Ownership Submission
FORM 4
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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 *
WYCOFF W KIRK
  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)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC., 3 MACARTHUR PLACE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/30/2018
(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 11/30/2018   S   83 D $ 17.1563 0 (1) I By Patriot Financial Partners, L.P.
Common Stock 11/30/2018   S   41 D $ 17.1566 0 (1) I By Patriot Finanical Partners Parallel, L.P.
Common Stock               70,043 (1) D  
Common Stock               592 (1) I By Patriot Financial Manager, LP (2)
Common Stock               1,204,097 I By Patriot Financial Partners II, L.P. (3)
Common Stock               257,256 I By Patriot Financial Partners Parallel II, L.P. (3)

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
WYCOFF W KIRK
C/O BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
3 MACARTHUR PLACE
SANTA ANA, CA 92707
       

Signatures

 /s/ John Bogler, Attorney-in-Fact   12/06/2018
**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) On November 30, 2018, Patriot Financial Partners, L.P. and Patriot Financial Partners Parallel, L.P. (the "Funds") completed a liquidating distribution, including 757,988 and 131,233 shares of the Issuer's common stock held by Patriot Financial Partners, L.P. and Patriot Financial Partners Parallel, L.P., respectively, which shares were reported as beneficially held by the Reporting Person in prior Section 16 reports. As a result of the distribution by the Funds, the Reporting Person retained beneficial ownership over the following shares: 60,310 shares that were issued to the Reporting Person directly and 592 shares that were issued to Patriot Financial Manager, L.P. In addition, the Funds sold a total of 124 shares (as reported herein) and the remaining shares were distributed to other partners of the Funds.
(2) The Reporting Person is a majority owner of Patriot Financial Manager, L.P. and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of the securities held thereby. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that he is a beneficial owner of such securities for the purposes of Section 16.
(3) The securities are beneficially held by Patriot Financial Partners II, L.P. (the "Patriot Fund II") and Patriot Financial Partners Parallel II, L.P. (the "Patriot Parallel Fund II," together with the Patriot Fund II, the "Funds II"). Patriot Financial Partners GP II, L.P. ("Patriot II GP") is a general partner of each of the Funds II, and Patriot Financial Partners GP II, LLC ("Patriot II LLC") is a general partner of Patriot II GP. In addition, the Reporting Person is a general partner of the Funds II and Patriot II GP and a member of Patriot II LLC. Accordingly, securities owned by the Funds II may be regarded as being beneficially owned by Patriot II GP, Patriot II LLC and the Reporting Person. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that he is a beneficial owner of such securities for the purposes of Section 16.

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