UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

 

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

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FORM 8-K

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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 17, 2017

 

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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 5.07Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

 

The annual meeting of stockholders of Hanmi Financial Corporation (the “Company”) was held on May 17, 2017. 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 (“Say On Pay”) as described in the proxy statement for the meeting;

 

 (3)approval, on an advisory and nonbinding basis, of the Frequency of the Say On Pay vote; and

 

 (4)ratification of the selection of KPMG, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2017.

 

A total of 29,302,083 shares of the Company’s common stock were represented and voted at the meeting, constituting 90.56% 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)Eight 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 Broker Non-Vote
       
John J. Ahn 26,308,531 7,122 2,948,370
       
Christie K. Chu 26,355,710 14,195 2,948,370
       
Harry Chung 26,310,458 5,195 2,948,370
       
C. G. Kum 26,308,003 7,550 2,948,370
       
Joseph K. Rho 25,610,481 735,886 2,948,370
       
David L. Rosenblum 26,310,036 5,442 2,948,370
       
Thomas Williams 26,160,651 155,002 2,948,370
       
Michael Yang 26,310,158 5,495 2,948,370

 

(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
25,936,269  264,071  153,373  2,948,370

 

(3)The advisory vote on the frequency of the 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:

 

One Year  Two Years  Three Years  Abstain
 20,464,523    11,784    5,728,274    149,132 

 

 

 

(4)The stockholders ratified the selection of KPMG, LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017. The voting results are as follows:

 

For  Against  Abstain  Broker Non-Vote
28,437,296  809,876  54,911  -

 

SIGNATURES

 

 

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.

 

Date:  May 19, 2017 HANMI FINANCIAL CORPORATION
   
   
   
  By: /s/ C. G. Kum
    C. G. Kum
    President and Chief Executive Officer