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 18, 2008


                             UNIONBANCAL CORPORATION
                             _______________________
             (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
                          ____________________________
               (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

                               Tel. (415) 765-2969
                               ___________________
               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.



         (b) RESIGNATION OF DIRECTOR. Norimichi Kanari announced his resignation
as  Director  and  Chairman  of  UnionBanCal   Corporation  and  Union  Bank  of
California, N.A. effective July 23, 2008.



         Effective  July  23,  2008,   Kyota  Omori  was  elected   Chairman  of
UnionBanCal Corporation and Union Bank of California, N.A.






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 23, 2008


                             UNIONBANCAL CORPORATION


                             By: /s/ MORRIS HIRSCH
                                 _________________
                             Morris W. Hirsch
                             SEVP, GENERAL COUNSEL & SECRETARY
                             (DULY AUTHORIZED OFFICER)