First PacTrust Bancorp Announces Dates for Earnings Release and Conference Call for Third Quarter 2011 Results

First PacTrust Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company”) (NASDAQ:BANC) announced today that it will issue its third quarter earnings press release on Thursday, November 10, 2011, and the Company will hold a conference call regarding third quarter 2011 results on Thursday, November 10, 2011 at 10:00 a.m. PT (1:00 p.m. ET). The conference call will be hosted by First PacTrust President and Chief Executive Officer Gregory Mitchell.

Shareholders, equity analysts, media representatives and other interested parties may participate in the conference call, and are asked to register five minutes prior to the scheduled start time by dialing 866-509-2785.

Prior to the conference call on November 10, 2011, the third quarter 2011 results and supplemental material, including a presentation in PDF format, will be available on the Company's web site at www.firstpactrustbancorp.com.

A replay of the conference call will be available approximately two hours after the end of the conference call through 11:59 p.m. Eastern time November 12, 2011 by calling 855-859-2056 or 404-537-3406, and then entering Conference ID number 26567394. A replay of the conference call will also subsequently be available on the Company’s web site: http://www.firstpactrustbancorp.com, under Investor Relations: Earnings Conference Calls.

About First PacTrust Bancorp

First PacTrust Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company for Pacific Trust Bank and is headquartered in Chula Vista, California. Pacific Trust Bank currently operates through twelve banking offices serving primarily San Diego, Los Angeles and Riverside Counties in California.