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HOPE BANCORP DECLARES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND OF $0.14 PER SHARE LOS ANGELES - April 28, 2026 - Hope Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: HOPE) today announced that its Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.14 per common share. The dividend is payable on or about May 22, 2026, to all stockholders of record as of the close of business on May 8, 2026. About Hope Bancorp, Inc. Hope Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOPE) is the holding company for Bank of Hope, with $18.66 billion in total assets as of March 31, 2026. Following the addition of Territorial Savings as a division of Bank of Hope, the Company became the largest regional bank serving multicultural customers across the continental United States and Hawaii. Headquartered in Los Angeles, Bank of Hope offers a comprehensive range of commercial, corporate, and consumer banking products and services, including commercial and commercial real estate

For the fourth quarter of 2025, net income of $34.5 million, up 12% quarter-over-quarter and up 42% year-over-year Hope Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: HOPE), the holding company of Bank of Hope (the “Bank”), today reported unaudited financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025. For the three months ended December 31, 2025, the Company recorded net income of $34.5 million, or $0.27 per diluted common share, up 12% from net income of $30.8 million, or $0.24 per diluted common share, for the three months ended September 30, 2025, and up 42% from net income of $24.3 million, or $0.20 per diluted common share, for the three months ended December 31, 2024. For the full year ended December 31, 2025, net income totaled $61.6 million, or $0.49 per diluted common share. Excluding notable items (1) , net income for the full year ended December 31, 2025, totaled $113.3 million, or $0.89 per diluted common share, up 10% from $103.4 million, or $0.85 per

Hope Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOPE) (the “Company”), the holding company of Bank of Hope (the “Bank”), today announced that Scott Yoon-Suk Whang has elected not to stand for re-election and will be retiring from his position as a member of the Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank in connection with the Company’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. “On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Director Whang for his many years of service and dedication,” said Kevin S. Kim, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. “Director Whang was instrumental in the creation of Hope Bancorp, with the first merger of equals between our predecessor companies, Nara Bancorp, Inc. and Center Financial Corporation. His continued leadership and insight on the Board have helped Bank of Hope grow from its roots as a community bank to the regional bank that it is today.” “It has been a privilege and honor to serve as a director on the Boards of Hope Bancorp and Bank of Hope, and my time

- Conference Call and Webcast to be Held on Tuesday, January 27, 2026 - Hope Bancorp, Inc. (“the Company”) (NASDAQ: HOPE) today announced that the Company will report financial results for its fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025, before the markets open on Tuesday, January 27, 2026. A conference call to discuss financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025, will be held on Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. Pacific Time / 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time. A presentation deck to accompany the earnings call will be available on Hope Bancorp’s investor relations website located at www.ir-hopebancorp.com . Institutional investors and analysts are invited to access the conference call by dialing 866-235-9917 (domestic) or 412-902-4103 (international) and asking for the “Hope Bancorp Call.” Other interested parties are invited to participate via a live webcast of the call available on Hope Bancorp’s investor relations website located at