SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

JHUNG JIN CHUL

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

3435 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 700

(Street)

LOS ANGELES

90010

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CENTER FINANCIAL CORP [ CLFC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/26/2010

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	03/26/2010		S		42,643	D	$4.69	0	D
Common Stock	03/26/2010		P		53,333	A	$0⁽¹⁾	315,210	D
Common Stock	03/26/2010		P		11,264	A	$0⁽²⁾⁽³⁾	326,474	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The price for this transaction is zero because it involves an exchange of shares. The transaction represents the conversion of shares of the Company's Mandatorily Convertible Non-Cumulative Non-Voting Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series B ("Series B Preferred Stock") into common stock. The shares of Series B Preferred Stock were purchased from the Company in a private placement which closed on December 31, 2009 (the "December Private Placement"), at a purchase price of $1,000 per share. The issuance of the common shares upon the conversion of the Series B Preferred Stock was approved by the shareholders on March 24, 2010 and occurred automatically on March 29, 2010. Each share of Series B Preferred Stock was converted into a number of shares of common stock determined by dividing $1,000 per share by the initial conversion price of $3.75 per share.

2. The price for this transaction is zero because it involves the issuance of additional shares to the reporting person without additional consideration in connection with a private placement of common stock that closed on November 30, 2009 (the "November Private Placement"). This transaction effectively adjusted the price paid for shares in the November Private Placement to $3.71 per share through the issuance of these additional shares. The shares in the November Private Placement were sold at a purchase price per share of $4.69 for directors and employees of the Company and $3.71 for other investors. The difference in the purchase price was necessary to comply with NASDAQ Listing Rule 5635(c). (Continued in footnote 3)

3. The Company's shareholders approved the November Private Placement at a special meeting held on March 24, 2010, so that all investors in that private placement could be treated equally consistent with the NASDAQ rules and the additional shares could be issued to effectively adjust the purchase price.

	/s/ Lisa K. Pai as Power of Attorney	03/31/2010
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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