Person” an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company, business trust, joint stock company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture, governmental authority or other entity of whatever nature.

“Petition Date” means April 1, 2008, the date on which the Debtors filed their petitions for relief commencing these Chapter 11 Cases.

“Prepetition Indebtedness” means indebtedness of any Debtor outstanding on the Petition Date, including Indebtedness under the Prepetition Credit Agreements, the Senior Subordinated Notes and the 13% Junior Subordinated Note (as those terms are defined and/or referenced in the Motion). 

“Required Holders” means Holders holding more than 50% of the principal amount of the Note. 

“Second Cash Collateral Order” means that certain Order Pursuant to Bankruptcy Code Sections 105, 361, 362, and 363 Authorizing Debtors Use of Cash Collateral, entered by the Bankruptcy Court on March 4, 2009.

10.

Successors and Assigns.  This Note shall inure to the benefit of the Holders and their respective successors and assigns and shall bind the Holders, their respective successors and assigns, and any chapter 7 or chapter 11 trustee appointed after the Petition Date or elected for the estates of the Debtors or an examiner appointed pursuant to section 1104 of the Bankruptcy Code.

11.

Presentment and Demand.  Demand, presentment, protest and notice of nonpayment and protest are hereby waived by the Debtors.

12.

Amendment and Non-Waiver.  

(a)

This Note may not be amended, modified, or waived except by an agreement in writing signed by the Debtors and the Required Holders; provided that consent of all Holders shall be required to reduce the principal amount, the interest rate, or extend any payment date.  

(b) 

To the extent permitted by law, no failure to exercise and no delay on the part of the Holders in exercising any power or right in connection with this Note or available at law or in equity, shall operate as a waiver thereof, and no single or partial exercise of any such rights or power, or any abandonment or discontinuance of steps to enforce such a right or power, shall preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right or power.

13.

Notices.  Except as otherwise provided herein, any notice, demand, request, consent, approval, declaration, delivery or other communication hereunder to be made pursuant to the provisions of this Note shall be sufficiently given or made if in writing and either delivered in person with receipt acknowledged or three (3) Business Days after being sent by registered or certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, or by telecopy and confirmed by telecopy answerback, addressed as follows:

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(a)

If to the Debtors:

Lexington Precision Corporation

Lexington Rubber Group, Inc.
800 Third Avenue, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Attn:  Warren Delano
Telecopy No.:  212-319-4659

with a copy to:

Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

767 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10153
Telecopy No.:  212-310-8000
Attn:  Richard P. Krasnow, Esq.
          Adam P. Strochak, Esq.

 

(b)

If to the Holders:

c/o Michael A. Lubin

Lexington Precision Corporation
800 Third Avenue, 15th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Telecopy No.:  212-319-4659

with a copy to:

O'Melveny & Myers LLP

7 Times Square

New York, NY 10036

Telecopy No.:  212-362-2061

Attn:  Gerald C. Bender, Esq.

or at such other address as may be substituted by notice given as herein provided.  The giving of any notice required hereunder may be waived in writing by the party entitled to receive such notice.

14.

Submission to Jurisdiction:  Waiver of Jury Trial.  

(a) 

The Debtors and the Holders hereby irrevocably submit to the jurisdiction of the Bankruptcy Court, and they hereby irrevocably agree that any action concerning the Note shall be heard and determined in the Bankruptcy Court.  The Debtors and the Holders hereby irrevocably waive, to the fullest extent they may effectively do so, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of any such action in the Bankruptcy Court.  The Debtors and the Holders hereby irrevocably agree that the summons and complaint or any other process in any

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such action may be served by mailing in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section 13 hereof.
 

(b)

EACH OF THE DEBTORS AND THE HOLDERS HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVE ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING OR COUNTERCLAIM ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO ANY OBLIGATIONS UNDER THIS NOTE.

15.

Governing Law.  This Note shall be governed by, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to agreements made and to be wholly performed in such State and without giving effect to the conflict of laws principles thereof.

16.

Indemnification for Expenses.  The Debtors agree to pay all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses of the Holders (solely in their capacity as Holders) incurred in connection with the preparation, execution, delivery, enforcement and administration of this Note, the documents and instruments referred to herein and any amendments, waivers or consents relating hereto or thereto including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of O’Melveny & Myers LLP, counsel for the Holders.  In addition, the Debtors agree to pay, and save Holders (solely in their capacity as Holders) harmless from all liability for, any stamp or other documentary taxes that may be payable in connection with the execution or delivery of this Note by the Debtors.

17.

Indemnification of Holders.  The Debtors hereby agree to protect, indemnify, pay and save harmless the Holders (solely in their capacity as Holders) from and against any and all claims, demands, liabilities, damages, losses, costs, chargers and expenses (including reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of outside counsel) that Holders (solely in their capacity as Holders) may incur or be subject to as a consequence, direct or indirect, of the issuance of this Note by the Debtors other than as a result of the gross negligence or willful misconduct of the Holders (solely in their capacity as Holders) as determined by a final judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction.

