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EX-10.17J

 Exhibit 10.17J 

BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC. 

2018 OMNIBUS STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN 

PERFORMANCE UNIT AGREEMENT 
 PUA No.
             
 A Performance Unit is hereby awarded pursuant to this
Performance Unit Agreement (this “Agreement”) on             , 20     (the “Grant Date”) by Banc of California, Inc., a Maryland
corporation (the “Company”), to                  (the “Grantee”), in accordance with the following terms and conditions: 

1.    Award. Pursuant to the Banc of California, Inc. 2018 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan, as the same may be amended
from time to time (the “Plan”), and upon the terms and conditions and subject to the restrictions in the Plan and as hereinafter set forth, the Company hereby awards to the Grantee a Performance Unit (the “Performance Unit”). The
Performance Unit represents the opportunity to earn an amount, payable by delivery of such property as the Committee shall determine, including, without limitation, cash, shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.01 per share
(“Shares”), or a combination thereof, based on the level of achievement during the Performance Period of the Performance Goal[s] as set forth in Annex A hereto. A copy of the Plan, as currently in effect, is incorporated herein by
reference and is attached hereto. Capitalized terms used herein which are not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Plan. 

2.    Performance Period. For purposes of this Agreement, the “Performance Period” shall be the period
beginning on             , 20     and ending on             ,
20    . 
 3.    Performance Goal[s]. The amount earned by the Grantee for the
Performance Period will be determined following the end of the Performance Period based on the level of achievement of the Performance Goal[s] in accordance with Annex A hereto. [Promptly following completion of the Performance Period (and no later
than [forty-five (45) days/[ALTERNATIVE PERIOD]] following the end of the Performance Period)] OR [As soon as practicable following the end of the Performance Period], the Committee shall determine (a) whether, and to what
extent, the Performance Goal[s] for the Performance Period [has/have] been achieved, and (b) the amount earned by the Grantee under the Performance Unit. Such determination shall be final, conclusive and binding on the Grantee and on all other
persons.  
 4.    Restrictions on Transfer. Neither the Performance Unit, nor any interest therein, may
be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated or hypothecated by the Grantee, except upon the death of the Grantee, by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. 

5.    Vesting. The Performance Unit is subject to forfeiture until it vests. Except as otherwise provided herein,
the Performance Unit will vest and become non-forfeitable [on the last day of the Performance Period] OR [on the date the Committee certifies the achievement of the Performance Goal[s] in accordance
with Section 3], subject to (a) determination by the Committee, pursuant to Section 3, of the achievement of the minimum threshold Performance 

 
Goal[s] for payout set forth in Annex A hereto, and (b) the Grantee not experiencing a Termination of Employment prior to [the last day of the Performance Period] OR [the date that
the Committee certifies the achievement of the Performance Goal[s]]. 
 6.    Termination of Employment. Upon the
Grantee’s Termination of Employment prior to the vesting of the Performance Unit for any reason other than due to death or Disability, the Performance Unit shall become forfeited. In the event that the Grantee’s Termination of Employment
prior to vesting is due to death or Disability, the Performance Unit will vest as and to the extent provided in Section 5 notwithstanding such Termination of Employment. The amount earned, if any, with respect the Performance Unit shall be paid
at the time specified in Section 8. 
 7.    Grantee’s Rights as Stockholder. The Grantee shall have no
voting rights or other rights of a stockholder with respect to any Shares that may be issuable to the Grantee upon payment of the Performance Unit unless and until such Shares are actually issued to the Grantee; provided, however, that subject to
all limitations provided in this Agreement and the Plan, the Grantee shall have the right to receive an amount equal to all dividends and other distributions paid, prior to payment of the Performance Unit, on such number of shares of Common Stock,
if any, underlying the Performance Unit corresponding to the actual level of performance during the Performance Period but not to exceed, solely for purposes of this Section 7, the number of Shares issuable at the target (100%) level of performance
as set forth in Annex A hereto; provided, further, that such amount shall be accumulated and deferred but remain subject to payment of the Performance Unit at the time set forth in Section 8 below and shall only be paid at the time such Shares are
actually issued to the Grantee. 
 8.    Payment of Performance Unit. Payment in respect of the Performance Unit
for the amount earned, if any, for the Performance Period shall be made to the Grantee in such property as the Committee shall determine, including, without limitation, cash, Shares or a combination thereof, as soon as practicable following the
vesting date [but no later than March 15th of the year following the year in which the Performance Unit vested] OR [but no later than 30 days following the vesting date]. 

