HOPE BANCORP INC — Director's Dealing 2018

Sep 6, 2018

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: HOPE BANCORP INC (HOPE)
CIK: 0001128361
Period of Report: 2018-09-01

Reporting Person: Kim Kevin Sung (Director, President & CEO)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2018-09-01	Common Stock	M	8334	$0.00	Acquired	70402	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2018-09-01	Restricted Stock Units	$	M	8334	Disposed		Common Stock (8334)	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Time-based Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (30294)	30294	Direct
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (15147)	15147	Direct
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (15147)	15147	Direct
Time-based Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (28656)	28656	Direct
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (14328)	14328	Direct
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (14328)	14328	Direct
Incentive stock option (right to buy)	$17.18	2026-09-01	Common Stock (60000)	60000	Direct
Non-qualified Stock Option (right to buy)	$15.88	2024-04-11	Common Stock (170000)	170000	Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$16.12	2026-05-26	Common Stock (30660)	30660	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Includes restricted stock granted on April 11, 2014 under the BBCN Bancorp Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan with 12,000 remaining shares that will vest annually in equal installments on April 11, 2018 and 2019.

F2: Total 30,294 Restricted Stock Units (RSU) were granted on April 26, 2018 pursuant to the Hope Bancorp, Inc. 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan ("2017 LTIP") and BBCN Bancorp, Inc. 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan ("2016 ICP"). Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Hope common stock. Installments of 10,098 shares each will vest annually on April 26, 2019, 2020, and 2021.

F3: 15,147 performance-based restricted stock units ("PRSU") were granted on April 26, 2018 pursuant to the 2017 LTIP and the 2016 ICP and subject to a 3-year cliff vesting. Vesting of these PRSU depends upon Hope's achievement of a specified increase in the cumulative quarterly earnings per share during the 11-quarter period from April 1, 2018 through December 31, 2020. Each PRSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Hope common stock at Target performance. The "Target" number of shares is reported. Possible payout ranges from 0% of Target if the Threshold goal is not met, 50% to 99% on a prorated basis if the Threshold is met but the Target goal is not met, 100% to 149% on a prorated basis if the Target goal is met but the Stretch goal is not met, and 150% if the Stretch goal is met or exceeded.

F4: 15,147 performance-based restricted stock units ("PRSU") were granted on April 26, 2018 pursuant to the 2017 LTIP and the 2016 ICP and subject to a 3-year cliff vesting. Vesting of these PRSU shares depends upon Hope's achievement of a specified relative ranking of the total stockholder return in relation to the KRX Index over a 11-quarter period from April 1, 2018 through December 31, 2020. Each PRSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Hope common stock at Target performance. The "Target" number of shares is reported. Possible payout ranges from 0% of Target if the Threshold goal is not met, 50% to 99% on a prorated basis if the Threshold is met but the Target goal is not met, 100% to 149% on a prorated basis if the Target goal is met but the Stretch goal is not met, and 150% if the Stretch goal is met or exceeded.

F5: Total 28,656 Restricted Stock Units (RSU) were granted on June 26, 2017 pursuant to 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan [2017 LTIP] and 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan [2016 ICP]. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Hope common stock. Installments of 9,552 shares each will vest on June 26, 2018, 2019, and 2020.

F6: 14,328 performance-based restricted stock units ("PRSU") were granted on June 26, 2017 pursuant to the 2017 LTIP and the 2016 ICP. Vesting of these PRSU shares depends upon Hope's achievement of a specified increase in the cumulative quarterly earnings per share during the 11-quarter period from April 1, 2017 through December 31, 2019. Each PRSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Hope common stock at Target performance. The "Target" number of shares is reported. Possible payout ranges from 0% of Target if the Threshold goal is not met, 50% to 99% on a prorated basis if the Threshold is met but the Target goal is not met, 100% to 149% on a prorated basis if the Target goal is met but the Stretch goal is not met, and 150% if the Stretch goal is met or exceeded.

F7: 14,328 performance-based restricted stock units ("PRSU") were granted on June 26, 2017 pursuant to the 2017 LTIP and the 2016 ICP. Vesting of these PRSU shares depends upon Hope's achievement of a specified relative ranking of the total stockholder return in relation to the KRX Index over a 11-quarter period from April 1, 2017 through December 31, 2019. Each PRSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Hope common stock at Target performance. The "Target" number of shares is reported. Possible payout ranges from 0% of Target if the Threshold goal is not met, 50% to 99% on a prorated basis if the Threshold is met but the Target goal is not met, 100% to 149% on a prorated basis if the Target goal is met but the Stretch goal is not met, and 150% if the Stretch goal is met or exceeded.

F8: These options were granted on September 1, 2016 pursuant to the BBCN Bancorp, Inc. 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan. 1/3 of the options vested immediately on the grant date, with the remaining 2/3 vesting in 2 equal annual installments on September 1, 2017 and 2018.

F9: Non-qualified stock options granted on April 11, 2014 under the BBCN Bancorp Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan. 50,000 shares remain unvested. 40,000 will vest on April 11, 2018 and remaining 10,000 will vest on April 11, 2019.

F10: Employee stock options granted on May 26, 2016 under the BBCN Bancorp Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan. The shares will vest on April 11, 2019.

F11: Total 25,000 restricted stock units were granted on September 1, 2016 pursuant to the BBCN Bancorp, Inc. 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of HOPE Bancorp, Inc. common stock. 1/3 of the award vested immediately on the grant date, with the remaining 2/3 vesting in 2 equal annual installments on September 1, 2017 and 2018.