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
January 22, 2007
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(Date of earliest event reported)
HARRINGTON WEST FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 0-50066 48-1175170
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)
610 Alamo Pintado Road, Solvang, California 93463
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(805) 688-6644
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(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
Not Applicable
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(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.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
SIGNATURE
EXHIBIT 99.1
Section 5 - Corporate Governance and Management
Item 5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of Principal Officers; Compensatory
Arrangements of Certain Officers.
(b) On January 22, 2007, Dr. Stanley Kon, age 58, informed the Board
of Directors of Harrington West Financial Group, Inc. (HWFG) of
his intent to retire from the Boards of Directors of HWFG, and
its subsidiary, Los Padres Bank, effective January 31, 2007. Dr.
Kon has served on these Boards since the acquisition of Los
Padres Bank by HWFG in April 1996. Dr. Kon indicated that the
demands for his time as a senior officer and coordinator of new
initiatives for Smith Breeden Associates, Inc, a leading
institutional fixed income management firm and advisor to Los
Padres Bank, may severely limit his availability for HWFG matters
in the future.
Section 9 - Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits:
99.1 Press Release Dated January 23, 2007
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.
By: /s/ Craig J. Cerny
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Craig J. Cerny
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer
Date: January 23, 2007
Exhibit Index:
99.1 Press Release Dated January 23, 2007