UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): ~~April 24~~May 29, 2025

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OP BANCORP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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California	001-38437	81-3114676
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
1000 Wilshire Blvd, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA		90017
1000 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA		90017
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (213) 892-9999

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class Trading Symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered Common Stock, Nono ~~Par~~par ~~Value~~value OPBK NASDAQ Global Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act ☐

Item 25.02. ~~Results~~Appointment of ~~Operations~~Certain ~~and~~Officers; ~~Financial~~Compensatory ~~Condition~~Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On ~~April 24~~May 29, 2025, OP Bancorp, (the “Company”), the holding company offor Open Bank (the “Bank”), ~~issued~~announced athe ~~press~~appointment ~~release~~of ~~announcing~~Sang ~~preliminary~~K. ~~unaudited~~Oh ~~financial~~as ~~results~~President ~~for~~and ~~the~~Chief ~~first~~Executive ~~quarter~~Officer of the Company and ~~fiscal~~the ~~year~~Bank, ~~ended~~effective ~~March 31~~as of July 1, 2025. A ~~copy~~These steps are in furtherance of ~~the~~a ~~press~~management ~~release~~transition isplan ~~attached~~initially asannounced ~~Exhibit~~in ~~99.1~~a topress ~~this~~release and related Current Report on Form 8-K ~~and~~filed ison August 23, 2024, which are incorporated herein by reference.

Mr. ~~The~~Oh, ~~information~~age in53, ~~this~~was ~~Current~~appointed ~~Report~~Executive ~~set~~Vice ~~forth~~President ~~under~~and ~~this~~Chief ~~Item~~Executive ~~2.02,~~Officer ~~including~~In ~~exhibit~~Transit 99of the Company and the Bank in August 2024.1 ~~hereto,~~Prior ~~shall~~to ~~not~~the beappointment, ~~treated~~he served as ~~“filed”~~Executive ~~for~~Vice ~~purposes~~President ofand ~~Section~~Chief 18Credit Officer of the ~~Securities~~Company ~~Exchange~~and ~~Act~~the ofBank ~~1934,~~since asOctober ~~amended~~2020. ~~(“Exchange~~Before ~~Act”)~~joining the Company, ~~nor~~Mr. ~~shall~~Oh ithad beaccumulated ~~deemed~~23 ~~incorporated~~years byof ~~reference~~banking ~~into~~experience, ~~any~~all ~~registration~~with ~~statement~~Bank orof ~~other~~Hope, ~~filing~~Los ~~pursuant~~Angeles, California. Prior to joining the ~~Securities~~Bank, ~~Act~~he served as Senior Vice President and Senior Credit Administrator at Bank of ~~1933,~~Hope asfrom ~~amended~~2007 to 2020, orand prior to that served in various senior lending positions with Bank of Hope since 1997. Mr. Oh has a Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics with a Minor in Accounting from the ~~Exchange~~University ~~Act~~of California, ~~except~~Los asAngeles, ~~expressly~~and ~~stated~~is bya ~~specific~~graduate ~~reference~~of inPacific ~~such~~Coast ~~filing~~Banking School.

~~Item~~In 8connection with his appointment as Chief Executive Officer, Mr.01 Oh entered into an at-will employment agreement with the Company and the Bank, effective on July 1, 2025 (the “Employment Agreement”). ~~Other~~ ~~Events~~The Employment Agreement provides for an initial annual base salary of $400,000 and five weeks per year of paid time off. Mr. Oh is eligible to participate in all employee benefit plans, including the Company’s 401(k) plan, health insurance coverage and management incentive plan, which provides for a discretionary cash incentive bonus tied to the Company’s performance and achievement of his individual goals. Mr. Oh will also receive an electronics allowance of $200 per month.

OnA ~~April 24,~~copy ~~2025, the Company announced that its Board~~ of ~~Directors had declared a quarterly dividend of $0~~Mr.12 ~~per~~Oh’s ~~share~~Employment onAgreement ~~its common stock, payable on May 22, 2025, to shareholders of record as of May 8, 2025. The Company issued a press release describing the dividend on April 24, 2025, which~~ is attached hereto as Exhibit 9910.21 and is incorporated herein by reference.

~~The information set forth in this~~ Item 8 9.01,. Financial ~~including~~Statements ~~the~~and information in the accompanying press release, shall not be treated as “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference into any registration statement or other filing pursuant to the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as expressly set forth in any such filingExhibits.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number						Exhibit Description
99.1						Press Release, dated April 24, 2025, of OP Bancorp entitled “OP Bancorp Reports Net Income for 2025 First Quarter of $5.6 Million and Diluted Earnings Per Share of $0.37”
10.1						Employment Agreement, dated July 1, 2025, between OP Bancorp, Open Bank, and Sang K. Oh
99.2						Press Release, dated April 24, 2025, of OP Bancorp entitled “OP Bancorp Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.12 Per Share”
99.3						Earnings Presentation, 2025 First Quarter
104						Cover Page Interactive Data File (embedded within the Inline XBRL document)

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	OP Bancorp
Date: April 24, 2025	By:	/s/ Jaehyun Park
Date: May 29, 2025	By:	/s/ Jaehyun Park
		Jaehyun Park
		Name: Jaehyun Park
		Executive Vice President and
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
		Chief Financial Officer

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