Steven Koh - May 20, 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for HOPE BANCORP INC (HOPE)

Role: Director
Signature: /s/ by Claire Hur as AIF for Steven Koh
Stock symbol: HOPE
Transactions as of: May 20, 2021
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Date filed: 5/24/2021, 07:14 PM
Next filing: Jan 31, 2022

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	HOPE	Common Stock	Options Exercise	$139K	+9.02K	+135.28%	$15.36	15.7K	May 20, 2021	Direct
holding	HOPE	Common Stock						3.3M	May 20, 2021	Various Trusts

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	Restricted Stock Units	Award		+5.39K			5.39K	May 20, 2021	Common Stock	5.39K		Direct	F1
transaction	HOPE	Restricted Stock Units	Options Exercise	-$139K	-9.02K	-100%	$15.36	0	May 20, 2021	Common Stock	9.02K		Direct	F2
holding	HOPE	Non-qualified stock option (right to buy)						30K	May 20, 2021	Common Stock	30K	$17.18	Direct	F3
holding	HOPE	Stock Option (right to buy)						106K	May 20, 2021	Common Stock	106K	$5.02	Direct
holding	HOPE	Stock Option (right to buy)						6.17K	May 20, 2021	Common Stock	6.17K	$14.65	Direct

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Total 5,391 Restricted Stock Units (RSU) were granted on May 20, 2021 pursuant to the HOPE Bancorp, Inc. 2019 Incentive Compensation Plan ("2019 ICP"). Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Hope common stock. 5,391 shares will vest either on the one-year anniversary of grant date or the date of the next Hope Bancorp stockholders meeting, whichever is earlier.
F2	Total 9,019 RSU were granted on June 18, 2020 pursuant to the 2019 ICP. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Hope common stock. 9,019 shares will vest either on the one-year anniversary of grant date or the date of the next Hope Bancorp stockholders meeting, whichever is earlier.
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.