HOPE BANCORP INC — Director's Dealing 2016

Aug 3, 2016

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: HOPE BANCORP INC (HOPE)
CIK: 0001128361
Period of Report: 2016-07-29

Reporting Person: Ko Alex (EVP & DEPUTY CFO / CHIEF FINAN)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2016-07-29	Common Stock	A	50088	—	Acquired	50088	Direct
2016-07-29	Common Stock (Restricted Stock)	A	9193	—	Acquired	9193	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Received in exchange for 71,209 shares of Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. ("Wilshire") common stock in connection with merger of Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. into HOPE Bancorp, Inc. (former BBCN Bancorp, Inc.)(the "Merger"). On the effective date of the Merger, the closing price of Wilshire's common stock was $10.74 per share, and the closing price of HOPE Bancorp, Inc. was $15.37 per share.

F2: Received in exchange for 13,070 shares of Wilshire common stock (Restricted Stock) in connection with the Merger