Hope Bancorp Announces Extension of Time Period to Exercise Contractual Put Right of 2.00% Convertible Senior Notes

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May 05, 2023

Hope Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) (NASDAQ: HOPE) announced today that it has extended the expiration time for the previously announced right of holders of its 2.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2038 (CUSIP NUMBER 43940TAB5) (the “Notes”) to surrender their Notes for repurchase by the Company for cash pursuant to their option (the “Optional Put”) under the Indenture (the “Indenture”), dated as of May 11, 2018, between the Company and U.S. Bank Trust Company, National Association (as successor in interest to U.S. Bank National Association) as trustee and paying agent (the “Trustee” or “Paying Agent”). The opportunity to exercise the Optional Put, or validly withdraw Notes previously surrendered, now expires at 12:00 midnight New York City time at the end of the day on May 12, 2023 (the “Expiration Date”). The Optional Put was originally set to expire at 5:00p.m. New York City time on May 11, 2023. Except for the extension of the time period to exercise the Optional Put, all of the terms of the Optional Put remain unchanged.