# EDGAR Filing Document

**Accession Number:** 0001831631
**File Stem:** 0001552781-23-000046
**Filing Date:** 2023-2
**Character Count:** 7699
**Document Hash:** 9af20f0193b8f06dc95692664481cf07
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## Filing Content

## Filing Summary
**0001552781-23-000046.hdr.sgml**: 20230208

**ACCESSION NUMBER**: 0001552781-23-000046

**CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE**: DFAN14A

**PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT**: 1

**FILED AS OF DATE**: 20230208

**DATE AS OF CHANGE**: 20230208

**SUBJECT COMPANY**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** loanDepot, Inc.
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001831631
- **STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:** FINANCE SERVICES [6199]
- **IRS NUMBER:** 853948939
- **FISCAL YEAR END:** 1231

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** DFAN14A
- **SEC ACT:** 1934 Act
- **SEC FILE NUMBER:** 001-40003
- **FILM NUMBER:** 23600013

**BUSINESS ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 6561 IRVINE CENTER DRIVE
- **CITY:** IRVINE
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 92618
- **BUSINESS PHONE:** (949) 434-5964

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** 6561 IRVINE CENTER DRIVE
- **CITY:** IRVINE
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 92618
**FILED BY**: 

**COMPANY DATA:**
- **COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:** Hsieh Anthony Li
- **CENTRAL INDEX KEY:** 0001655400

**FILING VALUES:**
- **FORM TYPE:** DFAN14A

**MAIL ADDRESS:**
- **STREET 1:** C/O LOANDEPOT,  26642 TOWNE CENTRE DRIVE
- **CITY:** FOOTHILL RANCH
- **STATE:** CA
- **ZIP:** 92610

**UNITED STATES**

**SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION**

**Washington, D.C. 20549**

**SCHEDULE 14A**

**(Rule 14a-101)**

**INFORMATION REQUIRED IN PROXY STATEMENT**

**SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION**

**Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of the**

**Securities Exchange Act of 1934**

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Check the appropriate box:

&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;□ Preliminary
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□ Definitive
 Proxy Statement

□ Definitive
 Additional Materials

⌧ Soliciting
 Material Pursuant to §240.14a-12

**loanDepot, Inc.**

**(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)**

**Anthony Hsieh**

**(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)**

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**Anthony Hsieh Corrects the Record on loanDepot's Inaccurate Claims**

MEDIA CONTACT:<br> Val Mack<br> Val.Mack@fticonsulting.com<br> +1 212 841 9308<br> Kate Pulio<br> Kate.Pulio@fticonsulting.com<br> +1 312 315 9353

IRVINE, Calif., Feb. 8, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Anthony Hsieh, the Founder and largest voting stockholder of loanDepot, Inc. (NYSE: LDI) ("loanDepot" or "the Company") issued the following statement to correct the record with respect to certain matters referenced in loanDepot's press release of February 8.

· **The Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee has been aware of the candidacy of Steve Ozonian for several months now.** In late November, in an effort to refresh the Board in his capacity
as Chairman of the Board, Mr. Hsieh began introducing Mr. Ozonian to the Board as a potential independent director candidate. Mr. Hsieh
showed patience over this period of time in order to allow the Board's fulsome consideration of Mr. Ozonian as a director candidate.<br>

· **There has been no signal that Mr. Ozonian is being seriously considered as a candidate for the Board.** Mr. Hsieh's conversations with the Board have consistently left him with the impression
that Mr. Ozonian is not being seriously considered for the Board. In fact, despite the Board's claims that a fair review process
is still ongoing, the Company's unusual actions of promoting Ms. Patenaude's biography and accomplishments and its recent
actions only indicate Mr. Ozonian is not receiving fair consideration and signal its strong intent to move ahead with its nomination of
Ms. Patenaude. On February 2, the Company made the unusual choice to announce Ms. Patenaude's appointment to the Board of a non-profit
and even in its response to Mr. Hsieh's February 7 press release, the Company inexplicably included Ms. Patenaude's biography.
There is no dispute that Ms. Patenaude is an accomplished individual, but the Company's obvious attempts to publicize those accomplishments
at this time speaks volumes.

· **It appears the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee was looking to run out the clock on considering Mr. Ozonian and deny Mr. Hsieh his rights as a stockholder.** Mr. Hsieh was told there
would be no decision on Mr. Ozonian's candidacy until sometime in late February. The nomination deadline for stockholders to exercise
their rights to nominate a director, according to the Company's bylaws, is February 17. Adhering to the Board's schedule would
have caused Mr. Hsieh to waive his nomination rights as a stockholder.

· **The Board voted to remove Mr. Hsieh as executive chairman and create a proxy committee *before* Mr. Hsieh formally submitted his notice of nomination of Mr. Ozonian.** On
 Monday, February 6, a special board meeting was called, without providing Mr. Hsieh an agenda of topics to be discussed, despite
 being Chairman of the Board, Executive Chairman and a controlling stockholder. At this special meeting, the Board, in a 5-2 vote
 (with one director not present), terminated Mr. Hsieh as Executive Chairman. This vote was not unanimous as the Company had
 reported. Mr. Hsieh thereafter agreed that the Company could describe the termination as mutual in light of his desire not to serve
 in this role after the Board's vote. Also at this special meeting, the Board acted to create a committee that excluded Mr.
 Hsieh and his director designee — in order to contest Steve Ozonian's nomination — even though the nomination had
 not been formally submitted by Mr. Hsieh or fully considered by the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee.<br>

The Company has an obligation to accurately communicate these matters to stockholders, loanDepot employees, and other stakeholders. Mr. Hsieh will continue to ensure the facts are known and understood.

**CERTAIN INFORMATION CONCERNING THE PARTICIPANTS**

Anthony Hsieh (the "Investor"), may file a preliminary and definitive proxy statement and accompanying proxy card with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") to be used to solicit votes for the election of the Investor's director nominee at the 2023 annual meeting of stockholders of loanDepot, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company").

THE INVESTOR STRONGLY ADVISES ALL STOCKHOLDERS OF THE COMPANY TO READ THE PRELIMINARY AND THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENTS AND OTHER PROXY MATERIALS IF AND WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. SUCH PROXY MATERIALS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE ON THE SEC'S WEB SITE AT WWW.SEC.GOV. IN ADDITION, THE PARTICIPANTS IN THIS PROXY SOLICITATION WILL PROVIDE COPIES OF THE DEFINITIVE PROXY STATEMENT AND OTHER PROXY MATERIALS WITHOUT CHARGE, IF AND WHEN AVAILABLE, UPON REQUEST. REQUESTS FOR COPIES SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE PARTICIPANTS' PROXY SOLICITOR.

The participants in the proxy solicitation are anticipated to be Anthony Hsieh and Steven Ozonian.

As of February 7, 2023, the Investor is the record owner of 30,881 shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, and beneficially owns another 4,213,324 shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock, for an aggregate of 4,244,205 shares of the Company's Class A Common Stock. The Investor also beneficially owns 147,657,247 shares of the Company's Class C Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share. As of the date hereof, Steve Ozonian does not own any shares of common stock or any other securities of the Company.