Hanmi’s Strong Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2015 Results Led by Solid New Loan Production and 14.2% Growth in Loans Receivable

2015 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Highlights:

Fourth quarter net income of $14.8 million, or $0.46 per diluted share; full year net income of $53.8 million, or $1.68 per diluted share.
Fourth quarter loans receivable up 4.5%, or $138.2 million, from the third quarter and up 14.2% from a year ago.
Fourth quarter new loan production of $268.5 million up 31.4% from a year ago; full year new loan production of $917.5 million, up 49.2% from prior year.
Noninterest bearing deposits up 3.7% from the third quarter and 13.0% from a year ago and represent 32.9% of deposits.
Fourth quarter net interest margin, excluding acquisition accounting, expanded to 3.62% compared with 3.48% for the third quarter and 3.24% for the year-ago period.
Asset quality continues to be strong with non-performing assets at 0.65% of total assets; recorded a negative provision for loan losses of $3.8 million for the fourth quarter and $11.6 million for the full year.

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hanmi Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:HAFC) (or “Hanmi”), the holding company for Hanmi Bank (the “Bank”), today reported fourth quarter net income of $14.8 million, or $0.46 per diluted share, compared with $14.0 million, or $0.44 per diluted share, for the prior quarter and $5.9 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2014.

For the full year of 2015, net income was $53.8 million, or $1.68 per diluted share, up 40.2% from the prior year after adjusting for the bargain purchase gain and merger and integration costs recorded primarily in conjunction with the August 31, 2014 acquisition of Central Bancorp, Inc. (“CBI”), the parent company of United Central Bank. Net income for the full year of 2014 was $49.8 million, or $1.56 per diluted share. The prior year included an after-tax bargain purchase gain of $14.6 million, with pre-tax merger and integration costs of $6.6 million in 2014 and $2.0 million in 2015.

Mr. C. G. Kum, President and Chief Executive Officer, said, “Hanmi’s fourth quarter results were excellent and contributed to a strong year of profitable growth in 2015. For the full year, new loan production was up 49%, which led to a 14% growth in loans receivable. We continue to emphasize disciplined underwriting standards and credit quality remains very strong. In addition, the successful repositioning of our balance sheet since the CBI acquisition has improved the mix of earning assets. This helped to expand fourth quarter net interest margin, excluding acquisition accounting, to 3.62% or 14 basis points higher than the prior quarter and is an impressive accomplishment in the current environment. Furthermore, our ongoing focus on relationship-driven, high-touch business banking is driving our low cost deposit base with higher demand deposits.”

Mr. Kum continued, “Hanmi’s commitment to improving efficiencies and enhancing profitability pushed net income to $14.8 million in the fourth quarter and $53.8 million for the full year in 2015, an increase of 40% compared to the prior year after excluding the impact of merger and integration costs and accounting adjustments associated primarily with the CBI acquisition. Given our strong financial results in 2015, the Board of Directors increased the quarterly cash dividend in the fourth quarter by 27% to $0.14 per share. Overall, I am very pleased with our performance in 2015 and I believe Hanmi is well-positioned to continue generating profitable growth and capitalizing on market dislocation in the quarters and years ahead.”

Quarterly Results
(in thousands, except per share data)

	As of or for the Three Months Ended									As of or for the Year Ended
	December 31,			September 30,			December 31,			December 31,			December 31,
		2015			2015			2014			2015			2014

Net income	$	14,829		$	13,959		$	5,928		$	53,823		$	49,761
Net income per diluted common share	$	0.46		$	0.44		$	0.19		$	1.68		$	1.56

Assets	$	4,234,521		$	4,214,241		$	4,232,443		$	4,234,521		$	4,232,443
Loans receivable	$	3,183,316		$	3,045,072		$	2,788,498		$	3,183,316		$	2,788,498
Deposits	$	3,509,976		$	3,518,694		$	3,556,746		$	3,509,976		$	3,556,746

Return on average assets		1.44	%		1.38	%		0.56	%		1.32	%		1.47	%
Pre-tax, pre-provision earnings on average assets		2.08	%		2.05	%		0.89	%		1.97	%		1.94	%
Return on average stockholders' equity		11.96	%		11.55	%		5.21	%		11.30	%		11.79	%
Net interest margin ⁽¹⁾		3.93	%		3.81	%		3.80	%		3.90	%		3.88	%
Net interest margin excluding acquisition accounting ⁽¹⁾		3.62	%		3.48	%		3.24	%		3.47	%		3.65	%
Efficiency ratio		56.78	%		57.97	%		79.64	%		58.93	%		59.80	%
Efficiency ratio excluding merger and integration costs		56.33	%		57.97	%		73.01	%		57.92	%		55.77	%

Tangible common equity to tangible assets		11.63	%		11.48	%		10.67	%		11.63	%		10.67	%
Tangible common equity per common share	$	15.39		$	15.12		$	14.14		$	15.39		$	14.14

⁽¹⁾ Amounts calculated on a fully taxable equivalent basis using the current statutory federal tax rate.

Results of Operations

Fourth quarter net interest income increased $1.6 million or 4.4% to $37.6 million from $36.0 million in the third quarter primarily from the solid expansion of loans receivable and the related improvement in the mix of earning assets. On a year-over-year basis, net interest income was up from $37.4 million in the fourth quarter last year. Net interest income of $148.1 million for the full year in 2015 increased 20.7% compared with $122.7 million for the full year in 2014. The year-over-year improvement in net interest income reflects the 20.3% growth in average interest-earning assets.

Net interest margin (on a taxable equivalent basis) for the fourth quarter of 2015 was 3.93% compared with 3.81% for the third quarter of 2015 and 3.80% for the year-ago period. The increase in net interest margin for the fourth quarter compared with the preceding quarter was primarily due to loan growth and the related change in the mix of earning assets. For the full year of 2015, net interest margin was 3.90% compared with 3.88% for the full year of 2014.

For the fourth quarter of 2015, Hanmi recorded a negative provision for loan losses of $3.8 million, which included a $2.3 million provision for losses on PCI loans. For the prior quarter, the negative provision for loan losses was $3.7 million, which also included a $1.8 million provision for losses on PCI loans. For the year ago period, Hanmi recorded a provision for loan losses of $1.2 million, which included a $1.0 million provision for losses on PCI loans.

Hanmi recorded a negative loan loss provision of $11.6 million for the full year of 2015, which included a $4.4 million provision for losses on PCI loans, compared with a negative loan loss provision of $6.3 million for the full year of 2014, which included a $1.0 million provision for losses on PCI loans.

The impact of the CBI acquisition accounting adjustments on core loan yield, core deposit cost, net interest income and net interest margin are summarized in the following tables.


	Three Months Ended									Year Ended
	December 31,			September 30,			December 31,			December 31,			December 31,
		2015			2015			2014			2015			2014
Core loan yield		4.75	%		4.76	%		4.78	%		4.75	%		4.82	%
Accretion of discount on purchased loans		0.24	%		0.24	%		0.54	%		0.38	%		0.19	%
As reported		4.99	%		5.00	%		5.32	%		5.13	%		5.01	%

Core deposit cost		0.57	%		0.60	%		0.63	%		0.60	%		0.55	%
Accretion of time deposits premium		0.12	%		0.16	%		0.20	%		0.16	%		0.08	%
As reported		0.45	%		0.44	%		0.43	%		0.44	%		0.47	%


	Three Months Ended
	December 31, 2015						September 30, 2015						December 31, 2014
	Amount			Rate			Amount			Rate			Amount			Rate
							(in thousands)
Net interest income and net interest margin excluding acquisition accounting ⁽¹⁾	$	34,889			3.62	%	$	32,996			3.48	%	$	31,891			3.24	%
Accretion of discount on Non-PCI loans		2,090			0.21	%		1,209			0.13	%		2,802			0.28	%
Accretion of discount on PCI loans		(208	)		-0.02	%		514			0.05	%		963			0.10	%
Accretion of time deposits premium		1,146			0.12	%		1,378			0.15	%		1,747			0.18	%
Amortization of subordinated debentures discount		(51	)		-			(46	)		-			(36	)		-
Net impact		2,977			0.31	%		3,055			0.33	%		5,476			0.56	%
As reported ⁽¹⁾	$	37,866			3.93	%	$	36,051			3.81	%	$	37,367			3.80	%


	Year ended
	December 31, 2015						December 31, 2014
	Amount			Rate			Amount			Rate
				(in thousands)
Net interest income and net interest margin excluding acquisition accounting ⁽¹⁾	$	131,996			3.47	%	$	115,238			3.65	%
Accretion of discount on Non-PCI loans		9,416			0.25	%		3,821			0.12	%
Accretion of discount on PCI loans		1,616			0.04	%		1,448			0.04	%
Accretion of time deposits premium		5,634			0.15	%		2,338			0.07	%
Amortization of subordinated debentures discount		(176	)		-0.01	%		(71	)		-
Net impact		16,490			0.43	%		7,536			0.23	%
As reported ⁽¹⁾	$	148,486			3.90	%	$	122,774			3.88	%


⁽¹⁾ Amounts calculated on a fully taxable equivalent basis using the current statutory federal tax rate.

Fourth quarter noninterest income decreased $1.5 million or 11.1% to $12.1 million from $13.6 million for the third quarter of 2015 primarily due to a $2.2 million decrease in disposition gains on PCI loans and $1.6 million decrease in gain on sales of securities, which more than offset a $2.3 million increase in gain on sale of SBA loans. Noninterest income increased $3.1 million or 34.2% from $9.0 million for the year ago period primarily because of a $2.6 million increase in gains on sale of SBA loans and a $0.7 million increase in disposition gains on PCI loans. Gains on sales of SBA loans were $3.9 million for the fourth quarter 2015, up from $1.6 million from the third quarter of 2015 and up from $1.2 million from the year-ago period. Gain on sales of securities were $467,000 for the fourth quarter of 2015 compared with $2.0 million for the third quarter of 2015 and $159,000 for the fourth quarter last year. Disposition gains on PCI loans were $2.1 million for the fourth quarter of 2015, compared with $4.3 million for the prior quarter, and $1.4 million for the fourth quarter last year. PCI loans were $20.0 million at the end of 2015, down 55.0% from a year ago.

Noninterest expense for the fourth quarter decreased $536,000, or 1.9%, to $28.2 million from $28.7 million for the preceding quarter as savings from the 2015 third quarter branch consolidations were partially offset by an increase in other operating expenses that were related to a change in the provision for off-balance sheet commitments and a change in the valuation allowances related to acquired SBA loan servicing, along with higher merger and integration costs related to Hanmi’s pursuit of a potential acquisition during the fourth quarter. Noninterest expense decreased $8.7 million, or 23.6%, from $36.9 million in the fourth quarter last year primarily due to merger and integrations costs and professional fees in the prior year period related to the acquisition of CBI. As a result of the decrease in noninterest expense, coupled with the improvements in revenue from the growth in earning assets, the efficiency ratio excluding merger and integration costs, improved to 56.33% in the fourth quarter from 57.97% in the prior quarter and 73.01% in the year-ago period.

Salaries and employee benefit costs in the fourth quarter of 2015 decreased 7.8% to $14.8 million compared with $16.1 million for the third quarter of 2015, and decreased 11.6% from $16.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2014, primarily due to the branch consolidations completed in the first and third quarters of 2015. Occupancy and equipment costs decreased 19.4% to $3.9 million compared with $4.9 million for the third quarter of 2015 and decreased 8.8% from $4.3 million in the prior year period primarily related to the branch consolidations. Professional fees were $1.9 million for the fourth quarter, unchanged from the preceding quarter, and decreased 59.8% from $4.8 million in the prior year period. The year over year decrease was primarily related to higher professional fees in the prior year period associated with the acquisition of CBI. Advertising and promotion expense for the fourth quarter of $1.3 million were unchanged from both the previous quarter and the fourth quarter last year. Other operating expenses were $3.9 million for the fourth quarter, up 94.9% from $2.0 million in the prior quarter and up 40.9% from $2.7 million in the prior year period. The sequential quarter increase in other operating expenses was primarily due to a $0.8 million change in the provision for off-balance sheet commitments and a $0.9 million change in the valuation allowances related to acquired SBA loan servicing.

Hanmi recorded a provision for income taxes of $10.5 million for the fourth quarter of 2015, representing an effective tax rate of 41.4%, compared with $10.6 million, representing an effective tax rate of 43.1%, for the preceding quarter and $2.3 million, representing an effective rate of 28.0% for the fourth quarter of 2014. For the full year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, Hanmi recorded a provision for income taxes of $38.2 million and $22.9 million, respectively, representing effective tax rates of 41.5% and 31.5%, respectively. The year over year increase was due primarily to the $14.6 million after-tax bargain purchase gain recognized in 2014.

Financial Position
Total assets were $4.23 billion at December 31, 2015, a 0.5% increase from $4.21 billion at September 30, 2015 and unchanged from a year ago. The sequential quarter increase in total assets was primarily due to an increase in loans receivable.

Loans receivable, before the allowance for loan losses, were $3.18 billion at December 31, 2015, up 4.5% from $3.05 billion at September 30, 2015 and up 14.2% from $2.79 billion at December 31, 2014. The increase in loans from the end of the 2014 fourth quarter reflects Hanmi’s strong loan production throughout 2015. Loans held for sale, representing the guaranteed portion of SBA loans, were $2.9 million at December 31, 2015 compared with $4.9 million at the end of the 2015 third quarter and $5.5 million at the end of the 2014 fourth quarter.

New loan production for the 2015 fourth quarter was $268.5 million, 31.4% higher than the fourth quarter last year and outpaced $171.8 million of loan payoffs. Fourth quarter 2015 new loan production was comprised of $199.5 million of commercial real estate loans, $39.6 million of commercial and industrial loans, $27.4 million of SBA loans, and $2.1 million of consumer loans. For the 2015 third quarter, new loan production was $306.0 million while loan payoffs were $105.7 million. Loan purchases for the 2015 fourth quarter were $114.7 million, compared with $36.2 million in the third quarter of 2015. SBA loan sales for the 2015 fourth quarter were $29.3 million, compared with $20.6 million for the third quarter of 2015.

Deposits were $3.51 billion at the end of the 2015 fourth quarter, compared with $3.52 billion at the end of the preceding quarter and $3.56 billion at the end of the fourth quarter of 2014. The cost of deposits was 0.45% for the fourth quarter of 2015 compared with 0.44% for the third quarter of 2015 and 0.43% for the fourth quarter a year ago.

At December 31, 2015, stockholders’ equity was $493.9 million, compared with $485.4 million and $453.4 million at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. Tangible common stockholders’ equity was $492.2 million, or 11.63% of tangible assets, compared with $483.7 million, or 11.48% of tangible assets, and $451.3 million, or 10.67%, of tangible assets, at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. Tangible book value per share was $15.39, up 8.8% from a year ago and 1.8% from the preceding quarter.

During the quarter, Hanmi declared a cash dividend on its common stock for the 2015 fourth quarter of $0.14 per share, up 27.3% from $0.11 per share in the prior quarter. The dividend was paid on January 15, 2016, to stockholders of record as of the close of business on December 31, 2015.

Asset Quality
Nonperforming loans, excluding PCI loans, were $19.1 million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2015, or 0.60% of loans, compared with $23.9 million at the end of the third quarter of 2015, or 0.79% of loans and $25.3 million, or 0.92% of loans at the end of the fourth quarter last year.

OREO was $8.5 million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2015, down from $13.2 million at the end of the prior quarter. OREO primarily resulted from the 2014 fourth quarter CBI acquisition. Classified loans were $39.3 million, or 1.24% of loans, at December 31, 2015, compared with $40.1 million, or 1.32% of loans, at September 30, 2015 and $47.4 million, or 1.72% of loans, a year ago. Nonperforming assets were $27.6 million at the end of the fourth quarter of 2015, or 0.65% of assets, compared with 0.88% of assets at the end of the prior quarter and 0.97% of assets at the end of the same quarter last year.

Gross charge-offs for the fourth quarter of 2015 were $529,000, compared with $1.7 million for the preceding quarter and $1.4 million for the same period a year ago. Recoveries of previously charged-off loans for the fourth quarter of 2015 were $937,000, compared with $994,000 for the preceding quarter and $1.7 million for the fourth quarter of 2014. As a result, there were net recoveries of $408,000 for the fourth quarter of 2015, compared to net charge-offs of $754,000 for the preceding quarter and net recoveries of $283,000 for the year ago period.

The allowance for loan losses was $42.9 million as of December 31, 2015, generating an allowance of loan losses to loans receivable ratio of 1.35% compared with 1.52% as of September 30, 2015 and 1.89% as of December 31, 2014.

Conference Call
Management will host a conference call today, January 26, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. PT (4:00 p.m. ET) to discuss these results. This call will also be broadcast live via the internet. Investment professionals and all current and prospective stockholders are invited to access the live call by dialing 1-877-407-9039 before 1:00 p.m. PT, using access code HANMI. To listen to the call online, either live or archived, visit the Investor Relations page of Hanmi’s website at www.hanmi.com.

