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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , DC 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 Commission File No .: 0-22193 PACIFIC PREMIER BANCORP , INC . ( Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter ) Large accelerated filer Non - accelerated filer Delaware ( State of Incorporation ) Title of Each Class Common Stock , par value $ 0.01 per share 33-0743196 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No ) 17901 Von Karman Avenue , Suite 1200 , Irvine , California 92614 ( Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code ) Registrant's telephone number , including area code : ( 949 ) 864-8000 Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol PPBI Securities registered pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes > No Indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered NASDAQ Global Select Market Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer , a smaller reporting company , or an emerging growth company . See definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act ( Check one ) . ( Do not check if a smaller reporting company ) Accelerated filer Smaller reporting company Emerging growth company 000 If an emerging growth company , indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13 ( a ) of the Exchange Act . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 Ŭ.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No The aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non - affiliates of the registrant , i.e. , persons other than directors and executive officers of the registrant , was approximately $ 2.00 billion and was based upon the closing price per share as reported on the NASDAQ Stock Market as of June 30 , 2020 , the last business day of the most recently completed second fiscal quarter . As of February 19 , 2021 , the Registrant had 94,293,626 shares outstanding . DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE