SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
August 11, 2008 |
(Date of earliest event reported) |
HARRINGTON WEST FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. |
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
Delaware | 0-50066 | 48-1175170 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
610 Alamo Pintado Road, Solvang, California | 93463 |
(Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
(805) 688-6644 |
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code) |
Not Applicable |
(Former name, former address and former fiscal year, if changed since last report) |
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Table of Contents |
| Item 5.02(b). | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
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| Item 9.01. | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
SIGNATURE
EXHIBIT 99.1
| Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management |
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| Item 5.02. | Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. |
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| (b) | On August 11, 2008, Harrington West Financial Group, Inc. (HWFG), the holding company for Los Padres Bank, FSB (LPB) and its division Harrington Bank, announced that Dr. Douglas T. Breeden, age 58, had notified the Harrington West Financial Group, Inc. (HWFG) Board of Directors of his intention to resign from both the LPB and HWFG Boards of Directors, effective immediately. Dr. Breeden indicated that the demands for his time as Executive Chairman of Community First Financial Group, Inc. and for his new research appointments at the University of Chicago and the London Business School would limit his availability for HWFG matters in the coming year. Dr. Breeden will be a Visiting Scholar at the University of Chicago in the Fall of 2008 and at the London Business School in the Spring of 2009. The Boards of HWFG and LPB have reluctantly accepted his resignation. |
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| Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
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| (d) | Exhibits: |
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| 99.1 Press Release Dated August 11, 2008 |
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
| | HARRINGTON WEST FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. | |
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| | By: | /s/ Craig J. Cerny | |
| | | Craig J. Cerny | |
| | | Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer |
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Date: | August 11, 2008 | | | |
Exhibit Index:
| 99.1 | Press Release Dated August 11, 2008 |
