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      average share price for the twenty day period prior to Closing, but will not
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      including regulatory approval; and other customary provisions. The Company
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              <td><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman">Date:&#160;August
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Unassociated Document
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 1, 2005
WILSHIRE
      BANCORP, INC.
(Exact
      name of registrant as specified in its charter)
California
|
_________
|
95-3509631
(State
                or other Jurisdiction
of
                Incorporation)
(Commission
                File Number)
(I.R.S.
                Employer
Identification
                Number)
3200
                Wilshire Boulevard
Los
                Angeles, California 90010
(Address
                of principal executive offices)
(213)
                387-3200
(Registrant's
                telephone number, including area code)
Not
                Applicable
(Former
                name or former address, if changed since last report)
Item
      7.01
Regulation
      FD Disclosure.
On
      August
      1, 2005, Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. ("Company") entered into a stock purchase
      agreement ("Stock Purchase Agreement") with the shareholders ("Shareholders") of
      Liberty Bank of New York ("Liberty Bank"). The Stock Purchase Agreement provides
      for the Company's purchase of all of the outstanding capital stock of Liberty
      Bank for $15,720,000, paid 60% in cash and 40% in common stock of Wilshire.
      The
      number of shares of Company common stock to be issued will be based on the
      average share price for the twenty day period prior to Closing, but will not
      exceed 650,000 shares. The sale price is subject to adjustment immediately
      prior
      to closing of the transaction. The stock purchase is expected to be completed
      in
      the fourth quarter of 2005, subject to regulatory approval.
The
      Stock
      Purchase Agreement contains representations and warranties of the parties,
      including representations by Liberty Bank; covenants; conditions to closing,
      including regulatory approval; and other customary provisions. The Company
      and
      the Shareholders entered into a separate indemnification agreement. The Stock
      Purchase Agreement contemplates a merger of Liberty Bank with Wilshire State
      Bank, a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company simultaneous with the
      closing of the stock purchase.
There
      is
      no material relationship between the Company and its affiliates and any of
      the
      parties to the Stock Purchase Agreement.
The
      Company issued a press release regarding the execution of the Stock Purchase
      Agreement, attached as Exhibit 99.1.
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Item
      9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(c)
      Exhibits.
The
      following exhibits are filed as part of this report:
Exhibit
                No.
Description
Exhibit
                99.1
Press
                Release, dated August 1, 2005, titled, "Wilshire Bancorp Transaction with
                Liberty Bank of New York"
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SIGNATURES
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.
(Registrant)
Date: August
                1, 2005
By:
/s/
                Soo Bong Min
Soo
                Bong Min
President
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