Hanmi Financial Corporation Reports Fourth-Quarter and Fiscal Year 2008 Financial Results

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Hanmi Financial Corporation (NASDAQ:HAFC) ("we," "our" or "Hanmi"), the holding company for Hanmi Bank (the "Bank"), reported a fourth-quarter net loss of $3.8 million, or ($0.08) per share, compared to a net loss of $100.0 million, or ($2.15) per share, in the comparable period a year ago; the fourth-quarter 2007 net loss included a non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $102.9 million.

For the year ended December 31, 2008, Hanmi reported a net loss of $102.1 million, or ($2.23) per share, which includes a second-quarter non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $107.4 million, compared to a net loss of $60.8 million, or ($1.27) per share, for the year ended December 31, 2007, which included the aforementioned fourth-quarter non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $102.9 million. Excluding the goodwill impairment charges, for the year ended December 31, 2008 and 2007, non-GAAP net income was $5.3 million, or $0.12 per diluted share, and $42.1 million, or $0.88 per diluted share, respectively.

"Our financial results for 2008 reflect the difficult environment in which we continue to operate," said Jay S. Yoo, Hanmi's President and Chief Executive Officer. "The economic downturn has adversely affected many of our customers, both small businesses and larger commercial borrowers, and this in turn has led to higher delinquency rates and an increase in non-performing loans. Current indications are that this economic situation will persist well into 2009. In short, we believe that two of our biggest challenges of 2009 will be comparable to challenges we faced in 2008 -- namely, credit quality and liquidity.

"With that in mind, our focus in 2009 will be on improving the credit profile of the existing portfolio while increasing our customer deposit base. We are seeking to replace wholesale borrowings and broker deposits with reasonably priced retail core deposits, which are the foundation of our business. Similarly, we continue to work diligently to address the unacceptably high default and charge-off rates that we have experienced in the past several quarters. As we have noted in the past, we believe that the key to minimizing future loan losses is the early identification and aggressive resolution of problematic loans."

Results of Operations

At the end of this release is a table titled "Reconciliation of GAAP to Non-GAAP." The table provides reconciliations between various GAAP and non-GAAP metrics -- including non-interest expense, net income and earnings per share -- that exclude the effects of the second-quarter 2008 goodwill impairment charge of $107.4 million and the fourth-quarter 2007 goodwill impairment charge of $102.9 million. We have provided it in the belief that it can be useful in evaluating our core operating performance. All references to non-GAAP metrics are to this table. These non-GAAP disclosures supplement our GAAP disclosures and should not be considered an alternative to the GAAP disclosures.

Fourth-quarter 2008 net interest income before provision for credit losses decreased by $5.1 million, or 14.2 percent, to $30.5 million, compared to $35.6 million in the third quarter of 2008. For the full year 2008, net interest income before provision for credit losses decreased by $17.4 million, or 11.5 percent, to $134.4 million, compared to $151.8 million in the prior year.

The average yield on the loan portfolio was 6.06 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008, a decrease of 62 basis points compared to 6.68 percent in the third quarter. The cost of average interest-bearing deposits was 3.38 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008, a decrease of 5 basis points compared to 3.43 percent in the third quarter. Net interest margin was 3.34 percent in the fourth quarter of 2008, a decrease of 56 basis points compared to 3.90 percent in the third quarter. The rather sharp decline in net interest margin was due to multiple Fed rate cuts totaling 175 basis points in the fourth quarter of 2008 and our inability to match our asset yield declines with a like decrease in liability costs substantially caused by the overall liquidity crunch in the current economy. We believe that we may see some margin expansion in the latter part of 2009 considering the recent decrease of deposit costs in our niche market and the government actions to speed the end of the liquidity crisis which continues to damage the economy.

The provision for credit losses in the fourth quarter of 2008 substantially increased to $25.5 million compared to $13.2 million in the preceding quarter, and the provision for the full year 2008 almost doubled to $75.7 million compared to $38.3 million in 2007. Such increases were made to keep pace with increases in non-performing loans and charge-offs. Fourth-quarter charge-offs, net of recoveries, were $18.6 million compared to $11.8 million in the prior quarter and $11.6 million in the fourth quarter of 2007. Included in fourth-quarter 2008 charge-offs was a $6.5 million charge-off related to a condominium project in Northern California and a $4.9 million charge-off related to a low-income housing project in Los Angeles. The remaining balance of our charge-offs related primarily to a number of small business loans that have been adversely affected by the economic downturn. For the full year 2008, charge-offs, net of recoveries, were $46.0 million compared to $22.6 million in 2007.

Total non-interest income in the fourth quarter of 2008 was $7.4 million compared to $5.3 million in the third quarter of 2008 and $9.8 million in the fourth quarter of 2007. The increase in non-interest income from the third quarter is largely attributable to the third quarter's other-than-temporary impairment ("OTTI") losses of $2.6 million on a Lehman Brothers corporate bond and a Community Reinvestment Act ("CRA") equity investment. In the fourth quarter the OTTI loss was relatively small at $494,000 attributable to the same CRA equity investment. For the full year 2008, total non-interest income decreased to $32.1 million from $40.0 million in 2007, due mainly to the increased OTTI losses on securities and the reduction in gain on sales of loans. In addition, the depressed international trading activities in this recessionary economy decreased our trade finance fee income from $4.5 million for 2007 to $3.1 million in 2008.

