Welcome to our dedicated page for Hope Bancorp SEC filings (Ticker: HOPE), a comprehensive resource for investors and traders seeking official regulatory documents including 10-K annual reports, 10-Q quarterly earnings, 8-K material events, and insider trading forms.
The Hope Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOPE) SEC filings page provides access to the company’s regulatory disclosures as a publicly traded bank holding company. Hope Bancorp files reports and current disclosures with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in connection with its role as the parent of Bank of Hope, a California-chartered commercial bank whose deposits are insured by the FDIC to the extent provided by law.
Among the key documents available through EDGAR are current reports on Form 8-K, which Hope Bancorp uses to report material events. Recent 8-K filings have covered topics such as quarterly and year-to-date financial results, including results of operations and financial condition, as well as the declaration of quarterly cash dividends on the company’s common stock. Other 8-K filings address corporate governance developments, such as the planned retirement of a board member and the resulting size of the board of directors.
Investors can also use this page to monitor how Hope Bancorp describes its capital markets profile, including the listing of its common stock on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol HOPE and the par value of its shares, as disclosed in its filings. Over time, the company’s periodic reports and exhibits provide detail on loan and deposit composition, credit quality metrics, allowance for credit losses and capital ratios, which are important considerations when evaluating a commercial banking institution.
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Hope Bancorp is asking stockholders to vote at its virtual 2026 annual meeting on May 21, 2026, to elect 9 directors, ratify Crowe LLP as auditor, and approve 2025 executive pay on an advisory basis. The board will shrink from 10 to 9 members and add two new independent nominees with international financial and technology expertise. Governance updates include a stronger Lead Independent Director role and a majority voting standard for uncontested director elections with a resignation policy.
As of December 31, 2025, Hope Bancorp had total assets of $18.5 billion, gross loans of $14.8 billion and total deposits of $15.6 billion. The company expanded into Hawaii through the Territorial Bancorp acquisition, furthering its position as the largest regional bank focused on multi-cultural communities across the continental United States and Hawaii. Executive pay is structured around base salary, a short-term incentive plan that paid below target for 2025, and a long-term equity mix of 50% RSUs and 50% PSUs, with prior-cycle PSUs forfeited. Roughly 95% of votes cast in 2025 supported the company’s say-on-pay program.
Hope Bancorp, Inc. announced a leadership change at its bank subsidiary, Bank of Hope. Effective April 1, 2026, Peter J. Koh is promoted from Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer to President & Chief Operating Officer of the Bank.
Kevin S. Kim will continue as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of both the Company and the Bank, and as President of the Company. In connection with the promotion, Mr. Koh’s base salary increases to $600,000, and his target opportunities under both the short-term and long-term incentive plans rise to 80% of base salary.
Hope Bancorp announced that its subsidiary Bank of Hope has agreed to acquire the Commercial Banking Unit of SMBC MANUBANK in an all-cash deal. The acquisition adds approximately $2.5 billion in loans and $2.7 billion in deposits based on December 31, 2025 balances, expanding its Los Angeles footprint and Asian-focused commercial banking platform. Hope expects the transaction to be over 20% accretive to earnings per share in 2027, with about 4.5% tangible book value dilution and an earn-back period of roughly two years. Pro forma tangible common equity ratio is estimated at 8.1%. The deal is unanimously approved by the boards and is expected to close in the second half of 2026, subject to customary regulatory approvals and conditions.
Hope Bancorp Inc: The Vanguard Group filed Amendment No. 14 to a Schedule 13G/A reporting 0 shares beneficially owned of Hope Bancorp Inc common stock, representing 0% of the class. The filing explains an internal realignment effective January 12, 2026, under SEC Release No. 34-39538 that resulted in certain Vanguard subsidiaries reporting separately. The amendment is signed by Ashley Grim, Head of Global Fund Administration, dated 03/27/2026.
Hope Bancorp EVP and CFO Julianna Balicka reported routine share dispositions to cover tax obligations tied to equity awards. On March 24, 1,108 common shares were withheld at $10.84 per share, and on March 25, 1,345 shares were withheld at $11.05 per share. These transactions were made to satisfy her tax liability from the vesting of a prior award and were not open-market sales. After the latest transaction, she directly holds 38,372 common shares.
Hope Bancorp Inc. senior executive Jason K. Kim reported routine tax-related share dispositions. On March 24, 1,895 shares of common stock were withheld at $10.84 per share, and on March 25, 1,231 shares were withheld at $11.05 per share to satisfy tax liabilities from vesting of a prior equity award. After these transactions, he directly held 76,540 shares of common stock and had an additional 4,677 shares reported as indirectly owned by his wife. These dispositions reflect tax withholding rather than open-market sales.
HOPE Bancorp Chairman, President & CEO Kevin Sung Kim reported routine tax-related share dispositions. On March 24 and March 25, a total of 35,362 shares of common stock were delivered at prices of $10.84 and $11.05 per share to satisfy tax liabilities from the vesting of a prior equity award. These are coded as tax-withholding transactions, not open-market sales. After these dispositions, Kim directly holds 946,139 shares of HOPE common stock.
Hope Bancorp Inc. Senior Executive Vice President and Chief Risk Officer Thomas Stenger reported routine tax-related share dispositions linked to equity awards. On March 24 and 25, 2026, a total of 4,686 shares of common stock were delivered to cover tax liabilities from the vesting of a previously granted award. These transactions were coded as tax-withholding dispositions, not open-market sales, and Stenger continued to hold 15,636 common shares directly after the latest transaction.
HOPE Bancorp executive vice president and general counsel Angelee Harris reported routine share dispositions related to tax withholding, not open-market sales. On March 24 and March 25, a total of 2,546 Common Stock shares were delivered to cover tax liabilities from a vesting equity award. After these transactions, Harris directly holds 21,158 Common Stock shares.