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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Song David Lee 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) EVP, Chief Bus. Banking Offcr 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 08/11/2016 (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 6,609 (1) D   Common stock (Restricted stock) 3,353 (2) D Â

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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

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Song David Lee 3200 WILSHIRE BLVD. SUITE 1400 LOS ANGELES, CA 90010	Â	Â	  EVP, Chief Bus. Banking Offcr	Â

Signatures

Claire Hur as attorney-in-fact for David Lee Song		09/20/2016
**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).
(1)	Amended from previously filed Form 3, which did not reflect the number of shares as converted from Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. and assumed by BBCN Bancorp, Inc. using the exchange ratio of 0.7034 per share as provided by the Merger Agreement between Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. and BBCN Bancorp, Inc. (now Hope Bancorp, Inc.) (the "Merger Agreement"). Received in exchange for 9,398 shares of Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. common stock at the exchange ratio of 0.7034 per share as provided by the Merger Agreement.
(2)	Amended from previously filed Form 3, which did not reflect the number of shares as converted from Wilshire Bancorp, Inc. and assumed by BBCN Bancorp, Inc. using the exchange ratio of 0.7034 per share as provided by the Merger Agreement. Restricted stock granted on March 31, 2014, April 29, 2015 and April 27, 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 grant date and the remainder vesting on the anniversary of the grant date annually thereafter.

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