UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): April 1, 2016
BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)
| Maryland | 001-35522 | 04-3639825 | ||
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) |
(Commission File No.) |
(IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
| 18500 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 1100, Irvine, California | 92612 | |||
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) | |||
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (855) 361-2262
N/A
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On April 1, 2016, Banc of California, Inc. (the “Company”) completed the redemption of all 32,000 outstanding shares of the Company’s Senior Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series A (the “Series A Preferred Stock”), and all 10,000 outstanding shares of the Company’s Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B (the “Series B Preferred Stock”). The shares were redeemed at a redemption price equal to the liquidation amount of $1,000 per share plus the unpaid dividends for the current dividend period to, but excluding, the redemption date. Both the Series A Preferred Stock and the Series B Preferred Stock were issued as part of the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Small Business Lending Fund program.
A copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing completion of the redemption is filed as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Banc of California, Inc. Press Release dated April 4, 2016. | |
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
| BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC. | ||||||
| Date: April 4, 2016 | /s/ John C. Grosvenor | |||||
| John C. Grosvenor | ||||||
| Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary | ||||||
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EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Banc of California, Inc. Press Release dated April 4, 2016. | |
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