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): February 10, 2020

BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Maryland	001-35522	04-3639825
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3 MacArthur Place,	Santa Ana,	California	92707
(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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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	BANC	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares each representing a 1/40th Interest in a share of 7.375% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series D	BANC PRD	New York Stock Exchange
Depositary Shares each representing a 1/40th Interest in a share of 7.00% Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series E	BANC PRE	New York Stock Exchange

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On February 10, 2020, Banc of California, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that its Board of Directors (the “Board”) has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per share on the Company’s outstanding common stock. The dividend will be payable on April 1, 2020 to stockholders of record as of March 16, 2020. The Company also announced that its Board of Directors has authorized the repurchase of up to $45 million of the Company’s common stock.

The repurchase authorization expires in February 2021. Purchases may be made in open-market transactions, in block transactions on or off an exchange, in privately negotiated transactions or by other means as determined by the Company’s management and in accordance with the regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. The timing of purchases and the number of shares repurchased under the program will depend on a variety of factors including price, trading volume, corporate and regulatory requirements and market conditions.

The Company also announced that the Board has declared a quarterly dividend on the Company’s outstanding Series D and E Preferred Stock in the amount of $0.460938 and $0.4375 per depositary share, respectively, representing an annualized yield of 7.375% and 7.000%, respectively, on the liquidation preference amount. The dividends will be payable on March 16, 2020 to record holders as of February 28, 2020 of depositary shares relating to the underlying Series D and E Preferred Stock.

A copy of the press release issued by the Company announcing the dividends and share repurchase is attached to this report 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 February 10, 2020.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document).

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.

February 10, 2020	/s/ Ido Dotan
	Ido Dotan
	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary