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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001171843-15-006377
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20151110
ITEM INFORMATION:		Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
FILED AS OF DATE:		20151116
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20151116

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:		151235942

	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="font: 18pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0; text-align: center"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B></P>

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The Securities Exchange Act of 1934</B></P>

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<B>November 10, 2015</B></P>
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CORPORATION</B></FONT><BR>
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</P>

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    <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center"><b>Delaware</b></td>
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    <td style="width: 33%; text-align: center"><b>95-4788120</b></td></tr>
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    <td style="text-align: center">(State or other jurisdiction<br>
of incorporation) </td>
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    <td style="vertical-align: top; width: 50%; text-align: center"><b>3660 Wilshire Boulevard, Penthouse Suite A</b><br>
<b>Los Angeles, California</b></td>
    <td style="vertical-align: bottom; width: 50%; text-align: center"><b>90010</b></td></tr>
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area code: <B>(213) 382-2200</B></P>

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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)</P>

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to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:</P>

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OR CERTAIN OFFICERS; ELECTION OF DIRECTORS; APPOINTMENT OF CERTAIN OFFICERS; COMPENSATORY ARRANGEMENTS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS. </B></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 10pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0pt 0">(b)&#9;On November 10, 2015, I Joon Ahn, a founding member of
the Board of Directors of Hanmi Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the &ldquo;<B><I>Company</I></B>&rdquo;), notified
the Company that he will retire, effective December 31, 2015. Mr. Ahn also currently serves, and will continue to serve, as a non-executive
director of Hanmi Bank, a subsidiary of the Company, until December 31, 2015.</P>

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Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>

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    <td><font style="font-size: 10pt">Date:&nbsp;&nbsp;November 16, 2015. </font></td>
    <td colspan="2" style="text-align: justify; text-transform: uppercase; font-weight: bold"><font style="font-size: 10pt">HANMI FINANCIAL CORPORATION</font></td></tr>
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    <td style="width: 8%"><font style="font-size: 10pt">By:</font></td>
    <td style="width: 43%; border-bottom: Black 1pt solid"><font style="font-size: 10pt">/s/ C. G. Kum</font></td></tr>
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    <td><font style="font-size: 10pt">C. G. Kum</font></td></tr>
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    <td><font style="font-size: 10pt">President and Chief Executive Officer</font></td></tr>
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