April 29 (Reuters) - Hope Bancorp Inc ( HOPE ):

* HOPE BANCORP AND TERRITORIAL BANCORP ANNOUNCE DEFINITIVE

MERGER

AGREEMENT

* TERRITORIAL BANCORP INC ( TBNK ): TRANSACTION VALUED AT

APPROXIMATELY

$78.6 MILLION

* TERRITORIAL BANCORP INC ( TBNK ): PROPOSED DEAL FOR $8.82 PER SHARE

OF

TERRITORIAL COMMON STOCK

* TERRITORIAL BANCORP INC ( TBNK ): PROPOSED TRANSACTION, AFTER

CLOSE, IS

EXPECTED TO BE IMMEDIATELY ACCRETIVE TO HOPE BANCORP'S EARNINGS

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