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X UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington , D.C. 20549 FORM 10 - K ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31 , 2020 TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 ( d ) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 For the Transition Period From Το Commission File Number : 000-30421 HANMI FINANCIAL CORPORATION ( Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter ) Delaware ( State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization ) 900 Wilshire Boulevard , Suite 1250 Los Angeles , California ( Address of Principal Executive Offices ) or Title of Each Class Common Stock , $ 0.001 Par Value ( 213 ) 382-2200 ( Registrant's Telephone Number , Including Area Code ) Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( b ) of the Act : Trading Symbol HAFC 95-4788120 ( I.R.S. Employer Identification No. ) 90017 ( Zip Code ) ooo Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered Nasdaq Global Select Market Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12 ( g ) of the Act : None ( Title of Class ) No 区 No | Yes Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is a well - known seasoned issuer , as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act . Yes Indicate by check mark if the Registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15 ( d ) of the Act . Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant ( 1 ) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 ( d ) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports ) , and ( 2 ) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S - T ( § 232.405 of this chapter ) during the preceding 12 months ( or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files ) . Yes No Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer , an accelerated filer , a non - accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company . See definitions of " large accelerated filer , " " accelerated filer , " " smaller reporting company , " and " emerging growth company " in Rule 12b - 2 of the Exchange Act . Large Accelerated Filer Non - Accelerated Filer Accelerated Filer Smaller Reporting Company 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 . Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant has filed a report on and attestation to its management's assessment of the effectiveness of its internal control over financial reporting under Section 404 ( b ) of the Sarbanes - Oxley Act ( 15 U.S.C. 7262 ( b ) ) by the registered public accounting firm that prepared or issued its audit report . Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company ( as defined in Rule 12b - 2 of the Act ) . Yes No | As of April 28 , 2020 , the aggregate market value of the common stock held by non - affiliates of the Registrant was approximately $ 352,978,609 . For purposes of the foregoing calculation only , in addition to affiliated companies , all directors and officers of the Registrant have been deemed affiliates . Number of shares of common stock of the Registrant outstanding as of February 22 , 2021 was 30,716,567 shares . Documents Incorporated By Reference Herein : Sections of the Registrant's Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders , which will be filed within 120 days of the fiscal year ended December 31 , 2020 , are incorporated by reference into Part III of this report ( or information will be provided by amendment to this Form 10 - K ) , as noted therein .