UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest
event reported) January 18, 2018

 

PacWest Bancorp

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-36408

 

33-0885320

(State of

 

(Commission File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Incorporation)

 

 

 

Identification No.)

 

9701 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Beverly Hills, California 90212

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

 

(310) 887-8500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

N/A

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230-425)

 

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o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

 

Emerging growth company o

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. o

 

 

 



 

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.*

 

On January 18, 2018, PacWest Bancorp announced its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2017.  The press release announcing the financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2017 is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. A presentation regarding the Company’s financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2017 is furnished as Exhibit 99.2 and incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.*

 

(d) Exhibits.

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

99.1

 

Press release dated January 18, 2018 announcing PacWest’s results of operations and financial condition for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2017.

99.2

 

Earnings Release Presentation

 


*The information furnished under Item 2.02 and Item 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibits, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities under that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other filings of PacWest Bancorp under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number

 

Description

99.1

 

Press release dated January 18, 2018 announcing PacWest’s results of operations and financial condition for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2017.

99.2

 

Earnings Release Presentation

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

PacWest Bancorp

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Bart R. Olson

 

Name:

Bart R. Olson

 

Title:

Executive Vice President

Date: January 18, 2018

 

 

 

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