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): September 3, 2019

First Choice Bancorp

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California	001-38476	82-2711227
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

17785 Center Court Drive, N Suite 750 Cerritos, California	90703
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(562) 345-9092

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Shares, no par value	FCBP	Nasdaq Capital Market

Indicate by Check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (Section 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Section 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging Growth Company [X]

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On September 3, 2019, First Choice Bancorp (the “Company” or “First Choice”) (NASDAQ: FCBP), the holding company of First Choice Bank, issued a press release announcing Robert M. Franko, President and Chief Executive Officer, and Lynn M. Hopkins, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will participate in the Raymond James 2019 U.S. Bank Conference in Chicago, Illinois on September 4 - 5, 2019. During the conference, Mr. Franko and Ms. Hopkins will hold a series of meetings with, and will present to, potential investors. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and a copy of the presentation is attached as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K. The presentation may be distributed to other interested parties.

A copy of the presentation is also available on the Company’s website at https://www.firstchoicebankca.com/, and clicking “Investor Relations” and then clicking “Presentations” under the “News and Events” menu located at the top.

The presentation includes financial information not prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“Non-GAAP Financial Measures”). A reconciliation of the Non-GAAP Financial Measures to financial information prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”), as required by Regulation G, appears with the presentation. The Company is providing disclosure of the reconciliation of reported Non-GAAP Financial Measures used in the presentation, among other places, to its comparable financial measures on a GAAP basis. The Company believes the Non-GAAP Financial Measures provide investors additional ways to view our operations, when considered with both our GAAP results and the reconciliation. These Non-GAAP Financial Measures should be taken together with the corresponding GAAP measures and should not be considered a substitute of the GAAP measures.

By filing this Current Report on Form 8-K and furnishing the information contained herein, the Company makes no admission as to the materiality of any information in this report that is required to be disclosed solely by reason of Regulation FD.

The information contained in the presentation is summary information that is intended to be considered in the context of the Company’s Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) filings and other public announcements that the Company may make, by press release or otherwise, from time to time. The Company undertakes no duty or obligation to publicly update or revise the information contained in this report, although it may do so from time to time as its management believes is warranted. Any such updating may be made through the filing of other reports or documents with the SEC, through press releases or through other public disclosure.

The information in this Current Report on Form 8-K, including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.2, are being furnished pursuant to Item 7.01 and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, and such information shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall expressly be set forth by specific reference in such a filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit No.	Description
99.1	First Choice Bancorp to Participate in Raymond James 2019 U.S. Bank Conference
99.2	First Choice Bancorp Investor Presentation

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.

	First Choice Bancorp
Date: September 3, 2019	By:	/s/ Robert M. Franko
	Name:	Robert M. Franko
	Title:	President & Chief Executive Officer