Total non-interest expense in the fourth quarter of 2008 was $21.1 million compared to $22.2 million in the third quarter, a decrease of $1.2 million, or 5.3 percent. In the fourth quarter of 2007, total non-interest expense was $126.2 million, which included the aforementioned non-cash goodwill impairment charge of $102.9 million; excluding the goodwill impairment charge, fourth-quarter 2007 non-GAAP total non-interest expense was $23.3 million. The $1.2 million sequential decline in total non-interest expense is largely attributable to a $1.9 million reduction in salaries and employee benefits (the result of our previously announced third-quarter staff reductions) and a decrease of $429,000 in data processing expense, offset by an increase of $1.1 million in other operating expenses. For the full year 2008, total non-interest expense was $194.3 million compared to $189.9 million in 2007, an increase of $4.4 million, or 2.3 percent. However, excluding the goodwill impairment charges, 2008 non-GAAP total non-interest expense was essentially unchanged at $86.9 million, compared to $87.0 million for 2007. With our ongoing efforts to streamline our operations, we expect improvement in our overall level of non-interest expense.

For the fourth quarter of 2008, the efficiency ratio (non-interest expense divided by the sum of net interest income before provision for credit losses and non-interest income) was 55.49 percent, compared to 54.33 percent in the third quarter and 266.31 percent in the comparable period a year ago.

Balance Sheet and Asset Quality

At December 31, 2008, total assets were $3.88 billion compared to $3.77 billion at September 30, 2008, an increase of $109.8 million, or 2.9 percent, and $3.98 billion at December 31, 2007, a decrease of $107.8 million, or 2.7 percent. At $3.36 billion, gross loans at December 31, 2008 were essentially unchanged from $3.35 billion at September 30, 2008, and increased by $77.4 million, or 2.4 percent, compared to $3.28 billion at December 31, 2007.

Total deposits increased by $270.7 million, or 9.7 percent, to $3.07 billion at December 31, 2008 compared to $2.80 billion at September 30, 2008, and increased by $68.4 million, or 2.3 percent, compared to $3.00 billion at December 31, 2007. The increase in deposits in the fourth quarter of 2008 reflects our utilization of broker deposits. Our broker deposits increased to $818.0 million at December 31, 2008 from $265.4 million at September 30, 2008 and $31.8 million at December 31, 2007. FHLB advances and other borrowings decreased by $162.0 million, or 27.7 percent, to $423.0 million at December 31, 2008 compared to $585.0 million at September 30, 2008, and decreased by $64.2 million, or 13.2 percent, compared to $487.2 million at December 31, 2007. Because of the extreme liquidity conditions that continue to exist, we aggressively chose to raise broker deposits during the fourth quarter. Even though we plan to replace them with customer deposits, broker deposits continue to be readily available as necessary.

Delinquent loans were $128.5 million (3.82 percent of total gross loans) at December 31, 2008, compared to $102.9 million (3.08 percent of total gross loans) at September 30, 2008, and $45.1 million (1.37 percent of total gross loans) at December 31, 2007; the largest contributor to the increase in delinquent loans was an $8.5 million loan to a private golf course near San Diego. Non-performing loans at December 31, 2008 were $121.9 million (3.62 percent of total gross loans), compared to $111.9 million (3.34 percent of gross loans) at September 30, 2008, and $54.5 million (1.66 percent of total gross loans) at December 31, 2007. As credit monitoring and risk management continue to be our highest priorities in 2009, we will work diligently to improve our asset quality with heightened collection efforts and other workout processes.

At December 31, 2008, the allowance for loan losses was $71.0 million, or 2.11 percent of gross loans (58.23 percent of total non-performing loans), compared to $63.9 million, or 1.91 percent of gross loans (57.16 percent of total non-performing loans), at September 30, 2008, and $43.6 million, or 1.33 percent of gross loans (80.05 percent of total non-performing loans), at December 31, 2007.

Capital Adequacy

The Bank's capital ratios exceed levels defined as "well-capitalized" by our regulators. At December 31, 2008, the Bank's Tier 1 Leverage, Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital and Total Risk-Based Capital ratios were 8.85 percent, 9.44 percent and 10.70 percent, respectively, compared to 8.94 percent, 9.57 percent and 10.84 percent, respectively, at September 30, 2008.

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 26 full-service offices in Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, San Francisco, Santa Clara and San Diego counties, and six loan production offices in Colorado, Georgia, Illinois, Texas, Virginia and Washington. 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.hanmifinancial.com.

This release includes non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP earnings per share data, non-GAAP performance ratios, shares used in non-GAAP earnings per share calculation and non-GAAP total non-interest expense. These non-GAAP measures are not in accordance with, or an alternative for, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP and may be different from non-GAAP measures used by other companies. In addition, these non-GAAP measures are not based on any comprehensive set of accounting rules or principles. We believe that non-GAAP measures have limitations in that they do not reflect all of the amounts associated with our results of operations as determined in accordance with GAAP and that these measures should be used only to evaluate our results of operations in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures.

