EXHIBIT 99.10
(Return this Proxy Card in the enclosed envelope that has theGREEN STICKER in the lower right hand corner)
HAWTHORNE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
THIS PROXY CARD IS SOLICITED BY THE ADMINISTRATOR OF
THE HAWTHORNE FINANCIAL CORPORATION
EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
AND MAY BE REVOKED PRIOR TO TUESDAY, MAY 18 , 2004
The undersigned does hereby direct Actuarial Consultants, Inc., the Servicer, to deliver the tabulated aggregate votes to Hawthorne Savings, F.S.B., the Administrator of the Hawthorne Financial Corporation Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”), to vote in person or by proxy all of the shares of Hawthorne Financial Corporation common stock credited to the account of the undersigned under the ESPP at the special meeting of stockholders of Hawthorne Financial Corporation to be held at held at 11:00 a.m., Pacific time, on Tuesday, May 25, 2004 at Hawthorne Financial’s headquarters, located at 2381 Rosecrans Avenue, 2nd Floor, El Segundo, California and at any and all adjournments thereof, as set forth on the reverse side.
(Continued, and to be signed on the other side)
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| | Please mark your votes as indicated x in this example | | |
1. | | Proposal to approve and adopt the agreement and plan of merger, dated as of January 27, 2004, among Commercial Capital Bancorp, Inc., CCBI Acquisition Corp. and Hawthorne Financial Corporation, as stated in the joint proxy statement/prospectus dated April 15, 2004 | | ¨ FOR | | ¨ AGAINST | | ¨ ABSTAIN |
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2. | | Proposal to grant discretionary authority to adjourn the special meeting if necessary to permit further solicitations of proxies if there are not sufficient votes at the time of the special meeting to approve and adopt the merger agreement | | ¨ FOR | | ¨ AGAINST | | ¨ ABSTAIN |
If any other business is presented at the special meeting, the Administrator of the ESPP, in its best judgment, will vote on such matters.
PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN AND RETURN THIS PROXY CARD TO THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS NO LATER THAN TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2004:
Actuarial Consultants, Inc.
2377 Crenshaw Boulevard, Suite 350
Torrance, California 90501
Attn: Kristina Barron
If the Proxy Card is properly completed, signed and returned, the Administrator will vote the shares allocated to your account under the ESPP in accordance with your direction.
Please note that if your Proxy Card: (1) is signed and returned without a voting direction, (2) is returned unsigned, or (3) is not returned at all, the Administrator will not vote the shares of Hawthorne Financial Corporation common stock allocated to your account in the ESPP.
If you direct the Administrator to abstain from voting, the Administrator will abstain from voting such shares, and the shares will not be voted.
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The undersigned acknowledges receipt, prior to the execution of this proxy, of a notice of special meeting of stockholders and of a joint proxy statement/prospectus dated April 15, 2004. | |
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PLEASE COMPLETE, DATE, SIGN, AND MAIL THIS PROXY PROMPTLY IN THE ENCLOSED POSTAGE-PAID ENVELOPE. | | | | |
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Signature(s) | | | | | | Dated | | | | , 2004 |
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NOTE: Please sign exactly as your name appears on this card. When signing as attorney, executor, administrator, trustee, or guardian, please give your full title. If shares are held jointly, each holder may sign but only one signature is required.
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