---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001171843-21-006923"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HAFC"
cik: "0001109242"
company_name: "HANMI FINANCIAL CORP"
filed_at: "2021-10-08T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-28T21:44:18.978203+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.2
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Director Kiho Choi retires from Hanmi Financial and Hanmi Bank boards immediately

## Summary
- Kiho Choi retired from the boards of Hanmi Financial and Hanmi Bank effective October 6, 2021.
- The retirement was voluntary; no reason was disclosed in the filing.
- No replacement director has been announced as of the October 8, 2021 filing date.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001171843-21-006923
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HAFC
- cik: 0001109242
- company_name: HANMI FINANCIAL CORP
- filed_at: 2021-10-08T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.2
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.2
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1109242/000117184321006923/0001171843-21-006923-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1109242/000117184321006923/f8k_100821.htm

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- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001171843-21-006923.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Kiho Choi retired as Director at HANMI FINANCIAL CORP.
  - Action: retired
  - Role: Director
  source text: On October 6, 2021, Kiho Choi informed Hanmi Financial Corporation (the “Company”) and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Hanmi Bank (the “Bank”), of his decision to retire from the Boards of Directors of the Company and the Bank effective immediately.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1109242/000117184321006923/0001171843-21-006923-index.htm

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