HOPE BANCORP, INC. (NASDAQ:HOPE) Files An 8-K Results of Operations and Financial Condition
Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On April 17, 2018, Hope Bancorp, Inc. (“HOPE” or the “Company”) issued a news release concerning its results of operations and financial condition for the first quarter ended and as of March 31, 2018. A copy of the April 17, 2018 press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On April 17, 2018, Hope Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) issued a news release announcing that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.13 per common share. The cash dividend is payable on or about May 11, 2018 to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on April 27, 2018. A copy of the April 17, 2018 press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.2.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

The Company previously announced that it will host an investor conference call on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at 9:30 a.m. Pacific Time / 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time to review financial results for its first quarter ended March 31, 2018. 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.

The information included in this report to Item 2.02, Item 8.01 and Item 7.01 of Form 8-K (including Exhibit 99.1, Exhibit 99.2 and Exhibit 99.3) 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

Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit

HOPE BANCORP INC Exhibit
EX-99.1 2 hope-3x31x18ex991.htm EXHIBIT 99.1 Exhibit News ReleaseHOPE BANCORP REPORTS RECORD NET INCOME OF $51.2 MILLION AND EPS OF $0.38FOR 2018 FIRST QUARTERQ1 2018 Highlights:•Q1 net income totals a record $51.2 million,…
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About HOPE BANCORP, INC. (NASDAQ:HOPE)

Hope Bancorp, Inc., formerly BBCN Bancorp, Inc., is the holding company of Bank of Hope. Bank of Hope is the regional Korean-American bank in the United States. Bank of Hope operates approximately 85 full-service branches in California, Washington, Texas, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Virginia, Georgia and Alabama. The Bank also operates small business administration (SBA) loan production offices in Seattle, Denver, Dallas, Atlanta, Northern California, Annandale, Virginia, Portland, Oregon and Fremont, California; residential mortgage loan production offices in California, and a representative office in Seoul, Korea. Bank of Hope specializes in business banking products for small and medium-sized businesses, with an emphasis in commercial real estate and commercial lending, SBA lending and international trade financing. Bank of Hope is a California-chartered bank, and its deposits are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC).