Form 8-K

8-K — HANMI FINANCIAL CORP

Accession: 0001171843-26-003730

Filed: 2026-05-28

Period: 2026-05-22

CIK: 0001109242

SIC: 6021 (NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS)

Item: Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers: Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

Item: Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

Item: Financial Statements and Exhibits

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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): May 22, 2026

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.)

3660 Wilshire Boulevard, PH-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)

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):

☐ Written communications pursuant to

Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

☐ Soliciting material pursuant to

Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

☐ Pre-commencement communications

pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

☐ Pre-commencement communications

pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

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).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has

elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant

to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers;

Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

(b)

On May 22, 2026, Gideon Yu, a member of the Board of Directors of Hanmi Financial Corporation (the “Corporation”) and

its subsidiary corporation, Hanmi Bank (the “Bank”), notified the Corporation of his resignation from the Boards of the Corporation

and the Bank, effective immediately. Mr. Yu had served as a member of the Board since 2021 and was a member of the Nominating and Corporate

Governance Committee and Risk, Compliance and Planning Committees at the time of his resignation. Mr. Yu’s resignation was not the

result of any disagreement with the Corporation on any matter relating to the Corporation’s operations, policies or practices.

As previously disclosed in the Corporation’s definitive proxy statement

for the Corporation’s 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders of the Corporation (the “Meeting”), which was filed with the

Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2026 (the “Proxy Statement”), Mr. Yu had been nominated for reelection as

a director. In light of his resignation prior to the Annual Meeting, Mr. Yu did not stand for reelection and any votes relating to his

election as a director were disregarded.

(e)

On May 27, 2026, the stockholders

of the Corporation approved the Hanmi Financial Corporation 2026 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the “ESPP”). A description

of the material terms of the ESPP is contained in the Proxy Statement (under Proposal No. 3: Approval of the 2026 Employee Stock Purchase

Plan) and incorporated herein by reference. A copy of the ESPP is being filed as Exhibit 10.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The Meeting was held on May 27, 2026. At the Meeting, the stockholders

voted on the following items:

(1)

Ten board nominees to serve for terms expiring at the 2027 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and until their successors are elected

and qualified. The voting results are as follows:

Nominee

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

John J. Ahn

24,362,516

535,680

5,779

1,517,024

Chrstine P. Ball

24,865,067

35,504

3,404

1,517,024

Christie K. Chu

24,488,628

410,124

5,223

1,517,024

Harry H. Chung

24,792,986

105,209

5,780

1,517,024

Bonita I. Lee

24,789,416

111,694

2,864

1,517,024

Gloria J. Lee

24,802,878

98,862

2,235

1,517,024

James A. Marasco

24,797,297

103,260

3,418

1,517,024

Daniel J. Medici

24,865,539

35,017

3,419

1,517,024

David L. Rosenblum

24,536,551

365,364

2,060

1,517,024

Thomas J. Williams

24,864,575

36,796

2,604

1,517,024

(2) The advisory vote on executive compensation paid to the Corporation’s Named Executive Officers as

described in the proxy statement for the Meeting. The voting results are as follows:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

24,534,573

361,059

8,343

1,517,024

(3) The approval of the Hanmi Financial Corporation 2026 Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The voting results

are as follows:

For

Against

Abstain

Broker Non-Votes

24,886,127

12,400

5,448

1,517,024

(4) The ratification of the appointment of Crowe LLP as the Company’s independent registered public

accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026. The voting results are as follows:

For

Against

Abstain

26,350,596

68,179

2,224

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d)

Exhibits

10.1

Hanmi Financial Corporation 2026 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the proxy statement for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2026 (File No. 000-30421))

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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: May 27, 2026

By:

/s/ Bonita I. Lee

Bonita I. Lee

President and Chief Executive Officer

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