Hope Bancorp

Hope Bancorp

HOPE· Finance· Fiscal year ends in December

CEO pay in FY2025Stock -10.8% in FY2025

Kevin S. Kim is the CEO of Hope Bancorp and was paid $3.8M in FY2025 (Dec), up 14%.

Pay$100 in the stock at the end of FY20 → $109
CEO pay is from each Hope Bancorp proxy. The stock line is the value of $100 put in the stock at the start, from the price change of each fiscal year. Dividends are not in it.

Executives6

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  1. 1Kevin S. KimFY2025
  2. 2Thomas P. StengerFY2025
  3. 3Peter J. KohFY2025
  4. 4Julianna BalickaFY2025
  5. 5Jason KimFY2025
  6. 6Joon Kyung KimNot disclosed

Named executives and their total pay, from the Summary Compensation Table of the latest proxy.

Pay

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Hope Bancorp paid its 5 named executives $7.7M in total in FY2025 (Dec). CEO Kevin S. Kim was paid $3.8M of that.

Name
Kevin S. KimChairman, President & Chief Executive Officer
Thomas P. StengerChief Risk Officer
Peter J. KohChief Operating Officer
Julianna BalickaChief Financial Officer
Jason KimChief Business Banking OfficerNot disclosedNot disclosed

of each named executive, from the Summary Compensation Table of each proxy.

Peers17

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The FY2025 (Dec) proxy of Hope Bancorp names 17 peer companies for pay. Among Hope Bancorp and these peers, CEO pay was 8th highest of 9 and total shareholder return was 6th highest of 9.

8th highest of 9in Hope Bancorp and its pay peers, FY2025 (Dec) by CEO pay:

$3.7M$6.2M

6th highest of 9in Hope Bancorp and its pay peers, FY2025 (Dec) by total shareholder return:

$105$208

The comes from the company's proxy. CEO pay and of each company come from its own Pay versus Performance table for the same fiscal year.

Board2

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  • Kevin S. KimChair · 14 yr on the boardNot independentExecutive (Chair)—Paid as an executive
  • Rachel H. LeeDirector · 1 yr on the boardIndependentAudit, Risk—Paid as an executive

The board of the latest proxy (FY2025).

Activity

  1. Pay
    Hope Bancorp Chief Risk Officer pay rose 19% to $1.1M. The stock fell 11% in FY2025 (Dec).
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  2. Pay
    Hope Bancorp COO pay rose 14% to $1.0M. The stock fell 11% in FY2025 (Dec).
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  3. Pay
    Hope Bancorp CEO pay rose 14% to $3.8M. The stock fell 11% in FY2025 (Dec).
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  4. Pay
    Hope Bancorp CFO pay rose 10% to $872.7K. The stock fell 11% in FY2025 (Dec).
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  5. Pay
    Hope Bancorp Chief Risk Officer pay rose 10% to $869.7K. The stock fell 10% in FY2022 (Dec).
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  6. Pay
    Hope Bancorp CEO pay rose 10% to $3.3M. The stock rose 2% in FY2024 (Dec).
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  7. Pay
    Hope Bancorp CFO pay rose 16% to $793.1K. The stock rose 2% in FY2024 (Dec).
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  8. Pay
    Hope Bancorp COO pay rose 17% to $873.8K. The stock fell 6% in FY2023 (Dec).
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  9. Pay
    Hope Bancorp Division head pay rose 11% to $842.3K. The stock fell 6% in FY2023 (Dec).
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  10. Pay
    Hope Bancorp CEO pay fell 16% to $3.0M. The stock fell 6% in FY2023 (Dec).
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Filings6

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Proxy statementDEF 14AApr 10, 2026FY2025
Annual report10-KFeb 25, 2026FY2025
Proxy statementDEF 14AApr 11, 2025FY2024
Annual report10-KFeb 26, 2025FY2024
Proxy statementDEF 14AApr 12, 2024FY2023
Annual report10-KFeb 28, 2024FY2023
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