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
November 3, 2022
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
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| HOPE BANCORP INC |
| (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) |
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| Delaware | 000-50245 | 95-4849715 |
| (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)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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| Common Stock | , | par value $0.001 per share | HOPE | NASDAQ 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 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
Hope Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) is furnishing hereunder the presentation slides which management will be using for meetings with institutional investors during the fourth quarter of 2022, including the Piper Sandler California Community Bank Tour on November 3, 2022 and the 2022 KBW Virtual West Coast Bank Field Trip on November 15, 2022. A copy of the presentation is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.
The information included in this report pursuant to Item 7.01 of Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1) shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
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| Exhibit No. | | Description of Exhibit |
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| 99.1 | | |
| 104 | | Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document) |
SIGNATURES
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.
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| | HOPE BANCORP, INC. |
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| Date: November 8, 2022 | By: | /s/ Kevin S. Kim | |
| | Kevin S. Kim | |
| | Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer |
