Sec Form 4 Filing - Walsh Jeff Alexander @ loanDepot, Inc. - 2023-02-01

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 Walsh Jeff Alexander 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol loanDepot, Inc. [ LDI] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President, LDI Mortgage (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O LOANDEPOT, INC., 6561 IRVINE CENTER DR. 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 02/01/2023 (Street) IRVINE, CA92618 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 Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 02/01/2023 C( 1 )( 2 )( 3 ) 53,289 A $ 0( 3 ) 4,477,415 D Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 02/01/2023 S( 4 ) 63,126 D $ 2.5664( 5 ) 4,414,289 D Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share 02/02/2023 S( 4 ) 1,159 D $ 2.7101( 6 ) 4,413,130 D

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 Common Units ( 1 )( 2 ) 02/01/2023 C 53,289 ( 1 )( 2 ) ( 1 )( 2 ) Class A Common Stock 53,289 $ 0 13,159,832( 2 ) I Trilogy Management Investors Seven, LLC( 1 )( 2 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Walsh Jeff Alexander C/O LOANDEPOT, INC. 6561 IRVINE CENTER DR. IRVINE, CA92618 President, LDI Mortgage Signatures /s/ Denise Apicella, as Attorney-in-Fact for Jeff Alexander Walsh 02/02/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )In the reorganization transactions related to Issuer's IPO, shares of Issuer's Class C Common Stock, par value $0.001, were issued to certain holders of LD Holdings class a common units ("Common Units") equal to the number of Common Units held by such holders. Pursuant to the Fourth Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of LD Holdings, holders of Common Units may, subject to certain exceptions, from time to time require LD Holdings to redeem all or a portion of their Common Units (together with an equal number of shares of Class C Common Stock) in exchange for, at the Issuer's election (determined solely by a majority of the Issuer's directors who are disinterested), newly issued shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 ("Class A Common Stock") of the Issuer on a one-for-one basis or a cash payment equal to an average market price of one share of Class A Common Stock for each Common Unit so redeemed. ( 2 )The Reporting Person has, and at all times since the Issuer's initial public offering ("IPO") has held, an indirect pecuniary interest in a portion of the securities of the Issuer and LD Holdings Group LLC ("LD Holdings") directly held by Trilogy Management Investors Seven, LLC ("Trilogy Seven") as reported on Anthony Hsieh's Form 4 filed on February 16, 2021. All of the securities of the Issuer held by Trilogy Seven are directly reported by Trilogy Seven and were not previously reported by the persons holding an indirect interest in the securities. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities held by Trilogy Seven except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein. ( 3 )The Reporting Person elected to cause Trilogy Seven to exchange a portion of the Common Units beneficially owned by the Reporting Person for an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock, and to cause Trilogy Seven to transfer such shares of Class A Common Stock to the Reporting Person directly. The shares of Class C Common Stock corresponding to the Common Units that were exchanged were cancelled for no consideration. The cancellation of the shares of Class C Common Stock is reported by Trilogy Seven on Anthony Hsieh's Form 4 filed simultaneously herewith. ( 4 )The sales reported in this Form 4 were effected pursuant to a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan adopted by the Reporting Person on December 8, 2022. ( 5 )The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $2.51 to $2.63. The reporting persons undertake to provide the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, specific trade amounts and pricing within the range set forth in this footnote at which the transaction was effected. ( 6 )The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were purchased in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $2.685 to $2.73. The reporting persons undertake to provide the issuer, any security holder of the issuer, or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, specific trade amounts and pricing within the range set forth in this footnote at which the transaction was effected.

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