UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT


     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934


         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 25, 2007


                             UNIONBANCAL CORPORATION
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


        Delaware                      001-15081                  94-1234979
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(State of Incorporation)       (Commission File Number)         (IRS Employer
                                                             Identification No.)

                              400 California Street
                          San Francisco, CA 94104-1302
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               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


                               Tel. (415) 765-2969
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               Registrant's telephone number, including area code


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ITEM 5.02 DEPARTURE OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS;
          APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN
          OFFICERS.

     (d) Election of Director. Effective July 25, 2007, Dean A. Yoost was
elected a Director of UnionBanCal Corporation and a Director of Union Bank of
California, N.A. and a member of the Board's Audit and Finance & Capital
Committees. Mr. Yoost, 57, retired from PricewaterhouseCoopers ("PWC") in July
2005, where he held various partner positions in Tokyo, Beijing, Los Angeles,
New York, Minneapolis, and Irvine since 1974, most recently as the managing
partner of the Orange County practice and as the Western Region Leader of
Dispute Analysis and Investigations. Mr. Yoost was a full-time Senior Advisor to
PWC in Tokyo from early 2006 until June 2007, assuming a lead role in the major
restructuring of the PWC's Japanese operations. Mr. Yoost is a Director of
Emulex Corporation.

     On July 25, 2007, Mr. Yoost received grants of restricted stock units under
the Year 2000 UnionBanCal Corporation Management Stock Plan (the "Plan") equal
to $150,000 as calculated based on the Fair Market Value (as defined in the
Plan) of UnionBanCal common stock as of July 25, 2007. These grants of
restricted stock units consist of an annual grant and an initial grant, each
equal to $75,000 as calculated based on the Fair Market Value of UnionBanCal
common stock on July 25, 2007, which shall vest as follows: the annual grant
shall vest in full on the first anniversary of the date of grant, and the
initial grant shall vest in equal 1/3 installments on each of the first three
anniversaries of the date of grant.

     These grants reflect the Board of Directors' approval of an increase from
$55,000 to $75,000 in the value of the annual and initial grants of restricted
stock units for non-employee directors. The compensation program for
non-employee directors, including the annual grants and initial grants of
restricted stock units, is discussed in further detail in UnionBanCal's proxy
statement filed with the Commission on April 13, 2007.





SIGNATURES

Pursuant 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 hereunto duly authorized.


Dated:   July 25, 2007


                                       UNIONBANCAL CORPORATION



                                       By:  /s/ JOHN H. MCGUCKIN, JR.
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                                                John H. McGuckin, Jr.
                                                EVP, General Counsel & Secretary
                                                (Duly Authorized Officer)