Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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).
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
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Muller Frank L.
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
California BanCorp [CALB]
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director
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_____ 10% Owner
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_____ Officer (give title below)
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_____ Other (specify below)
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(Last)
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(First)
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(Middle)
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1300 CLAY STREET, SUITE 500
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
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(Street)
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OAKLAND
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CA
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94612
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4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
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6. Individual or Join/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1.Title of Security
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2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)
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2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)
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3. Transaction Code
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4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
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5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
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6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
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7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
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Code
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V
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Amount
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(A) or (D)
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Price
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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
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2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
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3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)
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3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)
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4. Transaction Code
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5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
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6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
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7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
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8. Price of Derivative Security
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9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
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10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
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11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
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Code
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V
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(A)
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(D)
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Date Exercisable
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Expriation Date
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Title
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Amount or Number of Shares
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Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
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Relationships
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Director
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10% Owner
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Officer
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Other
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Muller Frank L.
1300 CLAY STREET, SUITE 500
OAKLAND, CA94612
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Signatures
/s/ Frank L. Muller, by Debra Bradford, attorney-in-fact
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2024-07-31
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**Signature of Reporting Person
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Date
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Explanation of Responses:
(*)
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If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
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(**)
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Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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(1)
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Disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated January 31, 2024 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and between the Issuer and Southern California Bancorp ("BCAL"). Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the merger, each share of Issuer common stock converted into the right to receive 1.590 shares of BCAL common stock (the "Exchange Ratio"), with cash paid in lieu of fractional shares. As a result of the merger, the reporting person no longer beneficially owns, directly or indirectly, any shares of Issuer common stock.
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(2)
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Includes restricted stock units with respect to 1,399 shares of the Issuer's common stock. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, at the effective time of the merger, the restricted stock units were assumed by BCAL and converted into a restricted stock units with respect to a number of shares of BCAL common stock equal to the number of issuer shares underlying the restricted stock unit multiplied by the Exchange Ratio.
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