BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) _ PacWest Bancorp (PACW) on Wednesday reported fourth-quarter earnings of $136 million.

The Beverly Hills, California-based bank said it had earnings of $1.14 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of six analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.06 per share.

The holding company for Pacific Western Bank posted revenue of $372.2 million in the period. Its revenue net of interest expense was $357.8 million, also exceeding Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $344.9 million.

For the year, the company reported profit of $607 million, or $5.10 per share. Revenue was reported as $1.3 billion.

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