SANTAROSA ROMOLO 4

What Happened
Romolo Santarosa, Chief Financial Officer of HANMI Financial Corp (HAFC), had 916 shares disposed of on April 1, 2026 as a payment of exercise price or to cover tax liability (transaction code F). The shares were valued at $26.60 each, for a total of $24,366. This was a tax withholding/share surrender tied to an equity award or option exercise, not an open-market sale.

Key Details

• Transaction date: 2026-04-01; Form 4 filed: 2026-04-06 (appears later than the typical 2-business-day reporting window).
• Disposition: 916 shares surrendered at $26.60 per share; total value $24,366.
• Transaction code: F — payment of exercise price or tax liability (share withholding).
• Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing details.
• Note: This was share withholding to satisfy tax/exercise obligations, not necessarily a directional trade signal.

Context
When insiders surrender shares under code F, the company or insider is covering tax or exercise costs (a common, administrative action). Unlike open-market sales or purchases, these withholdings are routine and generally less informative about the insider’s view of the company’s stock.