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0001374651
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001028918
PACIFIC PREMIER BANCORP INC
000-22193
17901 VON KARMAN AVE
SUITE 1200
IRVINE
CA
92614
949-864-8000
JONES JEFF C
Director
Common
Charles Schwab Corp
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
11251
261591.00
96424809
09/09/2024
Nasdaq
Common
11/21/2021
Vested Stock Grant
Pacific Premier Bancorp
N
1500
11/12/2021
Equity Compensation
Common
04/15/2021
Restricted Stock Grant
Pacific Premier Bancorp
N
3503
04/15/2021
Equity Compensation
Common
01/26/2018
Restricted Stock Grants
Pacific Premier Bancorp
N
1248
01/26/2018
Equity Compensation
Common
01/26/2018
Exercised Stock Options
Pacific Premier Bancorp
N
5000
01/26/2018
Equity Compensation
Y
Shares being sold from acct titled: J Jones & A Jones TTEE The Jones Family Trust
09/09/2024
JEFFREY C. JONES