Sec Form 4 Filing - Hsieh Anthony Li @ loanDepot, Inc. - 2022-03-29

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) 03/29/2022 (Street) FOOTHILL RANCH, CA92610 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ 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

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 Restricted Stock Units ( 1 ) 03/29/2022 A 123,525 ( 2 ) ( 2 ) Class A Common Stock 123,525 $ 0 123,525 D Performance Share Units ( 3 ) 03/29/2022 A 370,575 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) Class A Common Stock 370,575 $ 0 370,575 D

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 Signatures /s/ Peter Macdonald, as Attorney-in-Fact for Anthony Li Hsieh 03/31/2022 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") represents a contingent right to receive, at settlement, one share of Class A Common Stock or, at the option of the Compensation Committee, the cash value of one share of Class A Common Stock. ( 2 )The RSUs are scheduled to vest as follows, 30,881 on each of 7/28/22, 7/28/23 and 7/28/24 and 30,882 on 7/28/25. Within 30 days following each vesting date (provided such date does not fall during a Blackout Period), Issuer will deliver the number of shares of Class A Common Stock that correspond to the number of RSUs that vested or, at the discretion of the Compensation Committee, its cash equivalent. ( 3 )Each performance share unit ("PSU") represents a contingent right to receive one share of Issuer's Class A Common Stock. ( 4 )The PSUs vest on the 4th anniversary of the grant date in proportion to specified stock price hurdles being achieved by the Issuer's Class A Common stock.

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