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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000897069-23-001799
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	SC 13D/A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
FILED AS OF DATE:		20231219
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20231219
GROUP MEMBERS:		LASHLEY BETH
GROUP MEMBERS:		LASHLEY RICHARD J
GROUP MEMBERS:		PALMER JOHN W

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001169770
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	02 Finance
		IRS NUMBER:				043639825
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	005-78540
		FILM NUMBER:		231498467

	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

FILED BY:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			PL Capital Advisors, LLC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001569147
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		IRS NUMBER:				204155863
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		SC 13D/A

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		750 ELEVENTH STREET SOUTH, SUITE 202
		CITY:			NAPLES
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			34102
		BUSINESS PHONE:		239-777-0187

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		750 ELEVENTH STREET SOUTH, SUITE 202
		CITY:			NAPLES
		STATE:			FL
		ZIP:			34102
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">UNITED STATES</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</div>
    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt;">SCHEDULE 13D/A</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt;">Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934</div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><u>BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.</u></div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt;"><u>Common Stock, $0.01 par value</u></div>
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt;">Mr. John W. Palmer</div>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">PL Capital Advisors, LLC</div>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">0</div>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">3,201,719</div>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">0</div>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">3,201,719</div>
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          <td style="width: 61.96%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">3,201,719</div>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">1.9%</div>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">IA</div>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">2</div>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
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          <td style="width: 12.19%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">3</div>
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          <td style="width: 80.79%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" colspan="3">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">SEC USE ONLY</div>
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          <td style="width: 12.19%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">4</div>
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          <td style="width: 80.79%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" colspan="3">
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">WC</div>
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          <td style="width: 12.19%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">5</div>
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          <td style="width: 80.79%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" colspan="3">
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          <td style="width: 12.19%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">6</div>
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          <td style="width: 80.79%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" colspan="3">
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">USA</div>
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          <td style="width: 12.19%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold;">BENEFICIALLY</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold;">OWNED BY</div>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold;">PERSON</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold;">WITH</div>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">7</div>
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          <td style="width: 60.89%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">SOLE VOTING POWER</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">7,080</div>
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          <td style="width: 12.19%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
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          <td style="width: 12.88%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">8</div>
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          <td style="width: 7.01%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">SHARED VOTING POWER</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">3,201,719</div>
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          <td style="width: 60.89%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">9</div>
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          <td style="width: 7.01%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">7,080</div>
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          <td style="width: 60.89%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
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          <td style="width: 12.88%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">10</div>
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          <td style="width: 7.01%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">3,201,719</div>
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          <td style="width: 60.89%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
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          <td style="width: 7.02%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">11</div>
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          <td style="width: 80.79%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" colspan="3">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</div>
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          <td style="width: 12.19%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
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          <td style="width: 7.02%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">12</div>
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          <td style="width: 80.79%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" colspan="3">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES</div>
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          <td style="width: 12.19%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="margin-left: 32.25pt; font-family: 'Wingdings 2', serif;">&#9746;</div>
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          <td style="width: 7.02%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">13</div>
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          <td style="width: 80.79%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" colspan="3">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">1.9%</div>
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          <td style="width: 12.19%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">14</div>
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          <td style="width: 80.79%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);" colspan="3">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">IN</div>
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          <td style="width: 12.19%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 1px 3px 3px 1px; border-style: solid double double solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">1</div>
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          <td style="width: 81.1%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" colspan="3">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">NAME OF REPORTING PERSON</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Richard J. Lashley</div>
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          <td style="width: 12.21%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
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          <td style="width: 81.1%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" colspan="3">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
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          <td style="width: 12.21%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 6.75pt;">(a)<font class="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; width: 12pt;">&#160;</font>&#9746;</div>
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            <div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 6.75pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"><font class="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; font-size: 1px; width: 12pt"> &#9744;</font></div>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">3</div>
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          <td style="width: 81.1%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" colspan="3">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">SEC USE ONLY</div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
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          <td style="width: 12.21%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">4</div>
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          <td style="width: 81.1%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" colspan="3">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">SOURCE OF FUNDS</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">WC</div>
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          <td style="width: 12.21%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">5</div>
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          <td style="width: 81.1%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" colspan="3">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)</div>
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          <td style="width: 12.21%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="margin-left: 32.25pt; font-family: 'Wingdings 2', serif; font-size: 8pt;">&#9744;</div>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">6</div>
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          <td style="width: 81.1%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" colspan="3">
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">USA</div>
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          <td style="width: 12.21%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold;">SHARES</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold;">BENEFICIALLY</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold;">OWNED BY</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold;">EACH</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold;">REPORTING</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold;">PERSON</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold;">WITH</div>
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          <td style="width: 7.03%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">7</div>
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          <td style="width: 61.11%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">SOLE VOTING POWER</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">24,114</div>
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          <td style="width: 12.21%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
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          <td style="width: 12.96%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">8</div>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">SHARED VOTING POWER</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">3,231,823</div>
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          <td style="width: 61.11%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
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          <td style="width: 12.96%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">9</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 7.03%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">24,114</div>
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          <td style="width: 61.11%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
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          <td style="width: 12.96%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">10</div>
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          <td style="width: 7.03%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">3,231,823</div>
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          <td style="width: 61.11%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
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          <td style="width: 6.69%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">11</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 81.1%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" colspan="3">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">3,255,937</div>
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          <td style="width: 12.21%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
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          <td style="width: 6.69%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">12</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 81.1%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" colspan="3">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 12.21%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="margin-left: 31.5pt; font-family: 'Wingdings 2', serif;">&#9746;</div>
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          <td style="width: 6.69%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">13</div>
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          <td style="width: 81.1%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" colspan="3">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">1.9%</div>
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          <td style="width: 12.21%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
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          <td style="width: 6.69%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">14</div>
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          <td style="width: 81.1%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);" colspan="3">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">IN</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 12.21%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 1px 3px 3px 1px; border-style: solid double double solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
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            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">1</div>
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          <td style="width: 81.1%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" colspan="3">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">NAME OF REPORTING PERSON</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Beth Lashley</div>
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          <td style="width: 12.21%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
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          <td style="width: 6.69%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">2</div>
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          <td style="width: 81.1%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" colspan="3">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP</div>
            <div>&#160;</div>
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          <td style="width: 12.21%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 6.75pt;">(a)<font class="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; width: 12pt;">&#160;</font>&#9746;</div>
            <div style="text-align: justify; margin-left: 6.75pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">(b)<font class="TRGRRTFtoHTMLTab" style="display: inline-block; text-indent: 0px; width: 12pt;">&#160;</font>&#9744;</div>
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          <td style="width: 6.69%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">3</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 81.1%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" colspan="3">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">SEC USE ONLY</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 12.21%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="width: 6.69%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">4</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 81.1%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" colspan="3">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">SOURCE OF FUNDS</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">WC</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 12.21%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
