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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-16-769888
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20161115
ITEM INFORMATION:		Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing
ITEM INFORMATION:		Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20161116
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20161116

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:		162003181

	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="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, D.C. 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): November 15, 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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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;3.01.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing. </B></TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On November 16, 2016, Banc of California, Inc. (the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;) issued a press release announcing that it has delayed the
filing of its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2016 (the &#147;<U>Quarterly Report</U>&#148;) beyond the November 14, 2016 extended filing due date.&nbsp;As previously disclosed by the Company in its Form
12b-25 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;<U>SEC</U>&#148;) on November 10, 2016, the Company is delaying the filing of the Quarterly Report at this time to allow for completion of a review into certain purported improper
relationships and related party transactions and related matters.&nbsp;A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As a result of the filing delay, the Company received a letter from the New York Stock Exchange (the &#147;<U>NYSE</U>&#148;) notifying the
Company that it was not currently in compliance with the NYSE&#146;s continued listing requirements under the timely filing criteria set forth in Section 802.01E of the NYSE Listed Company Manual.&nbsp;Such notices are routinely issued by the NYSE
in situations when there are late filings with the SEC.&nbsp;Under the NYSE Listed Company Manual, the Company will have six months, from November&nbsp;14, 2016, to file the Quarterly Report with the SEC.&nbsp;The Company can regain compliance with
the NYSE listing standards at any time during this six-month period once it files the Quarterly Report with the SEC.&nbsp;If the Company fails to file the Quarterly Report within such six-month period, the NYSE may grant, in its discretion, a
further extension of up to an additional six months depending on specific circumstances as outlined in the rule.</P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On November
15, 2016, the Board of Directors (the &#147;<U>Board</U>&#148;) of the Company approved Amendment No. 2 to the Company&#146;s Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws (the &#147;<U>Bylaw Amendment</U>&#148;), effective immediately.&nbsp;The Bylaw
Amendment extends the period of time by 30 days that stockholders may submit proposals to be presented in connection with the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company, including any nomination or proposal relating to the nomination of a
director to be elected to the Board. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A copy of the Bylaw Amendment is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.1 and is
incorporated herein by reference.&nbsp;The foregoing description of the Bylaw Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Bylaw Amendment. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Other Events. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On November&nbsp;15, 2016, the Board also declared a quarterly dividend
per depository share on its Series&nbsp;C, D and E Preferred Stock in the amounts of $0.50, $0.460938 and $0.4375, respectively. The dividends will be payable on December&nbsp;15, 2016 to record holders as of December&nbsp;1, 2016 of depositary
shares relating to the underlying Series&nbsp;C, Series D and Series&nbsp;E Preferred Stock of the Company. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A copy of the press release
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Financial Statements and Exhibits. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d)<I> Exhibits</I>.&nbsp;The exhibits listed on the Exhibit Index
accompanying this Current Report on Form 8-K are filed herewith and incorporated by reference herein. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><U>Forward-Looking Statements </U></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s statements&nbsp;herein and in documents referenced herein are forward-looking statements as defined in the Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995, and actual events may differ from those contemplated by these statements.&nbsp;These statements are subject to certain risks and uncertainties, including the results of the ongoing review described herein and the Company&#146;s
inability to complete the work required to file the Quarterly Report in the time frame that is currently anticipated.&nbsp;You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements and the Company 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>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amendment No. 2 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of Banc of California, Inc.</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC. </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On November 15, 2016, the Board of Directors of Banc of California, Inc. (the &#147;Corporation&#148;), in accordance with the Fourth Amended
and Restated Bylaws of the Corporation (the &#147;Bylaws&#148;) and the Maryland General Corporation Law, approved and adopted the following amendment to the Bylaws, to be effective immediately. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Notwithstanding the foregoing, solely for purposes of the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, to be timely, a stockholder&#146;s notice shall
