8-K

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

Date of report:  May 26, 2005

(Date of earliest event reported)

First Regional Bancorp

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California	000-10232	95-3582843
(State of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1801 Century Park East, Suite 800 Los Angeles, California  90067
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(310) 552-1776
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01  Other Events.

On May 26, 2005, First Regional Bancorp’s Board of Directors adopted the First Regional Bancorp 2005 Stock Option Plan.  Under the plan, up to 200,000 shares of First Regional common stock may be issued upon the exercise of options granted.  The plan is intended to allow First Regional the ability to grant stock options to persons who had not previously been awarded option grants commensurate with their positions, primarily persons hired since the exhaustion of options available for grant under First Regional’s previous stock option plans.  The company’s Board of Directors believes that the plan will assist the company in attracting and retaining high quality officers and staff, and will provide grantees under the plan with added incentive for high levels of performance and to assist in the effort to increase the company’s earnings.

Also on May 26, 2005, First Regional’s Board of Directors approved initial option grants under the 2005 Stock Option Plan aggregating 56,500 option shares, all of which grants were made to officers of the company’s subsidiary, First Regional Bank.  None of the grants were made to directors or executive officers of First Regional Bancorp or to directors of First Regional Bank.  All such granted options will vest over seven years and will expire in 2015.  The exercise price of the granted options is $61.50, the closing sales price of the company’s common stock on May 25, 2005.  A copy of the 2005 Stock Option Plan is included as Exhibit 10 hereto.

This report includes “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  All statements, other than statements of historical fact, included herein may constitute forward-looking statements.  Although First Regional believes that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct.  Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from First Regional’s expectations include fluctuations in interest rates, inflation, government regulations, and economic conditions and competition in the geographic and business areas in which First Regional conducts its operations.

Item 9.01  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(c)           Exhibits

10            First Regional Bancorp 2005 Stock Option Plan

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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 hereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  June 2, 2005
	FIRST REGIONAL BANCORP
	By:	/s/ Steven J. Sweeney
		Steven J. Sweeney
		General Counsel

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Exhibit Index

10            First Regional Bancorp 2005 Stock Option Plan

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EX-10

Exhibit 10

FIRST REGIONAL BANCORP

2005 STOCK OPTION PLAN

Adopted May 26, 2005

1.Purpose

The purpose of the First Regional Bancorp 2005 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) is to strengthen First Regional Bancorp (the “Corporation”) and those corporations which are or hereafter become subsidiary corporations (the “Subsidiary” or “Subsidiaries”) by providing additional means of attracting and retaining competent managerial personnel and by providing to participating directors, officers and key employees added  incentive for high levels of performance and for unusual efforts to increase the earnings of the Corporation and any Subsidiaries.  The Plan seeks to accomplish these purposes and achieve these results by providing a means whereby such directors, officers and key employees may purchase shares of the Common Stock of the Corporation pursuant to Stock Options granted in accordance with this Plan.

Stock Options granted pursuant to this Plan are intended to be Non-Qualified Stock Options.

2.Definitions

For purposes of this Plan, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a)  “Common Stock.”  This term shall mean shares of the Corporation’s common stock, no par value, subject to adjustment pursuant to Paragraph 15 (Adjustment Upon Changes in Capitalization) hereunder.

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(b)  “Corporation.”  This term shall mean First Regional Bancorp, a California Corporation.

(c)  “Eligible Participants.”  This term shall mean: (i) directors of the Corporation or any Subsidiary; (ii) all officers (whether or not they are also directors) of the Corporation or any Subsidiary; and (iii) all key employees (as such persons may be determined by the Stock Option Committee from time to time) of the Corporation or any Subsidiary; provided that such officers and key employees have a customary work week of at least forty hours in the employ of the Corporation or a Subsidiary.

(d)  “Fair Market Value.”  This term shall mean the fair market value of the Common Stock as determined in accordance with any reasonable valuation method selected by the Stock Option Committee, including the valuation methods described in Treasury Regulations Section 20.2031-2.

(e)  “Non-Qualified Stock Option.”  This term shall mean a Stock Option which is not an Incentive Stock Option within the meaning of Section 422 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

(f)  “Option Shares.”  This term shall mean Common Stock covered by and subject to any outstanding unexercised Stock Option granted pursuant to this Plan.

