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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">No.&nbsp;333-</FONT><U>&#8195;&#8195;&#8195;</U> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CALIFORNIA BANCORP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>California</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B><FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">82-1751097</FONT></B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>1300 Clay Street, Suite 500, Oakland, California</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>94612</B></TD></TR>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>California BanCorp Amended and Restated 2017 Equity Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Thomas A. Sa </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>President,
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>California BanCorp </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1300 Clay Street, Suite 500 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Oakland, California 94612 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(510) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">457-3737</FONT> </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code of agent for service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>With copies to: </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Joshua A. Dean, Esq. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Sheppard, Mullin, Richter&nbsp;&amp; Hampton LLP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>650 Town Center Drive, Tenth Floor </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Costa Mesa, California 92626 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(714) <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">513-5100</FONT> </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">non-accelerated</FONT> filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated
filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;smaller reporting company,&#148; and &#147;emerging growth company&#148; in Rule <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">12b-2</FONT> of the Exchange Act. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&#9744;</TD>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:10pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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&nbsp;7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.&#8194;&#9744; </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;1. Plan Information.* </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;2.
Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.* </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman; " ALIGN="left">The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be sent or given to participants as specified
by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). In accordance with the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) and the instructions to Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act.
</P></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Part II </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents filed by California BanCorp (the &#147;Company&#148;) with the Commission are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">a. the Company&#146;s Annual Report on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1752036/000119312523078646/d392002d10k.htm">Form
 <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT></A> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2022 filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;24, 2023; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">b. the Company&#146;s Quarterly Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-Q</FONT> for the quarters ended March&nbsp;31, 2023 and
June&nbsp;30, 2023 filed with the Commission on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1752036/000119312523144264/d355286d10q.htm">May&nbsp;
15, 2023</A> and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1752036/000119312523209094/d526686d10q.htm">August&nbsp;10, 2023</A>; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">c. the Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">8-K</FONT> filed on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1752036/000119312523075784/d423373d8k.htm">March&nbsp;21,
 2023</A>, <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1752036/000119312523092332/d445845d8k.htm">April&nbsp;
5, 2023</A>, and <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/../../../ix?doc=/Archives/edgar/data/1752036/000119312523150677/d503177d8k.htm">May&nbsp;23, 2023</A> (other than any portions of any such document that is not deemed &#147;filed&#148;
under the Exchange Act in accordance with the Exchange Act and applicable SEC rules); </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">d. the description of the Company&#146;s common
stock set forth in the Registration Statement on <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1752036/000119312520060717/d858703d1012b.htm">Form 10 </A>under Section&nbsp;12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
&#147;Exchange Act&#148;) filed on March&nbsp;
4, 2020, as the description therein has been updated and superseded by the description of our common stock contained in <A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1752036/000156459020016670/calb-ex42_18.htm">Exhibit 4.2</A> to our Annual Report
on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">10-K</FONT> for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2019, filed with the SEC on April&nbsp;14, 2020, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that
indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and are a part hereof from the date of filing such documents. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;4. Description of Securities. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company is a California corporation and is subject to the California Corporations Code (the &#147;California Code&#148;). Section&nbsp;317 of the
California Code authorizes a corporation to indemnify, subject to certain exceptions, any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation to procure a
judgment in its favor) by reason of the fact that such person is or was an agent of the corporation, as the term &#147;agent&#148; is defined in Section&nbsp;317(a) of the California Code, against expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other
amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the corporation and, in the case of a criminal proceeding,
had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct of such person was unlawful. A corporation is further authorized to indemnify, subject to certain exceptions, any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened,
pending, or completed action by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is or was an agent of the corporation, against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by that person in
connection with the defense or settlement of the action if the person acted in good faith, in a manner the person believed to be in the best interests of the corporation and its shareholders. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;204 of the California Code provides that a corporation&#146;s articles of incorporation may not limit the liability of directors (i)&nbsp;for
acts or omissions that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing and culpable violation of law, (ii)&nbsp;for acts or omissions that a director believes to be contrary to the best interests of the corporation or its shareholders or that involve
the absence of good faith on the part of the director, (iii)&nbsp;for any transaction from which a director derived an improper personal benefit, (iv)&nbsp;for acts or omissions that show a reckless disregard for the director&#146;s duty to the
corporation or its shareholders in circumstances in which the director was aware, or should have been aware, in the ordinary course of performing a director&#146;s duties, of a risk of a serious injury to the corporation or its shareholders,
(v)&nbsp;for acts or omissions that constitute an unexcused pattern of inattention that amounts to an abdication of the director&#146;s duty to the corporation or its shareholders, (vi)&nbsp;under Section&nbsp;310 of the California Code (concerning
transactions between corporations and directors or corporations having interrelated directors) or (vii)&nbsp;under Section&nbsp;316 of the California Code (concerning directors&#146; liability for distributions, loans, and guarantees). </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;204 further provides that a corporation&#146;s articles of incorporation may not limit the liability of directors for any act or omission
occurring prior to the date when the provision became effective or any act or omission as an officer, notwithstanding that the officer is also a director or that his or her actions, if negligent or improper, have been ratified by the directors.
