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: Koh Steven (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2018-09-01	Common Stock	M	6667	$0.00	Acquired	6667	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2018-09-01	Restricted Stock Units	$	M	6667	Disposed		Common Stock (6667)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	54014	Indirect
Common Stock	3226092	Indirect
Common Stock	608261	Indirect
Common Stock	805	Indirect
Common Stock	805	Indirect

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Non-qualified stock option (right to buy)	$17.18	2026-09-01	Common Stock (30000)	30000	Direct
Stock Option (right to buy)	$5.02	2022-01-28	Common Stock (105510)	105510	Direct
Stock Option (right to buy)	$14.65	2025-08-25	Common Stock (6167)	6167	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Restricted stock units convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis.

F2: Total 20,000 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, 1/3 vested on September 1, 2017, and remaining 1/3 will vest on September 1, 2018.

F3: 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 two equal annual installments thereafter.