Termination of Registration of a Class of Security Under Section 12(g) (15-12g)

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

FORM 15

 

CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE OF TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION UNDER
SECTION 12(g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 OR SUSPENSION
OF DUTY TO FILE REPORTS UNDER SECTIONS 13 AND 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 

Commission File Number: 000-50923

 

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Wilshire Bancorp, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

3200 Wilshire Boulevard, Los Angeles, California 90010

[phone]

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

Common Stock, no par value

(Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)

 

None

(Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports under Section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)

 

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Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s) relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:

 

	Rule 12g-4(a)(1)	x
	Rule 12g-4(a)(2)	o
	Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i)	x
	Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii)	o
	Rule 15d-6	o
	Rule 15d-22(b)	o

 

Approximate number of holders of record as of the certification or notice date: None

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Hope Bancorp, Inc., as successor by merger to Wilshire Bancorp, Inc., has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.

 

August 4, 2016		By:	/s/ Alex Ko
Date			Alex Ko
			Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Strategist/Deputy CFO

 

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