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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

May 18, 2023
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

HOPE BANCORP INC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware000-5024595-4849715
(State of incorporation)(Commission File Number)(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3200 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1400
Los Angeles, California 90010
(Address of principal executives offices, including zip code)

(213) 639-1700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)


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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Common Stock,par value $0.001 per shareHOPENASDAQ Global Select Market
(Title of class)(Trading Symbol)(Name of exchange on which registered)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).
Emerging growth company ☐
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐



Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
The 2023 annual meeting of stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”) of Hope Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on May 18, 2023 solely online via a live webcast in a virtual meeting format. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted on the following proposals:
1.election of directors;
2.ratification of the appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023; and
3.nonbinding advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s “Named Executive Officers” as described in the Company’s Proxy Statement, dated April 5, 2023.
A total of 105,894,184 shares of the Company’s common stock were represented and voted at the Annual Meeting, constituting 88.47% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting.
The final results of the stockholder votes were as follows:

1. Election of directors of the Company:

Votes Cast ForVotes WithheldBroker Non-Votes
Donald D. Byun97,958,5011,971,7095,963,752
Jinho Doo97,941,4931,988,7175,963,752
Daisy Y. Ha98,145,7461,784,4645,963,752
Joon Kyung Kim97,843,3972,086,8135,963,752
Kevin S. Kim97,074,6682,855,5425,963,752
Steven S. Koh98,702,7001,227,5105,963,752
William J. Lewis98,126,9311,803,2795,963,752
David P. Malone96,777,3553,152,8555,963,752
Lisa K. Pai98,746,6851,183,5255,963,752
Mary E. Thigpen98,465,1721,465,0385,963,752
Scott Yoon-Suk Whang79,243,90820,686,3025,963,752
Dale S. Zuehls96,328,5453,601,6655,963,752

Each of the nominees noted above was re-elected to serve as members of the board of directors of the Company until the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
2. Ratification of the appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2023.
Total Shares
For:105,747,276
Against:137,617
Abstain:9,290
Broker Non-Votes:—

This proposal was approved by the stockholders with the number of shares voting “for” constituting approximately 99.86% of the total number of shares represented and voting at the Annual Meeting.




3. Nonbinding advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s “Named Executive Officers” as described in the Company’s Proxy Statement dated April 5, 2023.
Total Shares
For:51,340,820
Against:48,481,737
Abstain:107,874
Broker Non-Votes:5,963,752

This proposal was approved by the stockholders with the number of shares voting “for” constituting approximately 51.37% of the total number of shares represented and voting at the Annual Meeting.




SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


HOPE BANCORP, INC.
Date: May 18, 2023By:/s/ Kevin S. Kim
Kevin S. Kim
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer