Item 8.01. Other Events

Casey Hogan, who serves as Executive Vice President and Chief Credit Officer of Pacific Continental Bank, the subsidiary of Pacific Continental Corporation (the "Company"), advised the Company that on May 21, 2012, a counterparty broker accepted the terms of a stock trading plan with an effective date of May 16, 2012, designed to comply with Rule 10b5-1 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

Mr. Hogan's plan allows for a series of share purchases, each not to exceed 100 shares of Company's common stock, subject to maximum share price limitations set forth in the plan. The first purchase of shares is scheduled to occur on June 1, 2012, and continue on the first of each month with the last purchase to occur on May 1, 2013. The plan will terminate on May 31, 2013, unless otherwise terminated sooner in accordance with the plan's terms.

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