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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): July 6, 2017

HOPE BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
000-50245
95-4849715
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation)
 
 
3200 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 1400, Los Angeles, CA
90010
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (213) 639-1700.

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The annual meeting of stockholders of Hope Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) was held on July 6, 2017. At the meeting, the stockholders voted on the following proposals:
1.
election of directors;
2.
nonbinding advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s “Named Executive Officers” as described in the Company’s Proxy Statement, dated June 6, 2017; and
3.
ratification of the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017.

A total of 125,311,266 shares of the Company’s common stock were represented and voted at the meeting, constituting 92.65% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting.
The final results of the stockholder votes were as follows:

1. Election of directors of the Company:
 
Votes Cast For
Votes Withheld
Broker Non-Votes
Donald D. Byun
111,300,136
464,332
13,546,798
Steven J. Didion
111,258,657
505,811
13,546,798
Jinho Doo
111,186,607
577,861
13,546,798
Daisy Y. Ha
111,257,604
506,864
13,546,798
Jin Chul Jhung
111,231,736
532,732
13,546,798
Kevin S. Kim
111,326,723
437,745
13,546,798
Steven S. Koh
111,214,492
549,976
13,546,798
Chung Hyun Lee
111,243,965
520,503
13,546,798
William J. Lewis
111,149,711
614,757
13,546,798
David P. Malone
109,671,515
2,092,953
13,546,798
John R. Taylor
111,322,272
442,196
13,546,798
Scott Yoon-Suk Whang
111,285,583
478,885
13,546,798
Dale S. Zuehls
111,172,207
592,261
13,546,798

Each of the nominees noted above was re-elected to serve as members of the board of directors of the Company until the Company’s next annual meeting of stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.

2. Nonbinding advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company’s “Named Executive Officers” as described in the Company’s Proxy Statement dated June 6, 2017.
 
Total Shares
For:
108,942,625

Against:
2,405,907

Abstain:
415,936

Broker Non-Votes:
13,546,798


This proposal was approved by the stockholders with the number of shares voting “for” constituting approximately 97.48% of the total number of shares represented and voting at the meeting.






3. Ratification of the appointment of Crowe Horwath LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017.
 
Total Shares
For:
125,270,929

Against:
28,497

Abstain:
11,840

Broker Non-Votes:


This proposal was approved by the stockholders with the number of shares voting “for” constituting approximately 99.97% of the total number of shares represented and voting at the meeting.

Item 8.01 Other Events.

On July 12, 2017, the Company announced the appointment of Steven C. Canup, age 50, as Executive Vice President and Chief Institutional Banking Officer of its wholly owned subsidiary, Bank of Hope (the “Bank”), effective immediately. Reporting directly to President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin S. Kim, Mr. Canup will head Bank of Hope’s new Institutional Banking Group. A copy of the July 12, 2017 press release announcing Mr. Canup’s appointment is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit No.         Description of Exhibit

        
99.1
News release dated July 12, 2017 announcing the appointment of Steven C. Canup as Executive Vice President and Chief Institutional Banking Officer.







SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 
Hope Bancorp, Inc.
 
 
 
 
Date: July 12, 2017
/s/ Kevin S. Kim
 
Kevin S. Kim
 
President and Chief Executive Officer








EXHIBIT INDEX
 

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c) Exhibits

Exhibit No.         Description of Exhibit

        
99.1
News release dated July 12, 2017 announcing the appointment of Steven C. Canup as Executive Vice President and Chief Institutional Banking Officer.