(g)  “Optionee.”  This term shall mean any Eligible Participant to whom a Stock Option has been granted pursuant to this Plan, provided that at least part of the Stock Option is outstanding and unexercised.

(h)  “Plan.”  This term shall mean the First Regional Bancorp 2005 Stock Option Plan as embodied herein and as may be amended from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof and applicable law.

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(i)  “Stock Option.”  This term shall mean the right to purchase Common Stock under this Plan in a specified number of shares, at a price and upon the terms and conditions determined by the Stock Option Committee.

(j)  “Stock Option Committee.”  The Board of Directors of the Corporation may select and designate a Stock Option Committee consisting of three or more directors of the Corporation, having full authority to act in the matter.  Regardless of whether a Stock Option Committee is selected, the Board of Directors of the Corporation may act as the Stock Option Committee and any action taken by said Board as such shall be deemed to be action taken by the Stock Option Committee.  All references in the Plan to the “Stock Option Committee” shall be deemed to refer to the Board of Directors of the Corporation acting as the Stock Option Committee and to a duly appointed Stock Option Committee, if there be one.  In the event of any conflict between action taken by the Board acting as a Stock Option Committee and action taken by a duly appointed Stock Option Committee, the action taken by the Board shall be controlling and the action taken by the duly appointed Stock Option Committee shall be disregarded.

(k)“Subsidiary.”  This term shall mean each “subsidiary corporation” (treating the Corporation as the employer corporation) as defined in Section 425(f) of the Internal Revenue Code.

3.Administration

(a)  Stock Option Committee.  This Plan shall be administered by the Stock Option Committee.  The Board of Directors of the Corporation shall have the right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to remove or replace any person from or on the Stock Option Committee at any time for any reason whatsoever.

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(b)  Administration of the Plan.  Any action of the Stock Option Committee with respect to the administration of the Plan shall be taken pursuant to a majority vote, or pursuant to the unanimous written consent, of its members.  Any such action taken by the Stock Option Committee in the administration of this Plan shall be valid and binding, so long as the same is not inconsistent with the terms and conditions of this Plan. Subject to compliance with the terms, conditions and restrictions set forth in this Plan, the Stock Option Committee shall have the exclusive right, in its sole and absolute discretion, to establish the terms and conditions of all Stock Options granted under the Plan, including, without  meaning any limitation, the power to:  (i) establish the number of Stock Options, if any, to be granted hereunder, in the aggregate and with regard to each Eligible Participant; (ii) determine the time or times when such Stock Options, or parts thereof, may be exercised; (iii) determine the Eligible Participants, if any, to whom Stock Options are granted; (v) determine the duration and purposes, if any, of leaves of absence which may be permitted to holders of unexercised, unexpired Stock Options without such constituting a termination of employment under the Plan; and (vi) prescribe and amend the terms, provisions and form of each instrument and agreement setting forth the terms and conditions of every Stock Option granted hereunder.

(c)  Decisions and Determinations.  Subject to the express provisions of the Plan, the Stock Option Committee shall have the authority to construe and interpret this Plan, to define the terms used herein, to prescribe, amend, and rescind rules and regulations relating to the administration of the Plan, and to make all other determinations necessary or advisable for administration of the Plan.  Determinations of the Stock Option Committee on matters referred to in this Section 3 shall be final and conclusive so long as the same are not inconsistent with the terms of this Plan.

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4.             Shares Subject to the Plan

Subject to adjustments as provided in Section 15 hereof, the maximum number of shares of Common Stock which may be issued upon exercise of all Stock Options granted under this Plan is limited to Two Hundred Thousand (200,000) shares, in the aggregate.  If any Stock Option shall be cancelled, surrendered, or expire for any reason without having been exercised in full, the unpurchased Option Shares represented thereby shall again be available for grants of Stock Options under this Plan.

5.             Eligibility

Only Eligible Participants shall be eligible to receive grants of Stock Options under this Plan.

6.Grants of Stock Options

(a)Grant.  Subject to the express provisions of the Plan, the Stock Option Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, may grant Stock Options:

(i)  In the case of grants to Eligible Participants who are officers or key employees of the Corporation or any Subsidiary, for a number of Option Shares, at the price(s) and time(s), on the terms and conditions and to such Eligible Participants as it deems advisable and specifies in the respective grants; and

(ii)  In the case of grants to Eligible Participants who are directors and who are not officers or key employees of the Corporation or any Subsidiary, for a number of Option Shares, at the price(s) and time(s), and on the terms and conditions as it deems advisable and specifies in the respective grants; provided, however, that such grants may not exceed a maximum aggregate of Seventy-Five Thousand (75,000) Option Shares to

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all directors who are not officers or key employees of the Corporation or any Subsidiary.  The foregoing maximum aggregate number of Option Shares which may be granted to all directors of the Corporation or any Subsidiary who are not officers or key employees thereof shall be adjusted in accordance with the provisions of Section 15 hereof.

The terms upon which and the times at which, or the periods within which, the Option Shares subject to such Stock Options may become acquired or such Stock Options may be acquired and exercised shall be as set forth in the Plan and the related Stock Option Agreements.

Subject to the limitations and restrictions set forth in the Plan, an Eligible Participant who has been granted a Stock Option may, if otherwise eligible, be granted additional Stock Options if the Stock Option Committee shall so determine.

(b)           Date of Grant and Rights of Optionee.  The  determination of the Stock Option Committee to grant a Stock  Option shall not in any way constitute or be deemed to constitute an obligation of the Corporation, or a right of the Eligible Participant who is the proposed subject of the grant, and shall not constitute or be deemed to constitute the grant of a Stock Option hereunder unless and until both the Corporation and the Eligible Participant have executed and delivered to the other a Stock Option Agreement in the form then required by the Stock Option Committee as evidencing the grant of the Stock Option, together with such other instrument or instruments as may be required by the Stock Option Committee pursuant to this Plan; provided, however, that the Stock Option Committee may fix the date of grant as any date on or after the date of its final determination to grant the Stock Option (or if no such date is fixed, then the date of grant shall be the  date on which the determination was finally made by the Stock  Option Committee to grant the Stock Option), and such date shall be set forth in the

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Stock Option Agreement.  The date of grant as so determined shall be deemed the date of grant of the Stock Option for purposes of this Plan.

(c)Substituted Stock Options.  If all of the outstanding shares of common stock of another corporation are changed into or exchanged solely for Common Stock in a transaction to which Section 425(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, applies, then, subject to the approval of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, Stock Options under the Plan may be substituted (“Substituted Options”) in exchange for valid, unexercised and unexpired stock options of such other corporation.

7.Stock Option Exercise Price

(a)Minimum Price.  The exercise price of any Option Shares shall be determined by the Stock Option Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, upon the grant of a Stock Option.  In the case of a Non-Qualified Stock Option, said exercise price shall not be less than an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the Fair Market Value of the Common Stock represented by the Option Shares on the date of the grant of the related Stock Option.

(b)           Substituted Options.  The exercise price of the Option Shares subject to each Substituted Option may be fixed at a price less than the minimum amount set forth in Section 7(a) above at the time such Substituted Option is granted if said exercise price has been computed to be not less than the exercise price set forth in the stock option of the other corporation for which it was exchanged, with appropriate adjustment to reflect the exchange ratio of the shares of stock of the other corporation into the shares of Common Stock.

8.             Exercise of Stock Options

(a)Exercise.  Except as otherwise provided elsewhere herein, each Stock Option shall be exercisable in such increments, which need not be equal, and upon such

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contingencies as the Stock Option Committee shall determine at the time of grant of the Stock Option; provided, however, that if an Optionee shall not in any given period exercise any part of a Stock Option which has become exercisable during that period, the Optionee’s right to exercise such part of the Stock Option shall continue until expiration of the Stock Option or any part thereof as may be provided in the related Stock Option Agreement.  No Stock Option or part thereof shall be exercisable except with respect to whole shares of Common Stock, and fractional share interests shall be disregarded except that they may be accumulated.

