Welcome to our dedicated page for Pacific Premier Bancorp SEC filings (Ticker: PPBI), a comprehensive resource for investors and traders seeking official regulatory documents including 10-K annual reports, 10-Q quarterly earnings, 8-K material events, and insider trading forms.
This page aggregates historical SEC filings for Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (PPBI), which formerly traded on Nasdaq as a commercial bank holding company before its acquisition by Columbia Banking System, Inc. These documents provide a regulatory record of Pacific Premier’s operations, capital structure, and corporate actions up to and including its merger into Columbia.
Key filings for PPBI include annual reports on Form 10-K and quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, which discuss Pacific Premier Bank’s focus on serving small, middle-market, and corporate businesses in western U.S. metropolitan markets. These reports describe the company’s deposit accounts, digital banking and treasury management services, and loan products such as commercial business loans, SBA loans, commercial real estate loans, agribusiness loans, franchise lending, home equity lines of credit, and construction loans. They also cover specialized activities like commercial escrow and 1031 Exchange facilitation through Commerce Escrow and IRA custodial services through Pacific Premier Trust.
Filings related to the 2025 merger with Columbia are particularly important for understanding the end of PPBI as an independent issuer. A Form 8-K dated September 2, 2025 details the completion of Columbia’s all-stock acquisition of Pacific Premier, the two-step merger structure at the holding company level, and the subsequent merger of Pacific Premier Bank into Columbia Bank. The same filing explains the conversion of each Pacific Premier share into 0.9150 of a Columbia share and notes that Pacific Premier common stock ceased trading on Nasdaq.
Regulatory documents also include a Form 25 filed by Nasdaq on September 2, 2025, formally removing Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. common stock from listing and registration on the exchange. The Form 8-K indicates that Columbia, as successor to Pacific Premier, intends to file a Form 15 to terminate registration of Pacific Premier common stock and suspend ongoing reporting obligations. Together, these filings mark PPBI’s transition from an active reporting company to a historical entity within Columbia’s corporate structure.
On this page, AI-powered tools can help summarize lengthy forms such as 10-Ks, 10-Qs, and merger-related 8-Ks, highlight key terms of the Columbia transaction, and surface information on capital ratios, asset quality metrics, and business segments disclosed by Pacific Premier prior to its acquisition. Users can quickly identify the filings that document the merger agreement, shareholder approvals, regulatory clearances, closing mechanics, and delisting actions affecting the PPBI ticker.
Columbia Banking System, Inc. filed an S-8 post-effective submission showing registrations of employee equity under multiple historic plans, reflecting legacy registrations tied to Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. The filing lists seven prior S-8 registrations covering 2,000,000, 921,762, 620,000, 525,500, 653,400, 321,600 and 463,158 shares, respectively, plus an indeterminate amount of plan interests for a combined total of 5,505,420 registered shares noted in the document. The company is identified as a large accelerated filer and provides its principal executive office address in Irvine, California. The submission is signed by Kumi Yamamoto Baruffi as EVP, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary.
Pacific Premier Bancorp has been acquired by Columbia Banking System in an all-stock transaction that closed on August 31, 2025. Merger Sub, a Columbia subsidiary, merged into Pacific Premier, and the surviving company was then merged into Columbia, followed by the merger of Pacific Premier Bank into Columbia Bank.
Each share of Pacific Premier common stock was converted into the right to receive 0.9150 share of Columbia common stock, with cash paid instead of fractional shares. In total, outstanding Pacific Premier shares were converted into the right to receive approximately 88,869,848 shares of Columbia common stock. Pacific Premier’s stock has been suspended from trading and delisted from Nasdaq, and Columbia plans to terminate Pacific Premier’s SEC registration and reporting obligations.
All Pacific Premier directors and executive officers ceased serving at the effective time, and three directors — Steven R. Gardner, M. Christian Mitchell, and Jaynie Miller Studenmund — joined Columbia’s board in accordance with the merger agreement.
Edward Earl Wilcox, President & COO of Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (PPBI), reported multiple transactions on 08/25/2025 tied to the Merger Agreement with Columbia Banking System, Inc. He acquired 109,731 shares underlying Restricted Stock Units that were accelerated and fully vested under the merger, and acquired 9,335 dividend equivalent rights that vest proportionately with RSUs. He also received 98,273 shares via payment of tax withholding related to accelerated vesting and holds 125,430 shares indirectly through The Wilcox Family Trust. Several performance-based RSUs (34,123; 37,594; 38,014) were deemed achieved and converted into shares under the agreement.
Insider transaction disclosed: This Form 4 shows Sherri V. Scott, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Corporate Responsibility Officer of Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (PPBI), reported a disposition of 10,253 shares of PPBI common stock on 08/25/2025 at a price of $24.30 per share. After the transaction she beneficially owned 28,813 shares, held directly. The filing explains the sale reflected withholding of shares to pay taxes due upon accelerated vesting of restricted stock that was released in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated April 23, 2025 among Columbia Banking System, Inc., Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. and Balboa Merger Sub, Inc., under which the issuer plans to merge into Columbia on or about September 1, 2025.
Steven R. Gardner, Chairman, President & CEO of Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (PPBI) reported multiple transactions on Form 4 dated 08/25/2025 related to accelerated vesting tied to a merger agreement with Columbia Banking System, Inc.
Gardner acquired 201,505 shares underlying restricted stock units and 17,564 dividend equivalent rights (economic equivalents of common shares), and 156,463 shares were disposed of via tax-withholding at $24.30 per share to satisfy tax liabilities. After these transactions, Gardner directly beneficially owned 268,716 shares and, indirectly through The Gardner Family Trust, 369,641 shares, for a combined reported position of 638,357 shares. The filings state the accelerated vesting and release of stock occurred in connection with the Merger Agreement dated April 23, 2025, under which the issuer plans to merge into Columbia on or about September 1, 2025.
Ronald J. Nicolas Jr., SEVP & CFO of Pacific Premier Bancorp, reported multiple equity transactions tied to the company's pending merger with Columbia Banking System. On 08/25/2025 he was credited with acquisitions totaling 138,759 shares via acceleration and vesting of Restricted Stock Units and related Dividend Equivalent Rights under the Merger Agreement, and separately acquired 96,821 and 33,171 and 33,542 RSUs as listed. On 08/27/2025 he transferred 170,749 directly owned common shares to The Nicolas Living Trust, of which he is Co-Trustee and shares voting and dispositive control. The filings show 306,599 shares beneficially owned following the transactions.
Margaret S. Ohlhaver, Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer of Pacific Premier Bancorp, reported a transaction dated 08/25/2025 in which 10,798 shares of PPBI common stock were disposed of under transaction code F at a price of $24.30 per share to satisfy tax withholding tied to accelerated vesting of restricted stock. Following that withholding, she reports 23,774 shares beneficially owned. The accelerated vesting and release of the shares were made in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated April 23, 2025 under which Pacific Premier Bancorp plans to merge into Columbia Banking System, Inc. on or about September 1, 2025.
Pacific Premier Bancorp director and SEVP & Chief Risk Officer Michael S. Karr reported multiple transactions in the issuer's common stock tied to the announced merger with Columbia Banking System, Inc. On 08/25/2025 Mr. Karr had Restricted Stock Units accelerated and fully vested under the Merger Agreement, resulting in acquisitions of underlying shares and dividend equivalent rights. Shares were withheld to satisfy tax withholdings. On 08/27/2025 Mr. Karr transferred 39,216 directly owned shares to The Karr Family Revocable Trust dated February 15, 2005, over which he shares voting and dispositive control. Following transactions, Mr. Karr beneficially owned 127,417 shares indirectly through the Trust.
Pacific Premier Bancorp insider sale tied to merger-related equity vesting. Donn Jakosky, the companys Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer, reported disposal of 14,938 shares of PPBI common stock on 08/25/2025 at a price of $24.30 per share. The Form 4 shows the sale was coded F and, in the explanation, represents shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding arising from accelerated vesting of restricted stock.
The filing states the accelerated vesting and release of stock occurred in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated April 23, 2025, under which Pacific Premier Bancorp plans to merge into Columbia Banking System, Inc. on or about September 1, 2025. After the reported disposition, Jakosky beneficially owned 45,774 shares. The form is signed 08/27/2025.
Insider transactions reported for Pacific Premier Bancorp (PPBI). Steven R. Arnold, identified as General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, reported transactions in PPBI common stock on 08/12/2025. The filing shows an acquisition of 5,000 shares at $21.54 and a disposition of 5,000 shares at $22.54, with reported direct beneficial ownership figures of 56,042 and 51,042 shares respectively after the listed transactions. The form also lists options on PPBI common stock tied to a $21.54 conversion/exercise price for 5,000 underlying shares. Explanatory notes state 28,831 restricted shares are subject to vesting and that the options vest in three equal annual installments beginning 03/09/2017.