Exhibit 4.2


 


WARRANT TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK


 


THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT
HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR THE
SECURITIES LAWS OF ANY STATE AND MAY NOT BE TRANSFERRED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE
DISPOSED OF EXCEPT WHILE A REGISTRATION STATEMENT RELATING THERETO IS IN EFFECT
UNDER SUCH ACT AND APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION
FROM REGISTRATION UNDER SUCH ACT OR SUCH LAWS. 
THIS INSTRUMENT IS ISSUED SUBJECT TO THE RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER AND
OTHER PROVISIONS OF A SECURITIES PURCHASE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE ISSUER OF THESE
SECURITIES AND THE INVESTOR REFERRED TO THEREIN, A COPY OF WHICH IS ON FILE
WITH THE ISSUER.  THE SECURITIES
REPRESENTED BY THIS INSTRUMENT MAY NOT BE SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED
EXCEPT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SAID AGREEMENT. 
ANY SALE OR OTHER TRANSFER NOT IN COMPLIANCE WITH SAID AGREEMENT WILL BE
VOID.


 


WARRANT

to purchase

949,460

Shares of Common Stock

of Wilshire Bancorp, Inc.


 


Issue Date: December 12,
2008


 


1.             Definitions.  Unless the context otherwise requires, when
used herein the following terms shall have the meanings indicated.


 


“Affiliate”
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Purchase Agreement.


 


“Appraisal
Procedure” means a procedure whereby two independent appraisers, one
chosen by the Company and one by the Original Warrantholder, shall mutually
agree upon the determinations then the subject of appraisal.  Each party shall deliver a notice to the
other appointing its appraiser within 15 days after the Appraisal Procedure is
invoked.  If within 30 days after
appointment of the two appraisers they are unable to agree upon the amount in
question, a third independent appraiser shall be chosen within 10 days
thereafter by the mutual consent of such first two appraisers.  The decision of the third appraiser so
appointed and chosen shall be given within 30 days after the selection of such
third appraiser.  If three appraisers
shall be appointed and the determination of one appraiser is disparate from the
middle determination by more than twice the amount by which the other
determination is disparate from the middle determination, then the
determination of such appraiser shall be excluded, the remaining two
determinations shall be averaged and such average shall be binding and
conclusive upon the Company and the Original Warrantholder; otherwise, the
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shall be
binding upon the Company and the Original Warrantholder.  The costs of conducting any Appraisal
Procedure shall be borne by the Company.


 


“Board of
Directors” means the board of directors of the Company, including
any duly authorized committee thereof.


 


“Business
Combination” means a merger, consolidation, statutory share exchange
or similar transaction that requires the approval of the Company’s
stockholders.


 


“business day”
means any day except Saturday, Sunday and any day on which banking institutions
in the State of New York generally are authorized or required by law or other
governmental actions to close.


 


“Capital
Stock” means (A) with respect to any Person that is a
corporation or company, any and all shares, interests, participations or other
equivalents (however designated) of capital or capital stock of such Person and
(B) with respect to any Person that is not a corporation or company, any
and all partnership or other equity interests of such Person.


 


“Charter”
means, with respect to any Person, its certificate or articles of
incorporation, articles of association, or similar organizational document.


 


“Common Stock”
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Purchase Agreement.


 


“Company”
means the Person whose name, corporate or other organizational form and
jurisdiction of organization is set forth in Item 1 of Schedule A hereto.


 


“conversion”
has the meaning set forth in Section l3(B).


 


“convertible
securities” has the meaning set forth in Section l3(B).


 


“CPP”
has the meaning ascribed to it in the Purchase Agreement.


 


“Exchange Act”
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or any successor
statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.


 


“Exercise
Price” means the amount set forth in Item 2 of Schedule A hereto.


 


“Expiration
Time” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.


 


“Fair Market
Value” means, with respect to any security or other property, the
fair market value of such security or other property as determined by the Board
of Directors, acting in good faith or, with respect to Section 14, as
determined by the Original Warrantholder acting in good faith.  For so long as the Original Warrantholder
holds this Warrant or any portion thereof, it may object in writing to the
Board of Director’s calculation of fair market value within 10 days of receipt
of written notice thereof.  If the
Original Warrantholder and the Company are unable to agree on fair market value
during the 10-day period following the delivery of the Original Warrantholder’s
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determine Fair
Market Value by delivering written notification thereof not later than the 30th
day after delivery of the Original Warrantholder’s objection.


 


“Governmental
Entities” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Purchase Agreement.


 


“Initial
Number” has the meaning set forth in Section l3(B).


 


“Issue Date”
means the date set forth in Item 3 of Schedule A hereto.


 


“Market Price”
means, with respect to a particular security, on any given day, the last
reported sale price regular way or, in case no such reported sale takes place
on such day, the average of the last closing bid and ask prices regular way, in
either case on the principal national securities exchange on which the
applicable securities are listed or admitted to trading, or if not listed or
admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, the average of the
closing bid and ask prices as furnished by two members of the Financial
Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. selected from time to time by the
Company for that purpose.  “Market Price”
shall be determined without reference to after hours or extended hours
trading.  If such security is not listed
and traded in a manner that the quotations referred to above are available for
the period required hereunder, the Market Price per share of Common Stock shall
be deemed to be (i) in the event that any portion of the Warrant is held
by the Original Warrantholder, the fair market value per share of such security
as determined in good faith by the Original Warrantholder or (ii) in all
other circumstances, the fair market value per share of such security as
determined in good faith by the Board of Directors in reliance on an opinion of
a nationally recognized independent investment banking corporation retained by
the Company for this purpose and certified in a resolution to the
Warrantholder.  For the purposes of
determining the Market Price of the Common Stock on the “trading day”
preceding, on or following the occurrence of an event, (i) that trading
day shall be deemed to commence immediately after the regular scheduled closing
time of trading on the New York Stock Exchange or, if trading is closed at an
earlier time, such earlier time and (ii) that trading day shall end at the
next regular scheduled closing time, or if trading is closed at an earlier
time, such earlier time (for the avoidance of doubt, and as an example, if the
Market Price is to be determined as of the last trading day preceding a
specified event and the closing time of trading on a particular day is 4:00 p.m.
and the specified event occurs at 5:00 p.m. on that day, the Market Price
would be determined by reference to such 4:00 p.m. closing price).


 


“Ordinary
Cash Dividends” means a regular quarterly cash dividend on shares of
Common Stock out of surplus or net profits legally available therefor
(determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in
effect from time to time), provided that
Ordinary Cash Dividends shall not include any cash dividends paid subsequent to
the Issue Date to the extent the aggregate per share dividends paid on the
outstanding Common Stock in any quarter exceed the amount set forth in Item 4
of Schedule A hereto, as adjusted for any stock split, stock dividend, reverse
stock split, reclassification or similar transaction.


 


“Original
Warrantholder” means the United States Department of the
Treasury.  Any actions specified to be
taken by the Original Warrantholder hereunder may only be taken by such Person
and not by any other Warrantholder.


 


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“Permitted
Transactions” has the meaning set forth in Section l3(B).


 


“Person”
has the meaning given to it in Section 3(a)(9) of the Exchange Act
and as used in Sections l3(d)(3) and 14(d)(2) of the Exchange Act.


 


“Per Share
Fair Market Value” has the meaning set forth in Section l3(C).


 


“Preferred
Shares” means the perpetual preferred stock issued to the Original
Warrantholder on the Issue Date pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.


 


“Pro Rata
Repurchases” means any purchase of shares of Common Stock by the
Company or any Affiliate thereof pursuant to (A) any tender offer or
exchange offer subject to Section l3(e) or 14(e) of the Exchange
Act or Regulation 14E promulgated thereunder or (B) any other offer
available to substantially all holders of Common Stock, in the case of both (A) or
(B), whether for cash, shares of Capital Stock of the Company, other securities
of the Company, evidences of indebtedness of the Company or any other Person or
any other property (including, without limitation, shares of Capital Stock,
other securities or evidences of indebtedness of a subsidiary), or any
combination thereof, effected while this Warrant is outstanding.  The “Effective Date”
of a Pro Rata Repurchase shall mean the date of acceptance of shares for
purchase or exchange by the Company under any tender or exchange offer which is
a Pro Rata Repurchase or the date of purchase with respect to any Pro Rata
Repurchase that is not a tender or exchange offer.


 


“Purchase
Agreement” means the Securities Purchase Agreement — Standard Terms
incorporated into the Letter Agreement, dated as of the date set forth in Item
5 of Schedule A hereto, as amended from time to time, between the Company and
the United States Department of the Treasury (the “Letter
Agreement”), including all annexes and schedules thereto.


 


“Qualified
Equity Offering” has the meaning ascribed to it in the Purchase
Agreement.


 


“Regulatory
Approvals” with respect to the Warrantholder, means, to the extent
applicable and required to permit the Warrantholder to exercise this Warrant
for shares of Common Stock and to own such Common Stock without the
Warrantholder being in violation of applicable law, rule or regulation,
the receipt of any necessary approvals and authorizations of, filings and registrations
with, notifications to, or expiration or termination of any applicable waiting
period under, the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as
amended, and the rules and regulations thereunder.


 


“SEC”
means the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.


 


“Securities
Act” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or any successor
statute, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.


 


“Shares”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.


 


“trading day”
means (A) if the shares of Common Stock are not traded on any national or
regional securities exchange or association or over-the-counter market, a
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association or
over-the-counter market, a business day on which such relevant exchange or
quotation system is scheduled to be open for business and on which the shares
of Common Stock (i) are not suspended from trading on any national or
regional securities exchange or association or over-the-counter market for any
period or periods aggregating one half hour or longer; and (ii) have
traded at least once on the national or regional securities exchange or
association or over-the-counter market that is the primary market for the
trading of the shares of Common Stock.


 


“U.S. GAAP”
means United States generally accepted accounting principles.  “Warrantholder”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.


 


“Warrant”
means this Warrant, issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.


 


2.             Number
of Shares; Exercise Price.  This
certifies that, for value received, the United States Department of the
Treasury or its permitted assigns (the “Warrantholder”)
is entitled, upon the terms and subject to the conditions hereinafter set
forth, to acquire from the Company, in whole or in part, after the receipt of
all applicable Regulatory Approvals, if any, up to an aggregate of the number
of fully paid and nonassessable shares of Common Stock set forth in Item 6 of
Schedule A hereto, at a purchase price per share of Common Stock equal to the
Exercise Price.  The number of shares of
Common Stock (the “Shares”) and
the Exercise Price are subject to adjustment as provided herein, and all
references to “Common Stock,” “Shares” and “Exercise Price” herein shall be
deemed to include any such adjustment or series of adjustments.


 


3.             Exercise
of Warrant; Term.  Subject to Section 2,
to the extent permitted by applicable laws and regulations, the right to
purchase the Shares represented by this Warrant is exercisable, in whole or in
part by the Warrantholder, at any time or from time to time after the execution
and delivery of this Warrant by the Company on the date hereof, but in no event
later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time on the tenth anniversary of the
Issue Date (the “Expiration Time”), by (A) the
surrender of this Warrant and Notice of Exercise annexed hereto, duly completed
and executed on behalf of the Warrantholder, at the principal executive office
of the Company located at the address set forth in Item 7 of Schedule A hereto
(or such other office or agency of the Company in the United States as it may
designate by notice in writing to the Warrantholder at the address of the
Warrantholder appearing on the books of the Company), and (B) payment of
the Exercise Price for the Shares thereby purchased:


 


(i)            by having the Company withhold, from the shares of Common
Stock that would otherwise be delivered to the Warrantholder upon such
exercise, shares of Common stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrant equal in
value to the aggregate Exercise Price as to which this Warrant is so exercised
based on the Market Price of the Common Stock on the trading day on which this
Warrant is exercised and the Notice of Exercise is delivered to the Company
pursuant to this Section 3, or


 


(ii)           with the consent of both the Company and the
Warrantholder, by tendering in cash, by certified or cashier’s check payable to
the order of the Company, or by wire transfer of immediately available funds to
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If the Warrantholder does not
exercise this Warrant in its entirety, the Warrantholder will be entitled to
receive from the Company within a reasonable time, and in any event not
exceeding three business days, a new warrant in substantially identical form
for the purchase of that number of Shares equal to the difference between the
number of Shares subject to this Warrant and the number of Shares as to which
this Warrant is so exercised. 
Notwithstanding anything in this Warrant to the contrary, the
Warrantholder hereby acknowledges and agrees that its exercise of this Warrant
for Shares is subject to the condition that the Warrantholder will have first
received any applicable Regulatory Approvals.


 


4.             Issuance
of Shares; Authorization; Listing. 
Certificates for Shares issued upon exercise of this Warrant will be
issued in such name or names as the Warrantholder may designate and will be
delivered to such named Person or Persons within a reasonable time, not to
exceed three business days after the date on which this Warrant has been duly
exercised in accordance with the terms of this Warrant.  The Company hereby represents and warrants
that any Shares issued upon the exercise of this Warrant in accordance with the
provisions of Section 3 will be duly and validly authorized and issued,
fully paid and nonassessable and free from all taxes, liens and charges (other
than liens or charges created by the Warrantholder, income and franchise taxes
incurred in connection with the exercise of the Warrant or taxes in respect of
any transfer occurring contemporaneously therewith).  The Company agrees that the Shares so issued
will be deemed to have been issued to the Warrantholder as of the close of
business on the date on which this Warrant and payment of the Exercise Price
are delivered to the Company in accordance with the terms of this Warrant,
notwithstanding that the stock transfer books of the Company may then be closed
or certificates representing such Shares may not be actually delivered on such
date.  The Company will at all times
reserve and keep available, out of its authorized but unissued Common Stock,
solely for the purpose of providing for the exercise of this Warrant, the
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant at any time.  The Company will (A) procure,
at its sole expense, the listing of the Shares issuable upon exercise of this
Warrant at any time, subject to issuance or notice of issuance, on all
principal stock exchanges on which the Common Stock is then listed or traded
and (B) maintain such listings of such Shares at all times after
issuance.  The Company will use
reasonable best efforts to ensure that the Shares may be issued without
violation of any applicable law or regulation or of any requirement of any
securities exchange on which the Shares are listed or traded.


 


5.             No
Fractional Shares or Scrip.  No
fractional Shares or scrip representing fractional Shares shall be issued upon
any exercise of this Warrant.  In lieu of
any fractional Share to which the Warrantholder would otherwise be entitled,
the Warrantholder shall be entitled to receive a cash payment equal to the
Market Price of the Common Stock on the last trading day preceding the date of
exercise less the pro-rated Exercise Price for such fractional share.


