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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): August 18, 2021

 

 

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 No.)
  (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

 

900 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 1250, Los Angeles, California   90017
(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)

 

 

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class

 

Trading
Symbol(s)

 

Name of each exchange
on which registered

Common Stock, $0.001 par value   HAFC   Nasdaq Global Select Market

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):

 

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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Item 1.01

Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On August 18, 2021, Hanmi Financial Corporation (the “Company”) and Hanmi Bank, the wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, entered into an underwriting agreement (the “Underwriting Agreement”) with Piper Sandler & Co. and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., as representatives of the underwriters named therein (the “Underwriters”) (collectively, the “Underwriters”). Pursuant to the terms of the Underwriting Agreement, the Company agreed to sell, and the Underwriters agreed to purchase, subject to and on the conditions set forth therein, $110,000,000 aggregate principal amount of the Company’s 3.750% Fixed-to-Floating Rate Subordinated Notes due 2031 (the “Notes”) in a registered public offering pursuant to an effective shelf registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration File No. 333-251393), which registration statement was amended by a further registration statement on Form S-3 (Registration File No. 333-258894). The description of the Underwriting Agreement contained herein is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Underwriting Agreement, a copy of which is included as Exhibit 1.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 8.01

Other Events

On August 18, 2021, the Company issued a press release announcing the pricing of its offering of the Notes. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 9.01

Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

Exhibit No.    Description
1.1    Underwriting Agreement, dated as of August 18, 2021, by and between Hanmi Financial Corporation, Hanmi Bank and Piper Sandler & Co. and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, Inc., as representatives of the underwriters named therein.
99.1    Press Release dated August 18, 2021
104    The cover page from the Company’s Form 8-K, formatted in Inline XBRL.


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.

 

      HANMI FINANCIAL CORPORATION
DATE: August 19, 2021     By:  

/s/ Bonita I. Lee

      Bonita I. Lee
      President and Chief Executive Officer