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                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.6
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                        AMENDED\ AND RESTATED DECLARATION
                                    OF TRUST

                                  BY AND AMONG

                       STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
                      OF CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                            AS INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE,

                           VINEYARD NATIONAL BANCORP,
                                   AS SPONSOR,

                                       AND
                          NORMAN MORALES AND SARA AHERN
                               AS ADMINISTRATORS,

                          DATED AS OF DECEMBER 18, 2001

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                                TABLE OF CONTENTS

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ARTICLE I INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS..............................................................................         1
     Section 1.1.   Definitions.......................................................................................         1

ARTICLE II ORGANIZATION...............................................................................................         7
     Section 2.1.   Name..............................................................................................         7
     Section 2.2.   Office............................................................................................         7
     Section 2.3.   Purpose...........................................................................................         7
     Section 2.4.   Authority.........................................................................................         7
     Section 2.5.   Title to Property of the Trust....................................................................         7
     Section 2.6.   Powers and Duties of the Institutional Trustee and the Administrators.............................         8
     Section 2.7.   Prohibition of Actions by the Trust and the Institutional Trustee.................................        11
     Section 2.8.   Powers and Duties of the Institutional Trustee....................................................        12
     Section 2.9.   Certain Duties and Responsibilities of the Institutional Trustee and Administrators...............        13
     Section 2.10.  Certain Rights of Institutional Trustee...........................................................        14
     Section 2.11.  Execution of Documents............................................................................        16
     Section 2.12.  Not Responsible for Recitals or Issuance of Securities............................................        16
     Section 2.13.  Duration of Trust.................................................................................        16
     Section 2.14.  Mergers...........................................................................................        16

ARTICLE III SPONSOR...................................................................................................        18
     Section 3.1.   Sponsor's Purchase of Common Securities...........................................................        18
     Section 3.2.   Responsibilities of the Sponsor...................................................................        18
     Section 3.3.   Expenses..........................................................................................        18
     Section 3.4.   Right to Proceed..................................................................................        19

ARTICLE IV INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE AND ADMINISTRATORS...................................................................        19
     Section 4.1.   Institutional Trustee; Eligibility................................................................        19
     Section 4.2.   Administrators....................................................................................        19
     Section 4.3.   Appointment, Removal and Resignation of Institutional Trustee and
                    Administrators....................................................................................        20
     Section 4.4.   Institutional Trustee Vacancies...................................................................        21
     Section 4.5.   Effect of Vacancies...............................................................................        21
     Section 4.6.   Meetings of the Institutional Trustee and the Administrators......................................        21
     Section 4.7.   Delegation of Power...............................................................................        22
     Section 4.8.   Conversion, Consolidation or Succession to Business...............................................        22

ARTICLE V DISTRIBUTIONS...............................................................................................        22
     Section 5.1.   Distributions.....................................................................................        22

ARTICLE VI ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES.....................................................................................        22
     Section 6.1.   General Provisions Regarding Securities...........................................................        22
     Section 6.2.   Paying Agent, Transfer Agent and Registrar........................................................        23
     Section 6.3.   Form and Dating...................................................................................        23
     Section 6.4.   Mutilated, Destroyed, Lost or Stolen Certificates.................................................        24
     Section 6.5.   Temporary Securities..............................................................................        24
     Section 6.6.   Cancellation......................................................................................        24
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     Section 6.7.   Rights of Holders; Waivers of Past Defaults.......................................................        24

ARTICLE VII DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION OF TRUST......................................................................        26
     Section 7.1.   Dissolution and Termination of Trust..............................................................        26

ARTICLE VIII TRANSFER OF INTERESTS....................................................................................        27
     Section 8.1.   General...........................................................................................        27
     Section 8.2.   Transfer Procedures and Restrictions..............................................................        28
     Section 8.3.   Deemed Security Holders...........................................................................        29

ARTICLE IX LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF HOLDERS OF SECURITIES, INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE OR OTHERS..........................        30
     Section 9.1.   Liability.........................................................................................        30
     Section 9.2.   Exculpation.......................................................................................        30
     Section 9.3.   Fiduciary Duty....................................................................................        31
     Section 9.4.   Indemnification...................................................................................        31
     Section 9.5.   Outside Businesses................................................................................        33
     Section 9.6.   Compensation; Fee.................................................................................        33

ARTICLE X ACCOUNTING..................................................................................................        34
     Section 10.1.  Fiscal Year.......................................................................................        34
     Section 10.2.  Certain Accounting Matters........................................................................        34
     Section 10.3.  Banking...........................................................................................        34
     Section 10.4.  Withholding.......................................................................................        34

ARTICLE XI AMENDMENTS AND MEETINGS....................................................................................        35
     Section 11.1.  Amendments........................................................................................        35
     Section 11.2.  Meetings of the Holders of Securities; Action by Written Consent..................................        36

ARTICLE XII REPRESENTATIONS OF INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE..................................................................        37
     Section 12.1.  Representations and Warranties of Institutional Trustee...........................................        37

ARTICLE XIII MISCELLANEOUS............................................................................................        38
     Section 13.1.  Notices...........................................................................................        38
     Section 13.2.  Governing Law.....................................................................................        39
     Section 13.3.  Intention of the Parties..........................................................................        39
     Section 13.4.  Headings..........................................................................................        39
     Section 13.5.  Successors and Assigns............................................................................        39
     Section 13.6.  Partial Enforceability............................................................................        39
     Section 13.7.  Counterparts......................................................................................        39
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Annex I.......................     Terms of Securities
Exhibit A-1...................     Form of Capital Security Certificate
Exhibit A-2...................     Form of Common Security Certificate
Exhibit B.....................     Specimen of Initial Debenture
Exhibit C.....................     Placement Agreement
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                              AMENDED AND RESTATED

                              DECLARATION OF TRUST

                                       OF

                           VINEYARD STATUTORY TRUST I

                                DECEMBER 18, 2001

         AMENDED AND RESTATED DECLARATION OF TRUST ("Declaration") dated and
effective as of December 18, 2001, by the Institutional Trustee (as defined
herein), the Administrators (as defined herein), the Sponsor (as defined herein)
and by the holders, from time to time, of undivided beneficial interests in the
Trust (as defined herein) to be issued pursuant to this Declaration;

         WHEREAS, the Institutional Trustee, the Administrators and the Sponsor
established Vineyard Statutory Trust I (the "Trust"), a statutory trust under
the Statutory Trust Act (as defined herein) pursuant to a Declaration of Trust
dated as of October 26, 2001 (the "Original Declaration"), and a Certificate of
Trust filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Connecticut on November
8, 2001, for the sole purpose of issuing and selling certain securities
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust and
investing the proceeds thereof in certain debentures of the Debenture Issuer (as
defined herein);

         WHEREAS, as of the date hereof, no interests in the Trust have been
issued; and

         WHEREAS, the Institutional Trustee, the Administrators and the Sponsor,
by this Declaration, amend and restate each and every term and provision of the
Original Declaration;

         NOW, THEREFORE, it being the intention of the parties hereto to
continue the Trust as a statutory trust under the Statutory Trust Act and that
this Declaration constitutes the governing instrument of such statutory trust,
the Institutional Trustee declares that all assets contributed to the Trust will
be held in trust for the benefit of the holders, from time to time, of the
securities representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the
Trust issued hereunder, subject to the provisions of this Declaration. The
parties hereto hereby agree as follows:

                                    ARTICLE I

                         INTERPRETATION AND DEFINITIONS

         SECTION 1.1.      DEFINITIONS. Unless the context otherwise requires:

         (a)      Capitalized terms used in this Declaration 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 Declaration has the same
meaning throughout;

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

         (d)      all references in this Declaration to Articles and Sections
and Annexes and Exhibits are to Articles and Sections of and Annexes and
Exhibits to this Declaration unless otherwise specified; and

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         (e)      a reference to the singular includes the plural and vice
versa.

         "Additional Interest" has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

         "Administrative Action" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 4(a) of
Annex I.

         "Administrators" means each of Norman Morales and Sara Ahern, solely in
such Person's capacity as Administrator of the Trust created and continued
hereunder and not in such Person's individual capacity, or such Administrator's
successor in interest in such capacity, or any successor appointed as herein
provided.

         "Affiliate" has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405 of
the Securities Act or any successor rule thereunder.

         "Authorized Officer" of a Person means any Person that is authorized to
bind such Person.

         "Bankruptcy Event" means, with respect to any Person:

         (a)      a court having jurisdiction in the premises shall enter a
decree or order for relief in respect of such Person in an involuntary case
under any applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or
hereafter in effect, or appointing a receiver, liquidator, assignee, custodian,
trustee, sequestrator (or similar official) of such Person or for any
substantial part of its property, or ordering the winding-up or liquidation of
its affairs and such decree or order shall remain unstayed and in effect for a
period of 90 consecutive days; or

         (b)      such Person shall commence a voluntary case under any
applicable bankruptcy, insolvency or other similar law now or hereafter in
effect, shall consent to the entry of an order for relief in an involuntary case
under any such law, or shall consent to the appointment of or taking possession
by a receiver, liquidator, assignee, trustee, custodian, sequestrator (or other
similar official) of such Person of any substantial part of its property, or
shall make any general assignment for the benefit of creditors, or shall fail
generally to pay its debts as they become due.

         "Business Day" means any day other than Saturday, Sunday or any other
day on which banking institutions in New York City or Hartford, Connecticut are
permitted or required by any applicable law to close.

         "Capital Securities" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 1(a) of
Annex I.

         "Capital Security Certificate" means a definitive Certificate in fully
registered form representing a Capital Security substantially in the form of
Exhibit A-1.

         "Capital Treatment Event" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 4(a)
of Annex I.

         "Certificate" means any certificate evidencing Securities.

         "Closing Date" has the meaning set forth in the Placement Agreement.

         "Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to
time, or any successor legislation.

         "Common Securities" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 1(b) of
Annex I.

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         "Common Security Certificate" means a definitive Certificate in fully
registered form representing a Common Security substantially in the form of
Exhibit A-2.

         "Company Indemnified Person" means (a) any Administrator; (b) any
Affiliate of any Administrator; (c) any officers, directors, shareholders,
members, partners, employees, representatives or agents of any Administrator; or
(d) any officer, employee or agent of the Trust or its Affiliates.

         "Corporate Trust Office" means the office of the Institutional Trustee
at which the corporate trust business of the Institutional Trustee shall, at any
particular time, be principally administered, which office at the date of
execution of this Declaration is located at 225 Asylum Street, Goodwin Square,
Hartford, Connecticut.

         "Coupon Rate" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 2(a) of Annex I.

         "Covered Person" means: (a) any Administrator, officer, director,
shareholder, partner, member, representative, employee or agent of (i) the Trust
or (ii) any of the Trust's Affiliates; and (b) any Holder of Securities.

         "Creditor" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.

         "Debenture Issuer" means Vineyard National Bancorp, a California
corporation, in its capacity as issuer of the Debentures under the Indenture.

         "Debenture Trustee" means State Street Bank and Trust Company of
Connecticut, National Association, as trustee under the Indenture until a
successor is appointed thereunder, and thereafter means such successor trustee.

         "Debentures" means the Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Deferrable
Interest Debentures due 2031 to be issued by the Debenture Issuer under the
Indenture.

         "Defaulted Interest" has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

         "Determination Date" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 4(a) of
Annex I.

         "Direct Action" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(d).

         "Distribution" means a distribution payable to Holders of Securities in
accordance with Section 5.1.

         "Distribution Payment Date" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 2(b)
of Annex I.

         "Distribution Period" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 2(a) of
Annex I.

         "Distribution Rate" means, for the period beginning on (and including)
the date of original issuance and ending on (but excluding) March 18, 2002,
5.60%, and for the period beginning on (and including) March 18, 2002 and
thereafter, the Coupon Rate.

         "Event of Default" means any one of the following events (whatever the
reason for such event and whether it shall be voluntary or involuntary or be
effected by operation of law or pursuant to any judgment, decree or order of any
court or any order, rule or regulation of any administrative or governmental
body):

         (a)      the occurrence of an Indenture Event of Default; or

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         (b)      default by the Trust in the payment of any Redemption Price of
any Security when it becomes due and payable; or

         (c)      default in the performance, or breach, in any material
respect, of any covenant or warranty of the Institutional Trustee in this
Declaration (other than those specified in clause (a) or (b) above) and
continuation of such default or breach for a period of 60 days after there has
been given, by registered or certified mail to the Institutional Trustee and to
the Sponsor by the Holders of at least 25% in aggregate liquidation amount of
the outstanding Capital Securities a written notice specifying such default or
breach and requiring it to be remedied and stating that such notice is a "Notice
of Default" hereunder; or

         (d)      the occurrence of a Bankruptcy Event with respect to the
Institutional Trustee if a successor Institutional Trustee has not been
appointed within 90 days thereof.

         "Extension Period" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 2(b) of Annex
I.

         "Federal Reserve" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 3 of Annex I.

         "Fiduciary Indemnified Person" shall mean the Institutional Trustee,
any Affiliate of the Institutional Trustee and any officers, directors,
shareholders, members, partners, employees, representatives, custodians,
nominees or agents of the Institutional Trustee.

         "Fiscal Year" has the meaning set forth in Section 10.1.

         "Guarantee" means the guarantee agreement to be dated as of the Closing
Date, of the Sponsor in respect of the Capital Securities.

         "Holder" means a Person in whose name a Certificate representing a
Security is registered, such Person being a beneficial owner within the meaning
of the Statutory Trust Act.

         "Indemnified Person" means a Company Indemnified Person or a Fiduciary
Indemnified Person.

         "Indenture" means the Indenture dated as of the Closing Date, between
the Debenture Issuer and the Debenture Trustee, and any indenture supplemental
thereto pursuant to which the Debentures are to be issued, as such Indenture and
any supplemental indenture may be amended, supplemented or otherwise modified
from time to time.

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

         "Institutional Trustee" means the Trustee meeting the eligibility
requirements set forth in Section 4.1.

         "Interest" means any interest due on the Debentures including any
Additional Interest and Defaulted Interest.

         "Investment Company" means an investment company as defined in the
Investment Company Act.

         "Investment Company Act" means the Investment Company Act of 1940, as
amended from time to time, or any successor legislation.

         "Investment Company Event" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 4(a)
of Annex I.

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         "Liquidation" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 3 of Annex I.

         "Liquidation Distribution" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 3 of
Annex I.

         "Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities" means Holder(s) of
outstanding Securities voting together as a single class or, as the context may
require, Holders of outstanding Capital Securities or Holders of outstanding
Common Securities voting separately as a class, who are the record owners 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 outstanding Securities of the relevant class.

         "Maturity Date" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 4(a) of Annex I.

         "Officers' Certificates" means, with respect to any Person, a
certificate signed by two Authorized Officers of such Person. Any Officers'
Certificate delivered with respect to compliance with a condition or covenant
providing for it in this Declaration shall include:

         (a)      a statement that each officer signing the 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 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.

         "OTS" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 3 of Annex I.

         "Paying Agent" has the meaning specified in Section 6.2.

         "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.

         "Placement Agreement" means the Placement Agreement relating to the
offering and sale of Capital Securities in the form of Exhibit C.

         "Property Account" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.8(c).

         "Pro Rata" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 8 of Annex I.

         "Quorum" means a majority of the Administrators or, if there are only
two Administrators, both of them.

         "Redemption Date" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 4(a) of Annex
I.

         "Redemption/Distribution Notice" has the meaning set forth in paragraph
4(e) of Annex I.

         "Redemption Price" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 4(a) of Annex
I.

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         "Registrar" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.

         "Responsible Officer" means, with respect to the Institutional Trustee,
any officer within the Corporate Trust Office of the Institutional Trustee,
including any vice-president, any assistant vice-president, any assistant
secretary, the treasurer, any assistant treasurer, any trust officer or other
officer of the Corporate Trust Office of the Institutional Trustee customarily
performing functions similar to those performed by any of the above designated
officers and also means, 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.

         "Restricted Securities Legend" has the meaning set forth in Section
8.2(b).

         "Rule 3a-5" means Rule 3a-5 under the Investment Company Act.

         "Rule 3a-7" means Rule 3a-7 under the Investment Company Act.

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

         "Securities Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended from time
to time, or any successor legislation.

         "Special Event" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 4(a) of Annex I.

         "Special Redemption Date" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 4(a)
of Annex I.

         "Special Redemption Price" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 4(a)
of Annex I.

         "Sponsor" means Vineyard National Bancorp, a California corporation, or
any successor entity in a merger, consolidation or amalgamation, in its capacity
as sponsor of the Trust.

         "Statutory Trust Act" means Chapter 615 of Title 34 of the Connecticut
General Statutes, Sections 500, et seq. as may be amended from time to time.

         "Successor Entity" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(b).

         "Successor Institutional Trustee" has the meaning set forth in Section
4.3(a).

         "Successor Securities" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.14(b).

         "Super Majority" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 5(b) of Annex
I.

         "Tax Event" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 4(a) of Annex I.

         "10% in liquidation amount of the Securities" means Holder(s) of
outstanding Securities voting together as a single class or, as the context may
require, Holders of outstanding Capital Securities or Holders of outstanding
Common Securities voting separately as a class, who are the record owners of 10%
or more 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 outstanding Securities of the relevant class.

         "3-Month LIBOR" has the meaning set forth in paragraph 4(a) of Annex I.

         "Transfer Agent" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.

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         "Treasury Regulations" means the income tax regulations, including
temporary and proposed regulations, promulgated under the Code by the United
States Treasury, as such regulations may be amended from time to time (including
corresponding provisions of succeeding regulations).

         "Trust Property" means (a) the Debentures, (b) any cash on deposit in,
or owing to, the Property Account and (c) all proceeds and rights in respect of
the foregoing and any other property and assets for the time being held or
deemed to be held by the Institutional Trustee pursuant to the trusts of this
Declaration.

         "U.S. Person" means a United States Person as defined in Section
7701(a)(30) of the Code.

                                   ARTICLE II

                                  ORGANIZATION

         SECTION 2.1.      NAME. The Trust is named "Vineyard Statutory Trust
I," as such name may be modified from time to time by the Administrators
following written notice to the Holders of the Securities. The Trust's
activities may be conducted under the name of the Trust or any other name deemed
advisable by the Administrators.

         SECTION 2.2.      OFFICE. The address of the principal office of the
Trust is c/o State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National
Association, 225 Asylum Street, Goodwin Square, Hartford, Connecticut 06103. On
at least 10 Business Days written notice to the Holders of the Securities, the
Administrators may designate another principal office, which shall be in a state
of the United States or in the District of Columbia.

         SECTION 2.3.      PURPOSE. The exclusive purposes and functions of the
Trust are (a) to issue and sell the Securities representing undivided beneficial
interests in the assets of the Trust, (b) to invest the gross proceeds from such
sale to acquire the Debentures, (c) to facilitate direct investment in the
assets of the Trust through issuance of the Common Securities and the Capital
Securities and (d) except as otherwise limited herein, to engage in only those
other activities necessary or incidental thereto. The Trust shall not borrow
money, issue debt or reinvest proceeds derived from investments, pledge any of
its assets, or otherwise undertake (or permit to be undertaken) any activity
that would cause the Trust not to be classified for United States federal income
tax purposes as a grantor trust.

         SECTION 2.4.      AUTHORITY. Except as specifically provided in this
Declaration, the Institutional Trustee shall have exclusive and complete
authority to carry out the purposes of the Trust. An action taken by the
Institutional Trustee in accordance with its powers shall constitute the act of
and serve to bind the Trust. In dealing with the Institutional Trustee acting on
behalf of the Trust, no Person shall be required to inquire into the authority
of the Institutional Trustee to bind the Trust. Persons dealing with the Trust
are entitled to rely conclusively on the power and authority of the
Institutional Trustee as set forth in this Declaration. The Administrators shall
have only those ministerial duties set forth herein with respect to
accomplishing the purposes of the Trust and are not intended to be trustees or
fiduciaries with respect to the Trust or the Holders. The Institutional Trustee
shall have the right, but shall not be obligated except as provided in Section
2.6, to perform those duties assigned to the Administrators.

         SECTION 2.5.      TITLE TO PROPERTY OF THE TRUST. Except as provided in
Section 2.8 with respect to the Debentures and the Property Account or as
otherwise provided in this Declaration, legal title to all assets of the Trust
shall be vested in the Trust. The Holders shall not have legal title to any part
of the assets of the Trust, but shall have an undivided beneficial interest in
the assets of the Trust.

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         SECTION 2.6.      POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE AND
                           THE ADMINISTRATORS.

         (a)      The Institutional Trustee and the Administrators shall conduct
the affairs of the Trust in accordance with the terms of this Declaration.
Subject to the limitations set forth in paragraph (b) of this Section, and in
accordance with the following provisions (i) and (ii), the Institutional Trustee
and the Administrators shall have the authority to enter into all transactions
and agreements determined by the Institutional Trustee to be appropriate in
exercising the authority, express or implied, otherwise granted to the
Institutional Trustee or the Administrators, as the case may be, under this
Declaration, and to perform all acts in furtherance thereof, including without
limitation, the following:

                  (i)      Each Administrator shall have the power and authority
         to act on behalf of the Trust with respect to the following matters:

                           (A) the issuance and sale of the Securities;

                           (B) to cause the Trust to enter into, and to execute
                  and deliver on behalf of the Trust, such agreements as may be
                  necessary or desirable in connection with the purposes and
                  function of the Trust, including agreements with the Paying
                  Agent;

                           (C) ensuring compliance with the Securities Act,
                  applicable state securities or blue sky laws;

                           (D) the sending of notices (other than notices of
                  default), and other information regarding the Securities and
                  the Debentures to the Holders in accordance with this
                  Declaration;

                           (E) the consent to the appointment of a Paying Agent,
                  Transfer Agent and Registrar in accordance with this
                  Declaration, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld
                  or delayed;

                           (F) execution and delivery of the Securities in
                  accordance with this Declaration;

                           (G) execution and delivery of closing certificates
                  pursuant to the Placement Agreement and the application for a
                  taxpayer identification number;

                           (H) unless otherwise determined by the Holders of a
                  Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities or as
                  otherwise required by the Statutory Trust Act, to execute on
                  behalf of the Trust (either acting alone or together with any
                  or all of the Administrators) any documents that the
                  Administrators have the power to execute pursuant to this
                  Declaration;

                           (I) the taking of any action incidental to the
                  foregoing as the Institutional Trustee may from time to time
                  determine is necessary or advisable to give effect to the
                  terms of this Declaration for the benefit of the Holders
                  (without consideration of the effect of any such action on any
                  particular Holder);

                           (J) to establish a record date with respect to all
                  actions to be taken hereunder that require a record date be
                  established, including Distributions, voting rights,
                  redemptions and exchanges, and to issue relevant notices to
                  the Holders of Capital Securities and Holders of Common
                  Securities as to such actions and applicable record dates; and

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                           (K) to duly prepare and file all applicable tax
                  returns and tax information reports that are required to be
                  filed with respect to the Trust on behalf of the Trust.

