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style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="text-align:center"><span><br/></span></div><div style="-sec-extract:summary;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">UNITED STATES</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</span></div><div style="margin-bottom:7.3pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:12pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Washington, D.C. 20549</span></div><div style="text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:16pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">FORM <ix:nonNumeric contextRef="iec11e4185d7a4ed8af438b7753ccad0b_D20220124-20220124" name="dei:DocumentType" 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Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"><ix:nonNumeric contextRef="iec11e4185d7a4ed8af438b7753ccad0b_D20220124-20220124" name="dei:EntityEmergingGrowthCompany" format="ixt-sec:boolballotbox" id="id3VybDovL2RvY3MudjEvZG9jOjU1MzA5MTg1MDU2YTQ0OGI5NGNlMWZkZjcyZDcwODY4L3NlYzo1NTMwOTE4NTA1NmE0NDhiOTRjZTFmZGY3MmQ3MDg2OF8xL2ZyYWc6NDM4NDE2YjMyZGUyNGY1NWJlM2Y3Yzg1Yjk3ZTM0ZDkvdGV4dHJlZ2lvbjo0Mzg0MTZiMzJkZTI0ZjU1YmUzZjdjODViOTdlMzRkOV82NjE1_c509d6ec-3261-48fc-98f6-39e8d9de7a6a">&#9744;</ix:nonNumeric></span><span style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:4pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:9.94pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">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.     </span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Arial Unicode MS',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#9744;</span><span style="color:#231f20;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></div><div style="margin-bottom:4pt"><span><br/></span></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">On January 24, 2022, Hope Bancorp, Inc. (&#8220;HOPE&#8221; or the &#8220;Company&#8221;) issued a news release concerning its results of operations and financial condition for the fourth quarter and full year ended as of December 31, 2021.  A copy of the January 24, 2022 press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The information furnished under Item 2.02, Item 7.01 and certain exhibits under Item 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K) shall not be deemed &#8220;filed&#8221; for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;) or otherwise subject to liabilities under that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be set forth as a specific reference in such filing.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-top:8pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 8.01  Other Events.</span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:8pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%"> </span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">On January 24, 2022, the Company issued a news release announcing that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.14 per common share.  The cash dividend is payable on or about February 17, 2022 to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 3, 2022. A copy of the January 24, 2022 press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">Effective January 24, 2022, the Board of Directors for Hope Bancorp, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) approved a stock repurchase program that authorizes the Company to repurchase up to $50 million of its common stock. Stock repurchases may be executed through various means, including, without limitation, open market transactions, privately negotiated transactions or by other means as determined by the Company</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10.5pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">&#8217;</span><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">s management and in accordance with the regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. A copy of the January 24, 2022 press release announcing the stock repurchase program is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-top:8pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The Company previously announced that it will host an investor conference call on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. Pacific Time / 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time to review financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2021.  A presentation to accompany the conference call, which contains certain historical and forward-looking information relating to the Company (the &#8220;Presentation Materials&#8221;), has been made available at the Investor Relations section of Hope Bancorp&#8217;s website at www.ir-hopebancorp.com. A copy of the Presentation Materials is furnished as Exhibit 99.4 and incorporated herein by reference. </span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">The information included in this report pursuant to Item 2.02, Item 7.01 and certain exhibits of Item 9.01 of Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K) shall not be deemed to be &#8220;filed&#8221; for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be set forth as a specific reference in such filing.</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-top:16pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits</span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">(d) Exhibits</span></div><div style="margin-top:5pt"><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:99.707%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:9.603%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:0.533%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:87.464%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Exhibit No.</span></td><td colspan="3" 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Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="ex991-12x31x2021financialr.htm"> concerning the results of operations and financial condition for the fourth quarter and year ended and as of December 31, 202</a><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="ex991-12x31x2021financialr.htm">1</a><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="ex991-12x31x2021financialr.htm">.</a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">99.2</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="ex992-q42021dividend.htm">News release dated January 24, 2022 announcing the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend.</a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">99.3</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="ex993-sharerepurchasepress.htm">News release dated January 24, 2022 announcing share repurchase plan</a><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="ex993-sharerepurchasepress.htm">.</a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">99.4</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div><span style="color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline"><a style="-sec-extract:exhibit;color:#0000ff;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%;text-decoration:underline" href="hope-q42021earningsconfc.htm">Presentation Materials, dated January 25, 2022.