 


6.             No
Rights as Stockholders; Transfer Books. 
This Warrant does not entitle the Warrantholder to any voting rights or
other rights as a stockholder of the Company prior to the date of exercise
hereof.  The Company will at no time
close its transfer books against transfer of this Warrant in any manner which
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7.             Charges,
Taxes and Expenses.  Issuance of
certificates for Shares to the Warrantholder upon the exercise of this Warrant
shall be made without charge to the Warrantholder for any issue or transfer tax
or other incidental expense in respect of the issuance of such certificates,
all of which taxes and expenses shall be paid by the Company.


 


8.             Transfer/Assignment.


 


(A)          Subject
to compliance with clause (B) of this Section 8, this Warrant and all
rights hereunder are transferable, in whole or in part, upon the books of the
Company by the registered holder hereof in person or by duly authorized
attorney, and a new warrant shall be made and delivered by the Company, of the
same tenor and date as this Warrant but registered in the name of one or more
transferees, upon surrender of this Warrant, duly endorsed, to the office or
agency of the Company described in Section 3.  All expenses (other than stock transfer
taxes) and other charges payable in connection with the preparation, execution
and delivery of the new warrants pursuant to this Section 8 shall be paid
by the Company.


 


(B)           The
transfer of the Warrant and the Shares issued upon exercise of the Warrant are
subject to the restrictions set forth in Section 4.4 of the Purchase
Agreement.  If and for so long as
required by the Purchase Agreement, this Warrant shall contain the legends as
set forth in Sections 4.2(a) and 4.2(b) of the Purchase Agreement.


 


9.             Exchange
and Registry of Warrant.  This
Warrant is exchangeable, upon the surrender hereof by the Warrantholder to the
Company, for a new warrant or warrants of like tenor and representing the right
to purchase the same aggregate number of Shares.  The Company shall maintain a registry showing
the name and address of the Warrantholder as the registered holder of this
Warrant.  This Warrant may be surrendered
for exchange or exercise in accordance with its terms, at the office of the
Company, and the Company shall be entitled to rely in all respects, prior to
written notice to the contrary, upon such registry.


 


10.           Loss,
Theft, Destruction or Mutilation of Warrant.  Upon receipt by the Company of evidence
reasonably satisfactory to it of the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of
this Warrant, and in the case of any such loss, theft or destruction, upon
receipt of a bond, indemnity or security reasonably satisfactory to the
Company, or, in the case of any such mutilation, upon surrender and
cancellation of this Warrant, the Company shall make and deliver, in lieu of
such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Warrant, a new Warrant of like tenor
and representing the right to purchase the same aggregate number of Shares as
provided for in such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Warrant.


 


11.           Saturdays,
Sundays, Holidays, etc.  If the last
or appointed day for the taking of any action or the expiration of any right
required or granted herein shall not be a business day, then such action may be
taken or such right may be exercised on the next succeeding day that is a
business day.


 


12.           Rule 144
Information.  The Company covenants
that it will use its reasonable best efforts to timely file all reports and
other documents required to be filed by it under the Securities Act and the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC thereunder
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Warrantholder, make publicly available such
information as necessary to permit sales pursuant to Rule 144 under the
Securities Act), and it will use reasonable best efforts to take such further
action as any Warrantholder may reasonably request, in each case to the extent
required from time to time to enable such holder to, if permitted by the terms
of this Warrant and the Purchase Agreement, sell this Warrant without
registration under the Securities Act within the limitation of the exemptions
provided by (A) Rule 144 under the Securities Act, as such rule may
be amended from time to time, or (B) any successor rule or regulation
hereafter adopted by the SEC.  Upon the
written request of any Warrantholder, the Company will deliver to such
Warrantholder a written statement that it has complied with such requirements.


 


13.           Adjustments
and Other Rights.  The Exercise Price
and the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant shall be
subject to adjustment from time to time as follows; provided,
that if more than one subsection of this Section 13 is applicable to a
single event, the subsection shall be applied that produces the largest
adjustment and no single event shall cause an adjustment under more than one
subsection of this Section 13 so as to result in duplication:


 


(A)          Stock
Splits, Subdivisions, Reclassifications or Combinations.  If the Company shall (i) declare and pay
a dividend or make a distribution on its Common Stock in shares of Common
Stock, (ii) subdivide or reclassify the outstanding shares of Common Stock
into a greater number of shares, or (iii) combine or reclassify the
outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares, the number
of Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant at the time of the record date
for such dividend or distribution or the effective date of such subdivision,
combination or reclassification shall be proportionately adjusted so that the
Warrantholder after such date shall be entitled to purchase the number of
shares of Common Stock which such holder would have owned or been entitled to
receive in respect of the shares of Common Stock subject to this Warrant after
such date had this Warrant been exercised immediately prior to such date.  In such event, the Exercise Price in effect
at the time of the record date for such dividend or distribution or the effective
date of such subdivision, combination or reclassification shall be adjusted to
the number obtained by dividing (x) the product of (1) the number of
Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant before such adjustment and (2) the
Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the record or effective date, as
the case may be, for the dividend, distribution, subdivision, combination or
reclassification giving rise to this adjustment by (y) the new number of
Shares issuable upon exercise of the Warrant determined pursuant to the
immediately preceding sentence.


 


(B)           Certain
Issuances of Common Shares or Convertible Securities.  Until the earlier of (i) the date on
which the Original Warrantholder no longer holds this Warrant or any portion
thereof and (ii) the third anniversary of the Issue Date, if the Company
shall issue shares of Common Stock (or rights or warrants or other securities
exercisable or convertible into or exchangeable (collectively, a “conversion”) for shares of Common Stock) (collectively, “convertible securities”) (other than in Permitted
Transactions (as defined below) or a transaction to which subsection (A) of
this Section 13 is applicable) without consideration or at a consideration
per share (or having a conversion price per share) that is less than 90% of the
Market Price on the last trading day preceding the date of the agreement on
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(A)  the number of Shares issuable upon the exercise of this
Warrant immediately prior to the date of the agreement on pricing of such
shares (or of such convertible securities) (the “Initial
Number”) shall be increased to the number obtained by multiplying
the Initial Number by a fraction (A) the numerator of which shall be the
sum of (x) the number of shares of Common Stock of the Company outstanding
on such date and (y) the number of additional shares of Common Stock
issued (or into which convertible securities may be exercised or convert) and (B) the
denominator of which shall be the sum of (I) the number of shares of
Common Stock outstanding on such date and (II) the number of shares of
Common Stock which the aggregate consideration receivable by the Company for
the total number of shares of Common Stock so issued (or into which convertible
securities may be exercised or convert) would purchase at the Market Price on
the last trading day preceding the date of the agreement on pricing such shares
(or such convertible securities); and


 


(B)  the Exercise Price payable upon exercise of the Warrant shall
be adjusted by multiplying such Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to
the date of the agreement on pricing of such shares (or of such convertible securities)
by a fraction, the numerator of which shall be the number of shares of Common
Stock issuable upon exercise of this Warrant prior to such date and the
denominator of which shall be the number of shares of Common Stock issuable
upon exercise of this Warrant immediately after the adjustment described in
clause (A) above.


 


For purposes of the foregoing,
the aggregate consideration receivable by the Company in connection with the
issuance of such shares of Common Stock or convertible securities shall be
deemed to be equal to the sum of the net offering price (including the Fair
Market Value of any non-cash consideration and after deduction of any related
expenses payable to third parties) of all such securities plus the minimum
aggregate amount, if any, payable upon exercise or conversion of any such
convertible securities into shares of Common Stock; and “Permitted
Transactions” shall mean issuances (i) as consideration for or
to fund the acquisition of businesses and/or related assets, (ii) in
connection with employee benefit plans and compensation related arrangements in
the ordinary course and consistent with past practice approved by the Board of
Directors, (iii) in connection with a public or broadly marketed offering
and sale of Common Stock or convertible securities for cash conducted by the
Company or its affiliates pursuant to registration under the Securities Act or Rule 144A
thereunder on a basis consistent with capital raising transactions by
comparable financial institutions and (iv) in connection with the exercise
of preemptive rights on terms existing as of the Issue Date.  Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section l3(B) shall
become effective immediately upon the date of such issuance.


 


(C)                                Other Distributions.  In case the Company shall fix a record date
for the making of a distribution to all holders of shares of its Common Stock
of securities, evidences of indebtedness, assets, cash, rights or warrants
(excluding Ordinary Cash Dividends, dividends of its Common Stock and other
dividends or distributions referred to in Section l3(A)), in each such
case, the Exercise Price in effect prior to such record date shall be reduced
immediately thereafter to the price determined by multiplying the Exercise
Price in effect immediately prior to the reduction by the quotient of (x) the
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national securities exchange on which the
Common Stock is listed or admitted to trading without the right to receive such
distribution, minus the amount of cash and/or the Fair Market Value of the
securities, evidences of indebtedness, assets, rights or warrants to be so distributed
in respect of one share of Common Stock (such amount and/or Fair Market Value,
the “Per Share Fair Market Value”) divided by
(y) such Market Price on such date specified in clause (x); such
adjustment shall be made successively whenever such a record date is
fixed.  In such event, the number of
Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant shall be increased to the
number obtained by dividing (x) the product of (1) the number of
Shares issuable upon the exercise of this Warrant before such adjustment, and (2) the
Exercise Price in effect immediately prior to the distribution giving rise to
this adjustment by (y) the new Exercise Price determined in accordance
with the immediately preceding sentence. 
In the case of adjustment for a cash dividend that is, or is coincident
with, a regular quarterly cash dividend, the Per Share Fair Market Value would
be reduced by the per share amount of the portion of the cash dividend that
would constitute an Ordinary Cash Dividend. 
In the event that such distribution is not so made, the Exercise Price
and the number of Shares issuable upon exercise of this Warrant then in effect
shall be readjusted, effective as of the date when the Board of Directors
determines not to distribute such shares, evidences of indebtedness, assets,
rights, cash or warrants, as the case may be, to the Exercise Price that would
then be in effect and the number of Shares that would then be issuable upon
exercise of this Warrant if such record date had not been fixed.


