8-K

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)

January 26, 2023

EAST WEST BANCORP, INC.

(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 North Los Robles Ave., 7th Floor, Pasadena, California 91101

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(626) 768-6000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: 

Title of each class	Trading Symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share	EWBC	The Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On January 26, 2023, East West Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) announced its financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022. A copy of the Company’s press release (the “Press Release”) is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference in this Item 2.02. The Press Release is “furnished” pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K and the information provided in Item 2.02 of this report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such Section. The information provided in Item 2.02 of this report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filings the Company has made or may make under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

On January 26, 2023, the Company will hold a conference call to discuss its financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022 and other matters relating to the Company. The Company has also made available on its website, www.eastwestbank.com, presentation materials containing certain historical and forward-looking information relating to the Company (the “Presentation Materials”). The Presentation Materials are furnished as Exhibit 99.2 and are incorporated by reference in this Item 7.01. All information in Exhibit 99.2 is presented as of the particular date or dates referenced therein, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to, and disclaims any duty to, update any of the information provided. The information provided in Item 7.01 of this report, including Exhibit 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such Section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference into any filings the Company has made or may make under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits

99.1	Press Release, dated January 26, 2023.
99.2	Presentation Materials, dated January 26, 2023.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data (formatted in Inline XBRL).

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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.

	EAST WEST BANCORP, INC.
Date: January 26, 2023	By:	/s/ Irene H. Oh
		Irene H. Oh
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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EX-99.1

	Exhibit 99.1
	East West Bancorp, Inc.
	135 N. Los Robles Ave., 7th Fl.
	Pasadena, CA 91101
	Tel. 626.768.6000

NEWS RELEASE

FOR INVESTOR INQUIRIES, CONTACT:
Irene Oh	Julianna Balicka
Chief Financial Officer	Director of Investor Relations and Corporate Finance
T: (626) 768-6360	T: (626) 768-6985
E: irene.oh@eastwestbank.com	E: julianna.balicka@eastwestbank.com

EAST WEST BANCORP REPORTS RECORD NET INCOME FOR FULL YEAR 2022

OF $1.1 BILLION AND RECORD DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE OF $7.92;

INCREASES DIVIDEND BY 20%

Pasadena, California – January 26, 2023 – East West Bancorp, Inc. (“East West” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: EWBC), parent company of East West Bank, reported its financial results for the full year and fourth quarter of 2022. Full year 2022 net income was a record $1.1 billion, or $7.92 per diluted share, which grew 30% year-over-year. Fourth quarter 2022 net income was $336.8 million, or $2.37 per diluted share, which grew 56% year-over-year. Total loans reached a record $48.2 billion as of December 31, 2022, up 16% year-over-year, and total deposits grew to a record $56.0 billion, up 5% from a year ago.

“2023 marks the 50th anniversary of East West. I am very proud of the milestones and growth that East West has achieved throughout its history. We have distinguished ourselves with a long, well-established track record of strong financial performance,” stated Dominic Ng, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of East West. “For the fourth quarter of 2022, we earned an industry-leading 2.1% return on average assets and 25.0% return on average tangible equity1.”

“East West Federal Savings Bank was founded in 1973 with a mission to serve the financial needs of Asian immigrants in Los Angeles, who were overlooked by mainstream banks. As our customers grew and prospered, achieving their personal and business ambitions, so did East West. With over $60 billion in total assets and annual earnings over $1 billion, East West has grown to be the largest independent bank headquartered in Southern California. Our customer base and geographic footprint expanded, along with the breadth and technological sophistication of our lending, deposit, and fee-based products and services. Today, we provide a seamless banking experience for clients on both sides of the Pacific, executing on our vision to be the bridge between the East and the West,” continued Ng.

“In celebrating our 50th anniversary, we are honored to be the bank of choice for our customers, and thankful and proud of all our associates for their dedication to our clients and East West. We are positive about 2023 and expect to continue our track record of outstanding profitability, achieved through solid revenue growth and disciplined expense management, while maintaining healthy capital levels. As we start the year, we are pleased to announce a 20% increase in our common stock dividend,” concluded Ng.

1 Return on average tangible equity is a non-GAAP financial measure. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 13.

