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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>CURRENT REPORT<BR>
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the<BR>
Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B>


<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): <B>January&nbsp;28, 2005</B>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>Hanmi Financial Corporation</B>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>3660 Wilshire Boulevard<BR>
Los Angeles California</B>
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<B>90010</B></TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">Registrant&#146;s telephone number, including area code: <B>(213)&nbsp;382-2200</B>



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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of
Principal Officers</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;On January&nbsp;24, 2005, Hanmi Financial Corporation (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) appointed Eunice U. Lim as
Senior Vice President and Acting Chief Credit Officer of its wholly-owned subsidiary, Hanmi Bank,
effective immediately. Eunice Lim replaces Dong Il Kim, Hanmi Bank&#146;s previous Chief Credit
Officer, who resigned from the position effective January&nbsp;13, 2005.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Eunice Lim has been serving as Senior Vice President and Regional Executive Officer of Hanmi
Bank since April&nbsp;30, 2004, closing date for the acquisition of Pacific Union Bank. Prior
to this, Eunice Lim served for 22&nbsp;years in various positions at Pacific Union Bank including branch
manager, senior loan officer, loan administrator, and loan adjustment department manager. From
1996 to 2000, Eunice Lim held a position equivalent to that of Chief Credit Officer at Pacific
Union Bank.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Eunice Lim received her B.S. in Mathematics at Kingston Poly Tech in Surrey, England.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;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.


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    <TD valign="top" align="left">Date: January 28, 2005&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">Hanmi Financial Corporation<BR>
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    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ Sung Won Sohn
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