FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   ROSE JOHN W 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/14/2009 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol PACWEST BANCORP [PACW] (Last) (First) (Middle) 401 WEST 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) SAN DIEGO, CA 92101 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 18,595 D   Common Stock 600 I Immediate Family Member Common Stock 3,846,153 I As principal of CapGen Capital Group II LLC (1) (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
ROSE JOHN W 401 WEST SAN DIEGO, CA 92101	  X	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

John W. Rose		01/22/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	As of January 14, 2009, CapGen Capital Group II LP ("CapGen LP") directly owned 3,846,153 shares of common stock, par value $0.01, of PacWest Bancorp. As a principal and a member of the investment committee of CapGen Capital Group II LLC, the general partner of CapGen LP, Mr. Rose may be deemed to be the indirect beneficial owner of such shares under Rule 16a-1(a)(2) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). However, pursuant to Rule 16a-1(a)(4) promulgated under the Exchange Act, Mr. Rose disclaims that he is the beneficial owner of such shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest.
(2)	A separate Form 3 is being filed by CapGen LP, together with CapGen Capital Group II LLC and Mr. Eugene Ludwig, with respect to these shares.

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