SC 13G 1 a2087387zsc13g.txt 13G UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Schedule 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ___________)* NARA BANCORP, INC. -------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer COMMON STOCK, $0.001 PAR VALUE -------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 63080P105 ------------------------------------- (CUSIP Number) Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement [__]. (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7). *The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes). Page 2 of 5 SCHEDULE 13G ------------ CUSIP NO. 63080P105 --------------------------------- 1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON B. John Barry 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) [__] (b) [__] 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States Citizen 5. SOLE VOTING POWER NUMBER OF 403,752 SHARES BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER OWNED BY 9,560 EACH REPORTING 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER PERSON 403,752 WITH 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 9,560 9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 413,312 10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* [__] 11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 7.49% 12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN *SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! Page 3 of 5 ITEM 1(a). Name of Issuer -------------- Nara Bancorp, Inc. (the "Issuer") Common Stock, $0.001 par value ITEM 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices ----------------------------------------------- 3701 Wilshire Blvd Suite 220 Los Angeles, CA 90010 ITEM 2(a). Name of Person Filing --------------------- B. John Barry ITEM 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office ------------------------------------ 2104 Hastings Avenue, Suite 200 Newport, MN 55055 ITEM 2(c). Citizenship ----------- United States Citizen ITEM 2(d). Title of Class of Securities ---------------------------- Common Stock, $0.001 par value ITEM 2(e) CUSIP Number ------------ 63080P105 ITEM 3. Identification -------------- Page 4 of 5 ITEM 4. Ownership --------- (a) Amount Beneficially Owned 413,312 (b) Percent of Class 7.49% (c) Number of Shares as to Which Such Person Has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote 403,752 (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote 9,560 (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 403,752 (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 9,560 ITEM 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class -------------------------------------------- Not Applicable ITEM 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person --------------------------------------------------------------- Not Applicable ITEM 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company ------------------------------------------------------------- Not Applicable ITEM 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group --------------------------------------------------------- Not Applicable ITEM 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group ------------------------------ Not Applicable Page 5 of 5 ITEM 10. Certification ------------- By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the control of the Issuer of such securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such purposes or effect. Date: AUGUST 15, 2002 /s/ B. John Barry -------------------------------