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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) January 20, 2010
Hanmi Financial Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
         
Delaware   000-30421   95-4788120
(State or Other Jurisdiction of   (Commission File Number)   (IRS Employer
Incorporation)       Identification No.)
     
3660 Wilshire Boulevard    
Los Angeles California   90010
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)   (Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (213) 382-2200
Not applicable
(Former name of former address, if changed since last report)
     Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
o    Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
EX-99.1


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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure
     On January 22, 2010, Hanmi Financial Corporation issued a press release addressing certain recent media reports relating to a potential transaction with Woori Finance Holdings of Seoul, Korea. A copy of the press release is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K.
     This information set forth under “Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure,” including the Exhibits attached hereto, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, regardless of any general incorporation language in such filing.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
99.1 Press Release Dated January 22, 2010

 


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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Form 8-K report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
Date: January 22, 2010  Hanmi Financial Corporation
 
 
  By:   /s/ Jay S. Yoo    
    Jay S. Yoo   
    President and Chief Executive Officer