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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Debtors have executed and delivered this Note as of the day and year and at the place first above written.

	  	
LEXINGTON PRECISION CORPORATION 

 

	  	  	  	  	By:  	  /s/ Warren Delano                     	  

	  	  	  	  	  	Name:  	  	Warren
Delano 
	  	  	  	  	  	Title:  	  	President 

 

	  	
LEXINGTON RUBBER GROUP, INC. 

 

	  	  	  	  	By:  	  /s/ Warren Delano                     	  

	  	  	  	  	  	Name:  	  	Warren
Delano 
	  	  	  	  	  	Title:  	  	President 

10Exhibit 10.1

                              SUPERVISORY AGREEMENT
                              ---------------------

     This Supervisory  Agreement (Agreement) is made and effective this 24th day
of April 2009 (Effective Date), by and through the Board of Directors (Board) of
Harrington  West Financial  Group,  Inc.,  Solvang,  California,  OTS Docket No.
H-2621  (Holding  Company),  the holding company for Los Padres Bank, OTS Docket
No. 07935 (the Association),  and the Office of Thrift Supervision (OTS), acting
by and through its Regional Director for the Western Region (Regional Director).

     WHEREAS,  based on its Report of Examination of the Holding  Company issued
November  12, 2008,  the OTS finds that the Holding  Company has engaged in acts
and practices that are unsafe and unsound; and

     WHEREAS,  OTS is the  primary  federal  regulator  of the  Holding  Company
pursuant to the Home Owners' Loan Act (HOLA), 12 USC ss.ss. 1461 et seq., and is
the Holding  Company's  appropriate  Federal  banking agency for purposes of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act (FDIA), 12 USC ss.ss. 1811 et seq.; and

     WHEREAS,  in  furtherance  of their  common goal to ensure that the Holding
Company  continues  to address the unsafe and  unsound  acts and  practices  and
weaknesses and deficiencies  identified by OTS, the Holding Company and OTS have
mutually agreed to enter into this Agreement; and

     WHEREAS,  on April  23rd  2009,  the  Holding  Company's  Board,  at a duly
constituted  meeting adopted a resolution (Board Resolution) that authorizes the
Holding  Company to enter into this  Agreement  and  directs  compliance  by the
Holding   Company   and  its   directors,   officers,   employees,   and   other
institution-affiliated parties with each and every provision of this Agreement.

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     NOW THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of the above  premises,  it is agreed as
follows:

Capital Plan
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     1. Within  thirty (30) days,  the Holding  Company  shall submit to OTS for
review and  approval  a detailed  capital  plan to attain and  maintain  minimum
capital  levels at the  Association  of: (a) Tier 1 Core  Capital of six percent
(6%) and Total Risk Based Capital of eleven  percent (11%) by June 30, 2009; and
(b) Tier 1 Core Capital of seven  percent  (7%) and Total Risk Based  Capital of
twelve percent (12%) by September 30, 2009.

Capital Distributions
---------------------

     2. Effective  immediately,  the Holding Company shall not declare, make, or
pay any  dividends (on any class of stock) or other  capital  distributions,  as
that term is defined in 12 CFR ss. 563.141,  or redeem any capital stock without
receiving the prior written  non-objection of OTS. The Holding Company's written
request for such  non-objection  shall be  submitted to OTS at least thirty (30)
days prior to the anticipated  date of the proposed  dividend payment or capital
distribution.

Debt Limitations/Restrictions
-----------------------------

     3.  Effective  immediately,  the Holding  Company  shall not incur,  issue,
renew,  repurchase,  or rollover any debt, increase any current lines of credit,
or  guarantee  the  debt of any  entity  without  receiving  the  prior  written
non-objection   of  OTS.  The  Holding   Company's   written  request  for  such
non-objection  shall be  submitted to OTS at least thirty (30) days prior to the
anticipated date of any such proposed action.

Notice of Change of Director or Senior Executive Officer
--------------------------------------------------------

     4. Effective immediately, the Holding Company is required to notify the OTS
of the  proposed  addition of any  individual  to its board of  directors or the
employment  of any  individual  as a senior  executive  officer or  changing  of
responsibilities  of any  senior  executive  officer at least  thirty  (30) days
before such addition or employment or change becomes  effective,  as required by
12 CFR ss. 563.560(a)(1)(ii) and 12 USC ss. 1831i.

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Restrictions on Golden Parachute Payments
-----------------------------------------

     5.  Effective  immediately,  the Holding  Company shall not make any golden
parachute  payment(1)  or prohibited  indemnification  payment(2)  unless,  with
respect  to each  such  payment,  the  Holding  Company  has  complied  with the
requirements of 12 CFR Part 359.

Effective Date
--------------

     6. This  Agreement is effective on the Effective Date as shown on the first
page.

Duration
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     7. This  Agreement  shall  remain in effect until  terminated,  modified or
suspended,  by written  notice of such action by OTS,  acting by and through its
authorized representatives.