 


(D)                               Certain Repurchases
of Common Stock.  In case the Company
effects a Pro Rata Repurchase of Common Stock, then the Exercise Price shall be
reduced to the price determined by multiplying the Exercise Price in effect
immediately prior to the Effective Date of such Pro Rata Repurchase by a
fraction of which the numerator shall be (i) the product of (x) the
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately before such Pro Rata
Repurchase and (y) the Market Price of a share of Common Stock on the
trading day immediately preceding the first public announcement by the Company
or any of its Affiliates of the intent to effect such Pro Rata Repurchase,
minus (ii) the aggregate purchase price of the Pro Rata Repurchase, and of
which the denominator shall be the product of (i) the number of shares of
Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such Pro Rata Repurchase minus
the number of shares of Common Stock so repurchased and (ii) the Market
Price per share of Common Stock on the trading day immediately preceding the
first public announcement by the Company or any of its Affiliates of the intent
to effect such Pro Rata Repurchase.  In
such event, the number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of
this Warrant shall be increased to the number obtained by dividing (x) the
product of (1) the number of Shares issuable upon the exercise of this
Warrant before such adjustment, and (2) the Exercise Price in effect
immediately prior to the Pro Rata Repurchase giving rise to this adjustment by (y) the
new Exercise Price determined in accordance with the immediately preceding
sentence.  For the avoidance of doubt, no
increase to the Exercise Price or decrease in the number of Shares issuable
upon exercise of this Warrant shall be made pursuant to this Section l3(D).


 


(E)                                 Business
Combinations.  In case of any
Business Combination or reclassification of Common Stock (other than a
reclassification of Common Stock referred to in Section l3(A)), the
Warrantholder’s right to receive Shares upon exercise of this Warrant shall be
converted into the right to exercise this Warrant to acquire the number of
shares of stock or other securities or property (including cash) which the
Common Stock issuable (at the time of such Business Combination or
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Business Combination or reclassification
would have been entitled to receive upon consummation of such Business
Combination or reclassification; and in any such case, if necessary, the
provisions set forth herein with respect to the rights and interests thereafter
of the Warrantholder shall be appropriately adjusted so as to be applicable, as
nearly as may reasonably be, to the Warrantholder’s right to exercise this Warrant
in exchange for any shares of stock or other securities or property pursuant to
this paragraph.  In determining the kind
and amount of stock, securities or the property receivable upon exercise of
this Warrant following the consummation of such Business Combination, if the
holders of Common Stock have the right to elect the kind or amount of
consideration receivable upon consummation of such Business Combination, then
the consideration that the Warrantholder shall be entitled to receive upon
exercise shall be deemed to be the types and amounts of consideration received
by the majority of all holders of the shares of common stock that affirmatively
make an election (or of all such holders if none make an election).


 


(F)                                 Rounding of
Calculations; Minimum Adjustments. 
All calculations under this Section 13 shall be made to the nearest
one-tenth (l/10th) of a cent or to the nearest one-hundredth (l/100th) of a
share, as the case may be.  Any provision
of this Section 13 to the contrary notwithstanding, no adjustment in the
Exercise Price or the number of Shares into which this Warrant is exercisable
shall be made if the amount of such adjustment would be less than $0.01 or
one-tenth (l/10th) of a share of Common Stock, but any such amount shall be
carried forward and an adjustment with respect thereto shall be made at the
time of and together with any subsequent adjustment which, together with such
amount and any other amount or amounts so carried forward, shall aggregate
$0.01 or 1/10th of a share of Common Stock, or more.


 


(G)                                Timing of Issuance
of Additional Common Stock Upon Certain Adjustments.  In any case in which the provisions of this Section 13
shall require that an adjustment shall become effective immediately after a
record date for an event, the Company may defer until the occurrence of such
event (i) issuing to the Warrantholder of this Warrant exercised after
such record date and before the occurrence of such event the additional shares
of Common Stock issuable upon such exercise by reason of the adjustment
required by such event over and above the shares of Common Stock issuable upon
such exercise before giving effect to such adjustment and (ii) paying to
such Warrantholder any amount of cash in lieu of a fractional share of Common
Stock; provided, however,
that the Company upon request shall deliver to such Warrantholder a due bill or
other appropriate instrument evidencing such Warrantholder’s right to receive
such additional shares, and such cash, upon the occurrence of the event
requiring such adjustment.


 


(H)                               Completion of
Qualified Equity Offering.  In the
event the Company (or any successor by Business Combination) completes one or
more Qualified Equity Offerings on or prior to December 31, 2009 that
result in the Company (or any such successor) receiving aggregate gross
proceeds of not less than 100% of the aggregate liquidation preference of the
Preferred Shares (and any preferred stock issued by any such successor to the
Original Warrantholder under the CPP), the number of shares of Common Stock
underlying the portion of this Warrant then held by the Original Warrantholder
shall be thereafter reduced by a number of shares of Common Stock equal to the
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the Warrant on the Issue Date (adjusted to
take into account all other theretofore made adjustments pursuant to this Section 13).


 


(I)                                    Other Events.  For so long as the Original Warrantholder
holds this Warrant or any portion thereof, if any event occurs as to which the
provisions of this Section 13 are not strictly applicable or, if strictly
applicable, would not, in the good faith judgment of the Board of Directors of
the Company, fairly and adequately protect the purchase rights of the Warrants
in accordance with the essential intent and principles of such provisions, then
the Board of Directors shall make such adjustments in the application of such
provisions, in accordance with such essential intent and principles, as shall
be reasonably necessary, in the good faith opinion of the Board of Directors,
to protect such purchase rights as aforesaid. 
The Exercise Price or the number of Shares into which this Warrant is
exercisable shall not be adjusted in the event of a change in the par value of
the Common Stock or a change in the jurisdiction of incorporation of the
Company.


 


(J)                                   Statement
Regarding Adjustments.  Whenever the
Exercise Price or the number of Shares into which this Warrant is exercisable
shall be adjusted as provided in Section 13, the Company shall forthwith
file at the principal office of the Company a statement showing in reasonable
detail the facts requiring such adjustment and the Exercise Price that shall be
in effect and the number of Shares into which this Warrant shall be exercisable
after such adjustment, and the Company shall also cause a copy of such
statement to be sent by mail, first class postage prepaid, to each
Warrantholder at the address appearing in the Company’s records.


 


(K)                               Notice of Adjustment
Event.  In the event that the Company
shall propose to take any action of the type described in this Section 13
(but only if the action of the type described in this Section 13 would
result in an adjustment in the Exercise Price or the number of Shares into which
this Warrant is exercisable or a change in the type of securities or property
to be delivered upon exercise of this Warrant), the Company shall give notice
to the Warrantholder, in the manner set forth in Section 13(J), which
notice shall specify the record date, if any, with respect to any such action
and the approximate date on which such action is to take place.  Such notice shall also set forth the facts
with respect thereto as shall be reasonably necessary to indicate the effect on
the Exercise Price and the number, kind or class of shares or other securities
or property which shall be deliverable upon exercise of this Warrant.  In the case of any action which would require
the fixing of a record date, such notice shall be given at least 10 days prior
to the date so fixed, and in case of all other action, such notice shall be
given at least 15 days prior to the taking of such proposed action.  Failure to give such notice, or any defect
therein, shall not affect the legality or validity of any such action.


 


(L)                                 Proceedings Prior
to Any Action Requiring Adjustment. 
As a condition precedent to the taking of any action which would require
an adjustment pursuant to this Section 13, the Company shall take any
action which may be necessary, including obtaining regulatory, New York Stock
Exchange, NASDAQ Stock Market or other applicable national securities exchange
or stockholder approvals or exemptions, in order that the Company may
thereafter validly and legally issue as fully paid and nonassessable all shares
of Common Stock that the Warrantholder is entitled to receive upon exercise of
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(M)                            Adjustment Rules.  Any adjustments pursuant to this Section 13
shall be made successively whenever an event referred to herein shall
occur.  If an adjustment in Exercise
Price made hereunder would reduce the Exercise Price to an amount below par
value of the Common Stock, then such adjustment in Exercise Price made
hereunder shall reduce the Exercise Price to the par value of the Common Stock.


 


14.                                 Exchange.  At any time following the date on which the
shares of Common Stock of the Company are no longer listed or admitted to
trading on a national securities exchange (other than in connection with any
Business Combination), the Original Warrantholder may cause the Company to
exchange all or a portion of this Warrant for an economic interest (to be
determined by the Original Warrantholder after consultation with the Company)
of the Company classified as permanent equity under U.S. GAAP having a value
equal to the Fair Market Value of the portion of the Warrant so exchanged.  The Original Warrantholder shall calculate
any Fair Market Value required to be calculated pursuant to this Section 14,
which shall not be subject to the Appraisal Procedure.


 


15.                                 No Impairment.  The Company will not, by amendment of its
Charter or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation,
merger, dissolution, issue or sale of securities or any other voluntary action,
avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be
observed or performed hereunder by the Company, but will at all times in good
faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Warrant and in
taking of all such action as may be necessary or appropriate in order to
protect the rights of the Warrantholder.


 


16.                                 Governing Law.  This
Warrant will be governed by and construed in accordance with the federal law of
the United States if and to the extent such law is applicable, and otherwise in
accordance with the laws of the State of New York applicable to contracts made
and to be performed entirely within such State. 
Each of the Company and the Warrantholder agrees (a) to submit to
the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of the United States District Court for
the District of Columbia for any civil action, suit or proceeding arising out
of or relating to this Warrant or the transactions contemplated hereby, and (b) that
notice may be served upon the Company at the address in Section 20 below
and upon the Warrantholder at the address for the Warrantholder set forth in
the registry maintained by the Company pursuant to Section 9 hereof.  To the extent permitted by applicable law,
each of the Company and the Warrantholder hereby unconditionally waives trial
by jury in any civil legal action or proceeding relating to the Warrant or the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby.


 


17.                                 Binding Effect.  This Warrant shall be binding upon any
successors or assigns of the Company.


 


18.                                 Amendments.  This Warrant may be amended and the
observance of any term of this Warrant may be waived only with the written
consent of the Company and the Warrantholder.


 


19.                                 Prohibited Actions.  The Company agrees that it will not take any
action which would entitle the Warrantholder to an adjustment of the Exercise
Price if the total number of shares of Common Stock issuable after such action
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all shares of Common Stock then outstanding
and all shares of Common Stock then issuable upon the exercise of all
outstanding options, warrants, conversion and other rights, would exceed the
total number of shares of Common Stock then authorized by its Charter.


 


20.                                 Notices.  Any notice, request, instruction or other
document to be given hereunder by any party to the other will be in writing and
will be deemed to have been duly given (a) on the date of delivery if
delivered personally, or by facsimile, upon confirmation of receipt, or (b) on
the second business day following the date of dispatch if delivered by a
recognized next day courier service.  All
notices hereunder shall be delivered as set forth in Item 8 of Schedule A
hereto, or pursuant to such other instructions as may be designated in writing
by the party to receive such notice.


 


21.                                 Entire Agreement.  This Warrant, the forms attached hereto and
Schedule A hereto (the terms of which are incorporated by reference herein),
and the Letter Agreement (including all documents incorporated therein),
contain the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject
matter hereof and supersede all prior and contemporaneous arrangements or
undertakings with respect thereto.


 


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[Form of
Notice of Exercise]
 Date:                 


 


TO:                            Wilshire Bancorp, Inc.


 


RE:                              Election to Purchase
Common Stock


 


The undersigned, pursuant to
the provisions set forth in the attached Warrant, hereby agrees to subscribe
for and purchase the number of shares of the Common Stock set forth below
covered by such Warrant.  The
undersigned, in accordance with Section 3 of the Warrant, hereby agrees to
pay the aggregate Exercise Price for such shares of Common Stock in the manner
set forth below.  A new warrant
evidencing the remaining shares of Common Stock covered by such Warrant, but
not yet subscribed for and purchased, if any, should be issued in the name set
forth below.


 


Number of Shares of Common Stock                                                 


 


Method of Payment of Exercise Price (note if
cashless exercise pursuant to Section 3(i) of the Warrant or cash
exercise pursuant to Section 3(ii) of the Warrant, with consent of
the Company and the Warrantholder)                                                                                             


 


Aggregate
Exercise Price:                                                                                      


 


	
   

  	
  Holder:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Name:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Title:

  	
   

  



 


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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company
has caused this Warrant to be duly executed by a duly authorized officer.


 


Dated:             December 12,
2008


 


 


	
   

  	
  WILSHIRE BANCORP, INC.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Joanne Kim

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Joanne Kim, Chief Executive Officer

  
	
   

  
	
   

  
	
   

  	
  Attest:

  	
   

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
   

  
	
   

  	
  By:

  	
  /s/ Alex Ko

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Alex Ko, Chief Financial Officer

  



 


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SCHEDULE A


 


Item 1


Name:  Wilshire
Bancorp, Inc.


Corporate or other organizational form: 
Corporation


Jurisdiction of organization:  California


 


Item 2


Exercise Price:(1)  $9.82


 


Item 3


Issue Date:  December 12,
2008


 


Item 4


Amount of last dividend declared prior to the Issue Date:  $0.05 per share, declared
on September 15, 2008 and paid on October 15, 2008.


 


Item 5


Date of Letter Agreement between the Company and the United States
Department of the Treasury:  December 12, 2008


 


Item 6


Number of shares of Common Stock:   
949,460


 


Item 7


	
  Company’s address:

  	
   

  	
  Wilshire Bancshares, Inc.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  3200 Wilshire Blvd.

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
  Los Angeles, California 90010

  



 


Item 8


Notice information:


	
   

  	
   

  	
  Copy to:

  
	
   

  	
   

  	
   

  
	
  Alex Ko, Chief Financial
  Officer

  Wilshire Bancshares, Inc.

  3200 Wilshire Blvd.

  Los Angeles, California 90010

  Telephone: (213) 427-6560

  Facsimile: (213) 427-6584

  E-mail: alexko@wilshirebank.com

  	
   

  	
  Stephanie E. Kalahurka

  Hunton & Williams, LLP

  111 Congress Avenue, Suite 1800

  Austin, Texas 78701

  Telephone: (512) 542-5003

  Facsimile: (512) 542-5072

  E-mail: skalahurka@hunton.com

  



 






(1)                                  Initial exercise
price to be calculated based on the average of closing prices of the Common
Stock on the 20 trading days ending on the last trading day prior to the date
the Company’s application for participation in the Capital Purchase Program was
approved by the United States Department of the Treasury.