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
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): January 10, 2017
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 Number) |
(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 registrants under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2.):
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| Item 5.03 | Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year. |
On January 10, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Company approved Amendment No. 3 to the Company’s Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws (the “Bylaw Amendment”), effective immediately. The Bylaw Amendment extends the original period of time by 60 days that stockholders may submit proposals to be presented in connection with the 2017 annual meeting of stockholders of the Company, including any nomination or proposal relating to the nomination of a director to be elected to the Board.
A copy of the Bylaw Amendment is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference. The foregoing description of the Bylaw Amendment does not purport to be complete and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Bylaw Amendment.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits
| Exhibit Number |
Description | |
| 3.1 | Amendment No. 3 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of Banc of California, Inc. | |
SIGNATURE
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: January 13, 2017 |
By: | /s/ John C. Grosvenor | ||
| Name: | John C. Grosvenor | |||
| Title: | Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary | |||
EXHIBIT INDEX
| Exhibit No. |
Description | |
| 3.1 | Amendment No. 3 to the Fourth Amended and Restated Bylaws of Banc of California, Inc. | |