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

	Twelve Months Ended	Year-over-Year Change
($ in millions, except per share data)	December 31, 2022	$	%
Total Loans	$48,228	$6,534	16%
Total Deposits	55,968	2,617	5
Total Revenue	$2,345	$527	29%
Adj. Pre-tax, Pre-provision Income2	1,600	454	40
Net Income	1,128	255	29
Diluted Earnings per Share	$7.92	$1.82	30%

BALANCE SHEET

•Record Assets – Total assets reached $64.1 billion as of December 31, 2022, an increase of $1.5 billion or 2.5% from $62.6 billion as of September 30, 2022. Year-over-year, total assets grew $3.2 billion or 5.3% from $60.9 billion as of December 31, 2021.

Fourth quarter 2022 average interest-earning assets of $60.4 billion were up $897.5 million, or 1.5% (6.0% annualized), from $59.5 billion in the third quarter of 2022. Quarter-over-quarter, average loan growth of $752.6 million and growth in interest-bearing cash and deposits with banks of $696.7 million was partially offset by decreases in debt securities and assets purchased under resale agreements.

•Record Loans – Total loans reached $48.2 billion as of December 31, 2022, an increase of $771.3 million, or 1.6% (6.4% annualized), from $47.5 billion as of September 30, 2022. Year-over-year, total loans grew $6.5 billion, or 15.7%, from $41.7 billion as of December 31, 2021.

Fourth quarter 2022 average loans of $47.6 billion grew $752.6 million, or 1.6% (6.4% annualized), from the third quarter. Average loan growth was well-balanced across all our major loan categories of commercial real estate, commercial & industrial, and residential mortgage.

•Record Deposits – Total deposits were $56.0 billion as of December 31, 2022, an increase of $2.1 billion, or 3.9% (15.5% annualized), from $53.9 billion as of September 30, 2022. Year-over-year, deposits grew $2.6 billion, or 4.9%, from $53.4 billion as of December 31, 2021.

Fourth quarter 2022 average deposits of $55.0 billion increased $932.2 million, or 1.7% (6.8% annualized) from the third quarter, driven by growth in time deposits, partially offset by declines in other deposit categories. Growth in time deposits in the fourth quarter reflected a successful branch-based CD campaign. Average noninterest-bearing deposits made up 39% of average total deposits in the fourth quarter of 2022, compared with 41% in the third quarter of 2022 and 44% in the fourth quarter of 2021.

•Strong Capital Levels – As of December 31, 2022, stockholders’ equity was $6.0 billion, or $42.46 per common share, up 5.7% quarter-over-quarter, and tangible equity3 per common share was $39.10, up 6.2% from September 30, 2022. As of December 31, 2022, the stockholders’ equity to assets ratio was 9.33%, an increase of 28 basis points quarter-over-quarter, and the tangible equity to tangible assets ratio3 was 8.66%, an increase of 31 basis points quarter-over-quarter. The common equity tier 1 (“CET1”) capital ratio was 12.7%, and the total risk-based capital ratio was 14.0% as of December 31, 2022; all regulatory capital ratios expanded quarter-over-quarter.

•Dividend Increase – The first quarter 2023 common stock dividend was increased by 20%, or eight cents per share. The new quarterly dividend is $0.48 per share, up from $0.40 per share. The new annual dividend is $1.92 per share, compared with $1.60 per share previously.

2 Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision income is a non-GAAP financial measure. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 12.

3 Tangible equity and the tangible equity to tangible assets ratio are non-GAAP financial measures. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 13.

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OPERATING RESULTS

Full Year Earnings – Full year 2022 net income was $1.1 billion, an increase of 29.2% from $873.0 million for the full year 2021. Full year 2022 diluted earnings per share were $7.92, an increase of 29.8% from $6.10 per diluted share for the full year 2021.

Fourth Quarter Earnings – Fourth quarter 2022 net income was $336.8 million, an increase of 14.0% (55.6% annualized) from $295.3 million for the third quarter of 2022, and an increase of 54.6% from $217.8 million for the fourth quarter of 2021. Fourth quarter 2022 diluted earnings per share were $2.37, an increase of 13.9% (55.2% annualized) from $2.08 per diluted share for the third quarter 2022, and an increase of 55.9% from $1.52 per diluted share for the year-ago quarter.

Fourth Quarter 2022 Compared to Third Quarter 2022

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin

Record net interest income (“NII”) totaled $605.5 million, an increase of 9.7% (38.6% annualized) from $551.8 million. Net interest margin (“NIM”) of 3.98% expanded 30 basis points from 3.68%.

•NII growth and NIM expansion were driven by higher earning asset yields, partially offset by higher cost of funds.

•The average loan yield was 5.59%, up 84 basis points from the third quarter. The average interest-earning asset yield was 5.00%, up 81 basis points from the third quarter. Average loans made up 79% of average interest-earning assets in the fourth quarter of 2022, essentially unchanged from the third quarter of 2022.

•The average cost of funds was 1.11%, up 56 basis points from the third quarter. The average cost of deposits was 1.06%, up 55 basis points, and the average cost of interest-bearing deposits was 1.74%, up 88 basis points from the third quarter.

•The changes in yields and rates reflected rising benchmark interest rates.

Noninterest Income

Noninterest income totaled $64.9 million in the fourth quarter, a decrease of $10.6 million, or 14.1%, from $75.6 million in the third quarter.

•Fee income and net gains on sales of loans were $66.0 million, a decrease of $3.1 million, or 4.5% (17.7% annualized), from $69.0 million in the third quarter.

•Interest rate contracts (“IRC”) and other derivative income was a loss of $0.6 million in the fourth quarter, compared with income of $8.8 million in the third quarter. The quarter-over-quarter decrease of $9.4 million was due to an unfavorable change in the credit valuation adjustment. The mark-to-market on IRC and other derivatives was $(4.6) million in the fourth quarter, compared with $4.8 million in the third quarter. Customer-driven IRC revenue of $4.0 million in the fourth quarter was essentially unchanged from the third quarter.

Noninterest Expense

Noninterest expense totaled $257.1 million in the fourth quarter, compared with $216.0 million in the third quarter. Fourth quarter noninterest expense consisted of $192.1 million of adjusted noninterest expense4, $64.6 million in amortization of tax credit and other investments, and $0.4 million in amortization of core deposit intangibles.

•Adjusted noninterest expense of $192.1 million decreased $3.5 million, or 1.8% (7.1% annualized), from $195.6 million in the third quarter, largely driven by lower compensation and employee benefits expense.

•Amortization of tax credit and other investments totaled $64.6 million in the fourth quarter, compared with $19.9 million in the third quarter. Quarter-over-quarter variability in the amortization of tax credits and other investments partially reflects the impact of investments that close in a given period.

•The adjusted efficiency ratio4 was 28.7% in the fourth quarter, compared with 31.2% in the third quarter.

TAX RELATED ITEMS

Full year 2022 income tax expense was $283.6 million, and the effective tax rate was 20.1%, compared with income tax expense of $183.4 million and an effective tax rate of 17.4% for the full year 2021. Fourth quarter 2022 income tax expense was $51.6 million, and the effective tax rate was 13.3%, compared with income tax expense of $89.0 million and an effective tax rate of 23.2% for the third quarter of 2022.

4 Adjusted noninterest expense and the adjusted efficiency ratio are non-GAAP financial measures. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 12.

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ASSET QUALITY

The asset quality of our loan portfolio continued to be solid and stable, with decreases in both classified and special mention loans, as well as very low nonperforming asset and net charge-off ratios. Provision for credit losses was $25.0 million for the fourth quarter of 2022, compared with $27.0 million for the third quarter of 2022.

•Criticized loans decreased $9.2 million, or 1.0%, quarter-over-quarter to $896.0 million as of December 31, 2022, down from $905.2 million as of September 30, 2022. Classified loans decreased 1.6% quarter-over-quarter to $427.5 million, and special mention loans decreased 0.5% to $468.5 million.

•The criticized loans ratio decreased five basis points quarter-over-quarter to 1.86% of loans held-for-investment (“HFI”) as of December 31, 2022, down from 1.91% as of September 30, 2022. The classified loans ratio decreased three basis points quarter-over-quarter to 0.89%, and the special mention loans ratio decreased two basis points to 0.97%.

•As of December 31, 2022, nonperforming assets were $99.8 million, or 0.16% of total assets, compared with $97.0 million, or 0.16% of total assets, as of September 30, 2022.

•Fourth quarter 2022 net charge-offs were $10.1 million, or annualized 0.08% of average loans HFI, compared with net charge-offs of $6.6 million, or annualized 0.06% of average loans HFI, for the third quarter of 2022.

•The allowance for loan losses totaled $595.6 million, or 1.24% of loans HFI, as of December 31, 2022, compared with $582.5 million, or 1.23% of loans HFI, as of September 30, 2022.

CAPITAL STRENGTH

Capital levels for East West are strong. The following table presents the regulatory capital metrics as of December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021.

