X0306 4 2019-08-22 0 0001128361 HOPE BANCORP INC HOPE 0001301733 Koh Steven 3200 WILSHIRE BLVD. SUITE 1400 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2019-08-22 4 S 0 16510 13.6164 D 0 I KOH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION Common Stock 3226092 I KOH-WILSHIRE LP Common Stock 608261 I STEVEN S KOH TR KOH-WILSHIRE TRUST UA DTD 06/04/04 Common Stock 805 I STEVEN SUKHWA KOH 2007 RETAINED ANNUITY TRUST Common Stock 805 I JUNG OK KOH 2007 RETAINED ANNUITY TRUST Common Stock 6667 D Non-qualified stock option (right to buy) 17.18 2026-09-01 Common Stock 30000 30000 D Stock Option (right to buy) 5.02 2016-08-01 2022-01-28 Common Stock 105510 105510 D Stock Option (right to buy) 14.65 2016-08-01 2025-08-25 Common Stock 6167 6167 D The price reported in Column 4 is a weighted average price. These shares were sold in multiple transactions at prices ranging from $13.61 to $13.64, inclusive. The reporting person undertakes to provide to HOPE Bancorp, Inc., any security holder of HOPE Bancorp, Inc., or the staff of the Securities and Exchange Commission, upon request, full information regarding the number of shares sold at each separate price within the ranges set forth in footnote (1) to this Form 4. 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. /s/ by Claire Hur as AIF for Steven Koh 2019-08-26