Company: BANC-PF
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001169770-25-000015
Chunk: 90

Company: BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form: DEF 14A
Chunk 90
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 any non-audit services could have on the independence of the auditors. The Audit Committee may establish pre-approval policies and procedures, as permitted by applicable law and SEC regulations and consistent with its charter for the engagement of the independent registered public accounting firm to render permissible non-audit services to the Company, provided that any pre-approvals delegated to one or more members of the committee are reported to the committee at its next scheduled meeting. At this time, the Audit Committee has not adopted any pre-approval policies. During the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, the Audit Committee pre-approved all the services provided by the independent registered public accounting firm. The Audit Committee considered the provision of these services by the independent registered public accounting firm and determined that such services were compatible with maintaining such firm's independence.

The PacWest Merger was accounted for as a reverse merger using the acquisition method of accounting. Accordingly, PacWest was deemed the acquirer for financial reporting purposes even though the Company was the legal acquirer. The Company’s financial results for all periods ended prior to November 30, 2023 reflect PacWest results only on a standalone basis. In addition, the Company’s reported financial results for the year ended December 31, 2023 reflect PacWest financial results only on a standalone basis until the closing of the PacWest Merger on November 30, 2023, and results of the combined company for the month of December 2023.

#### 78Banc of CaliforniaAnnual Proxy Statement2025
| Proposal II |

For the years ended December 31, 2024 and 2023, fees paid to Ernst & Young LLP, our Independent Registered Accounting Firm for 2024, for services provided to the Company were as follows:

|               |     | Year Ended   
 December 31, |      2024 |     |   |      2023 |
|:--------------|:----|:-------------|----------:|:----|:--|----------:|
| Audit Fees(1) |     | $            | 3,884,989 |     | $ | 1,909,326 |
| Tax Fees(2)   |     |              |   484,546 |     |   | 2,628,719 |
| Other(3)      |     |              |         — |     |   |   360,000 |
| TOTAL         |     | $            | 4,369,535 |     | $