UNITED 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): October 4, 2006

BEVERLY HILLS BANCORP INC.

DELAWARE	0-21845	93-1223879
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

23901 Calabasas Road, Suite 1050

Calabasas, CA 91302

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (818) 223-8084

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):

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Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement

Effective October 4, 2006, Beverly Hills Bancorp Inc. (the “Company”) amended a compensation agreement between the Company and John J. Lannan, a director of the Company. The original agreement provided that the total fees paid to Mr. Lannan in the first or second six-month period of any year were not to exceed $29,000. This amendment to the agreement removes the limit of the amount of fees in any six-month period.

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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.

Date: October 6, 2006	BEVERLY HILLS BANCORP INC. Registrant
	/s/ Larry B. Faigin
	Larry B. Faigin Chief Executive Officer

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