UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
Current Report
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
January 22, 2009
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
PACWEST BANCORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware (State or Other Jurisdiction of |
| 00-30747 (Commission File Number) |
| 33-0885320 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
401 West A Street
San Diego, California 92101
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
(619) 233-5588
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.*
On January 22, 2009, PacWest Bancorp announced its results of operations and financial condition for the quarter and twelve months ended December 31, 2008. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.*
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. |
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99.1 |
| Press release dated January 22, 2009 |
*The information furnished under Item 2.02 and Item 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other filings of PacWest Bancorp under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be set forth by specific reference in such filing.
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SIGNATURES
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 hereunto duly authorized.
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Date: January 26, 2009 |
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| By | : /s/ Jared M. Wolff |
| Name: Jared M. Wolff | |
| Title: Executive Vice President, General | |
| Counsel and Corporate Secretary |
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