hope-20250228

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

February 28, 2025

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)


HOPE BANCORP INC
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware

000-50245

95-4849715

(State of incorporation)

(Commission File Number)

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

3200 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1400

Los Angeles, California 90010

(Address of principal executives offices, including zip code)

(213) 639-1700

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Common Stock

par value $0.001 per share

HOPE

NASDAQ Global Select Market

(Title of class)

(Trading Symbol)

(Name of exchange on which registered)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 8.01 Other Events.

As previously announced, on April 26, 2024, Hope Bancorp, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and Territorial Bancorp Inc., a Maryland corporation (“Territorial”), entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), pursuant to which Territorial will merge with and into the Company, with the Company continuing as the surviving entity (the “Merger”). Following the Merger, Territorial Savings Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Territorial, will merge with and into Bank of Hope, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company, with Bank of Hope continuing as the surviving bank (the “Bank Merger”).

On March 3, 2025, the Company and Territorial issued a joint press release announcing receipt of all required regulatory approvals for the Merger and the Bank Merger. Completion of the Merger and the Bank Merger remain subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions set forth in the Merger Agreement. The Merger is currently expected to be completed in April 2025.

A copy of the joint press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits


Exhibit No.						Description of Exhibit

99.1						Joint Press Release, dated March 3, 2025
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.


		HOPE BANCORP, INC.

Date: March 3, 2025	By:	/s/ Kevin S. Kim
		Kevin S. Kim
		Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer

Hope Bancorp Inc. filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits