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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Wilson Raymond William   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CENTRAL PACIFIC FINANCIAL CORP [CPF] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP & CRO (Last) (First) (Middle) 220 S KING ST 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/02/2015 (Street) HONOLULU, HI 96813 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 03/04/2015 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction 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 03/02/2015   F   2,217 (1) D $ 22.98 3,681 I Raymond W Wilson and Cynthia L Wilson JWTROS Common Stock (2) (3) 03/02/2015   F   1,297 (4) D $ 22.98 12,978 D   Common Stock 03/02/2015   M   4,413 A $ 22.98 8,094 I Raymond W Wilson and Cynthia L Wilson JWTROS Common Stock               6,120 D   Common Stock (5)               5,518 D   Common Stock (6)               1,839 D

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)

2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security

3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)

3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)

4. Transaction 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 (Month/Day/Year)

7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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

Restricted Stock Unit

$ 0

03/02/2015

M

4,413

(7)

(8)

Common Stock

4,413

$ 0

6,497

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Wilson Raymond William 220 S KING ST HONOLULU, HI 96813			EVP & CRO

Signatures

/s/ Patricia Foley, attorney-in-fact for Mr. Raymond William Wilson		03/27/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares exercised related to vesting from 2/28/13 grant
(2)	PSUs (Two-thirds of 02/28/14 performance award grant): Based on attainment of 90% (threshold) of Board approved 2014 Target Net Income of $40.05 million. If threshold is not achieved, all shares will be forfeited. If threshold is achieved, the first tranche will vest in 2015; followed by the second and third tranches in 2016 and 2017 respectively. Vesting in 2016 is conditioned on the Company achieving a net income of at least $30 million in 2015. Likewise, vesting in 2017 is conditioned on the Company achieving a net income of at least $30 million in 2016. Actual shares earned will be based on 2014 Target Net Income results, with a Stretch Opportunity from 90% of Target up to 200% (cap). 1/3 of each portion will vest equally over the next 3 years.
(3)	RSUs (one-third of 2/28/14 grant) Time Based, whereby shares vest in equal increments over 3 years.
(4)	Shares exercised related to vesting from 2/28/14 grant
(5)	RSUs performance-based, granted 2/17/15 reported at maximum number of shares to vest. Actual number of shares to vest based on performance results
(6)	RSUs time-based; granted 2/17/15
(7)	3 year step vest starting 2/28/2014
(8)	No expiration unless forfeited before vest.

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