Hanmi Financial Corp. to Present at KBW 2015 Community Bank Investor Conference on July 28 and 29

LOS ANGELES, July 9, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hanmi Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:HAFC) ("Hanmi"), the holding company for Hanmi Bank (the "Bank"), today announced that they will present at the Keefe, Bruyette & Woods 2015 Community Bank Investor Conference being held in New York.

Hanmi's presentation is scheduled for July 28, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. ET, at the Grand Hyatt Grand Central, New York, NY. The live and archived presentation can be accessed through the Investor Relations section of Hanmi's website at www.hanmi.com. C. G. Kum, President and Chief Executive Officer will be joined by other members of the executive team, to meet with institutional investors at the conference on July 28 and July 29.

Conference participation is by invitation only and registration is mandatory. For more information on the conference, or to schedule a one-on-one meeting, please contact your Keefe, Bruyette & Woods representative.

About Hanmi Financial Corporation

Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, Hanmi Financial Corporation owns Hanmi Bank, which serves multi-ethnic communities through its network of 46 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 commercial real estate, C&I, SBA and trade finance lending to small and middle market businesses. Additional information is available at www.hanmi.com.

CONTACT: Christina C. Lee
         FVP & Senior Strategy Officer
         213-427-5631

         Lasse Glassen
         Investor Relations
         Addo Communications
         310-829-5400

Released July 9, 2015