EWBC Risk-Based Capital Ratios
($ in millions)	December 31, 2022 (a)	September 30, 2022 (a)	December 31, 2021 (a)
CET1 capital ratio	12.7%	12.3%	12.8%
Tier 1 capital ratio	12.7%	12.3%	12.8%
Total capital ratio	14.0%	13.6%	14.1%
Leverage ratio	9.8%	9.6%	9.0%
Risk-Weighted Assets (“RWA”) (b)	$50,087	$49,266	$43,585

(a)The Company has elected to use the 2020 CECL transition provision in the calculation of its December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021 regulatory capital ratios. The Company’s December 31, 2022 regulatory capital ratios and RWA are preliminary.

(b)Under regulatory guidelines, on-balance sheet assets and credit equivalent amounts of derivatives and off-balance sheet items are assigned to one of several broad risk categories based on the nature of the obligor, or, if relevant, the guarantor or the nature of any collateral. The aggregate dollar value in each risk category is then multiplied by the risk weight associated with that category. The resulting weighted values from each of the risk categories are aggregated for determining total RWA.

DIVIDEND PAYOUT AND CAPITAL ACTIONS

East West’s Board of Directors has declared first quarter 2023 dividends for the Company’s common stock. The common stock cash dividend of $0.48 per share is payable on February 21, 2023, to stockholders of record on February 6, 2023. This represents a 20% increase, or eight cents per share, to the quarterly common stock dividend, up from $0.40 per share previously. The new annual dividend is $1.92 per share, compared with $1.60 per share previously.

On March 3, 2020, East West’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $500 million of East West’s common stock, of which $254 million remains available. East West did not repurchase any shares during the fourth quarter of 2022.

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Conference Call

East West will host a conference call to discuss fourth quarter and full year 2022 earnings with the public on Thursday, January 26, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. PT/11:30 a.m. ET. The public and investment community are invited to listen as management discusses fourth quarter and full year 2022 results and operating developments.

•The following dial-in information is provided for participation in the conference call: calls within the U.S. – (877) 506-6399; calls within Canada – (855) 669-9657; international calls – (412) 902-6699.

•A presentation to accompany the earnings call will be available on the Investor Relations page of the Company’s website at www.eastwestbank.com/investors.

•A listen-only live broadcast of the call will also be available on the Investor Relations page of the Company’s website at www.eastwestbank.com/investors.

•A replay of the conference call will be available on January 26, 2023, at 11:30 a.m. PT/2:30 p.m. ET through February 26, 2023. The replay numbers are: within the U.S. – (877) 344-7529; within Canada – (855) 669-9658; international calls – (412) 317-0088; and the replay access code is: 4372128.

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About East West

East West Bancorp, Inc. is a public company with total assets of $64.1 billion and is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “EWBC”. The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, East West Bank, is the largest independent bank headquartered in Southern California, operating over 120 locations in the United States and in Asia. The Company’s markets in the United States include California, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, New York, Texas and Washington. In China, East West’s presence includes full-service branches in Hong Kong, Shanghai, Shantou and Shenzhen, and representative offices in Beijing, Chongqing, Guangzhou, and Xiamen. East West also has a representative office in Singapore. For more information on East West, visit the Company’s website at www.eastwestbank.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain matters set forth herein (including any exhibits hereto) contain forward-looking statements that are intended to be covered by the safe harbor for such statements provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In addition, the Company may make forward-looking statements in other documents that it files with, or furnishes to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and management may make forward-looking statements to analysts, investors, media members and others. Forward-looking statements are those that do not relate to historical facts and that are based on current expectations, beliefs, estimates, assumptions and projections, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond the Company’s control. Forward-looking statements may relate to various matters, including the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance, business or industry, and usually can be identified by the use of forward-looking words, such as “anticipates,” “assumes,” “believes,” “can,” “continues,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “goal,” “intends,” “likely,” “may,” “might,” “objective,” “plans,” “potential,”“projects,” “remains,” “should,” “target,” “trend,” “will,” “would,” or similar expressions or variations thereof, and the negative thereof, but these terms are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, as they are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those described below. When considering these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind these risks and uncertainties, as well as any cautionary statements the Company may make.

