Sec Form 4 Filing - Hsieh Anthony Li @ loanDepot, Inc. - 2021-02-11

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person Hsieh Anthony Li 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol loanDepot, Inc. [ LDI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director X __ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 26642 TOWNE CENTRE DRIVE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 02/11/2021 (Street) FOOTHILL RANCH, CA92610 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class C Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 02/11/2021 J 8,241,715 A 8,241,715 I ( 1 ) By JLSSAA Family Trust Class C Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 02/11/2021 J 4,378,064 A 4,378,064 I ( 1 ) By JLSA, LLC Class C Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 02/11/2021 J 49,712,850 A 49,712,850 I ( 1 ) By Trilogy Mortgage Holdings, Inc. Class C Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 02/11/2021 J 114,218,620 A 114,218,620 I ( 1 ) By Trilogy Management Investors Six, LLC Class C Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 02/11/2021 J 18,924,666 A 18,924,666 I ( 1 ) By Trilogy Management Investors Seven, LLC Class C Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 02/11/2021 J 2,504,289 A 2,504,289 I ( 1 ) By Trilogy Management Investors Eight, LLC

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Hsieh Anthony Li 26642 TOWNE CENTRE DRIVE FOOTHILL RANCH, CA92610 X X Chief Executive Officer JLSA, LLC 26642 TOWNE CENTRE DRIVE FOOTHILL RANCH, CA92610 X JLSSAA Trust 26642 TOWNE CENTRE DRIVE FOOTHILL RANCH, CA92610 X Trilogy Mortgage Holdings, Inc. 26642 TOWNE CENTRE DRIVE FOOTHILL RANCH, CA92610 X Trilogy Management Investors Six, LLC 26642 TOWNE CENTRE DRIVE FOOTHILL RANCH, CA92610 X Trilogy Management Investors Seven, LLC 26642 TOWNE CENTRE DRIVE FOOTHILL RANCH, CA92610 X Trilogy Management Investors Eight, LLC 26642 TOWNE CENTRE DRIVE FOOTHILL RANCH, CA92610 X Signatures /s/ Peter Macdonald, as Attorney-in-Fact for Anthony Li Hsieh 02/16/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date See Signatures Included in Exhibit 99.1 02/16/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Anthony Hsieh has voting and investment power over the shares of Class C Common Stock of loanDepot, Inc. (the "Issuer") owned by each of JLSA, LLC, The JLSSAA Family Trust, Trilogy Mortgage Holdings, Inc., Trilogy Mortgage Investors Six, LLC, Trilogy Management Investors Seven, LLC and Trilogy Management Investors Eight, LLC (collectively, the "Other Reporting Persons"). ( 2 )In the reorganization transactions in connection with the initial public offering of the Issuer and pursuant to the terms of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Issuer, the Other Reporting Persons were issued a number of shares of Class C Common Stock of the Issuer equal to their equity interests in LD Holdings Group LLC.

Remarks: Exhibit 99.1 Signatures

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