Item
5.02 DEPARTURE
OF DIRECTORS OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN
OFFICERS; COMPENSATION ARRANGEMENTS
OF CERTAIN OFFICERS
Wilshire
Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), the holding company for Wilshire State Bank (the
“Bank”), announced today that Donald Byun resigned from the Board of Directors
of the Company and from the Board of Directors of the Bank. Mr. Byun’s
resignation is effective November 29, 2007. Mr. Byun has informed the Company
that his resignation is due to personal reasons, and not due to any disagreement
with the Company or with the Bank. The Boards of Directors of the Company and
the Bank have not yet appointed a director to fill the vacancy created by Mr.
Byun’s resignation.
The
Company’s related press release is filed as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K and is
incorporated by reference herein.
ITEM
9.01 FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
Exhibit
99.1 Press
release dated December 3, 2007.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
has
duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
duly authorized.
| WILSHIRE BANCORP, INC. | ||
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| Date: December 3, 2007 | By: | /s/ Elaine S. Jeon |
| Elaine S. Jeon, Interim Chief Financial Officer | ||
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EXHIBIT
INDEX
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Exhibit
No.
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Description
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99.1
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Press
release dated December 3, 2007.
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