Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. The 2020 annual meeting of stockholders (the "Annual Meeting") ofHope Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") was held onJune 9, 2020 solely online via a live webcast in a virtual meeting format. At the Annual Meeting, the stockholders voted on the following proposals: 1.election of directors; 2.ratification of the appointment ofCrowe LLP as the Company's independent registered public accounting firm for the year endingDecember 31, 2020 ; and 3.nonbinding advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company's "Named Executive Officers" as described in the Company's Proxy Statement, datedMay 14, 2020 . A total of 109,286,091 shares of the Company's common stock were represented and voted at the Annual Meeting, constituting 88.73% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The final results of the stockholder votes were as follows:
1. Election of directors of the Company:
Votes Cast For Votes Withheld Broker Non-Votes Donald D. Byun 98,046,742 2,335,464 8,903,885 Jinho Doo 97,777,506 2,604,700 8,903,885 Daisy Y. Ha 99,519,286 862,920 8,903,885 James U. Hwang 97,919,653 2,462,553 8,903,885 Jin Chul Jhung 99,505,434 876,772 8,903,885 Joon K. Kim 99,930,695 451,511 8,903,885 Kevin S. Kim 96,691,529 3,690,677 8,903,885 Steven S. Koh 99,955,012 427,194 8,903,885 Chung Hyun Lee 99,933,380 448,826 8,903,885 William J. Lewis 99,504,116 878,090 8,903,885 David P. Malone 97,651,812 2,730,394 8,903,885 John R. Taylor 99,951,340 430,866 8,903,885 Scott Yoon-Suk Whang 93,291,074 7,091,132 8,903,885 Dale S. Zuehls 96,994,168 3,388,038 8,903,885
Each of the nominees noted above was re-elected to serve as members of the board
of directors of the Company until the Company's next annual meeting of
stockholders and until their successors are duly elected and qualified.
2. Ratification of the appointment of
Total Shares For: 108,986,509 Against: 294,593 Abstain: 4,989 Broker Non-Votes: -
This proposal was approved by the stockholders with the number of shares voting "for" constituting approximately 99.73% of the total number of shares represented and voting at the Annual Meeting.
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3. Nonbinding advisory vote to approve the compensation paid to the Company's
"Named Executive Officers" as described in the Company's Proxy Statement dated
Total Shares For: 97,858,306 Against: 2,147,431 Abstain: 376,469 Broker Non-Votes: 8,903,885
This proposal was approved by the stockholders with the number of shares voting "for" constituting approximately 97.48% of the total number of shares represented and voting at the Annual Meeting.
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