HOPE BANCORP INC — Director's Dealing 2019

Feb 14, 2019

SEC Form 5 — Annual Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: HOPE BANCORP INC (HOPE)
CIK: 0001128361
Period of Report: 2018-12-31

Reporting Person: Whang Scott Yoon-suk (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2018-12-31	Common Stock	G	3000	$0.00	Disposed	46702	Direct
2018-12-31	Common Stock	G	3000	$0.00	Acquired	14700	Indirect
2018-12-31	Common Stock	G	2000	$0.00	Disposed	44702	Direct
2018-12-31	Common Stock	G	2000	$0.00	Acquired	9800	Indirect
2018-12-31	Common Stock	G	1000	$0.00	Disposed	43702	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Transfer from the Scott Whang & Lydia Whang Trust Under Agreement 07/19/2001 S&O Revocable Trust to reporting person's wife as custodian of three of six grandchildren under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act. On 12/31/2018, reporting person gifted to three of six grandchildren common stock in the amount of 1,000 shares each. Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by his grandchildren, and this report should not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act of 1934 or for any other purpose.

F2: This amount reflects the corrected number of securities beneficially owned after the vesting of 4,500 restricted stock units on Form 4 filed on 9/5/2018.

F3: Transfer from the Scott Whang & Lydia Whang Trust Under Agreement 07/19/2001 S&O Revocable Trust to reporting person as custodian of two of six grandchildren under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act. On 12/31/2018, reporting person gifted to two of six grandchildren common stock in the amount of 1,000 shares each. Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all securities held by his grandchildren, and this report should not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act of 1934 or for any other purpose.

F4: This amount reflects the transfer of 3,900 shares of common stock from the custodian to a beneficiary grandchild who reached the age of majority on 11/5/2017.