Further, Section&nbsp;317 has no effect on claims arising under federal or state securities laws and does not affect the availability of injunctions and other equitable remedies available to a corporation&#146;s shareholders for any violation of a
director&#146;s fiduciary duty to the corporation or its shareholders. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s articles of incorporation eliminate the liability of each of
its directors for monetary damages to the fullest extent permissible under California law. The Company&#146;s articles of incorporation further authorize it to provide indemnification to its officers and directors to the fullest extent permissible
under California law and in excess of that otherwise permitted under Section&nbsp;317 of the California Code. The Company&#146;s bylaws also provide for similar indemnification of its officers and directors to the maximum extent permitted by
California law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and executive officers. These agreements require the Company
to, among other things, (i)&nbsp;indemnify its directors and officers against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers, subject to certain exceptions and limitations and (ii)&nbsp;advance the
expenses such directors or executive officers may incur as a result of or in connection with the defense of any proceeding brought against them as to which they could be indemnified, subject to an undertaking by the indemnified party to repay such
advances if it is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to indemnification. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing summaries are necessarily subject to the
complete text of the statute, the articles of incorporation, the bylaws and the agreements referred to above and are qualified in their entirety by reference thereto. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company also maintains insurance policies which insure its officers and directors against certain liabilities. </P>
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registrant&#146;s directors, officers or controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Company has been informed that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In addition, indemnification for violations of state securities laws may be limited by applicable laws. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not
applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;8. Exhibits. </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><A HREF="http://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1752036/000119312523108342/d420348ddef14a.htm">Amended and Restated California BanCorp 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company&#146;s Definitive
 Proxy Statement filed April&nbsp;20, 2023). </A></TD></TR>
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</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&#8201;9. Undertakings. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or
any material change to such information in the Registration Statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not
apply if the Registration Statement is on <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">Form&nbsp;S-8,&nbsp;and</FONT> the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the
registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:9%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P>
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directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8</FONT> and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Oakland, State of California, on
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">(Registrant)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-BOTTOM:1px solid #000000">/s/ Steven E. Shelton</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Steven E. Shelton</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The officers and directors of California BanCorp whose signatures appear below hereby constitute and appoint Steven E. Shelton and Thomas A. Sa, and each of
them, their true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power of substitution, each with power to act alone, to sign and execute on behalf of the undersigned any amendment or amendments to this Registration Statement on Form <FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">S-8,</FONT> and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each of said <FONT STYLE="white-space:nowrap"><FONT
STYLE="white-space:nowrap">attorneys-in-fact</FONT></FONT> and agents full power and authority to do everything necessary to accomplish the foregoing, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, and each of the
undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that each of said attorneys and agents, or their substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant
in the capacities and on the date indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Steven E. Shelton</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Chief Executive Officer and Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">September&nbsp;28, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Steven E. Shelton</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">(Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Thomas A. Sa</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Thomas A. Sa</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">September&nbsp;28, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Andrew J. Armanino</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Stephen A. Cortese</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Chairman</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">September&nbsp;28, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Stephen A. Cortese</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Kevin J. Cullen</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">September&nbsp;28, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Kevin J. Cullen</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Stephen R. Dathe</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">September&nbsp;28, 2023</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Rochelle G. Klein</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Director</TD>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 28, 2023
Registration
No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM
S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
CALIFORNIA BANCORP
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California
82-1751097
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
1300 Clay Street, Suite 500, Oakland, California
94612
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
California BanCorp Amended and Restated 2017 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full title of plan)
Thomas A. Sa
President,
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
California BanCorp
1300 Clay Street, Suite 500
Oakland, California 94612
(510)
457-3737
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code of agent for service)
With copies to:
Joshua A. Dean, Esq.
