---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001128361-24-000008"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HOPE"
cik: "0001128361"
company_name: "HOPE BANCORP INC"
filed_at: "2024-03-22T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-04T08:58:45.274394+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.25
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Mary E. Thigpen not seeking re-election at 2024 annual meeting

## Summary
- Mary E. Thigpen will not stand for re-election to Hope Bancorp board.
- Departure effective at 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
- No disagreement with company policies or operations cited.
- Company thanks her for dedication and service.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001128361-24-000008
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HOPE
- cik: 0001128361
- company_name: HOPE BANCORP INC
- filed_at: 2024-03-22T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1128361/000112836124000008/0001128361-24-000008-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1128361/000112836124000008/hope-20240318.htm

## Machine-readable alternates
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- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001128361-24-000008.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001128361-24-000008.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Mary E. Thigpen departed as Director at HOPE BANCORP INC.
  - Action: not stand for re-election
  - Role: Director
  source text: On March 18, 2024, director Mary E. Thigpen formally notified Hope Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) that she will not stand for re-election to the board of directors of the Company at the 2024 Annual Meeting of Stockholders.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1128361/000112836124000008/0001128361-24-000008-index.htm

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