(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
000-24939
(Commission File Number)
95-4703316
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
135 N Los Robles Ave., 7th Floor, Pasadena, California91101
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(626) 768-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
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Trading Symbol(s)
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Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value
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Item 5.02(b) Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers.
On April 23, 2021, Andy Yen, Executive Vice President, Head of International and Commercial Banking of East West Bank, a wholly owned subsidiary of East West Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), notified the Company that he will retire effective May 28, 2021. The Company thanks Mr. Yen for his years of dedicated service and wishes him well upon his retirement.
SIGNATURE
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.
Date: April 27, 2021
EAST WEST BANCORP, INC.
By:
/s/ Lisa Kim
Lisa L. Kim
Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary