Hanmi Financial Corp. Files Form S-3 Shelf Registration Statement

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hanmi Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: HAFC), the holding company of Hanmi Bank, has filed a shelf registration statement on Form S-3 with the Securities and Exchange Commission. When declared effective by the SEC, the shelf registration statement will allow the Company to raise capital from time to time, up to an aggregate of $200 million, through the sale of common and preferred stock, debt securities, rights, warrants, depository shares and units. Terms and prices, as well as use of proceeds, will be determined at the time of each offering and will be disclosed in a separate prospectus supplement to be filed with the SEC at the time of the offering.

The registration statement on Form S-3 filed with the SEC has not yet become effective. Securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time that the registration statement becomes effective. This news release does not constitute an offer to sell, or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any state or other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification of the securities under the securities laws of that state or jurisdiction. Any offer of securities covered by the registration statement will be made solely by means of a prospectus included in the registration statement and a prospectus supplement with respect to such offering.

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.hanmi.com.

    Source: Hanmi Financial Corporation

Released November 19, 2009