10-K/A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K/A-2

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)

OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002

Commission file number: 000-50050

CENTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California	52-2380548
(State of Incorporation)	(IRS Employer Identification No)
3435 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 700 Los Angeles, California	90010
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)
(213) 251-2222
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None

Securities registered pursuant to section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, No Par Value

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

x Yes         ¨ No

Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K (§ 229.405 of this chapter) is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.

x Yes         ¨ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).

¨ Yes         x No

As of March 10, 2003, the aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the Registrant was approximately $77.2 million, based on the closing price reported to the Registrant on that date of $16.37 per share.

Shares of Common Stock held by each officer and director and each person owning more than five percent of the outstanding Common Stock have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This determination of the affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes.

The number of shares of Common Stock of the registrant outstanding as of March 10, 2003 was 7,178,250.

Documents Incorporated by Reference.    Portions of the definitive proxy statement for the 2003 Annual Meeting of Shareholders to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to SEC Regulation 14A are incorporated by reference in Part III, Items 10-13.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Amendment on Form 10-K/A-2 is being filed for the purpose of including the accountants consents as exhibits which consents were inadvertently omitted from the Amendment on Form 10-K/A to the Registrant’s Annual Report for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002.

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PART IV

ITEM 15.    EXHIBITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS SCHEDULES, AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

(a)    Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description
2	Plan of Reorganization and Agreement of Merger dated June 7, 2002 among California Center Bank, Center Financial Corporation and CCB Merger Company1
3.1	Restated Articles of Incorporation of Center Financial Corporation1
3.2	Restated Bylaws of Center Financial Corporation1
10.1	Employment Agreement between California Center Bank and Seon Hong Kim1
10.2	California Center Bank 1996 Stock Option Plan1 (assumed by Registrant in the reorganization)
10.3	Lease for Corporate Headquarters Office1
10.4	Lease for Gardena Office1
10.5	Lease for Downtown Office1
11	Statement of Computation of Earnings Per Share (included in Note 13 to consolidated audited financial statements included in Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002)
21	Subsidiaries of Registrant1
23.1	Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
23.2	Consent of KPMG LLP
99.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer2

(b)    Financial Statement Schedules

Schedules to the financial statements are omitted because the required information is not applicable or because the required information is presented in the Company’s Consolidated Financial Statements or related notes.

(c)    Reports on Form 8-K

No reports on Form 8-K were filed during the last quarter of the Company’s fiscal year ended December 31, 2002.

¹ Incorporated by reference from Exhibit to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on June 14, 2002

² Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant’s Annual Report on form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference

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SIGNATURES

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

Date April 25, 2003	/s/ Seon Hong Kim
	Center Financial Corporation Seon Hong Kim President & Chief Executive Officer
Date: April 25, 2003	/s/ Yong Hwa Kim
	Center Financial Corporation Yong Hwa Kim Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

Signature	Title	Date
/s/ Seon Hong Kim Seon Hong Kim	Director, President and Chief Executive Officer	April 25, 2003
/s/ Chung Hyun Lee	Chairman of the Board	April 25, 2003
Chung Hyun Lee
/s/ David Z. Hong	Director	April 25, 2003
David Z. Hong
/s/ Jin Chul Jhung	Director	April 25, 2003
Jin Chul Jhung
	Director	April     , 2003
Chang Hwi Kim
/s/ Peter Y. S. Kim	Director	April 25, 2003
Peter Y. S. Kim
/s/ Sang Hoon Kim	Director	April 25, 2003
Sang Hoon Kim
/s/ Monica M. Yoon	Director	April 25, 2003
Monica M. Yoon
	Director	April     , 2003
Warren A. Mackey
/s/ Yong Hwa Kim Yong Hwa Kim	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary	April 25, 2003

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EX-23.1

Exhibit 23.1 – Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement No. 333-101627 of Center Financial Corporation on Form S-8 of our report dated February 27, 2003 (March 18, 2003 as to the last paragraph of Note 11), appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K/A of Center Financial Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2002.

/s/ Deloitte & Touche LLP

Los Angeles, California

April 25 , 2003

EX-23.2

Exhibit 23.2 – Consent of KPMG LLP

INDEPENDENT AUDITORS’ CONSENT

We consent to the use of our report dated February 9, 2001, with respect to the statements of operations, changes in shareholders’ equity, and cash flows for the year ended December 31, 2000, appearing in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Center Financial Corporation for the year ended December 31, 2002.

/s/ KPMG LLP

Los Angeles, California

April 25, 2003