Hope Bancorp, Inc. Common Stock

Hope Bancorp, Inc. is a bank holding company, which engages in the provision of financial services through its subsidiary, Bank of Hope. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California and currently employs 1,434 full-time employees. The firm offers commercial and retail banking loans and deposit products through our wholly owned subsidiary, Bank of Hope (the Bank). The principal business activities are conducted through the Bank and primarily consist of earning interest on loans and investment securities, which are primarily funded by customer deposits and other borrowings. The company offers commercial, corporate and consumer loans, deposit and fee-based products and services, including commercial and commercial real estate lending, Small Business Administration (SBA) lending, residential mortgage and other consumer lending, treasury management services, foreign currency exchange solutions, interest rate risk hedging products, and international trade financing, among others. The company operates full-service branches at 83 leased and seven owned facilities, and it operates loan production offices at 9 leased facilities.