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
650 Town Center Drive, Tenth Floor
Costa Mesa, California 92626
(714)
513-5100
Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a
non-accelerated
filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of "large accelerated
filer," "accelerated filer," "smaller reporting company," and "emerging growth company" in Rule
12b-2
of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
☐
Accelerated filer
☐
Non-accelerated
filer
☐
Smaller reporting company
☒
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 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
Part I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.*
Item 2.
Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.*
*
The documents containing the information specified in Part I will be sent or given to participants as specified
by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). In accordance with the rules and regulations of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") and the instructions to Form
S-8,
such documents are not being filed with the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act.
Part II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by California BanCorp (the "Company") with the Commission are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement:
a. the Company's Annual Report on
Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2022 filed with the Commission on March 24, 2023;
b. the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q
for the quarters ended March 31, 2023 and
June 30, 2023 filed with the Commission on
May 
15, 2023
and
August 10, 2023
;
c. the Company's Current Reports on Form
8-K
filed on
March 21,
 2023
,
April 
5, 2023
, and
May 23, 2023
(other than any portions of any such document that is not deemed "filed"
under the Exchange Act in accordance with the Exchange Act and applicable SEC rules);
d. the description of the Company's common
stock set forth in the Registration Statement on
Form 10
under Section 12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act") filed on March 
4, 2020, as the description therein has been updated and superseded by the description of our common stock contained in
Exhibit 4.2
to our Annual Report
on Form
10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2019, filed with the SEC on April 14, 2020, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that
indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and are a part hereof from the date of filing such documents.
Any statement contained in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for
purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such
statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
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Item 6. Indemnification of Officers and Directors.
The Company is a California corporation and is subject to the California Corporations Code (the "California Code"). Section 317 of the
California Code authorizes a corporation to indemnify, subject to certain exceptions, any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any proceeding (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation to procure a
judgment in its favor) by reason of the fact that such person is or was an agent of the corporation, as the term "agent" is defined in Section 317(a) of the California Code, against expenses, judgments, fines, settlements and other
amounts actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such proceeding if such person acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably believed to be in the best interests of the corporation and, in the case of a criminal proceeding,
had no reasonable cause to believe the conduct of such person was unlawful. A corporation is further authorized to indemnify, subject to certain exceptions, any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened,
pending, or completed action by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is or was an agent of the corporation, against expenses actually and reasonably incurred by that person in
connection with the defense or settlement of the action if the person acted in good faith, in a manner the person believed to be in the best interests of the corporation and its shareholders.
Section 204 of the California Code provides that a corporation's articles of incorporation may not limit the liability of directors (i) for
acts or omissions that involve intentional misconduct or a knowing and culpable violation of law, (ii) for acts or omissions that a director believes to be contrary to the best interests of the corporation or its shareholders or that involve
the absence of good faith on the part of the director, (iii) for any transaction from which a director derived an improper personal benefit, (iv) for acts or omissions that show a reckless disregard for the director's duty to the
corporation or its shareholders in circumstances in which the director was aware, or should have been aware, in the ordinary course of performing a director's duties, of a risk of a serious injury to the corporation or its shareholders,
(v) for acts or omissions that constitute an unexcused pattern of inattention that amounts to an abdication of the director's duty to the corporation or its shareholders, (vi) under Section 310 of the California Code (concerning
transactions between corporations and directors or corporations having interrelated directors) or (vii) under Section 316 of the California Code (concerning directors' liability for distributions, loans, and guarantees).
