UNITED STATESSECURITIES AND ~~STATES~~EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C. 20549FORM 8-KCURRENT REPORTPURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 27, 2011Center Financial Corporation(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

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) July 6, 2011

Center Financial Corporation

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Commission file number: 000-50050

California	52-2380548
(State of Incorporation)	(IRS Employer Identification No)

3435 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 700, Los Angeles, California 90010(Address of principal executive offices)

(~~Address~~213) of251-2222(Registrant’s ~~principal~~telephone ~~executive~~number, ~~offices~~including area code)

~~(213)~~ Check ~~251~~the appropriate box below if the Form 8-~~2222~~K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

~~(Registrant’s~~ ⃞ Written communications ~~telephone~~pursuant ~~number,~~to ~~including~~Rule ~~area~~425 ~~code~~under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

~~Check~~ ⃞ Soliciting material ~~the~~pursuant ~~appropriate~~to ~~box~~Rule ~~below if the Form 8~~14a-K12 ~~filing~~under ~~is intended to simultaneously satisfy~~ the ~~filing~~Exchange ~~obligation~~Act of(17 ~~the registrant under any of the follow provisions:~~CFR 240.14a-12)

~~¨ Written~~ ⃞ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule ~~425~~14d-2(b) under the ~~Securities~~Exchange Act (17 CFR ~~230~~ 240.~~425~~14d-2(b))

¨ ⃞ Pre-commencement communications ~~Soliciting material~~ pursuant to Rule ~~14a~~13e-124(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.~~14a~~13e-124(c))

¨Item ~~Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-~~2~~(b)~~.02. ~~under~~Results ~~the~~of ~~Exchange~~Operations ~~Act~~and ~~(17~~Financial ~~CFR 240.14d-2(b))~~Condition

¨ On ~~Pre-commencement~~July ~~communications~~27, ~~pursuant~~2011, toCenter ~~Rule~~Financial ~~13e-4~~Corporation issued a press release concerning its results of operations and financial condition for the second quarter ended and as of June 30, 2011. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1. The information in this report (cincluding Exhibit 99.1) ~~under~~is being furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 and shall not be deemed to be “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act ~~(17~~of ~~CFR~~1934, ~~240.13e-4~~as amended (cthe “Exchange Act”)), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall it be deemed to be incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act.

ITEM 1.01 ENTRY INTO A MATERIAL DEFINITIVE AGREEMENT

Item 9.01.	Financial Statements and Exhibits

(c)	Exhibits

~~On July 6, 2011, Center Financial Corporation and Nara Bancorp, Inc~~ 99.1 Press ~~amended~~release ~~their~~concerning ~~previously~~results ~~reported~~of ~~Agreement~~operations and ~~Plan~~financial condition offor ~~Merger,~~the ~~dated December 9, 2010 as first amended on April 13, 2011. This~~ second ~~amendment~~quarter ~~(the~~ended ~~“Amendment”) revises the provisions of Section 7.1(c) relating to the date after which either party may deliver notice of termination of the Agreement~~ and ~~Plan~~as of ~~Merger~~June ~~by eliminating reference to July 31, 2011 and leaving only November~~ 30, 2011 ~~as the date after which either party may give notice of termination~~. ~~The Amendment is attached hereto as Exhibit 2.1.~~

ITEM 9.01 FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(d) Exhibits

The exhibit number corresponds with Item 601(a) of Regulation S-K.

Exhibit No.		Document Description
Exhibit 2.1		Amendment No. 2 to Agreement and Plan of Merger

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized:

Date: July 6, 2011
Date: July 27, 2011		/s/ Richard S. Cupp
	CENTER FINANCIAL CORPORATION
		Center Financial Corporation
	By:	/s/ Lisa Kim Pai
		President and Chief Executive Officer
		Executive Vice President, General Counsel,
		Chief Risk Officer & Corporate Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit		Description
99.1		Press release concerning results of operations and financial condition for the second quarter ended and as of June 30, 2011.

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