9.     Adjustments. In the event of a Corporate Transaction or Share Change, the number of Shares, if any, issuable
upon payment of the Performance Unit shall be adjusted as and to the extent provided in Section 3(d) of the Plan. 

10.    Effect of Change in Control. The treatment of the Performance Unit upon and following a Change in Control
shall be as and to the extent provided in Section 10 of the Plan. 
 11.    Delivery and Registration of
Shares. To the extent the Company becomes obligated to deliver Shares hereunder, such obligation shall, if the Committee so requests, be conditioned upon the receipt of a representation that the Grantee, or any other person to whom such Shares
are to be delivered, is acquiring such Shares without a view to the distribution thereof. In requesting any such representation, it may be provided that such representation requirement shall become inoperative upon a registration of such Shares or
other action eliminating the necessity of such representation under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or other securities law or regulation. The Company shall not be required to deliver any Shares hereunder prior to (i) the listing or
approval for listing upon notice of issuance of the Shares on the Applicable Exchange, (ii) any registration or other qualification of such Shares under any state or federal law, rule or regulation, or the maintaining in effect of any such
registration or other qualification which the Committee shall, in its absolute discretion upon the advice of counsel, determine to be necessary or advisable and (iii) obtaining any other consent, approval, or permit from any state or federal
government agency which the Committee shall, in its absolute discretion after receiving the advice of counsel, determine to be necessary or advisable. 

  
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 12.    Plan and Plan Interpretations as Controlling. The Performance
Unit hereby awarded and the terms and conditions herein set forth are subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Plan, which are controlling. All determinations and interpretations made in the discretion of the Committee shall be
binding and conclusive upon the Grantee and all other persons with regard to any question arising hereunder or under the Plan. 

13.    Clawback. The Performance Unit granted pursuant to this Agreement and all amounts paid hereunder shall be
subject to any clawback, recoupment or forfeiture provisions (i) required by law or regulation and applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates as in effect from time to time or (ii) set forth in any policies adopted or
maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates as in effect from time to time, including, without limitation, the Company’s Incentive Compensation Recoupment Policy, if applicable to the Grantee. 

14.    Grantee Service. Nothing in this Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company
or any Subsidiary or Affiliate to terminate the Grantee’s employment or service at any time, nor confer upon the Grantee any right to continue in the employ or service of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate. 

15.    Withholding Tax. The Company may withhold from any payment or distribution made hereunder cash and/or Shares
(to the extent the Performance Unit is paid in Shares), sufficient to cover any applicable withholding and employment taxes, or require the Grantee to remit to the Company an amount sufficient to satisfy such taxes. 

16.    Notices. All notices hereunder to the Company shall be delivered or mailed to it addressed to the Secretary
of Banc of California, Inc., 3 MacArthur Plan, Santa Ana, California 92707. Any notices hereunder to the Grantee shall be delivered personally or mailed to the Grantee’s current address according to the Company’s personnel files. Such
addresses for the service of notices may be changed at any time, provided written notice of the change is furnished in advance to the Company or to the Grantee, as the case may be. 

17.    Severability. The various provisions of this Agreement are severable in their entirety. Any judicial or
legal determination of invalidity or unenforceability of any one provision shall have no effect on the continuing force and effect of the remaining provisions. 

18.    Governing Law; Headings. This Agreement and actions taken hereunder shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland, without reference to principles of conflict of laws. The captions of this Agreement are not part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect. 

19.    Amendment. This Agreement may be amended or modified by the Committee at any time; provided,
that, no amendment or modification that materially impairs the rights of the Grantee as provided by this Agreement shall be effective unless set forth in writing signed by the parties hereto, except such an amendment made to cause the terms
of this Agreement or the Performance Unit granted hereunder to comply with applicable law (including tax law), Applicable Exchange listing standards or accounting rules. The waiver by either party of compliance with any provision of this Agreement
shall not operate or be construed as a waiver 

  
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of any other provision of this Agreement, or of any subsequent breach by such party of a provision of this Agreement. 

20.    Grantee Acceptance; Counterparts. The Grantee shall signify the Grantee’s acceptance of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement by signing in the space provided below and returning a signed copy hereof to the Company at the address set forth in Section 16 above. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The parties hereto agree to execute such further instruments and to take such further action as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of
this Agreement. 
 21.    Section 409A. The Performance Unit is intended to comply with the short-term deferral
exemption from Section 409A of the Code, and to the extent it does not so comply is intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code. 

[Signature page follows] 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the date
first above written. 
  

			
		 	BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
		
	By:  	 	  

		
		 	ACCEPTED
		
		 	  

		
		 	  

		 	(Street Address)
		
		 	  

		 	(City, State and Zip Code)

 ANNEX A TO PERFORMANCE UNIT AGREEMENT 

 

			
	 Value of Performance Unit at Target Level of Performance:
	  	$                    
		
	 Value of Performance Unit at Minimum Level of Performance:
	  	$                    
		
	 Value of Performance Unit at Maximum Level of Performance:
	  	$                    

 Performance Goal[s] (including target, minimum and maximum levels of achievement): 

Methodology for Calculating Amount Earned Under Performance Unit:EX-10.17K

 Exhibit 10.17K 

BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC. 

2018 OMNIBUS STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN 

RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AGREEMENT 

(FOR NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS) 

RSU No.              

Restricted Stock Units are hereby awarded pursuant to this Restricted Stock Unit Agreement (this “Agreement”) on
                , 20     by Banc of California, Inc., a Maryland corporation (the “Company”), to
                     (the “Grantee”), in accordance with the following terms and conditions: 

1.      Award. The Company hereby awards to the Grantee
             Restricted Stock Units (“RSUs”), with each RSU representing the right to receive one share of Common Stock, pursuant to the Banc of California, Inc. 2018
Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan, as the same may be amended from time to time (the “Plan”), and upon the terms and conditions and subject to the restrictions in the Plan and as hereinafter set forth. A copy of the Plan, as currently in
effect, is incorporated herein by reference and is attached hereto. Capitalized terms used herein which are not defined in this Agreement shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Plan. 

2.      Restrictions on Transfer; Vesting. When vested, each RSU will entitle the Grantee to receive one
share of Common Stock. The RSUs may not be sold, transferred, pledged, assigned or otherwise alienated or hypothecated by the Grantee, except upon the death of the Grantee, by will or by the laws of descent and distribution. 

Except as otherwise provided in Section 3 or Section 8 of this Agreement, provided that the Grantee is serving as a director,
officer, employee or consultant of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate as of the date of vesting, the RSUs shall become vested in accordance with the following schedule: 

 

			
	 	 
	Date of Vesting	  	Number of RSUs Vested
	 	 
	
[100% of RSU]
	  	[1st anniversary of the grant date]

 3.      Termination of Employment; Qualifying Termination of Service.
(a) Upon the Grantee’s Termination of Employment for any reason other than due to death, Disability or a Qualifying Termination of Service (as defined below), any unvested RSUs shall become forfeited. In the event that the Grantee’s
Termination of Employment is due to death or Disability, the RSUs, if not theretofore vested, shall vest in full as of the date of such Termination of Employment. In the event of a Qualifying Termination of Service of the Grantee, regardless of
whether such event constitutes a Termination of Employment of the Grantee, the RSUs, if not theretofore vested, shall vest in full as of such date, subject to and conditioned upon the Grantee signing and delivering (and not revoking) to the Company
a 

 
general release and waiver (substantially in the form attached as Exhibit A) (the “Release”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no RSUs which have previously been forfeited shall
thereafter become vested. 
 A “Qualifying Termination of Service” shall be deemed to occur (i) upon the voluntary retirement
or resignation of the Grantee as a director of the Company, provided that written notice of retirement or resignation shall have been provided to the Company at least one (1) year (or such shorter period as the Board shall deem to be adequate
under the then prevailing circumstances) in advance of the intended retirement or resignation date; (ii) upon the expiration of the Grantee’s term of service as a director of the Company if the Grantee shall not have been nominated by the
Board for re-election, provided that such determination by the Board shall not have occurred for reasons of actual or alleged malfeasance, breach of fiduciary duty or other wrongdoing by the Grantee; or
(iii) if nominated for re-election, upon the expiration of the Grantee’s term of service as a director of the Company if the Grantee shall have not been
re-elected by the Company’s stockholders. 
 (b) In consideration of the benefits conferred to
the Grantee upon a Qualifying Termination of Service, in addition to signing and delivering the Release, the Grantee hereby agrees as follows: 
  

