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BBCN Bancorp, Inc.
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
BBCN Bancorp, Inc.
BBCN Bancorp, Inc.
BBCN Bancorp, Inc. (“BBCN Bancorp” on a parent-only basis and the “Company” on a consolidated basis), headquartered in Los Angeles, California, is the holding company for BBCN Bank (“BBCN Bank” or the “Bank”). The Bank has branches in California, New Jersey, and the New York City, Chicago, Seattle and Washington, D.C. metropolitan areas, as well as loan production offices in Atlanta, Annandale, Dallas, Denver, Portland, Seattle, and Northern California. The Company is a corporation organized under the laws of the state of Delaware and a bank holding company registered under the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, as amended.
On December 7, 2015 the Company announced the signing of a definitive agreement and plan of merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. (“Wilshire”) pursuant to which Wilshire will merge (the “merger”) with and into BBCN Bancorp with BBCN Bancorp as the surviving corporation. As part of the merger, Wilshire Bank, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Wilshire, will merge with and into the Bank. Under the terms of the Merger Agreement, Wilshire shareholders will receive a fixed exchange ratio of 0.7034 of a share of the Company’s common stock in exchange for each share of Wilshire common stock they own in a 100% stock-for-stock transaction.
The Merger Agreement contains customary representations and warranties, and each party has agreed to customary covenants, including, among others, covenants relating to the conduct of its business during the interim period between execution of the Merger Agreement and the closing time. In addition, the consummation of the Merger Agreement is subject to customary conditions and the receipt of requisite regulatory approvals. We currently expect to close the merger in mid-2016 subject to satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement.