Koh Steven Form 4 HOPE BANCORP / Steven Koh ownership change

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Koh Steven

(Last) (First) (Middle)

3200 WILSHIRE BLVD

(Street)

LOS ANGELES CA 90010

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HOPE BANCORP INC [ HOPE ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/29/2016

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	07/29/2016		A		153,270	A	(1)	153,270	I	KOH CHARITABLE FOUNDATION
Common Stock	07/29/2016		A		3,226,092	A	(2)	3,226,092	I	KOH-WILSHIRE LP
Common Stock	07/29/2016		A		594,928	A	(3)	594,928	I	STEVEN S KOH TR KOH-WILSHIRE TRUST UA DTD 06/04/04
Common Stock	07/29/2016		A		805	A	(4)	805	I	STEVEN SUKHWA KOH 2007 RETAINED ANNUITY TRUST
Common Stock	07/29/2016		A		805	A	(5)	805	I	JUNG OK KOH 2007 RETAINED ANNUITY TRUST

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (Right To Buy)	$5.02	07/29/2016		A		105,510		08/01/2016	01/28/2022	Common Stock	105,510	(6)	105,510	D
Stock Option (Right To Buy)	$14.65	07/29/2016		A		6,167		08/01/2016	08/25/2025	Common Stock	6,167	(7)	6,167	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Received in exchange for 217,900 shares of Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. ("Wilshire") common stock in connection with merger of Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. into HOPE Bancorp, Inc. (former BBCN Bancorp, Inc.)(the "Merger"). On the effective date of the Merger, the closing price of Wilshire's common stock was $10.74 per share, and the closing price of HOPE Bancorp, Inc. was $15.37 per share.

2. Received in exchange for 4,586,426 shares of Wilshire common stock in connection with the Merger

3. Received in exchange for 845,791 shares of Wilshire common stock in connection with the Merger

4. Received in exchange for 1,145 shares of Wilshire common stock in connection with the Merger

5. Received in exchange for 1,145 shares of Wilshire common stock in connection with the Merger

6. Received in the Merger in exchange for a stock option to acquire 150,000 shares of Wilshire common stock

7. Received in the Merger in exchange for a stock option to acquire 8,768 shares of Wilshire common stock

	Steven Koh	08/02/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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