UNITED ~~STATES~~ ~~SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549~~STATES

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 (Date of earliest event reported) ~~June~~ ~~17,~~December 30, 2008

PACIFIC COAST NATIONAL BANCORP

~~PACIFIC~~(Exact name ~~COAST~~of ~~NATIONAL~~registrant ~~BANCORP~~ as specified in its charter)

California	000-51960	61-1453556
(State or other jurisdictionof incorporation)	(Commission File No.)	(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)

California

000-51960

61-1453556

~~905~~(State ~~Calle~~or ~~Amanecer,~~other ~~Suite~~jurisdiction ~~100San Clemente, California 92673-6275~~ (~~Address~~Commission ofFile ~~principal executive offices~~No.) (~~Zip~~IRS ~~Code)~~Employer

~~(949)~~jurisdiction ~~361-4300Registrant's~~of ~~telephone~~incorporation) ~~number,~~Identification ~~including area code~~Number)

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

905 Calle Amanecer, San Clemente, California	92673
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (949) 361-4300

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On ~~June~~December 1730, 2008, ~~James~~the M.employment agreement ~~Morrison~~between Pacific Coast National Bancorp (the “Company”), Pacific Coast National Bank (the “Bank”) and ~~Charles~~Michael TS. ~~Owen~~Hahn, ~~were~~President ~~appointed~~and toChief ~~the~~Executive ~~Boards~~Officer of ~~Directors~~the ofCompany ~~Pacific~~and ~~Coast~~the ~~National~~Bank, ~~Bancorp~~the (employment agreement between the " Bank and Terry A. Stalk, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company") and ~~Pacific~~the ~~Coast~~Bank, ~~National~~and the change in control agreement between the Bank and David L. Adams, Executive Vice President, Chief Lending Officer and Interim Chief Credit Officer of the Bank, were amended to comply with Section 409A of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations thereunder. Ms. Stalk’s employment agreement and Mr. Adams’ change in control agreement were also amended to increase the payments that will be made to them in the event of a ~~wholly~~change ~~owned~~in ~~subsidiary~~control of the Company from 199% to 299% of their “base amount” (as defined under Section 280G of the Code).

Mr. Morrison is the President of James M. Morrison Insurance Services, Inc., a position he has held since founding that company in 2002. Mr. Morrison has been in the insurance brokerage business since 1989. Mr. Morrison has been actively involved in leadership positions with a number of professional and community organizations. Mr. Morrison is a graduate of the University of San Diego, where he earned a Bachelor of Business Administration degree.

Mr. Owen is the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Carlsbad (California) Chamber of Commerce, a position he has held since 2004. From 1987 to 1990 and from 1992 to 2004, he served as President and Publisher of The San Diego Business Journal, and from 1990 to 1992 he served as President of TCS Publishing, a subsidiary of TCS Enterprises. After retiring from the U.S. Marine Corps as a Captain in 1981, Mr. Owen served as Division Director and Vice President of the Greater San Diego Chamber of Commerce. Mr. Owen has extensive experience as a bank director and has served on numerous civic boards and committees. Mr. Owen is a graduate of Vincennes University, Vincennes, Indiana, where he earned an Associate of Science degree, Chapman University, Orange California, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, and National University, San Diego, California, where he earned a Master of Business Administration degree.

SIGNATURES

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.

	~~PACIFIC COAST NATIONAL BANCORP~~	PACIFIC COAST NATIONAL BANCORP
Dated: June 23, 2008	By:	/s/ Michael S. Hahn
Date: January 6, 2009	By:	/s/ Michael S. Hahn
	Name:	Michael S. Hahn
		Michael S. Hahn
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer
		President and Chief Executive Officer

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