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0001680721
XXXXXXXX
LIVE
0001128361
HOPE BANCORP INC
000-50245
3200 WILSHIRE BLVD
SUITE 1400
LOS ANGELES
CA
90010
2136391700
Malone David P
Director
Common
The Charles Schwab Corporation
3000 Schwab Way
Westlake
TX
76262
28796
391049.68
120738974
12/06/2024
NASDAQ
Common
09/01/2016
Stock Award
Issuer
N
4500
09/01/2016
N/A
Common
07/30/2018
Stock Award
Issuer
N
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07/30/2018
N/A
Common
09/04/2018
Stock Award
Issuer
N
2943
09/04/2018
N/A
Common
02/19/2019
Stock Award
Issuer
N
33
02/19/2019
N/A
Common
07/27/2019
Stock Award
Issuer
N
647
07/27/2019
N/A
Common
03/08/2021
Stock Award
Issuer
N
2349
03/08/2021
N/A
Common
04/22/2021
Stock Award
Issuer
N
4470
04/22/2021
N/A
Common
04/26/2021
Stock Award
Issuer
N
2123
04/26/2021
N/A
Common
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Stock Award
Issuer
N
2801
05/24/2021
N/A
Common
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Stock Award
Issuer
N
3404
03/15/2022
N/A
Common
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Stock Award
Issuer
N
2798
04/05/2022
N/A
Common
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Stock Award
Issuer
N
529
04/22/2022
N/A
Common
04/20/2023
Stock Award
Issuer
N
346
04/20/2023
N/A
Y
12/06/2024
David Peter Malone