Halle J. Benett Form 5 BANC OF CALIFORNIA / Halle J. Benett ownership change

SEC Form 5

FORM 5

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

ANNUAL 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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Form 3 Holdings Reported.

Form 4 Transactions Reported.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Benett Halle J.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.

18500 VON KARMAN AVE, SUITE 1100

(Street)

IRVINE CA 92612

(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. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
12/31/2015

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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	01/02/2015		A(1)	5.5672	A	$11.1259	15,357.7552	D
Common Stock	04/01/2015		A(1)	5.2434	A	$11.9407	15,357.7552	D
Common Stock	07/01/2015		A(1)	4.7415	A	$13.3375	15,357.7552	D
Common Stock	10/01/2015		A(1)	21.9973	A	$11.9019	15,357.7552	D

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)
					(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option	$10.9						(2)	07/01/2024	Common Stock	918		918	D
Stock Option	$10.9						(2)	07/01/2024	Common Stock	918		918	D
Stock Option	$13.75						(2)	07/01/2025	Common Stock	2,808		2,808	D
Stock Option	$13.75						(2)	07/01/2025	Common Stock	2,808		2,808	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares were acquired pursuant to the Issuer's Dividend Reinvestment Plan.

2. 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 (the "Option Agreement"), in the event the Reporting Person is subject to a Qualified Termination of Service (as defined in the Option Agreement, a form of which was filed as exhibit 10.14F to the Issuer's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014), this award will automatically become fully vested.

	/s/ James J. McKinney, Attorney-in-Fact	02/12/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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