UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): March 18, 2008
CAPITAL CORP OF THE WEST
(Exact Name of Company as Specified in Charter)
| California | 0-27384 | 77-0147763 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction | (Commission File | (IRS Employer |
| of Incorporation) | Number) | Identification No.) |
550 West Main Street, Merced, California 95340
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(209) 725-2200
(Company's telephone number, including area code)
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the Company under any of the following provisions:
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| Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers |
On March 18, 2008, Capital Corp of the West (the “Company”) terminated the employment of Richard De La Peña. Mr. De La Peña had served as the Company’s executive vice president and general counsel.
On March 19, 2008, the Company announced that the Board of Directors is in the process of searching for a new CEO to succeed Thomas T. Hawker as president and chief executive officer. Mr. Hawker, whose contract would otherwise expire at the end of 2008, has announced his retirement to be effective upon the earlier of the expiration of his contract or the hiring of the new CEO.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
Capital Corp of the West
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(Company)
| Dated: March 24, 2008 | By: /s/ David A. Heaberlin |
| | David A. Heaberlin |
| | Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer |
