LOS ANGELES, Nov. 24, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BBCN Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") (NASDAQ:BBCN), the holding company of BBCN Bank (the "Bank"), today acknowledged that it received an unsolicited proposal on November 20, 2015 from Hanmi Financial Corporation ("Hanmi") to enter into discussions for a business combination with BBCN. That proposal was the subject of a news release issued by Hanmi after the market close on November 23, 2015. BBCN has a process in place to evaluate proposals regarding strategic transactions, and that process will be used to evaluate this proposal. There can be no assurance that any proposal will result in a transaction.
About BBCN Bancorp, Inc.
BBCN Bancorp, Inc. is the holding company of BBCN Bank, the largest Korean-American bank in the nation with $7.6 billion in assets as of September 30, 2015. Headquartered in Los Angeles and serving a diverse mix of customers mirroring its communities, BBCN operates 50 branches in California, New York, New Jersey, Illinois, Washington and Virginia; eight loan production offices in Seattle, Denver, Dallas, Atlanta, Northern California, Annandale, Virginia, Portland, Oregon and Fremont, California; and a representative office in Seoul, Korea. BBCN specializes in core business banking products for small and medium-sized businesses, with an emphasis in commercial real estate and business lending, SBA lending and international trade financing. BBCN Bank is a California-chartered bank and its deposits are insured by the FDIC to the extent provided by law. BBCN is an Equal Opportunity Lender.
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