secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     HOPE BANCORP INC (HOPE)
CIK:        0001128361
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-04-01T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001128361-26-000021
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.50
Item codes: 5.02
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Hope Bancorp promotes Peter J. Koh to President & COO of Bank of Hope effective April 1, 2026
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- Peter J. Koh promoted from Senior EVP & COO to President & COO of Bank of Hope, effective April 1, 2026.
- Kevin S. Kim remains Chairman & CEO of Hope Bancorp and Bank of Hope, and President of the parent company.
- Compensation changes: base salary increased to $600,000; STIP target raised to 80% of salary; LTIP target raised to 80% of base salary.
- Mr. Koh is related to former director and Honorary Chairman Steven S. Koh, who retired Dec 31, 2025.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1128361/000112836126000021/0001128361-26-000021-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1128361/000112836126000021/hope-20260326.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001128361-26-000021

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