FORM 4
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(Print or Type Responses) UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF
CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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         OMB APPROVALOMB Number:        3235-0287
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1.	Name and Address of Reporting Person*			2.	Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol			6.	Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
	Wehrle	Gary			Pacific Crest Capital Inc. PCCI				Director	10% Owner
	(Last)	(First)	(Middle)	3.	I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)	4.	Statement for Month/Day/Year		X   Officer (give         title below)	Other         (specify below)
	30343 Canwood Street						01/2003		President, Chief Executive Officer
(Street)						5.	If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)	7.	Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)     X     Form filed by One Reporting Person              Form filed by More than One
	Agoura Hills	CA	91301						Reporting Person
	(City)	(State)	(Zip)
Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.

Title of Security (Instr. 3)

2.

Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

2A.

Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

3.

Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

4.

Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

5.

Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)

6.

Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

7.

Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

Amount

(A) or (D)

Price

Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1.

Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2.

Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3.

Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A.

Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4.

Transaction Code (Instr. 8)

5.

Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)

6.

Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Stock Options

17.14

1/23/2003

A

8,000

01/23/2005

01/23/2013

7.	Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)		8.	Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9.	Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10.	Ownership Form of Derivative Securities: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11.	Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
	Common Stock	8,000		17.14		8,000		D

Explanation of Responses: Employee Incentive Stock Options become exercisable in 33¹/3 increments on the second, third and fourth anniversary dates of the grant. The grant includes tandem tax withholding rights.

/s/ Gary Wehrle	1/23/03
**Signature of Reporting Person	Date

Reminder:	Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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).
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