# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001795815
**File Stem:** 0001493152-23-006515
**Filing Date:** 2023-3
**Character Count:** 2342
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**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001493152-23-006515

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: DRSLTR

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230302

**FILER**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Southern California Bancorp \ CA
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001795815
- **IRS NUMBER:** 843288397
- **STATE OF INCORPORATION:** CA
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** DRSLTR

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 12265 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 100
- **CITY:** SAN DIEGO
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 92130
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** 858-847-4787

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 12265 EL CAMINO REAL, SUITE 100
- **CITY:** SAN DIEGO
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 92130

**SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BANCORP**<br> 12265 El Camino Real, Suite 210

San Diego, California 92130

March 2, 2023

**VIA EDGAR** 

Division of Corporation Finance

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, D.C. 20549

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| Re: | **Southern California Bancorp** |
|  | **Draft Registration Statement on Form 10** |
|  | **Submitted March 2, 2023** |
|  | **CIK 0001795815** |

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Ladies and Gentlemen:

We are confidentially submitting our nonpublic draft registration statement on Form 10 with respect to our common stock.

As disclosed in the registration statement, we are submitting an Initial Listing Application to the Nasdaq Stock Market with respect to our common stock. We confirm that we will publicly file our registration statement and nonpublic draft submissions at least 15 days prior to the anticipated effective date of the registration statement.

Please direct all notices and communications with respect to this confidential submission to our counsel as follows:

Joshua Dean, Esq.

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

650 Town Center Drive, 10th Floor<br> Costa Mesa, CA 92626-1993<br> <u>JDean@sheppardmullin.com</u><br> Direct: (714) 424-8292

Please contact me at (626) 487-6618 or jyeung@banksocal.com, or Mr. Dean if you have any questions regarding the foregoing.

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| Sincerely, |
| */s/ Joann Yeung* |
| Joann Yeung |
| Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer |
| on behalf of |
| SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BANCORP |

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cc: Joshua Dean, Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP