8-K

CALIFORNIA BANCORP

Date: April 29, 2024

/s/ THOMAS A. SA

Thomas A. Sa

President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer

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): April 29, 2024

CALIFORNIA BANCORP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California

001-39242

82-1751097

(State or other jurisdiction

of incorporation)

(Commission

File Number)

(IRS Employer

Identification Number)


1300 Clay Street, Suite 500
Oakland, California		94612
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

(510) 457-3737

(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:

☐	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

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

☐	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class

Trading
Symbol(s)

Name of each exchange

on which registered

Common Stock

CALB

The Nasdaq Stock Market LLC

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 ☒

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. ☐

Item 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On April 29, 2024, California BanCorp (the “Company”) issued a press release setting forth its unaudited financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2024. A copy of the Company’s press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and is hereby incorporated by reference.

Item 7.01

Regulation FD Disclosure.

Over the upcoming weeks, members of management will be presenting to or conducting one-on-one meetings with investors, analysts or other third parties about the Company and its latest financial results. A copy of the presentation slides, updated with the Company’s financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024, substantially in the form expected to be used in such presentations and meetings, is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2 and is incorporated herein by reference.

The information furnished under this Item 2.02 and Item 7.01 and the related Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2 of this Current Report on Form 8-K shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to liabilities under that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or the Exchange Act, except as shall be set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits


Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release dated April 29, 2024

99.2		Investor Presentation dated March 31, 2024

104		Cover Page Interactive Date File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

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.

California BanCorp filed SEC Form 8-K: Results of Operations and Financial Condition, Regulation FD Disclosure