Time Calculations
-----------------

     8.  Calculation of time  limitations  for compliance with the terms of this
Agreement  run from the  Effective  Date and  shall be based on  calendar  days,
unless otherwise noted.

     9. The Regional Director, or an OTS authorized  representative,  may extend
any of the deadlines set forth in the  provisions of this Agreement upon written
request  by the  Holding  Company  that  includes  reasons  in  support  for any
extension. Any OTS extension shall be made in writing.

Submissions and Notices
-----------------------

     10. All submissions,  including progress reports,  to OTS that are required
by or  contemplated  by the  Agreement  shall be submitted  within the specified
timeframes.

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(1)  The term "golden parachute payment" is defined at 12 CFR ss. 359.1(f).
(2)  The term  "prohibited  indemnification  payment"  is  defined at 12 CFR ss.
     359.1(l).

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<PAGE>

     11.  Except  as  otherwise  provided  herein,  all  submissions,  requests,
communications,  consents or other documents relating to this Agreement shall be
in writing and sent by first-class U.S. mail (or by reputable overnight carrier,
electronic  facsimile  transmission or hand delivery by messenger)  addressed as
follows:

               A. To OTS:
                  -------

                  C.K. Lee, Regional Director Office of Thrift Supervision,
                  Western Region 225 E. John Carpenter Freeway, Suite 500
                  Irving, TX 75062-2326

                  With a Copy To:
                  ---------------

                  Timothy J. Lane, Assistant Director
                  Office of Thrift Supervision, Western Region
                  1551 N. Tustin Avenue, Suite 1050
                  Santa Ana, CA 92705

               B. To the Holding Company: Attn: Craig J. Cerny
                  --------------------------------------------
                  Harrington West Financial Group, Inc.
                  610 Alamo Pintado Road
                  Solvang, CA 93463

No Violations Authorized
------------------------

     12.  Nothing in this  Agreement  shall be construed as allowing the Holding
Company,  its  Board,  officers  or  employees  to  violate  any law,  rule,  or
regulation.

OTS Authority Not Affected
--------------------------

     13.  Nothing in this  Agreement  shall  inhibit,  estop,  bar or  otherwise
prevent OTS from taking any other action affecting the Holding Company if at any
time OTS deems it  appropriate to do so to fulfill the  responsibilities  placed
upon OTS by law.

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Other Governmental Actions Not Affected
---------------------------------------

     14. The Holding Company  acknowledges  and agrees that its execution of the
Agreement is solely for the purpose of resolving the matters  addressed  herein,
and does not otherwise release, discharge, compromise, settle, dismiss, resolve,
or in any way affect any actions,  charges against,  or liability of the Holding
Company that arise pursuant to this action or otherwise, and that may be or have
been brought by any governmental entity other than OTS.

Miscellaneous
-------------

     15. The laws of the United States of America shall govern the  construction
and validity of this Agreement.

     16. If any provision of this Agreement is ruled to be invalid,  illegal, or
unenforceable  by the  decision  of any  Court of  competent  jurisdiction,  the
validity,  legality, and enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall
not in any way be affected or impaired thereby,  unless the Regional Director in
his or her sole discretion determines otherwise.

     17.  All  references  to OTS in this  Agreement  shall also mean any of the
OTS's predecessors, successors, and assigns.

     18.  The  section  and  paragraph   headings  in  this  Agreement  are  for
convenience only and shall ot affect the interpretation of this Agreement.

     19.  The  terms of this  Agreement  represent  the final  agreement  of the
parties with respect to the subject  matters  thereof,  and  constitute the sole
agreement of the parties with respect to such subject matters.

Enforceability of Agreement
---------------------------

     20. This  Agreement  is a "written  agreement"  entered into with an agency
within the  meaning and for the  purposes  of Section 8 of the FDIA,  12 USC ss.
1818.

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Signature of Directors/Board Resolution
---------------------------------------

     21. Each Director  signing this  Agreement  attests that he or she voted in
favor of a Board  Resolution  authorizing  the consent of the Holding Company to
the issuance  and  execution of the  Agreement.  A copy of the Board  Resolution
authorizing  execution of this  Agreement  shall be delivered to OTS, along with
the executed original(s) of this Agreement.

     WHEREFORE,  OTS, acting by and through its Regional Director, and the Board
of the Holding Company, hereby execute this Agreement.

Harrington West Financial Group, Inc.               OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION
Solvang, California

By: /s/ Craig J. Cerny                           By: /s/ Edwin Chow
    ------------------                               -------------------
    Craig J. Cerny, Chairman                         Edwin Chow, Deputy Regional
                                                     Director Western Region

                                                 Date: See Effective Date on
                                                       page 1

/s/ Paul O. Halme
-----------------
Paul O. Halme, Director

/s/ Tim Hatlestad
-----------------
Tim Hatlestad, Director

/s/ John J. McConnell
---------------------
John J. McConnell, Director

/s/ William W. Phillips, Jr.
 ---------------------------
William W. Phillips, Jr., Director

/s/ William D. Ross
-------------------
William D. Ross, Director

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