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
February 23, 2010
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
PACWEST BANCORP
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
DELAWARE |
| 00-30747 |
| 33-0885320 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) |
| (Commission File Number) |
| (IRS Employer Identification No.) |
401 West “A” Street
San Diego, California 92101
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
(619) 233-5588
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.*
On February 23, 2010, PacWest Bancorp issued the press release, attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, with respect to the sale of $323 million of adversely classified loans.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.*
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. |
| Description |
99.1 |
| PacWest Bancorp press release, dated February 23, 2010. |
*The information furnished under Item 7.01 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.
SIGNATURE
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: March 1, 2010 | By: | /s/ Jared M. Wolff |
| Name: | Jared M. Wolff |
| Title: | Executive Vice President and |
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| General Counsel |