	 	(i)	 The Grantee shall hold in a fiduciary capacity for the benefit of the Company all secret or confidential
information, knowledge or data relating to the Company or any of its affiliated companies, and their respective businesses, which shall have been obtained by the Grantee during the Grantee’s service with the Company or any of its affiliated
companies and which shall not be or become public knowledge (other than by acts by the Grantee in violation of this Agreement). During the one-year period following a Qualifying Termination of Service (the
“Restricted Period”), the Grantee shall not, without the prior written consent of the Company or as may otherwise be required by law or legal process, communicate or divulge any such information, knowledge or data to anyone other than the
Company and those designated by it or as may be required by applicable law, court order, a regulatory body or arbitrator or other mediator. 

The Grantee acknowledges that the Company would be irreparably injured by a violation of this Section 3(b)(i) and the Grantee or the
Company, as applicable, agrees that the Company or the Grantee, as applicable, in addition to any other remedies available to it for such breach or threatened breach, shall be entitled, without posting a bond, to a preliminary injunction, temporary
restraining order, or other equivalent relief, restraining the Grantee or the Company (including its officers and directors), as applicable, from any actual or threatened breach of this Section 3(b)(i). 

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, nothing in this Agreement, including this Section 3(b)(i), is intended to
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violations of law to, filing charges with, or making disclosures protected under the whistleblower provisions of U.S. federal law or regulation, or participating in investigations of U.S. federal
law or regulation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), National Labor Relations Board, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, the U.S. Department of Justice, the
U.S. Congress, any U.S. agency Inspector General or any self-regulatory agencies such as the SEC or federal, state or local governmental agencies having jurisdiction over the Company or any of its affiliates (collectively, “Government
Agencies,” and each a “Government Agency”). Accordingly, the Grantee does not need the prior authorization of the Company to make any such reports or disclosures or otherwise communicate with Government Agencies and is not required to
notify the Company that he or she has engaged in any such communications or made any such reports or disclosures. In addition, the Grantee is hereby notified that 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b)(1) states as follows: 

“An individual shall not be held criminally or civilly liable under any Federal or State trade secret law for the disclosure of a trade
secret that-(A) is made-(i) in confidence to a Federal, State, or local government official, either directly or indirectly, or to an attorney; and (ii) solely for the purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law; or
(B) is made in a complaint or other document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, if such filing is made under seal.” 

Accordingly, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement, the Grantee understands that he or she has the right to disclose in
confidence trade secrets to federal, state, and local government officials, or to an attorney, for the sole purpose of reporting or investigating a suspected violation of law. The Grantee understands that he or she also has the right to disclose
trade secrets in a document filed in a lawsuit or other proceeding, but only if the filing is made under seal and protected from public disclosure. The Grantee understands and acknowledges that nothing in this Agreement is intended to conflict
with 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b) or create liability for disclosures of trade secrets that are expressly allowed by 18 U.S.C. § 1833(b). 
  

	 	(ii)	 During the Restricted Period, the Grantee shall not, directly or indirectly, solicit or encourage any person to
leave his or her employment with the Company or any of its subsidiaries or assist in any way with the hiring of any Company employee (or any employee of any of the Company’s subsidiaries) by any other business. 

The Grantee acknowledges that the Company would be irreparably injured by a violation of this Section 3(b)(ii) and the Grantee or the
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applicable, agrees that the Company or the Grantee, as applicable, in addition to any other remedies available to it for such breach or threatened breach, shall be entitled, without posting a
bond, to a preliminary injunction, temporary restraining order, or other equivalent relief, restraining the Grantee or the Company (including its officers and directors), as applicable, from any actual or threatened breach of this
Section 3(b)(ii). 
  

	 	(iii)	 For a period of at least one year following a Qualifying Termination of Service, the Grantee agrees to be
available, solely in an advisory capacity and for no further compensation, to the Board to consult with as reasonably requested by the Board. 

4.     Grantee’s Rights. The Grantee shall have no voting rights or other rights of a stockholder with
respect to the shares of Common Stock underlying the RSUs unless and until such shares of Common Stock are issued to the Grantee in payment of the RSUs; provided, however, that subject to all limitations provided in this Agreement and the Plan, the
Grantee shall have the right to receive an amount equal to all dividends and other distributions paid on the shares of Common Stock underlying the RSUs prior to the vesting of such RSUs; provided, further, that such amount shall be accumulated and
deferred but remain subject to vesting to the same extent as set forth in Section 2 above and shall only be paid at the time such RSUs vest. 

5.     Payment of Award. An RSU that has vested (“Vested RSU”) shall be paid in the form of a share
of Common Stock, as of the earliest to occur of the following: (A) the applicable scheduled vesting date set forth in Section 2 above (“Scheduled Vesting Date”); (B) the date of a Change in Control as provided in Section 7
below; or (C) the date of the Grantee’s Termination of Employment due to death or Disability or the Grantee’s Qualifying Termination of Service. Such payment shall be made as soon as practicable following the applicable Scheduled
Vesting Date, the date of the Change in Control or the date of Termination of Employment due to death or Disability or a Qualifying Termination of Service, but in no event later than thirty (30) days following the Scheduled Vesting Date,
the date of the Change in Control or the date of Termination of Employment due to death or Disability or a Qualifying Termination of Service.     

6.     Adjustments. In the event of a Corporate Transaction or Share Change, the RSUs shall be adjusted as and
to the extent provided in Section 3(d) of the Plan. 
 7.     Effect of Change in Control.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in the Plan, in the event of a Change in Control, the RSUs, to the extent not theretofore vested, shall vest in full; provided, however, that no RSUs which have previously been forfeited shall thereafter
become vested. 
 8.     Delivery and Registration of Shares. The Company’s obligation to deliver
shares of Common Stock hereunder shall, if the Committee so requests, be conditioned upon the receipt of a representation that the Grantee, or any other person to whom such shares are to be delivered, is acquiring such shares without a view to the
distribution thereof. In requesting any such representation, it may be provided that such representation requirement shall become inoperative upon a registration of such shares or other action eliminating the necessity of such representation

  
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under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or other securities law or regulation. The Company shall not be required to deliver any shares of Common Stock hereunder prior to (i) the
listing or approval for listing upon notice of issuance of the shares on the Applicable Exchange, (ii) any registration or other qualification of such shares under any state or federal law, rule or regulation, or the maintaining in effect of
any such registration or other qualification which the Committee shall, in its absolute discretion upon the advice of counsel, determine to be necessary or advisable and (iii) obtaining any other consent, approval, or permit from any state or
federal government agency which the Committee shall, in its absolute discretion after receiving the advice of counsel, determine to be necessary or advisable. 

9.     Plan and Plan Interpretations as Controlling. The RSUs hereby awarded and the terms and conditions
herein set forth are subject in all respects to the terms and conditions of the Plan, which are controlling. All determinations and interpretations made in the discretion of the Committee shall be binding and conclusive upon the Grantee or the
Grantee’s legal representatives with regard to any question arising hereunder or under the Plan. 

10.    Clawback. All RSUs granted pursuant to this Agreement and all shares of Common Stock issued hereunder shall
be subject to any clawback, recoupment or forfeiture provisions (i) required by law or regulation and applicable to the Company or its Subsidiaries or Affiliates as in effect from time to time or (ii) set forth in any policies adopted or
maintained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates as in effect from time to time. 
 11.    Grantee
Service. Nothing in this Agreement shall interfere with or limit in any way the right of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate to terminate the Grantee’s employment or service at any time, nor confer upon the Grantee any right to
continue in the employ or service of the Company or any Subsidiary or Affiliate. 
 12.    Notices. All notices
hereunder to the Company shall be delivered or mailed to it addressed to the Secretary of Banc of California, Inc., 3 MacArthur Place, Santa Ana, California 92707. Any notices hereunder to the Grantee shall be delivered personally or mailed to the
Grantee’s current address according to the Company’s files. Such addresses for the service of notices may be changed at any time, provided written notice of the change is furnished in advance to the Company or to the Grantee, as the case
may be. 
 13.    Severability. The various provisions of this Agreement are severable in their entirety. Any
judicial or legal determination of invalidity or unenforceability of any one provision shall have no effect on the continuing force and effect of the remaining provisions. 

