Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  Nickel Thedora A.
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/24/2016		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC. [BANC]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC., 18500 VON KARMAN AVE, SUITE 1100		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Administrative Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

IRVINE, CA 92612		 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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 27,452.6606 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Nickel Thedora A.
C/O BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
18500 VON KARMAN AVE, SUITE 1100
IRVINE, CA 92612		       Chief Administrative Officer  

Signatures

/s/ James J. McKinney, Attorney-in-Fact 04/01/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) Of the shares reported herein, 27,407 were issued to the Reporting Person as restricted stock awards (the "RSAs") and the remaining shares were issued pursuant to the Issuer's Dividend Reinvestment Plan. Of the 26,143 shares that have not yet vested, 100 shares vest on each December 12, 2016, 2017 and 2018; 2,000 shares vest on each June 11, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019; 2,843 shares vest on April 1, 2016; and 3,000 shares vest on each April 1, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020.

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