What SEC filings does California BanCorp submit to the SEC?

California BanCorp (BCAL) submits several types of SEC filings including Form 4 (insider transactions), Form 144 (proposed insider sales), 8-K reports (material events such as earnings releases, acquisitions, leadership changes), and periodic reports — the 10-Q (quarterly) and 10-K (annual). All filings are publicly available through SEC EDGAR.

What does a Form 4 filing tell me about BCAL?

A Form 4 for BCAL discloses a transaction by a company insider — typically a director, officer, or 10%+ shareholder. It shows the source-reported date, number of shares, price, and updated ownership. These facts do not establish motive or predict future returns.

How do I interpret an 8-K filing from California BanCorp?

An 8-K signals a material event requiring prompt disclosure. Common triggers include earnings pre-announcements, acquisitions, leadership appointments or departures, credit changes, or regulatory actions. Read the item codes inside the filing to understand exactly what was disclosed before drawing conclusions.

What is the difference between a 10-K and 10-Q for BCAL?

The 10-K is California BanCorp's annual report with fully audited financial statements, comprehensive MD&A, and complete risk factor disclosures — filed 60–90 days after fiscal year-end. The 10-Q is a lighter quarterly report with unaudited financials filed for the first three quarters. Together they provide a continuous financial picture of the company.

Where can I see all BCAL SEC filings directly on EDGAR?

You can view all historical California BanCorp filings on the SEC EDGAR company page for BCAL. Each filing card on this page links directly to the original SEC document.

How often does California BanCorp file with the SEC?

California BanCorp files one 10-K per year and up to three 10-Qs per year. Form 4 insider transactions must be reported within two business days of each trade, so the frequency depends on how often insiders are buying or selling BCAL shares. 8-K filings occur whenever a material event happens — which can be several times per quarter for an active company.

BCAL SEC Filing News — California BanCorp

Latest SEC filings for California BanCorp (BCAL) explained in plain English. Covers insider buying and selling (Form 4), proposed insider sales (Form 144), material company events (8-K), and quarterly & annual reports (10-Q / 10-K). StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries; original filings remain at the SEC/source links and were authored by their filers, not StrongBuyAnalytics. Filing dates shown are source dates. Coverage and detection can be delayed or incomplete because of SEC availability, amendments, parsing, caching, or outages. Latest source filing date shown: 2026-09-23.

California BanCorp operates as the bank holding company for California Bank of Commerce, N.A. that provides various financial products to individuals, professionals, and small- to medium-sized businesses in California, the United States. The company offers checking, savings, and money market accounts; and certificates of deposit. It also provides business loans, including construction and land development loans, commercial and industrial loans, small business administration loans, and consumer l…

Sector: Financial Services Industry: Banks - Regional Market Cap: $694.1M

Total Filings

Bullish Classifications

Bearish Classifications

Insider Transactions

Material Events (8-K)

Periodic Reports

What you're looking at: Each item below is parsed from an actual SEC filing submitted by California BanCorp. Form 4 = confirmed insider transaction · Form 144 = proposed sale notice · 8-K = material event (earnings, M&A, leadership change, etc.) · 10-Q / 10-K = quarterly / annual report.

BCAL Filing Activity Snapshot 2026-07-27 — 2026-09-23

Insider Transactions (Form 4)

1 buy vs 1 sell

Insider buying and selling activity is balanced in this period.

Largest Form 144 Filing

$158.9K

Machado Lester · 2026-08-12

7,500 shares · Form 144

Form 144 Notices

Proposed insider sale filed — Form 144 is a notice of intent, not a confirmed transaction. Actual sales are confirmed via Form 4.

Insider Transactions 17 · Forms 3, 4 and 5

A Form 4 is filed within two business days of a company insider — an officer, a director, or a holder of more than ten percent of the stock — changing their position in the shares. All 17 filings in this group are Form 4s for California BanCorp.

The difficulty with reading these filings as a group is that a single form type covers transactions that mean entirely different things. An executive spending their own money to buy stock and an executive having shares withheld to pay tax on a vesting grant both appear as a Form 4. Every filing below is therefore tagged with the nature of the underlying transaction, taken from the transaction code reported on the form itself.

Across the 17 insider filings shown, the breakdown is 10 tax withholding, 3 compensation award, 2 other reported transaction, 1 open-market purchase and 1 open-market sale. 2 of them involved a discretionary open-market trade; the rest are compensation and administrative mechanics.

What each transaction type means

Tax withholding ×10: Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.
Compensation award ×3: Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.
Other reported transaction ×2: The filing reports a transaction type that does not map to a routine purchase, sale, award or withholding.
Open-market purchase ×1: The insider bought shares on the open market with their own money. This is the only Form 4 category that requires a discretionary cash outlay at the prevailing price.
Open-market sale ×1: The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-09-23

BCAL insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Wirfel Michelle (EVP, Chief Operating Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	93	$21.51	$2.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Wirfel Michelle (EVP, Chief Operating Officer) Shares: 93

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market purchase Insider Buying 2026-09-09

BCAL insider Muller Frank L. (Director) bought 450 shares (~$10.0K)

Muller Frank L., listed as Director at California BanCorp \ CA, reported an open-market purchase of 450 BCAL shares in a Form 4 filing. Insider buying is often treated as a bullish signal because company insiders are committing their own capital.

The insider bought shares on the open market with their own money. This is the only Form 4 category that requires a discretionary cash outlay at the prevailing price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`P`	Open-market purchase	450	$22.13	$10.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Muller Frank L. (Director) Shares: 450 Est. Value: $10.0K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-24

BCAL insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Cullen Kevin J. (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	1,025	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Cullen Kevin J. (Director) Shares: 1,025

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-24

BCAL insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Armanino Andrew J. (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	1,025	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Armanino Andrew J. (Director) Shares: 1,025

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Compensation award Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-24

BCAL insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Cortese Stephen A. (Director) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were granted as compensation rather than purchased. No cash changed hands, so the filing reflects a pay decision by the company, not a judgement about the price.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`A`	Compensation award	1,025	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Cortese Stephen A. (Director) Shares: 1,025

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Other reported transaction Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-12

BCAL insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Dolan Thomas G. (EVP / Bancorp CFO/ CSO) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The filing reports a transaction type that does not map to a routine purchase, sale, award or withholding.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`J`	Other transaction	3,352	—	—
`J`	Other transaction	3,352	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Dolan Thomas G. (EVP / Bancorp CFO/ CSO) Shares: 6,704

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Other reported transaction Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-12

BCAL insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Liska Martin (EVP / Chief Risk Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

The filing reports a transaction type that does not map to a routine purchase, sale, award or withholding.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`J`	Other transaction	1,257	—	—
`J`	Other transaction	1,257	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Liska Martin (EVP / Chief Risk Officer) Shares: 2,514

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Open-market sale Insider Selling 2026-08-04

BCAL insider Machado Lester (Director) sold 7,500 shares (~$158.9K)

Machado Lester, listed as Director at California BanCorp \ CA, reported an open-market sale of 7,500 BCAL shares in a Form 4 filing. This is a confirmed insider sale, not just a proposed sale notice.

The insider sold shares on the open market. Sales may be discretionary or executed automatically under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan, and a Form 4 does not always make clear which applies.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`M`	Option exercise	7,500	$12.96	$97.2K
`S`	Open-market sale	7,500	$21.19	$158.9K
`J`	Other transaction	9,142	—	—
`J`	Other transaction	9,142	—	—
`M`	Option exercise derivative · Stock Options	7,500	—	—

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Machado Lester (Director) Shares: 7,500 Est. Value: $158.9K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-04

BCAL insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	1,877	$21.30	$40.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Dolan Thomas G. (EVP / Bancorp CFO/ CSO) Shares: 1,877

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-04

BCAL insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	704	$21.30	$15.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Liska Martin (EVP / Chief Risk Officer) Shares: 704

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-04

BCAL insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Nutz Peter (EVP/ Chief Credit Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	939	$21.30	$20.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Nutz Peter (EVP/ Chief Credit Officer) Shares: 939

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-03

BCAL insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Merchant Manisha (EVP / Chief Legal Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	939	$21.30	$20.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Merchant Manisha (EVP / Chief Legal Officer) Shares: 939

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-03

BCAL insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	1,407	$21.30	$30.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Wirfel Michelle (EVP, Chief Operating Officer) Shares: 1,407

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-03

BCAL insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Yeung Joann (EVP / Chief Accounting Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	704	$21.30	$15.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Yeung Joann (EVP / Chief Accounting Officer) Shares: 704

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-03

BCAL insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Rainer David I (Director, Chairman and CEO) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	3,518	$21.30	$74.9K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Rainer David I (Director, Chairman and CEO) Shares: 3,518

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-03

BCAL insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Hernandez Richard (President) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	1,407	$21.30	$30.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Hernandez Richard (President) Shares: 1,407

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Form 4 Tax withholding Tax / Compensation Filing 2026-08-03

BCAL insider Form 4 filed for equity award, exercise, or tax withholding

Carandang Jean (Bank Chief Financial Officer) filed a Form 4 covering compensation-related activity such as stock awards, option exercises, conversions, or tax withholding. These filings are usually neutral.

