Martin Liska Form 3 Southern California Bancorp \ CA / Martin Liska ownership change

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

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

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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^*

Liska Martin

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BANCORP

355 S. GRAND AVE STE 1200

(Street)

LOS ANGELES CA 90071

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/10/2023

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Southern California Bancorp \ CA [ BCAL ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP / Chief Risk Officer

5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	41,280(1)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 29,412 restricted stock units ("RSUs"), granted to the Reporting Person as follows: (A) On March 1, 2023, the Reporting Person was granted RSUs representing 5,883 shares that will be issued upon vesting and will vest annually, in substantially equal installments, over a three-year period beginning on March 1, 2024; (B) On March 4, 2022, Reporting Person was granted RSUs, of which 4,329 shares remain to be issued upon vesting and will vest annually, in two substantially equal installments on March 4, 2024 and 2025; and (C) On November 9, 2020, Reporting Person was granted RSUs, of which 19,200 shares remain to be issued upon vesting and will vest annually, in three substantially equal installments on December 1, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

	Manisha Merchant, by POA for Martin Liska	05/10/2023
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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