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Registration of Additional Securities   —   Form S-4
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Document/Exhibit                   Description                      Pages   Size 

 1: S-4MEF      Registration of Additional Securities                  4     21K 
 2: EX-5.1      Opinion re: Legality                                   2      9K 
 3: EX-23.2     Consent of Experts or Counsel                          1      5K 

S-4MEF   —   Registration of Additional Securities
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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JANUARY 19, 2001
                                          REGISTRATION NO.: 333-
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM S-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

NARA BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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           Delaware                          6712                    95-4170121      
(State or other jurisdiction of  (Primary Standard Industrial     (I.R.S. Employer   
incorporation or organization)    Classification Code Number)  Identification Number)


3701 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 220
Los Angeles, California 90010 
(213) 639-1700
(Address including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant's principal executive office)

Benjamin B. Hong
President and Chief Executive Officer 
Nara Bancorp, Inc.
3701 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 220
Los Angeles, California 90010 
(213) 639-1700
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, 
including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:
T. J. Grasmick, Esq.
 Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP
11355 West Olympic Boulevard
 Los Angeles, California 90064
 Telephone: (310) 312-4000

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APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO PUBLIC:
As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective. 

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If the securities being registered on this Form are being offered in  
connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with 
General Instruction G check the following box: [X]                              

 If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and   
list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective  
registration statement for the same offering. [X]                               

  If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d)
under the Securities Act check the following box and list the Securities Act    
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement   
for the same offering. [ ]                                                      

 CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

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                                                           Proposed Maximum     Proposed Maximum                      
       Title of Each Class of            Amount to be       Offering price     Aggregate offering       Amount of     
     Securities to be Registered        registered (1)       per unit (2)          price (2)        Registration fee  
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common stock, $0.001 par value              175,000             $18.25             $3,193,750            $798.44      
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(1)  Consists of shares issuable to certain warrantholders of Nara Bank,        
National Association upon reorganization of Nara Bank into a holding  
     company form of organization, as described in the Registration Statement on
     Form S-4 (No. 333-50126), and Pre-effective Amendment No. 1 to the Form S-4
that became effective on December 6, 2000.                            
(2)  Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the          
    registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(f)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933,
    as amended, based on the price per share of the common stock of Nara Bank,
     National Association as of January 17, 2001 as reported on the Nasdaq Stock
Market, Inc. National Market System.                                  

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EXPLANATORY NOTE AND INCORPORATION
 OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

  This registration statement is being filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, to register an additional 175,000 shares
of Nara Bancorp, Inc. common stock. The contents of the Registration Statement  
on Form S-4 (File No. 333-50126) filed by Nara Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company")    
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on November 16,  
2000, including the exhibits and all amendments thereto, and which became       
effective on December 6, 2000, are incorporated herein by reference.            

 PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

ITEM 21. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES.                            

The following documents are filed as exhibits to this Registration Statement.   

Exhibit No.                Description                                          
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5.1           Opinion of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP                 

23.1           Consent of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP                  
(included in Exhibit 5.1)                   

23.2           Consent of Deloitte & Touche, LLP                          

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant has duly
caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the            
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, California, 
on January 17, 2001.                                                            

        NARA BANCORP, INC.

                By:  /s/  Benjamin B. Hong
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                Benjamin B. Hong
                                     President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this      
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the          
capacities and on the dates indicated. Each person whose signature appears below
constitutes and appoints Benjamin B. Hong as his true and lawful                
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, 
for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any
or all Amendments (including Post-Effective Amendments) to this Registration    
Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents 
in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting  
unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform 
each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in       
person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and     
agents, each acting alone, or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or 
cause to be done by virtue hereof.                                              

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SIGNATURE                                     TITLE                          DATE              
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/s/ Benjamin B. Hong                          President and Chief Executive   January 17, 2001 
--------------------------------------------  Officer                                          
BENJAMIN B. HONG                              (Principal Executive Officer)                    

/s/ Bon T. Goo                                Executive Vice President, and   January 17, 2001 
--------------------------------------------  Chief Financial Officer                          
BON T. GOO                                    Accounting Officer)                              

/s/ Min J. Kim                                Executive Vice President,       January 17, 2001 
--------------------------------------------  and Chief Credit Officer                         
MIN J. KIM                                                                                     

/s/ Chang Hee Kim                             Director                        January 17, 2001 
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CHANG HEE KIM                                                                                  

/s/ Hyon Park                                 Director                        January 17, 2001 
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HYON PARK                                                                                      

/s/ Thomas Chung                              Director                        January 17, 2001 
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THOMAS CHUNG                                                                                   

/s/ Brian Woo                                 Director                        January 17, 2001 
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BRIAN WOO                                                                                      

/s/ Yong Hwan Kim                             Director                        January 17, 20010
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YONG HWAN KIM                                                                                  


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EXHIBIT INDEX                                                                   

Exhibit No.          Exhibit                                                    
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5.1               Opinion of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips LLP                

23.1               Consent of Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP                
(included in Exhibit 5.1)             

23.2               Consent of Deloitte & Touche, LLP                        

Dates Referenced Herein   and   Documents Incorporated by Reference

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This ‘S-4MEF’ Filing		Date		First		Last			Other Filings
Filed on / Effective on:		1/19/01		1
		1/17/01		1		3
		12/6/00		1		2
		11/16/00		2					S-4,  S-4EF
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