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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 * Boyle Hugh F   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) CHIEF RISK OFFICER (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC., 3 MACARTHUR PLACE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/08/2018 (Street) SANTA ANA, CA 92707 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 03/08/2018   A(1)   11,272 A $ 0 98,604.4034 D   Common Stock 03/08/2018   A(2)   7,126 A $ 0 105,730.4034 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

$ 13.29

03/08/2018

A(3)

16,000

04/01/2017

05/15/2025

Common Stock

16,000

$ 0

48,000

D

Stock Option

$ 13.83

(4)

09/30/2023

Common Stock

25,000

25,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Boyle Hugh F C/O BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC. 3 MACARTHUR PLACE SANTA ANA, CA 92707			CHIEF RISK OFFICER

Signatures

/s/ John Bogler, Attorney-in-Fact		03/12/2018
**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)	Represents issuance of restricted stock units (RSUs) which convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis. These RSUs were initially granted on March 29, 2017, but are now being issued to the Reporting Person due to the attainment of certain performance objectives. These RSUs will vest in full on April 1, 2018.
(2)	Represents issuance of RSUs which convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis. These RSUs were initially granted on April 14, 2017, but are now being issued to the Reporting Person due to satisfaction of a performance gate criterion. The RSUs are scheduled to vest annually, in substantially equal installments, over a four-year period beginning on April 14, 2018.
(3)	On May 15, 2015, the Reporting Person was granted an option to purchase 80,000 shares of common stock. The option vests in five substantially equal installments, based on the satisfaction of certain performance-based criteria for each of the fiscal years ending December 31, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. The performance criteria for 2017 were met, resulting in vesting of the option as to 16,000 shares.
(4)	The stock option vests 20% annually, beginning on the one year anniversary of the grant date.

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