There are various important factors that could cause future results to differ materially from historical performance and any forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences, include, but are not limited to: changes in the global economy, including an economic slowdown, capital or financial market disruption, supply chain disruption, level of inflation, interest rate environment, housing prices, employment levels, rate of growth and general business conditions, which could result in, among other things, reduced demand for loans, reduced availability of funding or increases in funding costs, declines in asset values and /or recognition of allowance for credit losses on securities held in the Company’s portfolio; changes in local, regional and global business, economic and political conditions and geopolitical events, such as the military conflict between Russia and Ukraine; the economic, financial, reputational and other impacts of the ongoing Coronavirus Disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) pandemic, including variants thereof, and any other pandemic, epidemic or health-related crisis; changes in laws or the regulatory environment, including regulatory reform initiatives and policies of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Federal Reserve”), the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the SEC, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation - Division of Financial Institutions; changes and effects thereof in trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including the ongoing trade, economic and political disputes between the U.S. and the People’s Republic of China and the monetary policies of the Federal Reserve; changes in the commercial and consumer real estate markets; changes in consumer or commercial spending, savings and borrowing habits, and patterns and behaviors; the impact from potential changes to income tax laws and regulations, federal spending and economic stimulus programs; the impact of any future federal government shutdown and uncertainty regarding the federal government’s debt limit; the Company’s ability to compete effectively against financial institutions and other entities, including as a result of emerging technologies; the soundness of other financial institutions; the success and timing of the Company’s business strategies; the Company’s ability to retain key officers and employees; impact on the Company’s funding costs, net interest income and net interest margin from changes in key variable market interest rates, competition, regulatory requirements and the Company’s product mix; changes in the Company’s costs of operation, compliance and expansion; the Company’s ability to adopt and successfully integrate new technologies into its business in a strategic manner; the impact of the benchmark interest rate reform in the U.S. including the transition away from the U.S. dollar (“USD”) London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) to alternative reference rates; the impact of communications or technology disruption, failure in, or breach of, the Company’s operational or security systems or infrastructure, or those of third party vendors with which the Company does business, including as a result of cyber-attacks; and other similar matters which could result in, among other things, confidential and/or proprietary information being disclosed or misused, and materially impact the Company’s ability to provide services to its clients; the adequacy of the Company’s risk management framework, disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting; future credit quality and performance, including the Company’s expectations regarding future credit losses and allowance levels; the impact of adverse changes to the Company’s credit ratings from major credit rating agencies; the impact of adverse judgments or settlements in litigation; the impact on the Company’s operations due to political developments, pandemics, wars, civil unrest, terrorism or other hostilities that may disrupt or increase volatility in securities or otherwise affect business and economic conditions; heightened regulatory and governmental oversight and scrutiny of the Company’s business practices, including dealings with consumers; the impact of reputational risk from negative publicity, fines, penalties and other negative consequences from regulatory violations, legal actions and the Company’s interactions with business partners, counterparties, service providers and other third parties; the impact of regulatory investigations and enforcement actions; changes in accounting standards as may be required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board or other regulatory agencies and their impact on critical accounting policies and assumptions; the Company’s capital requirements and its ability to generate capital internally or raise capital on favorable terms; the impact on the Company’s liquidity due to changes in the Company’s ability to receive dividends from its subsidiaries; any strategic acquisitions or divestitures; changes in the equity and debt securities markets; fluctuations in the Company’s stock price; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; the impact of increased focus on social, environmental and sustainability matters, which may affect the Company’s operations as well as those of its customers and the economy more broadly; and the impact of climate change, natural or man-made disasters or calamities, such as wildfires, droughts and earthquakes, all of which are particularly common in California, or other events that may directly or indirectly result in a negative impact on the Company’s financial performance.

For a more detailed discussion of some of the factors that might cause such differences, see the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021 under the heading Item 1A. Risk Factors and the information set forth under Item 1A. Risk Factors in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. You should treat forward-looking statements as speaking only as of the date they are made and then actually known to the Company. The Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of events or circumstances after the date of such statements except as required by law.

