MEMORANDUM OF LEASE

Exhibit 10.2

WHEN RECORDED MAIL TO:

MISSION COMMUNITY BANK
P. X. Xxx 000
Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx 00000

MEMORANDUM OF LEASE

THIS MEMORANDUM OF LEASE (“Memorandum”) dated as of September 21, 2006 is entered into between XXXXXX BROS. CONSTRUCTION CO., INC., a California corporation (“Landlord”) and MISSION COMMUNITY BANK, a California banking corporation (“Tenant”).

RECITALS

A.       On or about September 21, 2006, Landlord and Tenant entered into Ground Lease [Private] (Lease), pursuant to which Landlord leased to Tenant and Tenant leased from Landlord real property, more particularly described in attached Exhibit A and incorporated by reference (“Premises”).

B.       Landlord and Tenant desire to execute this Memorandum to provide constructive notice of Tenant’s rights under the Lease to all third parties.

NOW THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, the receipt and adequacy of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:

1.            Term.   Landlord leases the Premises to Tenant for a term of fifty (50) years, beginning October 1, 2006 (“Commencement Date”), and ending at midnight on September 30, 2056.

2.            Lease Terms. This lease of the Premises to Tenant is pursuant to the Lease, which is incorporated in this Memorandum by reference.

3.            Leasehold Deed of Trust. Landlord agrees to allow Tenant to obtain one or more loans for improvements on the Premises secured by a leasehold deed of trust. Landlord has agreed to give the beneficiary under this leasehold deed of trust notice of any default by Tenant under the Lease and the right to cure this default within thirty (30) of written notice to the beneficiary. Landlord also agrees to recognize the purchaser of the leasehold interest at the foreclosure sale as

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the tenant under the Lease, whether this purchaser is the beneficiary under the leasehold deed of trust or a third party.

4.             Right of First Refusal.   Subject to the rights set forth in the Lease, Landlord has granted Tenant rights of first refusal as to offers to purchase the Premises during the term, or any portion of its interest in the Premises.

5.             Successors and Assigns. This Memorandum and the Lease shall bind and inure to the benefit of the parties and their respective heirs, successors, and assigns, subject, however, to the provisions of the Lease on assignment.

6.             Governing Law.   This Memorandum and the Lease are governed by California law.

Executed as of the date first written above.

TENANT:				LANDLORD:
MISSION COMMUNITY BANK				XXXXXX BROS. CONSTRUCTION CO., INC.,
By:	/s/ Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx			By:	/s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Name:	Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx			Name:	XXXXXX X. XXXXXX
Its:	President			Its:	President

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

STATE OF CALIFORNIA	)
	) ss.
COUNTY OF SAN XXXX OBISPO	)

On September 21, 2006, before me personally appeared, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx, who is personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person whose name [is] subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that [she] executed the same in [her] authorized capacity, and that by [she] signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person acted, executed the instrument.

WITNESS my hand and official seal.

Signature /s/ Xxxxxx X. Xxxx

(Seal)

STATE OF CALIFORNIA	)
	) ss.
COUNTY OF SAN XXXX OBISPO	)

On SEPTEMBER 21, 2006, before me personally appeared, XXXXXX X. XXXXXX, who is personally known to me (or proved to me on the basis of satisfactory evidence) to be the person(s) whose name [is] subscribed to the within instrument and acknowledged to me that [he] executed the same in [his] authorized capacity, and that by [he] signature on the instrument the person, or the entity upon behalf of which the person(s) acted, executed the instrument.

WITNESS my hand and official seal

Signature /s/ Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx

(Seal)

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EXHIBIT “A”

Legal Description

[Actual Legal Description to be attached upon completion of Lot Line Adjustment, but consisting of approximately 37,760 square feet gross, 32,033 square feet net of real property located at the corner of South Xxxxxxx and Xxxxx Road, in the City of San Xxxx Obispo, County of San Xxxx Obispo, State of California (a portion of Assessor’s Parcel No. 053-041-033), as shown on the proposed Vesting Tentative Map attached hereto as Exhibit “A-1”].

Order Number:  4001-2539189 ( )

Page Number:  6

LEGAL DESCRIPTION

Real property in the City of San Xxxx Obispo, County of San Xxxx Obispo, State of California, described as follows:

That portion of Xxx 00 xx xxx Xxx Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Tract, in the City of San Xxxx Obispo, County of San Xxxx Obispo, State of California, according to the map recorded February 7, 1906 in Book 1, Page 92 of Record of Surveys, described as follows:

Commencing at the most Southerly corner of Parcel B denoted on Parcel Map No. SL-84-284, recorded in Parcel Map Book 38, Page 60;

Thence South 3°54’55” West, along the Westerly right of way of South Xxxxxxx Street (80 feet wide), 120.98 feet to a 1 1/4 inch iron pipe tagged L.S. 3877 and the point of beginning;

Thence North 86°14’05” West, 323 feet to a I’ ,4 inch iron pipe tagged L.S. 3877; Thence South 3°45’55” West, 3 feet to a I Y4 inch iron pipe tagged L.S. 3877; Thence North 86°14’05” West, 62 feet to a 1 1/4 inch iron pipe tagged L.S. 3877; Thence South 3°45’55” West, 22.70 feet to a 1’ A inch iron pipe tagged L.S. 3877;

Thence South 74°38’05” West, 252.44 feet, more or less, to the Easterly line of the land described in the deed to Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxxx, et ux., recorded June 15, 1955 in Book 807, Page 360 of Official Records and denoted on Parcel Map SLO-73-495;

Thence Easterly and Southerly along the Northerly and Easterly boundary of last said Xxxxxxx property to the Northerly line of Xxxxx Road (40 feet wide);

Thence Easterly along the Northerly line of said Xxxxx Road and Northerly along the Westerly line of the property conveyed by Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxx Construction Company, Inc., to the City of San Xxxx Obispo, recorded May 6, 1975 in Book 1831, Page 595 of Official Records, to the point of beginning.

Said land is shown as Parcel 1 on Map recorded May 10, 1989 in Book 59, Page 89 of Record of Surveys.

EXCEPTING THEREFROM all geothermal resources as defined in Section 6903 of the California Public Resources Code within’ or that may be produced from said real property, provided, however that the ‘surface of said real property shall never be used for the exploration, development, extraction, removal, ot storage of any thereof, ‘as reserved by Standard Oil Company of California, a Corporation, in deed recorded October 29, 1974 in Book 1803, Page 799 of Official Records.

ALSO EXCEPTING THEREFROM the sole and exclusive right from time to time to drill and maintain xxxxx or other works into (except for oil, gas, and other hydrocarbons not herein reserved by grantor), or through said real property below, a depth of 500 feet and to produce, inject, store or remove from and through such xxxxx or works, oil gas, water and other substances of whatever nature, including the right to perform any and aN operations deemed by Grantor necessary or convenient for the exercise of such rights, as reserved by Standard Oil Company of California, a Corporation, in deed recorded October 29, 1974 in Book 1803, Page 799 of Official Records.

APN: 000-000-000

First American Title

EXHIBIT “A-l”