HOPE BANCORP INC — Regulatory Filings 2021

Aug 2, 2021

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

July 29, 2021

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

HOPE BANCORP INC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	000-50245	95-4849715
(State of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3200 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1400

Los Angeles , California 90010

(Address of principal executives offices, including zip code)

( 213 ) 639-1700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Common Stock	HOPE	NASDAQ Global Select Market
(Title of class)	(Trading Symbol)	(Name of exchange on which registered)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensation Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On July 29, 2021, Hope Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) appointed Mary E. ("Mimi") Thigpen to the Board of Directors of the Company and its wholly owned subsidiary, Bank of Hope, effective August 1, 2021, to serve until the 2022 annual meeting or until her respective successor is duly elected and qualified.

Ms. Thigpen will serve as a member of the Board Risk Committee and Audit Committee. This appointment increases the membership of the Board of Directors from 10 to 11.

Ms. Thigpen has no direct or indirect interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K. There is no arrangement or understanding with any person pursuant to which Ms. Thigpen was appointed as a member of the Board. Compensatory arrangements for Ms. Thigpen will be consistent with the previously disclosed standard arrangements for non-employee directors of the Company, as described on page 23 of the Company’s proxy statement for its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 22, 2021, which disclosure is incorporated herein by reference.

A copy of the August 2, 2021 press release announcing the appointment of Ms. Thigpen is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
99.1	News release, dated August 2 , 2021, announcing the appointment of Mary E. (" Mimi ") Thigpen to the Board of Directors
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

HOPE BANCORP, INC. — /s/ Kevin S. Kim
Kevin S. Kim
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer