Vineyard National Bancorp Holds 2008 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

CORONA, CA, Aug 05 (MARKET WIRE) --
Vineyard National Bancorp (NASDAQ: VNBC) (the "Company"), parent company
of Vineyard Bank, N.A. and other subsidiaries, announced that it held its
2008 annual meeting of shareholders today. At the annual meeting, the
shareholders considered and acted to elect seven (7) directors to the
board of directors of the Company and to ratify the appointment of KPMG
LLP as the Company's independent public accounting firm for the year
ending December 31, 2008. The Company will announce the results of the
annual meeting after the final tabulation of votes is completed by the
independent inspector of election for the meeting, IVS Associates, Inc.

About Vineyard National Bancorp

The Company is a $2.4 billion bank holding company headquartered in
Corona, and the parent company of Vineyard, also headquartered in Corona.
The Company operates through 16 full-service banking centers and four
regional financial centers in the counties of Los Angeles, Marin, Orange,
Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, Santa Clara and Ventura, Calif. The
Company's common stock is traded on the NASDAQ Global Market System under
the symbol "VNBC." For additional information on the Company visit
www.vnbcstock.com and for additional information on Vineyard visit
www.vineyardbank.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain matters discussed herein may constitute forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995
and the Federal securities laws. Although the Company believes that the
expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon
reasonable assumptions it can give no assurance that its expectations will
be achieved. Forward-looking information is subject to certain risks,
trends and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ
materially from those projected. Many of these factors are beyond the
Company's ability to control or predict. Important factors that may cause
actual results to differ materially and could impact the Company and the
statements contained herein can be found in the Company's filings with the
SEC including quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K
and annual reports on Form 10-K. For forward-looking statements herein,
the Company claims the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking
statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995 and other protections under the Federal securities laws. The Company
assumes no obligation to update or supplement any forward-looking
statements whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.

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Contact:
Shareholder Relations
951-271-4232
shareholderinfo@vineyardbank.com

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