Hanmi Financial Corp. to Present at D.A. Davidson 17th Annual Financial Institutions Conference on May 12

LOS ANGELES, May 4, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hanmi Financial Corporation (Nasdaq:HAFC) ("Hanmi"), the holding company for Hanmi Bank (the "Bank"), today announced that C. G. Kum, President and CEO, and Bonnie Lee, Senior EVP and COO, will present at the D.A. Davidson & Co. 17^th Annual Financial Institutions Conference being held in Denver.

Hanmi's presentation is scheduled for May 12, 2015 at 2:25 p.m. MT (4:25 p.m. ET), at the Embassy Suites Downtown/Convention Center, Denver, CO. The live and archived presentation can be accessed through the Investor Relations section of Hanmi's website at www.hanmi.com. Mr. Kum and Ms. Lee will be meeting with institutional investors at the conference on May 12 and May 13.

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 D.A. Davidson & Co. 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 May 4, 2015