FORM 4
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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 *

Ko Alex 		2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

WILSHIRE BANCORP INC [ WIBC ] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
EVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

3200 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, 14TH FLOOR 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

7/29/2016
(Street)

LOS ANGELES, CA 90010
(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   7/29/2016     D    71209   D   (1) 0   D    
Common Stock (Restricted Stock)   7/29/2016     D    13070   D   (1) 0   D    

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)  Disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of December 7, 2015, by and between Wilshire Bancorp, Inc.(the "Issuer"), and BBCN Bancorp, Inc.("BBCN"). Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, as of July 29, 2016, (a) each outstanding share of common stock of the Issuer was converted into the right to receive 0.7034 shares of common stock of BBCN, (b) outstanding stock options of the Issuer were assumed by BBCN and was replaced with an option to purchase a number of shares of BBCN common stock, and (c) restricted share awards were converted into the number of restricted shares of BBCN common stock equal to the number of the Issuer's restricted share comprising the award multiplied by 0.7034. Also as of July 29, 2016, BBCN changed its name to Hope Bancorp, Inc.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Ko Alex
3200 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, 14TH FLOOR
LOS ANGELES, CA 90010

EVP & CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

Signatures
Alex Ko 8/2/2016
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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