Ronald J. Nicolas Jr. - 25 Aug 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for PACIFIC PREMIER BANCORP INC (PPBI)

Role
SEVP & CFO
Signature
/s/ Ronald J. Nicolas Jr.
Issuer symbol
PPBI
Transactions as of
25 Aug 2025
Net transactions value
$0
Form type
4
Filing time
27 Aug 2025, 16:26:40 UTC
Previous filing
18 Mar 2025
Next filing
03 Sep 2025
SEC
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Reporting Owners (1)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
Nicolas Ronald J. Jr. SEVP & CFO 17901 VON KARMAN AVE., SUITE 1200, IRVINE /s/ Ronald J. Nicolas Jr. 27 Aug 2025 0001406485

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction PPBI PPBI Common Stock Options Exercise +96,821 +147% 162,513 25 Aug 2025 Direct F1
transaction PPBI PPBI Common Stock Options Exercise +8,236 +5.1% 170,749 25 Aug 2025 Direct F2
transaction PPBI PPBI Common Stock Gift $0 -170,749 -100% $0.000000 0 27 Aug 2025 Direct F3
transaction PPBI PPBI Common Stock Gift $0 +170,749 +126% $0.000000 306,599 27 Aug 2025 The Nicolas Living Trust F3, F4

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Underlying Class Amount Exercise Price Ownership Footnotes
transaction PPBI PPBI Restricted Stock Unit Options Exercise $0 -30,108 -100% $0.000000 0 25 Aug 2025 PPBI Common Stock 30,108 Direct F5, F6
transaction PPBI PPBI Restricted Stock Unit Options Exercise $0 -33,171 -100% $0.000000 0 25 Aug 2025 PPBI Common Stock 33,171 Direct F5, F6
transaction PPBI PPBI Restricted Stock Unit Options Exercise $0 -33,542 -100% $0.000000 0 25 Aug 2025 PPBI Common Stock 33,542 Direct F5, F6
transaction PPBI Dividend Equivalent Rights Options Exercise -8,236 -100% 0 25 Aug 2025 PPBI Common Stock 8,236 Direct F2, F6
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Represents the acquisition of 96,821 shares of common stock underlying Restricted Stock Units that were accelerated and fully vested in connection with the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of April 23, 2025, by and among Columbia Banking System, Inc. ("Columbia"), Pacific Premier Bancorp, Inc. (the "Issuer") and Balboa Merger Sub, Inc., pursuant to which the Issuer plans to merge with and into Columbia on or about September 1, 2025.
F2 Each dividend equivalent right is the economic equivalent of one share of common stock. Dividend equivalent rights accrue on the reporting person's Restricted Stock Units and become vested proportionately with the Restricted Stock Units.
F3 On August 27, 2025, the reporting person transferred 170,749 directly owned shares of Issuer common stock to The Nicolas Living Trust under agreement date 8/8/2006 (the "Trust"), Ronald J. Nicolas, Jr., Co-Trustee. The reporting person shares voting and dispositive control over shares held by the Trust.
F4 These shares are held by the Trust, Ronald J. Nicolas, Jr., Co-Trustee. The reporting person shares voting and dispositive control over shares held by the Trust.
F5 Each Restricted Stock Unit represents the right to receive one share of common stock. Performance metrics, terms and/or conditions to which these Restricted Stock Units were originally subject were deemed, pursuant to the Merger Agreement, to have been achieved or satisfied, as applicable, at the target levels.
F6 Not applicable.