Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Seabold Jeffrey T
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC. [BANC]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
EVP, CHIEF BANKING OFFICER
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC., 18500 VON KARMAN AVE, SUITE 1100
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2016
(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 04/01/2016   F(1)   1,727 D $ 17.5 142,055 D  
Common Stock 04/01/2016   A   28,572 (2) A $ 0 (3) 170,627 D  
Class B Non-Voting Stock               91,066 D  

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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
Stock Option (Right to Purchase) $ 15.81             06/27/2012 06/27/2021 Common Stock 16,713   16,713 D  
Warrant to purchase Class B Non-Voting Common Stock $ 11 (4)               (5)   (5) Class B Non-Voting Common Stock 210,000   210,000 D  
Stock Option $ 13.1               (6) 05/13/2023 Common Stock 100,000   100,000 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Seabold Jeffrey T
C/O BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
18500 VON KARMAN AVE, SUITE 1100
IRVINE, CA 92612
      EVP, CHIEF BANKING OFFICER  

Signatures

 /s/ James J. McKinney, Attorney-in-Fact   04/05/2016
**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) Shares disposed to satisfy the Reporting Person's tax liability incurred by the vesting of a previously granted award.
(2) Represents grant of restricted stock. Shares will vest on the one-year anniversary of the grant date.
(3) Shares issued pursuant to the Issuer's 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan. The Reporting Person did not provide, and the Issuer did not receive any consideration for the issuance of these shares.
(4) The exercise price of this warrant is subject to certain automatic adjustments in accordance with the terms of the warrant. Based on these automatic adjustments to the original $11.00 exercise price, it has been determined that the exercise price for these warrants was $8.90 per share as of March 31, 2016.
(5) Warrants became exercisable as follows:(i) 130,000 shares became exercisable on April 1, 2011; (ii) 130,000 shares became exercisable on July 1, 2011; and (iii) 80,000 shares became exercisable on October 1, 2011. Shares are exercisable with respect to each vested tranche for five years after the tranche's vesting date.
(6) Options will vest according to the following schedule: 20% increments on each of May 13, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018.

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