(b)Notice and Payment.  Stock Options granted hereunder shall be exercised by written notice delivered to the Corporation specifying the number of Option Shares with respect to which the Stock Option is being exercised, together with concurrent payment in full of the exercise price as hereinafter provided.  If the Stock Option is being exercised by any person or persons other than the Optionee, said notice shall be accompanied by proof, satisfactory to the counsel for the Corporation, of the right of such person or persons to exercise the Stock Option.  The Corporation’s receipt of a notice of exercise without concurrent receipt of the full amount of the exercise price shall not be deemed an exercise of a Stock Option by an Optionee, and the Corporation shall have no obligation to an Optionee for any Option Shares unless and until full payment of the exercise price is received by the Corporation and all of the terms and provisions of the Plan and the related Stock Option agreement have been fully complied with.

(c)Payment of Exercise Price.  The exercise price of any Option Shares purchased upon the proper exercise of a Stock Option shall be paid in full at the time of each exercise of a Stock Option in cash, (or bank, cashier’s or certified check) and/or, with the prior approval of the Stock Option Committee at or before the time of exercise, in Common Stock of

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the Corporation which, when added to the cash payment, if any, which has an aggregate Fair Market Value equal to the full amount of the exercise price of the Stock Option, or part thereof, then being exercised.  Payment by an Optionee as provided herein shall be made in full concurrently with the Optionee’s notification to the Corporation of his intention to exercise all or part of a Stock Option.  If all or any part of a payment is made in shares of Common Stock as heretofore provided, such payment shall be deemed to have been made only upon receipt by the Corporation of all required share certificates, and all stock powers and all other required transfer documents necessary to transfer the shares of Common Stock to the Corporation.

(d)Minimum Exercise.  Not less than ten (10) Option Shares may be purchased at any one time upon exercise of a Stock Option unless the number of shares purchased is the total number which remains to be purchased under the Stock Option.

(e)Compliance With Law.  No shares of Common Stock shall be issued upon exercise of any Stock Option, and an Optionee shall have no right or claim to such shares, unless and until:  (i) payment in full as provided hereinabove has been received by the Corporation; (ii) in the opinion of the counsel for the Corporation, all applicable requirements of law and of regulatory bodies having jurisdiction over such issuance and delivery have been fully complied with; and  (iii) if required by federal or state law or regulation, the Optionee shall have paid to the Corporation the amount, if any, required to be withheld on the amount deemed to be compensation to the Optionee as a result of the exercise of his or her Stock Option, or made other arrangements satisfactory to the Corporation, in its sole discretion, to satisfy applicable income tax withholding requirements.

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9.             Nontransferability of Stock Options

Each Stock Option shall, by its terms, be nontransferable by the Optionee other than by will or the laws of descent and distribution, and shall be exercisable during the Optionee’s lifetime only by the Optionee.

10.           Continuation of Affiliation

Nothing contained in this Plan (or in any Stock Option Agreement) shall obligate the Corporation or any Subsidiary to employ or continue to employ or remain affiliated with any Optionee or any Eligible Participant for any period of time or interfere in any way with the right of the Corporation or a Subsidiary to reduce or increase the Optionee’s or Eligible Participant’s compensation.

11.           Cessation of Affiliation

Except as provided in Section 12 hereof, if, for any reason other than disability or death, an Optionee ceases to be affiliated with the Corporation or a Subsidiary, the Stock Options granted to such Optionee shall expire on the expiration dates specified for said Stock Options at the time of their grant, or three (3) months after the Optionee ceases to be so affiliated, whichever is earlier.  During such period after cessation of affiliation, such Stock Options shall be exercisable only as to those increments, if any, which had become exercisable as of the date on which such Optionee ceased to be affiliated with the Corporation or the Subsidiary and any Stock Options or increments which had not become exercisable as of such date shall expire automatically on such date.

12.           Termination for Cause

If the Stock Option Agreement so provides and if an Optionee’s employment by or affiliation with the Corporation or a Subsidiary is terminated for cause, the Stock Options

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granted to such Optionee shall expire on the expiration dates specified for said Stock Options at the time of their grant, or thirty (30) days after termination for cause, whichever is earlier; provided, however, that the Stock Option Committee may, in its sole discretion, within thirty (30) days of such termination, reinstate such Stock Options by giving written notice of such reinstatement to the Optionee.  In the event of such reinstatement, the Optionee may exercise the Stock Options only to such extent, for such time, and upon such terms and conditions as if the Optionee had ceased to be employed by or affiliated with the Corporation or a Subsidiary upon the date of such termination for a reason other than cause, disability or death.  For purposes of this Plan, “cause” shall mean the Optionee’s malfeasance or gross misfeasance in the performance of his/her duties or his/her conviction of illegal activity in connection therewith and, in any event, the determination of the Stock Option Committee with respect thereto shall be final and conclusive.

13.Death of Optionee

If an Optionee dies while employed by or affiliated with the Corporation or a Subsidiary or during the three-month period referred to in Section 11 hereof, the Stock Options granted to such Optionee shall expire on the expiration dates specified for said Stock Options at the time of their grant, or one (1) year after the date of such death, whichever is earlier.  After such death, but before such expiration, subject to the terms and provisions of the Plan and the related Stock Option Agreements, the person or persons to whom such Optionee’s rights under the Stock Options shall have passed by will or by the applicable laws of descent and distribution, or the executor or administrator of the Optionee’s estate, shall have the right to exercise such Stock Options to the extent that increments, if any, had become exercisable as of the date on which the Optionee died.

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14.           Disability of Optionee

If an Optionee is disabled while employed by or affiliated with the Corporation or a Subsidiary or during the three-month period referred to in Section 11 hereof, the Stock Options granted to such Optionee shall expire on the expiration dates specified for said Stock Options at the time of their grant, or one (1) year after the date such disability occurred, whichever is earlier.  After such disability occurs, but before such expiration, the Optionee or the guardian or conservator of the Optionee’s estate, as duly appointed by a court of competent jurisdiction, shall have the right to exercise such Stock Options to the extent that increments, if any, had become exercisable as of the date on which the Optionee became disabled or ceased to be employed by or affiliated with the Corporation or a Subsidiary as a result of the disability.  An Optionee shall be deemed to be “disabled” if it shall appear to the Stock Option Committee, upon written certification delivered to the Corporation of a qualified licensed physician, that the Optionee has become permanently and totally unable to engage in any substantial gainful activity by reason of a medically determinable physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in the Optionee’s death, or which has lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months.

15.Adjustment Upon Changes in Capitalization

If the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the  Corporation are increased, decreased, or changed into or exchanged for a different number or kind of shares or securities of the Corporation, through a reorganization, merger, recapitalization, reclassification, stock split, stock dividend, stock consolidation, or otherwise, without consideration to the Corporation, an appropriate and proportionate adjustment shall be made in the number and kind of shares as to which Stock Options may be granted. A corresponding adjustment changing the number or kind

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of Option Shares and the exercise prices per share allocated to unexercised Stock Options, or portions thereof, which shall have been granted prior to any such change, shall likewise be made.  Such adjustments shall be made without change in the total price applicable to the unexercised portion of the Stock Option, but with a corresponding adjustment in the price for each Option Share subject to the Stock Option.  Adjustments under this Section shall be made by the Stock Option Committee, whose determination as to what adjustments shall be made, and the extent thereof, shall be final and conclusive.   No fractional shares of stock shall be issued or made available under the Plan on account of such adjustments, and fractional share interests shall be disregarded, except that they may be accumulated.

16.Terminating Events

Upon consummation of a plan of dissolution or  liquidation of the Corporation, or upon consummation of a plan of reorganization, merger or consolidation of the Corporation with one or more corporations, as a result of which the Corporation is not the surviving entity, or upon the sale of all or substantially all the assets of the Corporation to another corporation, the Plan shall automatically terminate and all Stock Options theretofore granted shall be terminated, unless provision is made in connection with such transaction for assumption of Stock Options theretofore granted, or substitution for such Stock Options with new stock options covering stock of a successor employer corporation, or a parent or subsidiary corporation thereof, solely at the discretion of such successor corporation, or parent or subsidiary corporation, with appropriate adjustments as to number and kind of shares and prices.

17.Amendment and Termination

The Board of Directors of the Corporation may at any time and from time to time suspend, amend, or terminate the Plan and may, with the consent of an Optionee, make such

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modifications of the terms and conditions of that Optionee’s Stock Option as it shall deem advisable.

No Stock Option may be granted during any suspension of the Plan or after termination of the Plan.  Amendment, suspension, or termination of the Plan shall not (except as otherwise provided in Section 15 hereof), without the consent of the Optionee, alter or impair any rights or obligations under any Stock Option theretofore granted.

18.Rights of Eligible Participants and Optionees

No Eligible Participant, Optionee or other person shall have any claim or right to be granted a Stock Option under this Plan, and neither this Plan nor any action taken hereunder shall be deemed to give or be construed as giving any Eligible Participant, Optionee or other person any right to be retained in the employ of the Corporation or any Subsidiary.  Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, no person shall have any rights as a result of his or her classification as an Eligible Participant or Optionee, such classifications being made solely to describe, define and limit those persons who are eligible for consideration for privileges under the Plan.

19.           Privileges of Stock Ownership; Regulatory Law Compliance; Notice of Sale

No Optionee shall be entitled to the privileges of stock ownership as to any Option Shares not actually issued and delivered.  No Option Shares may be purchased upon the exercise of a Stock Option unless and until all then applicable requirements of all regulatory agencies having jurisdiction and all applicable requirements of the securities exchanges upon which securities of the Corporation are listed (if any) shall have been fully complied with.  The Optionee shall, not more than five (5) days after each sale or other disposition of shares of Common Stock acquired pursuant to the exercise of Stock Options, give the Corporation notice in writing of such sale or other disposition.

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20.           Effective Date of the Plan

The Plan shall be deemed adopted as of May 26, 2005, and shall be effective immediately.

21.Termination

Unless previously terminated as aforesaid, the Plan shall terminate ten (10) years from the adoption of the Plan by the Board of Directors of the Corporation.  No Stock Options shall be granted under the Plan thereafter, but such termination shall not affect any Stock Option theretofore granted.

22.           Option Agreement

Each Stock Option granted under the Plan shall be evidenced by a written Stock Option Agreement executed by the Corporation and the Optionee, and shall contain each of the provisions and agreements herein specifically required to be contained therein, and such other terms and conditions as are deemed desirable by the Stock Option Committee and are not inconsistent with this Plan.

23.           Stock Option Period

Each Stock Option and all rights and obligations thereunder shall expire on such date as the Stock Option Committee may determine, but not later than ten (10) years from the date such Stock Option is granted, and shall be subject to earlier termination as provided elsewhere in this Plan.

24.Exculpation and Indemnification of Stock Option Committee

The present, former and future members of the Stock Option Committee, and each of them, who is or was a director, officer or employee of the Corporation shall be indemnified by the Corporation to the extent authorized in and permitted by the Corporation’s Certificate of

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Incorporation, and/or Bylaws in connection with all actions, suits and proceedings to which they or any of them may be a party by reason of any act or omission of any member of the Stock Option Committee under or in connection with the Plan or any Stock Option granted thereunder.

25.           Agreement and Representations of Optionee

Unless the shares of Common Stock covered by this  Plan have been registered with the Securities and Exchange  Commission pursuant to the registration requirements under the  Securities Act of 1933, each Optionee shall:  (i) by and upon  accepting a Stock Option, represent and agree in writing, in the form of the letter attached hereto as Exhibit ”A,” for himself or herself and his or her transferees by will or the laws of descent and distribution, that the Option Shares will be acquired for investment purposes and not for resale or distribution; and (ii) by and upon the exercise of a Stock Option, or a part thereof, furnish evidence satisfactory to counsel for the Corporation, including written and signed representations in the form of the letter attached hereto as Exhibit ”B,” to the effect that the Option Shares are being acquired for investment purposes and not for resale or distribution, and that the Option Shares being acquired shall not be sold or otherwise transferred by the Optionee except in compliance with the registration provisions under the  Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or an applicable exemption therefrom.  Furthermore, the Corporation, at its sole discretion, to assure itself that any sale or distribution by the Optionee complies with this Plan and any applicable federal or state securities laws, may take all reasonable steps, including placing stop transfer instructions with the Corporation’s transfer agent prohibiting transfers in violation of the Plan and affixing the following legend (and/or such other legend or legends as the Stock Option Committee shall require) on certificates evidencing the shares:

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“THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED OR OFFERED FOR SALE IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THEM UNDER THE ACT OR A WRITTEN OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THE HOLDER THEREOF, WHICH OPINION SHALL BE ACCEPTABLE TO FIRST REGIONAL BANCORP, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.”

