On May 17, 2019, Banc of California, Inc. (the “Company”) received notice from Hugh F. Boyle, the Company’s Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer, of his resignation from all employment positions with the Company and Banc of California, National Association (the “Bank”).

Item 8.01. Other Events

Effective May 20, 2019, the Company appointed Lynn Sullivan as Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer of the Company and the Bank, replacing Mr. Boyle. In that role, Ms. Sullivan will serve as the Company’s and the Bank’s chief regulatory compliance and risk officer.

Ms. Sullivan, age 50, most recently served as the Global Head of Anti-Money Laundering Policies, Controls and Governance/Administration at Citigroup Inc. (“Citi”), a multinational investment bank and financial services corporation. Ms. Sullivan was at Citi from October 2013 to August 2017. In her capacity as Global AML Policy and Controls Head, Ms. Sullivan oversaw global anti-money laundering program strategy, policy, training and control, anti-money laundering compliance testing and enterprise-wide anti-money laundering communications. Ms. Sullivan has over 20 years’ experience in regulatory compliance and risk in the financial services industry, including serving as the Chief Compliance Officer at Rabobank, N.A. from 2012 to 2013 and various positions with Union Bank, N.A., culminating as the Chief Compliance Officer. Ms. Sullivan has a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of California, Santa Barbara.

The Company also announced that it has appointed Ido Dotan as Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of the Company and the Bank, effective May 28, 2019. Mr. Dotan, age 39, most recently served as Executive Vice President, Assistant General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Carrington Mortgage Holdings, LLC, a holding company whose primary businesses include mortgage servicing and origination, real estate logistics and real estate services. At Carrington, Mr. Dotan oversaw all functions of the legal department, including transactional, regulatory compliance, licensing, litigation and corporate governance matters, among other areas. From 2012 to 2013, Mr. Dotan served as Chief Legal Officer of Arch Bay Capital, LLC, an asset management firm, where he was responsible for portfolio resolution, litigation and compliance management. From 2010 to 2012, Mr. Dotan served as Associate General Counsel and then Chief Legal Officer of Thompson National Properties, LLC, a commercial real estate firm and sponsor of a public real estate investment trust, where he was responsible for managing and advising on all Securities and Exchange Commission compliance matters, securities offerings and real estate acquisitions. From 2004 to 2010, Mr. Dotan was an associate with the law firms of Sullivan & Cromwell LLP and Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP where he represented public and private companies and financial institutions in connection with mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, structured finance transactions and corporate governance matters.

Mr. Dotan received his bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Southern California, Marshall School of Business and his juris doctorate from the University of Southern California, Gould School of Law. Mr. Dotan is admitted to practice law in California.

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The information in this report should be read in conjunction with the proxy statement of the Company dated April 29, 2019, as previously supplemented, which was made available to the stockholders of the Company in connection with the solicitation of proxies by the Board of Directors of the Company for the 2019 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and any adjournment or postponement thereof.

About BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC. (NYSE:BANC)

Banc of California, Inc. provides banking services to California’s diverse businesses, entrepreneurs and homeowners. The Bank was formed through the merger of four of Southern California’s community banking franchises. The Bank offers a range of financial services to meet the banking and financial needs of the communities it serves, with operations conducted through over 100 banking offices across California and across the West. The Bank’s deposit product and service offerings include checking, savings, money market, certificates of deposit, retirement accounts, as well as online, telephone and mobile banking, automated bill payment, cash and treasury management, master demand accounts, foreign exchange, interest rate swaps, trust services, card payment services, remote and mobile deposit capture, Automated Clearing House (ACH) origination, wire transfer, direct deposit and safe deposit boxes.