Brian William Hawley - 30 Nov 2025 Form 3 Insider Report for HOPE BANCORP INC (HOPE)

Role: EVP, Chief Retail Banking Ofcr
Signature: /s/Claire Hur as attorney-in-fact for Brian Hawley
Issuer symbol: HOPE
Transactions as of: 30 Nov 2025
Net transactions value: $0
Form type: 3
Filing time: 10 Dec 2025, 19:30:06 UTC
Next filing: 07 Jan 2026
SEC: View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name	Relationship	Address	Signature	Signature date	CIK
Hawley Brian William	EVP, Chief Retail Banking Ofcr	3200 WILSHIRE BLVD., STE. 1400, LOS ANGELES	/s/Claire Hur as attorney-in-fact for Brian Hawley	10 Dec 2025	0002098873

Transactions Table

Type	Sym	Class	Transaction	Value $	Shares	Change %	* Price $	Shares After	Date	Ownership	Footnotes
holding	HOPE	Common Stock						23,215	30 Nov 2025	Direct

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	Performance-based RSU							30 Nov 2025	Common Stock	4,432		Direct	F1
holding	HOPE	Performance-based RSU							30 Nov 2025	Common Stock	4,433		Direct	F2
holding	HOPE	Performance-based RSU							30 Nov 2025	Common Stock	7,536		Direct	F3
holding	HOPE	Performance-based RSU							30 Nov 2025	Common Stock	3,230		Direct	F4

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	4,432 Performance-based Restricted Stock Units ("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.
F2	4,433 PRSUs 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.
F3	7,536 were granted on March 21, 2025 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.
F4	3,230 PRSUs were granted on March 21, 2025 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, 2025 through December 31, 2027. 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.