Exhibit 10.1 STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT, dated as of September 16, 1998, between Antelope Valley Bank, a California banking corporation (the "Issuer") and Eldorado Bancshares, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Grantee"). WHEREAS,...Stock Option Agreement • September 22nd, 1998 • Eldorado Bancshares Inc • National commercial banks • California
Exhibit 2.1 ----------- AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER by and between ELDORADO BANCSHARES, INC.Merger Agreement • September 22nd, 1998 • Eldorado Bancshares Inc • National commercial banks • California
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 16, 1998 Contact: Robert P. Keller, President Jack Seefus, President (949) 699-4344 (805) 945-4511 ELDORADO BANCSHARES, INC. AND ANTELOPE VALLEY BANK SIGN AGREEMENT Robert P. Keller, President and Chief Executive...Acquisition Agreement • September 22nd, 1998 • Eldorado Bancshares Inc • National commercial banks
Robert P. Keller, President and Chief Executive Officer of Eldorado Bancshares, Inc. of Laguna Hills, California and Clyde G. Golding, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Antelope Valley Bank of Lancaster, California jointly announced that Eldorado Bancshares, Inc. and Antelope Valley Bank have signed a definitive Agreement in that Antelope Valley Bank will be acquired by Eldorado Bancshares, Inc. Upon completion of the acquisition, Eldorado Bancshares, Inc. will have total assets in excess of $1.2 billion, based on June 30, 1998 financial statements. Eldorado Bancshares, Inc. recently changed its name from Commerce Security Bancorp, Inc.
