Lashley Richard J Form 4 BANC OF CALIFORNIA / RICHARD J LASHLEY ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

LASHLEY RICHARD J

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.

3 MACARTHUR PLACE

(Street)

SANTA ANA CA 92707

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC. [ BANC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/09/2024

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	05/09/2024		A(1)		5,366	A	$0.00	59,650	D
Common Stock								738,576	I	By Goodbody/PL Capital, LLC(2)
Common Stock								2,485,643	I	By PL Capital, LLC(3)
Common Stock								10,000	I	By Richard Lashley ROTH IRA
Depositary Shares of Series F Preferred Stock								10,000	I	By Goodbody/PL Capital, LLC(2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents restricted stock units ("RSUs") issued to the Reporting Person as consideration for his service on the Issuer's Board of Directors. Shares will be issued in full upon vesting, which is scheduled to occur on the one-year anniversary of the grant date.

2. Goodbody/PL Capital, LLC is a Delaware limited liability company and the sole General Partner of Goodbody/PL Capital, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership. The Reporting Person is the holder of a 50% equity interest in, and one of two Managing Members of, Goodbody/PL Capital, LLC. He reports all shares held by the limited partnership as it is impractical to determine his proportionate interest in such limited partnerships, which may include interests he holds as a direct or indirect limited partner. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

3. PL Capital, LLC is a Delaware limited liability company and the sole General Partner of Financial Edge Fund, L.P., Financial Edge-Strategic Fund, L.P., PL Capital Plus Fund, L.P., and PL Capital/Focused Fund, L.P., each a Delaware limited partnership. The Reporting Person is the holder of a 50% equity interest in, and one of two Managing Members of, PL Capital, LLC. He reports all shares held by the limited partnerships as it is impractical to determine his proportionate interest in such limited partnerships, which may include interests he holds as a direct or indirect limited partner. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

Remarks:

	/s/ Ido Dotan, Attorney-in-Fact for Richard J Lashley	05/13/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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