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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001193125-14-121030
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20140326
ITEM INFORMATION:		Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
ITEM INFORMATION:		Financial Statements and Exhibits
FILED AS OF DATE:		20140328
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20140328

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			HANMI FINANCIAL CORP
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001109242
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS [6021]
		IRS NUMBER:				954788120
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-30421
		FILM NUMBER:		14725063

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		3660 WILSHIRE BLVD SUITE PH-A
		CITY:			LOS ANGELES
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			90010
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2133822200
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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</B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>CURRENT REPORT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Pursuant
to Section 13 or 15(d) of </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) March&nbsp;26, 2014</B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>HANMI FINANCIAL CORPORATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Commission File Number)</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Los Angeles, California</B></P></TD>
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if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c)) </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="10%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>ITEM&nbsp;5.03.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>AMENDMENTS TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS; CHANGE IN FISCAL YEAR. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) On
March&nbsp;26, 2014, the board of directors of Hanmi Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the &#147;<U>Company</U>&#148;) adopted an amendment to the Company&#146;s Amended and Restated Bylaws (the &#147;<U>Bylaws</U>&#148;) which provides
for majority voting in uncontested director elections. In contested elections, where the number of nominees is greater than the number of directors to be elected, directors will continue to be elected by plurality vote. The amendment also includes a
resignation provision which requires that any incumbent director who is not elected by a plurality of votes cast in a contested election must tender his or her resignation for consideration by the Nominating and Corporate Governance and Compensation
Committee of the Company&#146;s board of directors. The amendment is effective as of March&nbsp;26, 2014. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The foregoing summary
description of the amendment to the Bylaws is qualified in its entirety by reference to the full text of the amendment, which is filed as Exhibit 3.1 hereto and incorporated herein by reference. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>HANMI FINANCIAL CORPORATION</B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ C. G. Kum</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">C. G. Kum</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><I>President and Chief
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Exhibit 3.1 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>THIRD AMENDMENT TO THE </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS OF </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>HANMI FINANCIAL CORPORATION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Amended and Restated Bylaws of Hanmi Financial Corporation (the &#147;<U>Bylaws</U>&#148;) are hereby amended, effective as of
March&nbsp;26, 2014 as follows: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Article III, Section&nbsp;3.3 of the Bylaws is deleted in its entirety and replaced with the following:
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;3.3 Terms. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) Except as may be otherwise provided by the terms of any class or series of stock having a preference over the Corporation&#146;s common
stock, each director shall hold office until (a)&nbsp;the annual meeting of stockholders in the calendar year in which his or her term of office expires and until his successor is elected and qualified or (b)&nbsp;his earlier death, resignation or
removal in the manner that the directors of the Corporation, other than those who may be elected pursuant to the terms of any series of preferred stock or any other securities of the Corporation other than common stock, may determine from time to
time. Except as may be otherwise provided by the terms of any series of preferred stock or any other securities of the Corporation, no decrease in the authorized number of directors shall shorten the term of any incumbent directors. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) In an election of directors that is determined to be an &#147;uncontested election,&#148; each director nominee shall be elected to the
Board of Directors by the vote of the &#147;majority of the votes cast&#148; with respect to that director nominee&#146;s election at any meeting for the election of directors at which a quorum is present. In an election of directors that is
determined by the Board of Directors to be a &#147;contested election,&#148; each director nominee shall be elected to the Board of Directors by a plurality of the votes cast with respect to that director nominee&#146;s election at any meeting for
the election of directors at which a quorum is present, and stockholders shall not be permitted to vote against any nominee for director. For purposes of this Article III, Section&nbsp;3.3: (a)&nbsp;an &#147;uncontested election&#148; is an election
of directors in which the number of nominees is not greater than the number of directors to be elected; (b)&nbsp;a &#147;majority of the votes cast&#148; means that the number of shares voted &#147;for&#148; a director nominee must exceed the number
of votes cast &#147;against&#148; that director nominee; and (c)&nbsp;a &#147;contested election&#148; is an election of directors in which the number of nominees is greater than the number of directors to be elected. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In a contested election, if an incumbent director is not elected by a plurality of votes cast, the incumbent director shall promptly tender
his or her resignation to the Board of Directors for consideration. The Nominating and Corporate Governance and Compensation Committee (the &#147;<B>NCGC Committee</B>&#148;) will make a recommendation to the Board of Directors on whether to accept
or reject the director&#146;s resignation, or whether other action should be taken. The Board of Directors will act on the NCGC Committee&#146;s recommendation and publicly disclose its decision within ninety (90)&nbsp;days from the date of the
certification of the election results. An incumbent director who tenders his or her resignation for consideration will not participate in the NCGC Committee&#146;s or the Board of Directors&#146; recommendation or decision, or any deliberations
related thereto. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">If a director&#146;s resignation is accepted by the Board of Directors pursuant to this Article III, Section&nbsp;3.3,
or if a nominee for director is not elected and the nominee is not an incumbent director, then the Board of Directors may fill the resulting vacancy pursuant to the provisions of Article III, Section&nbsp;3.6 or may decrease the size of the Board of
Directors pursuant to Article III, Section&nbsp;3.2. If a director&#146;s resignation is not accepted by the Board of Directors pursuant to this Article III, Section&nbsp;3.3, such director will continue to serve until the next annual meeting and
until such director&#146;s successor shall have been duly elected and qualified, or his or her earlier resignation or removal. </P>

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voting authority, including &#147;broker non-votes&#148; (i.e. shares held by a broker or nominee which are represented at the meeting, but with respect to which such broker or nominee is not empowered to vote on a particular proposal or proposals)
shall be counted as shares that are present and entitled to vote for purposes of determining the presence of a quorum. For purposes of determining the outcome of any proposal, shares represented by such proxies will be treated as not present and not
entitled to vote with respect to the proposal or proposals. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except as herein amended, the provisions of the Bylaws shall remain in full
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