David Malone - Mar 15, 2023 Form 4 Insider Report for HOPE BANCORP INC (HOPE)

Signature
/s/Claire Hur as attorney-in-fact for David Malone
Stock symbol
HOPE
Transactions as of
Mar 15, 2023
Transactions value $
-$116,055
Form type
4
Date filed
3/17/2023, 08:02 PM
Previous filing
Feb 14, 2023
Next filing
Apr 26, 2023

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction HOPE Common Stock Options Exercise $162K +15.7K +17.35% $10.36 106K Mar 15, 2023 Direct F1
transaction HOPE Common Stock Tax liability -$59.6K -5.75K -5.42% $10.36 100K Mar 15, 2023 Direct F2

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 Options Exercise -$109K -10.3K -100% $10.68 0 Mar 15, 2023 Common Stock 10.3K Direct F6
transaction HOPE Performance-based Restricted Stock Units Options Exercise -$109K -10.3K -100% $10.68 0 Mar 15, 2023 Common Stock 10.3K Direct F7
holding HOPE Performance-based Restricted Stock Units 4.54K Mar 15, 2023 Common Stock 4.54K Direct F3
holding HOPE Performance-based Restricted Stock Units 4.54K Mar 15, 2023 Common Stock 4.54K Direct F4
holding HOPE Performance-based Restricted Stock Units 2.27K Mar 15, 2023 Common Stock 2.27K Direct F5
holding HOPE Non-qualified stock option (right to buy) 20K Mar 15, 2023 Common Stock 20K $17.18 Direct F8
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Represents performance-based restricted stock units "PRSU" described in footnote 6 and 7. Total 15,683 shares vested and 4,817 shares were forfeited.
F2 Shares disposed to satisfy the Reporting Person's tax liability incurred by the vesting of a previously granted award.
F3 4,540 PRSU were granted on May 19, 2021 pursuant to the Hope Bancorp, Inc. 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan ("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, 2021 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.
F4 4,540 PRSU were granted on May 19, 2021 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, 2021 through December 31, 2021. 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 2,269 PRSU were granted on May 19, 2021 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, 2021 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.
F6 10,250 PRSU were granted on April 22, 2020 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 KRX Index over an 11-quarter period from April 1, 2020 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.
F7 10,250 PRSU were granted on April 22, 2020 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 average assets in relation to the KRX Index over an 11-quarter period from April 1, 2020 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.
F8 Non-qualified stock options granted on September 1, 2016 pursuant to the 2016 ICP. 1/3 of the options vested immediately on the grant date, with the remaining 2/3 vesting in two equal annual installments thereafter.