Jan 15 (Reuters) - Hanmi Financial Corp HAFC.O :
* HANMI REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER 2018 RESULTS
* Q4 EARNINGS PER SHARE $0.37
* Q4 EARNINGS PER SHARE ESTIMATE $0.51 -- REFINITIV IBES
DATA
* Q4 NET INTEREST INCOME WAS $45.6 MILLION, UP 0.7% FROM
PRIOR
QUARTER
* HANMI FINANCIAL- CONTINUE TO EXPECT COST MANAGEMENT
INITIATIVES
WILL REDUCE NON-INTEREST EXPENSES BY AT LEAST $5 MILLION,OR
ABOUT $0.12 PER SHARE IN 2019
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