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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-16-594480
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20160518
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20160518
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20160518

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001169770
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
		IRS NUMBER:				043639825
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35522
		FILM NUMBER:		161660650

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		18500 VON KARMAN
		CITY:			IRVINE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92612
		BUSINESS PHONE:		949-236-5211

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		18500 VON KARMAN
		CITY:			IRVINE
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92612

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	FIRST PACTRUST BANCORP INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20020322
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, DC 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May&nbsp;18, 2016 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>04-3639825</B></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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): </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On May&nbsp;18, 2016, Banc of California, Inc. announced that its Board of Directors (the &#147;Board&#148;) has declared a quarterly dividend payment on its
common stock in the amount of $0.12 per share. The dividend will be payable on July&nbsp;1, 2016 to record holders as of June&nbsp;15, 2016. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On
May&nbsp;18, 2016, the Board also declared a quarterly dividend per depository share on its Series C, D and E Preferred Stock in the amount of $0.50, $0.460938 and $0.6128, respectively, representing an annualized yield of 8.00% 7.375% and 7.00%,
respectively, on the liquidation preference amount for outstanding shares. The dividends will be payable on June&nbsp;15, 2016 to record holders as of June&nbsp;1, 2016 of depositary shares relating to the underlying Series C, Series D and Series E
Preferred Stock. For the Series&nbsp;E Preferred Stock dividend per depositary share, the amount is pro-rated for the period beginning with the original issue date of February&nbsp;8, 2016 and ending on June&nbsp;14, 2016. Going forward the
quarterly dividend amount per Series&nbsp;E depositary share is expected to be $0.4375. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>IRVINE, Calif., (May 18, 2016) &#150;</B> Banc of California, Inc. (NYSE: BANC), today announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash
dividend of $0.12 per share on its outstanding common stock. The dividend will be payable on July&nbsp;1, 2016 to stockholders of record as of June&nbsp;15, 2016. Based on the trading price of $18.39 as of close of market on May&nbsp;17, 2016, the
cash dividend results in an annualized dividend yield of 2.61%. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Banc of California maintains a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP) which allows
stockholders to automatically acquire shares at a 3% discount from the applicable market price. All registered stockholders with holdings maintained at the Company&#146;s transfer agent, Computershare, are eligible to participate in the DRIP
program. For more information on the Company&#146;s DRIP program, please contact Investor Relations through <U>IR@bancofcal.com</U> or at (855)&nbsp;361-2262. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board of Directors also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.50 per depository share on the Company&#146;s 8.00% Series C Non-Cumulative Perpetual
Preferred Stock. The dividend will be payable on June&nbsp;15, 2016 to holders of record as of June&nbsp;1, 2016. The Series C depositary shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the &#147;BANC PRC&#148; symbol. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board of Directors also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.460938 per depository share on the Company&#146;s 7.375% Series D Non-Cumulative Perpetual
Preferred Stock. The dividend will be payable on June&nbsp;15, 2016 to holders of record as of June&nbsp;1, 2016. The Series D depositary shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the &#147;BANC PRD&#148; symbol. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Board of Directors also declared a quarterly dividend of $0.6128 per depository share on the Company&#146;s 7.00% Series E Non-Cumulative Perpetual
Preferred Stock. The dividend will be payable on June&nbsp;15, 2016 to holders of record as of June&nbsp;1, 2016. The Series E depositary shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the &#147;BANC PRE&#148; symbol. This first quarterly
dividend payment on the Series E Preferred Stock is pro-rated for the period beginning with the original issue date of February&nbsp;8, 2016 and ending on June&nbsp;14, 2016. Going forward, the quarterly dividend amount is expected to be $0.4375 per
depository share on the Company&#146;s 7.00% Series E Perpetual Preferred Stock. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About Banc of California, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Banc of California, Inc. (NYSE: BANC) provides comprehensive banking services to California&#146;s diverse businesses, entrepreneurs and communities. Banc of
California operates over 100 offices in California and the West. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">18500 Von Karman Ave. &#149; Suite 1100 &#149; Irvine, CA 92612 &#149;
(949)&nbsp;236-5250 &#149; www.bancofcal.com </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This press release includes forward-looking statements within the meaning of the &#147;Safe-Harbor&#148; provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform
Act of 1995. These statements are necessarily subject to risk and uncertainty and actual results could differ materially from those anticipated due to various factors, including those set forth from time to time in the documents filed or furnished
by Banc of California, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and Banc of California, Inc. undertakes no obligation to update any such statements to reflect circumstances
or events that occur after the date on which the forward-looking statement is made. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Source: Banc of California, Inc. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>I<SMALL>NVESTOR</SMALL> R<SMALL>ELATIONS</SMALL> I<SMALL>NQUIRIES</SMALL>:</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Timothy Sedabres, (855)&nbsp;361-2262</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">David Herbst, (213) 973-4113 x101</TD></TR>
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