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
October 29, 2007
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)
FIRST CALIFORNIA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)
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| Delaware | | 000-52498 | | 38-3737811 |
| (State of Incorporation) | | (Commission File Number) | | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
1880 Century Park East, Suite 800
Los Angeles, CA 90067
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
(310) 277-2265
(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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):
¨ Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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| Item 7.01 | Regulation FD Disclosure. * |
The presentation materials furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.1 will be used at a presentation by C. G. Kum, chief executive officer, and Romolo Santarosa, chief financial officer, of First California Financial Group, Inc. (“First California”), on November 2, 2007 at 11:30 a.m. EDT in New York, New York at the ACB’s Community Bank Investor Conference. Media representatives, analysts and the public are invited to view Mr. Kum and Mr. Santarosa’s presentation via webcast at www.corporate-ir.net/ireye/confLobby.zhtml?ticker=FCAL&item_id=1680643. A link to the webcast will also be available on our investor relations website atwww.fcalgroup.com.
First California issued a press release on October 29, 2007 announcing that Walter Duchanin will join First California as executive vice president and chief credit officer in mid-November. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
The following exhibits are being furnished herewith:
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| 99.1 | | Copy of First California Financial Group, Inc. presentation* |
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| 99.2 | | Press release dated October 29, 2007 |
| * | The information furnished under Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities under that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other filings of First California under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be set forth by specific reference in such filing. |
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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| Exhibit No. | | Description |
| 99.1 | | Copy of First California Financial Group, Inc. presentation |
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| 99.2 | | Press release dated October 29, 2007 |
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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 hereunder duly authorized.
Dated: October 31, 2007
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| FIRST CALIFORNIA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. |
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| By: | | /s/ Romolo Santarosa |
| | Name: | | Romolo Santarosa |
| | Title: | | Executive Vice President, |
| | | | Chief Financial Officer |
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