Ownership Submission
FORM 3
 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Lim Jean
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/09/2015		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HANMI FINANCIAL CORP [HAFC]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
3660 WILSHIRE BLVD., PH-A		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Risk Officer
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

LOS ANGELES, CA 90010		 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)		 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock 13,646 (1)
D
 

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)		 4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)		 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option for Common Stock 08/07/2007(2) 08/07/2016 Option for Common Stock 1,875 $ 152.24 D  
Option for Common Stock 04/08/2010(3) 04/08/2019 Option for Common Stock 1,250 $ 10.8 D  
Option for Common Stock 12/12/2013(4) 12/12/2022 Option for Common Stock 5,500 $ 12.54 D  
Option for Common Stock 08/28/2014(5) 08/28/2023 Option for Common Stock 25,000 $ 16.43 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Lim Jean
3660 WILSHIRE BLVD., PH-A
LOS ANGELES, CA 90010		       Chief Risk Officer  

Signatures

/s/ Jean Lim 10/09/2015
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Includes 3,334 common stock grants that are scheduled to vest on August 28, 2016.
(2) The option vested 20% one year from the grant date of 8/7/2006, and the remaining fully vested at the end of each four-year period through 8/7/2011.
(3) The option vested 20% one year from the grant date of 4/8/2009, and the remaining fully vested at the end of each four-year period through 4/8/2014.
(4) The option vested 25% immediately on the grant date of 12/12/2012, and an additional 25% vested at the end of each two-year period through 12/12/2014. The remaining 25% will vest on 12/12/2015.
(5) The option vested 33.3% one year from the grant date of 8/23/2013, and an additional 33.3% vested on 8/28/2015. The remaining 33.4% will vest on 8/28/2016.

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