Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
SANTAROSA ROMOLO
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
First California Financial Group, Inc. [FCAL]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
See Remarks
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3027 TOWNSGATE ROAD, SUITE 300
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
05/31/2013
(Street)

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA 91361
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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
Common Stock, $0.01 par value 05/31/2013   D   176,755 D (1) 0 D  

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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
Option to Buy $ 11.73 05/31/2013   D     8,952 03/01/2014 03/01/2014 Common Stock 8,952 (2) 0 D  
Option to Buy $ 9 05/31/2013   D     20,000 06/06/2015 06/06/2015 Common Stock 20,000 (2) 0 D  
Option to Buy $ 6.75 05/31/2013   D     2,000 06/18/2016 06/18/2016 Common Stock 2,000 (2) 0 D  
Option to Buy $ 4.93 05/31/2013   D     2,939 02/25/2017 02/25/2017 Common Stock 2,939 (2) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
SANTAROSA ROMOLO
3027 TOWNSGATE ROAD, SUITE 300
WESTLAKE VILLAGE, CA 91361
      See Remarks  

Signatures

 /s/ Romolo Santarosa, Attorney-in-Fact   05/31/2013
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Each share has been converted into the right to receive 0.2966 shares of PacWest Bancorp ("PacWest") common stock as specified in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 6, 2012, between PacWest and First California Financial Group, Inc. (the "Merger Agreement").
(2) Each outstanding option was cancelled and converted into the right to receive, subject to any required tax withholding, an amount of cash equal to the excess (if any) of $8.00 over the exercise price as specified in the Merger Agreement.
 
Remarks:
SR. EVP, CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

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