About Hanmi Financial Corporation
Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Hanmi Financial Corporation owns Hanmi Bank, which serves multi-ethnic communities through its network of 42 full-service branches and 6 loan production offices in California, Texas, Illinois, Virginia, New Jersey, New York, Colorado, Washington and Georgia. Hanmi Bank specializes in real estate, commercial, SBA and trade finance lending to small and middle market businesses. Additional information is available at www.hanmi.com.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements, which are included in accordance with the “safe harbor” provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In some cases, you can identify forward-looking statements by terminology such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “could,” “expects,” “plans,” “intends,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential,” or “continue,” or the negative of such terms and other comparable terminology. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results, levels of activity, performance or achievements. All statements other than statements of historical fact are “forward–looking statements” for purposes of federal and state securities laws, including, but not limited to, statements about anticipated future operating and financial performance, financial position and liquidity, business strategies, regulatory and competitive outlook, investment and expenditure plans, capital and financing needs and availability, plans and objectives of management for future operations, developments regarding our capital plans, strategic alternatives for a possible business combination, merger or sale transaction, and other similar forecasts and statements of expectation and statements of assumption underlying any of the foregoing. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause our actual results, levels of activity, performance or achievements to differ from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statement. These factors include the following: failure to maintain adequate levels of capital and liquidity to support our operations; the effect of potential future supervisory action against us or Hanmi Bank; general economic and business conditions internationally, nationally and in those areas in which we operate; volatility and deterioration in the credit and equity markets; changes in consumer spending, borrowing and savings habits; availability of capital from private and government sources; demographic changes; competition for loans and deposits and failure to attract or retain loans and deposits; fluctuations in interest rates and a decline in the level of our interest rate spread; risks of natural disasters related to our real estate portfolio; risks associated with Small Business Administration loans; failure to attract or retain key employees; changes in governmental regulation, including, but not limited to, any increase in FDIC insurance premiums; ability of Hanmi Bank to make distributions to Hanmi Financial, which is restricted by certain factors, including Hanmi Bank’s retained earnings, net income, prior distributions made, and certain other financial tests; ability to identify a suitable strategic partner or to consummate a strategic transaction; adequacy of our allowance for loan losses; credit quality and the effect of credit quality on our provision for loan losses and allowance for loan losses; changes in the financial performance and/or condition of our borrowers and the ability of our borrowers to perform under the terms of their loans and other terms of credit agreements; our ability to control expenses; and changes in securities markets. In addition, we set forth certain risks in our reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, including, Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and Current Reports on Form 8-K that we will file hereafter, which could cause actual results to differ from those projected. We undertake no obligation to update such forward-looking statements except as required by law.

Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)
(In thousands)

	December 31,			September 30,			Percentage			December 31,			Percentage
		2015			2015		Change				2014		Change
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	164,364		$	235,342			-30.2	%	$	158,320			3.8	%
Securities available for sale, at fair value		698,296			669,340			4.3	%		1,060,717			-34.2	%
Loans held for sale, at the lower of cost or fair value		2,874			4,871			-41.0	%		5,451			-47.3	%
Loans receivable, net of allowance for loan losses		3,140,381			2,998,712			4.7	%		2,735,832			14.8	%
Accrued interest receivable		9,501			8,722			8.9	%		9,749			-2.5	%
Premises and equipment, net		29,834			29,857			-0.1	%		30,912			-3.5	%
Other real estate owned ("OREO"), net		8,511			13,249			-35.8	%		15,790			-46.1	%
Customers' liability on acceptances		3,586			2,704			32.6	%		1,847			94.2	%
Servicing assets		11,744			11,986			-2.0	%		13,773			-14.7	%
Other intangible assets, net		1,701			1,795			-5.2	%		2,080			-18.2	%
Federal Home Loan Bank ("FHLB") stock, at cost		16,385			16,385			0.0	%		17,580			-6.8	%
Federal Reserve Bank ("FRB") stock, at cost		14,098			14,098			0.0	%		12,273			14.9	%
Income tax asset		57,174			70,847			-19.3	%		84,371			-32.2	%
Bank-owned life insurance		48,340			48,067			0.6	%		48,866			-1.1	%
Prepaid expenses and other assets		27,732			88,266			-68.6	%		34,882			-20.5	%
Total assets	$	4,234,521		$	4,214,241			0.5	%	$	4,232,443			0.0	%

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Liabilities:
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing	$	1,155,518		$	1,114,621			3.7	%	$	1,022,972			13.0	%
Interest-bearing		2,354,458			2,404,073			-2.1	%		2,533,774			-7.1	%
Total deposits		3,509,976			3,518,694			-0.2	%		3,556,746			-1.3	%
Accrued interest payable		3,177			2,985			6.4	%		3,450			-7.9	%
Bank's liability on acceptances		3,586			2,704			32.6	%		1,847			94.2	%
FHLB advances		170,000			150,000			13.3	%		150,000			13.3	%
Servicing liabilities		4,784			5,176			-7.6	%		5,971			-19.9	%
FDIC loss sharing liability		1,289			1,173			9.9	%		2,074			-37.8	%
Rescinded stock obligation		-			-			-			933			-100.0	%
Subordinated debentures		18,703			18,669			0.2	%		18,544			0.9	%
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		29,088			29,391			-1.0	%		39,491			-26.3	%
Total liabilities		3,740,603			3,728,792			0.3	%		3,779,056			-1.0	%

Stockholders' equity:
Common stock		257			257			0.0	%		257			0.0	%
Additional paid-in capital		557,761			557,116			0.1	%		554,904			0.5	%
Accumulated other comprehensive income (Loss)		(315	)		2,158			-114.6	%		463			-168.0	%
Retained earnings (Accumulated deficit)		6,422			(3,931	)		-263.4	%		(32,379	)		-119.8	%
Less treasury stock		(70,207	)		(70,151	)		0.1	%		(69,858	)		0.5	%
Total stockholders' equity		493,918			485,449			1.7	%		453,387			8.9	%
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	4,234,521		$	4,214,241			0.5	%	$	4,232,443			0.0	%


Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
	Three Months Ended
	December 31,			September 30,			Percentage			December 31,		Percentage
		2015			2015		Change				2014	Change
Interest and dividend income:
Interest and fees on loans	$	38,382		$	36,466			5.3	%	$	36,457		5.3	%
Interest on securities		2,686			2,884			-6.9	%		4,473		-40.0	%
Dividends on FRB and FHLB stock		580			607			-4.4	%		492		17.9	%
Interest on deposits in other banks		66			68			-2.9	%		40		65.0	%
Total interest and dividend income		41,714			40,025			4.2	%		41,462		0.6	%
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits		3,946			3,881			1.7	%		3,909		0.9	%
Interest on subordinated debentures		169			158			7.0	%		162		4.3	%
Interest on FHLB advances		15			1			1400.0	%		35		-57.1	%
Total interest expense		4,130			4,040			2.2	%		4,106		0.6	%
Net interest income before provision for loan losses		37,584			35,985			4.4	%		37,356		0.6	%
(Negative provision) provision for loan losses		(3,835	)		(3,704	)		3.5	%		1,204		-418.5	%
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		41,419			39,689			4.4	%		36,152		14.6	%
Noninterest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts		3,142			3,378			-7.0	%		3,449		-8.9	%
Trade finance and other service charges and fees		1,130			1,115			1.3	%		1,606		-29.6	%
Gain on sale of Small Business Administration ("SBA") loans		3,871			1,621			138.8	%		1,227		215.5	%
Net gain on sales of securities		467			2,048			-77.2	%		159		193.7	%
Disposition gains on Purchased Credit Impaired ("PCI") loans		2,140			4,334			-50.6	%		1,432		49.4	%
Other operating income		1,306			1,065			22.6	%		1,111		17.6	%
Total noninterest income		12,056			13,561			-11.1	%		8,984		34.2	%
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits		14,841			16,097			-7.8	%		16,791		-11.6	%
Occupancy and equipment		3,948			4,896			-19.4	%		4,331		-8.8	%
Data processing		1,436			1,418			1.3	%		2,333		-38.4	%
Professional fees		1,923			1,940			-0.9	%		4,778		-59.8	%
Supplies and communications		943			880			7.2	%		887		6.3	%
Advertising and promotion		1,342			1,290			4.0	%		1,293		3.8	%
OREO expense		(322	)		225			-243.1	%		686		-146.9	%
Other operating expenses		3,851			1,976			94.9	%		2,734		40.9	%
Merger and integration costs		224			-			-			3,074		-92.7	%
Total noninterest expense		28,186			28,722			-1.9	%		36,907		-23.6	%
Income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes		25,289			24,528			3.1	%		8,229		207.3	%
Provision for income taxes		10,460			10,569			-1.0	%		2,301		354.6	%
Net income	$	14,829		$	13,959			6.2	%	$	5,928		150.2	%

Basic earnings per share:	$	0.46		$	0.44					$	0.19
Diluted earnings per share:	$	0.46		$	0.44					$	0.19

Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic		31,830,276			31,799,573						31,734,129
Diluted		31,949,502			31,909,808						32,021,391
Common shares outstanding		31,974,359			31,977,207						31,910,203

Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Consolidated Statements of Income (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share and per share data)
	Year Ended December 31,
	December 31,			December 31,			Percentage
		2015			2014		Change
Interest and dividend income:
Interest and fees on loans	$	148,797		$	122,222			21.7	%
Interest on securities		12,422			12,638			-1.7	%
Dividends on FRB and FHLB stock		2,786			1,767			57.7	%
Interest on deposits in other banks		221			107			106.5	%
Total interest and dividend income		164,226			136,734			20.1	%
Interest expense:
Interest on deposits		15,410			13,560			13.6	%
Interest on FHLB advances		76			151			-49.7	%
Interest on subordinated debentures		623			235			165.1	%
Interest on rescinded stock obligation		-			87			-100.0	%
Total interest expense		16,109			14,033			14.8	%
Net interest income before provision for loan losses		148,117			122,701			20.7	%
Negative provision for loan losses		(11,614	)		(6,258	)		85.6	%
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		159,731			128,959			23.9	%
Noninterest income:
Bargain purchase gain, net of deferred taxes		-			14,577			-100.0	%
Service charges on deposit accounts		12,900			11,374			13.4	%
Trade finance and other service charges and fees		4,623			4,946			-6.5	%
Gain on sale of Small Business Administration ("SBA") loans		8,749			3,494			150.4	%
Net gain on sales of securities		6,611			2,011			228.7	%
Disposition gains on Purchased Credit Impaired ("PCI") loans		10,167			1,432			610.0	%
Other operating income		4,552			4,462			2.0	%
Total noninterest income		47,602			42,296			12.5	%
Noninterest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits		62,864			50,177			25.3	%
Occupancy and equipment		17,371			12,295			41.3	%
Data processing		6,321			6,080			4.0	%
Professional fees		7,905			7,564			4.5	%
Supplies and communications		3,582			2,612			37.1	%
Advertising and promotion		4,201			3,435			22.3	%
OREO expense		307			(49	)		-726.5	%
Other operating expenses		10,806			9,911			9.0	%
Merger and integration costs		1,971			6,646			-70.3	%
Total noninterest expense		115,328			98,671			16.9	%
Income from continuing operations before provision for income taxes		92,005			72,584			26.8	%
Provision for income taxes		38,182			22,379			70.6	%
Income from continuing operations, net of taxes	$	53,823		$	50,205			7.2	%
Discontinued operations
Income from operations of discontinued subsidiary (including gain on disposal of $51 in the second quarter of 2014)		-			37			-100.0	%
Income tax expense		-			481			-100.0	%
Loss from discontinued operations		-			(444	)		-100.0	%
Net income	$	53,823		$	49,761			8.2	%
								-
Basic earnings per share:
Income from continuing operations, net of taxes	$	1.69		$	1.58
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes		-			(0.01	)
Basic earnings per share	$	1.69		$	1.57
Diluted earnings per share:
Income from continuing operations, net of taxes	$	1.68		$	1.57
Income from discontinued operations, net of taxes		-			(0.01	)
Diluted earnings per share	$	1.68		$	1.56

