First Choice Bancorp Form 4 First Choice Bancorp / Phillip Thong 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^*

Thong Phillip

(Last) (First) (Middle)

17785 CENTER COURT DRIVE

SUITE 750

(Street)

CERRITOS CA 90703

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
First Choice Bancorp [ FCBP ]

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

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	X	Other (specify below)
Vice Chairman of the Board

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/21/2021

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	07/21/2021		D		5,884.5754	D	$0.00(1)	0.00	D
Common Stock	07/21/2021		D		46,427.0746	D	$0.00(1)	0.00	I	PSP
Common Stock	07/21/2021		D		88,545.3103	D	$0.00(1)	0.00	I	Thong 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

Explanation of Responses:

1. Shares disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of April 26, 2021 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among First Choice Bancorp. ("Issuer"), and Enterprise Financial Services Corp ("Enterprise"), on July 21, 2021, Issuer was merged with and into Enterprise, with Enterprise continuing as the surviving corporation (the "Merger"). At the time of the Merger, each share of Issuer common stock was converted into the right to receive Merger consideration consisting of 0.6603 shares of Enterprise common stock. Disposed shares includes unvested restricted stock previously granted under the First Choice Bancorp 2013 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan which became fully vested at the time of the Merger and eligible to receive Merger Consideration.

Remarks:

	/s/ Khoi Dang, as attorney in fact for Phillip Thong	07/22/2021
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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