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 4, 2016
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 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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.):
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| Item 8.01 | Other Events. |
On April 4, 2016, Banc of California, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into a Unit Purchase Agreement to sell 100% of the membership interests of The Palisades Group, LLC (“Palisades”), a Delaware limited liability company and a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisor Act of 1940 which is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, to Palisades Holdings I, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, which is wholly owned by Stephen Kirch and Jack Macdowell, who currently serve as the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of Palisades, respectively.
Palisades provides financial advisory and asset management services to third parties, including to the Company’s wholly owned banking subsidiary, Banc of California, National Association, with respect to the purchase, sale and management of portfolios of residential mortgage loans.
A copy of the press release announcing the transaction described above is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
| Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits. |
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 99.1 | Banc of California, Inc. Press Release dated April 6, 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 6, 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 6, 2016. | |
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