Steven Koh - 20 May 2021 Form 4 Insider Report for HOPE BANCORP INC (HOPE)

Role: Director
Signature: /s/ by Claire Hur as AIF for Steven Koh
Issuer symbol: HOPE
Transactions as of: 20 May 2021
Transactions value $: $0
Form type: 4
Filing time: 24 May 2021, 19:14:35 UTC
Next filing: 31 Jan 2022
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	$138,531	+9,019	+135%	$15.36	15,686	20 May 2021	Direct
holding	HOPE	Common Stock						3,298,043	20 May 2021	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
transaction	HOPE	Restricted Stock Units	Award		+5,391			5,391	20 May 2021	Common Stock	5,391		Direct	F1
transaction	HOPE	Restricted Stock Units	Options Exercise	-$138,531	-9,019	-100%	$15.36	0	20 May 2021	Common Stock	9,019		Direct	F2
holding	HOPE	Non-qualified stock option (right to buy)						30,000	20 May 2021	Common Stock	30,000	$17.18	Direct	F3
holding	HOPE	Stock Option (right to buy)						105,510	20 May 2021	Common Stock	105,510	$5.02	Direct
holding	HOPE	Stock Option (right to buy)						6,167	20 May 2021	Common Stock	6,167	$14.65	Direct

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

Explanation of Responses:

Id	Content
F1	Total 5,391 Restricted Stock Units (RSU) were granted on May 20, 2021 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. 5,391 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	Total 9,019 RSU were granted on June 18, 2020 pursuant to the 2019 ICP. Each RSU represents a contingent right to receive one share of Hope common stock. 9,019 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.
F3	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.