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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-18-049508
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180215
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180220
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180220

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:		18622982

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3 MACARTHUR PLACE
		CITY:			SANTA ANA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92707
		BUSINESS PHONE:		949-236-5211

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3 MACARTHUR PLACE
		CITY:			SANTA ANA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			92707

	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, DC 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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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): February&nbsp;15, 2018 </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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the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14a-12</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14a-12)</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">14d-2(b)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.14d-2(b))</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Pre-commencement</FONT> communications pursuant to Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">13e-4(c)</FONT> under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
<FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">240.13e-4(c))</FONT> </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as
defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (&#167;230.405 of this chapter) or Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">(&#167;240.12b-2</FONT> of this chapter).
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growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) of the Exchange
Act.&nbsp;&nbsp;&#9744;</P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="line-height:1.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P>
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Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On February&nbsp;15, 2018, John C. Grosvenor, age 68, notified Banc of California, Inc. (the
&#147;Company&#148;) and Banc of California, N.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (the &#147;Bank&#148;), of his decision to retire as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Company and the Bank, effective
April&nbsp;15, 2018. Mr.&nbsp;Grosvenor will be succeeded as General Counsel by Angelee J. Harris, age 48, who has served as Executive Vice President and Deputy General Counsel of the Bank since 2013. Rachel Fisher, age 34, who has served as the
Company&#146;s Vice President of Corporate Affairs since 2014 and has been employed by the Company since 2002 in a variety of roles of increasing responsibilities within the areas of operations and compliance, will serve as Corporate Secretary. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Following his retirement as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Mr.&nbsp;Grosvenor will continue to be employed by the Company as General Counsel
Emeritus to serve as special counsel to the Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank in connection with certain legacy matters and to assist in the transition of his responsibilities to Ms.&nbsp;Harris and Ms.&nbsp;Fisher. The compensation
and other terms and conditions of Mr.&nbsp;Grosvenor&#146;s role as General Counsel Emeritus have not yet been determined. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A copy of the press release
issued by the Company on February&nbsp;20, 2018 announcing the retirement of Mr.&nbsp;Grosvenor and the appointments of Ms.&nbsp;Harris and Ms.&nbsp;Fisher is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; 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 the undersigned
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 99.1 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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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 Retirement of General Counsel, John Grosvenor </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Appoints Angelee Harris as General Counsel Effective April&nbsp;15, 2018 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SANTA ANA, Calif., (February 20, 2018) &#150; </B>Banc of&nbsp;California, Inc. (NYSE: BANC) announced today the retirement of John Grosvenor as General
Counsel effective April&nbsp;15, 2018, and the appointment of Angelee Harris as his successor. Mr.&nbsp;Grosvenor will continue to be employed as General Counsel Emeritus after that date to serve as special counsel to the Board of Directors in
connection with certain legacy matters and to assist in the transition of his responsibilities. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ms.&nbsp;Harris has served as Executive Vice President
and Deputy General Counsel of Banc of California, N.A. since 2013. Before joining Banc of California, Ms.&nbsp;Harris was a corporate and securities lawyer in private practice with Manatt Phelps&nbsp;&amp; Phillips LLP from 1999 until 2005, served
as Executive Vice President and General Counsel of Placer Sierra Bancshares and Placer Sierra Bank from 2005 until 2007, and returned to private practice with Manatt, Phelps&nbsp;&amp; Phillips, LLP from 2007 until joining Banc of California. She
holds a B.A. from Brigham Young University and a J.D. from the University of Utah. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Additionally, the Company announced the promotion of Rachel Fisher to
succeed Mr.&nbsp;Grosvenor as Corporate Secretary. Ms.&nbsp;Fisher, who will report to Ms.&nbsp;Harris, has most recently served as the Company&#146;s Vice President of Corporate Affairs, responsible for overseeing the Company&#146;s corporate
secretarial function, since 2014. Ms.&nbsp;Fisher, who has been employed by the Company since 2002 in a variety of roles of increasing responsibilities within the areas of operations and compliance, joined the Company&#146;s Legal Department in
2012. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">&#147;We are pleased to have Angelee assume the important role of General Counsel upon John&#146;s retirement,&#148; said Doug Bowers, President
and Chief Executive Officer. &#147;Angelee has served the Company alongside John through many of the Company&#146;s most important milestones. With both Angelee&#146;s and Rachel&#146;s deep and broad experience, we expect a seamless transition and
congratulate them on their expanded roles. We thank John for his many contributions to the Company as the Company&#146;s General Counsel since 2012. He was critical to both building the Company from that time and in accomplishing the significant
leadership and governance changes that we have implemented over the past year. We look forward to his continued thoughtful service through his role as General Counsel Emeritus.&#148; </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 34 offices in California. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">3 MacArthur Place &#149; Santa Ana, CA 92707 &#149; (949) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">236-5250</FONT> &#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">Banc of California, Inc.</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Timothy Sedabres, (855) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">361-2262</FONT></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Ian Campbell / Joe Hixson, (213) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">630-6550</FONT></P>
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