                  (ii)     As among the Institutional Trustee and the
         Administrators, the Institutional Trustee shall have the power, duty
         and authority to act on behalf of the Trust with respect to the
         following matters:

                           (A) the establishment of the Property Account;

                           (B) the receipt of the Debentures;

                           (C) the collection of interest, principal and any
                  other payments made in respect of the Debentures in the
                  Property Account;

                           (D) the distribution through the Paying Agent of
                  amounts owed to the Holders in respect of the Securities;

                           (E) the exercise of all of the rights, powers and
                  privileges of a holder of the Debentures;

                           (F) the sending of notices of default and other
                  information regarding the Securities and the Debentures to the
                  Holders in accordance with this Declaration;

                           (G) the distribution of the Trust Property in
                  accordance with the terms of this Declaration;

                           (H) to the extent provided in this Declaration, the
                  winding up of the affairs of and liquidation of the Trust and
                  the preparation, execution and filing of the certificate of
                  cancellation with the Secretary of State of the State of
                  Connecticut;

                           (I) after any Event of Default (provided that such
                  Event of Default is not by or with respect to the
                  Institutional Trustee) the taking of any action incidental to
                  the foregoing as the Institutional Trustee may from time to
                  time determine is necessary or advisable to give effect to the
                  terms of this Declaration and protect and conserve the Trust
                  Property for the benefit of the Holders (without consideration
                  of the effect of any such action on any particular Holder);
                  and

                           (J) to take all action that may be necessary for the
                  preservation and the continuation of the Trust's valid
                  existence, rights, franchises and privileges as a statutory
                  trust under the laws of the State of Connecticut and of each
                  other jurisdiction in which such existence is necessary to
                  protect the limited liability of the Holders of the Capital
                  Securities or to enable the Trust to effect the purposes for
                  which the Trust was created.

                  (iii)    The Institutional Trustee shall have the power and
         authority to act on behalf of the Trust with respect to any of the
         duties, liabilities, powers or the authority of the Administrators set
         forth in Section 2.6(a)(i)(D), (E) and (F) herein but shall not have a
         duty to do any such act unless specifically requested to do so in
         writing by the Sponsor, and shall then be fully protected in acting
         pursuant to such written request; and in the event of a conflict
         between the action of the Administrators and the action of the
         Institutional Trustee, the action of the Institutional Trustee shall
         prevail.

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         (b)      So long as this Declaration remains in effect, the Trust (or
the Institutional Trustee or Administrators acting on behalf of the Trust) shall
not undertake any business, activities or transaction except as expressly
provided herein or contemplated hereby. In particular, neither the Institutional
Trustee nor the Administrators may cause the Trust to (i) acquire any
investments or engage in any activities not authorized by this Declaration, (ii)
sell, assign, transfer, exchange, mortgage, pledge, set-off or otherwise dispose
of any of the Trust Property or interests therein, including to Holders, except
as expressly provided herein, (iii) take any action that would reasonably be
expected (x) to cause the Trust to fail or cease to qualify as a "grantor trust"
for United States federal income tax purposes or (y) to require the trust to
register as an Investment Company under the Investment Company Act, (iv) incur
any indebtedness for borrowed money or issue any other debt or (v) take or
consent to any action that would result in the placement of a lien on any of the
Trust Property. The Institutional Trustee shall, at the sole cost and expense of
the Trust, defend all claims and demands of all Persons at any time claiming any
lien on any of the Trust Property adverse to the interest of the Trust or the
Holders in their capacity as Holders.

         (c)      In connection with the issuance and sale of the Capital
Securities, the Sponsor shall have the right and responsibility to assist the
Trust with respect to, or effect on behalf of the Trust, the following (and any
actions taken by the Sponsor in furtherance of the following prior to the date
of this Declaration are hereby ratified and confirmed in all respects):

                  (i)      the taking of any action necessary to obtain an
         exemption from the Securities Act;

                  (ii)     the determination of the States in which to take
         appropriate action to qualify or register for sale all or part of the
         Capital Securities and the determination of any and all such acts,
         other than actions which must be taken by or on behalf of the Trust,
         and the advice to the Administrators of actions they must take on
         behalf of the Trust, and the preparation for execution and filing of
         any documents to be executed and filed by the Trust or on behalf of the
         Trust, as the Sponsor deems necessary or advisable in order to comply
         with the applicable laws of any such States in connection with the sale
         of the Capital Securities;

                  (iii)    the negotiation of the terms of, and the execution
         and delivery of, the Placement Agreement providing for the sale of the
         Capital Securities; and

                  (iv)     the taking of any other actions necessary or
         desirable to carry out any of the foregoing activities.

         (d)      Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the
Administrators and the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common
Securities are authorized and directed to conduct the affairs of the Trust and
to operate the Trust so that the Trust will not (i) be deemed to be an
Investment Company required to be registered under the Investment Company Act,
and (ii) fail to be classified as a "grantor trust" for United States federal
income tax purposes. The Administrators and the Holders of a Majority in
liquidation amount of the Common Securities shall not take any action
inconsistent with the treatment of the Debentures as indebtedness of the
Debenture Issuer for United States federal income tax purposes. In this
connection, the Administrators and the Holders of a Majority in liquidation
amount of the Common Securities are authorized to take any action, not
inconsistent with applicable laws, the Certificate of Trust or this Declaration,
as amended from time to time, that each of the Administrators and the Holders of
a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common Securities determines in their
discretion to be necessary or desirable for such purposes.

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         (e)      All expenses incurred by the Administrators or the
Institutional Trustee pursuant to this Section 2.6 shall be reimbursed by the
Sponsor, and the Institutional Trustee and the Administrators shall have no
obligations with respect to such expenses.

         (f)      The assets of the Trust shall consist of the Trust Property.

         (g)      Legal title to all Trust Property shall be vested at all times
in the Institutional Trustee (in its capacity as such) and shall be held and
administered by the Institutional Trustee and the Administrators for the benefit
of the Trust in accordance with this Declaration.

         (h)      If the Institutional Trustee or any Holder has instituted any
proceeding to enforce any right or remedy under this Declaration and such
proceeding has been discontinued or abandoned for any reason, or has been
determined adversely to the Institutional Trustee or to such Holder, then and in
every such case the Sponsor, the Institutional Trustee and the Holders shall,
subject to any determination in such proceeding, be restored severally and
respectively to their former positions hereunder, and thereafter all rights and
remedies of the Institutional Trustee and the Holders shall continue as though
no such proceeding had been instituted.

         SECTION 2.7.      PROHIBITION OF ACTIONS BY THE TRUST AND THE
                           INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE.

         (a)      The Trust shall not, and the Institutional Trustee shall cause
the Trust not to, engage in any activity other than as required or authorized by
this Declaration. In particular, the Trust shall not and the Institutional
Trustee shall cause the Trust not to:

                  (i)      invest any proceeds received by the Trust from
         holding the Debentures, but shall distribute all such proceeds to
         Holders of the Securities pursuant to the terms of this Declaration and
         of the Securities;

                  (ii)     acquire any assets other than as expressly provided
         herein;

                  (iii)    possess Trust Property for other than a Trust
         purpose;

                  (iv)     make any loans or incur any indebtedness other than
         loans represented by the Debentures;

                  (v)      possess any power or otherwise act in such a way as
         to vary the Trust assets or the terms of the Securities in any way
         whatsoever other than as expressly provided herein;

                  (vi)     issue any securities or other evidences of beneficial
         ownership of, or beneficial interest in, the Trust other than the
         Securities;

                  (vii)    carry on any "trade or business" as that phrase is
         used in the Code; or

                  (viii)   other than as provided in this Declaration (including
         Annex I), (A) direct the time, method and place of exercising any trust
         or power conferred upon the Debenture Trustee with respect to the
         Debentures, (B) waive any past default that is waivable under the
         Indenture, (C) exercise any right to rescind or annul any declaration
         that the principal of all the Debentures shall be due and payable, or
         (D) consent to any amendment, modification or termination of the
         Indenture or the Debentures where such consent shall be required unless
         the Trust shall have received an opinion of counsel to the effect that
         such modification will not cause the Trust to cease to be classified as
         a "grantor trust" for United States federal income tax purposes.

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         SECTION 2.8.      POWERS AND DUTIES OF THE INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE.

         (a)      The legal title to the Debentures shall be owned by and held
of record in the name of the Institutional Trustee in trust for the benefit of
the Trust and the Holders of the Securities. The right, title and interest of
the Institutional Trustee to the Debentures shall vest automatically in each
Person who may hereafter be appointed as Institutional Trustee in accordance
with Section 4.3. Such vesting and cessation of title shall be effective whether
or not conveyancing documents with regard to the Debentures have been executed
and delivered.

         (b)      The Institutional Trustee shall not transfer its right, title
and interest in the Debentures to the Administrators.

         (c)      The Institutional Trustee shall:

                  (i)      establish and maintain a segregated non-interest
         bearing trust account (the "Property Account") in the name of and under
         the exclusive control of the Institutional Trustee, and maintained in
         the Institutional Trustee's trust department, on behalf of the Holders
         of the Securities and, upon the receipt of payments of funds made in
         respect of the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee, deposit
         such funds into the Property Account and make payments, or cause the
         Paying Agent to make payments, to the Holders of the Capital Securities
         and Holders of the Common Securities from the Property Account in
         accordance with Section 5.1. Funds in the Property Account shall be
         held uninvested until disbursed in accordance with this Declaration;

                  (ii)     engage in such ministerial activities as shall be
         necessary or appropriate to effect the redemption of the Capital
         Securities and the Common Securities to the extent the Debentures are
         redeemed or mature; and

                  (iii)    upon written notice of distribution issued by the
         Administrators in accordance with the terms of the Securities, engage
         in such ministerial activities as shall be necessary or appropriate to
         effect the distribution of the Debentures to Holders of Securities upon
         the occurrence of certain circumstances pursuant to the terms of the
         Securities.

         (d)      The Institutional Trustee may bring or defend, pay, collect,
compromise, arbitrate, resort to legal action with respect to, or otherwise
adjust claims or demands of or against, the Trust which arises out of or in
connection with an Event of Default of which a Responsible Officer of the
Institutional Trustee has actual knowledge or arises out of the Institutional
Trustee's duties and obligations under this Declaration; provided, however, that
if an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing and such event is
attributable to the failure of the Debenture Issuer to pay interest or principal
on the Debentures on the date such interest or principal is otherwise payable
(or in the case of redemption, on the redemption date), then a Holder of the
Capital Securities may directly institute a proceeding for enforcement of
payment to such Holder of the principal of or interest on the Debentures having
a principal amount equal to the aggregate liquidation amount of the Capital
Securities of such Holder (a "Direct Action") on or after the respective due
date specified in the Debentures. In connection with such Direct Action, the
rights of the Holders of the Common Securities will be subrogated to the rights
of such Holder of the Capital Securities to the extent of any payment made by
the Debenture Issuer to such Holder of the Capital Securities in such Direct
Action; provided, however, that no Holder of the Common Securities may exercise
such right of subrogation so long as an Event of Default with respect to the
Capital Securities has occurred and is continuing.

         (e)      The Institutional Trustee shall continue to serve as a Trustee
until either:

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                  (i)      the Trust has been completely liquidated and the
         proceeds of the liquidation distributed to the Holders of the
         Securities pursuant to the terms of the Securities and this
         Declaration; or

                  (ii)     a Successor Institutional Trustee has been appointed
         and has accepted that appointment in accordance with Section 4.3.

         (f)      The Institutional Trustee shall have the legal power to
exercise all of the rights, powers and privileges of a Holder of the Debentures
under the Indenture and, if an Event of Default occurs and is continuing, the
Institutional Trustee may, for the benefit of Holders of the Securities, enforce
its rights as holder of the Debentures subject to the rights of the Holders
pursuant to this Declaration (including Annex I) and the terms of the
Securities.

         The Institutional Trustee must exercise the powers set forth in this
Section 2.8 in a manner that is consistent with the purposes and functions of
the Trust set out in Section 2.3, and the Institutional Trustee shall not take
any action that is inconsistent with the purposes and functions of the Trust set
out in Section 2.3.

         SECTION 2.9.      CERTAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE
                           INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE AND ADMINISTRATORS.

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

         (b)      The duties and responsibilities of the Institutional Trustee
and the Administrators shall be as provided by this Declaration. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, no provision of this Declaration shall require the Institutional
Trustee or Administrators to expend or risk their own funds or otherwise incur
any financial liability in the performance of any of their duties hereunder, or
in the exercise of any of their rights or powers if it shall have reasonable
grounds to believe that repayment of such funds or adequate protection against
such risk of liability is not reasonably assured to it. Whether or not therein
expressly so provided, every provision of this Declaration relating to the
conduct or affecting the liability of or affording protection to the
Institutional Trustee or Administrators shall be subject to the provisions of
this Article. Nothing in this Declaration shall be construed to relieve an
Administrator or the Institutional Trustee from liability for its own negligent
act, its own negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct. To the
extent that, at law or in equity, the Institutional Trustee or an Administrator
has duties and liabilities relating to the Trust or to the Holders, the
Institutional Trustee or such Administrator shall not be liable to the Trust or
to any Holder for the Institutional Trustee's or such Administrator's good faith
reliance on the provisions of this Declaration. The provisions of this
Declaration, to the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of the
Administrators or the Institutional Trustee otherwise existing at law or in
equity, are agreed by the Sponsor and the Holders to replace such other duties
and liabilities of the Administrators or the Institutional Trustee.

         (c)      All payments made by the Institutional Trustee or a Paying
Agent in respect of the Securities shall be made only from the revenue and
proceeds from the Trust Property and only to the extent that there shall be
sufficient revenue or proceeds from the Trust Property to enable the
Institutional Trustee or a Paying Agent to make payments in accordance with the
terms hereof. Each Holder, by its acceptance of a Security, agrees that it will
look solely to the revenue and proceeds from the Trust

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Property to the extent legally available for distribution to it as herein
provided and that the Institutional Trustee and the Administrators are not
personally liable to it for any amount distributable in respect of any Security
or for any other liability in respect of any Security. This Section 2.9(c) does
not limit the liability of the Institutional Trustee expressly set forth
elsewhere in this Declaration.

         (d)      The Institutional Trustee shall not be liable for its own acts
or omissions hereunder except as a result of its own negligent action, its own
negligent failure to act, or its own willful misconduct, except that:

                  (i)      the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable for any
         error of judgment made in good faith by an Authorized Officer of the
         Institutional Trustee, unless it shall be proved that the Institutional
         Trustee was negligent in ascertaining the pertinent facts;

                  (ii)     the Institutional 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 or the Common
         Securities, as applicable, relating to the time, method and place of
         conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional
         Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred upon the
         Institutional Trustee under this Declaration;

                  (iii)    the Institutional Trustee's sole duty with respect to
         the custody, safekeeping and physical preservation of the Debentures
         and the Property Account shall be to deal with such property in a
         similar manner as the Institutional Trustee deals with similar property
         for its fiduciary accounts generally, subject to the protections and
         limitations on liability afforded to the Institutional Trustee under
         this Declaration;

                  (iv)     the Institutional Trustee shall not be liable for any
         interest on any money received by it except as it may otherwise agree
         in writing with the Sponsor; and money held by the Institutional
         Trustee need not be segregated from other funds held by it except in
         relation to the Property Account maintained by the Institutional
         Trustee pursuant to Section 2.8(c)(i) and except to the extent
         otherwise required by law; and

                  (v)      the Institutional Trustee shall not be responsible
         for monitoring the compliance by the Administrators or the Sponsor with
         their respective duties under this Declaration, nor shall the
         Institutional Trustee be liable for any default or misconduct of the
         Administrators or the Sponsor.

         SECTION 2.10.     CERTAIN RIGHTS OF INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE.  Subject to
the provisions of Section 2.9:

         (a)      the Institutional Trustee may conclusively rely and shall
fully be protected in acting or refraining from acting in good faith upon any
resolution, opinion of counsel, certificate, written representation of a Holder
or transferee, certificate of auditors or any other certificate, statement,
instrument, opinion, report, notice, request, direction, consent, order,
appraisal, 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;

         (b)      if (i) in performing its duties under this Declaration, the
Institutional Trustee is required to decide between alternative courses of
action, (ii) in construing any of the provisions of this Declaration, the
Institutional Trustee finds the same ambiguous or inconsistent with any other
provisions contained herein, or (iii) the Institutional Trustee is unsure of the
application of any provision of this Declaration, then, except as to any matter
as to which the Holders of Capital Securities are entitled to vote under the

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terms of this Declaration, the Institutional Trustee may deliver a notice to the
Sponsor requesting the Sponsor's written instructions as to the course of action
to be taken and the Institutional Trustee shall take such action, or refrain
from taking such action, as the Institutional Trustee shall be instructed in
writing, in which event the Institutional Trustee shall have no liability except
for its own negligence or willful misconduct;

         (c)      any direction or act of the Sponsor or the Administrators
contemplated by this Declaration shall be sufficiently evidenced by an Officers'
Certificate;

         (d)      whenever in the administration of this Declaration, the
Institutional Trustee shall deem it desirable that a matter be proved or
established before undertaking, suffering or omitting any action hereunder, the
Institutional Trustee (unless other evidence is herein specifically prescribed)
may request and conclusively rely upon an Officers' Certificate as to factual
matters which, upon receipt of such request, shall be promptly delivered by the
Sponsor or the Administrators;

         (e)      the Institutional Trustee shall have no duty to see to any
recording, filing or registration of any instrument (including any financing or
continuation statement or any filing under tax or securities laws) or any
rerecording, refiling or reregistration thereof;

         (f)      the Institutional Trustee may consult with counsel of its
selection (which counsel may be counsel to the Sponsor or any of its Affiliates)
and the advice of such counsel 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 reliance thereon and in accordance with such advice; the
Institutional Trustee shall have the right at any time to seek instructions
concerning the administration of this Declaration from any court of competent
jurisdiction;

         (g)      the Institutional Trustee shall be under no obligation to
exercise any of the rights or powers vested in it by this Declaration at the
request or direction of any of the Holders pursuant to this Declaration, unless
such Holders shall have offered to the Institutional Trustee security or
indemnity reasonably satisfactory to it against the costs, expenses and
liabilities which might be incurred by it in compliance with such request or
direction; provided, that nothing contained in this Section 2.10(g) shall be
taken to relieve the Institutional Trustee, subject to Section 2.9(b), upon the
occurrence of an Event of Default, to exercise such of the rights and powers
vested in it by this Declaration, and use the same degree of care and skill in
their exercise, as a prudent person would exercise or use under the
circumstances in the conduct of his or her own affairs;

         (h)      the Institutional 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, consent, order,
approval, bond, debenture, note or other evidence of indebtedness or other paper
or document, unless requested in writing to do so by one or more Holders, but
the Institutional Trustee may make such further inquiry or investigation into
such facts or matters as it may see fit;

         (i)      the Institutional Trustee may execute any of the trusts or
powers hereunder or perform any duties hereunder either directly or by or
through its agents or attorneys and the Institutional Trustee shall not be
responsible for any misconduct or negligence on the part of or for the
supervision of, any such agent or attorney appointed with due care by it
hereunder;

         (j)      whenever in the administration of this Declaration the
Institutional Trustee shall deem it desirable to receive instructions with
respect to enforcing any remedy or right or taking any other action hereunder
the Institutional Trustee (i) may request instructions from the Holders of the
Capital Securities which instructions may only be given by the Holders of the
same proportion in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities as would be
entitled to direct the Institutional Trustee under the terms of the Capital

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Securities in respect of such remedy, right or action, (ii) may refrain from
enforcing such remedy or right or taking such other action until such
instructions are received, and (iii) shall be fully protected in acting in
accordance with such instructions;

         (k)      except as otherwise expressly provided in this Declaration,
the Institutional Trustee shall not be under any obligation to take any action
that is discretionary under the provisions of this Declaration;

         (l)      when the Institutional Trustee incurs expenses or renders
services in connection with a Bankruptcy Event, such expenses (including the
fees and expenses of its counsel) and the compensation for such services are
intended to constitute expenses of administration under any bankruptcy law or
law relating to creditors rights generally;

         (m)      the Institutional Trustee shall not be charged with knowledge
of an Event of Default unless a Responsible Officer of the Institutional Trustee
obtains actual knowledge of such event or the Institutional Trustee receives
written notice of such event from any Holder, the Sponsor or the Debenture
Trustee;

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

         (o)      no provision of this Declaration shall be deemed to impose any
duty or obligation on the Institutional 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 Institutional 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 Institutional
Trustee shall be construed to be a duty.

         SECTION 2.11.     EXECUTION OF DOCUMENTS. Unless otherwise determined
in writing by the Institutional Trustee, and except as otherwise required by the
Statutory Trust Act, the Institutional Trustee, or any one or more of the
Administrators, as the case may be, is authorized to execute on behalf of the
Trust any documents that the Institutional Trustee or the Administrators, as the
case may be, have the power and authority to execute pursuant to Section 2.6.

         SECTION 2.12.     NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR RECITALS OR ISSUANCE OF
SECURITIES. The recitals contained in this Declaration and the Securities shall
be taken as the statements of the Sponsor, and the Institutional Trustee does
not assume any responsibility for their correctness. The Institutional Trustee
makes no representations as to the value or condition of the property of the
Trust or any part thereof. The Institutional Trustee makes no representations as
to the validity or sufficiency of this Declaration, the Debentures or the
Securities.

         SECTION 2.13.     DURATION OF TRUST. The Trust, unless earlier
dissolved pursuant to the provisions of Article VII hereof, shall be in
existence for 35 years from the Closing Date.

         SECTION 2.14.     MERGERS.

         (a)      The Trust may not consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into,
or be replaced by, or convey, transfer or lease its properties and assets
substantially as an entirety to any corporation or other body, except as
described in this Section 2.14(b) and (c) and except in connection with the
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the Trust and the distribution of the Debentures to Holders of Securities
pursuant to Section 7.1(a)(iv) of the Declaration or Section 4 of Annex I.

         (b)      The Trust may, with the consent of the Institutional Trustee
and without the consent of the Holders of the Capital Securities, consolidate,
amalgamate, merge with or into, or be replaced by a trust organized as such
under the laws of any state; provided that:

                  (i)      if the Trust is not the surviving entity, such
         successor entity (the "Successor Entity") either:

                           (A) expressly assumes all of the obligations of the
                  Trust under the Securities; or

                           (B) substitutes for the Securities other securities
                  having substantially the same terms as the Securities (the
                  "Successor Securities") so that the Successor Securities rank
                  the same as the Securities rank with respect to Distributions
                  and payments upon Liquidation, redemption and otherwise;

                  (ii)     the Sponsor expressly appoints a trustee of the
         Successor Entity that possesses the same powers and duties as the
         Institutional Trustee as the Holder of the Debentures;

                  (iii)    such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
         replacement does not adversely affect the rights, preferences and
         privileges of the Holders of the Securities (including any Successor
         Securities) in any material respect;

                  (iv)     the Institutional Trustee receives written
         confirmation from Moody's Investor Services, Inc. or any other
         nationally recognized statistical rating organization that rates
         securities issued by the initial purchaser of the Capital Securities
         that it will not reduce or withdraw the rating of any such securities
         because of such merger, conversion, consolidation, amalgamation or
         replacement;

                  (v)      such Successor Entity has a purpose substantially
         identical to that of the Trust;

                  (vi)     prior to such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
         replacement, the Trust has received an opinion of a nationally
         recognized independent counsel to the Trust experienced in such matters
         to the effect that:

                           (A) such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
                  replacement does not adversely affect the rights, preferences
                  and privileges of the Holders of the Securities (including any
                  Successor Securities) in any material respect;

                           (B) following such merger, consolidation,
                  amalgamation or replacement, neither the Trust nor the
                  Successor Entity will be required to register as an Investment
                  Company; and

                           (C) following such merger, consolidation,
                  amalgamation or replacement, the Trust (or the Successor
                  Entity) will continue to be classified as a "grantor trust"
                  for United States federal income tax purposes;

                  (vii)    the Sponsor guarantees the obligations of such
         Successor Entity under the Successor Securities at least to the extent
         provided by the Guarantee;

                  (viii)   the Sponsor owns 100% of the common securities of any
         Successor Entity; and

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                  (ix)     prior to such merger, consolidation, amalgamation or
         replacement, the Institutional Trustee shall have received an Officers'
         Certificate of the Administrators and an opinion of counsel, each to
         the effect that all conditions precedent under this Section 2.14(b) to
         such transaction have been satisfied.

         (c)      Notwithstanding Section 2.14(b), the Trust shall not, except
with the consent of Holders of 100% in aggregate liquidation amount of the
Securities, consolidate, amalgamate, merge with or into, or be replaced by any
other entity or permit any other entity to consolidate, amalgamate, merge with
or into, or replace it if such consolidation, amalgamation, merger or
replacement would cause the Trust or Successor Entity to be classified as other
than a grantor trust for United States federal income tax purposes.

                                  ARTICLE III

                                     SPONSOR

         SECTION 3.1.      SPONSOR'S PURCHASE OF COMMON SECURITIES. On the
Closing Date, the Sponsor will purchase all of the Common Securities issued by
the Trust in an amount at least equal to 3% of the capital of the Trust, at the
same time as the Capital Securities are sold.

         SECTION 3.2.      RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SPONSOR. In connection with
the issue and sale of the Capital Securities, the Sponsor shall have the
exclusive right and responsibility to engage in, or direct the Administrators to
engage in, the following activities:

         (a)      to determine the States in which to take appropriate action to
qualify or register for sale all or part of the Capital Securities and to do any
and all such acts, other than actions which must be taken by the Trust, and
advise the Trust of actions it must take, and prepare for execution and filing
any documents to be executed and filed by the Trust, as the Sponsor deems
necessary or advisable in order to comply with the applicable laws of any such
States; and

         (b)      to negotiate the terms of and/or execute on behalf of the
Trust, the Placement Agreement and other related agreements providing for the
sale of the Capital Securities.

         SECTION 3.3.      EXPENSES. In connection with the offering, sale and
issuance of the Debentures to the Trust and in connection with the sale of the
Securities by the Trust, the Sponsor, in its capacity as Debenture Issuer,
shall:

         (a)      pay all reasonable costs and expenses relating to the
offering, sale and issuance of the Debentures, including compensation of the
Debenture Trustee under the Indenture in accordance with the provisions of the
Indenture;

         (b)      be responsible for and shall pay all debts and obligations
(other than with respect to the Securities) and all costs and expenses of the
Trust (including, but not limited to, costs and expenses relating to the
organization, maintenance and dissolution of the Trust), the offering, sale and
issuance of the Securities (including fees to the placement agents in connection
therewith), the fees and expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and
expenses) of the Institutional Trustee and the Administrators, the costs and
expenses relating to the operation of the Trust, including, without limitation,
costs and expenses of accountants, attorneys, statistical or bookkeeping
services, expenses for printing and engraving and computing or accounting
equipment, Paying Agents, Registrars, Transfer Agents, duplicating, travel and
telephone and other telecommunications expenses and costs and expenses incurred
in connection with the acquisition, financing, and disposition of Trust assets
and the enforcement by the Institutional Trustee of the rights of the Holders;
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         (c)      to pay any and all taxes (other than United States withholding
taxes attributable to the Trust or its assets) and all liabilities, costs and
expenses with respect to such taxes of the Trust.

         The Sponsor's obligations under this Section 3.3 shall be for the
benefit of, and shall be enforceable by, any Person to whom such debts,
obligations, costs, expenses and taxes are owed (a "Creditor") whether or not
such Creditor has received notice hereof. Any such Creditor may enforce the
Sponsor's obligations under this Section 3.3 directly against the Sponsor and
the Sponsor irrevocably waives any right or remedy to require that any such
Creditor take any action against the Trust or any other Person before proceeding
against the Sponsor. The Sponsor agrees to execute such additional agreements as
may be necessary or desirable in order to give full effect to the provisions of
this Section 3.3.

         SECTION 3.4.      RIGHT TO PROCEED. The Sponsor acknowledges the rights
of Holders to institute a Direct Action as set forth in Section 2.8(d)hereto.

                                   ARTICLE IV

                    INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE AND ADMINISTRATORS

         SECTION 4.1.      INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE; ELIGIBILITY.

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

                  (i)      not be an Affiliate of the Sponsor;

                  (ii)     not offer or provide credit or credit enhancement to
         the Trust; and

                  (iii)    be a banking corporation or trust company organized
         and doing business under the laws of the United States of America or
         any state thereof or the District of Columbia, authorized under such
         laws to exercise corporate trust powers, having a combined capital and
         surplus of at least 50 million U.S. dollars ($50,000,000.00), and
         subject to supervision or examination by Federal, state, 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 4.1(a)(iii), 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 Institutional Trustee shall cease to be
eligible to so act under Section 4.1(a), the Institutional Trustee shall
immediately resign in the manner and with the effect set forth in Section
4.3(a).

         (c)      If the Institutional Trustee has or shall acquire any
"conflicting interest" within the meaning of Section 310(b) of the Trust
Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, the Institutional Trustee shall either
eliminate such interest or resign, to the extent and in the manner provided by,
and subject to this Declaration.

         (d)      The initial Institutional Trustee shall be State Street Bank
and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association.

         SECTION 4.2.      ADMINISTRATORS. Each Administrator shall be a U.S.
Person, 21 years of age or older and authorized to bind the Sponsor. The initial
Administrators shall be Norman Morales and Sara Ahern. There shall at all times
be at least one Administrator. Except where a requirement for action by a
specific number of Administrators is expressly set forth in this Declaration and
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action the taking of which is the subject of a meeting of the Administrators,
any action required or permitted to be taken by the Administrators may be taken
by, and any power of the Administrators may be exercised by, or with the consent
of, any one such Administrator.

         SECTION 4.3.      APPOINTMENT, REMOVAL AND RESIGNATION OF INSTITUTIONAL
TRUSTEE AND ADMINISTRATORS.

         (a)      Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Declaration,
no resignation or removal of the Institutional Trustee and no appointment of a
Successor Institutional Trustee pursuant to this Article shall become effective
until the acceptance of appointment by the Successor Institutional Trustee in
accordance with the applicable requirements of this Section 4.3.

         Subject to the immediately preceding paragraph, the Institutional
Trustee may resign at any time by giving written notice thereof to the Holders
of the Securities and by appointing a Successor Institutional Trustee. Upon the
resignation of the Institutional Trustee, the Institutional Trustee shall
appoint a successor by requesting from at least three Persons meeting the
eligibility requirements, its expenses and charges to serve as the successor
Institutional Trustee on a form provided by the Administrators, and selecting
the Person who agrees to the lowest expense and charges (the "Successor
Institutional Trustee"). If the instrument of acceptance by the Successor
Institutional Trustee required by this Section 4.3 shall not have been delivered
to the Institutional Trustee within 60 days after the giving of such notice of
resignation or delivery of the instrument of removal, the Institutional Trustee
may petition, at the expense of the Trust, any Federal, state or District of
Columbia court of competent jurisdiction for the appointment of a Successor
Institutional Trustee. Such court may thereupon, after prescribing such notice,
if any, as it may deem proper, appoint a Successor Institutional Trustee. The
Institutional Trustee shall have no liability for the selection of such
successor pursuant to this Section 4.3.

         The Institutional Trustee may be removed by the act of the Holders of a
Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities, delivered to the
Institutional Trustee (in its individual capacity and on behalf of the Trust) if
an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing. If the Institutional
Trustee shall be so removed, the Holders of Capital Securities, by act of the
Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities then
outstanding delivered to the Institutional Trustee, shall promptly appoint a
Successor Institutional Trustee, and such Successor Institutional Trustee shall
comply with the applicable requirements of this Section 4.3. If no Successor
Institutional Trustee shall have been so appointed by the Holders of a Majority
in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities and accepted appointment in the
manner required by this Section 4.3, within 30 days after delivery of an
instrument of removal, any Holder who has been a Holder of the Securities for at
least 6 months may, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated,
petition any Federal, state or District of Columbia court of competent
jurisdiction for the appointment of the Successor Institutional Trustee. Such
court may thereupon, after prescribing such notice, if any, as it may deem
proper, appoint a Successor Institutional Trustee.

         The Institutional Trustee shall give notice of its resignation and
removal and each appointment of a Successor Institutional Trustee to all Holders
in the manner provided in Section 13.1(d) and shall give notice to the Sponsor.
Each notice shall include the name of the Successor Institutional Trustee and
the address of its Corporate Trust Office.

         (b)      In case of the appointment hereunder of a Successor
Institutional Trustee, the retiring Institutional Trustee and the Successor
Institutional Trustee shall execute and deliver an amendment hereto wherein the
Successor Institutional Trustee shall accept such appointment and which (i)
shall contain such provisions as shall be necessary or desirable to transfer and
confirm to, and to vest in, the Successor Institutional Trustee all the rights,
powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Institutional Trustee with respect to
the Securities and the Trust and (ii) shall add to or change any of the
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Declaration as shall be necessary to provide for or facilitate the
administration of the Trust by more than one Institutional Trustee, it being
understood that nothing herein or in such amendment shall constitute such
Institutional Trustees co-trustees and upon the execution and delivery of such
amendment the resignation or removal of the retiring Institutional Trustee shall
become effective to the extent provided therein and each Successor Institutional
Trustee, without any further act, deed or conveyance, shall become vested with
all the rights, powers, trusts and duties of the retiring Institutional Trustee;
but, on request of the Trust or any Successor Institutional Trustee such
retiring Institutional Trustee shall duly assign, transfer and deliver to such
Successor Institutional Trustee all Trust Property, all proceeds thereof and
money held by such retiring Institutional Trustee hereunder with respect to the
Securities and the Trust.

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

         (d)      The Holders of the Capital Securities will have no right to
vote to appoint, remove or replace the Administrators, which voting rights are
vested exclusively in the Holder of the Common Securities.

         SECTION 4.4.      INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE VACANCIES. If the Institutional
Trustee ceases to hold office for any reason a vacancy shall occur. A resolution
certifying the existence of such vacancy by the Institutional Trustee shall be
conclusive evidence of the existence of such vacancy. The vacancy shall be
filled with a trustee appointed in accordance with Section 4.3.

         SECTION 4.5.      EFFECT OF VACANCIES. The death, resignation,
retirement, removal, bankruptcy, dissolution, liquidation, incompetence or
incapacity to perform the duties of the Institutional Trustee shall not operate
to dissolve, terminate or annul the Trust or terminate this Declaration.

         SECTION 4.6.      MEETINGS OF THE INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE AND THE
ADMINISTRATORS. Meetings of the Administrators shall be held from time to time
upon the call of an Administrator. Regular meetings of the Administrators may be
held in person in the United States or by telephone, at a place (if applicable)
and time fixed by resolution of the Administrators. Notice of any in-person
meetings of the Institutional Trustee with the Administrators or meetings of the
Administrators shall be hand delivered or otherwise delivered in writing
(including by facsimile, with a hard copy by overnight courier) not less than 48
hours before such meeting. Notice of any telephonic meetings of the
Institutional Trustee with the Administrators or meetings of the Administrators
or any committee thereof shall be hand delivered or otherwise delivered in
writing (including by facsimile, with a hard copy by overnight courier) not less
than 24 hours before a meeting. Notices shall contain a brief statement of the
time, place and anticipated purposes of the meeting. The presence (whether in
person or by telephone) of the Institutional Trustee or an Administrator, as the
case may be, at a meeting shall constitute a waiver of notice of such meeting
except where the Institutional Trustee or an Administrator, as the case may be,
attends a meeting for the express purpose of objecting to the transaction of any
activity on the grounds that the meeting has not been lawfully called or
convened. Unless provided otherwise in this Declaration, any action of the
Institutional Trustee or the Administrators, as the case may be, may be taken at
a meeting by vote of the Institutional Trustee or a majority vote of the
Administrators present (whether in person or by telephone) and eligible to vote
with respect to such matter, provided that a Quorum is present, or without a
meeting by the unanimous written consent of the Institutional Trustee or the
Administrators. Meetings of the Institutional Trustee and the Administrators
together shall be held from time to time upon the call of the Institutional
Trustee or an Administrator.

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         SECTION 4.7.      DELEGATION OF POWER.

         (a)      Any Administrator may, by power of attorney consistent with
applicable law, delegate to any other natural person over the age of 21 that is
a U.S. Person his or her power for the purpose of executing any documents
contemplated in Section 2.6; and

         (b)      the Administrators shall have power to delegate from time to
time to such of their number the doing of such things and the execution of such
instruments either in the name of the Trust or the names of the Administrators
or otherwise as the Administrators may deem expedient, to the extent such
delegation is not prohibited by applicable law or contrary to the provisions of
the Trust, as set forth herein.

         SECTION 4.8.      CONVERSION, CONSOLIDATION OR SUCCESSION TO BUSINESS.
Any Person into which the Institutional Trustee may be merged or converted or
with which it may be consolidated, or any Person resulting from any merger,
conversion or consolidation to which the Institutional Trustee shall be a party,
or any Person succeeding to all or substantially all the corporate trust
business of the Institutional Trustee shall be the successor of the
Institutional Trustee hereunder, provided such Person shall be otherwise
qualified and eligible under this Article, without the execution or filing of
any paper or any further act on the part of any of the parties hereto.

                                   ARTICLE V

                                  DISTRIBUTIONS

         SECTION 5.1.      DISTRIBUTIONS. Holders shall receive Distributions in
accordance with the applicable terms of the relevant Holder's Securities.
Distributions shall be made on the Capital Securities and the Common Securities
in accordance with the preferences set forth in their respective terms. If and
to the extent that the Debenture Issuer makes a payment of Interest or any
principal on the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee, the Institutional
Trustee shall and is directed, to the extent funds are available for that
purpose, to make a distribution (a "Distribution") of such amounts to Holders.

                                   ARTICLE VI

                             ISSUANCE OF SECURITIES

         SECTION 6.1.      GENERAL PROVISIONS REGARDING SECURITIES.

         (a)      The Administrators shall, on behalf of the Trust, issue one
series of capital securities substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust having
such terms as are set forth in Annex I and one series of common securities
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust having
such terms as are set forth in Annex I. The Trust shall issue no securities or
other interests in the assets of the Trust other than the Capital Securities and
the Common Securities. The Capital Securities rank pari passu to, and payment
thereon shall be made Pro Rata with, the Common Securities except that, where an
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, the rights of Holders of the
Common Securities to payment in respect of Distributions and payments upon
liquidation, redemption and otherwise are subordinated to the rights to payment
of the Holders of the Capital Securities as set forth in Annex I.

         (b)      The Certificates shall be signed on behalf of the Trust by one
or more Administrators. Such signature shall be the facsimile or manual
signature of any Administrator. In case any Administrator of the Trust who shall
have signed any of the Securities shall cease to be such Administrator before
the Certificates so signed shall be delivered by the Trust, such Certificates
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though the person who signed such Certificates had not ceased to be such
Administrator, and any Certificate may be signed on behalf of the Trust by such
persons who, at the actual date of execution of such Security, shall be an
Administrator of the Trust, although at the date of the execution and delivery
of the Declaration any such person was not such an Administrator. A Capital
Security shall not be valid until authenticated by the facsimile or manual
signature of an Authorized Officer of the Institutional Trustee. Such signature
shall be conclusive evidence that the Capital Security has been authenticated
under this Declaration. Upon written order of the Trust signed by one
Administrator, the Institutional Trustee shall authenticate the Capital
Securities for original issue. The Institutional Trustee may appoint an
authenticating agent that is a U.S. Person acceptable to the Trust to
authenticate the Capital Securities. A Common Security need not be so
authenticated.

         (c)      The consideration received by the Trust for the issuance of
the Securities shall constitute a contribution to the capital of the Trust and
shall not constitute a loan to the Trust.

         (d)      Upon issuance of the Securities as provided in this
Declaration, the Securities so issued shall be deemed to be validly issued,
fully paid and, except as provided in Section 9.1(b) with respect to the Common
Securities, non-assessable.

         (e)      Every Person, by virtue of having become a Holder in
accordance with the terms of this Declaration, shall be deemed to have expressly
assented and agreed to the terms of, and shall be bound by, this Declaration and
the Guarantee.

         SECTION 6.2.      PAYING AGENT, TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR. The Trust
shall maintain in Hartford, Connecticut, an office or agency where the Capital
Securities may be presented for payment ("Paying Agent"), and an office or
agency where Securities may be presented for registration of transfer or
exchange (the "Transfer Agent"). The Trust shall keep or cause to be kept at
such office or agency a register for the purpose of registering Securities,
transfers and exchanges of Securities, such register to be held by a registrar
(the "Registrar"). The Administrators may appoint the Paying Agent, the
Registrar and the Transfer Agent and may appoint one or more additional Paying
Agents or one or more co-Registrars, or one or more co-Transfer Agents in such
other locations as it shall determine. The term "Paying Agent" includes any
additional paying agent, the term "Registrar" includes any additional registrar
or co-Registrar and the term "Transfer Agent" includes any additional transfer
agent. The Administrators may change any Paying Agent, Transfer Agent or
Registrar at any time without prior notice to any Holder. The Administrators
shall notify the Institutional Trustee of the name and address of any Paying
Agent, Transfer Agent and Registrar not a party to this Declaration. The
Administrators hereby initially appoint the Institutional Trustee to act as
Paying Agent, Transfer Agent and Registrar for the Capital Securities and the
Common Securities. The Institutional Trustee or any of its Affiliates in the
United States may act as Paying Agent, Transfer Agent or Registrar.

         SECTION 6.3.      FORM AND DATING. The Capital Securities and the
Institutional Trustee's certificate of authentication thereon shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1, and the Common Securities shall be
substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2, each of which is hereby incorporated
in and expressly made a part of this Declaration. Certificates may be typed,
printed, lithographed or engraved or may be produced in any other manner as is
reasonably acceptable to the Administrators, as conclusively evidenced by their
execution thereof. The Securities may have letters, numbers, notations or other
marks of identification or designation and such legends or endorsements required
by law, stock exchange rule, agreements to which the Trust is subject if any, or
usage (provided that any such notation, legend or endorsement is in a form
acceptable to the Sponsor). The Trust at the direction of the Sponsor shall
furnish any such legend not contained in Exhibit A-1 to the Institutional
Trustee in writing. Each Capital Security shall be dated on or before the date
of its authentication. The terms and provisions of the Securities set forth in
Annex I and the forms of Securities set forth in Exhibits A-1 and A-2 are part
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terms of this Declaration and to the extent applicable, the Institutional
Trustee, the Administrators and the Sponsor, by their execution and delivery of
this Declaration, expressly agree to such terms and provisions and to be bound
thereby. Capital Securities will be issued only in blocks having a stated
liquidation amount of not less than $500,000.00 and any multiple of $1,000.00 in
excess thereof.

         The Capital Securities are being offered and sold by the Trust pursuant
to the Placement Agreement in definitive, registered form without coupons and
with the Restricted Securities Legend.

         SECTION 6.4.      MUTILATED, DESTROYED, LOST OR STOLEN CERTIFICATES.

If:
         (a)      any mutilated Certificates should be surrendered to the
Registrar, or if the Registrar shall receive evidence to its satisfaction of the
destruction, loss or theft of any Certificate; and

         (b)      there shall be delivered to the Registrar, the Administrators
and the Institutional Trustee such security or indemnity as may be required by
them to keep each of them harmless;

then, in the absence of notice that such Certificate shall have been acquired by
a protected purchaser, an Administrator on behalf of the Trust shall execute
(and in the case of a Capital Security Certificate, the Institutional Trustee
shall authenticate) and deliver, in exchange for or in lieu of any such
mutilated, destroyed, lost or stolen Certificate, a new Certificate of like
denomination. In connection with the issuance of any new Certificate under this
Section 6.4, the Registrar or the Administrators may require the payment of a
sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge that may be imposed
in connection therewith. Any duplicate Certificate issued pursuant to this
Section shall constitute conclusive evidence of an ownership interest in the
relevant Securities, as if originally issued, whether or not the lost, stolen or
destroyed Certificate shall be found at any time.

         SECTION 6.5.      TEMPORARY SECURITIES. Until definitive Securities are
ready for delivery, the Administrators may prepare and, in the case of the
Capital Securities, the Institutional Trustee shall authenticate, temporary
Securities. Temporary Securities shall be substantially in the form of
definitive Securities but may have variations that the Administrators consider
appropriate for temporary Securities. Without unreasonable delay, the
Administrators shall prepare and, in the case of the Capital Securities, the
Institutional Trustee shall authenticate, definitive Securities in exchange for
temporary Securities.

         SECTION 6.6.      CANCELLATION. The Administrators at any time may
deliver Securities to the Institutional Trustee for cancellation. The Registrar
shall forward to the Institutional Trustee any Securities surrendered to it for
registration of transfer, redemption or payment. The Institutional Trustee shall
promptly cancel all Securities surrendered for registration of transfer,
payment, replacement or cancellation and shall dispose of such canceled
Securities as the Administrators direct. The Administrators may not issue new
Securities to replace Securities that have been paid or that have been delivered
to the Institutional Trustee for cancellation.

         SECTION 6.7.      RIGHTS OF HOLDERS; WAIVERS OF PAST DEFAULTS.

         (a)      The legal title to the Trust Property is vested exclusively in
the Institutional Trustee (in its capacity as such) in accordance with Section
2.5, and the Holders shall not have any right or title therein other than the
undivided beneficial interest in the assets of the Trust conferred by their
Securities and they shall have no right to call for any partition or division of
property, profits or rights of the Trust except as described below. The
Securities shall be personal property giving only the rights specifically set
forth therein and in this Declaration. The Securities shall have no preemptive
or similar rights.

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         (b)      For so long as any Capital Securities remain outstanding, if
upon an Indenture Event of Default, the Debenture Trustee fails or the holders
of not less than 25% in principal amount of the outstanding Debentures fail to
declare the principal of all of the Debentures to be immediately due and
payable, the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital
Securities then outstanding shall have the right to make such declaration by a
notice in writing to the Institutional Trustee, the Sponsor and the Debenture
Trustee.

         At any time after a declaration of acceleration with respect to the
Debentures has been made and before a judgment or decree for payment of the
money due has been obtained by the Debenture Trustee as provided in the
Indenture, if the Institutional Trustee fails to annul any such declaration and
waive such default, the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the
Capital Securities, by written notice to the Institutional Trustee, the Sponsor
and the Debenture Trustee, may rescind and annul such declaration and its
consequences if:

                  (i)      the Debenture Issuer has paid or deposited with the
         Debenture Trustee a sum sufficient to pay

                           (A) all overdue installments of interest on all of
                  the Debentures,

                           (B) any accrued Additional Interest on all of the
                  Debentures,

                           (C) the principal of (and premium, if any, on) any
                  Debentures that have become due otherwise than by such
                  declaration of acceleration and interest and Additional
                  Interest thereon at the rate borne by the Debentures, and

                           (D) all sums paid or advanced by the Debenture
                  Trustee under the Indenture and the reasonable compensation,
                  expenses, disbursements and advances of the Debenture Trustee
                  and the Institutional Trustee, their agents and counsel; and

                  (ii)     all Events of Default with respect to the Debentures,
         other than the non-payment of the principal of the Debentures that has
         become due solely by such acceleration, have been cured or waived as
         provided in Section 5.7 of the Indenture.

         The Holders of at least a Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital
Securities may, on behalf of the Holders of all the Capital Securities, waive
any past default or Event of Default, except a default or Event of Default in
the payment of principal or interest (unless such default or Event of Default
has been cured and a sum sufficient to pay all matured installments of interest
and principal due otherwise than by acceleration has been deposited with the
Debenture Trustee) or a default or Event of Default in respect of a covenant or
provision that under the Indenture cannot be modified or amended without the
consent of the holder of each outstanding Debenture. No such rescission shall
affect any subsequent default or impair any right consequent thereon.

         Upon receipt by the Institutional Trustee of written notice declaring
such an acceleration, or rescission and annulment thereof, by Holders of any
part of the Capital Securities, a record date shall be established for
determining Holders of outstanding Capital Securities entitled to join in such
notice, which record date shall be at the close of business on the day the
Institutional Trustee receives such notice. The Holders on such record date, or
their duly designated proxies, and only such Persons, shall be entitled to join
in such notice, whether or not such Holders remain Holders after such record
date; provided, that unless such declaration of acceleration, or rescission and
annulment, as the case may be, shall have become effective by virtue of the
requisite percentage having joined in such notice prior to the day that is 90
days after such record date, such notice of declaration of acceleration, or
rescission and annulment, as the case may be, shall automatically and without
further action by any Holder be canceled and of no

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further effect. Nothing in this paragraph shall prevent a Holder, or a proxy of
a Holder, from giving, after expiration of such 90-day period, a new written
notice of declaration of acceleration, or rescission and annulment thereof, as
the case may be, that is identical to a written notice that has been canceled
pursuant to the proviso to the preceding sentence, in which event a new record
date shall be established pursuant to the provisions of this Section 6.7.

         (c)      Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this
Section 6.7, the Holders of at least a Majority in liquidation amount of the
Capital Securities may, on behalf of the Holders of all the Capital Securities,
waive any past default or Event of Default and its consequences. Upon such
waiver, any such default or Event of Default shall cease to exist, and any
default or Event of Default arising therefrom shall be deemed to have been
cured, for every purpose of this Declaration, but no such waiver shall extend to
any subsequent or other default or Event of Default or impair any right
consequent thereon.

                                  ARTICLE VII

                      DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION OF TRUST

         SECTION 7.1.      DISSOLUTION AND TERMINATION OF TRUST.

         (a)      The Trust shall dissolve on the first to occur of:

                  (i)      unless earlier dissolved, on December 18, 2036, the
         expiration of the term of the Trust;

                  (ii)     upon a Bankruptcy Event with respect to the Sponsor,
         the Trust or the Debenture Issuer;

                  (iii)    (other than in connection with a merger,
         consolidation or similar transaction not prohibited by the Indenture,
         this Declaration or the Guarantee, as the case may be) upon the filing
         of a certificate of dissolution or its equivalent with respect to the
         Sponsor, upon the consent of Holders of a Majority in liquidation
         amount of the Securities voting together as a single class to file a
         certificate of cancellation with respect to the Trust or upon the
         revocation of the charter of the Sponsor and the expiration of 90 days
         after the date of revocation without a reinstatement thereof;

                  (iv)     upon the distribution of the Debentures to the
         Holders of the Securities;

                  (v)      upon exercise of the right of the Holder of all of
         the outstanding Common Securities to dissolve the Trust as provided in
         Annex I hereto;

                  (vi)     upon the entry of a decree of judicial dissolution of
         the Holder of the Common Securities, the Sponsor, the Trust or the
         Debenture Issuer;

                  (vii)    when all of the Securities shall have been called for
         redemption and the amounts necessary for redemption thereof shall have
         been paid to the Holders in accordance with the terms of the
         Securities; or

                  (viii)   before the issuance of any Securities, with the
         consent of the Institutional Trustee and the Sponsor.

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         (b)      As soon as is practicable after the occurrence of an event
referred to in Section 7.1(a), and after satisfaction of liabilities to
creditors of the Trust as required by applicable law, including of the Statutory
Trust Act, and subject to the terms set forth in Annex I, the Institutional
Trustee shall terminate the Trust by filing a certificate of cancellation with
the Secretary of State of the State of Connecticut.

         (c)      The provisions of Section 2.9 and Article IX shall survive the
termination of the Trust.

                                  ARTICLE VIII

                              TRANSFER OF INTERESTS

         SECTION 8.1.      GENERAL.

         (a)      Subject to Section 8.1(c), where Capital Securities are
presented to the Registrar or a co-registrar with a request to register a
transfer or to exchange them for an equal number of Capital Securities
represented by different certificates, the Registrar shall register the transfer
or make the exchange if its requirements for such transactions are met. To
permit registrations of transfer and exchanges, the Trust shall issue and the
Institutional Trustee shall authenticate Capital Securities at the Registrar's
request.

         (b)      Upon issuance of the Common Securities, the Sponsor shall
acquire and retain beneficial and record ownership of the Common Securities and
for so long as the Securities remain outstanding, the Sponsor shall maintain
100% ownership of the Common Securities; provided, however, that any permitted
successor of the Sponsor, in its capacity as Debenture Issuer, under the
Indenture that is a U.S. Person may succeed to the Sponsor's ownership of the
Common Securities.

         (c)      Capital Securities may only be transferred, in whole or in
part, in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in this Declaration
and in the terms of the Securities. To the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law, any transfer or purported transfer of any Security not made in
accordance with this Declaration shall be null and void and will be deemed to be
of no legal effect whatsoever and any such transferee shall be deemed not to be
the holder of such Capital Securities for any purpose, including but not limited
to the receipt of Distributions on such Capital Securities, and such transferee
shall be deemed to have no interest whatsoever in such Capital Securities.

         (d)      The Registrar shall provide for the registration of Securities
and of transfers of Securities, which will be effected without charge but only
upon payment (with such indemnity as the Registrar may require) in respect of
any tax or other governmental charges that may be imposed in relation to it.
Upon surrender for registration of transfer of any Securities, the Registrar
shall cause one or more new Securities of the same tenor to be issued in the
name of the designated transferee or transferees. Every Security surrendered for
registration of transfer shall be accompanied by a written instrument of
transfer in form satisfactory to the Registrar duly executed by the Holder or
such Holder's attorney duly authorized in writing. Each Security surrendered for
registration of transfer shall be canceled by the Institutional Trustee pursuant
to Section 6.6. A transferee of a Security shall be entitled to the rights and
subject to the obligations of a Holder hereunder upon the receipt by such
transferee of a Security. By acceptance of a Security, each transferee shall be
deemed to have agreed to be bound by this Declaration.

         (e)      The Trust shall not be required (i) to issue, register the
transfer of, or exchange any Securities during a period beginning at the opening
of business 15 days before the day of any selection of Securities for redemption
and ending at the close of business on the earliest date on which the relevant
notice of redemption is deemed to have been given to all Holders of the
Securities to be redeemed, or (ii) to register the transfer or exchange of any
Security so selected for redemption in whole or in part, except the unredeemed
portion of any Security being redeemed in part.

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         SECTION 8.2.      TRANSFER PROCEDURES AND RESTRICTIONS.

         (a)      The Capital Securities shall bear the Restricted Securities
Legend, which shall not be removed unless there is delivered to the Trust such
satisfactory evidence, which may include an opinion of counsel licensed to
practice law in the State of Connecticut, as may be reasonably required by the
Trust, that neither the legend nor the restrictions on transfer set forth
therein are required to ensure that transfers thereof comply with the provisions
of the Securities Act. Upon provision of such satisfactory evidence, the
Institutional Trustee, at the written direction of the Trust, shall authenticate
and deliver Capital Securities that do not bear the legend.

         (b)      Except as permitted by Section 8.2(a), each Capital Security
shall bear a legend (the "Restricted Securities Legend") in substantially the
following form and a Capital Security shall not be transferred except in
compliance with such legend, unless otherwise determined by the Sponsor, upon
the advice of counsel expert in securities law, in accordance with applicable
law:

                  THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
         OF 1933, AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS
         OR ANY OTHER APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAW. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY
         INTEREST OR PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED,
         TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE
         ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM,
         OR NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT
         AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY
         BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF AGREES TO OFFER, SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER
         THIS SECURITY ONLY (A) TO THE SPONSOR OR THE TRUST, (B) PURSUANT TO A
         REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE
         SECURITIES ACT, (C) TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS
         A QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE
         REQUIREMENTS OF RULE 144A SO LONG AS THIS SECURITY IS ELIGIBLE FOR
         RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 144A, (D) TO A
         NON-U.S. PERSON IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903
         OR RULE 904 (AS APPLICABLE) OF REGULATION S UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT,
         (E) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL "ACCREDITED INVESTOR" WITHIN THE MEANING OF
         SUBPARAGRAPH (A) OF RULE 501 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS ACQUIRING
         THIS CAPITAL SECURITY FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF SUCH
         AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR, FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT
         WITH A VIEW TO, OR FOR OFFER OR SALE IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY
         DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION OF THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (F) PURSUANT TO ANY
         OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE
         SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE SPONSOR'S AND THE TRUST'S RIGHT PRIOR TO
         ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER TO REQUIRE THE DELIVERY OF AN OPINION
         OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION SATISFACTORY TO EACH
         OF THEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECLARATION OF TRUST, A COPY OF WHICH
         MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE SPONSOR OR THE TRUST. HEDGING TRANSACTIONS
         INVOLVING THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH
         THE SECURITIES ACT.

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                  THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF ALSO
         AGREES, REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT,
         INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OR OTHER PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO
         TITLE I OF THE EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS
         AMENDED ("ERISA"), OR SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF
         1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE") (EACH A "PLAN"), OR AN ENTITY WHOSE
         UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE "PLAN ASSETS" BY REASON OF ANY PLAN'S
         INVESTMENT IN THE ENTITY, AND NO PERSON INVESTING "PLAN ASSETS" OF ANY
         PLAN MAY ACQUIRE OR HOLD THE SECURITIES OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN, UNLESS
         SUCH PURCHASER OR HOLDER IS ELIGIBLE FOR EXEMPTIVE RELIEF AVAILABLE
         UNDER U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION
         96-23, 95-60, 91-38, 90-1 OR 84-14 OR ANOTHER APPLICABLE EXEMPTION OR
         ITS PURCHASE AND HOLDING OF THIS SECURITY IS NOT PROHIBITED BY SECTION
         406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PURCHASE
         OR HOLDING. ANY PURCHASER OR HOLDER OF THE SECURITIES OR ANY INTEREST
         THEREIN WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED BY ITS PURCHASE AND HOLDING
         THEREOF THAT EITHER (i) IT IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN WITHIN THE
         MEANING OF SECTION 3(3) OF ERISA, OR A PLAN TO WHICH SECTION 4975 OF
         THE CODE IS APPLICABLE, A TRUSTEE OR OTHER PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF
         AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR PLAN, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY USING
         THE ASSETS OF ANY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN OR PLAN TO FINANCE SUCH
         PURCHASE, OR (ii) SUCH PURCHASE WILL NOT RESULT IN A PROHIBITED
         TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE FOR
         WHICH THERE IS NO APPLICABLE STATUTORY OR ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION.

                  THIS SECURITY WILL BE ISSUED AND MAY BE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN
         BLOCKS HAVING A LIQUIDATION AMOUNT OF NOT LESS THAN $500,000.00 (500
         SECURITIES) AND MULTIPLES OF $1,000.00 IN EXCESS THEREOF. ANY ATTEMPTED
         TRANSFER OF SECURITIES IN A BLOCK HAVING A LIQUIDATION AMOUNT OF LESS
         THAN $500,000.00 SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE VOID AND OF NO LEGAL EFFECT
         WHATSOEVER.

                  THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY AGREES THAT IT WILL COMPLY WITH
         THE FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.

         (c)      To permit registrations of transfers and exchanges, the Trust
shall execute and the Institutional Trustee shall authenticate Capital
Securities at the Registrar's request.

         (d)      Registrations of transfers or exchanges will be effected
without charge, but only upon payment (with such indemnity as the Registrar or
the Sponsor may require) in respect of any tax or other governmental charge that
may be imposed in relation to it.

         (e)      All Capital Securities issued upon any registration of
transfer or exchange pursuant to the terms of this Declaration shall evidence
the same security and shall be entitled to the same benefits under this
Declaration as the Capital Securities surrendered upon such registration of
transfer or exchange.

         SECTION 8.3.      DEEMED SECURITY HOLDERS. The Trust, the
Administrators, the Institutional Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Transfer Agent
or the Registrar may treat the Person in whose name any Certificate shall be
registered on the books and records of the Trust as the sole holder of such
Certificate

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and of the Securities represented by such Certificate for purposes of receiving
Distributions and for all other purposes whatsoever and, accordingly, shall not
be bound to recognize any equitable or other claim to or interest in such
Certificate or in the Securities represented by such Certificate on the part of
any Person, whether or not the Trust, the Administrators, the Institutional
Trustee, the Paying Agent, the Transfer Agent or the Registrar shall have actual
or other notice thereof

                                   ARTICLE IX

                           LIMITATION OF LIABILITY OF
             HOLDERS OF SECURITIES, INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE OR OTHERS

         SECTION 9.1.      LIABILITY.

         (a)      Except as expressly set forth in this Declaration, the
Guarantee and the terms of the Securities, the Sponsor shall not be:

                  (i)      personally liable for the return of any portion of
         the capital contributions (or any return thereon) of the Holders of the
         Securities which shall be made solely from assets of the Trust; or

                  (ii)     required to pay to the Trust or to any Holder of the
         Securities any deficit upon dissolution of the Trust or otherwise.

         (b)      The Holder of the Common Securities shall be liable for all of
the debts and obligations of the Trust (other than with respect to the
Securities) to the extent not satisfied out of the Trust's assets.

         (c)      Pursuant to the Statutory Trust Act, the Holders of the
Capital Securities shall be entitled to the same limitation of personal
liability extended to stockholders of private corporations for profit organized
under the General Corporation Law of the State of Connecticut.

         SECTION 9.2.      EXCULPATION.

         (a)      No Indemnified Person shall be liable, responsible or
accountable in damages or otherwise to the Trust 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 on behalf of the Trust and in a
manner such Indemnified Person reasonably believed to be within the scope of the
authority conferred on such Indemnified Person by this Declaration 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 Trust and upon such information, opinions,
reports or statements presented to the Trust by any Person as to matters the
Indemnified Person reasonably believes are within such other Person's
professional or expert competence and, if selected by such Indemnified Person,
has been selected by such Indemnified Person with reasonable care by or on
behalf of the Trust, 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 Securities might properly be paid.

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         SECTION 9.3.      FIDUCIARY DUTY.

         (a)      To the extent that, at law or in equity, an Indemnified Person
has duties (including fiduciary duties) and liabilities relating thereto to the
Trust or to any other Covered Person, an Indemnified Person acting under this
Declaration shall not be liable to the Trust or to any other Covered Person for
its good faith reliance on the provisions of this Declaration. The provisions of
this Declaration, to the extent that they restrict the duties and liabilities of
an Indemnified Person otherwise existing at law or in equity, are agreed by the
parties hereto to replace such other duties and liabilities of the Indemnified
Person.

         (b)      Whenever in this Declaration an Indemnified Person is
permitted or required to make a decision:

                  (i)      in its "discretion" or under a grant of similar
         authority, the Indemnified Person shall be entitled to consider such
         interests and factors as it desires, including its own interests, and
         shall have no duty or obligation to give any consideration to any
         interest of or factors affecting the Trust or any other Person; or

                  (ii)     in its "good faith" or under another express
         standard, the Indemnified Person shall act under such express standard
         and shall not be subject to any other or different standard imposed by
         this Declaration or by applicable law.

         SECTION 9.4.      INDEMNIFICATION.

         (a)      The Sponsor shall indemnify, to the full extent permitted by
law, any Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a
party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding,
whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action
by or in the right of the Trust) arising out of or in connection with the
acceptance or administration of this Declaration by reason of the fact that he
is or was an Indemnified Person against expenses (including reasonable
attorneys' fees and expenses), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or
proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to
be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Trust, and, with respect to
any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his
conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by
judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or upon a plea of nolo contendere or
its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the Indemnified
Person did not act in good faith and in a manner which he reasonably believed to
be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Trust, and, with respect to
any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his
conduct was unlawful.

         (b)      The Sponsor shall indemnify, to the full extent permitted by
law, any Indemnified Person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a
party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right
of the Trust to procure a judgment in its favor arising out of or in connection
with the acceptance or administration of this Declaration by reason of the fact
that he is or was an Indemnified Person against expenses (including reasonable
attorneys' fees and expenses) actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if he acted in
good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the Trust; provided, however, that no such indemnification
shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such
Indemnified Person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the Trust unless and
only to the extent that the court in which such action or suit was brought shall
determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in
view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for such expenses which such court shall deem proper.

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         (c)      To the extent that an Indemnified Person shall be successful
on the merits or otherwise (including dismissal of an action without prejudice
or the settlement of an action without admission of liability) in defense of any
action, suit or proceeding referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section
9.4, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, he shall be
indemnified, to the full extent permitted by law, against expenses (including
attorneys' fees and expenses) actually and reasonably incurred by him in
connection therewith.

         (d)      Any indemnification of an Administrator under paragraphs (a)
and (b) of this Section 9.4 (unless ordered by a court) shall be made by the
Sponsor only as authorized in the specific case upon a determination that
indemnification of the Indemnified Person is proper in the circumstances because
he has met the applicable standard of conduct set forth in paragraphs (a) and
(b). Such determination shall be made (i) by the Administrators by a majority
vote of a Quorum consisting of such Administrators who were not parties to such
action, suit or proceeding, (ii) if such a Quorum is not obtainable, or, even if
obtainable, if a Quorum of disinterested Administrators so directs, by
independent legal counsel in a written opinion, or (iii) by the Common Security
Holder of the Trust.

         (e)      To the fullest extent permitted by law, expenses (including
reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses) incurred by an Indemnified Person in
defending a civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or
proceeding referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 9.4 shall be
paid by the Sponsor in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or
proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such Indemnified
Person to repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that he is not
entitled to be indemnified by the Sponsor as authorized in this Section 9.4.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no advance shall be made by the Sponsor if a
determination is reasonably and promptly made (i) by the Administrators by a
majority vote of a Quorum of disinterested Administrators, (ii) if such a Quorum
is not obtainable, or, even if obtainable, if a quorum of disinterested
Administrators so directs, by independent legal counsel in a written opinion or
(iii) by the Common Security Holder of the Trust, that, based upon the facts
known to the Administrators, counsel or the Common Security Holder at the time
such determination is made, such Indemnified Person acted in bad faith or in a
manner that such Indemnified Person did not believe to be in the best interests
of the Trust, or, with respect to any criminal proceeding, that such Indemnified
Person believed or had reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. In
no event shall any advance be made in instances where the Administrators,
independent legal counsel or the Common Security Holder reasonably determine
that such Indemnified Person deliberately breached his duty to the Trust or its
Common or Capital Security Holders.

         (f)      The Institutional Trustee, at the sole cost and expense of the
Sponsor, retains the right to representation by counsel of its own choosing in
any action, suit or any other proceeding for which it is indemnified under
paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section 9.4, without affecting its right to
indemnification hereunder or waiving any rights afforded to it under this
Declaration or applicable law.

         (g)      The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by,
or granted pursuant to, the other paragraphs of this Section 9.4 shall not be
deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification and
advancement of expenses may be entitled under any agreement, vote of
stockholders or disinterested directors of the Sponsor or Capital Security
Holders of the Trust or otherwise, both as to action in his official capacity
and as to action in another capacity while holding such office. All rights to
indemnification under this Section 9.4 shall be deemed to be provided by a
contract between the Sponsor and each Indemnified Person who serves in such
capacity at any time while this Section 9.4 is in effect. Any repeal or
modification of this Section 9.4 shall not affect any rights or obligations then
existing.

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         (h)      The Sponsor or the Trust may purchase and maintain insurance
on behalf of any Person who is or was an Indemnified Person against any
liability asserted against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, or
arising out of his status as such, whether or not the Sponsor would have the
power to indemnify him against such liability under the provisions of this
Section 9.4.

