Sec Form 3/A Filing - Tallerico Domenico Roy @ HOPE BANCORP INC - 2016-08-01

FORM 3/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 Tallerico Domenico Roy 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) SVP, Chief Internal Auditor (Last) (First) (Middle) 3200 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 1400 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 08/01/2016 (Street) LOS ANGELES, CA90010 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 (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 613 ( 1 ) D Common stock (Restricted stock) 1,150 ( 2 ) D

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 Employee Incentive Stock Option (Right to buy) $ 9.32 11/05/2012 11/05/2012 Common stock 7,034 ( 3 ) D Employee Incentive Stock Option (Right to buy) $ 15.79 03/31/2014 03/31/2014 Common stock 1,195 ( 4 ) D

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other Tallerico Domenico Roy 3200 WILSHIRE BLVD. SUITE 1400 LOS ANGELES, CA90010 SVP, Chief Internal Auditor Signatures Claire Hur as attorney-in-fact for Domenico Roy Tallerico 09/20/2016 Signature of Reporting Person Date

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 872 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 April 8, 2015 and March 16, 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. ( 3 )No change from previously filed Form 3. Option granted on November 5, 2012 under the Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. 2008 Stock Incentive Plan. Options have fully vested. ( 4 )No change from previously filed Form 3. Option granted on March 31, 2014 under the Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. 2008 Stock Incentive Plan. Options vest annually in four equal installments. The first, second and third installments vested on March 31st of 2014, 2015 and 2016. The fourth installment will vest on March 31, 2017.

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