be delivered to the Secretary at the principal executive offices of the Corporation not less than 120 days or more than 180 days prior to the first anniversary of the 2016 annual meeting; provided, however, that in the event that the date of the
2017 annual meeting is advanced by more than 30 days or delayed by more than 60 days from such anniversary date, notice by the stockholder to be timely must be so delivered not earlier than the 180th day prior to such annual meeting and not later
than the close of business on the later of the 120th day prior to such annual meeting or the tenth day following the day on which notice of the date of the 2017 annual meeting was mailed or public announcement of the date of the 2017 annual meeting
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 </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Banc of California Announces: </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Quarterly Preferred Stock Dividends, </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Bylaw Amendment and </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Delay of Filing of Third Quarter 2016 10-Q </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>IRVINE, Calif., (November 16, 2016) &#150; </B>Banc of California, Inc. (NYSE: BANC), today announced that its Board of Directors has declared quarterly
preferred stock dividends, has adopted a bylaw amendment to extend the time period for proposals for the Company&#146;s 2017 annual meeting and that the Company has delayed the filing of its third quarter 2016 10-Q. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Quarterly Preferred Stock Dividend</U></B>.&nbsp;The Company announced that its Board of Directors declared a dividend of $0.50 per depository share on
the Company&#146;s 8.00% Series C Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock.&nbsp;The dividend will be payable on December&nbsp;15, 2016 to holders of record as of December 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&nbsp;D Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock.&nbsp;The dividend will be payable on December 15, 2016 to holders of record as of December&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 $0.4375 per depository share on the
Company&#146;s 7.00% Series E Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock.&nbsp;The dividend will be payable on December 15, 2016 to holders of record as of December&nbsp;1, 2016. The Series E depositary shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange
under the &#147;BANC PRE&#148; symbol.</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Bylaw Amendment</U></B>. The Company announced that its Board of Directors amended the Company&#146;s bylaws
to extend the period of time by 30 days that stockholders may submit proposals to be presented in connection with the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders, including any nomination or proposal relating to the nomination of a director to be elected to
the Board. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This amendment was considered and approved by the Board in response to stockholder feedback requesting additional time to evaluate information
or updates, if any, relating to the Company&#146;s filing of its Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September&nbsp;30, 2016 (the &#147;third quarter 2016 10-Q&#148;). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B><U>Delay of Filing of Third Quarter 2016 10-Q</U></B>.&nbsp;As previously disclosed, the Company is delaying the filing of its third quarter 2016 10-Q to
allow for completion of a review into certain purported improper relationships and related party transactions and related matters. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Due to this delay, on
November 15, 2016, the Company received a notice from the New York Stock Exchange (the &#147;NYSE&#148;) notifying the Company of its failure to meet a NYSE listing standard resulting from the Company&#146;s inability to timely file its third
quarter 2016 10-Q, as provided by Rule 802.01E of the NYSE Listed Company Manual.&nbsp;Such notices are routinely issued by the NYSE in situations when there are late filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;SEC&#148;).</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Under the NYSE Listed Company Manual, the Company will have six months, from November 14, 2016, to file the third quarter 2016 10-Q with the SEC.&nbsp;The
Company can regain compliance with the NYSE listing standards at any time during this six-month period once it files the third quarter 2016 10-Q with the SEC.&nbsp;If the Company </P>
<p STYLE="margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt ; font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; 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) 236-5250 &#149; www.bancofcal.com </P>

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fails to file the third quarter 2016 10-Q within such six-month period, the NYSE may grant, in its discretion, a further extension of up to an additional six months depending on specific
circumstances as outlined in the rule. The Company currently expects to file the third quarter 2016 10-Q with the SEC within the applicable cure periods. </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:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Forward-Looking Statements </B></P> <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 the results of the ongoing review described herein and the Company&#146;s inability to complete the work required to file the third quarter 2016 10-Q in the time frame that is
currently anticipated, as well as 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> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</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) 361-2262</TD>
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