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 25, 2016

 

 

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)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

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)

 

 

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:

 

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Item 2.02 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

The annual meeting of stockholders of Hanmi Financial Corporation (the “Company”) was held on May 25, 2016. Proxies were solicited by the Company’s management pursuant to Section 14 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. At the meeting, the stockholders voted on the following items:

(1) election of directors;

(2) approval, on an advisory and nonbinding basis, of the compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers as described in the proxy statement for the meeting; and

(3) ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the year ending December 31, 2016.

A total of 28,969,096 shares of the Company’s common stock were represented and voted at the meeting, constituting 90.02% of the issued and outstanding shares of common stock entitled to vote at the meeting.

The final results of the stockholder votes were as follows:

(1) Nine board nominees for director were elected by a majority of votes cast for a term of one year or until their successors are duly elected and qualified. The voting results are as follows:

 

Nominee

  

For

    

Against

    

Broker Non-Vote

 

John J. Ahn

     25,408,304         58,371         3,497,950   

Christie K. Chu

     25,413,911         52,024         3,497,950   

Harry Chung

     25,446,497         19,438         3,497,950   

Paul Seon-Hong Kim

     25,391,498         74,427         3,497,950   

C. G. Kum

     25,459,777         6,159         3,497,950   

Joon Hyung Lee

     25,327,014         138,921         3,497,950   

Joseph K. Rho

     25,333,354         132,581         3,497,950   

David L. Rosenblum

     25,427,948         37,987         3,497,950   

Michael Yang

     25,456,834         9,101         3,497,950   

 

  (2) The advisory vote on executive compensation received the vote of a majority of shares represented and entitled to vote at the meeting. The voting results are as follows:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Vote

24,767,202

   682,781    21,163    3,497,950

 

  (3) The stockholders ratified the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. The voting results are as follows:

 

For

  

Against

  

Abstain

  

Broker Non-Vote

28,023,052

   904,712    41,332    —  


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: May 27, 2016   HANMI FINANCIAL CORPORATION
  By:  

/s/ C. G. Kum

    C. G. Kum
    President and Chief Executive Officer