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

May 13, 2008

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported)

FIRST CALIFORNIA FINANCIAL GROUP, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)

 

Delaware		000-52498		38-3737811
(State of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification Number)

1880 Century Park East, Suite 800

Los Angeles, CA 90067

(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)

(310) 277-2265

(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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

 

¨	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))

 

 

 

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Item 2.02

Results of Operations and Financial Condition.*

On May 13, 2008, First California Financial Group, Inc. (“First California”) issued a press release announcing its results of operations and financial condition for the three months ended March 31, 2008. A copy of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits.*

 

(d)

Exhibits

The following exhibits are being furnished herewith:

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release dated May 13, 2008

 

*

The information furnished under Item 2.02 and Item 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K, including the exhibit, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to liabilities under that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other filings of First California under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be set forth by specific reference in such filing.

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.		Description
99.1		Press release dated May 13, 2008

 

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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 hereunder duly authorized.

Dated: May 13, 2008

 

 

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