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        <tr>
          <td style="width: 6.69%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">5</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 81.1%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" colspan="3">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 12.21%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="margin-left: 32.25pt; font-family: 'Wingdings 2', serif; font-size: 8pt;">&#9744;</div>
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          <td style="width: 6.69%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">6</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 81.1%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" colspan="3">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">USA</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 12.21%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="width: 19.65%; vertical-align: middle; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);" rowspan="4" colspan="2">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold;">NUMBER OF</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold;">SHARES</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold;">BENEFICIALLY</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold;">OWNED BY</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold;">EACH</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold;">REPORTING</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold;">PERSON</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt; font-weight: bold;">WITH</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 7.03%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">7</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 61.11%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">SOLE VOTING POWER</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">0</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 12.21%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
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          <td style="width: 12.96%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">8</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 7.03%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">SHARED VOTING POWER</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">30,104</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 61.11%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="width: 12.96%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">9</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 7.03%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">0</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 61.11%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="width: 12.96%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">10</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 7.03%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">30,104</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 61.11%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="width: 6.69%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">11</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 81.1%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" colspan="3">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">30,104</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 12.21%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="width: 6.69%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">12</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 81.1%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" colspan="3">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 12.21%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="margin-left: 31.5pt; font-family: 'Wingdings 2', serif;">&#9746;</div>
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        <tr>
          <td style="width: 6.69%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">13</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 81.1%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0);" colspan="3">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">&lt;0.1%</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 12.21%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-right: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
          <td style="width: 6.69%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 14pt; font-weight: bold;">14</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 81.1%; vertical-align: top; border-top: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-left: 1px solid rgb(0, 0, 0); border-bottom: 3px double rgb(0, 0, 0);" colspan="3">
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 8pt;">TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON</div>
            <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">IN</div>
          </td>
          <td style="width: 12.21%; vertical-align: top; border-width: 1px 3px 3px 1px; border-style: solid double double solid; border-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">&#160;</td>
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    <div style="text-align: center; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"><u>Explanatory Note</u></div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-size: 12pt;">This amendment reflects, among other things, that the PL Capital Group (as defined below) no longer holds more than 5% of the Common Stock (as defined below) of&#160;Banc of California,
      Inc.&#160; So,&#160;the PL Capital Group is no longer required to file a Schedule 13D to report its holdings of Common Stock, and upon the filing of this amendment, the PL Capital Group, and each person that comprises the PL Capital Group, will cease to
      mandatorily report their holdings of Common Stock on Schedule 13D as long as their holdings do not exceed 5%.</div>
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    <div style="font-size: 12pt;">This amended Schedule 13D relates to the common stock, $0.01 par value (&#8220;<u>Common Stock</u>&#8221;), of Banc of California, Inc. (the &#8220;<u>Company</u>&#8221;).&#160; The address of the principal executive offices of the Company is 3
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              <div style="font-size: 12pt;">&#160;</div>
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            <td style="width: 4%; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">
              <div style="font-size: 12pt;">&#160;(a) <br>
              </div>
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              <div style="font-size: 12pt;">This Schedule 13D is being filed jointly by (1) PL Capital Advisors, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and SEC registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (&#8220;<u>PL Capital
                  Advisors</u>&#8221;); (2) Richard J. Lashley, a managing member of PL Capital Advisors; (3) John W. Palmer, a managing member of PL Capital Advisors (collectively, the &#8220;<u>PL Capital Reporting Persons</u>&#8221;); and (4) Beth Lashley, spouse of
                Richard J. Lashley.&#160; The joint filing agreement of the PL Capital Reporting Persons and Beth Lashley was previously attached as <u>Exhibit 99.1</u> to the Schedule 13D.</div>
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              <div style="font-size: 12pt;">&#160;</div>
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              <div style="font-size: 12pt;">&#160;(b) <br>
              </div>
            </td>
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              <div style="font-size: 12pt;">
                <div>The principal business address of the PL Capital Reporting Persons is 750 Eleventh Street South, Suite 202, Naples, FL 34102.&#160; Beth Lashley&#8217;s principal business address is c/o PL Capital Advisors, LLC, 750 Eleventh Street South, Suite
                  202, Naples, FL 34102.</div>
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              <div style="font-size: 12pt;">&#160;</div>
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            <td style="width: 4%; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">
              <div style="font-size: 12pt;">&#160;(c) <br>
              </div>
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              <div style="font-size: 12pt;">
                <div>The principal business of PL Capital Advisors is to serve as an investment manager or adviser to various investment partnerships, funds and managed accounts (collectively, the &#8220;<u>Clients</u>&#8221;).&#160; The principal occupation of Messrs.
                  Lashley and Palmer is investment management through their ownership and control over the affairs of PL Capital Advisors.&#160; PL Capital Advisors has sole voting and dispositive power over the Common Stock held by the Clients, which is deemed
                  shared with the two Managing Members of PL Capital Advisors, and the Clients do not have the right to acquire voting or dispositive power over the Common Stock within sixty days.&#160; Beth Lashley was formerly a CPA and is retired.&#160; Richard
                  Lashley is a member of the board of directors of the Company and its primary subsidiary, Banc of California.</div>
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              <div style="font-size: 12pt;">&#160;</div>
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            <td style="width: 4%; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">
              <div style="font-size: 12pt;">&#160;(d)-(e) <br>
              </div>
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              <div style="font-size: 12pt;">
                <div>During the last five years, none of the PL Capital Reporting Persons or Beth Lashley (i) has been convicted in a criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors) or (ii) has been a party to a civil proceeding
                  of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceedings was or is subject to a judgment, decree, or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to,
                  federal or state securities laws or finding any violations with respect at such laws.</div>
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              <div style="font-size: 12pt;">&#160;</div>
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            <td style="width: 4%; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">
              <div style="font-size: 12pt;">&#160;(f) <br>
              </div>
            </td>
            <td style="width: 93%; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">
              <div style="font-size: 12pt;">Richard Lashley, John Palmer and Beth Lashley are citizens of the United States.</div>
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            <td style="width: 72pt; vertical-align: top; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Item 3.</td>
            <td style="width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
              <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">
                <div style="font-weight: bold;">Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration</div>
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    <div><font style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;"> <br>
      </font></div>
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  <div style="text-indent: 36pt;"><font style="font-size: 12pt;">In aggregate, the PL Capital Reporting Persons and Beth Lashley have voting and dispositive power over an aggregate of 3,263,017 shares of Common Stock of the Company acquired at an aggregate
      cost of $39,370,486. </font>
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    </div>
    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-size: 12pt;">PL Capital Advisors does not own any Common Stock directly but is deemed to beneficially own Common Stock held by the Clients.&#160; PL Capital Advisors disclaims
      beneficial ownership of such Common Stock, except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.&#160; The Clients own a total of 3,201,719 shares of Common Stock acquired at a cost of $38,500,628.&#160; The Clients do not have any margin or other loans
      outstanding secured by Common Stock.</div>
    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-size: 12pt;">Beth Lashley and Richard Lashley jointly own 30,104 shares of Common Stock acquired at a cost of $475,795.&#160; As of the date of this filing, they do not have any
      margin loans or other loans outstanding secured by Common Stock. Richard Lashley owns 10,000 shares of Common Stock in his IRA acquired at a cost of $108,000, and 14,114 shares of Common Stock individually acquired at a cost of $167,188.&#160; He does not
      have any margin or other loans outstanding secured by Common Stock.</div>
    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-size: 12pt;">John Palmer owns 6,500 shares of Common Stock in his IRA acquired at a cost of $106,661 and 580 shares of Common Stock individually acquired at a cost of
      $12,214.&#160; He does not have any margin or other loans outstanding secured by Common Stock.</div>
    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-size: 12pt;">From time to time, the PL Capital Reporting Persons may have purchased or held Common Stock on margin provided by Goldman Sachs &amp; Co. (&#8220;<u>Goldman Sachs</u>&#8221;)

      on such firm&#8217;s usual terms and conditions.&#160; All or part of the shares of Common Stock owned by the Clients may from time to time be pledged with one or more banking institutions or brokerage firms as collateral for loans made by such entities to the
      Clients.&#160; Such loans, if any, generally bear interest at a rate based upon the federal funds rate plus a margin.&#160; Such indebtedness, if any, may be refinanced with other banks or broker-dealers.&#160; As of the date of this filing, no Clients or the other
      holders of Common Stock have margin or other loans outstanding secured by Common Stock.</div>
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          <td style="width: 72pt; vertical-align: top; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Item 4.</td>
          <td style="width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">
              <div style="font-weight: bold;"><font style="font-weight: bold;">Purpose of Transaction</font></div>
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    <div><br>
    </div>
    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-size: 12pt;">This is the PL Capital Group&#8217;s fifth and final amendment to its initial Schedule 13D filing.</div>
    <div><br>
    </div>
    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-size: 12pt;">In the aggregate the PL Capital Reporting Persons and Beth Lashley own 1.9% of the Company&#8217;s Common Stock, based upon the Company&#8217;s outstanding shares as of December 1, 2023.&#160; The PL
      Capital Reporting Persons and Beth Lashley acquired the Common Stock because they believe the Common Stock was undervalued at the time of purchase.</div>
    <div><br>
    </div>
    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; font-size: 12pt;">Due to an increase in the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding due to the merger between the Company and PacWest Bancorp the PL Capital Reporting Persons and Beth Lashley&#8217;s
      aggregate percentage ownership in the Company dropped below 5% since the PL Capital Reporting Persons last amendment to its Schedule 13D.&#160; Therefore, the PL Capital Reporting Persons and Beth Lashley are filing this amended schedule 13D to report
      their change in percentage ownership below 5%.</div>
    <div><br>
    </div>
    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-size: 12pt;">To the extent the actions described herein may be deemed to constitute a &#8220;control purpose&#8221; with respect to the Exchange Act, and the regulations thereunder, the
      PL Capital Reporting Persons and Beth Lashley have such a purpose.&#160; Except as noted in this Schedule 13D, the PL Capital Reporting Persons and Beth Lashley do not have any plans or proposals, which relate to, or would result in, any of the matters
      referred to in paragraphs (b) through (j), inclusive of Item (4) of Schedule 13D.&#160; The PL Capital Reporting Persons and Beth Lashley may, at any time and from time to time, review or reconsider their positions and formulate plans or proposals with
      respect thereto.</div>
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          <td style="width: 72pt; vertical-align: top; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Item 5.</td>
          <td style="width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">
              <div style="font-weight: bold;"><font style="font-weight: bold;">Interest in Securities of the Company</font></div>
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    <div><br>
