X0306 4 2021-05-20 0 0001128361 HOPE BANCORP INC HOPE 0001417498 Whang Scott Yoon-suk 3200 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 1400 LOS ANGELES CA 90010 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2021-05-20 4 M 0 9803 15.36 A 14303 D Common Stock 27202 I Scott Whang & Lydia Whang Trust Under Agreement 7/19/2001 S&O Revocable Trust Common Stock 13800 I By reporting person as UGMA custodian for grandchildren Common Stock 20700 I By wife as UGMA custodian for grandchildren Restricted Stock Units 2021-05-20 4 A 0 5859 A Common Stock 5859 5859 D Restricted Stock Units 2021-05-20 4 M 0 9803 15.36 D Common Stock 9803 0 D Non-qualified stock option (right to buy) 17.18 2026-09-01 Common Stock 20000 20000 D Total 5,859 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. 5,859 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. Total 9,803 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. 9,803 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. 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 Scott Y. Whang 2021-05-24