Item 8.01 Other Events.

On November 29, 2019, Hope Bancorp, Inc. ("the Company") entered into a Rule 10b5-1 trading plan to facilitate the repurchase of its common shares in accordance the Company's $50 million share repurchase program previously announced on July 16, 2019. Repurchases under the Company's 10b5-1 trading plan, which expires on January 31, 2020, unless the entire repurchase amount has been acquired before that date, will be administered through an independent broker, may be made in the open market or through privately negotiated transactions, and will be subject to the rules of Nasdaq and applicable securities laws and regulations, including Rule 10b5-1 and Rule 10b-18 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1932, as amended.

Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This disclosure contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Forward-looking statements include our expectations regarding the repurchases of our common stock under the stock repurchase program. Forward-looking statements include all statements that are not historical fact. Forward-looking statements involve substantial risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ materially from expectations. These risks and uncertainties include our stock price, the trading volume of our stock, the nature of other investment opportunities presented to us from time to time, our cash flows from operations, general economic conditions, and other risks and uncertainties that are more fully described in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including in the section entitled "Risk Factors" in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2018, and subsequent reports that we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Forward-looking statements represent our beliefs and assumptions only as of the date of this disclosure. We disclaim any obligation to update forward-looking statements, except as required by law.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits



(d) Exhibits
Exhibit No.   Description of Exhibit

   99.1         News release, dated December 3, 2019, announcing 10b5-1 trading plan
    104       Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

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