Steven Koh - May 23, 2023 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 23, 2023
Transactions value $: $82,801
Form type: 4
Date filed: 5/25/2023, 06:53 PM
Previous filing: May 23, 2022
Next filing: Jun 13, 2024

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
transaction	HOPE	Common Stock	Award	$82.8K	+9.63K	+15.84%	$8.60	70.4K	May 23, 2023	Direct	F1
holding	HOPE	Common Stock						3.3M	May 23, 2023	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
holding	HOPE	Non-qualified stock option (right to buy)						30K	May 23, 2023	Common Stock	30K	$17.18	Direct	F2
holding	HOPE	Stock Option (right to buy)						6.17K	May 23, 2023	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 9,628 Restricted Stock Units ("RSU") were granted on May 23, 2023 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. 9,628 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	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.