Julianna Balicka - 19 Jul 2024 Form 4 Insider Report for HOPE BANCORP INC (HOPE)

Role: EVP, CFO
Signature: /s/Claire Hur as attorney-in-fact for Julianna Balicka
Issuer symbol: HOPE
Transactions as of: 19 Jul 2024
Net transactions value: +$117,497
Form type: 4
Filing time: 23 Jul 2024, 20:00:08 UTC
Previous filing: 29 Apr 2024
Next filing: 25 Mar 2025
SEC: View on sec.gov

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	HOPE	Common Stock	Award	$117,497	+9,259	+40%	$12.69	32,475	19 Jul 2024	Direct	F1

Derivative Securities (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Underlying Class	Amount	Exercise Price	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	HOPE	Performance-based Restricted Stock Units	Award		+4,629			4,629	19 Jul 2024	Common Stock	4,629		Direct	F2
transaction	HOPE	Performance-based Restricted Stock Units	Award		+4,630			4,630	19 Jul 2024	Common Stock	4,630		Direct	F3

* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Total 9,259 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 3,086 shares will each vest on July 21, 2025 and March 20, 2026, and 3,087 shares will vest on March 22, 2027.
F2	4,629 performance-based RSUs ("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.
F3	4,630 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.