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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-18-164139
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		3
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20180515
ITEM INFORMATION:		Other Events
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20180515
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20180515

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:		18836818

	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="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:6pt;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;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>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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former address, if changed since last report) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<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.): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">On May&nbsp;15, 2018, Banc of California, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) announced that its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.13
per share on its outstanding common stock. The dividend will be payable on July&nbsp;2, 2018 to stockholders of record as of June&nbsp;15, 2018. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The
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7.375% and 7.00%, respectively, on the liquidation preference amount ($25 per depositary share). The dividend will be payable on June&nbsp;15, 2018 to record holders as of June&nbsp;1, 2018 of depositary shares relating to the underlying Series C, D
and E Preferred Stock. </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 to this report as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference herein. </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 STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>SANTA ANA, Calif., (May 15, 2018) &#150;</B> Banc of California, Inc. (NYSE: BANC), today announced that its Board of Directors has
declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.13 per share on its outstanding common stock. The dividend will be payable on July&nbsp;2, 2018 to stockholders of record as of June&nbsp;15, 2018. Based on the trading price of $18.70 as of close of market
on May&nbsp;14, 2018, the cash dividend results in an annualized dividend yield of 2.78%. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1%; 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; margin-left:1%; 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, 2018 to holders of record as of June&nbsp;1, 2018. 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; margin-left:1%; 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, 2018 to holders of record as of June&nbsp;1, 2018. 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; margin-left:1%; 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. The dividend will be payable on June&nbsp;15, 2018 to holders of record as of June&nbsp;1, 2018. The Series E depositary shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the &#147;BANC PRE&#148;
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:0.50em; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>About Banc of California, Inc.</B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:0.50em; font-size:8pt; 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="font-size:18pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt">&nbsp;</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3"> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:0.50em; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Forward-Looking Statements</B></P>
<P STYLE="font-size:6pt; margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:0.50em; font-size:8pt; 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
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:0.50em; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Timothy Sedabres, (855)&nbsp;361-2262</P></TD>
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