WIBC Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. (MM)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

Current Report

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported):

August 26, 2015

WILSHIRE BANCORP, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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ITEM 8.01                                  OTHER EVENTS

On August 26, 2015, the Board of Directors of Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. approved a cash dividend of $0.06 per common share, payable on October 15, 2015, to stockholders of record at the close of business on September 30, 2015.  A press release announcing the cash dividend payment was issued on August 31, 2015. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

ITEM 9.01                                  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d)                                 Exhibits

Exhibit 99.1                              Press release dated August 31, 2015.

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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.

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EXHIBIT INDEX

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Exhibit 99.1

Wilshire Bancorp Declares $0.06 Cash Dividend

LOS ANGELES (August 31, 2015) — Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: WIBC), the parent company of Wilshire Bank, announced today that the Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.06 per common share. The dividend will be paid to all stockholders of record as of September 30, 2015, payable on October 15, 2015.

COMPANY INFORMATION

Headquartered in Los Angeles, Wilshire Bancorp is the parent company of Wilshire Bank, which operates 35 branch offices in California, Texas, Georgia, New Jersey, and New York. Wilshire Bancorp also operates six loan production offices of which four are utilized primarily for the origination of loans under the Small Business Administration lending program located in California, Colorado, Georgia, and Washington, and two that are utilized primarily for the origination of residential mortgage loans located in California. Wilshire Bank is a community bank with a focus on commercial real estate lending and general commercial banking, with its primary market encompassing the multi-ethnic populations of the Los Angeles Metropolitan area. For more information, please go to www.wilshirebank.com.

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