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<FONT SIZE="-1"><CENTER>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 30, 2003</CENTER>
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<FONT SIZE="-1">	Registration No. 333-[    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;      ] </FONT></P>

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<FONT SIZE="-1"><STRONG>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</STRONG></FONT><BR>

<FONT SIZE="-1"><STRONG>Washington, DC  20549</STRONG></FONT><BR>

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<FONT SIZE="+1"><STRONG>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</STRONG></FONT><BR>

<FONT SIZE="+1"><STRONG>ON FORM S-8</STRONG></FONT><BR>

<FONT SIZE="+1"><STRONG>UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</STRONG></FONT><BR>

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<FONT SIZE="+1"><STRONG>FIRST PACTRUST BANCORP, INC.</STRONG></FONT><HR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</CENTER>

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<TR VALIGN="TOP"><TD ALIGN="CENTER"><STRONG>Maryland</STRONG><HR>

(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation<BR>

or organization)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="CENTER"><STRONG>04-3639825</STRONG><HR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN="TOP"><TD ALIGN="CENTER">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR VALIGN="TOP"><TD ALIGN="CENTER"><STRONG>610 Bay Boulevard, Chula Vista, California</STRONG><HR>

(Address of principal executive offices)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="CENTER"><STRONG>91910</STRONG><HR>

(Zip Code)</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<FONT SIZE="+1"><STRONG>FIRST PACTRUST BANCORP, INC.</STRONG></FONT><BR>

<FONT SIZE="+1"><STRONG>2003 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN</STRONG></FONT><HR>
(Full title of the plan)<BR>

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<STRONG>Martin L. Meyrowitz, P.C.</STRONG><BR>

<STRONG>Beth A. Freedman, Esq.</STRONG><BR>

<STRONG>Silver, Freedman &amp; Taff, L.L.P.</STRONG><BR>

<FONT SIZE="-1"><STRONG>(a limited liability partnership including professional corporations)</STRONG></FONT><STRONG></STRONG><BR>

<STRONG>1700 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.</STRONG><BR>

<STRONG>Washington, D.C.  20007</STRONG><HR>

(Name and address of agent for service)<BR>

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<STRONG>(202) 295-4500</STRONG><HR>

(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)<BR>
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<TR VALIGN="TOP"><TD COLSPAN="5" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE="-1"><STRONG>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</STRONG></TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN="BOTTOM">
<TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE="-1"><STRONG>Title of securities<BR>to be registered<HR></TD>
<TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE="-1"><STRONG>Amount to be<BR>registered<SUP>(1)</SUP><HR></TD>
<TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE="-1"><STRONG>Proposed<BR>maximum<BR>offering price<BR>per share<HR></TD>
<TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE="-1"><STRONG>Proposed<BR>maximum<BR>aggregate<BR>offering price<HR></TD>
<TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE="-1"><STRONG>Amount of<BR>registration fee<BR><HR></TD></TR>

<TR VALIGN="TOP"><TD><FONT SIZE="-1">Common Stock, par<BR>
value $.01 per share</TD>
<TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE="-1">529,000 shares</TD>
<TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE="-1">$19.04<SUP>(2)</SUP></TD>
<TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE="-1">$10,072,160<SUP>(2)</SUP></TD>
<TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE="-1">$815.00<SUP>(2)</SUP></TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TR VALIGN="TOP"><TD WIDTH=5%><FONT SIZE="-2">(1)</TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE="-2">Estimated, pursuant to Rule 457(h), solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. The shares being registered
hereby are being registered based upon the average of the high and low prices per share of the common stock on the
Nasdaq National Market of $19.04 per share on May 29, 2003.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<STRONG>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS</STRONG><BR>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The document(s) containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants in the First
PacTrust Bancorp, Inc. 2003 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the "Plan") as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").<BR>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Such document(s) are not being filed with the Commission, but constitute (along with the documents incorporated by
reference into the Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof) a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section
10(a) of the Securities Act.<BR>

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<STRONG>INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS</STRONG><BR>
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Item 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference</U>.<BR>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents previously or concurrently filed by First PacTrust Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") with the
Commission are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:<BR>

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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT SIZE="-1">1.</TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE="-1">the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 (File
No. 000-49806), filed on March 21, 2003, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act");</TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT SIZE="-1">2.</TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE="-1">the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2003,
filed on May 15, 2003;</TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT SIZE="-1">3.</TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE="-1">the Company's proxy statement for its annual meeting of stockholders held on April 24, 2003,
filed with the SEC on March 21, 2003.</TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT SIZE="-1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD><FONT SIZE="-1">4.</TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE="-1">the description of the common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Registrant contained in
the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-85120) filed with
the Commission on March 28, 2002, and all amendments thereto or reports filed for the
purpose of updating such description.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This incorporation by reference of the Company's proxy statement for its annual meeting of stockholders shall not be deemed
to specifically incorporate by reference the information relating to the audit committee report (as permitted under Item 306 of
Regulation S-K).<BR>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or
which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and
to be a part thereof from the date of the filing of such documents.  Any statement contained in the documents incorporated, or deemed
to be incorporated, by reference herein or therein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement and the Prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or therein or in any other subsequently filed document
which also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated by reference herein or therein 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 and the Prospectus.<BR>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company shall furnish without charge to each person to whom the Prospectus is delivered, on the written or oral request
of such person, a copy of any or all of the documents incorporated by reference, other than exhibits to such documents (unless such
exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference to the information that is incorporated).  Requests should be directed to the
Secretary, First PacTrust Bancorp, Inc., 610 Bay Boulevard, Chula Vista, California  91910, telephone number (619) 691-1519.<BR>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All information appearing in this Registration Statement and the Prospectus is qualified in its entirety by the detailed
information, including financial statements, appearing in the documents incorporated herein or therein by reference.<BR>

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Item 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Description of Securities</U>.<BR>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.<BR>

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Item 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</U>.<BR>

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Item 6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</U>.<BR>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Article 12 of First PacTrust Bancorp, Inc.'s Articles of Incorporation provides for indemnification of current and former
directors and officers or individuals serving any other entity at the request of the Company, to the fullest extent required or permitted
under Maryland law.  In addition, Article 12 provides for the indemnification of other employees and agents to the extent authorized
by the Board of Directors and permitted under Maryland law.  Article 12 also provides the Company with the authority to purchase
insurance for indemnification purposes. The indemnification provisions set forth within Article 12 are non-exclusive in nature,
however, the Company shall not be liable for any payment under Article 12 to the extent that said person entitled to be indemnified
has actually received payment under any insurance policy, agreement or otherwise of the amounts indemnifiable under Article 12.<BR>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section 2-418 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Maryland permits a corporation to indemnify a person against
judgments, penalties, settlements and reasonable expenses unless it is proven that (1) the conduct of the person was material to the
matter giving rise to the proceeding and the person acted in bad faith or with "active and deliberate dishonesty," (2) the person
actually received an improper benefit or (3) in the case of a criminal proceeding, the person had reason to believe that his conduct was
unlawful.<BR>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Maryland law provides that where a person is a defendant in a derivative proceeding, the person may not be indemnified if the
person is found liable to the corporation.  Maryland law also provides that a person may not be indemnified in any proceeding
alleging improper personal benefit to the person in which the person was found liable on the grounds that personal benefit was
improperly received.<BR>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Maryland law further provides that unless otherwise provided in the corporation's articles of incorporation, a director or
officer (but not an employee or agent) who is successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any proceeding must be indemnified
against reasonable expenses.  The Company's Articles of Incorporation do not otherwise provide a bar against mandatory
indemnification.<BR>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Finally, Section 2-418 of the General Corporation Law also permits expenses incurred by a person in defending a proceeding
to be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding upon the receipt of an undertaking by the director or
officer to repay this amount if it is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation against
these expenses.  The person seeking indemnification of expenses must affirm in writing that he or she believes in good faith that he or
she has met the applicable standard for indemnification of expenses.<BR>

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Item 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Exemption from Registration Claimed</U>.<BR>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.<BR>

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Item 8.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Exhibits</U>.<BR>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;See Exhibit Index.<BR>

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Item 9.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<U>Undertakings</U>.<BR>

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<TD><FONT SIZE="-1">(a)</TD>
<TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT SIZE="-1">The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:</TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT SIZE="-1">(1)</TD>
<TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT SIZE="-1">To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT SIZE="-1"><FONT SIZE="-1">(i)</TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE="-1"><FONT SIZE="-1">To include any prospectus required by section 10 (a)(3) of the Securities Act;</TD></TR></TABLE>

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<TD WIDTH=5%><FONT SIZE="-1">(ii)</TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE="-1">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;
notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not
exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end
of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of a
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20%
change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation
of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and</TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT SIZE="-1">(iii)</TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE="-1">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.</TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT SIZE="-1">(2)</TD>
<TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT SIZE="-1">That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, 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 <U>bona</U> <U>fide</U> offering thereof.</TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN="TOP"><TD COLSPAN="5">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
<TR VALIGN="TOP"><TD><FONT SIZE="-1"></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE="-1"></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE="-1">(3)</TD>
<TD COLSPAN="2"><FONT SIZE="-1">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.</TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT SIZE="-1">(b)</TD>
<TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT SIZE="-1">The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a)
or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act 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 <U>bona</U>
<U>fide</U> offering thereof.</TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT SIZE="-1">(c)</TD>
<TD COLSPAN="3"><FONT SIZE="-1">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act 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 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.</TD></TR></TABLE>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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 a Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned in the City of Chula Vista, State of California, on  May 30, 2003.<BR>

