Schnel Jonah Form 4 BANC OF CALIFORNIA / Jonah Schnel 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^*

Schnel Jonah

(Last) (First) (Middle)

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)
05/12/2022

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	05/12/2022		A(1)		3,837	A	$0.00	7,826	D
Common Stock								500	I	Held by Spouse's Retirement Savings Account
Common Stock								63,582(2)	I	Held by the Schnel Family Trust

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
Stock Option	$13.75							(3)	07/01/2025	Common Stock	2,808		2,808	D
Stock Option	$13.75							(3)	07/01/2025	Common Stock	2,808		2,808	D
Stock Option	$10.9							(3)	07/01/2024	Common Stock	918		918	D
Stock Options	$10.9							(3)	07/01/2024	Common Stock	918		918	D

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. Amount reported consists of shares previously transferred by the Reporting Person into the Schnel Family Trust.

3. Options will vest annually in substantially equal installments over a five-year period beginning on the one-year anniversary of the grant date. In accordance with the Non-Qualified Stock Option Agreement, by and between the Reporting Person and the Issuer, dated July 1, 2014 and July 1, 2015 (the "Option Agreements"), in the event the Reporting Person is subject to a Qualified Termination of Service (as defined in the Option Agreements), this award will automatically become fully vested.

Remarks:

	/s/ Ido Dotan, Attorney-in-Fact for Jonah Schnel	05/16/2022
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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