         (i)      For purposes of this Section 9.4, references to "the Trust"
shall include, in addition to the resulting or surviving entity, any constituent
entity (including any constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation
or merger, so that any Person who is or was a director, trustee, officer or
employee of such constituent entity, or is or was serving at the request of such
constituent entity as a director, trustee, officer, employee or agent of another
entity, shall stand in the same position under the provisions of this Section
9.4 with respect to the resulting or surviving entity as he would have with
respect to such constituent entity if its separate existence had continued.

         (j)      The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by,
or granted pursuant to, this Section 9.4 shall, unless otherwise provided when
authorized or ratified, (i) continue as to a Person who has ceased to be an
Indemnified Person and shall inure to the benefit of the heirs, executors and
administrators of such a Person; and (ii) survive the termination or expiration
of this Declaration or the earlier removal or resignation of an Indemnified
Person.

         SECTION 9.5.      OUTSIDE BUSINESSES. Any Covered Person, the Sponsor
and the Institutional Trustee may engage in or possess an interest in other
business ventures of any nature or description, independently or with others,
similar or dissimilar to the business of the Trust, and the Trust and the
Holders of Securities shall have no rights by virtue of this Declaration in and
to such independent ventures or the income or profits derived therefrom, and the
pursuit of any such venture, even if competitive with the business of the Trust,
shall not be deemed wrongful or improper. None of any Covered Person, the
Sponsor or the Institutional Trustee shall be obligated to present any
particular investment or other opportunity to the Trust even if such opportunity
is of a character that, if presented to the Trust, could be taken by the Trust,
and any Covered Person, the Sponsor and the Institutional Trustee shall have the
right to take for its own account (individually or as a partner or fiduciary) or
to recommend to others any such particular investment or other opportunity. Any
Covered Person and the Institutional Trustee may engage or be interested in any
financial or other transaction with the Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor,
or may act as depositary for, trustee or agent for, or act on any committee or
body of holders of, securities or other obligations of the Sponsor or its
Affiliates.

         SECTION 9.6.      COMPENSATION; FEE. The Sponsor agrees:

         (a)      to pay to the Institutional Trustee from time to time such
compensation for all services rendered by it hereunder as the parties shall
agree 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 Institutional Trustee upon request for all reasonable expenses,
disbursements and advances incurred or made by the Institutional Trustee in
accordance with any provision of this Declaration (including the reasonable
compensation and the expenses and disbursements of their respective agents and
counsel), except any such expense, disbursement or advance as may be
attributable to its negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct.

         The provisions of this Section 9.6 shall survive the dissolution of the
Trust and the termination of this Declaration and the removal or resignation of
the Institutional Trustee.

         No Trustee may claim any lien or charge on any property of the Trust as
a result of any amount due pursuant to this Section 9.6.

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                                   ARTICLE X

                                   ACCOUNTING

         SECTION 10.1.     FISCAL YEAR. The fiscal year ("Fiscal Year") of the
Trust shall be the calendar year, or such other year as is required by the Code.

         SECTION 10.2.     CERTAIN ACCOUNTING MATTERS.

         (a)      At all times during the existence of the Trust, the
Administrators shall keep, or cause to be kept at the principal office of the
Trust in the United States, as defined for purposes of Treasury Regulations
section 301.7701-7, full books of account, records and supporting documents,
which shall reflect in reasonable detail each transaction of the Trust. The
books of account shall be maintained, at the Sponsor's expense, in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles, consistently applied. The books
of account and the records of the Trust shall be examined by and reported upon
as of the end of each Fiscal Year of the Trust by a firm of independent
certified public accountants selected by the Administrators.

         (b)      The Administrators shall cause to be duly prepared and
delivered to each of the Holders of Securities Form 1099 or such other annual
United States federal income tax information statement required by the Code,
containing such information with regard to the Securities held by each Holder as
is required by the Code and the Treasury Regulations. Notwithstanding any right
under the Code to deliver any such statement at a later date, the Administrators
shall endeavor to deliver all such statements within 30 days after the end of
each Fiscal Year of the Trust.

         (c)      The Administrators, at the Sponsor's expense, shall cause to
be duly prepared at the principal office of the Trust in the United States, as
defined for purposes of Treasury Regulations section 301.7701-7, and filed an
annual United States federal income tax return on a Form 1041 or such other form
required by United States federal income tax law, and any other annual income
tax returns required to be filed by the Administrators on behalf of the Trust
with any state or local taxing authority.

         SECTION 10.3.     BANKING. The Trust shall maintain in the United
States, as defined for purposes of Treasury Regulations section 301.7701-7, one
or more bank accounts in the name and for the sole benefit of the Trust;
provided, however, that all payments of funds in respect of the Debentures held
by the Institutional Trustee shall be made directly to the Property Account and
no other funds of the Trust shall be deposited in the Property Account. The sole
signatories for such accounts (including the Property Account) shall be
designated by the Institutional Trustee.

         SECTION 10.4.     WITHHOLDING. The Institutional Trustee or any Paying
Agent and the Administrators shall comply with all withholding requirements
under United States federal, state and local law. The Institutional Trustee or
any Paying Agent shall request, and each Holder shall provide to the
Institutional Trustee or any Paying Agent, such forms or certificates as are
necessary to establish an exemption from withholding with respect to the Holder,
and any representations and forms as shall reasonably be requested by the
Institutional Trustee or any Paying Agent to assist it in determining the extent
of, and in fulfilling, its withholding obligations. The Administrators shall
file required forms with applicable jurisdictions and, unless an exemption from
withholding is properly established by a Holder, shall remit amounts withheld
with respect to the Holder to applicable jurisdictions. To the extent that the
Institutional Trustee or any Paying Agent is required to withhold and pay over
any amounts to any authority with respect to distributions or allocations to any
Holder, the amount withheld shall be deemed to be a Distribution in the amount
of the withholding to the Holder. In the event of any claimed overwithholding,
Holders shall be limited to an action against the applicable jurisdiction. If
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required to be withheld was not withheld from actual Distributions made, the
Institutional Trustee or any Paying Agent may reduce subsequent Distributions by
the amount of such withholding.

                                   ARTICLE XI

                             AMENDMENTS AND MEETINGS

         SECTION 11.1.     AMENDMENTS.

         (a)      Except as otherwise provided in this Declaration or by any
applicable terms of the Securities, this Declaration may only be amended by a
written instrument approved and executed by the Institutional Trustee.

         (b)      Notwithstanding any other provision of this Article XI, an
amendment may be made, and any such purported amendment shall be valid and
effective only if:

                  (i)      the Institutional Trustee shall have first received

                           (A) an Officers' Certificate from each of the Trust
                  and the Sponsor that such amendment is permitted by, and
                  conforms to, the terms of this Declaration (including the
                  terms of the Securities); and

                           (B) an opinion of counsel (who may be counsel to the
                  Sponsor or the Trust) that such amendment is permitted by, and
                  conforms to, the terms of this Declaration (including the
                  terms of the Securities); and

                  (ii)     the result of such amendment would not be to

                           (A) cause the Trust to cease to be classified for
                  purposes of United States federal income taxation as a grantor
                  trust; or

                           (B) cause the Trust to be deemed to be an Investment
                  Company required to be registered under the Investment Company
                  Act.

         (c)      Except as provided in Section 11.1(d), (e) or (h), no
amendment shall be made, and any such purported amendment shall be void and
ineffective unless the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the
Capital Securities shall have consented to such amendment.

         (d)      In addition to and notwithstanding any other provision in this
Declaration, without the consent of each affected Holder, this Declaration may
not be amended to (i) change the amount or timing of any Distribution on the
Securities or otherwise adversely affect the amount of any Distribution required
to be made in respect of the Securities as of a specified date or change any
conversion or exchange provisions or (ii) restrict the right of a Holder to
institute suit for the enforcement of any such payment on or after such date.

         (e)      Section 8.1 (b) and 8.1(c) and this Section 11.1 shall not be
amended without the consent of all of the Holders of the Securities.

         (f)      Article III shall not be amended without the consent of the
Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common Securities.

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         (g)      The rights of the Holders of the Capital Securities under
Article IV to appoint and remove the Institutional Trustee shall not be amended
without the consent of the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the
Capital Securities.

         (h)      This Declaration may be amended by the Institutional Trustee
and the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Common Securities
without the consent of the Holders of the Capital Securities to:

                  (i)      cure any ambiguity;

                  (ii)     correct or supplement any provision in this
         Declaration that may be defective or inconsistent with any other
         provision of this Declaration;

                  (iii)    add to the covenants, restrictions or obligations of
         the Sponsor; or

                  (iv)     modify, eliminate or add to any provision of this
         Declaration to such extent as may be necessary to ensure that the Trust
         will be classified for United States federal income tax purposes at all
         times as a grantor trust and will not be required to register as an
         "investment company" under the Investment Company Act (including
         without limitation to conform to any change in Rule 3a-5, Rule 3a-7 or
         any other applicable rule under the Investment Company Act or written
         change in interpretation or application thereof by any legislative
         body, court, government agency or regulatory authority) which amendment
         does not have a material adverse effect on the rights, preferences or
         privileges of the Holders of Securities;

         provided, however, that no such modification, elimination or addition
referred to in clauses (i), (ii) or (iii) shall adversely affect in any material
respect the powers, preferences or special rights of Holders of Capital
Securities.

         SECTION 11.2.     MEETINGS OF THE HOLDERS OF SECURITIES; ACTION BY
WRITTEN CONSENT.

         (a)      Meetings of the Holders of any class of Securities may be
called at any time by the Administrators (or as provided in the terms of the
Securities) to consider and act on any matter on which Holders of such class of
Securities are entitled to act under the terms of this Declaration or the terms
of the Securities. The Administrators shall call a meeting of the Holders of
such class if directed to do so by the Holders of at least 10% in liquidation
amount of such class of Securities. Such direction shall be given by delivering
to the Administrators one or more calls in a writing stating that the signing
Holders of the Securities wish to call a meeting and indicating the general or
specific purpose for which the meeting is to be called. Any Holders of the
Securities calling a meeting shall specify in writing the Certificates held by
the Holders of the Securities exercising the right to call a meeting and only
those Securities represented by such Certificates shall be counted for purposes
of determining whether the required percentage set forth in the second sentence
of this paragraph has been met.

         (b)      Except to the extent otherwise provided in the terms of the
Securities, the following provisions shall apply to meetings of Holders of the
Securities:

                  (i)      notice of any such meeting shall be given to all the
         Holders of the Securities having a right to vote thereat at least 7
         days and not more than 60 days before the date of such meeting.
         Whenever a vote, consent or approval of the Holders of the Securities
         is permitted or required under this Declaration, such vote, consent or
         approval may be given at a meeting of the Holders of the Securities.
         Any action that may be taken at a meeting of the Holders of the
         Securities may be taken without a meeting if a consent in writing
         setting forth the action so taken is signed by the Holders of the
         Securities owning not less than the minimum amount of Securities

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         in liquidation amount that would be necessary to authorize or take such
         action at a meeting at which all Holders of the Securities having a
         right to vote thereon were present and voting. Prompt notice of the
         taking of action without a meeting shall be given to the Holders of the
         Securities entitled to vote who have not consented in writing. The
         Administrators may specify that any written ballot submitted to the
         Holders of the Securities for the purpose of taking any action without
         a meeting shall be returned to the Trust within the time specified by
         the Administrators;

                  (ii)     each Holder of a Security may authorize any Person to
         act for it by proxy on all matters in which a Holder of Securities is
         entitled to participate, including waiving notice of any meeting, or
         voting or participating at a meeting. No proxy shall be valid after the
         expiration of 11 months from the date thereof unless otherwise provided
         in the proxy. Every proxy shall be revocable at the pleasure of the
         Holder of the Securities executing it. Except as otherwise provided
         herein, all matters relating to the giving, voting or validity of
         proxies shall be governed by the General Corporation Law of the State
         of Connecticut relating to proxies, and judicial interpretations
         thereunder, as if the Trust were a Connecticut corporation and the
         Holders of the Securities were stockholders of a Connecticut
         corporation; each meeting of the Holders of the Securities shall be
         conducted by the Administrators or by such other Person that the
         Administrators may designate; and

                  (iii)    unless the Statutory Trust Act, this Declaration, or
         the terms of the Securities otherwise provides, the Administrators, in
         their sole discretion, shall establish all other provisions relating to
         meetings of Holders of Securities, including notice of the time, place
         or purpose of any meeting at which any matter is to be voted on by any
         Holders of the Securities, waiver of any such notice, action by consent
         without a meeting, the establishment of a record date, quorum
         requirements, voting in person or by proxy or any other matter with
         respect to the exercise of any such right to vote; provided, however,
         that each meeting shall be conducted in the United States (as that term
         is defined in Treasury Regulations section 301.7701-7).

                                  ARTICLE XII

                    REPRESENTATIONS OF INSTITUTIONAL TRUSTEE

         SECTION 12.1.     REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF INSTITUTIONAL
TRUSTEE. The initial Institutional Trustee represents and warrants to the Trust
and to the Sponsor at the date of this Declaration, and each Successor
Institutional Trustee represents and warrants to the Trust and the Sponsor at
the time of the Successor Institutional Trustee's acceptance of its appointment
as Institutional Trustee, that:

         (a)      the Institutional Trustee is a national banking association
with trust powers, duly organized and validly existing under the laws of the
United States of America with trust power and authority to execute and deliver,
and to carry out and perform its obligations under the terms of, this
Declaration;

         (b)      the execution, delivery and performance by the Institutional
Trustee of this Declaration has been duly authorized by all necessary corporate
action on the part of the Institutional Trustee. This Declaration has been duly
executed and delivered by the Institutional Trustee, and it constitutes a legal,
valid and binding obligation of the Institutional Trustee, enforceable against
it in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy,
reorganization, moratorium, insolvency, and other similar laws affecting
creditors' rights generally and to general principles of equity (regardless of
whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law);

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         (c)      the execution, delivery and performance of this Declaration by
the Institutional Trustee does not conflict with or constitute a breach of the
charter or by-laws of the Institutional Trustee; and

         (d)      no consent, approval or authorization of, or registration with
or notice to, any state or federal banking authority is required for the
execution, delivery or performance by the Institutional Trustee of this
Declaration.

                                  ARTICLE XIII

                                  MISCELLANEOUS

         SECTION 13.1.     NOTICES. All notices provided for in this Declaration
shall be in writing, duly signed by the party giving such notice, and shall be
delivered, telecopied (which telecopy shall be followed by notice delivered or
mailed by first class mail) or mailed by first class mail, as follows:

         (a)      if given to the Trust in care of the Administrators at the
Trust's mailing address set forth below (or such other address as the Trust may
give notice of to the Holders of the Securities):

                        c/o Vineyard National Bancorp
                        1590 Foothill Boulevard
                        Rancho Cucamonga, California  91730-3546
                        Attention:  Sara Ahern
                        Telecopy:  (909) 944-3210

         (b)      if given to the Institutional Trustee, at the Institutional
Trustee's mailing address set forth below (or such other address as the
Institutional Trustee may give notice of to the Holders of the Securities):

                        State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut,
                        National Association
                        225 Asylum Street, Goodwin Square
                        Hartford, Connecticut 06103
                        Attention: Vice President, Corporate Trust Department
                        Telecopy: 860-244-1889

                        With a copy to:

                        State Street Bank and Trust Company
                        P.O. Box 778
                        Boston, Massachusetts  02102-0778
                        Attention:  Paul D. Allen, Corporate Trust Department
                        Telecopy:  617-662-1462

         (c)      if given to the Holder of the Common Securities, at the
mailing address of the Sponsor set forth below (or such other address as the
Holder of the Common Securities may give notice of to the Trust):

                        Vineyard National Bancorp
                        1590 Foothill Boulevard
                        Rancho Cucamonga, California  91730-3546
                        Attention:  Sara Ahern
                        Telecopy:  (909) 944-3210

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         (d)      if given to any other Holder, at the address set forth on the
books and records of the Trust.

         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 13.2.     GOVERNING LAW. This Declaration and the rights of the
parties hereunder shall be governed by and interpreted in accordance with the
law of the State of Connecticut and all rights and remedies shall be governed by
such laws without regard to the principles of conflict of laws of the State of
Connecticut or any other jurisdiction that would call for the application of the
law of any jurisdiction other than the State of Connecticut; provided, however,
that there shall not be applicable to the Trust, the Institutional Trustee or
this Declaration any provision of the laws (statutory or common) of the State of
Connecticut pertaining to trusts that relate to or regulate, in a manner
inconsistent with the terms hereof (a) the filing with any court or governmental
body or agency of trustee accounts or schedules of trustee fees and charges, (b)
affirmative requirements to post bonds for trustees, officers, agents or
employees of a trust, (c) the necessity for obtaining court or other
governmental approval concerning the acquisition, holding or disposition of real
or personal property, (d) fees or other sums payable to trustees, officers,
agents or employees of a trust, (e) the allocation of receipts and expenditures
to income or principal, or (f) restrictions or limitations on the permissible
nature, amount or concentration of trust investments or requirements relating to
the titling, storage or other manner of holding or investing trust assets.

         SECTION 13.3.     INTENTION OF THE PARTIES. It is the intention of the
parties hereto that the Trust be classified for United States federal income tax
purposes as a grantor trust. The provisions of this Declaration shall be
interpreted to further this intention of the parties.

         SECTION 13.4.     HEADINGS. Headings contained in this Declaration are
inserted for convenience of reference only and do not affect the interpretation
of this Declaration or any provision hereof.

         SECTION 13.5.     SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. Whenever in this Declaration
any of the parties hereto is named or referred to, the successors and assigns of
such party shall be deemed to be included, and all covenants and agreements in
this Declaration by the Sponsor and the Institutional Trustee shall bind and
inure to the benefit of their respective successors and assigns, whether or not
so expressed.

         SECTION 13.6.     PARTIAL ENFORCEABILITY. If any provision of this
Declaration, or the application of such provision to any Person or circumstance,
shall be held invalid, the remainder of this Declaration, or the application of
such provision to persons or circumstances other than those to which it is held
invalid, shall not be affected thereby.

         SECTION 13.7.     COUNTERPARTS. This Declaration may contain more than
one counterpart of the signature page and this Declaration may be executed by
the affixing of the signature of each of the Institutional Trustee and
Administrators to any of such counterpart signature pages. All of such
counterpart signature pages shall be read as though one, and they shall have the
same force and effect as though all of the signers had signed a single signature
page.

                     Signatures appear on the following page

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         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have caused these presents to be
executed as of the day and year first above written.

                                        STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OF
                                        CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                                        as Institutional Trustee

                                        By:/s/ Paul D. Allen
                                           _________________________________
                                           Name: Paul D. Allen
                                           Title:Vice President

                                        VINEYARD NATIONAL BANCORP, as Sponsor

                                        By:/s/ Norman Morales
                                           _________________________________
                                           Name: Norman Morales
                                           Title:President and Chief Executive
                                                 Officer

                                        VINEYARD STATUTORY TRUST I

                                        By:/s/ Norman Morales
                                           _________________________________
                                                 Administrator

                                        By:/s/ Sara Ahern
                                           _________________________________
                                                 Administrator

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                                     ANNEX I

                               TERMS OF SECURITIES

                  Pursuant to Section 6.1 of the Amended and Restated
Declaration of Trust, dated as of December 18, 2001 (as amended from time to
time, the "Declaration"), the designation, rights, privileges, restrictions,
preferences and other terms and provisions of the Capital Securities and the
Common Securities are set out below (each capitalized term used but not defined
herein has the meaning set forth in the Declaration):

         1.       Designation and Number.

                  (a)      12,000 Floating Rate Capital Securities of Vineyard
Statutory Trust I (the "Trust"), with an aggregate stated liquidation amount
with respect to the assets of the Trust of $12,000,000 and a stated liquidation
amount with respect to the assets of the Trust of $1,000.00 per Capital
Security, are hereby designated for the purposes of identification only as the
"Capital Securities". The Capital Security Certificates evidencing the Capital
Securities shall be substantially in the form of Exhibit A-1 to the Declaration,
with such changes and additions thereto or deletions therefrom as may be
required by ordinary usage, custom or practice.

                  (b)      372 Floating Rate Common Securities of the Trust (the
"Common Securities") will be evidenced by Common Security Certificates
substantially in the form of Exhibit A-2 to the Declaration, with such changes
and additions thereto or deletions therefrom as may be required by ordinary
usage, custom or practice.

         2.       Distributions.

                  (a)      Distributions will be payable on each Security for
the period beginning on (and including) the date of original issuance and ending
on (but excluding) March 18, 2002 at a rate per annum of 5.60% and shall bear
interest for each successive period beginning on (and including) March 18, 2002,
and each succeeding Distribution Payment Date, and ending on (but excluding) the
next succeeding Distribution Payment Date (each, a "Distribution Period") at a
rate per annum equal to the 3-Month LIBOR, determined as described below, plus
3.60% (the "Coupon Rate"); provided, however, that prior to December 18, 2006,
the Coupon Rate shall not exceed 12.50%, applied to the stated liquidation
amount thereof, such rate being the rate of interest payable on the Debentures
to be held by the Institutional Trustee. Distributions in arrears for more than
one quarterly period will bear interest thereon compounded quarterly at the
applicable Distribution Rate (to the extent permitted by law). A Distribution is
payable only to the extent that payments are made in respect of the Debentures
held by the Institutional Trustee and to the extent the Institutional Trustee
has funds available therefor. In the event that any date on which a Distribution
is payable on the Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of interest
payable on such date shall be made on the next succeeding day which is a
Business Day (and without any interest or other payment in respect of any such
delay), except that, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar
year, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in
each case with the same force and effect as if made on the date such payment was
originally payable. The amount of interest payable for any Distribution Period
will be calculated by applying the Coupon Rate to the principal amount
outstanding at the commencement of the Distribution Period and multiplying each
such amount by the actual number of days in the Distribution Period concerned
divided by 360. All percentages resulting from any calculations on the Capital
Securities will be rounded, if necessary, to the nearest one hundred-thousandth
of a percentage point, with five one-millionths of a percentage point rounded
upward (e.g., 9.876545% or .09876545 being rounded to 9.87655% or .0987655, and
all dollar

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amounts used in or resulting from such calculation will be rounded to the
nearest cent (with one-half cent being rounded upward)).

