BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
3 MacArthur Place
Santa Ana, California 92707
(855) 361-2262
October 19, 2023
VIA EDGAR
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Corporation Finance
Office of Finance
100 F Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20549-3628
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Attention:
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James Lopez
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Robert Arzonetti
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Robert Klein
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Cara Lubit
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Re:
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Banc of California, Inc. (the “Company”)
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Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement on Form S-4/A (File No. 333-274245)
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Request for Acceleration of Effective Date
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Ladies and Gentlemen:
Pursuant to Rule 461(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Company hereby respectfully requests that the effective date of the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-274245) be
accelerated by the Securities and Exchange Commission to 4:00 p.m., New York time, on October 20, 2023, or as soon as practicable thereafter.
We request that we be notified of such effectiveness by a telephone call to Sven Mickisch of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP at (212) 735-3554 and that such effectiveness also be confirmed in writing.
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Very truly yours,
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BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Jared Wolff
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Name:
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Jared Wolff
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Title:
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Chairman, President and Chief Executive
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CC:
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Ido Dotan, Banc of California, Inc.
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Sven Mickisch, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
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Matthew Nemeroff, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
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