14.    Governing Law; Headings. This Agreement and actions taken hereunder shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the State of Maryland, without reference to principles of conflict of laws. The captions of this Agreement are not part of the provisions hereof and shall have no force or effect. 

15.    Amendment. This Agreement may be amended or modified by the Committee at any time; provided,
that, no amendment or modification that materially impairs the rights of the Grantee as provided by this Agreement shall be effective unless set forth in writing signed by the parties hereto, except such an amendment made to cause the terms
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RSUs granted hereunder or shares of Common Stock issued hereunder to comply with applicable law (including tax law), Applicable Exchange listing standards or accounting rules. The waiver by
either party of compliance with any provision of this Agreement shall not operate or be construed as a waiver of any other provision of this Agreement, or of any subsequent breach by such party of a provision of this Agreement. 

16.    Grantee Acceptance; Counterparts. The Grantee shall signify the Grantee’s acceptance of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement by signing in the space provided below and returning a signed copy hereof to the Company at the address set forth in Section 12 above. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an
original, but which together shall constitute one and the same instrument. The parties hereto agree to execute such further instruments and to take such further action as may be reasonably necessary to carry out the purposes and intent of this
Agreement. 
 17.    Section 409A. The RSUs are intended to comply with the short-term deferral exemption from
Section 409A of the Code, and to the extent they do not so comply are intended to comply with Section 409A of the Code. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, this Award shall be interpreted, operated and administered in a
manner consistent with the foregoing. 
 [Signature page follows] 

  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed as of the
date first above written. 
  

			
		 	BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC.
		
	 By:
	 	     

		
		 	 ACCEPTED

		
		 	     

		 	  

    

		 	  

(Street Address)

    
  

		 	  

(City, State and Zip Code)

  
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 Exhibit A 

GENERAL RELEASE 
  

	1.	 In consideration of the benefits conferred to
                     (the “Grantee”) under the Restricted Stock Unit Agreement, dated as of
                , 20     (the “Agreement”), by and between the Grantee and Banc of California, Inc. (the
“Company”), upon a Qualifying Termination of Service (as defined in the Agreement), the Grantee for himself or herself, his or her heirs, administrators, representatives, executors, successors and assigns (collectively
“Releasors”), does hereby irrevocably and unconditionally release, acquit and forever discharge the Company and its subsidiaries, affiliates and divisions (the “Affiliated Entities”) and their respective predecessors and
successors and their respective, current and former, trustees, officers, directors, partners, shareholders, agents, employees, consultants, independent contractors and representatives, including without limitation all persons acting by, through,
under or in concert with any of them (collectively, “Releasees”), and each of them from any and all charges, complaints, claims, liabilities, obligations, promises, agreements, controversies, damages, remedies, actions, causes of action,
suits, rights, demands, costs, losses, debts and expenses (including attorneys’ fees and costs) of any nature whatsoever, known or unknown, whether in law or equity and whether arising under federal, state or local law and in particular
including any claim for discrimination based upon race, color, ethnicity, sex, age [(including the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967)]1, national origin, religion, disability, or any
other unlawful criterion or circumstance, relating to the Grantee’s service through the date of such Qualifying Termination of Service or termination of such service, which the Grantee and Releasors had, now have, or may have in the future
against each or any of the Releasees from the beginning of the world until the date hereof (the “Execution Date”). 