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<TD><FONT SIZE="-1"><STRONG></STRONG><STRONG>FIRST PACTRUST BANCORP, INC.</STRONG></TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT SIZE="-1">By:</TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE="-1">/s/ Hans R. Ganz<HR>
Hans R. Ganz, President and Chief
Executive Officer

&nbsp;&nbsp;<EM>(Duly Authorized Representative) </EM></TD></TR></TABLE>
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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Hans
R. Ganz his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act
and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
and confirming all said attorneys-in-fact and agents or their substitutes or substitute may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.<BR>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the
following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.<BR>
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<TR VALIGN="TOP"><TD><FONT SIZE="-1"> /s/ Hans R. Ganz<HR>
Hans R. Ganz<BR>

President, Chief Executive Officer and Director </TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE="-1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE="-1">Date: May 27, 2003</TD></TR>
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<TR VALIGN="TOP"><TD><FONT SIZE="-1"> /s/ Alvin L. Majors<HR>
Alvin L. Majors<BR>

Chairman of the Board</TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE="-1"></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE="-1">Date: May 23, 2003</TD></TR>
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Francis P. Burke<BR>

Director</TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE="-1"></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE="-1">Date: &nbsp;&nbsp;</TD></TR>
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<TD><FONT SIZE="-1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR VALIGN="TOP"><TD><FONT SIZE="-1"> /s/ Kenneth R. Scholz<HR>
Kenneth Scholz<BR>

Director </TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE="-1"></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE="-1">Date: May 27, 2003</TD></TR>
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<TR VALIGN="TOP"><TD><FONT SIZE="-1"> /s/ Donald M. Purdy<HR>
Donald Purdy<BR>

Director</TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE="-1"></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE="-1">Date: May 28, 2003</TD></TR>
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<TR VALIGN="TOP"><TD><FONT SIZE="-1"> /s/ Donald A. Whitacre<HR>
Donald Whitacre<BR>

Director</TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE="-1"></TD>
<TD><FONT SIZE="-1">Date: May 28, 2003</TD></TR>
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<TR VALIGN="TOP"><TD><FONT SIZE="-1"> /s/ Regan J. Gallagher<HR>
Regan Gallagher<BR>

