UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) September 18, 2007
Center Financial Corporation
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
California
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
000-50050 | 52-2380548 | |
(Commission file number) | (IRS Employer Identification No) |
3435 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 700, Los Angeles, California 90010
(Address of principal executive offices)
(213) 251-2222
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Item 1.01 | Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement |
On September 18, 2007, Center Financial Corporation (the “Company”) and First Intercontinental Bank (“First IC Bank”) issued a joint news release announcing the signing a definitive agreement under which the Company will acquire First IC Bank, a Georgia State chartered commercial bank headquartered in Doraville, Georgia. First IC Bank is to be merged into a newly formed Georgia State chartered banking subsidiary of the Company that will operate under the First Intercontinental Bank name. The Company will become a multi-bank holding company with Center Bank and First IC Bank as its two wholly owned banking subsidiaries.
A copy of the news release is attached to this report as Exhibit 99.1, which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 9.01 | Financial Statements and Exhibits |
(d) | Exhibits |
99.1 | News Release dated September 18, 2007 |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized:
CENTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION | ||||||||
Date: September 19, 2007 | By: | /s/ Jae Whan Yoo | ||||||
Jae Whan Yoo | ||||||||
Chief Executive Officer and President |
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. | Exhibit | |
99.1 | News Release dated September 18, 2007 |