Edgar Filing: First California Financial Group, Inc.

Form 8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

March 2, 2009

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

FIRST CALIFORNIA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)


Delaware	000-52498	38-3737811
(State of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

3027 Townsgate Road, Suite 300

Westlake Village, CA 91361

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(805) 322-9655

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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. below):

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Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.*

C. G. Kum, President and Chief Executive Officer of First California Financial Group, Inc., and Romolo Santarosa, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of First California Financial Group, Inc., will make a presentation to current and potential investors on March 3, 2009 at the Sandler O’Neill 2009 West Coast Financial Services Conference in San Francisco, California. Mr. Kum and Mr. Santarosa will also meet with analysts on March 2, 2009, in New York, New York.

Attached as Exhibit 99.1 is a copy of the presentation materials to be provided at those meetings.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.*

(d) Exhibits

The following exhibits are being furnished herewith:


Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		First California Financial Group, Inc. Presentation Materials

The information furnished under Item 7.01 and Item 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities under that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other filings of First California Financial Group, Inc. under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be set forth by specific reference in such filing.

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 hereunder duly authorized.

Dated: March 2, 2009


FIRST CALIFORNIA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

By:	/s/ Romolo Santarosa
	Name:	Romolo Santarosa
	Title:	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer