First PacTrust Bancorp, Inc. (Form: 8-K)  

 

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):   May 2, 2011

First PacTrust Bancorp, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

     
Maryland 000-49806 04-3639825
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(State or other jurisdiction 		_____________
(Commission 		______________
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation) File Number) Identification No.)
      
610 Bay Boulevard, Chula Vista, California   91910
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(Address of principal executive offices) 		  ___________
(Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:   (619) 691-1519

Not Applicable
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Former name or former address, if changed since last report

 

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) On May 2, 2011, the Board of Directors of First PacTrust Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") elected Mr. Chad T. Brownstein as a new director of the Company to be effective as of May 3, 2011. The election increases the membership of the Board of Directors to ten.

Mr. Brownstein is expected to be appointed to serve on the Company's Strategic Planning Committee. No other determinations have been made to date as to any other of the Board committees on which Mr. Brownstein will serve.

There was no arrangement or understanding pursuant to which Mr. Brownstein was elected as director, and there are no material related party transactions between the newly elected director and the Company. Mr. Brownstein is independent under criteria established by NASDAQ rules.

A copy of the Company's press release announcing Mr. Brownstein's election as director is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated in this Item 5.02 by reference.





Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

Press release dated May 2, 2011 announcing the election by the the Board of Diectors of Chad T. Brownstein as a director of First PacPrust Bancorp, Inc.





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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.

         
    First PacTrust Bancorp, Inc.
          
May 2, 2011   By:   /s/ James P. Sheehy
       
        Name: James P. Sheehy
        Title: Executive Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer

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Exhibit Index


     
Exhibit No.   Description
 
99.1
  Press release dated May 2, 2011 announcing the election by the the Board of Diectors of Chad T. Brownstein as a director of First PacPrust Bancorp, Inc.