</a></span></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:center;vertical-align:top"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">104</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:top"><div style="margin-bottom:6.95pt;padding-left:108pt;text-indent:-108pt"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)</span></div></td></tr></table></div><div style="margin-bottom:6.95pt;text-align:center"><span><br/></span></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"/><div style="min-height:42.75pt;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div><div style="margin-bottom:6.95pt;text-align:center"><span><br/></span></div><div style="margin-bottom:6.95pt;text-align:center"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:120%">SIGNATURES</span></div><div style="text-indent:22.5pt"><span><br/></span></div><div><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:120%">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.</span></div><div><table style="border-collapse:collapse;display:inline-table;margin-bottom:5pt;vertical-align:text-bottom;width:88.742%"><tr><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:47.005%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:4.171%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:17.351%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td><td style="width:1.0%"></td><td style="width:27.073%"></td><td style="width:0.1%"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:700;line-height:100%">HOPE BANCORP, INC.</span></td></tr><tr style="height:20pt"><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Date:  January 24, 2022</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:right;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">By:</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">/s/ Kevin S. Kim</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="border-top:1pt solid #000000;padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Kevin S. Kim</span></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="3" style="padding:0 1pt"></td><td colspan="6" style="padding:2px 1pt;text-align:left;vertical-align:bottom"><span style="color:#000000;font-family:'Times New Roman',sans-serif;font-size:10pt;font-weight:400;line-height:100%">Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer</span></td></tr></table></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div><span><br/></span></div><div style="height:42.75pt;position:relative;width:100%"><div style="bottom:0;position:absolute;width:100%"><div><span><br/></span></div></div></div></body></html>
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hope-20220124
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
January 24, 2022
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
HOPE BANCORP INC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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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Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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
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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.
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Item 2.02  Results of Operations and Financial Condition.
On January 24, 2022, Hope Bancorp, Inc. ("HOPE" or the "Company") issued a news release concerning its results of operations and financial condition for the fourth quarter and full year ended as of December 31, 2021.  A copy of the January 24, 2022 press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
The information furnished under Item 2.02, Item 7.01 and certain exhibits under Item 9.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K) shall not be deemed "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") or otherwise subject to liabilities under that Section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be set forth as a specific reference in such filing.
Item 8.01  Other Events.
On January 24, 2022, the Company issued a news release announcing that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.14 per common share.  The cash dividend is payable on or about February 17, 2022 to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on February 3, 2022. A copy of the January 24, 2022 press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.
Effective January 24, 2022, the Board of Directors for Hope Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") approved a stock repurchase program that authorizes the Company to repurchase up to $50 million of its common stock. Stock repurchases may be executed through various means, including, without limitation, open market transactions, privately negotiated transactions or by other means as determined by the Company
'
s management and in accordance with the regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission. A copy of the January 24, 2022 press release announcing the stock repurchase program is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.3.
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
The Company previously announced that it will host an investor conference call on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at 9:30 a.m. Pacific Time / 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time to review financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2021.  A presentation to accompany the conference call, which contains certain historical and forward-looking information relating to the Company (the "Presentation Materials"), has been made available at the Investor Relations section of Hope Bancorp's website at www.ir-hopebancorp.com. A copy of the Presentation Materials is furnished as Exhibit 99.4 and incorporated herein by reference.
The information included in this report pursuant to Item 2.02, Item 7.01 and certain exhibits of Item 9.01 of Current Report on Form 8-K (including Exhibits 99.1 and 99.4 to this Current Report on Form 8-K) shall not be deemed to be "filed" for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any registration statement or other filings of the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be set forth as a specific reference in such filing.
Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No.
Description of Exhibit
99.1
News release dated January 2
4
, 202
2
concerning the results of operations and financial condition for the fourth quarter and year ended and as of December 31, 202
1
.
99.2
News release dated January 24, 2022 announcing the declaration of a quarterly cash dividend.
99.3
News release dated January 24, 2022 announcing share repurchase plan
.
99.4
Presentation Materials, dated January 25, 2022.
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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.
HOPE BANCORP, INC.
Date:  January 24, 2022
By:
/s/ Kevin S. Kim
Kevin S. Kim
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer