8-K/A

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K/A

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 22, 2009

Hanmi Financial Corporation

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware	000-30421	95-4788120
(State or Other Jurisdiction of	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer
Incorporation)		Identification No.)

3660 Wilshire Boulevard, Ph-A
Los Angeles California	90010
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (213) 382-2200

Not applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

EX-99.1

Item 5.02 (d). Departure of Directors or Certain Officers, Election of Directors, Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

On April 22, 2009, the Board of Directors of Hanmi Financial Corporation (“HFC”) appointed Mr. William J. Stolte to the HFC and Hanmi Bank Boards following receipt of a notice of non-disapproval from the California Department of Financial Institutions and Federal Reserve Bank. Mr. Stolte was appointed as a Class III director. Mr. Stolte most recently served as Senior Executive Vice President of Union Bank of California in San Francisco. He was appointed as an Assistant National Bank Examiner in 1968 and eventually served as Deputy Comptroller of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC). He was also a partner of The Secura Group, and served as a Director for Deloitte & Touche. On April 22, 2009, the HFC and Hanmi Bank Boards also assigned Mr. Stolte to serve as Chairman of the Planning Committee and member of the Audit Committee of HFC and Chairman of the Asset/Liability Committee and member of the Compliance Committee of Hanmi Bank.

There are no arrangements or understandings between Mr. Stolte and any other person pursuant to which Mr. Stolte was appointed as director. There are no transactions in which Mr. Stolte has an interest requiring disclosure under Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

A copy of the press release announcing Mr. Stolte’s appointment is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

99.1 Press Release dated April 23, 2009, issued by Hanmi Financial Corporation

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Form 8-K report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: April 24, 2009	Hanmi Financial Corporation
	By:	/s/ Jay S. Yoo
		Jay S. Yoo
		President and Chief Executive Officer

EX-99.1

Exhibit 99.1

Hanmi Financial Corp. Appoints New Director

LOS ANGELES — April 23, 2009 — Hanmi Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: HAFC), the holding company of Hanmi Bank, announced that William J. Stolte has been appointed to the Company’s Board of Directors and to the Board of Directors of Hanmi Bank.

“I am extremely pleased to welcome Mr. Stolte to the Board,” said Jay S. Yoo, President and Chief Executive Officer. “With a career that spans four decades in banking and the broader financial services sector, he has acquired a wealth of experience — notably in areas involving credit issues and regulatory compliance — that will be invaluable as Hanmi addresses the challenges of the current economy.”

Mr. Stolte, 62, began his career in 1968 with the U.S. Treasury Department’s Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), first in New York, then in Washington, D.C., and subsequently (from 1988 to 1992) in San Francisco, where, as Deputy Comptroller of the Western District, he was responsible for the regulatory supervision of approximately 450 national banks. Following his tenure at the OCC, Mr. Stolte served as a partner of Secura Group (since acquired by LECG), and as a director in the San Francisco office of Deloitte & Touche, LLP.

More recently, and until his retirement last December, Mr. Stolte was for eight years a Senior Executive Vice President with Union Bank of California in San Francisco, where he headed an independent group responsible for evaluating the risk management processes used to identify, monitor and control risks in the bank’s various business lines and support units. Mr. Stolte has a B.A. in economics from Saint Ambrose University in Davenport, Iowa.

About Hanmi Financial Corporation

Headquartered in Los Angeles, Hanmi Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of Hanmi Financial Corporation, provides services to the multi-ethnic communities of California, with 27 full-service offices in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, San Francisco, Santa Clara and San Diego counties, and two loan production offices in Virginia and Washington State. Hanmi Bank specializes in commercial, Small Business Administration (“SBA”) and trade finance lending, and is a recognized community leader. Hanmi Bank’s mission is to provide a full range of quality products and premier services to its customers and to maximize shareholder value. Additional information is available at www.hanmifinancial.com.

Contact:
Stephanie Yoon
Investor Relations
213-427-5631

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