1. OPBK announces a stock repurchase program for up to 700,000 shares. 2. The program aims to enhance shareholder value and manage capital. 3. Repurchases depend on market conditions and management's discretion.
Share buybacks generally signal company confidence and can support stock prices, akin to past buybacks seen in other banks increasing shareholder value.
The announcement of a buyback reflects positively on OPBK's financial health and commitment to shareholders, potentially leading to an increase in stock price attractiveness.
The immediate market reaction from buybacks typically occurs quickly, but long-term benefits depend on execution and market dynamics, similar to past repurchase programs in financial institutions.
OP Bancorp (the "Company") (Nasdaq; OPBK), the holding company of Open Bank (the "Bank"), announced that its Board of Directors approved a new stock repurchase program authorizing the repurchase up to 700,000 shares of its common stock (the "Repurchase Program").
The Repurchase Program is intended to be conducted in accordance with Rule 10b-18 promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended ("Rule 10b-18"). Purchases under the Repurchase Program may be made, if at all, in open market transactions at prevailing market prices, in privately negotiated transactions, or by other means in compliance with Rule 10b-18. However, the Company has no obligation to repurchase shares and the timing, actual number, and value of shares to be repurchased is subject to management's discretion and will depend on the Company's stock price and other market conditions. The Company may, in the sole discretion of the Board, suspend or terminate the Repurchase Program at any time while it is in effect.
About OP Bancorp
OP Bancorp is a California corporation whose common stock is quoted on the Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker symbol, "OPBK." The Bank is engaged in the general commercial banking business in Los Angeles, Orange, and Santa Clara Counties in California, the Dallas metropolitan area in Texas, and Clark County in Nevada and is focused on serving the banking needs of small- and medium-sized businesses, professionals, and residents with a particular emphasis on Korean and other ethnic minority communities. The Bank currently operates with twelve full-service branch offices in Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles Fashion District, Los Angeles Koreatown, Cerritos, Gardena, Buena Park, Garden Grove and Santa Clara, California; Carrollton, Texas; and Las Vegas, Nevada. The Bank also has five loan production offices in Pleasanton, California; Atlanta, Georgia; Aurora, Colorado; Lynnwood, Washington; and Fairfax, Virginia. The Bank commenced its operations on June 10, 2005 as First Standard Bank and changed its name to Open Bank in October 2010. Its headquarters is located at 1000 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 500, Los Angeles, California 90017. Phone 213.892.9999; www.myopenbank.com Member FDIC, Equal Housing Lender.
CAUTIONARY NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain matters set forth herein constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and Rule 3b-6 promulgated thereunder. All statements that are not statements of historical fact are forward-looking, and readers should not construe these statements of assurances of expected or intended results, or of promises that management will take a given course of action or pursue the currently expected strategies and objectives. Forward-looking statements in this report include comments about the Company's current expectations regarding the share repurchase program, which are based among other things on management's expectation about expected future events and economic developments, plans, strategies and objectives. All such statements reflect the current intentions, beliefs and expectations of the Company's executive management based on currently available information and current and expected market conditions. Forward-looking statements can sometimes be identified by the use of forward-looking language, such as "likely result in," "expects," "anticipates," "estimates," "forecasts," "projects," "intends to," or may include other similar words or phrases, such as "believes," "plans," "trend," "objective," "continues," "remains," or similar expressions, or future or conditional verbs, such as "will," "would," "should," "could," "may," "might," "can," or similar verbs. Readers should not construe these statements as assurances of a given level of performance, or as promises that we will take the actions our management currently expects.
Our forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those projected or could cause us to change plans or strategies or otherwise to take actions that differ from those we currently expect. Among other things, the success and the effects of the repurchase program will depend in part upon factors that affect the price and volume of our common stock, as well as matters that affect our liquidity and capital resources and those of our subsidiary bank. Other known risks and uncertainties that may have these effects are described in Part II, Item 1A, of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2025, and in our other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You should read all forward-looking statements in the context of the foregoing and should not consider them to be reliable predictions of future events or as assurances of a particular level of performance or intended course of action. Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which it is made, and we do not undertake any obligation to update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments or otherwise.
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Investor Relations
OP Bancorp
Jaehyun Park
EVP & CFO
213.593.4865
jaehyun.park@myopenbank.com