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Exhibit 99.1
This proxy is solicited on behalf of the Board of Directors for the special meeting of shareholders to be held , 2004
The undersigned hereby appoints as proxy with full power of substitution, with all the powers the undersigned would possess if personally present, to vote all shares of Taft National common stock which the undersigned is entitled to vote at the special meeting of shareholders to be held on , 2004 at 4:00 p.m., at Chicken of Oz, located at 1107 Kern Street, Suite #3, Taft, California or any adjournment(s) thereof, with all the powers the undersigned would possess if personally present as follows:
- 1.
- To approve the merger agreement by and between Taft National, United Security Bank and United Security Bancshares and the transactions contemplated therein as described more fully in the accompanying proxy statement-prospectus.
o FOR o AGAINST o ABSTAIN
- 2.
- To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting and any adjournments or adjournments thereof.
Please Sign and Date Below
The Board of Directors recommends a vote "FOR" management's proposal. This proxy, when properly executed, will be voted in the manner directed herein by the undersigned shareholder. If no direction is made, this proxy will be voted "FOR" approval of management's proposal. If any other business is presented at the meeting, this proxy confers authority to and shall be voted in accordance with the recommendations of management.
(Please date this proxy and sign your name as it appears on your stock certificates. Executors, administrators, trustees, etc., should give their full title. If a corporation, please sign in full corporate name by the president or other authorized officer. If a partnership, please sign in partnership name by an authorized person. All joint owners should sign.)
o I Do o I Do Not Expect to Attend the Meeting.
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This proxy may be revoked prior to its exercise by filing with the Secretary of Taft National a duly executed proxy bearing a later date or an instrument revoking this proxy, or by attending the meeting and voting in person.
Taft National Bank Proxy