Controller <BR>

&nbsp;&nbsp;<EM>(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)</EM></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 30, 2003
Registration No. 333-[                ]
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC  20549
_______________
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ON FORM S-8
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
_______________
FIRST PACTRUST BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation
or organization)
04-3639825
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
610 Bay Boulevard, Chula Vista, California
(Address of principal executive offices)
91910
(Zip Code)
FIRST PACTRUST BANCORP, INC.
2003 STOCK OPTION AND INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Martin L. Meyrowitz, P.C.
Beth A. Freedman, Esq.
Silver, Freedman & Taff, L.L.P.
(a limited liability partnership including professional corporations)
1700 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C.  20007
(Name and address of agent for service)
(202) 295-4500
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount to be
registered
(1)
Proposed
maximum
offering price
per share
Proposed
maximum
aggregate
offering price
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock, par
value $.01 per share
529,000 shares
$19.04
(2)
$10,072,160
(2)
$815.00
(2)
__________________________
(1)
Estimated, pursuant to Rule 457(h), solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. The shares being registered
hereby are being registered based upon the average of the high and low prices per share of the common stock on the
Nasdaq National Market of $19.04 per share on May 29, 2003.
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants in the First
PacTrust Bancorp, Inc. 2003 Stock Option and Incentive Plan (the "Plan") as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
Such document(s) are not being filed with the Commission, but constitute (along with the documents incorporated by
reference into the Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof) a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section
10(a) of the Securities Act.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 3.
Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference
.
The following documents previously or concurrently filed by First PacTrust Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") with the
Commission are hereby incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement:
1.
the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002 (File
No. 000-49806), filed on March 21, 2003, pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act");
2.
the quarterly report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the three months ended March 31, 2003,
filed on May 15, 2003;
3.
the Company's proxy statement for its annual meeting of stockholders held on April 24, 2003,
filed with the SEC on March 21, 2003.
4.
the description of the common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Registrant contained in
the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-85120) filed with
the Commission on March 28, 2002, and all amendments thereto or reports filed for the
purpose of updating such description.
This incorporation by reference of the Company's proxy statement for its annual meeting of stockholders shall not be deemed
to specifically incorporate by reference the information relating to the audit committee report (as permitted under Item 306 of
Regulation S-K).
All documents subsequently filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the
Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or
which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and
to be a part thereof from the date of the filing of such documents.  Any statement contained in the documents incorporated, or deemed
to be incorporated, by reference herein or therein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement and the Prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or therein or in any other subsequently filed document
which also is, or is deemed to be, incorporated by reference herein or therein 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 and the Prospectus.
The Company shall furnish without charge to each person to whom the Prospectus is delivered, on the written or oral request
of such person, a copy of any or all of the documents incorporated by reference, other than exhibits to such documents (unless such
exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference to the information that is incorporated).  Requests should be directed to the
Secretary, First PacTrust Bancorp, Inc., 610 Bay Boulevard, Chula Vista, California  91910, telephone number (619) 691-1519.
All information appearing in this Registration Statement and the Prospectus is qualified in its entirety by the detailed
information, including financial statements, appearing in the documents incorporated herein or therein by reference.
Item 4.
Description of Securities
.
Not applicable.
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Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
.
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
.
Article 12 of First PacTrust Bancorp, Inc.'s Articles of Incorporation provides for indemnification of current and former
directors and officers or individuals serving any other entity at the request of the Company, to the fullest extent required or permitted
under Maryland law.  In addition, Article 12 provides for the indemnification of other employees and agents to the extent authorized
by the Board of Directors and permitted under Maryland law.  Article 12 also provides the Company with the authority to purchase
insurance for indemnification purposes. The indemnification provisions set forth within Article 12 are non-exclusive in nature,
however, the Company shall not be liable for any payment under Article 12 to the extent that said person entitled to be indemnified
has actually received payment under any insurance policy, agreement or otherwise of the amounts indemnifiable under Article 12.
Section 2-418 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Maryland permits a corporation to indemnify a person against
judgments, penalties, settlements and reasonable expenses unless it is proven that (1) the conduct of the person was material to the
matter giving rise to the proceeding and the person acted in bad faith or with "active and deliberate dishonesty," (2) the person
actually received an improper benefit or (3) in the case of a criminal proceeding, the person had reason to believe that his conduct was
unlawful.
Maryland law provides that where a person is a defendant in a derivative proceeding, the person may not be indemnified if the
person is found liable to the corporation.  Maryland law also provides that a person may not be indemnified in any proceeding
alleging improper personal benefit to the person in which the person was found liable on the grounds that personal benefit was
improperly received.
Maryland law further provides that unless otherwise provided in the corporation's articles of incorporation, a director or
officer (but not an employee or agent) who is successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any proceeding must be indemnified
against reasonable expenses.  The Company's Articles of Incorporation do not otherwise provide a bar against mandatory
indemnification.
Finally, Section 2-418 of the General Corporation Law also permits expenses incurred by a person in defending a proceeding
to be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of the proceeding upon the receipt of an undertaking by the director or
officer to repay this amount if it is ultimately determined that he or she is not entitled to be indemnified by the corporation against
these expenses.  The person seeking indemnification of expenses must affirm in writing that he or she believes in good faith that he or
she has met the applicable standard for indemnification of expenses.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed
.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits
.
See Exhibit Index.
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;
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(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;
notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not
exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end
of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of a
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20%
change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation
of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and
(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.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, 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, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a)
or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act 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.
(c)
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act 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 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 a Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned in the City of Chula Vista, State of California, on  May 30, 2003.
FIRST PACTRUST BANCORP, INC.
By:
/s/ Hans R. Ganz
Hans R. Ganz, President and Chief
Executive Officer
(Duly Authorized Representative)
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Hans
R. Ganz his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him and in his name,
place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration
Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act
and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying
and confirming all said attorneys-in-fact and agents or their substitutes or substitute may lawfully 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 below by the
following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
/s/ Hans R. Ganz
Hans R. Ganz
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Date: May 27, 2003
/s/ Alvin L. Majors
Alvin L. Majors
Chairman of the Board
Date: May 23, 2003
Francis P. Burke
Director
Date:
/s/ Kenneth R. Scholz
Kenneth Scholz
Director
Date: May 27, 2003
/s/ Donald M. Purdy
Donald Purdy
Director
Date: May 28, 2003
/s/ Donald A. Whitacre
Donald Whitacre
Director
Date: May 28, 2003
/s/ Regan J. Gallagher
Regan Gallagher
Controller
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
Date: May 28, 2003
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Exhibit Number
Document
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Opinion of Silver, Freedman & Taff, L.L.P.
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Consent of Crowe Chizek and Company LLC
99
Amended and Restated First PacTrust Bancorp, Inc. 
2003 Stock Option and Incentive Plan
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