-- Conference Call and Webcast to be Held on Wednesday, October 28, 2026 --

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hope Bancorp, Inc. (“the Company”) (NASDAQ: HOPE) today announced that the Company will report financial results for its third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2026, before the markets open on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.

A conference call to discuss financial results for the third quarter and nine months ended September 30, 2026, will be held on Wednesday, October 28, 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 www.ir-hopebancorp.com.

After the live webcast, the archived webcast will remain available on Hope Bancorp’s investor relations website for one year. A telephonic replay of the call will be available at 855-669-9658 (domestic) or 412-317-0088 (international) for one week through November 4, 2026, with the replay access code 6995890.

About Hope Bancorp, Inc.

Hope Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ: HOPE) is the holding company for Bank of Hope, a leading regional bank serving multicultural customers across the continental United States and Hawaii, with $18.99 billion in total assets as of June 30, 2026. Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Bank of Hope offers a comprehensive range of commercial, corporate, and consumer banking products and services, including commercial and commercial real estate lending, SBA lending, residential mortgage and consumer lending, treasury management, foreign exchange solutions, interest rate derivatives, and international trade finance. Bank of Hope’s branch network comprises 45 full-service branches operating under the Bank of Hope banner across California, New York, New Jersey, Washington, Texas, Illinois, Alabama and Georgia; seven additional locations in California following the acquisition of SMBC MANUBANK branches; and 28 branches in Hawaii under the Territorial Savings banner. Bank of Hope also operates SBA loan production offices, commercial loan production offices, and residential mortgage loan production offices throughout the United States, and a representative office in Seoul, South Korea. Bank of Hope is a California-chartered bank, and its deposits are insured by the FDIC to the extent provided by law. Bank of Hope is an Equal Opportunity Lender. For additional information, please go to www.bankofhope.com for Bank of Hope and www.tsbhawaii.bank for Territorial Savings, a division of Bank of Hope. By including the foregoing website address links, the Company does not intend to incorporate by reference any material contained or accessible therein.

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Julianna Balicka
Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
investorrelations@bankofhope.com

Maxime Olivan
Senior Vice President & IR Manager
investorrelations@bankofhope.com

Source: Hope Bancorp, Inc.