Sec Form 4/A Filing - KIM JASON K @ HOPE BANCORP INC - 2016-09-01

FORM 4/A Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person KIM JASON K 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HOPE BANCORP INC [ HOPE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP & Chief Comm Banking Ofc (Last) (First) (Middle) 3200 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 1400 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 09/01/2016 (Street) LOS ANGELES, CA90010 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 11/06/2017 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 09/01/2016 A 8,000 ( 1 ) A 75,119 D Common Stock 09/01/2017 F 601 D $ 16.2 53,370 ( 2 ) D Common Stock 4,667 ( 3 ) I By spouse

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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 Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) $ 17.18 ( 4 ) 09/01/2026 Common Stock 30,000 30,000 ( 5 ) D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other KIM JASON K 3200 WILSHIRE BLVD. SUITE 1400 LOS ANGELES, CA90010 EVP & Chief Comm Banking Ofc Signatures /s/Claire Hur as attorney-in-fact for Jason K. Kim 11/15/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )On 9/1/16, the reporting person was granted 8,000 Restricted Stock Units (RSU) pursuant to the 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan ("2016 ICP"). RSUs convert into common stock on a one-for-one basis and vest annually in five equal installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date. This grant of RSU was previously reported in Table II of Form 4 filed on 11/6/17, but is instead being reported in Table I of this amended filing. ( 2 )The amount reported in Column 5 of Table I reflects the corrected amount of securities beneficially owned after the transactions reported on Forms 4 filed on 10/27/17, 10/30/17 and 11/6/17. ( 3 )Total of 4,667 shares reported in Column 5 of Table I reflects the corrected amount of securities beneficially owned by the reporting person's spouse after the transaction reported on Forms 4 filed on 8/2/17, 10/27/17, and 10/30/17. ( 4 )Options granted on September 1, 2016 pursuant to the 2016 ICP. Options vest annually in five equal installments on September 1st of 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. ( 5 )The amount reported in Column 9 of Table II reflects the corrected number of derivative securities beneficially owned after the Forms 4 filed on 10/27/17 and 10/30/17, which had erroneously omitted 6,000 shares.

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