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
August 14, 2015
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.) |
10250 Constellation Blvd., Suite 1640
Los Angeles, California 90067
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)(Zip Code)
(310) 286-1144
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code)
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. below):
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Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure
Executive officers of PacWest Bancorp will make presentations to institutional investors at various meetings during the next several months. A copy of the presentation materials is attached as Exhibit 99.1 of this Form 8-K. The presentation will also be available on PacWest’s website at www.pacwestbancorp.com under the section entitled “Presentations.”
Item 8.01 Other Events
On March 2, 2015, PacWest Bancorp (“PacWest”) and Square 1 Financial, Inc. (“Square 1”) issued a joint press release announcing the execution of an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated March 1, 2015, by and between PacWest and Square 1, pursuant to which PacWest and Square 1 will merge (“the Merger”), subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein. PacWest is providing supplemental information regarding the Merger in the presentation referred to in Item 7.01 above and attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits.
Exhibit No. | | Description |
99.1 | | Copy of presentation PacWest Bancorp intends to provide to institutional investors during the next several months. |
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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.
| PACWEST BANCORP |
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Date: August 14, 2015 | By: | /s/ Lynn M. Hopkins |
| | Name: Lynn M. Hopkins |
| | Title: Executive Vice President |
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