At any time that an Optionee contemplates the disposition of any of the Option Shares (whether by sale, exchange, gift or other form of transfer), he or she shall first notify the Corporation of such proposed disposition and shall thereafter cooperate with the Corporation in complying with all applicable requirements of law which, in the opinion of counsel for the Corporation, must be satisfied prior to the making of such disposition.  Before consummating such disposition, the Optionee shall provide to the Corporation an opinion of Optionee’s counsel, at the Corporation’s expense, of which both such opinion and such counsel shall be satisfactory to the Corporation, that such disposition will not result in a violation of any state or federal securities laws or regulations.  The Corporation shall remove any legend affixed to certificates for Option Shares pursuant to this Section if and when all of the restrictions on the transfer of the Option Shares, whether imposed by this Plan or federal or state law, have terminated.

26.           Notices.

All notices and demands of any kind which the Stock Option Committee, any Optionee, Eligible Participant, or other person may be required or desires to give under the terms of this

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Plan shall be in writing and shall be delivered in hand to the person or persons to whom addressed (in the case of the Stock Option Committee, with the Chief Executive Officer, Chief  Operating Officer, Chief Financial Officer or Secretary of the  Corporation), by leaving a copy of such notice or demand at the  address of such person or persons as may be reflected in the records of the Corporation, or by mailing a copy thereof, properly addressed as above, by certified or registered mail, postage prepaid, with return receipt requested.  Delivery by mail shall be deemed made upon receipt by the notifying party of the return receipt request acknowledging receipt of the notice or demand.

27.Limitation on Obligations of the Corporation

All obligations of the Corporation arising under or as a result of this Plan or Stock Options granted hereunder shall constitute the general unsecured obligations of the Corporation, and not of the Board of Directors of the Corporation, any member thereof, the Stock Option Committee, any member thereof, any officer of the Corporation, or any other person or any Subsidiary, and none of the foregoing, except the Corporation, shall be liable for any debt, obligation, cost or expense hereunder.

28.Limitation of Rights

The Stock Option Committee, in its sole and absolute discretion, is entitled to determine who, if anyone, is an Eligible Participant under this Plan, and which, if any, Eligible Participant shall receive any grant of a Stock Option.  No oral or written agreement by any person on behalf of the Corporation relating to this Plan or any Stock Option granted hereunder is authorized, and such may not bind the Corporation or the Stock Option Committee to grant any Stock Option to any person.

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29.           Severability

If any provision of this Plan as applied to any  person or to any circumstance shall be adjudged by a court of  competent jurisdiction to be void, invalid, or unenforceable, the same shall in no way affect any other provision hereof, the  application of any such provision in any other circumstances, or the validity or enforceability hereof.

30.           Construction

Where the context or construction requires, all words applied in the plural herein shall be deemed to have been used in the singular and vice versa, and the masculine gender shall include the feminine and the neuter and vice versa.

31.Headings

The headings of the several paragraphs herein are  inserted solely for convenience of reference and are not intended to form a part of and are not intended to govern, limit or aid in the construction of any term or provision hereof.

32.Successors

This Plan shall be binding upon the respective successors, assigns, heirs, executors, administrators, guardians and personal representatives of the Corporation and Optionees.

33.           Governing Law

To the extent not governed by the laws of the United States, this Plan shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California.

34.           Conflict

In the event of any conflict between the terms and provisions of this Plan, and any other document, agreement or instrument, including, without meaning any limitation, any Stock Option Agreement, the terms and provisions of this Plan shall control.

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EXHIBIT ”A”

              , 20    

First Regional Bancorp

1801 Century Park East

Eighth Floor

Los Angeles, California 90067

Gentlemen:

On this         day of                    , 20    , the undersigned has received, pursuant to the First Regional Bancorp 2005 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) and the Stock Option Agreement (the “Agreement”) by and between First Regional Bancorp (the “Corporation”) and the undersigned, dated                      , 20     an option to purchase                  shares of the common stock, no par value, of First Regional Bancorp (the “Stock”).

