HOPE BANCORP INC — Director's Dealing 2024

Jul 24, 2024

SEC Form 4 — Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership

Issuer: HOPE BANCORP INC (HOPE)
CIK: 0001128361
Period of Report: 2024-07-19

Reporting Person: KIM KYU S. (N/A)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2024-07-19	Common Stock	A	10185	$12.69	Acquired	83823	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2024-07-19	Performance-based Restricted Stock Units	$	A	5092	Acquired		Common Stock (5092)	Direct
2024-07-19	Performance-based Restricted Stock Units	$	A	5093	Acquired		Common Stock (5093)	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (931)	931	Direct
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (1861)	1861	Direct
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (1861)	1861	Direct
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (1601)	1601	Direct
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (3200)	3200	Direct
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (3200)	3200	Direct
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	$17.18	2026-09-01	Common Stock (30000)	30000	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Total 10,185 Restricted Stock Units ("RSU") were granted on July 19, 2024 pursuant to the Hope Bancorp, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan ("2024 EIP"). Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Hope common stock. Installments of 3,395 shares will each vest on July 21, 2025, March 20, 2026 and March 22, 2027.

F2: 5,092 performance-based RSUs ("PRSUs") were granted on July 19, 2024 pursuant to the 2024 IEP and subject to cliff vesting following completion of a 3-year performance period. Vesting of these PRSU shares depends upon Hope's achievement of a specified absolute return on average tangible common equity. 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.

F3: 5,093 PRSUs were granted on July 19, 2024 pursuant to the 2024 IEP and subject to cliff vesting following a three-year performance period. 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 12 quarter period from January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2026. 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: 931 PRSU were granted on March 23, 2022 pursuant to the 2017 LTIP and 2019 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 bank's stated
peer group over a 12-quarter period from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024. 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: 1,861 PRSU were granted on March 23, 2022 pursuant to the 2017 LTIP and 2019 ICP and subject to a 3-year cliff vesting. Vesting of these
PRSU shares depends upon Hope's achievement of a specified absolute earnings per share in relation to the bank's stated budget over a 12-
month period from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022. 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.

F6: 1,861 PRSU were granted on March 23, 2022 pursuant to the 2017 LTIP and 2019 ICP and subject to a 3-year cliff vesting. Vesting of these
PRSU shares depends upon Hope's achievement of a specified relative return on common tangible equity in relation to the bank's stated peer
group over a 12-quarter period from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024. 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: 1,601 PRSU were granted on March 22, 2023 pursuant to the 2017 LTIP and 2019 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 bank's stated
peer group over a 12-quarter period from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025. 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: 3,200 PRSU were granted on March 22, 2023 pursuant to the 2017 LTIP and 2019 ICP and
subject to a 3-year cliff vesting. Vesting of these PRSU shares depends upon Hope's achievement of a specified relative return on common
tangible equity in relation to the bank's stated peer group over a 12-quarter period from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025. 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.

F9: 3,200 PRSU were granted on March 22, 2023 pursuant to the 2017 LTIP and 2019 ICP and subject to a 3-year cliff vesting. Vesting of these
PRSU shares depends upon Hope's achievement of a specified absolute earnings per share in relation to the bank's stated budget over a 12-
month period from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023. 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.

F10: Non-qualified stock options granted on September 1, 2016 pursuant to the 2016 ICP. These options were fully vested as of September 1, 2021.