Hope Bancorp Inc.

11/22/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/22/2024 14:32

Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership - Form 4

Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Koh Steven
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HOPE BANCORP INC [HOPE] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last) (First) (Middle)
3200 WILSHIRE BLVD. STE. 1400 		3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/20/2024
(Street)
LOS ANGELES, CA 90010 		4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
 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 (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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
Common Stock 11/20/2024 S 96,620(1) D $13.33 3,167,023 I Various Trusts
Common Stock 78,294 D
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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 (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 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
(Month/Day/Year) 		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
Non-qualified stock option (right to buy) $17.18 (2) 09/01/2026 Common Stock 30,000 30,000 D
Stock Option (right to buy) $14.65 08/01/2016 08/25/2025 Common Stock 6,167 6,167 D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Koh Steven
3200 WILSHIRE BLVD. STE. 1400
LOS ANGELES, CA 90010 		X

Signatures

/s/Claire Hur as attorney-in-fact for Steven Koh 11/22/2024
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Pursuant to the Irrevocable Election signed on May 23, 2024, the reporting person contributed shares of Hope Bancorp, Inc. common stock to an exchange fund in exchange for shares of the exchange fund, with the exchange transaction closing on November 20, 2024. The Hope Bancorp, Inc. common stock was valued at $13.33 per share for the purpose of determining the number of shares of the exchange fund issuable to the reporting person.
(2) Non-qualified stock options were granted on September 1, 2016 pursuant to the BBCN Bancorp, Inc. 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan. These options were fully vested as of September 1, 2018.
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