                  (b)      Distributions on the Securities will be cumulative,
will accrue from the date of original issuance, and will be payable, subject to
extension of distribution payment periods as described herein, quarterly in
arrears on March 18, June 18, September 18, and December 18 of each year,
commencing on March 18, 2002 (each a "Distribution Payment Date") when, as and
if available for payment. The Debenture Issuer has the right under the Indenture
to defer payments of interest on the Debentures, so long as no Indenture Event
of Default has occurred and is continuing, by deferring the payment of interest
on the Debentures for up to 20 consecutive quarterly periods (each an "Extension
Period") at any time and from time to time, subject to the conditions described
below, although such interest would continue to accrue on the Debentures at the
Distribution Rate compounded quarterly (to the extent permitted by law) during
any Extension Period. No Extension Period may end on a date other than a
Distribution Payment Date. At the end of any such Extension Period the Debenture
Issuer shall pay all interest then accrued and unpaid on the Debentures
(together with Additional Interest thereon); provided, however, that no
Extension Period may extend beyond the Maturity Date and provided further,
however, during any such Extension Period, the Debenture Issuer and its
Affiliates shall not (i) declare or pay any dividends or distributions on, or
redeem, purchase, acquire, or make a liquidation payment with respect to, any of
the Debenture Issuer's or its Affiliates' capital stock (other than payments of
dividends or distributions to the Debenture Issuer) or make any guarantee
payments with respect to the foregoing, or (ii) make any payment of principal of
or interest or premium, if any, on or repay, repurchase or redeem any debt
securities of the Debenture Issuer or any Affiliate that rank pari passu in all
respects with or junior in interest to the Debentures (other than, with respect
to clauses (i) and (ii) above, (a) repurchases, redemptions or other
acquisitions of shares of capital stock of the Debenture Issuer 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 Debenture Issuer (or
securities convertible into or exercisable for such capital stock) as
consideration in an acquisition transaction entered into prior to the applicable
Extension Period, (b) as a result of any exchange or conversion of any class or
series of the Debenture Issuer's capital stock (or any capital stock of a
subsidiary of the Debenture Issuer) for any class or series of the Debenture
Issuer's capital stock or of any class or series of the Debenture Issuer's
indebtedness for any class or series of the Debenture Issuer's capital stock,
(c) the purchase of fractional interests in shares of the Debenture Issuer's
capital stock pursuant to the conversion or exchange provisions of such capital
stock or the security being converted or exchanged, (d) any declaration of a
dividend in connection with any stockholders' rights plan, or the issuance of
rights, stock or other property under any stockholders' rights plan, or the
redemption or repurchase of rights pursuant thereto, (e) 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 and any cash payments in lieu of fractional shares
issued in connection therewith, or (f) payments under the Capital Securities
Guarantee). Prior to the termination of any Extension Period, the Debenture
Issuer may further extend such period, provided that such period together with
all such previous and further consecutive extensions thereof shall not exceed 20
consecutive quarterly periods, or extend beyond the Maturity Date. Upon the
termination of any Extension Period and upon the payment of all accrued and
unpaid interest and Additional Interest, the Debenture Issuer may commence a new
Extension Period, subject to the foregoing requirements. No interest or
Additional Interest shall be due and payable during an Extension Period, except
at the end thereof, but each installment of interest that would otherwise have
been due and payable during such Extension Period shall bear Additional
Interest. If Distributions are deferred, the Distributions due shall be paid on
the date that the related Extension Period terminates, to Holders of the
Securities as they appear on the books and records of the Trust on the record
date immediately preceding such date. Distributions on the Securities must be
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payable (after giving effect to any Extension Period) to the extent that the
Trust has funds available for the payment of such distributions in the Property
Account of the Trust. The Trust's funds available for Distribution to the
Holders of the Securities will be limited to payments received from the
Debenture Issuer. The payment of Distributions out of moneys held by the Trust
is guaranteed by the Guarantor pursuant to the Guarantee.

                  (c)      Distributions on the Securities will be payable to
the Holders thereof as they appear on the books and records of the Trust on the
relevant record dates. The relevant record dates shall be 15 days before the
relevant Distribution Payment Date. Distributions payable on any Securities that
are not punctually paid on any Distribution Payment Date, as a result of the
Debenture Issuer having failed to make a payment under the Debentures, as the
case may be, when due (taking into account any Extension Period), will cease to
be payable to the Person in whose name such Securities are registered on the
relevant record date, and such defaulted Distribution will instead be payable to
the Person in whose name such Securities are registered on the special record
date or other specified date determined in accordance with the Indenture. If any
date on which Distributions are payable on the Securities is not a Business Day,
then payment of the Distribution payable on such date will be made on the next
succeeding day that is a Business Day (and without any interest or other payment
in respect of any such delay) except that, if such Business Day is in the next
succeeding calendar year, such payment shall be made on the immediately
preceding Business Day, in each case with the same force and effect as if made
on such payment date.

                  (d)      In the event that there is any money or other
property held by or for the Trust that is not accounted for hereunder, such
property shall be distributed Pro Rata (as defined herein) among the Holders of
the Securities.

         3.       Liquidation Distribution Upon Dissolution. In the event of the
voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution, winding-up or termination of
the Trust (each a "Liquidation") other than in connection with a redemption of
the Debentures, the Holders of the Securities will be entitled to receive out of
the assets of the Trust available for distribution to Holders of the Securities,
after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Trust (to the extent not
satisfied by the Debenture Issuer), distributions equal to the lesser of (i) the
aggregate of the stated liquidation amount of $1,000.00 per Security plus
accrued and unpaid Distributions thereon to the date of payment, to the extent
the Trust shall have funds available therefor, and (ii) the amount of assets of
the Trust remaining available for distribution to Holders in liquidation of the
Trust (such amount being, in either case, the "Liquidation Distribution"),
unless in connection with such Liquidation, the Debentures in aggregate stated
principal amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount of such
Securities, with an interest rate equal to the Distribution Rate of, and bearing
accrued and unpaid interest in an amount equal to the accrued and unpaid
Distributions on, and having the same record date as, such Securities, after
paying or making reasonable provision to pay all claims and obligations of the
Trust in accordance with the Statutory Trust Act, shall be distributed on a Pro
Rata basis to the Holders of the Securities in exchange for such Securities.

         The Sponsor, as the Holder of all of the Common Securities, has the
right at any time to dissolve the Trust (including, without limitation, upon the
occurrence of a Special Event), subject to the receipt by the Debenture Issuer
of prior approval from the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and
any successor federal agency that is primarily responsible for regulating the
activities of Sponsor (the "Federal Reserve"), if the Sponsor is a bank holding
company, or from the Office of Thrift Supervision and any successor federal
agency that is primarily responsible for regulating the activities of Sponsor,
(the "OTS") if the company is a savings and loan holding company, in either case
if then required under applicable capital guidelines or policies of the Federal
Reserve or OTS, as applicable, and, after satisfaction of liabilities to
creditors of the Trust, cause the Debentures to be distributed to the Holders of
the Securities on a Pro Rata basis in accordance with the aggregate stated
liquidation amount thereof.

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         If a Liquidation of the Trust occurs as described in clause (i), (ii),
(iii) or (v) in Section 7.1(a) of the Declaration, the Trust shall be liquidated
by the Institutional Trustee as expeditiously as it determines to be possible by
distributing, after satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of the Trust, to
the Holders of the Securities, the Debentures on a Pro Rata basis to the extent
not satisfied by the Debenture Issuer, unless such distribution is determined by
the Institutional Trustee not to be practical, in which event such Holders will
be entitled to receive out of the assets of the Trust available for distribution
to the Holders, after satisfaction of liabilities of creditors of the Trust to
the extent not satisfied by the Debenture Issuer, an amount equal to the
Liquidation Distribution. An early Liquidation of the Trust pursuant to clause
(iv) of Section 7.1(a) of the Declaration shall occur if the Institutional
Trustee determines that such Liquidation is possible by distributing, after
satisfaction of liabilities to creditors of Trust, to the Holders of the
Securities on a Pro Rata basis, the Debentures, and such distribution occurs.

         If, upon any such Liquidation the Liquidation Distribution can be paid
only in part because the Trust has insufficient assets available to pay in full
the aggregate Liquidation Distribution, then the amounts payable directly by the
Trust on such Capital Securities shall be paid to the Holders of the Trust
Securities on a Pro Rata basis, except that if an Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing, the Capital Securities shall have a preference over the
Common Securities with regard to such distributions.

         After the date for any distribution of the Debentures upon dissolution
of the Trust (i) the Securities of the Trust will be deemed to be no longer
outstanding, (ii) upon surrender of a Holder's Securities certificate, such
Holder of the Securities will receive a certificate representing the Debentures
to be delivered upon such distribution, and (iii) any certificates representing
the Securities still outstanding will be deemed to represent undivided
beneficial interests in such of the Debentures as have an aggregate principal
amount equal to the aggregate stated liquidation amount with an interest rate
identical to the Distribution Rate of, and bearing accrued and unpaid interest
equal to accrued and unpaid distributions on, the Securities until such
certificates are presented to the Debenture Issuer or its agent for transfer or
reissuance (and until such certificates are so surrendered, no payments of
interest or principal shall be made to Holders of Securities in respect of any
payments due and payable under the Debentures; provided, however that such
failure to pay shall not be deemed to be an Event of Default and shall not
entitle the Holder to the benefits of the Guarantee), and (iv) all rights of
Holders of Securities under the Declaration shall cease, except the right of
such Holders to receive Debentures upon surrender of certificates representing
such Securities.

         4.       Redemption and Distribution.

                  (a)      The Debentures will mature on December 18, 2031. The
Debentures may be redeemed by the Debenture Issuer, in whole or in part at any
time and from time to time on or after December 18, 2006, at the Redemption
Price. In addition, the Debentures may be redeemed by the Debenture Issuer at
the Special Redemption Price, in whole but not in part, at any Distribution
Payment Date, upon the occurrence and continuation of a Special Event within 120
days following the occurrence of such Special Event at the Special Redemption
Price, upon not less than 30 nor more than 60 days' notice to holders of such
Debentures so long as such Special Event is continuing. In each case, the right
of the Debenture Issuer to redeem the Debentures is subject to the Debenture
Issuer having received prior approval from the Federal Reserve (if the Debenture
Issuer is a bank holding company) or prior approval from the OTS (if the
Debenture Issuer is a savings and loan holding company), in each case if then
required under applicable capital guidelines or policies of the applicable
federal agency.

         "3-Month LIBOR" means the London interbank offered interest rate for
three-month, U.S. dollar deposits determined by the Debenture Trustee in the
following order of priority:

                  (1)      the rate (expressed as a percentage per annum) for
         U.S. dollar deposits having a three-month maturity that appears on
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         related Determination Date (as defined below). "Telerate Page 3750"
         means the display designated as "Page 3750" on the Dow Jones Telerate
         Service or such other page as may replace Page 3750 on that service or
         such other service or services as may be nominated by the British
         Bankers' Association as the information vendor for the purpose of
         displaying London interbank offered rates for U.S. dollar deposits;

                  (2)      if such rate cannot be identified on the related
         Determination Date, the Debenture Trustee will request the principal
         London offices of four leading banks in the London interbank market to
         provide such banks' offered quotations (expressed as percentages per
         annum) to prime banks in the London interbank market for U.S. dollar
         deposits having a three-month maturity as of 11:00 a.m. (London time)
         on such Determination Date. If at least two quotations are provided,
         3-Month LIBOR will be the arithmetic mean of such quotations;

                  (3)      if fewer than two such quotations are provided as
         requested in clause (2) above, the Debenture Trustee will request four
         major New York City banks to provide such banks' offered quotations
         (expressed as percentages per annum) to leading European banks for
         loans in U.S. dollars as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such
         Determination Date. If at least two such quotations are provided,
         3-Month LIBOR will be the arithmetic mean of such quotations; and

                  (4)      if fewer than two such quotations are provided as
         requested in clause (3) above, 3-Month LIBOR will be a 3-Month LIBOR
         determined with respect to the Distribution Period immediately
         preceding such current Distribution Period.

         If the rate for U.S. dollar deposits having a three-month maturity that
initially appears on Telerate Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the
related Determination Date is superseded on the Telerate Page 3750 by a
corrected rate by 12:00 noon (London time) on such Determination Date, then the
corrected rate as so substituted on the applicable page will be the applicable
3-Month LIBOR for such Determination Date.

                  (5)      The Coupon Rate for any Distribution Period will at
         no time be higher than the maximum rate then permitted by New York law
         as the same may be modified by United States law.

         "Capital Treatment Event" means the receipt by the Debenture Issuer and
the Trust of an opinion of counsel experienced in such matters to the effect
that, as a result of the occurrence of any amendment to, or change (including
any announced prospective change) in, the laws, rules or regulations of the
United States or any political subdivision thereof or therein, or as the result
of any official or administrative pronouncement or action or decision
interpreting or applying such laws, rules or regulations, which amendment or
change is effective or which pronouncement, action or decision is announced on
or after the date of original issuance of the Debentures, there is more than an
insubstantial risk that the Sponsor will not, within 90 days of the date of such
opinion, be entitled to treat an amount equal to the aggregate liquidation
amount of the Debentures as "Tier 1 Capital" (or its then equivalent) for
purposes of the capital adequacy guidelines of the Federal Reserve, as then in
effect and applicable to the Sponsor (or if the Sponsor is not a bank holding
company, such guidelines applied to the Sponsor as if the Sponsor were subject
to such guidelines); provided, however, that the inability of the Sponsor to
treat all or any portion of the liquidation amount of the Debentures as Tier l
Capital shall not constitute the basis for a Capital Treatment Event, if such
inability results from the Sponsor having cumulative preferred stock, minority
interests in consolidated subsidiaries, or any other class of security or
interest which the Federal Reserve or OTS, as applicable, may now or hereafter
accord Tier 1 Capital treatment in excess of the amount which may now or
hereafter qualify for treatment as Tier 1 Capital under applicable capital
adequacy guidelines; provided further, however, that the distribution of
Debentures in connection with the

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Liquidation of the Trust shall not in and of itself constitute a Capital
Treatment Event unless such Liquidation shall have occurred in connection with a
Tax Event or an Investment Company Event.

         "Determination Date" means the date that is two London Banking Days
(i.e., a business day in which dealings in deposits in U.S. dollars are
transacted in the London interbank market) preceding the particular Distribution
Period for which a Coupon Rate is being determined.

         "Investment Company Event" means the receipt by the Debenture Issuer
and the Trust of an opinion of counsel experienced in such matters to the effect
that, as a result of the occurrence of a change in law or regulation or written
change (including any announced prospective change) in interpretation or
application of law or regulation by any legislative body, court, governmental
agency or regulatory authority, there is more than an insubstantial risk that
the Trust is or will be considered an Investment Company that is required to be
registered under the Investment Company Act which change or prospective change
becomes effective or would become effective, as the case may be, on or after the
date of the issuance of the Debentures.

         "Maturity Date" means December 18, 2031.

         "Redemption Date" shall mean the date fixed for the redemption of
Capital Securities, which shall be March 18, June 18, September 18 or December
18 commencing December 18, 2006.

         "Redemption Price" means 100% of the principal amount of the Debentures
being redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest on such Debentures to the
Redemption Date.

         "Special Event" means a Tax Event, an Investment Company Event or a
Capital Treatment Event.

         "Special Redemption Date" means a Redemption Date on which a Special
Event redemption occurs.

         "Special Redemption Price" means (i) 107.5% of the principal amount of
the Debentures being redeemed on a Redemption Date that occurs before December
18, 2006 and (ii) 100% of the principal amount of the Debentures being redeemed
on a Redemption Date that occurs on December 18, 2006 or after, plus accrued and
unpaid interest on such Debentures to the Redemption Date.

         "Tax Event" means the receipt by the Debenture Issuer and the Trust of
an opinion of counsel experienced in such matters to the effect that, as a
result of any amendment to or change (including any announced prospective
change) in the laws or any regulations thereunder of the United States or any
political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, or as a result of
any official administrative pronouncement (including any private letter ruling,
technical advice memorandum, field service advice, regulatory procedure, notice
or announcement including any notice or announcement of intent to adopt such
procedures or regulations (an "Administrative Action")) or judicial decision
interpreting or applying such laws or regulations, regardless of whether such
Administrative Action or judicial decision is issued to or in connection with a
proceeding involving the Debenture Issuer or the Trust and whether or not
subject to review or appeal, which amendment, clarification, change,
Administrative Action or decision is enacted, promulgated or announced, in each
case on or after the date of original issuance of the Debentures, there is more
than an insubstantial risk that: (i) the Trust is, or will be within 90 days of
the date of such opinion, subject to United States federal income tax with
respect to income received or accrued on the Debentures; (ii) interest payable
by the Debenture Issuer on the Debentures is not, or within 90 days of the date
of such opinion, will not be, deductible by the Debenture Issuer, in whole or in
part, for United States federal income tax purposes; or (iii) the Trust is, or
will be within 90 days of the date of such opinion, subject to more than a de
minimis amount of other taxes, duties or other governmental charges.

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                  (b)      Upon the repayment in full at maturity or redemption
in whole or in part of the Debentures (other than following the distribution of
the Debentures to the Holders of the Securities), the proceeds from such
repayment or payment shall concurrently be applied to redeem Pro Rata at the
applicable Redemption Price or Special Redemption Price, as applicable,
Securities having an aggregate liquidation amount equal to the aggregate
principal amount of the Debentures so repaid or redeemed; provided, however,
that holders of such Securities shall be given not less than 30 nor more than 60
days' notice of such redemption (other than at the scheduled maturity of the
Debentures).

                  (c)      If fewer than all the outstanding Securities are to
be so redeemed, the Common Securities and the Capital Securities will be
redeemed Pro Rata and the Capital Securities to be redeemed will be redeemed Pro
Rata from each Holder of Capital Securities.

                  (d)      The Trust may not redeem fewer than all the
outstanding Capital Securities unless all accrued and unpaid Distributions have
been paid on all Capital Securities for all quarterly Distribution periods
terminating on or before the date of redemption.

                  (e)      Redemption or Distribution Procedures.

                           (i)      Notice of any redemption of or notice of

         distribution of the Debentures in exchange for, the Securities (a
         "Redemption/Distribution Notice") will be given by the Trust by mail to
         each Holder of Securities to be redeemed or exchanged not fewer than 30
         nor more than 60 days before the date fixed for redemption or exchange
         thereof which, in the case of a redemption, will be the date fixed for
         redemption of the Debentures. For purposes of the calculation of the
         date of redemption or exchange and the dates on which notices are given
         pursuant to this paragraph 4(e)(i), a Redemption/Distribution Notice
         shall be deemed to be given on the day such notice is first mailed by
         first-class mail, postage prepaid, to Holders of such Securities. Each
         Redemption/Distribution Notice shall be addressed to the Holders of
         such Securities at the address of each such Holder appearing on the
         books and records of the Trust. No defect in the Redemption/
         Distribution Notice or in the mailing thereof with respect to any
         Holder shall affect the validity of the redemption or exchange
         proceedings with respect to any other Holder.

                           (ii)     If the Securities are to be redeemed and the
         Trust gives a Redemption/ Distribution Notice, which notice may only be
         issued if the Debentures are redeemed as set out in this paragraph 4
         (which notice will be irrevocable), then, provided that the
         Institutional Trustee has a sufficient amount of cash in connection
         with the related redemption or maturity of the Debentures, the
         Institutional Trustee will pay the relevant Redemption Price or Special
         Redemption Price, as applicable, to the Holders of such Securities by
         check mailed to the address of each such Holder appearing on the books
         and records of the Trust on the Redemption Date. If a Redemption/
         Distribution Notice shall have been given and funds deposited as
         required then immediately prior to the close of business on the date of
         such deposit Distributions will cease to accrue on the Securities so
         called for redemption and all rights of Holders of such Securities so
         called for redemption will cease, except the right of the Holders of
         such Securities to receive the applicable Redemption Price or Special
         Redemption Price specified in paragraph 4(a), but without interest on
         such Redemption Price or Special Redemption Price. If any date fixed
         for redemption of Securities is not a Business Day, then payment of any
         such Redemption Price or Special Redemption Price payable on such date
         will be made on the next succeeding day that is a Business Day (and
         without any interest or other payment in respect of any such delay)
         except that, if such Business Day falls in the next calendar year, such
         payment will be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in each
         case with the same force and effect as if made on such date fixed for
         redemption. If payment of the Redemption Price or Special Redemption
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         in respect of any Securities is improperly withheld or refused and not
         paid either by the Trust or by the Debenture Issuer as guarantor
         pursuant to the Guarantee, Distributions on such Securities will
         continue to accrue at the Distribution Rate from the original
         Redemption Date to the actual date of payment, in which case the actual
         payment date will be considered the date fixed for redemption for
         purposes of calculating the Redemption Price or Special Redemption
         Price. In the event of any redemption of the Capital Securities issued
         by the Trust in part, the Trust shall not be required to (i) issue,
         register the transfer of or exchange any Security during a period
         beginning at the opening of business 15 days before any selection for
         redemption of the Capital Securities and ending at the close of
         business on the earliest date on which the relevant notice of
         redemption is deemed to have been given to all Holders of the Capital
         Securities to be so redeemed or (ii) register the transfer of or
         exchange any Capital Securities so selected for redemption, in whole or
         in part except for the unredeemed portion of any Capital Securities
         being redeemed in part.

                           (iii)    Redemption/Distribution Notices shall be
         sent by the Administrators on behalf of the Trust to (A) in respect of
         the Capital Securities, the Holders thereof and (B) in respect of the
         Common Securities, the Holder thereof.

                           (iv)     Subject to the foregoing and applicable law
         (including, without limitation, United States federal securities laws),
         and provided that the acquiror is not the Holder of the Common
         Securities or the obligor under the Indenture, the Sponsor or any of
         its subsidiaries may at any time and from time to time purchase
         outstanding Capital Securities by tender, in the open market or by
         private agreement.

         5.       Voting Rights - Capital Securities.

                  (a)      Except as provided under paragraphs 5(b) and 7 and as
otherwise required by law and the Declaration, the Holders of the Capital
Securities will have no voting rights. The Administrators are required to call a
meeting of the Holders of the Capital Securities if directed to do so by Holders
of at least 10% in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities.

                  (b)      Subject to the requirements of obtaining a tax
opinion by the Institutional Trustee in certain circumstances set forth in the
last sentence of this paragraph, the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount
of the Capital Securities, voting separately as a class, have the right to
direct the time, method, and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy
available to the Institutional Trustee, or exercising any trust or power
conferred upon the Institutional Trustee under the Declaration, including the
right to direct the Institutional Trustee, as holder of the Debentures, to (i)
exercise the remedies available under the Indenture as the holder of the
Debentures, (ii) waive any past default that is waivable under the Indenture,
(iii) exercise any right to rescind or annul a declaration that the principal of
all the Debentures shall be due and payable or (iv) consent on behalf of all the
Holders of the Capital Securities to any amendment, modification or termination
of the Indenture or the Debentures where such consent shall be required;
provided, however, that, where a consent or action under the Indenture would
require the consent or act of the holders of greater than a simple majority in
aggregate principal amount of Debentures (a "Super Majority") affected thereby,
the Institutional Trustee may only give such consent or take such action at the
written direction of the Holders of at least the proportion in liquidation
amount of the Capital Securities outstanding which the relevant Super Majority
represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures outstanding. If
the Institutional Trustee fails to enforce its rights under the Debentures after
the Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of such Capital Securities have
so directed the Institutional Trustee, to the fullest extent permitted by law, a
Holder of the Capital Securities may institute a legal proceeding directly
against the Debenture Issuer to enforce the Institutional Trustee's rights under
the Debentures without first instituting any legal proceeding against the
Institutional Trustee or any other person or entity. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if an Event of Default has occurred and is

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continuing and such event is attributable to the failure of the Debenture Issuer
to pay interest or principal on the Debentures on the date the interest or
principal is payable (or in the case of redemption, the Redemption Date), then a
Holder of record of the Capital Securities may directly institute a proceeding
for enforcement of payment on or after the respective due dates specified in the
Debentures, to such Holder directly of the principal of or interest on the
Debentures having an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate
liquidation amount of the Capital Securities of such Holder. The Institutional
Trustee shall notify all Holders of the Capital Securities of any default
actually known to the Institutional Trustee with respect to the Debentures
unless (x) such default has been cured prior to the giving of such notice or (y)
the Institutional Trustee determines in good faith that the withholding of such
notice is in the interest of the Holders of such Capital Securities, except
where the default relates to the payment of principal of or interest on any of
the Debentures. Such notice shall state that such Indenture Event of Default
also constitutes an Event of Default hereunder. Except with respect to directing
the time, method and place of conducting a proceeding for a remedy, the
Institutional Trustee shall not take any of the actions described in clauses
(i), (ii) or (iii) above unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an
opinion of tax counsel to the effect that, as a result of such action, the Trust
will not be classified as other than a grantor trust for United States federal
income tax purposes.

         In the event the consent of the Institutional Trustee, as the holder of
the Debentures is required under the Indenture with respect to any amendment,
modification or termination of the Indenture, the Institutional Trustee shall
request the direction of the Holders of the Securities with respect to such
amendment modification or termination and shall vote with respect to such
amendment, modification or termination as directed by a Majority in liquidation
amount of the Securities voting together as a single class; provided, however,
that where a consent under the Indenture would require the consent of a
Super-Majority, the Institutional Trustee may only give such consent at the
direction of the Holders of at least the proportion in liquidation amount of the
Securities outstanding which the relevant Super-Majority represents of the
aggregate principal amount of the Debentures outstanding. The Institutional
Trustee shall not take any such action in accordance with the directions of the
Holders of the Securities unless the Institutional Trustee has obtained an
opinion of tax counsel to the effect that, as a result of such action, the Trust
will not be classified as other than a grantor trust for United States federal
income tax purposes.

         A waiver of an Indenture Event of Default will constitute a waiver of
the corresponding Event of Default hereunder. Any required approval or direction
of Holders of the Capital Securities may be given at a separate meeting of
Holders of the Capital Securities convened for such purpose, at a meeting of all
of the Holders of the Securities in the Trust or pursuant to written consent.
The Institutional Trustee will cause a notice of any meeting at which Holders of
the Capital Securities are entitled to vote, or of any matter upon which action
by written consent of such Holders is to be taken, to be mailed to each Holder
of record of the Capital Securities. Each such notice will include a statement
setting forth the following information (i) the date of such meeting or the date
by which such action is to be taken, (ii) a description of any resolution
proposed for adoption at such meeting on which such Holders are entitled to vote
or of such matter upon which written consent is sought and (iii) instructions
for the delivery of proxies or consents. No vote or consent of the Holders of
the Capital Securities will be required for the Trust to redeem and cancel
Capital Securities or to distribute the Debentures in accordance with the
Declaration and the terms of the Securities.

         Notwithstanding that Holders of the Capital Securities are entitled to
vote or consent under any of the circumstances described above, any of the
Capital Securities that are owned by the Sponsor or any Affiliate of the Sponsor
shall not entitle the Holder thereof to vote or consent and shall, for purposes
of such vote or consent, be treated as if such Capital Securities were not
outstanding.

         In no event will Holders of the Capital Securities have the right to
vote to appoint, remove or replace the Administrators, which voting rights are
vested exclusively in the Sponsor as the Holder of all

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of the Common Securities of the Trust. Under certain circumstances as more fully
described in the Declaration, Holders of Capital Securities have the right to
vote to appoint, remove or replace the Institutional Trustee.

         6.       Voting Rights - Common Securities.

                  (a)      Except as provided under paragraphs 6(b), 6(c) and 7
and as otherwise required by law and the Declaration, the Common Securities will
have no voting rights.

                  (b)      The Holders of the Common Securities are entitled, in
accordance with Article IV of the Declaration, to vote to appoint, remove or
replace any Administrators.

                  (c)      Subject to Section 6.7 of the Declaration and only
after each Event of Default (if any) with respect to the Capital Securities has
been cured, waived, or otherwise eliminated and subject to the requirements of
the second to last sentence of this paragraph, the Holders of a Majority in
liquidation amount of the Common Securities, voting separately as a class, may
direct the time, method, and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy
available to the Institutional Trustee, or exercising any trust or power
conferred upon the Institutional Trustee under the Declaration, including (i)
directing the time, method, place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy
available to the Debenture Trustee, or exercising any trust or power conferred
on the Debenture Trustee with respect to the Debentures, (ii) waive any past
default and its consequences that is waivable under the Indenture, or (iii)
exercise any right to rescind or annul a declaration that the principal of all
the Debentures shall be due and payable; provided, however, that, where a
consent or action under the Indenture would require a Super Majority, the
Institutional Trustee may only give such consent or take such action at the
written direction of the Holders of at least the proportion in liquidation
amount of the Common Securities which the relevant Super Majority represents of
the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures outstanding. Notwithstanding
this paragraph 6(c), the Institutional Trustee shall not revoke any action
previously authorized or approved by a vote or consent of the Holders of the
Capital Securities. Other than with respect to directing the time, method and
place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the Institutional
Trustee or the Debenture Trustee as set forth above, the Institutional Trustee
shall not take any action described in (i), (ii) or (iii) above, unless the
Institutional Trustee has obtained an opinion of tax counsel to the effect that
for the purposes of United States federal income tax the Trust will not be
classified as other than a grantor trust on account of such action. If the
Institutional Trustee fails to enforce its rights under the Declaration to the
fullest extent permitted by law, any Holder of the Common Securities may
institute a legal proceeding directly against any Person to enforce the
Institutional Trustee's rights under the Declaration, without first instituting
a legal proceeding against the Institutional Trustee or any other Person.

         Any approval or direction of Holders of the Common Securities may be
given at a separate meeting of Holders of the Common Securities convened for
such purpose, at a meeting of all of the Holders of the Securities in the Trust
or pursuant to written consent. The Administrators will cause a notice of any
meeting at which Holders of the Common Securities are entitled to vote, or of
any matter upon which action by written consent of such Holders is to be taken,
to be mailed to each Holder of the Common Securities. Each such notice will
include a statement setting forth (i) the date of such meeting or the date by
which such action is to be taken, (ii) a description of any resolution proposed
for adoption at such meeting on which such Holders are entitled to vote or of
such matter upon which written consent is sought and (iii) instructions for the
delivery of proxies or consents.

         No vote or consent of the Holders of the Common Securities will be
required for the Trust to redeem and cancel Common Securities or to distribute
the Debentures in accordance with the Declaration and the terms of the
Securities.

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         7.       Amendments to Declaration and Indenture.

                  (a)      In addition to any requirements under Section 11.1 of
the Declaration, if any proposed amendment to the Declaration provides for, or
the Institutional Trustee, Sponsor or Administrators otherwise propose to
effect, (i) any action that would adversely affect the powers, preferences or
special rights of the Securities, whether by way of amendment to the Declaration
or otherwise, or (ii) the Liquidation of the Trust, other than as described in
Section 7.1 of the Declaration, then the Holders of outstanding Securities,
voting together as a single class, will be entitled to vote on such amendment or
proposal and such amendment or proposal shall not be effective except with the
approval of the Holders of at least a Majority in liquidation amount of the
Securities, affected thereby; provided, however, if any amendment or proposal
referred to in clause (i) above would adversely affect only the Capital
Securities or only the Common Securities, then only the affected class will be
entitled to vote on such amendment or proposal and such amendment or proposal
shall not be effective except with the approval of a Majority in liquidation
amount of such class of Securities.

                  (b)      In the event the consent of the Institutional Trustee
as the holder of the Debentures is required under the Indenture with respect to
any amendment, modification or termination of the Indenture or the Debentures,
the Institutional Trustee shall request the written direction of the Holders of
the Securities with respect to such amendment, modification or termination and
shall vote with respect to such amendment, modification, or termination as
directed by a Majority in liquidation amount of the Securities voting together
as a single class; provided, however, that where a consent under the Indenture
would require a Super Majority, the Institutional Trustee may only give such
consent at the direction of the Holders of at least the proportion in
liquidation amount of the Securities which the relevant Super Majority
represents of the aggregate principal amount of the Debentures outstanding.

                  (c)      Notwithstanding the foregoing, no amendment or
modification may be made to the Declaration if such amendment or modification
would (i) cause the Trust to be classified for purposes of United States federal
income taxation as other than a grantor trust, (ii) reduce or otherwise
adversely affect the powers of the Institutional Trustee or (iii) cause the
Trust to be deemed an Investment Company which is required to be registered
under the Investment Company Act.

                  (d)      Notwithstanding any provision of the Declaration, the
right of any Holder of the Capital Securities to receive payment of
distributions and other payments upon redemption or otherwise, on or after their
respective due dates, or to institute a suit for the enforcement of any such
payment on or after such respective dates, shall not be impaired or affected
without the consent of such Holder. For the protection and enforcement of the
foregoing provision, each and every Holder of the Capital Securities shall be
entitled to such relief as can be given either at law or equity.

         8.       Pro Rata. A reference in these terms of the Securities to any
payment, distribution or treatment as being "Pro Rata" shall mean pro rata to
each Holder of the Securities according to the aggregate liquidation amount of
the Securities held by the relevant Holder in relation to the aggregate
liquidation amount of all Securities then outstanding unless, in relation to a
payment, an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, in which case any
funds available to make such payment shall be paid first to each Holder of the
Capital Securities Pro Rata according to the aggregate liquidation amount of the
Capital Securities held by the relevant Holder relative to the aggregate
liquidation amount of all Capital Securities outstanding, and only after
satisfaction of all amounts owed to the Holders of the Capital Securities, to
each Holder of the Common Securities Pro Rata according to the aggregate
liquidation amount of the Common Securities held by the relevant Holder relative
to the aggregate liquidation amount of all Common Securities outstanding.

         9.       Ranking. The Capital Securities rank pari passu with and
payment thereon shall be made Pro Rata with the Common Securities except that,
where an Event of Default has occurred and is

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continuing, the rights of Holders of the Common Securities to receive payment of
Distributions and payments upon liquidation, redemption and otherwise are
subordinated to the rights of the Holders of the Capital Securities with the
result that no payment of any Distribution on, or Redemption Price of, any
Common Security, and no other payment on account of redemption, liquidation or
other acquisition of Common Securities, shall be made unless payment in full in
cash of all accumulated and unpaid Distributions on all outstanding Capital
Securities for all distribution periods terminating on or prior thereto, or in
the case of payment of the Redemption Price the full amount of such Redemption
Price on all outstanding Capital Securities then called for redemption, shall
have been made or provided for, and all funds immediately available to the
Institutional Trustee shall first be applied to the payment in full in cash of
all Distributions on, or the Redemption Price of, the Capital Securities then
due and payable.

         10.      Acceptance of Guarantee and Indenture. Each Holder of the
Capital Securities and the Common Securities, by the acceptance of such
Securities, agrees to the provisions of the Guarantee, including the
subordination provisions therein and to the provisions of the Indenture.

         11.      No Preemptive Rights. The Holders of the Securities shall have
no preemptive or similar rights to subscribe for any additional securities.

         12.      Miscellaneous. These terms constitute a part of the
Declaration. The Sponsor will provide a copy of the Declaration, the Guarantee,
and the Indenture to a Holder without charge on written request to the Sponsor
at its principal place of business.

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                                   EXHIBIT A-1

                      FORM OF CAPITAL SECURITY CERTIFICATE

                            FORM OF FACE OF SECURITY

         THIS SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
AS AMENDED (THE "SECURITIES ACT"), ANY STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR ANY OTHER
APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAW. NEITHER THIS SECURITY NOR ANY INTEREST OR
PARTICIPATION HEREIN MAY BE REOFFERED, SOLD, ASSIGNED, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED,
ENCUMBERED OR OTHERWISE DISPOSED OF IN THE ABSENCE OF SUCH REGISTRATION OR
UNLESS SUCH TRANSACTION IS EXEMPT FROM, OR NOT SUBJECT TO, THE REGISTRATION
REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT AND ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS. THE
HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF AGREES TO OFFER, SELL OR
OTHERWISE TRANSFER THIS SECURITY ONLY (A) TO THE SPONSOR OR THE TRUST, (B)
PURSUANT TO A REGISTRATION STATEMENT THAT HAS BEEN DECLARED EFFECTIVE UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT, (C) TO A PERSON WHOM THE SELLER REASONABLY BELIEVES IS A
QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYER IN A TRANSACTION MEETING THE REQUIREMENTS OF RULE
144A SO LONG AS THIS SECURITY IS ELIGIBLE FOR RESALE PURSUANT TO RULE 144A IN
ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 144A, (D) TO A NON-U.S. PERSON IN AN OFFSHORE TRANSACTION
IN ACCORDANCE WITH RULE 903 OR RULE 904 (AS APPLICABLE) OF REGULATION S UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT, (E) TO AN INSTITUTIONAL "ACCREDITED INVESTOR" WITHIN THE
MEANING OF SUBPARAGRAPH (A) OF RULE 501 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT THAT IS
ACQUIRING THIS CAPITAL SECURITY FOR ITS OWN ACCOUNT, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OF SUCH
AN INSTITUTIONAL ACCREDITED INVESTOR, FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES AND NOT WITH A
VIEW TO, OR FOR OFFER OR SALE IN CONNECTION WITH, ANY DISTRIBUTION IN VIOLATION
OF THE SECURITIES ACT, OR (F) PURSUANT TO ANY OTHER AVAILABLE EXEMPTION FROM THE
REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT, SUBJECT TO THE SPONSOR'S AND
THE TRUST'S RIGHT PRIOR TO ANY SUCH OFFER, SALE OR TRANSFER TO REQUIRE THE
DELIVERY OF AN OPINION OF COUNSEL, CERTIFICATION AND/OR OTHER INFORMATION
SATISFACTORY TO EACH OF THEM IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DECLARATION OF TRUST, A COPY
OF WHICH MAY BE OBTAINED FROM THE SPONSOR OR THE TRUST. HEDGING TRANSACTIONS
INVOLVING THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE CONDUCTED UNLESS IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE
SECURITIES ACT.

         THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY BY ITS ACCEPTANCE HEREOF ALSO AGREES,
REPRESENTS AND WARRANTS THAT IT IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT, INDIVIDUAL
RETIREMENT ACCOUNT OR OTHER PLAN OR ARRANGEMENT SUBJECT TO TITLE I OF THE
EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT OF 1974, AS AMENDED ("ERISA"), OR
SECTION 4975 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986, AS AMENDED (THE "CODE") (EACH
A "PLAN"), OR AN ENTITY WHOSE UNDERLYING ASSETS INCLUDE "PLAN ASSETS" BY REASON
OF ANY PLAN'S INVESTMENT IN THE ENTITY, AND NO PERSON INVESTING "PLAN ASSETS" OF
ANY PLAN MAY ACQUIRE OR HOLD THE SECURITIES OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN, UNLESS SUCH
PURCHASER OR HOLDER IS ELIGIBLE FOR EXEMPTIVE RELIEF AVAILABLE UNDER U.S.
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR PROHIBITED TRANSACTION CLASS EXEMPTION 96-23, 95-60, 91-38,
90-1 OR 84-14 OR ANOTHER APPLICABLE EXEMPTION OR ITS PURCHASE AND HOLDING OF
THIS SECURITY IS NOT PROHIBITED BY SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF THE
CODE WITH RESPECT TO SUCH PURCHASE OR HOLDING. ANY PURCHASER OR HOLDER OF THE
SECURITIES OR ANY INTEREST THEREIN WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE REPRESENTED BY ITS
PURCHASE AND HOLDING THEREOF THAT EITHER (i) IT IS NOT AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN
WITHIN THE

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MEANING OF SECTION 3(3) OF ERISA, OR A PLAN TO WHICH SECTION 4975 OF THE CODE IS
APPLICABLE, A TRUSTEE OR OTHER PERSON ACTING ON BEHALF OF AN EMPLOYEE BENEFIT
PLAN OR PLAN, OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR ENTITY USING THE ASSETS OF ANY EMPLOYEE
BENEFIT PLAN OR PLAN TO FINANCE SUCH PURCHASE, OR (ii) SUCH PURCHASE WILL NOT
RESULT IN A PROHIBITED TRANSACTION UNDER SECTION 406 OF ERISA OR SECTION 4975 OF
THE CODE FOR WHICH THERE IS NO APPLICABLE STATUTORY OR ADMINISTRATIVE EXEMPTION.

         THIS SECURITY WILL BE ISSUED AND MAY BE TRANSFERRED ONLY IN BLOCKS
HAVING A LIQUIDATION AMOUNT OF NOT LESS THAN $500,000.00 (500 SECURITIES) AND
MULTIPLES OF $1,000.00 IN EXCESS THEREOF. ANY ATTEMPTED TRANSFER OF SECURITIES
IN A BLOCK HAVING A LIQUIDATION AMOUNT OF LESS THAN $500,000.00 SHALL BE DEEMED
TO BE VOID AND OF NO LEGAL EFFECT WHATSOEVER.

         THE HOLDER OF THIS SECURITY AGREES THAT IT WILL COMPLY WITH THE
FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.

         IN CONNECTION WITH ANY TRANSFER, THE HOLDER WILL DELIVER TO THE
REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER AGENT SUCH CERTIFICATES AND OTHER INFORMATION AS MAY BE
REQUIRED BY THE DECLARATION TO CONFIRM THAT THE TRANSFER COMPLIES WITH THE
FOREGOING RESTRICTIONS.

          Certificate Number P-1              12,000 Capital Securities

                                December 18, 2001

             Certificate Evidencing Floating Rate Capital Securities

                                       of

                           Vineyard Statutory Trust I

               (liquidation amount $1,000.00 per Capital Security)

         Vineyard Statutory Trust I, a statutory trust created under the laws of
the State of Connecticut (the "Trust"), hereby certifies that The Bank of New
York, as indenture trustee under the Indenture dated as of December 18, 2001
among Preferred Term Securities IV, Ltd., Preferred Term Securities IV, Inc. and
The Bank of New York (the "Holder") is the registered owner of securities of the
Trust representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust,
(liquidation amount $1,000.00 per capital security) (the "Capital Securities").
Subject to the Declaration (as defined below), the Capital Securities are
transferable on the books and records of the Trust in person or by a duly
authorized attorney, upon surrender of this Certificate duly endorsed and in
proper form for transfer. The designation, rights, privileges, restrictions,
preferences and other terms and provisions of the Capital Securities represented
hereby are issued pursuant to, and shall in all respects be subject to, the
provisions of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated
as of December 18, 2001, among Norman Morales and Sara Ahern as Administrators,
State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association, as
Institutional Trustee, Vineyard National Bancorp, as Sponsor, and the holders
from time to time of undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust,
including the designation of the terms of the Capital Securities as set forth in
Annex I to such amended and restated declaration as the same may be amended from
time to time (the "Declaration"). Capitalized terms used herein but not defined
shall have the meaning given them in the Declaration. The Holder is entitled to
the benefits of the Guarantee to the extent provided therein. The Sponsor will
provide a copy of the Declaration, the Guarantee, and the Indenture to the
Holder without charge upon written request to the Trust at its principal place
of business.

                                     A-1-2

<PAGE>

         Upon receipt of this Security, the Holder is bound by the Declaration
and is entitled to the benefits thereunder.

         By acceptance of this Security, the Holder agrees to treat, for United
States federal income tax purposes, the Debentures as indebtedness and the
Capital Securities as evidence of beneficial ownership in the Debentures.

         This Capital Security is governed by, and construed in accordance with,
the laws of the State of Connecticut, without regard to principles of conflict
of laws.

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust has duly executed this certificate.

                                     VINEYARD STATUTORY TRUST I

                                     By:_______________________________________
                                        Name:
                                        Title:  Administrator

                          CERTIFICATE OF AUTHENTICATION

         This is one of the Capital Securities referred to in the
within-mentioned Declaration.

                                     STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OF
                                     CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION,
                                     as the Institutional Trustee

                                     By:_______________________________________
                                                 Authorized Officer

                                     A-1-3

<PAGE>

                          [FORM OF REVERSE OF SECURITY]

         Distributions payable on each Capital Security will be payable at an
annual rate equal to 5.60% beginning on (and including) the date of original
issuance and ending on (but excluding) March 18, 2002 and at an annual rate for
each successive period beginning on (and including) March 18, 2002, and each
succeeding Distribution Payment Date, and ending on (but excluding) the next
succeeding Distribution Payment Date (each a "Distribution Period"), equal to
3-Month LIBOR, determined as described below, plus 3.60% (the "Coupon Rate");
provided, however, that prior to December 18, 2006, the Coupon Rate shall not
exceed 12.50%, applied to the stated liquidation amount of $1,000.00 per Capital
Security, such rate being the rate of interest payable on the Debentures to be
held by the Institutional Trustee. Distributions in arrears for more than a
quarterly period will bear interest thereon compounded quarterly at the
Distribution Rate (to the extent permitted by applicable law). The term
"Distributions" as used herein includes payments of Interest and any principal
on the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee unless otherwise stated. A
Distribution is payable only to the extent that payments are made in respect of
the Debentures held by the Institutional Trustee and to the extent the
Institutional Trustee has funds available therefor. As used herein,
"Determination Date" means the date that is two London Banking Days (i.e., a
business day in which dealings in deposits in U.S. dollars are transacted in the
London interbank market) preceding the commencement of the relevant Distribution
Period. In the event that any date on which a Distribution is payable on this
Capital Security is not a Business Day, then a payment of the Distribution
payable on such date will be made on the next succeeding day which is a Business
Day (and without any Distribution or other payment in respect of any such
delay), except that, if such Business Day is in the next succeeding calendar
year, such payment shall be made on the immediately preceding Business Day, in
each case with the same force and effect as if made on the date the payment was
originally payable. The amount of interest payable for any Distribution Period
will be calculated by applying the Coupon Rate to the principal amount
outstanding at the commencement of the Distribution Period and multiplying each
such amount by the actual number of days in the Distribution Period concerned
divided by 360.

