The filed complaint alleges that defendants made false statements and/or concealed that: (i) PacWest had understated the impact of interest rate hikes on Pacific Western Bank (“PWB”), a smaller bank with excessive concentration in specific industries; (ii) accordingly, the Company had overstated the stability and/or sustainability of its deposit base; (iii) as a result, PacWest was exceptionally vulnerable to excessive deposit flows and/or a liquidity crisis; and (iv) as a result, defendants’ public statements were materially false and/or misleading at all relevant times.