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 Kevin Sung (N/A)

Non-Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Code	Shares	Price	A/D	Holdings After	Ownership
2024-07-19	Common Stock	A	65011	$12.69	Acquired	909703	Direct

Derivative Transactions

Date	Security	Exercise Price	Code	Shares	A/D	Expiration	Underlying	Ownership
2024-07-19	Performance-based Restricted Stock Units	$	A	32506	Acquired		Common Stock (32506)	Direct
2024-07-19	Performance-based Restricted Stock Units	$	A	32506	Acquired		Common Stock (32506)	Direct

Holdings (Derivative)

Security	Exercise Price	Expiration	Underlying	Shares	Ownership
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (9771)	9771	Direct
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (19541)	19541	Direct
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (19541)	19541	Direct
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (13624)	13624	Direct
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (27249)	27249	Direct
Performance-based Restricted Stock Units	$		Common Stock (27249)	27249	Direct
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)	$17.18	2026-09-01	Common Stock (60000)	60000	Direct
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)	$16.12	2026-05-26	Common Stock (30660)	30660	Direct

Footnotes

F1: Total 65,011 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 21,670 shares will each vest on July 21, 2025 and March 20, 2026, and 21,671 shares will vest on March 22, 2027.

F2: 32,506 performance-based RSUs ("PRSU") 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.

F3: 32,506 PRSU 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.

F4: 9,771 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: 19,541 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: 19,541 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: 13,624 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: 27,249 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: 27,249 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 were granted on September 1, 2016 pursuant to the 2016 ICP, formerly known as the BBCN Bancorp, Inc. 2016
Incentive Compensation Plan. These options were fully vested as of September 1, 2018.

F11: Non-qualified stock options granted on May 26, 2016 under the BBCN Bancorp Inc. 2007 Equity Incentive Plan. These options were fully vested
as of April 11, 2019