{"url_path":"/sec/bcal/10-q/2026/item-6","section_key":"item-6","section_title":"Item 6 Exhibits","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"10-Q","doc_date":"2026-05-08","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795815/0001795815-26-000015-index.html","accession_number":"0001795815-26-000015","cik":"0001795815","ticker":"BCAL","issuer_name":"California BanCorp \\ CA","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795815/0001795815-26-000015-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001795815","primary_entity_name":"California BanCorp \\ CA"},"word_count":401,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 6.    Exhibits\n\nExhibit No.Description\n\n2.1\n\n[Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization, dated as of January 30, 2024 by and between Southern California Bancorp and California BanCorp (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on January 30, 2024)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795815/000149315224004219/ex2-1.htm)\n\n3.1\n\n[Restated Articles of Incorporation of California BanCorp (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, filed on November 14, 2024)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795815/000179581524000017/certifiedrestatedarticle.htm)\n\n3.2\n[Bylaws of California BanCorp (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on July 31, 2024)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795815/000149315224029764/ex3-2.htm)\n\n10.1\n[Form of California BanCorp Deferred Payment Restricted Share Agreement (2019 Omnibus Equity Incentive Plan)* (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 13, 2026)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795815/000179581526000005/californiabancorp-formdefe.htm)\n\n10.2\n\n[Employment Agreement by and among David I. Rainer, California BanCorp and California Bank of Commerce, N.A., dated as of February 13, 2026* (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795815/000149315226007340/ex10-1.htm)[to the Company’s Current Report on Form](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795815/000149315226007340/ex10-1.htm)[8](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795815/000149315226007340/ex10-1.htm)[-K, filed on](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795815/000149315226007340/ex10-1.htm)[February](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795815/000149315226007340/ex10-1.htm)[1](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795815/000149315226007340/ex10-1.htm)[8](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795815/000149315226007340/ex10-1.htm)[, 2026)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795815/000149315226007340/ex10-1.htm)\n\n10.3\n[California BanCorp Management Incentive Plan* (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.21 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed on March 13, 2026)](https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1795815/000179581526000005/managementincentiveplan2026.htm)\n\n[31.1](bcalq1-2026exhibit311.htm)\n\n[Rule 13a-14(a) Certification (Principal Executive Officer)](bcalq1-2026exhibit311.htm) **\n\n[31.2](bcalq1-2026exhibit312.htm)\n\n[Rule 13a-14(a) Certification (Principal Financial Officer](bcalq1-2026exhibit312.htm)[)](bcalq1-2026exhibit312.htm) **\n\n[32](bcalq1-2026exhibit320.htm)\n\n[Rule 13a-14(b) and 18 U.S.C. 1350 Certification](bcalq1-2026exhibit320.htm) +\n\n101\nThe following financial statements and footnotes from the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2026 formatted in Extensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets; (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations; (iii) Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss); (iv) Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity; (v) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows; and (vi) the Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements. The instance document does not appear in the interactive data file because its XBRL tags are embedded within the inline XBRL document.\n\n104Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)\n\n*\nIndicates a management contract or compensatory plan.\n\n**\nFiled herewith.\n\n+Furnished herewith.\n\n83\n\n[Table of Contents](#i747d2ce1f08e4c53bac060aa0c0a53d6_7)\n\nSIGNATURES\n\nPursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.\n\nCALIFORNIA BANCORP\n\nDate: May 8, 2026\n\n/s/ David I. Rainer\n\nDavid I. Rainer\n\nChairman and Chief Executive Officer\n\n(Principal Executive Officer)\n\nDate: May 8, 2026\n/s/ Thomas Dolan\n\nThomas Dolan\n\nChief Financial Officer\n\n(Principal Financial Officer)\n\n84"}