We believe that the presentation of non-GAAP net income, non-GAAP earnings per share data, non-GAAP performance ratios, shares used in non-GAAP earnings per share calculation, and non-GAAP total non-interest expense, when shown in conjunction with the corresponding GAAP measures, provides useful information to investors and management regarding financial and business trends relating to our financial condition and results of operations. In addition, we believe that the presentation of non-GAAP measures provides useful information to investors and management regarding operating activities for the periods presented.

For our internal budgeting process, our management uses financial statements that do not include impairment losses on goodwill. Our management also uses the foregoing non-GAAP measures, in addition to the corresponding GAAP measures, in reviewing our financial results.

Forward-Looking Statements

This 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. 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: 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; fluctuations in interest rates; risks of natural disasters related to our real estate portfolio; risks associated with SBA loans; changes in governmental regulation, including, but not limited to, any increase in FDIC insurance premiums; ability to receive regulatory approval for Hanmi Bank to declare dividends to Hanmi Financial; adequacy of our allowance for loan losses, credit quality and the effect of credit quality on our provision for credit 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 successfully integrate acquisitions we may make; our ability to control expenses; the availability of capital to fund the expansion of our business; and changes in securities markets. In addition, we set forth certain risks in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007 and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed thereafter, which could cause actual results to differ from those projected. You should understand that it is not possible to predict or identify all such risks. Consequently, you should not consider such disclosures to be a complete discussion of all potential risks or uncertainties. We undertake no obligation to update such forward-looking statements except as required by law.



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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS(UNAUDITED)

(Dollars in Thousands)

                      December 31,   September 30,  %           December 31,   %

                      2008           2008           Change      2007           Change

 ASSETS

 Cash and Due from    $ 85,188       $ 81,640       4.3     %   $ 105,898      (19.6  )%
 Banks

 Federal Funds Sold     130,000        5,000        2,500.0 %     16,500       687.9  %

 Cash and Cash          215,188        86,640       148.4   %     122,398      75.8   %
 Equivalents

 Investment             197,876        222,469      (11.1   )%    350,457      (43.5  )%
 Securities

 Loans:

 Gross Loans, Net of    3,362,111      3,345,049    0.5     %     3,284,708    2.4    %
 Deferred Loan Fees

 Allowance for Loan     (70,986   )    (63,948   )  11.0    %     (43,611   )  62.8   %
 Losses

 Loans Receivable,      3,291,125      3,281,101    0.3     %     3,241,097    1.5    %
 Net

 Customers'
 Liability on           4,295          7,382        (41.8   )%    5,387        (20.3  )%
 Acceptances

 Premises and           20,279         20,703       (2.0    )%    20,800       (2.5   )%
 Equipment, Net

 Accrued Interest       12,347         13,801       (10.5   )%    17,411       (29.1  )%
 Receivable

 Other Real Estate      823            2,988        (72.5   )%    287          186.8  %
 Owned

 Deferred Income        29,456         18,682       57.7    %     18,470       59.5   %
 Taxes

 Servicing Assets       3,791          4,018        (5.6    )%    4,336        (12.6  )%

 Goodwill               --             --           --            107,100      (100.0 )%

 Other Intangible       4,950          5,404        (8.4    )%    6,908        (28.3  )%
 Assets

 Federal Reserve
 Bank and Federal       40,925         42,157       (2.9    )%    33,479       22.2   %
 Home Loan Bank
 Stock

 Bank-Owned Life        25,476         25,239       0.9     %     24,525       3.9    %
 Insurance

 Other Assets           29,285         35,407       (17.3   )%    31,002       (5.5   )%

 TOTAL ASSETS         $ 3,875,816    $ 3,765,991    2.9     %   $ 3,983,657    (2.7   )%

 LIABILITIES AND
 STOCKHOLDERS'
 EQUITY

 Liabilities:

 Deposits:

 Noninterest-Bearing  $ 536,944      $ 634,593      (15.4   )%  $ 680,282      (21.1  )%

 Interest-Bearing       2,533,136      2,164,784    17.0    %     2,321,417    9.1    %

 Total Deposits         3,070,080      2,799,377    9.7     %     3,001,699    2.3    %

 Accrued Interest       18,539         11,344       63.4    %     21,828       (15.1  )%
 Payable

 Acceptances            4,295          7,382        (41.8   )%    5,387        (20.3  )%
 Outstanding

 FHLB Advances and      422,983        584,972      (27.7   )%    487,164      (13.2  )%
 Other Borrowings

 Junior Subordinated    82,406         82,406       --            82,406       --
 Debentures

 Other Liabilities      13,598         13,314       2.1     %     14,617       (7.0   )%

 Total Liabilities      3,611,901      3,498,795    3.2     %     3,613,101    --

 Stockholders'          263,915        267,196      (1.2    )%    370,556      (28.8  )%
 Equity

 TOTAL LIABILITIES
 AND STOCKHOLDERS'    $ 3,875,816    $ 3,765,991    2.9     %   $ 3,983,657    (2.7   )%
 EQUITY





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CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS(UNAUDITED)

(Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Data)

                      Three Months Ended                                                      Year Ended

                      December 31,    September 30,   %          December 31,    %            December 31,    December 31,    %

                      2008            2008            Change     2007            Change       2008            2007            Change

INTEREST AND
DIVIDEND INCOME:

Interest and Fees on  $ 51,305        $ 56,134        (8.6   )%  $ 67,505        (24.0    )%  $ 223,942       $ 261,992       (14.5  )%
Loans

Taxable Interest on     1,649           2,053         (19.7  )%    3,186         (48.2    )%    9,397           13,399        (29.9  )%
Investments

Tax-Exempt Interest     646             650           (0.6   )%    765           (15.6    )%    2,717           3,055         (11.1  )%
on Investments

Dividends on FHLB       437             581           (24.8  )%    358           22.1     %     1,918           1,413         35.7   %
and FRB Stock

Interest on Federal     29              23            26.1   %     69            (58.0    )%    166             1,032         (83.9  )%
Funds Sold

Interest on Term        43              --            --           --            --             43              5             760.0  %
Federal Funds Sold

Total Interest and      54,109          59,441        (9.0   )%    71,883        (24.7    )%    238,183         280,896       (15.2  )%
Dividend Income

INTEREST EXPENSE:

Interest on Deposits    19,654          19,365        1.5    %     27,544        (28.6    )%    84,353          108,517       (22.3  )%

Interest on FHLB
Advances and Other      2,623           3,329         (21.2  )%    5,074         (48.3    )%    14,373          13,949        3.0    %
Borrowings

Interest on Junior
Subordinated            1,293           1,150         12.4   %     1,670         (22.6    )%    5,056           6,644         (23.9  )%
Debentures

Total Interest          23,570          23,844        (1.1   )%    34,288        (31.3    )%    103,782         129,110       (19.6  )%
Expense

NET INTEREST INCOME
BEFORE PROVISION FOR    30,539          35,597        (14.2  )%    37,595        (18.8    )%    134,401         151,786       (11.5  )%
CREDIT LOSSES

Provision for Credit    25,450          13,176        93.2   %     20,704        22.9     %     75,676          38,323        97.5   %
Losses

NET INTEREST INCOME
AFTER PROVISION FOR     5,089           22,421        (77.3  )%    16,891        (69.9    )%    58,725          113,463       (48.2  )%
CREDIT LOSSES

NON-INTEREST INCOME:

Service Charges on      4,559           4,648         (1.9   )%    4,672         (2.4     )%    18,463          18,061        2.2    %
Deposit Accounts

Insurance               1,174           1,194         (1.7   )%    1,419         (17.3    )%    5,067           4,954         2.3    %
Commissions

Trade Finance Fees      614             784           (21.7  )%    944           (35.0    )%    3,088           4,493         (31.3  )%

Other Service           513             433           18.5   %     646           (20.6    )%    2,365           2,527         (6.4   )%
Charges and Fees

Remittance Fees         651             499           30.5   %     546           19.2     %     2,194           2,049         7.1    %

Bank-Owned Life         237             241           (1.7   )%    240           (1.3     )%    952             933           2.0    %
Insurance Income

Gain on Sales of        --              --            --           1,767         (100.0   )%    765             5,452         (86.0  )%
Loans

Gain (Loss) on Sales
of Securities           (58        )    (483       )  (88.0  )%    --            --             77              --            --
Available for Sale

Other-Than-Temporary
Impairment Loss on      (494       )    (2,621     )  (81.2  )%    (1,074     )  (54.0    )%    (3,115     )    (1,074     )  190.0  %
Securities

Other Income            208             633           (67.1  )%    641           (67.6    )%    2,293           2,611         (12.2  )%

Total Non-Interest      7,404           5,328         39.0   %     9,801         (24.5    )%    32,149          40,006        (19.6  )%
Income

NON-INTEREST
EXPENSE:

Salaries and            8,846           10,782        (18.0  )%    13,075        (32.3    )%    42,209          47,036        (10.3  )%
Employee Benefits

Occupancy and           2,798           2,786         0.4    %     2,754         1.6      %     11,158          10,494        6.3    %
Equipment

Data Processing         1,069           1,498         (28.6  )%    1,622         (34.1    )%    5,799           6,390         (9.2   )%

Professional Fees       912             647           41.0   %     782           16.6     %     3,539           2,468         43.4   %

Advertising and         904             914           (1.1   )%    1,137         (20.5    )%    3,518           3,630         (3.1   )%
Promotion

Supplies and            510             681           (25.1  )%    596           (14.4    )%    2,518           2,592         (2.9   )%
Communications

Amortization of
Other Intangible        454             478           (5.0   )%    548           (17.2    )%    1,958           2,324         (15.7  )%
Assets

Impairment Loss on      --              --            --           102,891       (100.0   )%    107,393         102,891       4.4    %
Goodwill

Other Operating         5,563           4,449         25.0   %     2,816         97.5     %     16,230          12,104        34.1   %
Expenses

Total Non-Interest      21,056          22,235        (5.3   )%    126,221       (83.3    )%    194,322         189,929       2.3    %
Expense

INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE
PROVISION (BENEFIT)     (8,563     )    5,514         (255.3 )%    (99,529    )  (91.4    )%    (103,448   )    (36,460    )  183.7  %
FOR INCOME TAXES

Provision (Benefit)     (4,748     )    1,166         (507.2 )%    514           (1,023.7 )%    (1,355     )    24,302        (105.6 )%
for Income Taxes

NET INCOME (LOSS)     $ (3,815     )  $ 4,348         (187.7 )%  $ (100,043   )  (96.2    )%  $ (102,093   )  $ (60,762    )  68.0   %

EARNINGS (LOSS) PER
SHARE:

Basic                 $ (0.08      )  $ 0.09          (188.9 )%  $ (2.15      )  (96.3    )%  $ (2.23      )  $ (1.27      )  75.6   %

Diluted               $ (0.08      )  $ 0.09          (188.9 )%  $ (2.15      )  (96.3    )%  $ (2.23      )  $ (1.27      )  75.6   %

WEIGHTED-AVERAGE
SHARES OUTSTANDING:

Basic                   45,884,462      45,881,549                 46,465,973                   45,872,541      47,787,213

Diluted                 45,906,499      45,933,043                 46,465,973                   45,872,541      47,787,213

SHARES OUTSTANDING      45,905,549      45,905,549                 45,860,941                   45,905,549      45,860,941
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HANMI FINANCIAL CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA (UNAUDITED)

(Dollars in Thousands)

                  Three Months Ended                                                  Year Ended

                  December 31,    September 30,  %          December 31,    %         December 31,    December 31,    %

                  2008            2008           Change     2007            Change    2008            2007            Change

AVERAGE
BALANCES:

Average Gross
Loans, Net of     $ 3,366,601     $ 3,341,250    0.8    %   $ 3,284,222     2.5   %   $ 3,332,133     $ 3,080,544     8.2    %
Deferred Loan
Fees

Average
Investment          205,305         244,027      (15.9  )%    350,147       (41.4 )%    271,802         368,144       (26.2  )%
Securities

Average
Interest-Earning    3,637,232       3,630,755    0.2    %     3,669,436     (0.9  )%    3,653,720       3,494,758     4.5    %
Assets

Average Total       3,789,435       3,789,614    --           4,053,801     (6.5  )%    3,866,856       3,882,891     (0.4   )%
Assets

Average Deposits    2,879,674       2,895,746    (0.6   )%    3,029,804     (5.0  )%    2,913,171       2,989,806     (2.6   )%

Average             602,838         590,401      2.1    %     496,513       21.4  %     591,930         355,819       66.4   %
Borrowings

Average
Interest-Bearing    2,913,723       2,835,917    2.7    %     2,845,775     2.4   %     2,874,470       2,643,296     8.7    %
Liabilities

Average
Stockholders'       271,544         267,433      1.5    %     485,934       (44.1 )%    323,462         492,637       (34.3  )%
Equity

Average Tangible    266,333         261,751      1.8    %     269,497       (1.2  )%    264,490         275,036       (3.8   )%
Equity

PERFORMANCE
RATIOS:

Return on           (0.40     )%    0.46      %               (9.79     )%              (2.64     )%    (1.56     )%
Average Assets

Return on
Average             (5.59     )%    6.47      %               (81.68    )%              (31.56    )%    (12.33    )%
Stockholders'
Equity

Return on
Average Tangible    (5.70     )%    6.61      %               (147.28   )%              (38.60    )%    (22.09    )%
Equity

Efficiency Ratio    55.49     %     54.33     %               266.31    %               116.67    %     99.03     %

Net Interest        2.70      %     3.17      %               2.99      %               2.91      %     3.16      %
Spread

Net Interest        3.34      %     3.90      %               4.06      %               3.68      %     4.34      %
Margin

ALLOWANCE FOR
LOAN LOSSES:

Balance at the
Beginning of      $ 63,948        $ 62,977       1.5    %   $ 34,503        85.3  %   $ 43,611        $ 27,557        58.3   %
Period

Provision
Charged to          25,660          12,802       100.4  %     20,736        23.7  %     73,345          38,688        89.6   %
Operating
Expense

Charge-Offs, Net    (18,622   )     (11,831   )  57.4   %     (11,628   )   60.1  %     (45,970   )     (22,634   )   103.1  %
of Recoveries

Balance at End    $ 70,986        $ 63,948       11.0   %   $ 43,611        62.8  %   $ 70,986        $ 43,611        62.8   %
of Period

Allowance for
Loan Losses to      2.11      %     1.91      %               1.33      %               2.11      %     1.33      %
Total Gross
Loans

Allowance for
Loan Losses to
Total               58.23     %     57.16     %               80.05     %               58.23     %     80.05     %
Non-Performing
Loans

ALLOWANCE FOR
OFF-BALANCE
SHEET ITEMS:

Balance at the
Beginning of      $ 4,306         $ 3,932        9.5    %   $ 1,797         139.6 %   $ 1,765         $ 2,130         (17.1  )%
Period

Provision
Charged to          (210      )     374          (156.1 )%    (32       )   387.8 %     2,331           (365      )   (738.6 )%
Operating
Expense

Balance at End    $ 4,096         $ 4,306        (4.9   )%  $ 1,765         132.1 %   $ 4,096         $ 1,765         132.1  %
of Period





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SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA(UNAUDITED) (Continued)

(Dollars in Thousands)

                     December 31,   September 30,  %         December 31,   %

                     2008           2008           Change    2007           Change

NON-PERFORMING
ASSETS:

Non-Accrual Loans    $ 120,823      $ 111,335      8.5   %   $ 54,252       122.7 %

Loans 90 Days or
More Past Due and      1,075          535          100.9 %     227          373.6 %
Still Accruing

Total
Non-Performing         121,898        111,870      9.0   %     54,479       123.8 %
Loans

Other Real Estate      823            2,988        (72.5 )%    287          186.8 %
Owned

Total
Non-Performing       $ 122,721      $ 114,858      6.8   %   $ 54,766       124.1 %
Assets

Total
Non-Performing         3.62      %    3.34      %              1.66      %
Loans/Total Gross
Loans

Total
Non-Performing         3.17      %    3.05      %              1.37      %
Assets/Total Assets

Total
Non-Performing         172.9     %    179.6     %              125.6     %
Assets/Allowance
for Loan Losses

DELINQUENT LOANS     $ 128,469      $ 102,917      24.8  %   $ 45,086       184.9 %

Delinquent
Loans/Total Gross      3.82      %    3.08      %              1.37      %
Loans

LOAN PORTFOLIO:

Real Estate Loans    $ 1,180,114    $ 1,166,436    1.2   %   $ 1,101,907    7.1   %

Commercial and         2,099,732      2,096,222    0.2   %     2,094,719    0.2   %
Industrial Loans

Consumer Loans         83,525         84,031       (0.6  )%    90,449       (7.7  )%

Total Gross Loans      3,363,371      3,346,689    0.5   %     3,287,075    2.3   %

Deferred Loan Fees     (1,260    )    (1,640    )  (23.2 )%    (2,367    )  (46.8 )%

Gross Loans, Net of    3,362,111      3,345,049    0.5   %     3,284,708    2.4   %
Deferred Loan Fees

Allowance for Loan     (70,986   )    (63,948   )  11.0  %     (43,611   )  62.8  %
Losses

Loans Receivable,    $ 3,291,125    $ 3,281,101    0.3   %   $ 3,241,097    1.5   %
Net

LOAN MIX:

Real Estate Loans      35.1      %    34.9      %              33.5      %

Commercial and         62.4      %    62.6      %              63.7      %
Industrial Loans

Consumer Loans         2.5       %    2.5       %              2.8       %

Total Gross Loans      100.0     %    100.0     %              100.0     %

DEPOSIT PORTFOLIO:

Noninterest-Bearing  $ 536,944      $ 634,593      (15.4 )%  $ 680,282      (21.1 )%

Savings                81,869         86,157       (5.0  )%    93,099       (12.1 )%

Money Market
Checking and NOW       370,401        597,065      (38.0 )%    445,806      (16.9 )%
Accounts

Time Deposits of       849,800        863,034      (1.5  )%    1,441,683    (41.1 )%
$100,000 or More

Other Time Deposits    1,231,066      618,528      99.0  %     340,829      261.2 %

Total Deposits       $ 3,070,080    $ 2,799,377    9.7   %   $ 3,001,699    2.3   %

DEPOSIT MIX:

Noninterest-Bearing    17.5      %    22.7      %              22.7      %

Savings                2.7       %    3.1       %              3.1       %

Money Market
Checking and NOW       12.1      %    21.3      %              14.9      %
Accounts

Time Deposits of       27.7      %    30.8      %              48.0      %
$100,000 or More

Other Time Deposits    40.0      %    22.1      %              11.3      %

Total Deposits         100.0     %    100.0     %              100.0     %

CAPITAL RATIOS
(BANK ONLY):

Total Risk-Based       10.70     %    10.84     %              10.59     %

Tier 1 Risk-Based      9.44      %    9.57      %              9.34      %

Tier 1 Leverage        8.85      %    8.94      %              8.47      %





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AVERAGE BALANCES, AVERAGE YIELDS EARNED AND AVERAGE RATES PAID (UNAUDITED)

(Dollars in Thousands)

                  Three Months Ended                                                                                    Year Ended

                  December 31, 2008                 September 30, 2008                December 31, 2007                 December 31, 2008                  December 31, 2007

                  Average        Interest  Average  Average        Interest  Average  Average        Interest  Average  Average        Interest   Average  Average        Interest   Average
                  Balance        Income/   Yield/   Balance        Income/   Yield/   Balance        Income/   Yield/   Balance        Income/    Yield/   Balance        Income/    Yield/
                                 Expense   Rate                    Expense   Rate                    Expense   Rate                    Expense    Rate                    Expense    Rate