         "3-Month LIBOR" as used herein, means the London interbank offered
interest rate for three-month U.S. dollar deposits determined by the Debenture
Trustee in the following order of priority: (i) the rate (expressed as a
percentage per annum) for U.S. dollar deposits having a three-month maturity
that appears on Telerate Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the related
Determination Date ("Telerate Page 3750" means the display designated as "Page
3750" on the Dow Jones Telerate Service or such other page as may replace Page
3750 on that service or such other service or services as may be nominated by
the British Bankers' Association as the information vendor for the purpose of
displaying London interbank offered rates for U.S. dollar deposits); (ii) if
such rate cannot be identified on the related Determination Date, the Debenture
Trustee will request the principal London offices of four leading banks in the
London interbank market to provide such banks' offered quotations (expressed as
percentages per annum) to prime banks in the London interbank market for U.S.
dollar deposits having a three-month maturity as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on
such Determination Date. If at least two quotations are provided, 3-Month LIBOR
will be the arithmetic mean of such quotations; (iii) if fewer than two such
quotations are provided as requested in clause (ii) above, the Debenture Trustee
will request four major New York City banks to provide such banks' offered
quotations (expressed as percentages per annum) to leading European banks for
loans in U.S. dollars as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such Determination Date.
If at least two such quotations are provided, 3-Month LIBOR will be the
arithmetic mean of such quotations; and (iv) if fewer than two such quotations
are provided as requested in clause (iii) above, 3-Month LIBOR will be a 3-Month
LIBOR determined with respect to the Distribution Period immediately preceding
such current Distribution Period. If the rate for U.S. dollar deposits having a
three-month maturity that initially appears on Telerate Page 3750 as of 11:00
a.m. (London time) on the related Determination Date is superseded on the
Telerate Page 3750 by a corrected rate by 12:00 noon (London time) on such
Determination Date, then the corrected rate as so substituted on the applicable
page will be the applicable 3-Month LIBOR for such Determination Date.

                                     A-1-4

<PAGE>

         The Coupon Rate for any Distribution Period will at no time be higher
than the maximum rate then permitted by New York law as the same may be modified
by United States law.

         All percentages resulting from any calculations on the Capital
Securities will be rounded, if necessary, to the nearest one hundred-thousandth
of a percentage point, with five one-millionths of a percentage point rounded
upward (e.g., 9.876545% or .09876545 being rounded to 9.87655% or .0987655, and
all dollar amounts used in or resulting from such calculation will be rounded to
the nearest cent (with one-half cent being rounded upward)).

         Except as otherwise described below, Distributions on the Capital
Securities will be cumulative, will accrue from the date of original issuance
and will be payable quarterly in arrears on March 18, June 18, September 18, and
December 18 of each year, commencing on March 18, 2002. The Debenture Issuer has
the right under the Indenture to defer payments of interest on the Debentures by
extending the interest payment period for up to 20 consecutive quarterly periods
(each an "Extension Period") on the Debentures, subject to the conditions
described below, although such interest would continue to accrue on the
Debentures at an annual rate equal to the Distribution Rate compounded quarterly
to the extent permitted by law during any Extension Period. No Extension Period
may end on a date other than a Distribution Payment Date. At the end of any such
Extension Period the Debenture Issuer shall pay all interest then accrued and
unpaid on the Debentures (together with Additional Interest thereon); provided,
however, that no Extension Period may extend beyond the Maturity Date. Prior to
the termination of any Extension Period, the Debenture Issuer may further extend
such period, provided that such period together with all such previous and
further consecutive extensions thereof shall not exceed 20 consecutive quarterly
periods, or extend beyond the Maturity Date. Upon the termination of any
Extension Period and upon the payment of all accrued and unpaid interest and
Additional Interest, the Debenture Issuer may commence a new Extension Period,
subject to the foregoing requirements. No interest or Additional Interest shall
be due and payable during an Extension Period, except at the end thereof, but
each installment of interest that would otherwise have been due and payable
during such Extension Period shall bear Additional Interest. If Distributions
are deferred, the Distributions due shall be paid on the date that the related
Extension Period terminates, to Holders of the Securities as they appear on the
books and records of the Trust on the record date immediately preceding such
date. Distributions on the Securities must be paid on the dates payable (after
giving effect to any Extension Period) to the extent that the Trust has funds
available for the payment of such distributions in the Property Account of the
Trust. The Trust's funds available for Distribution to the Holders of the
Securities will be limited to payments received from the Debenture Issuer. The
payment of Distributions out of moneys held by the Trust is guaranteed by the
Guarantor pursuant to the Guarantee.

         The Capital Securities shall be redeemable as provided in the
Declaration.

                                     A-1-5

<PAGE>

                                   ASSIGNMENT

         FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this Capital
Security Certificate to:

         _______________________________________________________________________

         (Insert assignee's social security or tax identification number)_______

         _______________________________________________________________________

         _______________________________________________________________________

         (Insert address and zip code of assignee) and irrevocably appoints

         _______________________________________________________________________

         agent to transfer this Capital Security Certificate on the books of the
Trust. The agent may substitute another to act for him or her.

         Date:______________________________

         Signature:_________________________

                           (Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side
of this Capital Security Certificate)

         Signature Guarantee:(1)

--------------------
(1) Signature must be guaranteed by an "eligible guarantor institution" that is
a bank, stockbroker, savings and loan association or credit union, meeting the
requirements of the Security registrar, which requirements include membership or
participation in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program ("STAMP") or
such other "signature guarantee program" as may be determined by the Security
registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

                                     A-1-6

<PAGE>

                                   EXHIBIT A-2

                       FORM OF COMMON SECURITY CERTIFICATE

         THIS COMMON SECURITY HAS NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT
OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, PLEDGED OR OTHERWISE
TRANSFERRED EXCEPT PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION.

         THIS CERTIFICATE IS NOT TRANSFERABLE EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SECTION
8.1 OF THE DECLARATION.

               Certificate Number C-1      372 Common Securities

                               December 18, 2001

             Certificate Evidencing Floating Rate Common Securities

                                       of

                           Vineyard Statutory Trust I

         Vineyard Statutory Trust I, a statutory trust created under the laws of
the State of Connecticut (the "Trust"), hereby certifies that Vineyard National
Bancorp (the "Holder") is the registered owner of common securities of the Trust
representing undivided beneficial interests in the assets of the Trust (the
"Common Securities"). The designation, rights, privileges, restrictions,
preferences and other terms and provisions of the Common Securities represented
hereby are issued pursuant to, and shall in all respects be subject to, the
provisions of the Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of the Trust dated
as of December 18, 2001, among Norman Morales and Sara Ahern, as Administrators,
State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association, as
Institutional Trustee, Vineyard National Bancorp as Sponsor, and the holders
from time to time of undivided beneficial interest in the assets of the Trust
including the designation of the terms of the Common Securities as set forth in
Annex I to such amended and restated declaration, as the same may be amended
from time to time (the "Declaration"). Capitalized terms used herein but not
defined shall have the meaning given them in the Declaration. The Holder is
entitled to the benefits of the Guarantee to the extent provided therein. The
Sponsor will provide a copy of the Declaration, the Guarantee and the Indenture
to the Holder without charge upon written request to the Sponsor at its
principal place of business.

         As set forth in the Declaration, where an Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing, the rights of Holders of Common Securities to payment in
respect of Distributions and payments upon Liquidation, redemption or otherwise
are subordinated to the rights of payment of Holders of the Capital Securities.

         Upon receipt of this Certificate, the Holder is bound by the
Declaration and is entitled to the benefits thereunder.

         By acceptance of this Certificate, the Holder agrees to treat, for
United States federal income tax purposes, the Debentures as indebtedness and
the Common Securities as evidence of undivided beneficial ownership in the
Debentures.

         This Common Security is governed by, and construed in accordance with,
the laws of the State of Connecticut, without regard to principles of conflict
of laws.

                                     A-2-1

<PAGE>

         IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Trust has duly executed this certificate.

                                     VINEYARD STATUTORY TRUST I

                                     By:______________________________________

                                        Name:
                                        Title: Administrator

                                     A-2-2

<PAGE>

                          [FORM OF REVERSE OF SECURITY]

         Distributions payable on each Common Security will be identical in
amount to the Distributions payable on each Capital Security, which is at an
annual rate equal to 5.60% beginning on (and including) the date of original
issuance and ending on (but excluding) March 18, 2002 and at an annual rate for
each successive period beginning on (and including) March 18, 2002, and each
succeeding Distribution Payment Date, and ending on (but excluding) the next
succeeding Distribution Payment Date (each a "Distribution Period"), equal to
3-Month LIBOR, determined as described below, plus 3.60% (the "Coupon Rate");
provided, however, that prior to December 18, 2006, the Coupon Rate shall not
exceed 12.50%, applied to the stated liquidation amount of $1,000.00 per Common
Security, such rate being the rate of interest payable on the Debentures to be
held by the Institutional Trustee. Distributions in arrears for more than one
period will bear interest thereon compounded at the Distribution Rate (to the
extent permitted by applicable law). The term "Distributions" as used herein
includes payments of Interest and any principal on the Debentures held by the
Institutional Trustee unless otherwise stated. A Distribution is payable only to
the extent that payments are made in respect of the Debentures held by the
Institutional Trustee and to the extent the Institutional Trustee has funds
available therefor. As used herein, "Determination Date" means the date that is
two London Banking Days (i.e., a business day in which dealings in deposits in
U.S. dollars are transacted in the London interbank market) preceding the
commencement of the relevant Distribution Period. In the event that any date on
which a Distribution is payable on this Common Security is not a Business Day,
then a payment of the Distribution payable on such date will be made on the next
succeeding day which is a Business Day (and without any Distribution or other
payment in respect of any such delay), except that, if such Business Day is in
the next succeeding calendar year, such payment shall be made on the immediately
preceding Business Day, in each case with the same force and effect as if made
on the date the payment was originally payable. The amount of interest payable
for any Distribution Period will be calculated by applying the Coupon Rate to
the principal amount outstanding at the commencement of the Distribution Period
and multiplying each such amount by the actual number of days in the
Distribution Period concerned divided by 360.

         "3-Month LIBOR" as used herein, means the London interbank offered
interest rate for three-month U.S. dollar deposits determined by the Debenture
Trustee in the following order of priority: (i) the rate (expressed as a
percentage per annum) for U.S. dollar deposits having a three-month maturity
that appears on Telerate Page 3750 as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on the related
Determination Date ("Telerate Page 3750" means the display designated as "Page
3750" on the Dow Jones Telerate Service or such other page as may replace Page
3750 on that service or such other service or services as may be nominated by
the British Bankers' Association as the information vendor for the purpose of
displaying London interbank offered rates for U.S. dollar deposits); (ii) if
such rate cannot be identified on the related Determination Date, the Debenture
Trustee will request the principal London offices of four leading banks in the
London interbank market to provide such banks' offered quotations (expressed as
percentages per annum) to prime banks in the London interbank market for U.S.
dollar deposits having a three-month maturity as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on
such Determination Date. If at least two quotations are provided, 3-Month LIBOR
will be the arithmetic mean of such quotations; (iii) if fewer than two such
quotations are provided as requested in clause (ii) above, the Debenture Trustee
will request four major New York City banks to provide such banks' offered
quotations (expressed as percentages per annum) to leading European banks for
loans in U.S. dollars as of 11:00 a.m. (London time) on such Determination Date.
If at least two such quotations are provided, 3-Month LIBOR will be the
arithmetic mean of such quotations; and (iv) if fewer than two such quotations
are provided as requested in clause (iii) above, 3-Month LIBOR will be a 3-Month
LIBOR determined with respect to the Distribution Period immediately preceding
such current Distribution Period. If the rate for U.S. dollar deposits having a
three-month maturity that initially appears on Telerate Page 3750 as of 11:00
a.m. (London time) on the related Determination Date is superseded on the
Telerate Page 3750 by a corrected rate by 12:00 noon (London time) on such
Determination Date, then the corrected rate as so substituted on the applicable
page will be the applicable 3-Month LIBOR for such Determination Date.

                                     A-2-3

<PAGE>

         The Coupon Rate for any Distribution Period will at no time be higher
than the maximum rate then permitted by New York law as the same may be modified
by United States law.

         All percentages resulting from any calculations on the Common
Securities will be rounded, if necessary, to the nearest one hundred-thousandth
of a percentage point, with five one-millionths of a percentage point rounded
upward (e.g., 9.876545% or .09876545 being rounded to 9.87655% or .0987655, and
all dollar amounts used in or resulting from such calculation will be rounded to
the nearest cent (with one-half cent being rounded upward)).

         Except as otherwise described below, Distributions on the Common
Securities will be cumulative, will accrue from the date of original issuance
and will be payable quarterly in arrears on March 18, June 18, September 18, and
December 18 of each year, commencing on March 18, 2002. The Debenture Issuer has
the right under the Indenture to defer payments of interest on the Debentures by
extending the interest payment period for up to 20 consecutive quarterly periods
(each an "Extension Period") on the Debentures, subject to the conditions
described below, although such interest would continue to accrue on the
Debentures at an annual rate equal to the Distribution Rate compounded quarterly
to the extent permitted by law during any Extension Period. No Extension Period
may end on a date other than an Interest Payment Date. At the end of any such
Extension Period the Sponsor shall pay all interest then accrued and unpaid on
the Debentures (together with Additional Interest thereon); provided, however,
that no Extension Period may extend beyond the Maturity Date. Prior to the
termination of any Extension Period, the Sponsor may further extend such period,
provided that such period together with all such previous and further
consecutive extensions thereof shall not exceed 20 consecutive quarterly
periods, or extend beyond the Maturity Date. Upon the termination of any
Extension Period and upon the payment of all accrued and unpaid interest and
Additional Interest, the Sponsor may commence a new Extension Period, subject to
the foregoing requirements. No interest or Additional Interest shall be due and
payable during an Extension Period, except at the end thereof, but each
installment of interest that would otherwise have been due and payable during
such Extension Period shall bear Additional Interest. If Distributions are
deferred, the Distributions due shall be paid on the date that the related
Extension Period terminates, to Holders of the Securities as they appear on the
books and records of the Trust on the record date immediately preceding such
date. Distributions on the Securities must be paid on the dates payable (after
giving effect to any Extension Period) to the extent that the Trust has funds
available for the payment of such distributions in the Property Account of the
Trust. The Trust's funds available for Distribution to the Holders of the
Securities will be limited to payments received from the Debenture Issuer. The
payment of Distributions out of moneys held by the Trust is guaranteed by the
Guarantor pursuant to the Guarantee.

         The Common Securities shall be redeemable as provided in the
Declaration.

                                     A-2-4

<PAGE>

                                   ASSIGNMENT

         FOR VALUE RECEIVED, the undersigned assigns and transfers this Common
Security Certificate to:

         _______________________________________________________________________

         (Insert assignee's social security or tax identification number)_______

         _______________________________________________________________________

         _______________________________________________________________________

         (Insert address and zip code of assignee) and irrevocably appoints

         _______________________________________________________________________

                  _______________________________________________________ agent
                  to transfer this Common Security Certificate on the books of
                  the Trust. The agent may substitute another to act for him or
                  her.

                  Date:__________________________________

                  Signature:_____________________________

                  (Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this
                  Common Security Certificate)

                  Signature:_____________________________

                  (Sign exactly as your name appears on the other side of this
                  common Security Certificate)

         Signature Guarantee(2)

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(2) Signature must be guaranteed by an "eligible guarantor institution" that is
a bank, stockbroker, savings and loan association or credit union, meeting the
requirements of the Security registrar, which requirements include membership or
participation in the Securities Transfer Agents Medallion Program ("STAMP") or
such other "signature guarantee program" as may be determined by the Security
registrar in addition to, or in substitution for, STAMP, all in accordance with
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

                                     A-2-5

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT B

                          SPECIMEN OF INITIAL DEBENTURE

                                      B-1

<PAGE>

                                    EXHIBIT C

                               PLACEMENT AGREEMENT

                                      C-1<PAGE>

                                                                    EXHIBIT 10.7

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                               GUARANTEE AGREEMENT

                                 BY AND BETWEEN

                            VINEYARD NATIONAL BANCORP

                                       AND

                       STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY
                      OF CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION

                          DATED AS OF DECEMBER 18, 2001

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<PAGE>

                               GUARANTEE AGREEMENT

         This GUARANTEE AGREEMENT (this "Guarantee"), dated as of December 18,
2001, is executed and delivered by Vineyard National Bancorp, a California
corporation (the "Guarantor"), and State Street Bank and Trust Company of
Connecticut, National Association, a national banking association, organized
under the laws of the United States of America, 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 Vineyard Statutory Trust I, a
Connecticut statutory trust (the "Issuer").

         WHEREAS, pursuant to an Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (the
"Declaration"), dated as of the date hereof among State Street Bank and Trust
Company of Connecticut, National Association, not in its individual capacity but
solely as institutional trustee, the administrators of the Issuer named therein,
the Guarantor, 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 those undivided beneficial interests, having an aggregate
liquidation amount of $12,000,000 (the "Capital Securities"); and

         WHEREAS, as incentive for the Holders (as defined herein) 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;

         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" or "Sections"
are to Articles or 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.

         "Affiliate" has the same meaning as given to that term in Rule 405 of
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor rule thereunder.

<PAGE>

         "Beneficiaries" means any Person to whom the Issuer is or hereafter
becomes indebted or liable.

         "Capital Securities" has the meaning set forth in the recitals to this
Guarantee.

         "Common Securities" means the common securities issued by the Issuer to
the Guarantor pursuant to the Declaration.

         "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 is located at 225 Asylum Street, Goodwin Square,
Hartford, Connecticut 06103.

         "Covered Person" means any Holder of Capital Securities.

         "Debentures" means the debt securities of the Guarantor designated the
Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Debentures due 2031 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(a).

         "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 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 to the extent the Issuer has funds available therefor, with
respect to Capital Securities redeemed upon the occurrence of a Special Event,
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 State Street Bank and Trust Company of
Connecticut, National Association, 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.

         "Guarantor" means Vineyard National Bancorp and each of its successors
and assigns.

         "Holder" means any holder, as registered on the books and records of
the Issuer, of any Capital Securities; provided, however, that, in 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 the date hereof between the
Guarantor and State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National
Association, 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.

         "Issuer" has the meaning set forth in the opening paragraph to this
Guarantee.

         "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 Issuer other than obligations of
the Issuer 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 Indenture.

         "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 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.

         "Special Event" has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

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         "Special Redemption Price" has the meaning set forth in the Indenture.

         "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 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 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

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                  to the Guarantee Trustee and conforming to the requirements of
                  this Guarantee; but in the case of any such certificates or
                  opinions that by any provision hereof are specifically
                  required to be 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 written 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.

                  (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
         re-recording, refiling or re-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

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         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 Section 2.2(a)(vi) shall 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.

                  (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 (i) may request instructions from the
         Holders of a Majority in liquidation amount of the Capital Securities,
         (ii) may refrain from enforcing such remedy or right or taking such
         other action until such instructions are received, and (iii) 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,
         without negligence, 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.

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         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 the 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.

         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 and the Guarantor, 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 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.

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         (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.

         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 the 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.

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

         (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.

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         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 being advised by counsel determines that
the action or proceeding so directed may not lawfully be taken or if the
Guarantee 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, 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.

         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 Issuer or any other person or entity
before proceeding against the Guarantor. The Guarantor shall be subrogated to
all rights (if any) of any Beneficiary against the Issuer 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 at
the time of any such payment, and after giving effect to such payment, any
amounts are due and unpaid under this Agreement.

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                                   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 have commenced and be
continuing, then the Guarantor shall not and shall not permit any Affiliate to
(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
or such Affiliate's capital stock (other than payments of dividends or
distributions to the Guarantor) or make any guarantee payments with respect to
the foregoing 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 or
any Affiliate that rank pari passu in all respects with or junior in interest to
the Debentures (other than, with respect to clauses (x) and (y) above, (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 the occurrence of the Event of Default, Declaration Event of Default or
Extension Period, as applicable, (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 or the security being
converted or exchanged, (iv) any declaration of a dividend in connection with
any stockholders' rights plan, or the issuance of rights, stock or other
property under any stockholders' rights plan, or the redemption or repurchase of
rights pursuant thereto, (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 and any cash payments in lieu of fractional shares issued in connection
therewith, or (vi) payments under this Guarantee).

         SECTION 5.2.      RANKING. 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 hereunder. 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.

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                                   ARTICLE VI

                                   TERMINATION

         SECTION 6.1.      TERMINATION. This Guarantee shall terminate as to the
Capital Securities (i) upon full payment of the Redemption Price or Special
Redemption Price of all Capital Securities then outstanding, (ii) upon the
distribution of all 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 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, but not limited to, 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
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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 Indemnified Person 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,
that such counsel shall be reasonably 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 defenses available to it and/or other
Indemnified Person(s) 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

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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.

         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 and the Guarantor):

         State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National
         Association 225 Asylum Street, Goodwin Square
         Hartford, Connecticut  06103
         Attention:  Corporate Trust Department
         Telecopy:  860-244-1889

         With a copy to:

         State Street Bank and Trust Company
         P.O. Box 778
         Boston, Massachusetts  02102-0778
         Attention:  Paul D. Allen, Corporate Trust Department
         Telecopy:  617-662-1462

         (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):

         Vineyard National Bancorp
         1590 Foothill Boulevard
         Rancho Cucamonga, California  91730-3546
         Attention:  Sara Ahern
         Telecopy:  909-944-3210

         (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 Beneficiaries 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 (OTHER THAN SECTION
5-1401 OF THE NEW YORK GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW).

         SECTION 8.6.      COUNTERPARTS. This Guarantee may be executed in one
or more counterparts, each of which shall be an original, but all of which taken
together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

         SECTION 8.7       SEPARABILITY. In case one or more of the provisions
contained in this Guarantee shall for any reason be held to be invalid, illegal
or unenforceable in any respect, such invalidity, illegality or unenforceability
shall not affect any other provisions of this Guarantee, but this Guarantee
shall be construed as if such invalid or illegal or unenforceable provision had
never been contained herein.

                     Signatures appear on the following page

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

                                         VINEYARD NATIONAL BANCORP, as Guarantor

                                         By:/s/ Norman Morales
                                            ____________________________________
                                            Name: Norman Morales
                                            Title:President and Chief Executive
                                                  Officer

                                         STATE STREET BANK AND TRUST COMPANY OF
                                         CONNECTICUT, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, as
                                         Guarantee Trustee

                                        By:/s/ Paul D. Allen
                                           _____________________________________
                                           Name: Paul D. Allen
                                           Title:Vice President

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