Weighted-average shares outstanding:
Basic		31,788,215			31,696,100
Diluted		31,876,820			31,978,064
Common shares outstanding		31,974,359			31,910,203

Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Selected Financial Data (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except ratios)
	As of or for the Three Months Ended									As of or for the Year Ended
	December 31,			September 30,			December 31,			December 31,			December 31,
		2015			2015			2014			2015			2014
Average balances:
Loans ⁽¹⁾	$	3,049,544		$	2,895,336		$	2,719,692		$	2,901,698		$	2,440,682
Securities		649,565			721,472			1,082,344			788,156			648,937
FRB and FHLB stock		30,483			29,916			30,262			30,049			27,792
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks		90,653			109,016			73,348			85,974			45,727
Interest-earning assets		3,820,245			3,755,740			3,905,646			3,805,877			3,163,141
Assets		4,083,002			4,021,642			4,187,559			4,076,669			3,410,751
Deposits		3,516,225			3,484,648			3,578,114			3,502,886			2,872,029
Borrowings		35,420			20,556			110,418			56,878			81,110
Interest-bearing liabilities		2,433,140			2,433,718			2,666,651			2,493,513			2,054,680
Stockholders’ equity		491,785			479,478			450,986			476,401			425,913
Tangible equity		490,023			477,620			449,276			474,498			425,018

Performance ratios:
Return on average assets ^{(2) (3)}		1.44	%		1.38	%		0.56	%		1.32	%		1.47	%
Pre-tax, pre-provision earnings on average assets ^{(2) (3)}		2.08	%		2.05	%		0.89	%		1.97	%		1.94	%
Return on average stockholders’ equity ^{(2) (3)}		11.96	%		11.55	%		5.21	%		11.30	%		11.79	%
Return on average tangible equity ^{(2) (3)}		12.01	%		11.60	%		5.23	%		11.34	%		11.81	%
Efficiency ratio		56.78	%		57.97	%		79.64	%		58.93	%		59.80	%
Efficiency ratio excluding merger and integration costs		56.33	%		57.97	%		73.01	%		57.92	%		55.77	%
Net interest spread ^{(2) (6)}		3.69	%		3.58	%		3.60	%		3.67	%		3.65	%
Net interest spread excluding acquisition accounting ^{(2) (6)}		3.32	%		3.17	%		2.96	%		3.17	%		3.38	%
Net interest margin ^{(2) (6)}		3.93	%		3.81	%		3.80	%		3.90	%		3.88	%
Net interest margin excluding acquisition accounting ^{(2) (6)}		3.62	%		3.48	%		3.24	%		3.47	%		3.65	%
Average stockholders' equity to average assets		12.04	%		11.92	%		10.77	%		11.69	%		12.49	%

Allowance for loan losses:
Balance at beginning of period	$	46,362		$	50,820		$	51,179		$	52,666		$	57,555
(Negative provision) provision for loan losses		(3,835	)		(3,704	)		1,204			(11,614	)		(6,258	)
Net (charge-offs) recoveries		408			(754	)		283			1,883			1,369
Balance at end of period	$	42,935		$	46,362		$	52,666		$	42,935		$	52,666

Asset quality ratios:
Nonperforming Non-PCI loans to loans ⁽⁴⁾		0.60	%		0.79	%		0.92	%		0.60	%		0.92	%
Nonperforming assets to assets ⁽⁴⁾		0.65	%		0.88	%		0.97	%		0.65	%		0.97	%
Nonperforming Non-PCI loans to allowance for loan losses^{(4) (5)}		50.99	%		55.40	%		48.00	%		50.99	%		48.00	%
Net loan (recoveries) charge-offs to average loans ⁽²⁾		-0.05	%		0.10	%		-0.04	%		-0.06	%		-0.06	%
Allowance for loan losses to loans		1.35	%		1.52	%		1.89	%		1.35	%		1.89	%
Allowance for loan losses to nonperforming Non-PCI loans ^{(4) (5)}		196.12	%		180.52	%		204.26	%		196.12	%		204.26	%

Allowance for off-balance sheet items:
Balance at beginning of period	$	556		$	962		$	1,544		$	1,366		$	1,248
(Negative provision) provision for loan losses		430			(406	)		(178	)		(380	)		118
Balance at end of period	$	986		$	556		$	1,366		$	986		$	1,366

Nonperforming assets ⁽⁴⁾:
Nonaccrual Non-PCI loans	$	19,118		$	23,944		$	25,282
OREO, net		8,511			13,249			15,790
Nonperforming assets	$	27,629		$	37,193		$	41,072

Delinquent loans, 30 to 89 days past due and still accruing	$	4,080		$	1,424		$	9,515

Delinquent loans to loans		0.13	%		0.05	%		0.34	%

Acquired loans
PCI loans, net	$	20,015		$	25,145			44,500
Allowance for loan losses on PCI loans	$	5,441		$	3,138			1,025
Non-PCI loans, net	$	154,900		$	179,695			218,276
Unamortized acquisition discounts on Non-PCI loans	$	10,659		$	14,141			19,506

Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Selected Financial Data, Continued (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except ratios)

	December 31,			September 30,			December 31,
		2015			2015			2014
Loan portfolio:
Commercial real estate loans	$	2,657,365		$	2,541,449		$	2,373,212
Residential real estate loans		193,307			198,105			138,540
Commercial and industrial loans		306,462			280,784			249,189
Consumer loans		26,182			24,734			27,557
Loans receivable		3,183,316			3,045,072			2,788,498
Loans held for sale, at the lower of cost or fair value		2,874			4,871			5,451
Total loans	$	3,186,190		$	3,049,943		$	2,793,949

Loan mix:
Commercial real estate loans		83.4	%		83.3	%		84.8	%
Residential real estate loans		6.1	%		6.5	%		5.0	%
Commercial and industrial loans		9.6	%		9.2	%		8.9	%
Consumer loans		0.8	%		0.8	%		1.0	%
Loans held for sale, at the lower of cost or fair value		0.1	%		0.2	%		0.3	%
Total loans		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%

Deposit portfolio:
Demand: noninterest-bearing	$	1,155,518		$	1,114,621		$	1,022,972
interest-bearing		94,583			87,871			96,882
Money market and savings		871,863			871,869			820,267
Time deposits of $250,000 or less		1,010,923			1,068,864			1,224,308
Time deposits of more than $250,000		377,089			375,469			392,317
Total deposits	$	3,509,976		$	3,518,694		$	3,556,746

Deposit mix:
Demand: noninterest-bearing		32.9	%		31.7	%		28.8	%
interest-bearing		2.7	%		2.5	%		2.7	%
Money market and savings		24.8	%		24.8	%		23.1	%
Time deposits of $250,000 or less		28.8	%		30.3	%		34.4	%
Time deposits of more than $250,000		10.8	%		10.7	%		11.0	%
Total deposits		100.0	%		100.0	%		100.0	%

Capital ratios⁽⁷⁾:
Hanmi Financial
Total risk-based capital		14.86	%		14.75	%		15.89	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital		13.60	%		13.49	%		14.63	%
Common equity tier 1 capital		13.60	%		13.49	%		-
Tier 1 leverage capital ratio		11.31	%		11.19	%		10.91	%
Hanmi Bank
Total risk-based capital		14.81	%		14.69	%		15.18	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital		13.55	%		13.43	%		13.93	%
Common equity tier 1 capital		13.55	%		13.43	%		-
Tier 1 leverage capital ratio		11.27	%		11.14	%		10.39	%


⁽¹⁾ Includes loans held for sale
⁽²⁾ Annualized
⁽³⁾ Amount calculated based on net income from continuing operations
⁽⁴⁾ Excludes PCI loans
⁽⁵⁾ Excludes allowance for loan losses allocated to PCI loans
⁽⁶⁾ Amounts calculated on a fully taxable equivalent basis using the current statutory federal tax rate.
⁽⁷⁾ Basel III rules became effective 1/1/15, with transitional provisions, and all prior period date is based on Basel I rules.

Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Average Balance, Average Yield Earned, and Average Rate Paid (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except ratios)

	Three Months Ended
	December 31, 2015								September 30, 2015								December 31, 2014
				Interest		Average						Interest		Average						Interest		Average
	Average			Income /		Yield /			Average			Income /		Yield /			Average			Income /		Yield /
	Balance			Expense		Rate			Balance			Expense		Rate			Balance			Expense		Rate
Assets
Interest-earning assets:
Loans ⁽¹⁾	$	3,049,544		$	38,382		4.99	%	$	2,895,336		$	36,466		5.00	%	$	2,719,692		$	36,457		5.32	%
Securities ⁽²⁾		649,565			2,968		1.83	%		721,472			2,950		1.64	%		1,082,344			4,484		1.66	%
FRB and FHLB stock		30,483			580		7.61	%		29,916			607		8.12	%		30,262			492		6.50	%
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks		90,653			66		0.29	%		109,016			68		0.25	%		73,348			40		0.22	%
Total interest-earning assets		3,820,245			41,996		4.36	%		3,755,740			40,091		4.24	%		3,905,646			41,473		4.21	%

Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks		92,497								89,241								87,410
Allowance for loan losses		(46,634	)							(50,416	)							(52,155	)
Other assets		216,894								227,077								246,658
Total noninterest-earning assets		262,757								265,902								281,913

Total assets	$	4,083,002							$	4,021,642							$	4,187,559

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits:
Demand: interest-bearing	$	91,116		$	25		0.11	%	$	91,111		$	31		0.13	%	$	63,645		$	22		0.14	%
Money market and savings		881,375			1,107		0.50	%		860,595			1,112		0.51	%		857,177			1,015		0.47	%
Time deposits		1,425,229			2,814		0.78	%		1,461,456			2,738		0.74	%		1,635,411			2,872		0.70	%
FHLB advances		16,739			15		0.36	%		1,902			1		0.21	%		78,478			35		0.18	%
Rescinded stock obligation		-			-		0.00	%		15			-		0.00	%		13,426			-		0.00	%
Subordinated debentures		18,681			169		3.59	%		18,639			158		3.36	%		18,514			162		3.47	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		2,433,140			4,130		0.67	%		2,433,718			4,040		0.66	%		2,666,651			4,106		0.61	%

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits: noninterest-bearing		1,118,505								1,071,486								1,021,881
Other liabilities		39,572								36,960								48,041
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities		1,158,077								1,108,446								1,069,922

Total liabilities		3,591,217								3,542,164								3,736,573
Stockholders' equity		491,785								479,478								450,986

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	4,083,002							$	4,021,642							$	4,187,559

Net interest income				$	37,866							$	36,051							$	37,367

Cost of deposits							0.45	%							0.44	%							0.43	%
Net interest spread							3.69	%							3.58	%							3.60	%
Net interest margin							3.93	%							3.81	%							3.80	%


⁽¹⁾ Includes loans held for sale
⁽²⁾ Amounts calculated on a fully taxable equivalent basis using the current statutory federal tax rate.

