SEC FORM 3/A

SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Song David Lee

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

3200 WILSHIRE BLVD.

SUITE 1400

(Street)

LOS ANGELES

90010

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/01/2016

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HOPE BANCORP INC [ HOPE ]

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	EVP, Chief Bus. Banking Offcr

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
08/11/2016

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common stock	6,609⁽¹⁾	D
Common stock (Restricted stock)	3,353⁽²⁾	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Amended from previously filed Form 3, which did not reflect the number of shares as converted from Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. and assumed by BBCN Bancorp, Inc. using the exchange ratio of 0.7034 per share as provided by the Merger Agreement between Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. and BBCN Bancorp, Inc. (now Hope Bancorp, Inc.) (the "Merger Agreement"). Received in exchange for 9,398 shares of Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. common stock at the exchange ratio of 0.7034 per share as provided by the Merger Agreement.

2. Amended from previously filed Form 3, which did not reflect the number of shares as converted from Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. and assumed by BBCN Bancorp, Inc. using the exchange ratio of 0.7034 per share as provided by the Merger Agreement. Restricted stock granted on March 31, 2014, April 29, 2015 and April 27, 2016 under the Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), including dividends issued to date. Restricted stock granted under the Plan vests annually in four equal installments over three years, with 25% vesting on the grant date and the remainder vesting on the anniversary of the grant date annually thereafter.

Remarks:

	Claire Hur as attorney-in-fact for David Lee Song	09/20/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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