Kyu S. Kim - Mar 7, 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for HOPE BANCORP INC (HOPE)

Role: SEVP, Chief Commercial Bnk Ofr
Signature: /s/Claire Hur as attorney-in-fact for Kyu S. Kim
Stock symbol: HOPE
Transactions as of: Mar 7, 2025
Transactions value $: -$28,877
Form type: 4
Date filed: 3/11/2025, 12:00 PM
Previous filing: Jul 23, 2024
Next filing: Mar 25, 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	Options Exercise	$34.6K	+3.28K	+3.91%	$10.57	87.1K	Mar 7, 2025	Direct
transaction	HOPE	Comon Stock	Tax liability	-$14.3K	-1.36K	-1.56%	$10.57	85.7K	Mar 7, 2025	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	Options Exercise	-$9.84K	-931	-100%	$10.57	0	Mar 7, 2025	Common Stock	931		Direct	F8
transaction	HOPE	Performance-based Restricted Stock Units	Options Exercise	-$19.7K	-1.86K	-100%	$10.57	0	Mar 7, 2025	Common Stock	1.86K		Direct	F9
transaction	HOPE	Performance-based Restricted Stock Units	Disposed to Issuer	-$19.7K	-1.86K	-100%	$10.57	0	Mar 7, 2025	Common Stock	1.86K		Direct	F10, F11
holding	HOPE	Performance-based Restricted Stock Units						5.09K	Mar 7, 2025	Common Stock	5.09K		Direct	F2
holding	HOPE	Performance-based Restricted Stock Units						5.09K	Mar 7, 2025	Common Stock	5.09K		Direct	F3
holding	HOPE	Performance-based Restricted Stock Units						1.6K	Mar 7, 2025	Common Stock	1.6K		Direct	F4
holding	HOPE	Performance-based Restricted Stock Units						3.2K	Mar 7, 2025	Common Stock	3.2K		Direct	F5
holding	HOPE	Performance-based Restricted Stock Units						3.2K	Mar 7, 2025	Common Stock	3.2K		Direct	F6
holding	HOPE	Incentive Stock Option (right to buy)						30K	Mar 7, 2025	Common Stock	30K	$17.18	Direct	F7

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Shares disposed to satisfy the Reporting Person's tax liability incurred by the vesting of a previously granted award.
F2	5,092 performance-based RSUs ("PRSUs") 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	5,093 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.
F4	1,601 PRSU were granted on March 22, 2023 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, 2023 through December 31, 2025. 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	3,200 PRSU were granted on March 22, 2023 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 common tangible equity in relation to the bank's stated peer group over a 12-quarter period from January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2025. 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	3,200 PRSU were granted on March 22, 2023 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, 2023 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.
F7	Non-qualified stock options granted on September 1, 2016 pursuant to the 2016 ICP. These options were fully vested as of September 1, 2021.
F8	931 PRSU were granted on March 23, 2022 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, 2022 through December 31, 2024. 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.
F9	1,861 PRSU were granted on March 23, 2022 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, 2022 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.
F10	1,861 PRSU were granted on March 23, 2022 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 common tangible equity in relation to the bank's stated peer group over a 12-quarter period from January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2024. 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.
F11	Represents the forfeiture of PRSU granted to the reporting person on March 23, 2022 that were eligible to vest based on certain financial performance objectives.