Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Tallerico Domenico Roy
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
08/01/2016		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HOPE BANCORP INC [HOPE]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3200 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 1400		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, Chief Internal Auditor
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

LOS ANGELES, CA 90010		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 872
D
 
Common Stock (Restricted Stock) 1,635
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Incentive Stock Option (Right to Buy) 11/05/2012 11/05/2012 Common Stock 7,034 $ 9.32 D  
Employee Incentive Stock Option (Right to Buy) 03/31/2014 03/31/2017 Common Stock 1,195 $ 15.79 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Tallerico Domenico Roy
3200 WILSHIRE BLVD.
SUITE 1400
LOS ANGELES, CA 90010		       SVP, Chief Internal Auditor  

Signatures

Domenico Roy Tallerico 08/11/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
 
Remarks:
(1) Restricted stock granted on April 8, 2015 and March 16, 2016 under the Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. 2008 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), including dividends issued to date.  Restricted stock granted under the Plan vests annually in four equal installments over three years, with 25% vesting on the anniversary of the grant date annually thereafter.

(2) Option granted on November 5, 2012 under the Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. 2008 Stock Incentive Plan.  Options have fully vested.

(3) Option granted on March 31, 2014 under the Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. 2008 Stock Incentive Plan. Option vests annually in four equal installments. The first, second and third installments vested on March 31st of 2014, 2015 and 2016.  The fourth installment will vest on March 31, 2017.

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