Operator

Hello, and welcome to the Virtual 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Hope Bancorp, Inc. Please note that this meeting is being recorded. [Operator Instructions]

It is now my pleasure to turn this meeting over to the company's Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Kevin S. Kim. Mr. Kim, the floor is yours.

Kevin Kim
Chairman, President & CEO

Good morning, fellow stockholders, ladies and gentlemen. It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the Hope Bancorp, Inc. 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders. This year's annual meeting is being conducted slowly online via live webcast.

Joining me today are our Chief Financial Officer, Ms. Julianna Balicka; our General Counsel, Ms. Angelee Harris; and Mr. Maxime Olivan, Senior Manager of Strategic Finance and Investor Relations. On behalf of my colleagues on the Board of Directors, I would like to thank our stockholders, customers, employees and the communities we serve for their continued trust and support over the years.

Now let me begin by introducing our director nominees. Mr. Dale Zuehls is our Lead Independent Director; Mr. Donald Byun is an Independent Director; Mr. Jinho Doo is an Independent Director; Ms. Daisy Ha is an Independent Director; Mr. Joon Kyung Kim is our Deputy Lead Independent Director; Ms. Rachel Lee is an Independent Director; Mr. Takaaki Nakajima is an Independent Director; Mr. Guido Sacchi is an Independent Director. All of these directors as well as myself are standing for election to serve until our next Annual Meeting of Stockholders. Mr. Scott Yoon-Suk Whang; Mr. David Malone; and Ms. Lisa Pai, our independent directors who are retiring from our Board effective as of our Annual Stockholders Meeting today. We thank each of them for their valuable contributions and wish them all the