Company: BANC-PF
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form Type: DEF 14A
Source: 0001169770-25-000015
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Company: BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
Filing Date: 2025-03-27
Form: DEF 14A
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 the annual meeting is advanced by more than 30 days or delayed by more than 60 days from the prior year’s date, notice by the stockholder must be delivered not earlier than 120 days prior to the date of the meeting and not later than the close of business on the later of the 90th day prior to the date of the meeting or the 10th day following the day on which notice of the date of the meeting was mailed or public announcement of the date of the meeting was first made. The stockholder’s notice must also include the information set forth in Section 1.09 of the Company’s bylaws.

#### Nominees for Director at the Annual Meeting
At the unanimous recommendation of the CNG Committee, the Board has nominated James A. “Conan” Barker, Paul R. Burke, Mary A. Curran, John M. Eggemeyer, Shannon F. Eusey, Richard J. Lashley, Susan E. Lester, Joseph J. Rice, Todd Schell, Vania E. Schlogel, Andrew Thau, and Jared M. Wolff for election, each for a one-year term.

Each nominee has consented to being named as a director nominee in this proxy statement and agreed to serve if elected. Further, except for Mr. Wolff, each qualifies as an independent director under the Corporate Governance Listing standards of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), as applied in accordance with the Company’s Corporate Governance Guidelines.

Set forth below is information about the director nominees, including their principal occupation, business experience and qualifications to serve on the Board of Directors.

| The Board of Directors unanimously recommends      
 that you vote "FOR" each of the director nominees. |

#### 9Banc of CaliforniaAnnual Proxy Statement2025

#### Proposal I

#### Director Nominees
|                      |     | James A. “Conan” Barker                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        
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 Mr. Barker has over 30 years of experience in corporate strategy, private equity, and management of large corporate enterprises.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               
 From 1998-2024, Mr. Barker served as Co-President and owner of Velocity Vehicle Group, a privately owned group of companies that serve the truck, bus and capital equipment finance markets in the US, Mexico, and Australia with revenues in excess of $3 billion. Mr. Barker is also a board member and 50% owner of Velocity S