HOPE BANCORP INC — Director's Dealing 2022

Feb 1, 2022

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: HOPE BANCORP INC (HOPE)
CIK: 0001128361
Period of Report: 2022-01-27

Reporting Person: Koh Steven (Director)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2022-01-27	Common Stock	M	105510	$5.02	Acquired	126587	Direct
2022-01-27	Common Stock	F	71821	$16.6735	Disposed	54766	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2022-01-27	Stock Option (right to buy)	$5.02	M	105510	Disposed	2022-01-30	Common Stock (105510)	Direct

Holdings (Non-Derivative)

Security	Shares	Ownership
Common Stock	3298043	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)	$14.65	2025-08-25	Common Stock (6167)	6167	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Total amount of securities beneficially owned in column 5 of Table I in this Form 4 includes 5,391 Restricted Stock Units ("RSU") granted on May 20, 2021 pursuant to the HOPE Bancorp, Inc. 2019 Incentive Compensation Plan ("2019 ICP") previously reported in Table II.

F2: The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $16.48 to $16.95, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to HOPE Bancorp, Inc., any security holder of HOPE Bancorp, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnote (2) to this Form 4.

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.