    </div>
    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-size: 12pt;">The percentages used in this amended Schedule 13D are calculated using 170,000,000 shares as the number of shares of Common Stock that are outstanding, which is
      the estimated number of shares of Common Stock outstanding on December 1, 2023 following the Company&#8217;s merger with PacWest Bancorp.</div>
    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-size: 12pt;">The 3,263,017 shares of Common Stock of the Company disclosed herein include: (1) 3,201,719 shares of Common Stock owned by the Clients, which represents 1.9% of
      the outstanding Common Stock; (2) 10,000 shares of Common Stock owned by Mr. Lashley through his IRA and 14,114 shares owned by Mr. Lashley individually, collectively representing less than 0.1% of the outstanding Common Stock; (3) 6,500 shares of
      Common Stock owned by Mr. Palmer through his IRA and 580 shares of Common Stock owned individually, collectively representing less than 0.1% of the outstanding Common Stock; and (4) 30,104<font style="font-weight: bold;">&#160;</font>shares of Common
      Stock jointly owned by Beth Lashley and Richard Lashley.</div>
    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-size: 12pt;">Because Messrs. Palmer and Lashley are the Managing Members of PL Capital Advisors, the investment manager or adviser to the Clients, they are deemed to share
      the voting and dispositive power over the shares of Common Stock managed by PL Capital Advisors on behalf of the Clients.</div>
    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-size: 12pt;">Because Richard Lashley and Beth Lashley jointly own 30,104 shares of Common Stock, they are deemed to share the voting and dispositive power over those shares.</div>
    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-size: 12pt;">Richard Lashley and Beth Lashley did not have any transactions in the Common Stock within the past 60 days.</div>
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      <div style="margin: 0px 0px 12pt; font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px;"><u>John Palmer Transactions Common Stock</u></div>
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                <div style="font-size: 12pt;">&#160;</div>
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              <td style="width: 4%; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">
                <div style="font-size: 12pt;">&#160;(a)-(b) <br>
                </div>
              </td>
              <td style="width: 93%; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">
                <div style="font-size: 12pt;">&#160; See cover page. <br>
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      <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> <br>
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                <div style="font-size: 12pt;">&#160;</div>
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              <td style="width: 4%; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">
                <div style="font-size: 12pt;">&#160;(c)<br>
                </div>
              </td>
              <td style="width: 93%; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">
                <div style="font-size: 12pt; margin-left: 9pt;">John Palmer made the following purchases of Common Stock (and no sales) in the past sixty days: </div>
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              <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Trade Date</div>
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              <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Number of Shares Purchased</div>
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              <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Price Per Share</div>
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              <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Where and How Transaction Effected</div>
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              <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">10/02/2023</div>
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              <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">4.79</div>
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              <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">$12.01</div>
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              <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Dividend Reinvestment Plan</div>
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              <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">11/20/2023</div>
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              <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">1,500</div>
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              <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">$12.72</div>
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              <div style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 12pt;">Open Market Transaction</div>
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    <div style="font-size: 12pt; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0px;"><u>PL Capital Advisors Transactions Common Stock</u></div>
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              <div style="font-size: 12pt;">&#160;</div>
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            <td style="width: 4%; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">
              <div style="font-size: 12pt;">&#160;(a)-(b) <br>
              </div>
            </td>
            <td style="width: 93%; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">
              <div style="font-size: 12pt;">&#160; See cover page. <br>
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            <div style="font-size: 12pt;">&#160;</div>
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          <td style="width: 4%; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="font-size: 12pt;">&#160;(c)<br>
            </div>
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          <td style="width: 93%; text-align: left; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="font-size: 12pt; margin-left: 9pt;">On behalf of the Clients, PL Capital Advisors made the following sales of Common Stock (and no purchases) in the past sixty days: <br>
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            <div style="font-size: 12pt;">Trade Date</div>
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            <div style="font-size: 12pt;">Number of Shares Sold</div>
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            <div style="font-size: 12pt;">Price Per Share</div>
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            <div style="font-size: 12pt;">Where and How Transaction Effected</div>
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            <div style="font-size: 12pt;">12/5/2023</div>
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            <div style="font-size: 12pt;">200,000</div>
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            <div style="font-size: 12pt;">$12.62</div>
          </td>
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            <div style="font-size: 12pt;">Open Market Transaction</div>
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          <td style="width: 72pt; vertical-align: top; font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Item 6.</td>
          <td style="width: auto; vertical-align: top;">
            <div style="font-size: 12pt; font-weight: bold;">Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Company.</div>
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    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-size: 12pt;">With respect to Financial Edge Fund, Financial Edge Strategic and Focused Fund, PL Capital is entitled to an allocation of a portion of profits, if any.&#160; With
      respect to Financial Edge Fund, Financial Edge Strategic, Focused Fund, Goodbody/PL LP, PL Capital Advisors is entitled to a management fee based upon a percentage of total capital.&#160; With respect to Goodbody/PL LP, Goodbody/PL LLC is entitled to an
      allocation of a portion of profits, if any.</div>
    <div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: 36pt; margin-bottom: 12pt; font-size: 12pt;">Other than the foregoing arrangements and relationships and the Joint Filing Agreement previously filed as <u>Exhibit 99.1</u> to the Schedule 13D, there are no
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