HOPE Director Daisy Y. Ha Sells 26,995 Shares

What Happened Daisy Y. Ha, a director of Hope Bancorp, Inc. (HOPE), sold 26,995 shares on August 3, 2026 at $14.24 per share, generating proceeds of approximately $384,544. This was a sale (S) reported on a Form 4 and appears to be an open-market or private sale rather than a purchase.

Key Details

• Transaction date and price: 2026-08-03 at $14.24 per share.
• Shares sold / proceeds: 26,995 shares for ~$384,544.
• Shares owned after transaction: Not disclosed in this filing.
• Footnote: The filing notes non-qualified stock options were originally granted on Sept 1, 2016 under the BBCN Bancorp, Inc. 2016 Incentive Compensation Plan and were fully vested as of Sept 1, 2018 (footnote F1).
• Filing timeliness: Form filed Aug 4, 2026 (timely reporting for an Aug 3 transaction).
• No 10b5-1 trading plan or tax-withholding details were disclosed in this Form 4.

Context Sales by directors are common and can be routine (for diversification, liquidity, tax reasons, etc.) and do not by themselves indicate management sentiment. The footnote refers to a past option grant that has fully vested; the filing does not state whether the sold shares were originally acquired from those options.