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| Delaware                                                          |   | 95-4788120 |
| (State or Other Jurisdiction ofIncorporation or Organization)     |   | (I.R.S. EmployerIdentification No.) |
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| 3660 Wilshire Boulevard, Penthouse Suite ALos Angeles, California |   | 90010 |
| (Address of Principal Executive Offices)                          |   | (Zip Code) |

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| Title of Each Class            |   | Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered |
| Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value |   | NASDAQ Global Select Market |

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| Date: February 29, 2016 |   | Hanmi Financial Corporation |   |
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|                         |   | By: | /s/ C. G. Kum |
|                         |   |   | C. G. Kum |
|                         |   |   | President and Chief Executive Officer |

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| ExhibitNumber |   | Document |
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| 2.1           |   | Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Hanmi Financial Corporation, Central Bancorp, Inc. and Harmony Merger Sub Inc., dated as of December 15, 2013 (Previously filed and incorporated by reference herein from Hanmi Financial’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on December 16, 2013). |
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| 3.1           |   | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Hanmi Financial Corporation, dated April 19, 2000 (Previously filed and incorporated by reference herein from Hanmi Financial’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, filed with the SEC on November 9, 2010). |
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| 3.2           |   | Certificate of Second Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of Hanmi Financial Corporation, dated June, 23, 2004 (Previously filed and incorporated by reference herein from Hanmi Financial’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, filed with the SEC on November 9, 2010). |
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| 3.3           |   | Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Hanmi Financial Corporation, dated May 28, 2009 (Previously filed and incorporated by reference herein from Hanmi Financial’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, filed with the SEC on November 9, 2010). |
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| 3.4           |   | Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Hanmi Financial Corporation, dated July 28, 2010 (Previously filed and incorporated by reference herein from Hanmi Financial’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2010, filed with the SEC on November 9, 2010). |
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| 3.5           |   | Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Hanmi Financial Corporation, dated December 16, 2011 (Previously filed and incorporated by reference herein from Hanmi Financial’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on December 19, 2011). |
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| 3.6           |   | Amended and Restated Bylaws of Hanmi Financial Corporation, dated April 19, 2000 (Previously filed and incorporated by reference herein from Hanmi Financial’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed with the SEC on February 4, 2010). |
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| 3.7           |   | Certificate of Amendment to Bylaws of Hanmi Financial Corporation, dated November 21, 2007 (Previously filed and incorporated by reference herein from Hanmi Financial’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed with the SEC on February 4, 2010). |
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| 3.8           |   | Certificate of Amendment to Bylaws of Hanmi Financial Corporation, dated October 14, 2009 (Previously filed and incorporated by reference herein from Hanmi Financial’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed with the SEC on February 4, 2010). |
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| 4.1           |   | Specimen stock certificate representing Hanmi Financial Corporation Common Stock (Previously filed and incorporated by reference herein from Hanmi Financial’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, filed with the SEC on March 16, 2011). |
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| 10.1          |   | Central Bancorp Statutory Trust I Junior Subordinated Indenture dated as of December 27, 2005, entered into between Central Bancorp, Inc. and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association as Trustee  (Previously filed and incorporated by reference herein from Hanmi Financial’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on February 29, 2016). |
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| 10.2          |   | Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust of Central Bancorp Statutory Trust I dated as of December 27, 2005 among Central Bancorp, Inc., JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, and the Administrative Trustees Named Therein  (Previously filed and incorporated by reference herein from Hanmi Financial’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on February 29, 2016). |
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| 10.3          |   | Central Bancorp Statutory Trust I Trust Preferred Securities Guarantee Agreement dated as of December 27, 2005, entered into between Central Bancorp, Inc., as Guarantor, and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Guarantee Trustee  (Previously filed and incorporated by reference herein from Hanmi Financial’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on February 29, 2016). |
| 10.4          |   | Employment Agreement by and between Hanmi Financial Corporation and Hanmi Bank, on the One Hand, and C. G. Kum, on the Other Hand, dated as of May 24, 2013 (Previously filed and incorporated by reference herein from Hanmi Financial’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 12, 2013). † |
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| 10.5    |   | Hanmi Financial Corporation 2007 Equity Compensation Plan (Previously filed and incorporated by reference herein from Hanmi Financial’s Current Report on Form 8-K, filed with the SEC on June 26, 2007). † |
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| 10.6    |   | Hanmi Financial Corporation Year 2000 Stock Option Plan (Previously filed and incorporated by reference herein from Hanmi Financial’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed with the SEC on August 18, 2000). † |
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| 10.7    |   | Form of Notice of Stock Option Grant and Agreement Pursuant to 2007 Equity Compensation Plan (Previously filed and incorporated by reference herein from Hanmi Financial’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the SEC on April 9, 2009). † |
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| 10.8    |   | Hanmi Financial Corporation Form of Severance and Release Agreement (Previously filed and incorporated by reference herein from Hanmi Financial’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the SEC on April 9, 2009). † |
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| 10.9    |   | Form of Notice of Grant and Restricted Stock Agreement Pursuant to 2007 Equity Compensation Plan (Previously filed and incorporated by reference herein from Hanmi Financial’s Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 2008, filed with the SEC on April 9, 2009). † |
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| 10.10   |   | Form of Indemnity Agreement (Previously filed and incorporated by reference herein from Hanmi Financial’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2010, filed with the SEC on March 16, 2011). |
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| 10.11   |   | Hanmi Financial Corporation Amended and Restated 2013 Equity Compensation Plan (Previously filed and incorporated by reference herein from Exhibit 4.2 attached to Hanmi Financial Corporation’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed with the SEC on October 23, 2013).† |
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| 23.1    |   | Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm. |
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| 31.1    |   | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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| 31.2    |   | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a)/15d-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended, as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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| 32.1    |   | Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.  (Previously filed and incorporated by reference herein from Hanmi Financial’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on February 29, 2016). |
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| 32.2    |   | Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002  (Previously filed and incorporated by reference herein from Hanmi Financial’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the SEC on February 29, 2016).. |
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| 101.INS |   | XBRL Instance Document * |
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| 101.SCH |   | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document * |
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| 101.CAL |   | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document * |
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| 101.LAB |   | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document * |
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| 101.PRE |   | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbase Document * |
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| 101.DEF |   | XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document * |
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| † | Constitutes a management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement. |
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| *       | Attached as Exhibit 101 to this report are documents formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language). |