Shares were withheld by the company to settle tax due when equity vested. This is an automatic administrative step and not a decision to sell.

Transactions reported on this filing
Code	Nature	Shares	Price	Value
`F`	Tax withholding on vested shares	704	$21.30	$15.0K

Filing: Form 4 (Insider Transaction) Insider: Carandang Jean (Bank Chief Financial Officer) Shares: 704

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Proposed Insider Sales 1 · Form 144

A Form 144 is a notice of intent to sell restricted or control securities. It is not a record that anything was sold. California BanCorp has 1 such notice in this period.

The distinction matters because a Form 144 is frequently reported as though it were a completed insider sale. The filer may sell all of the shares covered, some of them, or none at all, and there is no obligation to update the notice either way. A sale that is actually executed by an officer or director shows up separately on a Form 4, which is the filing to check before treating a proposed sale as a real one.

Form 144 Proposed Insider Sale 2026-08-12

BCAL Form 144 filed for proposed insider sale by Machado Lester (7,500 shares) ~$158.9K

Machado Lester filed a Form 144 with the SEC indicating intent to sell BCAL (California BanCorp \ CA) shares. Form 144 reflects a proposed sale, not a completed transaction. The actual execution, if any, would typically appear later in a Form 4.

Filing: Form 144 (Proposed Sale Notice) Insider: Machado Lester Shares: 7,500 Est. Value: $158.9K

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Material Events 1 · Form 8-K

An 8-K reports a material event in the window between scheduled reports. There is 1 in this period for California BanCorp. Each 8-K names the item number it is filed under, and that number is the fastest way to tell a routine disclosure from a consequential one.

Item 2.02 is an earnings release, Item 5.02 is a change of directors or officers, and Item 1.01 or 2.01 covers a material agreement or a completed acquisition. Item 7.01 and Item 8.01 are the general-purpose disclosure items and carry no fixed meaning on their own.

Form 8-K Material Company Update 2026-07-27

BCAL filed 8-K — material company event

California BanCorp \ CA filed an 8-K with the SEC reporting a material event. Summary unavailable — view the original SEC filing for the full text.

Filing: 8-K (Material Event)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

Periodic Reports 1 · Forms 10-K and 10-Q

The periodic reports are where the audited and reviewed financial statements live. This period contains 1 quarterly report (10-Q) for California BanCorp.

The two are not equivalent in weight. A 10-K is audited by an external firm and includes the full risk factor disclosure, business description and management discussion; a 10-Q is unaudited, reviewed rather than examined, and much shorter. When a figure in a quarterly report is later revised, the annual report is usually where the correction appears.

An amended report — 10-K/A or 10-Q/A — restates or corrects something in the original filing, and is worth reading against the version it replaces.

Form 10-Q Quarterly Report 2026-08-07

BCAL filed Quarterly Report (10-Q)

California BanCorp \ CA filed its quarterly report with the SEC. This report includes unaudited financial statements and management discussion for the quarter.

Filing: 10-Q (Quarterly Report)

View on SEC EDGAR → Open Filing Document →

How we classify California BanCorp's filings

Straight from EDGAR

Each displayed record links to an original source document. StrongBuyAnalytics provides navigation and brief excerpts or summaries, not the filing itself. Parsing may omit context or contain errors, so read the original document in full.

Transaction codes, not guesswork

The nature shown on each insider filing comes from the transaction code the filer entered on the form itself — P for an open-market purchase, A for a compensation award, F for shares withheld to pay tax, M for an option exercise. Where one filing contains several codes, the transaction table lists them line by line.

Why the distinction matters

Insider activity is routinely summarised as buying or selling, which flattens together decisions that mean very different things. Shares withheld for tax on a vesting grant are an automatic administrative step; shares bought on the open market are someone committing their own money at the current price.

What this page does not tell you

A filing records what happened, not why. Form 4 does not always disclose whether a sale was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 plan, and no single filing is a basis for a decision on BCAL. Read these alongside the fundamentals rather than in isolation.

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