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): September 27, 2017
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) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
| 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 5.03 Amendments to Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year.
On September 27, 2017, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of Hanmi Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), adopted an amendment to the Company’s second amended and restated bylaws (the “Amendment”). The Amendment was effective upon approval by the Board. The Amendment was adopted to provide for the position of Vice Chairman of the Board. The Amendment provides that the Vice Chairman, if one is appointed by the Board, will be an independent, non-employee director and shall exercise all the powers, and discharge all the duties, of the Chairman of the Board if no such Chairman is appointed or if such Chairman is absent or disabled.
The foregoing description is only a summary of the Amendment and is qualified in its entirety by reference to the Amendment, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 8.01 Other Events.
In connection with the adoption of the Amendment described above, on September 27, 2017, the Board appointed John Ahn as Vice Chairman of the Board.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
| (d) | Exhibits | |
|
Exhibit |
Description | |
| 3.1 | First Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Hanmi Financial Corporation, effective September 27, 2017. | |
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: September 27, 2017 | HANMI FINANCIAL CORPORATION | |
| By: | /s/ Romolo C. Santarosa | |
| Romolo C. Santarosa | ||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | ||
EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit |
Description | |
| 3.1 | First Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Hanmi Financial Corporation, effective September 27, 2017. | |