Warburg Pincus funds trim Banc of California (BANC) stake in $20 share sales

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Warburg Pincus–affiliated funds reported significant share sales in Banc of California, Inc. (BANC). On February 2, 2026, entities referred to as the Purchasers sold 7,557,936 shares of voting common stock at $20.00 per share under Rule 144, leaving 6,890,244 shares indirectly beneficially owned.

The Purchasers also sold 3,292,064 shares of Non-Voting Common Equivalent (NVCE) Stock at $20.00 per share, with 1,000,000 NVCE shares reported as indirectly beneficially owned afterward. In a separate private sale to the issuer, the Purchasers sold an additional 1,000,000 NVCE shares at $20.00, reducing that NVCE position to zero.

The filing explains that the securities are held through multiple Warburg Pincus–related limited partnerships and general partners, collectively described as the Reporting Persons, and that most Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership beyond any pecuniary interest.

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan for the purchase or sale of equity securities of the issuer that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

WARBURG PINCUS LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O WARBURG PINCUS

450 LEXINGTON AVENUE

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BANC OF CALIFORNIA, INC. [ BANC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/02/2026

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

	Form filed by One Reporting Person
X	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Voting Common Stock, par value $0.01/share	02/02/2026		S		7,557,936	D	$20(1)	6,890,244	I	See footnotes(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)
Non-Voting Common Equivalent Stock, par value $0.01/share(2)	02/02/2026		S		3,292,064	D	$20(3)	1,000,000	I	See footnotes(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)
NVCE Stock	02/02/2026		S		1,000,000(9)	D	$20(9)	0	I	See footnotes(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

WARBURG PINCUS LLC

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O WARBURG PINCUS

450 LEXINGTON AVENUE

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

WP CLIPPER GG 14 L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O WARBURG PINCUS

450 LEXINGTON AVENUE

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

WP CLIPPER FS II L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O WARBURG PINCUS

450 LEXINGTON AVENUE

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

WARBURG PINCUS (CALLISTO) GLOBAL GROWTH 14 (CAYMAN), L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O WARBURG PINCUS

450 LEXINGTON AVENUE

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

WARBURG PINCUS (EUROPA) GLOBAL GROWTH 14 (CAYMAN), L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O WARBURG PINCUS

450 LEXINGTON AVENUE

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

WARBURG PINCUS GLOBAL GROWTH 14-B (CAYMAN), L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O WARBURG PINCUS

450 LEXINGTON AVENUE

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

WARBURG PINCUS GLOBAL GROWTH 14-E (CAYMAN), L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O WARBURG PINCUS

450 LEXINGTON AVENUE

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

WARBURG PINCUS GLOBAL GROWTH 14 PARTNERS (CAYMAN), L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O WARBURG PINCUS

450 LEXINGTON AVENUE

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

WP GLOBAL GROWTH 14 PARTNERS (CAYMAN), L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O WARBURG PINCUS

450 LEXINGTON AVENUE

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

WARBURG PINCUS FINANCIAL SECTOR II (CAYMAN), L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

C/O WARBURG PINCUS

450 LEXINGTON AVENUE

(Street)

NEW YORK NY 10017

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Reflects the sale of 7,557,936 shares of Common Stock by the Purchasers (as defined in footnote 4) at a price per share of $20.00 pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

2. Each share of NVCE Stock automatically converts into one share of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of the Issuer, subject to certain adjustments, upon certain sales or transfers.

3. Reflects the sale of 3,292,064 shares of NVCE Stock by the Purchasers (as defined in footnote 4) at a price per share of $20.00 pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.

4. Reflects securities held directly by (i) WP Clipper GG 14 L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability ("WPGG14 Purchaser") and (ii) WP Clipper FS II L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted company with limited liability ("WPFSII Purchaser" and, together with WPGG14 Purchaser, the "Purchasers"). The equity interests of WPGG14 Purchaser are held by (i) Warburg Pincus (Callisto) Global Growth 14 (Cayman), L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("WP Callisto 14"), (ii) Warburg Pincus (Europa) Global Growth 14 (Cayman), L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("WP Europa 14"), (iii) Warburg Pincus Global Growth 14-B (Cayman), L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("WP Global Growth 14-B"), (iv) Warburg Pincus Global Growth 14-E (Cayman), L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("WP Global Growth 14-E"), (continued on footnote 5)

5. (continued from footnote 3) (v) Warburg Pincus Global Growth 14 Partners (Cayman), L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("Warburg Pincus Global Growth 14 Partners"), and (vi) WP Global Growth 14 Partners (Cayman), L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("WP Global Growth 14 Partners" and, together with WP Callisto 14, WP Europa 14, WP Global Growth 14-B, WP Global Growth 14-E and Warburg Pincus Global Growth 14 Partners, the "WP Global Growth 14 Funds"). The equity interests of WPFSII Purchaser are held by (i) Warburg Pincus Financial Sector II (Cayman), L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("WP Financial Sector II LP"), (ii) Warburg Pincus Financial Sector II-E (Cayman), L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("WP Financial Sector II-E"), and (iii) Warburg Pincus Financial Sector II Partners (Cayman), L.P., (continued on footnote 6)

6. (continued from footnote 4) a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("WP Financial Sector II Partners" and, together with WP Financial Sector II LP and WP Financial Sector II-E, the "WP Financial Sector II Funds"). Warburg Pincus (Cayman) Global Growth 14 GP, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("WPGG Cayman 14 GP"), is the general partner of each of the WP Global Growth 14 Funds. Warburg Pincus (Cayman) Global Growth 14 GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("WPGG Cayman 14 GP LLC"), is the general partner of WPGG Cayman 14 GP. Warburg Pincus (Cayman) Financial Sector II GP, L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("WPFS Cayman II GP"), is the general partner of each of the WP Financial Sector II Funds. Warburg Pincus (Cayman) Financial Sector II GP LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("WPFS Cayman II GP LLC"), is the general partner of WPFS Cayman II GP. (continued on footnote 7)

7. (continued from footnote 5) Warburg Pincus Partners II (Cayman), L.P., a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership ("WPP II Cayman"), is the managing member of WPGG Cayman 14 GP LLC and WPFS Cayman II GP LLC. Warburg Pincus (Bermuda) Private Equity GP Ltd., a Bermuda exempted company ("WP Bermuda GP"), is the general partner of WPP II Cayman. Warburg Pincus LLC, a New York limited liability company ("WP LLC" and, together with the WP Global Growth 14 Funds, the WP Financial Sector II Funds, WPGG Cayman 14 GP, WPGG Cayman 14 GP LLC, WPFS Cayman II GP, WPFS Cayman II GP LLC, WPP II Cayman and WP Bermuda GP, the "Reporting Persons" and each, a "Reporting Person"), is the manager of the WP Global Growth 14 Funds and WP Financial Sector II Funds. Investment and voting decisions with respect to the securities of the Issuer held by the Reporting Persons are made by a committee comprised of three or more individuals and all members (continued on footnote 8)

8. (continued from footnote 6) of such committee disclaim beneficial ownership of the securities of the Issuer held by the Reporting Persons. Information with respect to each of the Reporting Persons is given solely by such Reporting Persons, and no Reporting Person has responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of information supplied by another Reporting Person. Pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) of the Exchange Act, each of the Reporting Persons, other than the Purchasers, herein states that this filing shall not be deemed an admission that it or he is the beneficial owner of any of the securities of the Issuer covered by this Statement. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaim their beneficial ownership of such securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.

9. Reflects the sale of 1,000,000 shares of NVCE Stock by the Purchasers (as defined in footnote 3) at a price per share of $20.00 in a private sale to Issuer.

Remarks:

Solely for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act, each of the Reporting Persons may be deemed a director-by-deputization by virtue of a contractual right to designate a representative to serve on the board of directors of the Issuer. Todd Schell became a director of the Issuer of November 30, 2023. Mr. Schell is a Managing Director in WP LLC's Financials Services group. See Signatures of the Reporting Persons attached as Exhibit 99.1.

	See Exhibit 99.1.	02/04/2026
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FAQ

What did Warburg Pincus–related entities report in this Form 4 for BANC?

The filing reports that Purchasers affiliated with Warburg Pincus sold large blocks of Banc of California stock. They disposed of voting common and Non-Voting Common Equivalent (NVCE) shares at $20.00 per share and updated their remaining indirect beneficial holdings.

How many Banc of California voting common shares were sold by the Purchasers?

The Purchasers sold 7,557,936 shares of Banc of California voting common stock at $20.00 per share. After this transaction, the filing shows 6,890,244 voting common shares reported as indirectly beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons.

What is NVCE Stock in the Banc of California Form 4 for BANC?

The filing describes Non-Voting Common Equivalent (NVCE) Stock as a class that automatically converts one-for-one into Banc of California common stock, subject to adjustments, upon certain sales or transfers. It functions as a non-voting equivalent of common stock.

How many NVCE shares did the Purchasers sell, and at what price?

The Purchasers sold 3,292,064 NVCE shares at $20.00 per share under Rule 144. They also completed a private sale of 1,000,000 NVCE shares to the issuer at the same price, reducing that NVCE position to zero.

Who are the Purchasers and Reporting Persons in the BANC Form 4?

The filing states the securities are held directly by WP Clipper GG 14 L.P. and WP Clipper FS II L.P., called the Purchasers. Numerous Warburg Pincus–managed funds and affiliated general partners are listed as Reporting Persons with complex ownership layers.

Do the Warburg Pincus Reporting Persons claim full beneficial ownership of BANC shares?

No. The filing states that each Reporting Person, other than the Purchasers, does not admit beneficial ownership of the issuer’s securities covered, and that they disclaim beneficial ownership except to the extent of any pecuniary interest.