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Issuer:     California BanCorp \ CA (BCAL)
CIK:        0001795815
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-01-07T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001493152-26-000728
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.65
Item codes: 5.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

CEO Steven Shelton retires; Chairman David Rainer appointed CEO effective Dec 31, 2025
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- Steven Shelton retired as CEO and director of California BanCorp and its bank subsidiary, effective Dec 31, 2025; he will serve as advisory transition partner through Dec 2026.
- David Rainer, previously Chairman, appointed CEO of both entities effective Dec 31, 2025; his compensation remains unchanged.
- Shelton receives separation payment of $996,400 lump sum after July 1, 2026, plus $16,666.66/month advisory salary, COBRA, and accelerated equity vesting.
- The retirement is not due to any disagreement with the company's operations, policies, or practices.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795815/000149315226000728/0001493152-26-000728-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795815/000149315226000728/form8-k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001493152-26-000728

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