<div id="readability-page-1"><div><p>East West Bancorp, Inc. appointed Peter Babej as a director of the Company. Mr. Babej was also appointed to the Board of Directors of the Company's wholly-owned subsidiary, East West Bank. Mr. Babej will be a member of the Risk Oversight Committee of both the Company and East West Bank.</p><p>With this appointment, the Company will have eleven directors, ten of whom are independent, including Mr. Babej. Mr. Babej will receive cash and equity compensation in accordance with the Company?s non-employee director compensation program described in the definitive proxy statement for the Company?s 2025 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which was filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on April 10, 2025, the amount of which will be prorated from the date of his appointment.</p></div></div>

華美銀行

<p>華美銀行（East West Bancorp, Inc.）宣佈任命彼得·巴貝（Peter Babej）為董事，任命將於 2025 年 12 月 1 日生效。他將加入風險監督委員會，並根據公司的非員工董事計劃獲得報酬。董事會目前有十一位董事，其中十位為獨立董事</p>

華美銀行公司及華美銀行宣佈董事會和委員會的任命，將於2025年12月1日生效