---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001641172-25-012104"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "BCAL"
cik: "0001795815"
company_name: "California BanCorp \\ CA"
filed_at: "2025-05-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-20T18:37:31.446657+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# California BanCorp shareholders elect 12 directors, ratify RSM as auditor

## Summary
- Annual meeting held May 21, 2025; all 12 director nominees elected with >22.6M 'for' votes each.
- Proposal to ratify RSM US LLP as independent auditor passed: 25,232,229 for, 13,330 against.
- Broker non-votes: 2,215,461 on director elections; 0 on auditor ratification (routine matter).

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001641172-25-012104
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: BCAL
- cik: 0001795815
- company_name: California BanCorp \ CA
- filed_at: 2025-05-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.15
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795815/000164117225012104/0001641172-25-012104-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795815/000164117225012104/form8-k.htm

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