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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Sugarman Steven   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol FIRST PACTRUST BANCORP INC [BANC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) CO-CEO (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O FIRST PACTRUST BANCORP INC., 18500 VON KARMAN AVE, SUITE 1100 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 08/21/2012 (Street) IRVINE, CA 92612 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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 08/22/2012   S   417,827 D $ 12 0 I By Sugarman Enterprises, Inc. Common Stock 08/22/2012   G(1)   33,806 D $ 0 0 I By COR Capital Holding LLC Common Stock 08/22/2012   G(1)   33,806 A $ 0 33,806 I By Steven and Ainslie Sugarman Living Trust

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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

Warrant to Purchase Class B Non-Voting Common Stock

$ 11

08/22/2012

G(2)

960,000

(3)

(3)

Class B Non-Voting Common Stock

960,000

$ 0

0

I

COR Capital Holding LLC

Warrant to Purchase Class B Non-Voting Common Stock

$ 11

08/22/2012

G(2)

960,000

(3)

(3)

Class B Non-Voting Common Stock

960,000

$ 0

960,000

I

By Steven and Ainslie Sugarman Living Trust

Stock Appreciation Right

$ 12.12

08/21/2012

A

500,000

(4)

08/21/2022

Common Stock

500,000

$ 0 (5)

500,000

D

Stock Option

$ 15.81

06/27/2012

06/27/2021

Common Stock

3,000

3,000

D

Stock Option (Right to Purchase)

$ 15.81

06/27/2012

06/27/2021

Common Stock

5,631

8,631

D

Stock Option (Right to Purchase)

$ 15.81

06/27/2012

06/27/2021

Common Stock

7,534

16,165

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Sugarman Steven C/O FIRST PACTRUST BANCORP INC. 18500 VON KARMAN AVE, SUITE 1100 IRVINE, CA 92612			CO-CEO

Signatures

/s/ Richard A Herrin, Attorney-in-Fact		08/22/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The Class A Voting Common Stock was transferred from COR Capital Holding LLC , of which Mr. Sugarman is the managing member, to the Steven and Ainslie Sugarman Living Trust.
(2)	The Class B Non-Voting Common Stock warrant was transferred from COR Capital Holding LLC , of which Mr. Sugarman is the managing member, to the Steven and Ainslie Sugarman Living Trust.
(3)	Warrants to purchase 50,000 shares of the Issuer's Class B Non-Voting Common Stock became exercisable on October 1, 2011. An additional 130,000 shares will become exercisable on the first day of each of the next seven calendar quarterly periods beginning on January 1, 2012, subject to earlier vesting upon a change in control of the issuer or in the discretion of the issuer's board of directors. The warrant is exercisable with respect to each vesting tranche for five years after the tranche's vesting date.
(4)	One-third of the rights vested immediately upon granting to Mr. Sugarman. The remaining rights will vest as follows: one-third on August 21, 2013 and the final one-third on August 21, 2014.
(5)	Issued as consideration for services rendered to the Issuer.

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