Hanmi Financial Corporation and Subsidiaries
Average Balance, Average Yield Earned, and Average Rate Paid, Continued (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except ratios)

	For the Year Ended
	December 31, 2015								December 31, 2014
				Interest		Average						Interest		Average
	Average			Income /		Yield /			Average			Income /		Yield /
	Balance			Expense		Rate			Balance			Expense		Rate
Assets
Interest-earning assets:
Loans ⁽¹⁾	$	2,901,698		$	148,797		5.13	%	$	2,440,682		$	122,222		5.01	%
Securities ⁽²⁾		788,156			12,791		1.62	%		648,937			12,711		1.96	%
FRB and FHLB stock		30,049			2,786		9.27	%		27,792			1,767		6.36	%
Federal funds sold		-			-		-			3			-		0.00	%
Interest-bearing deposits in other banks		85,974			221		0.26	%		45,727			107		0.23	%
Total interest-earning assets		3,805,877			164,595		4.32	%		3,163,141			136,807		4.33	%

Noninterest-earning assets:
Cash and due from banks		89,368								76,828
Allowance for loan losses		(50,862	)							(54,817	)
Other assets		232,286								225,599
Total noninterest-earning assets		270,792								247,610

Total assets	$	4,076,669							$	3,410,751

Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Deposits:
Demand: interest-bearing	$	89,747		$	114		0.13	%	$	72,857		$	102		0.14	%
Money market and savings		846,254			4,194		0.50	%		697,190			4,757		0.68	%
Time deposits		1,500,634			11,102		0.74	%		1,203,523			8,701		0.72	%
FHLB advances		38,110			76		0.20	%		69,781			151		0.22	%
Other Borrowings		-			-		0.00	%		315			-		0.00	%
Rescinded stock obligation		149			-		0.00	%		4,778			87		1.82	%
Subordinated debentures		18,619			623		3.35	%		6,236			235		3.77	%
Total interest-bearing liabilities		2,493,513			16,109		0.65	%		2,054,680			14,033		0.68	%

Noninterest-bearing liabilities:
Demand deposits: noninterest-bearing		1,066,251								898,459
Other liabilities		40,504								31,699
Total noninterest-bearing liabilities		1,106,755								930,158

Total liabilities		3,600,268								2,984,838
Stockholders' equity		476,401								425,913

Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	$	4,076,669							$	3,410,751

Net interest income				$	148,486							$	122,774

Cost of deposits							0.44	%							0.47	%
Net interest spread							3.67	%							3.65	%
Net interest margin							3.90	%							3.88	%


⁽¹⁾ Includes loans held for sale
⁽²⁾ Amounts calculated on a fully taxable equivalent basis using the current statutory federal tax rate.

Non-GAAP Financial Measures

Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets Ratio

Tangible common equity to tangible assets ratio is supplemental financial information determined by a method other than in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). This non-GAAP measure is used by management in the analysis of Hanmi’s capital strength. Tangible equity is calculated by subtracting goodwill and other intangible assets from stockholders’ equity. Banking and financial institution regulators also exclude goodwill and other intangible assets from stockholders’ equity when assessing the capital adequacy of a financial institution. Management believes the presentation of this financial measure excluding the impact of these items provides useful supplemental information that is essential to a proper understanding of the capital strength of Hanmi. This disclosure should not be viewed as a substitution for results determined in accordance with GAAP, nor is it necessarily comparable to non-GAAP performance measures that may be presented by other companies.

The following table reconciles this non-GAAP performance measure to the GAAP performance measure for the periods indicated:

Tangible Common Equity to Tangible Assets Ratio (Unaudited)
(In thousands, except share, per share data and ratios)

	December 31,			September 30,			December 31,
Hanmi Financial Corporation		2015			2015			2014
Assets	$	4,234,521		$	4,214,241		$	4,232,443
Less other intangible assets		(1,701	)		(1,795	)		(2,080	)
Tangible assets	$	4,232,820		$	4,212,446		$	4,230,363

Stockholders' equity	$	493,918		$	485,449		$	453,387
Less other intangible assets		(1,701	)		(1,795	)		(2,080	)
Tangible stockholders' equity	$	492,217		$	483,654		$	451,307

Stockholders' equity to assets		11.66	%		11.52	%		10.71	%
Tangible common equity to tangible assets		11.63	%		11.48	%		10.67	%

Common shares outstanding		31,974,359			31,977,207			31,910,203
Tangible common equity per common share	$	15.39		$	15.12		$	14.14


Net Income Adjusted for the after-tax bargain purchase gain and merger and integrations costs (Unaudited)
(In thousands)

	Three Months Ended December 31,						Year Ended December 31,
		2015			2014			2015			2014
Pre-tax income	$	25,289		$	8,229		$	92,005		$	72,621
Less: after-tax bargain purchase gain		-			-			-			14,577
Add: pre-tax merger and integration costs		224			3,074			1,971			6,646
Adjusted pre-tax income		25,513			11,303			93,976			64,690
Adjusted income tax expense ^(a)		10,553			3,161			39,000			25,477
Adjusted net income	$	14,960		$	8,142		$	54,976		$	39,213


^(a) Effective income tax of 41.4% and 28.0% for the three months ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, and 41.5% and 39.4% for the year ended December 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively.

Investor Contacts:
Romolo (Ron) Santarosa
Senior Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer
213-427-5636

Lasse Glassen
Investor Relations
Addo Communications
310-829-5400

Source: Hanmi Bank

Released January 26, 2016

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