FCBP First Choice Bancorp

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).         
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES                                                                                   
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940                       

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Franko Robert	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol First Choice Bancorp [ FCBP ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director                    _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below)    _____ Other (specify below) President & CEO
(Last)          (First)          (Middle) 17785 CENTER COURT DRIVE, SUITE 750	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 5/12/2021
(Street) CERRITOS, CA 90703 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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
Common Stock	5/12/2021		F(1)		1991.00	D	$31.34	40754.7601 (2)	D
Common Stock								35831.6933 (3)(4)	I	Franko Rev. Living Trust
Common Stock								11407.6516 (2)	I	IRA

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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 Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Shares withheld solely for the purpose of satisfying tax liability due upon vesting of restricted stock award.
(2)	Additional shares were acquired from reinvested dividends on March 4, 2021.
(3)	6,040 shares were previously reported as directly beneficially owned but were transferred by reporting person to a revocable family trust on March 31, 2021.
(4)	On 2/10/2021, Franko Revocable Living Trust U/A DTD 03/05/1991 transferred as a bona fide gift 2,500 shares of the Issuer's common stock to the reporting person's children's trust.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Franko Robert 17785 CENTER COURT DRIVE SUITE 750 CERRITOS, CA 90703			President & CEO

Signatures
/s/ Khoi Dang, as attorney in fact for Robert M. Franko		5/14/2021
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date