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): May 28, 2014 
 
 
HANMI FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
000-30421
95-4788120
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

3660 Wilshire Boulevard, Penthouse Suite A
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 or former address, if changed since last report)
 
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ITEM 5.07.
SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS.
 
The annual meeting of stockholders of Hanmi Financial Corporation (the “Company”) was held on May 28, 2014.  Proxies were solicited by the Company’s management pursuant to Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.  At the meeting, the stockholders voted on the following items:
 
(1)           election of directors;
 
(2)           approval, on an advisory and nonbinding basis, of the compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers as described in the proxy statement for the meeting; and
 
(3)           ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2014.
 
A total of 31,791,108 shares of the Company’s common stock were represented and voted at the meeting, constituting 88.87% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting.
 
The final results of the stockholder votes were as follows:
 
(1)           Nine board nominees for director were elected by a majority of votes cast for a term of one year or until their successors are duly elected and qualified.  The voting results are as follows:
 
Nominee
  
For
  
Against
  
Abstain
  
Broker Non-Vote
I Joon Ahn
  
20,897,657
  
3,584,215
  
7,261
  
3,763,774
John A. Hall
  
24,146,299
  
332,023
  
10,811
  
3,763,774
Paul Seon-Hong Kim
  
24,127,648
  
349,224
  
12,261
  
3,763,774
C. G. Kum
  
24,013,672
  
467,981
  
7,480
  
3,763,774
Joon Hyung Lee
  
23,830,482
  
648,265
  
10,386
  
3,763,774
Chulse (William) Park
  
24,310,229
  
171,018
  
7,886
  
3,763,774
Joseph K. Rho
  
23,846,549
  
637,398
  
5,186
  
3,763,774
David L. Rosenblum
  
24,311,524
  
169,723
  
7,886
  
3,763,774
William J. Stolte
  
24,308,936
  
175,436
  
4,761
  
3,763,774
 
(2)           The advisory vote on executive compensation received the vote of a majority of shares represented and entitled to vote at the meeting.  The voting results are as follows:
 
For
  
Against
  
Abstain
  
Broker Non-Vote
21,694,414
  
2,778,022
  
16,697
  
3,764,774
 
(3)           The stockholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2014.  The voting results are as follows:
 
For
  
Against
  
Abstain
  
Broker Non-Vote
27,490,979
  
689,049
  
72,879
  
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SIGNATURE
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
HANMI FINANCIAL CORPORATION
   
 
/s/ C. G. Kum
Date: May 29, 2014
C. G. Kum
President and Chief Executive Officer