Scott Y. Whang - May 22, 2025 Form 4 Insider Report for HOPE BANCORP INC (HOPE)

Role
Director
Signature
/s/Claire Hur as attorney-in-fact for Scott Y. Whang
Stock symbol
HOPE
Transactions as of
May 22, 2025
Transactions value $
$63,000
Form type
4
Date filed
5/27/2025, 08:00 PM
Previous filing
Jul 8, 2024
SEC
View on sec.gov

Reporting Owners (1)

Name Relationship Address Signature Signature date CIK
Whang Scott Yoon-suk Director 3200 WILSHIRE BLVD. STE. 1400, LOS ANGELES /s/Claire Hur as attorney-in-fact for Scott Y. Whang 2025-05-27 0001417498

Transactions Table

Type Sym Class Transaction Value $ Shares Change % * Price $ Shares After Date Ownership Footnotes
transaction HOPE Common Stock Award $63K +6.25K +14.48% $10.08 49.4K May 22, 2025 Direct F1
holding HOPE Common Stock 27.2K May 22, 2025 Scott Whang & Lydia Whang Trust Under Agreement 7/19/2001 S&O Revocable Trust
holding HOPE Common Stock 13.8K May 22, 2025 By reporting person as UGMA custodian for grandchildren
holding HOPE Common Stock 20.7K May 22, 2025 By wife as UGMA custodian for grandchildren

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) 20K May 22, 2025 Common Stock 20K $17.18 Direct F2
* An asterisk sign (*) next to the price indicates that the price is likely invalid.

Explanation of Responses:

Id Content
F1 Total 6,250 Restricted Stock Units ("RSU") were granted on May 22, 2025 pursuant to the Hope Bancorp, Inc. 2024 Equity Incentive Plan. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Hope common stock. 6,250 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 Non-qualified stock options were granted on September 1, 2016 pursuant to the BBCN Bancorp, Inc. 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan. These options were fully vested as of September 1, 2018.