  

	2.	 [The Grantee acknowledges that: (i) this entire General Release is written in a manner calculated to be
understood by him or her; (ii) he or she has been advised to consult with an attorney before executing this General Release; (iii) he or she was given a period of [forty-five][twenty-one] days within
which to consider this General Release; and (iv) to the extent he or she executes this General Release before the expiration of the [forty-five][twenty one]-day period, he or she does so knowingly and
voluntarily and only after consulting his or her attorney. The Grantee shall have the right to cancel and revoke this General Release during a period of seven days following the Execution Date, and this General Release shall not become effective,
and no money shall be paid hereunder, until the day after the expiration of such seven-day period. The seven-day period of revocation shall commence upon the Execution
Date. In order to revoke this General Release, the Grantee shall deliver to the Company, prior to the expiration of said seven-day period, a written notice of revocation. Upon such revocation, this General
Release shall be null and void and of no further force or effect.]2 
	 

  

	3.	 Notwithstanding anything else herein to the contrary, this General Release shall not affect: the obligations of
the Company set forth in the Agreement or other obligations 

  

 

1 Only if ADEA is applicable. 

2 Only if ADEA is applicable. 

  
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that, in each case, by their terms, are to be performed after the date hereof (including, without limitation, obligations to the Grantee under any other stock award, stock option or agreements or
obligations under any pension plan or other benefit or deferred compensation plan, all of which shall remain in effect in accordance with their terms); obligations to indemnify the Grantee respecting acts or omissions in connection with the
Grantee’s service as a director, officer or employee of the Affiliated Entities; obligations with respect to insurance coverage under any of the Affiliated Entities’ (or any of their respective successors) directors’ and
officers’ liability insurance policies; or any right the Grantee may have to obtain contribution in the event of the entry of judgment against the Grantee as a result of any act or failure to act for which both the Grantee and any of the
Affiliated Entities are jointly responsible. 

  

	4.	 This General Release shall be construed, enforced and interpreted in accordance with and governed by the laws
of the State of Maryland, without reference to its principles of conflict of laws. 

  

	5.	 The Grantee represents and warrants that he or she is not aware of any claim by him or her other than the
claims that are released by this General Release. The Grantee further acknowledges that he or she may hereafter discover claims or facts in addition to or different than those which he or she now knows or believes to exist with respect to the
subject matter of this General Release and which, if known or suspected at the time of entering into this General Release, may have materially affected this General Release and the Grantee’s decision to enter into it. Nevertheless, the Grantee
hereby waives any right, claim or cause of action that might arise as a result of such different or additional claims or facts and the Grantee hereby expressly waives any and all rights and benefits confirmed upon him or her by the provisions of
California Civil Code Section 1542, which provides as follows: 

  

	6.	 “A GENERAL RELEASE DOES NOT EXTEND TO CLAIMS WHICH THE CREDITOR DOES NOT KNOW OR SUSPECT TO EXIST IN HIS
FAVOR AT THE TIME OF EXECUTING THE RELEASE, WHICH IF KNOWN BY HIM MUST HAVE MATERIALLY AFFECTED HIS SETTLEMENT WITH THE DEBTOR.” 

  

	7.	 Being aware of such provisions of law, the Grantee agrees to expressly waive any rights he or she may have
thereunder, as well as under any other statute or common law principles of similar effect in any other jurisdiction determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to apply. 

 

	8.	 It is the intention of the parties hereto that the provisions of this General Release shall be enforced to the
fullest extent permissible under all applicable laws and public policies, but that the unenforceability or the modification to conform with such laws or public policies of any provision hereof shall not render unenforceable or impair the remainder
of the General Release. Accordingly, if any provision shall be determined to be invalid or unenforceable either in whole or in part, this General Release shall be deemed amended to delete or modify as necessary the invalid or unenforceable
provisions to alter the balance of this General Release in order to render the same valid and enforceable. 

  
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	9.	 This General Release may not be orally canceled, changed, modified or amended, and no cancellation, change,
modification or amendment shall be effective or binding, unless in writing and signed by both parties to the General Release. 

  

	10.	 In the event of the breach or a threatened breach by the Grantee of any of the provisions of this General
Release, the Company would suffer irreparable harm, and in addition and supplementary to other rights and remedies existing in its favor, the Company shall be entitled to specific performance and/or injunctive or other equitable relief from a court
of competent jurisdiction in order to enforce or prevent any violations of the provisions hereof without posting a bond or other security. 

  

	11.	 Capitalized terms used but not defined herein shall have the meaning set forth in the Agreement.

 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned parties have executed this General Release. 

 

			
	 BANC OF CALIFORNIA,
INC.

 
			
		
	 By:
	 	 

 
			
	 [name]

	 [title]

  

	
	 GRANTEE

	
	 Voluntarily Agreed to and Accepted this

     day of
                            20    

	
	 

  
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