INTEREST-EARNING
ASSETS

Loans:

Real Estate
Loans:

Commercial        $ 902,367      $ 14,074  6.20  %  $ 867,684      $ 14,604  6.70 %   $ 787,721      $ 15,483  7.80 %   $ 841,526      $ 56,968   6.77 %   $ 771,386      $ 61,863   8.02 %
Property

Construction        186,080        1,881   4.02  %    199,969        2,539   5.05 %     235,851        5,471   9.20 %     202,879        9,962    4.91 %     223,017        20,359   9.13 %

Residential         91,366         1,174   5.11  %    90,739         1,209   5.30 %     89,184         1,160   5.16 %     90,395         4,758    5.26 %     87,180         4,537    5.20 %
Property

Total Real          1,179,813      17,129  5.78  %    1,158,392      18,352  6.30 %     1,112,756      22,114  7.88 %     1,134,800      71,688   6.32 %     1,081,583      86,759   8.02 %
Estate Loans

Commercial and      2,104,820      32,691  6.18  %    2,099,708      36,128  6.85 %     2,081,945      43,658  8.32 %     2,112,421      145,107  6.87 %     1,905,625      166,802  8.75 %
Industrial Loans

Consumer Loans      83,411         1,353   6.45  %    85,021         1,495   7.00 %     91,378         1,624   7.05 %     86,787         6,142    7.08 %     95,463         7,611    7.97 %

Total Gross         3,368,044      51,173  6.04  %    3,343,121      55,975  6.66 %     3,286,079      67,396  8.14 %     3,334,008      222,937  6.69 %     3,082,671      261,172  8.47 %
Loans

Prepayment          --             132     --         --             159     --         --             109     --         --             1,005    --         --             820      --
Penalty Income

Unearned Income
on Loans, Net of    (1,443    )    --      --         (1,871    )    --      --         (1,857    )    --      --         (1,875    )    --       --         (2,127    )    --       --
Costs

Gross Loans, Net    3,366,601      51,305  6.06  %    3,341,250      56,134  6.68 %     3,284,222      67,505  8.15 %     3,332,133      223,942  6.72 %     3,080,544      261,992  8.50 %

Investment
Securities:

Municipal Bonds     59,718         646     4.33  %    60,979         650     4.26 %     72,097         765     4.24 %     63,918         2,717    4.25 %     71,937         3,055    4.25 %

U.S. Government
Agency              21,720         201     3.70  %    46,777         483     4.13 %     110,194        1,188   4.31 %     65,440         2,813    4.30 %     116,701        4,963    4.25 %
Securities

Mortgage-Backed     79,821         971     4.87  %    83,460         994     4.76 %     97,566         1,190   4.88 %     87,930         4,217    4.80 %     107,356        5,148    4.80 %
Securities

Collateralized
Mortgage            37,853         403     4.26  %    41,266         441     4.27 %     52,883         570     4.31 %     43,842         1,865    4.25 %     58,189         2,530    4.35 %
Obligations

Corporate Bonds     1,688          46      10.90 %    7,751          89      4.59 %     12,709         154     4.85 %     6,671          333      4.99 %     9,084          422      4.65 %

Other Securities    4,505          23      2.04  %    3,794          42      4.43 %     4,698          84      7.15 %     4,001          159      3.97 %     4,877          336      6.89 %

Total Investment    205,305        2,290   4.46  %    244,027        2,699   4.42 %     350,147        3,951   4.51 %     271,802        12,104   4.45 %     368,144        16,454   4.47 %
Securities

Other
Interest-Earning
Assets:

Equity              42,551         437     4.11  %    39,929         581     5.82 %     29,149         358     4.91 %     38,516         1,918    4.98 %     26,228         1,413    5.39 %
Securities

Federal Funds       14,410         29      0.80  %    4,797          23      1.92 %     5,918          69      4.66 %     8,934          166      1.86 %     19,746         1,032    5.23 %
Sold

Term Federal        7,609          43      2.26  %    --             --      --         --             --      --         1,913          43       2.25 %     96             5        5.21 %
Funds Sold

Interest-Earning    756            5       2.65  %    752            4       2.13 %     --             --      --         422            10       2.37 %     --             --       --
Deposits

Total Other
Interest-Earning    65,326         514     3.15  %    45,478         608     5.35 %     35,067         427     4.87 %     49,785         2,137    4.29 %     46,070         2,450    5.32 %
Assets

TOTAL
INTEREST-EARNING  $ 3,637,232    $ 54,109  5.92  %  $ 3,630,755    $ 59,441  6.51 %   $ 3,669,436    $ 71,883  7.77 %   $ 3,653,720    $ 238,183  6.52 %   $ 3,494,758    $ 280,896  8.04 %
ASSETS

INTEREST-BEARING
LIABILITIES

Interest-Bearing
Deposits:

Savings           $ 83,777       $ 506     2.40  %  $ 91,465       $ 533     2.32 %   $ 93,413       $ 474     2.01 %   $ 89,866       $ 2,093    2.33 %   $ 97,173       $ 2,004    2.06 %

