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      <issuerName>HOPE BANCORP INC</issuerName>
      <secFileNumber>000-50245</secFileNumber>
      <issuerAddress>
        <com:street1>3200 WILSHIRE BLVD</com:street1>
        <com:street2>SUITE 1400</com:street2>
        <com:city>LOS ANGELES</com:city>
        <com:stateOrCountry>CA</com:stateOrCountry>
        <com:zipCode>90010</com:zipCode>
      </issuerAddress>
      <issuerContactPhone>2136391700</issuerContactPhone>
      <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>HA DAISY Y</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
      <relationshipsToIssuer>
        <relationshipToIssuer>Member of immediate family of any of the foregoing</relationshipToIssuer>
      </relationshipsToIssuer>
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    <securitiesInformation>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
        <name>Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1> 245 Summer Street</com:street1>
          <com:city>Boston</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>MA</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>02110</com:zipCode>
        </address>
      </brokerOrMarketmakerDetails>
      <noOfUnitsSold>26995</noOfUnitsSold>
      <aggregateMarketValue>378199.95</aggregateMarketValue>
      <noOfUnitsOutstanding>128203739</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
      <approxSaleDate>08/03/2026</approxSaleDate>
      <securitiesExchangeName>NASDAQ</securitiesExchangeName>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>10/21/2004</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Open Market Purchase</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
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      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>13534</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>10/21/2004</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>Cash/Check</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>06/22/2004</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Open Market Purchase</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
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      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>7900</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>06/22/2004</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>Cash/Check</natureOfPayment>
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    <securitiesToBeSold>
      <securitiesClassTitle>Common</securitiesClassTitle>
      <acquiredDate>01/26/2014</acquiredDate>
      <natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>Open Market Purchase</natureOfAcquisitionTransaction>
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      <isGiftTransaction>N</isGiftTransaction>
      <amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>5562</amountOfSecuritiesAcquired>
      <paymentDate>01/26/2014</paymentDate>
      <natureOfPayment>Cash/Check</natureOfPayment>
    </securitiesToBeSold>
    <nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>N</nothingToReportFlagOnSecuritiesSoldInPast3Months>
    <securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
      <sellerDetails>
        <name>KIM HA LIVING TRUST</name>
        <address>
          <com:street1>3200 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD</com:street1>
          <com:city>Los Angeles</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>CA</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>90010</com:zipCode>
        </address>
      </sellerDetails>
      <securitiesClassTitle>HOPE BANCORP</securitiesClassTitle>
      <saleDate>05/06/2026</saleDate>
      <amountOfSecuritiesSold>12000</amountOfSecuritiesSold>
      <grossProceeds>150415.47</grossProceeds>
    </securitiesSoldInPast3Months>
    <remarks>Selling out of KIM HA LIVING TRUST</remarks>
    <noticeSignature>
      <noticeDate>08/03/2026</noticeDate>
      <signature>/s/ Cristina Garcia, as a duly authorized representative of Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, as attorney-in-fact for HA DAISY Y</signature>
    </noticeSignature>
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