In consideration of the grant of such option by First Regional Bancorp:

1.  I hereby represent and warrant to you that the Stock to be acquired pursuant to the option will be acquired by me in good faith and for my own personal account, and not with a view to distributing the Stock to others or otherwise reselling the stock in violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

2.  I hereby acknowledge and agree that: (a) the Stock to be acquired by me pursuant to the Plan has not been registered and that there is no obligation on the part of Corporation to register such Stock under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder; and (b) the Stock to be acquired by me will not be freely tradeable unless the Stock is either registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the holder presents a legal opinion acceptable to the Corporation that the transfer will not violate the federal securities laws.

3.  I understand that the Corporation is relying upon the truth and accuracy of the representations and agreements contained herein in determining to grant such options to me and upon subsequently issuing any Stock pursuant to the Plan without the Corporation first registering the same under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

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4.  I understand that the certificate evidencing the Stock to be issued pursuant to the Plan will contain a legend upon the face thereof to the effect that the Stock is not registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and that stop transfer orders will be placed against the shares with the Corporation’s transfer agent.

5.  In further consideration for the grant of an option to purchase Stock of Corporation, the undersigned hereby agrees to indemnify you and hold you harmless against all liability, cost, or expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) arising out of or as a result of any distribution or resale of shares of Stock issued by the undersigned in violation of the securities laws.  The agreements contained herein shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective legal representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned and the Corporation.

Very truly yours,

(Signature)

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EXHIBIT ”B”

                  , 20    

First Regional Bancorp

1801 Century Park East

Eighth Floor

Los Angeles, California 90067

Gentlemen:

On this         day of                          , 20    , the undersigned has acquired, pursuant to the First Regional Bancorp 2005 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”) and the Stock Option Agreement (the “Agreement”) by and between First Regional Bancorp (the “Corporation”) and the undersigned, dated                       , 20     ,                                      (                    ) shares of the Common Stock, no par value, of First Regional Bancorp (the “Stock”).  In consideration of the issuance by First Regional Bancorp to the undersigned of said shares of its Common Stock:

1.  I hereby represent and warrant to you that the Stock is being acquired by me in good faith for my own personal account, and not with a view to distributing the Stock to others or otherwise reselling the Stock in violation of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.

2.  I hereby acknowledge and agree that:  (a) the Stock being acquired by me pursuant to the Plan has not been registered and that there is no obligation on the part of the Corporation  to register such Stock under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder; and (b) the Stock being acquired by me is not freely tradeable and must be held by me for investment purposes unless the Stock is either registered under the Securities Act of 1933 or transferred pursuant to an exemption from such registration, as accorded by the Securities Act of 1933 and under the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.  I further represent and acknowledge that I have been informed by legal counsel in connection with said Plan of the restrictions on my ability to transfer the Stock and that I understand the scope and effect of those restrictions.

3.  I understand that the effects of the above representations are the following:  (i) that the undersigned does not presently intend to sell or otherwise dispose of all or any part of the shares of the Stock to any person or entity except in compliance with the terms described above, in the Plan and in the Agreement; and (ii) that the Corporation is relying upon the truth and accuracy of the representations and agreements contained herein in issuing said shares of the Stock to me without first registering the same under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

4.  I hereby agree that the certificate evidencing the Stock may contain the following legend stamped upon the face thereof to the effect that the Stock is not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and that the Stock has been acquired pursuant to the representations and restrictions in this letter, the Plan and in the Agreement:

“THE SHARES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, AND MAY NOT BE SOLD, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED OR OFFERED FOR SALE IN THE ABSENCE OF AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH RESPECT TO THEM UNDER THE ACT OR A WRITTEN OPINION OF COUNSEL FOR THE HOLDER HEREOF, WHICH OPINION SHALL BE ACCEPTABLE TO FIRST REGIONAL BANCORP, THAT REGISTRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.”

5.  I hereby agree and understand that the Corporation will place a stop transfer notice with its stock transfer agent to ensure that the restrictions on transfer described herein will be observed.

6.  In further consideration of the issuance of the Stock, the undersigned does hereby agree to indemnify you and hold you harmless against all liability, costs, or expenses (including reasonable attorney’s fees) arising out of or as a result of any distribution or resale by the undersigned of any of the Stock.  The Agreements contained herein shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the respective legal representatives, successors and assigns of the undersigned and the Corporation.

Very truly yours,

(Signature)

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