Money Market
Checking and NOW    506,062        3,963   3.12  %    693,718        5,579   3.20 %     478,501        4,144   3.44 %     618,779        19,909   3.22 %     452,825        15,446   3.41 %
Accounts

Time Deposits of    754,081        8,162   4.31  %    973,752        8,709   3.56 %     1,465,551      18,977  5.14 %     1,045,968      43,598   4.17 %     1,430,603      75,516   5.28 %
$100,000 or More

Other Time          966,965        7,023   2.89  %    486,581        4,544   3.72 %     311,797        3,949   5.02 %     527,927        18,753   3.55 %     306,876        15,551   5.07 %
Deposits

Total
Interest-Bearing    2,310,885      19,654  3.38  %    2,245,516      19,365  3.43 %     2,349,262      27,544  4.65 %     2,282,540      84,353   3.70 %     2,287,477      108,517  4.74 %
Deposits

Borrowings:

FHLB Advances
and Other           520,432        2,623   2.01  %    507,995        3,329   2.61 %     414,107        5,074   4.86 %     509,524        14,373   2.82 %     273,413        13,949   5.10 %
Borrowings

Junior
Subordinated        82,406         1,293   6.24  %    82,406         1,150   5.55 %     82,406         1,670   8.04 %     82,406         5,056    6.14 %     82,406         6,644    8.06 %
Debentures

Total Borrowings    602,838        3,916   2.58  %    590,401        4,479   3.02 %     496,513        6,744   5.39 %     591,930        19,429   3.28 %     355,819        20,593   5.79 %

TOTAL
INTEREST-BEARING  $ 2,913,723    $ 23,570  3.22  %  $ 2,835,917    $ 23,844  3.34 %   $ 2,845,775    $ 34,288  4.78 %   $ 2,874,470    $ 103,782  3.61 %   $ 2,643,296    $ 129,110  4.88 %
LIABILITIES

NET INTEREST                     $ 30,539                          $ 35,597                          $ 37,595                          $ 134,401                          $ 151,786
INCOME

NET INTEREST                               2.70  %                           3.17 %                            2.99 %                             2.91 %                             3.16 %
SPREAD

NET INTEREST                               3.34  %                           3.90 %                            4.06 %                             3.68 %                             4.34 %
MARGIN





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RECONCILIATIONS OF GAAP TO NON-GAAP (UNAUDITED)

(Dollars in Thousands)

               Three Months Ended December 31, 2007        Year Ended December 31, 2008                Year Ended December 31, 2007

               Net            Weighted-                    Net            Weighted-                    Net           Weighted-

               Income         Average          Per         Income         Average          Per         Income        Average          Per

               (Loss)         Shares           Share       (Loss)         Shares           Share       (Loss)        Shares           Share

               (Numerator)    (Denominator)    Amount      (Numerator)    (Denominator)    Amount      (Numerator)   (Denominator)    Amount

               (Dollars in Thousands, Except Per Share Amounts)

GAAP           $ (100,043 )     46,465,973     $ (2.15  )  $ (102,093 )     45,872,541     $ (2.23  )  $ (60,762 )     47,787,213     $ (1.27  )

Impairment
Loss on          102,891                                     107,393                                     102,891
Goodwill

Additional
Dilutive                        180,751                                     56,128                                     306,504
Securities -
Options

                                               $ 2.21                                      $ 2.35                                     $ 2.15

Non-GAAP,
Excluding
Impairment     $ 2,848          46,646,724     $ 0.06      $ 5,300          45,928,669     $ 0.12      $ 42,129        48,093,717     $ 0.88
Loss on
Goodwill

               Three Months Ended December 31, 2007        Year Ended December 31, 2008                Year Ended December 31, 2007

                              Less                                        Less                                       Less

                              Impairment                                  Impairment                                 Impairment

                              Loss on                                     Loss on                                    Loss on

               GAAP           Goodwill         Non-GAAP    GAAP           Goodwill         Non-GAAP    GAAP          Goodwill         Non-GAAP

               (Dollars in Thousands)

Total
Non-Interest   $ 126,221      $ (102,891   )   $ 23,330    $ 194,322      $ (107,393   )   $ 86,929    $ 189,929     $ (102,891   )   $ 87,038
Expense

Return on
Average          (9.79    )%    10.07      %     0.28   %    (2.64    )%    2.78       %     0.14   %    (1.56   )%    2.64       %     1.08   %
Assets

Return on
Average          (81.68   )%    84.01      %     2.33   %    (31.56   )%    33.20      %     1.64   %    (12.33  )%    20.88      %     8.55   %
Stockholders'
Equity

Return on
Average          (147.28  )%    151.47     %     4.19   %    (38.60   )%    40.60      %     2.00   %    (22.09  )%    37.41      %     15.32  %
Tangible
Equity

Efficiency       266.31   %     (217.09    )%    49.22  %    116.67   %     (64.48     )%    52.19  %    99.03   %     (53.65     )%    45.38  %
Ratio




    Source: Hanmi Financial Corporation