Section 204 further provides that a corporation's articles of incorporation may not limit the liability of directors for any act or omission
occurring prior to the date when the provision became effective or any act or omission as an officer, notwithstanding that the officer is also a director or that his or her actions, if negligent or improper, have been ratified by the directors.
Further, Section 317 has no effect on claims arising under federal or state securities laws and does not affect the availability of injunctions and other equitable remedies available to a corporation's shareholders for any violation of a
director's fiduciary duty to the corporation or its shareholders.
The Company's articles of incorporation eliminate the liability of each of
its directors for monetary damages to the fullest extent permissible under California law. The Company's articles of incorporation further authorize it to provide indemnification to its officers and directors to the fullest extent permissible
under California law and in excess of that otherwise permitted under Section 317 of the California Code. The Company's bylaws also provide for similar indemnification of its officers and directors to the maximum extent permitted by
California law.
The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and executive officers. These agreements require the Company
to, among other things, (i) indemnify its directors and officers against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors or officers, subject to certain exceptions and limitations and (ii) advance the
expenses such directors or executive officers may incur as a result of or in connection with the defense of any proceeding brought against them as to which they could be indemnified, subject to an undertaking by the indemnified party to repay such
advances if it is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to indemnification.
The foregoing summaries are necessarily subject to the
complete text of the statute, the articles of incorporation, the bylaws and the agreements referred to above and are qualified in their entirety by reference thereto.
The Company also maintains insurance policies which insure its officers and directors against certain liabilities.
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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to the
registrant's directors, officers or controlling persons pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Company has been informed that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act
of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In addition, indemnification for violations of state securities laws may be limited by applicable laws.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not
applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Description
5.1
Opinion of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, LLP
23.1
Consent of Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton, LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
23.2
Consent of Crowe LLP
24
Power of Attorney (included in signature page)
99.1
Amended and Restated California BanCorp 2017 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the Company's Definitive
 Proxy Statement filed April 20, 2023).
107
Calculation of Fee Table
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the Registration Statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or
any material change to such information in the Registration Statement;
Provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not
apply if the Registration Statement is on
Form S-8, and
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the
registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to
be a new Registration Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to
directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form
S-8
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Oakland, State of California, on
September 28, 2023.
CALIFORNIA BANCORP
(Registrant)
By
/s/ Steven E. Shelton
Steven E. Shelton
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The officers and directors of California BanCorp whose signatures appear below hereby constitute and appoint Steven E. Shelton and Thomas A. Sa, and each of
them, their true and lawful attorneys and agents, with full power of substitution, each with power to act alone, to sign and execute on behalf of the undersigned any amendment or amendments to this Registration Statement on Form
S-8,
and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto each of said
attorneys-in-fact
and agents full power and authority to do everything necessary to accomplish the foregoing, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, and each of the
undersigned does hereby ratify and confirm all that each of said attorneys and agents, or their substitutes, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons on behalf of the registrant
in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature/Name
Title
Date
By:
/s/ Steven E. Shelton
Chief Executive Officer and Director
September 28, 2023
Steven E. Shelton
(Principal Executive Officer)
By:
/s/ Thomas A. Sa
Thomas A. Sa
President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
September 28, 2023
By:
/s/ Andrew J. Armanino
Director
September 28, 2023
Andrew J. Armanino
By:
/s/ Stephen A. Cortese
Chairman
September 28, 2023
Stephen A. Cortese
By:
/s/ Kevin J. Cullen
Director
September 28, 2023
Kevin J. Cullen
By:
/s/ Stephen R. Dathe
Director
September 28, 2023
Stephen R. Dathe
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By:
/s/ Wayne S. Doiguchi
Director
September 28, 2023
Wayne S. Doiguchi
By:
/s/ Rochelle G. Klein
Director
September 28, 2023
Rochelle G. Klein
By:
/s/ Julie J. Levenson
Director
September 28, 2023
Julie J. Levenson
By:
/s/ Frank L. Muller
Director
September 28, 2023
Frank L. Muller
By:
/s/ Millicent C. Tracey
Director
September 28, 2023
Millicent C. Tracey
By:
/s/ Theodore A. Wilm
Director
September 28, 2023
Theodore A. Wilm
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