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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
($ and shares in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Table 1
											December 31, 2022 % or Basis Point Change
		December 31, 2022			September 30, 2022			December 31, 2021			Qtr-o-Qtr			Yr-o-Yr
Assets
	Cash and due from banks	$	534,980		$	554,260		$	527,317		(3.5)	%		1.5	%
	Interest-bearing cash with banks	2,946,804			1,609,093			3,385,618			83.1			(13.0)
	Cash and cash equivalents	3,481,784			2,163,353			3,912,935			60.9			(11.0)
	Interest-bearing deposits with banks	139,021			630,543			736,492			(78.0)			(81.1)
	Assets purchased under resale agreements (“resale agreements”)	792,192			892,986			2,353,503			(11.3)			(66.3)
	Available-for-sale (“AFS”) debt securities (amortized cost of $6,879,225, $6,771,354 and $10,087,179)	6,034,993			5,906,090			9,965,353			2.2			(39.4)
	Held-to-maturity (“HTM”) debt securities, at amortized cost (fair value of $2,455,171 and $2,459,135 in 2022)	3,001,868			3,012,667			—			(0.4)			100.0
	Loans held-for-sale (“HFS”)	25,644			14,500			635			76.9			NM
	Loans held-for-investment (''HFI'') (net of allowance for loan losses of $595,645, $582,517 and $541,579)	47,606,785			46,859,738			41,152,202			1.6			15.7
	Investments in qualified affordable housing partnerships, tax credit and other investments, net	763,256			725,254			628,263			5.2			21.5
	Goodwill	465,697			465,697			465,697			—			—
	Operating lease right-of-use assets	103,681			105,411			98,632			(1.6)			5.1
	Other assets	1,697,229			1,799,822			1,556,989			(5.7)			9.0
	Total assets	$	64,112,150		$	62,576,061		$	60,870,701		2.5	%		5.3	%
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
	Deposits	$	55,967,849		$	53,857,362		$	53,350,532		3.9	%		4.9	%
	Federal funds purchased	—			200,000			—			(100.0)			—
	FHLB advances	—			324,920			249,331			(100.0)			(100.0)
	Assets sold under repurchase agreements (“repurchase agreements”)	300,000			611,785			300,000			(51.0)			—
	Long-term debt and finance lease liabilities	152,400			152,610			151,997			(0.1)			0.3
	Operating lease liabilities	111,931			113,477			105,534			(1.4)			6.1
	Accrued expenses and other liabilities	1,595,358			1,655,239			876,089			(3.6)			82.1
	Total liabilities	58,127,538			56,915,393			55,033,483			2.1			5.6
	Stockholders’ equity	5,984,612			5,660,668			5,837,218			5.7			2.5
	Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	64,112,150		$	62,576,061		$	60,870,701		2.5	%		5.3	%
	Book value per common share	$	42.46		$	40.17		$	41.13		5.7	%		3.2	%
	Tangible equity (1) per common share	$	39.10		$	36.80		$	37.79		6.2			3.5
	Number of common shares at period-end	140,948			140,918			141,908			0.0			(0.7)
	Total stockholders’ equity to total assets ratio	9.33		%	9.05		%	9.59		%	28		bps	(26)		bps
	Tangible equity to tangible assets ratio (1)	8.66		%	8.35		%	8.88		%	31		bps	(22)		bps

NM - Not meaningful.

(1)Tangible equity and the tangible equity to tangible assets ratio are non-GAAP financial measures. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 13.

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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
TOTAL LOANS AND DEPOSITS DETAIL
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 2
								December 31, 2022 % Change
		December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021		Qtr-o-Qtr		Yr-o-Yr
Loans:
Commercial:
	Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) (1)	$	15,711,095	$	15,625,072	$	14,150,608	0.6	%	11.0	%
	Commercial real estate (“CRE”):
	CRE	13,857,870		13,573,157		12,155,047		2.1		14.0
	Multifamily residential	4,573,068		4,559,302		3,675,605		0.3		24.4
	Construction and land	638,420		556,894		346,486		14.6		84.3
	Total CRE	19,069,358		18,689,353		16,177,138		2.0		17.9
Consumer:
	Residential mortgage:
	Single-family residential	11,223,027		10,855,345		9,093,702		3.4		23.4
	Home equity lines of credit (“HELOCs”)	2,122,655		2,184,924		2,144,821		(2.8)		(1.0)
	Total residential mortgage	13,345,682		13,040,269		11,238,523		2.3		18.7
	Other consumer	76,295		87,561		127,512		(12.9)		(40.2)
Total loans HFI (2)		48,202,430		47,442,255		41,693,781		1.6		15.6
Loans HFS		25,644		14,500		635		76.9		NM
	Total loans (2)	48,228,074		47,456,755		41,694,416		1.6		15.7
Allowance for loan losses		(595,645)		(582,517)		(541,579)		2.3		10.0
	Net loans (2)	$	47,632,429	$	46,874,238	$	41,152,837	1.6		15.7
Deposits:
	Noninterest-bearing demand	$	21,051,090	$	21,645,394	$	22,845,464	(2.7)	%	(7.9)	%
	Interest-bearing checking	6,672,165		6,822,343		6,524,721		(2.2)		2.3
	Money market	12,265,024		12,113,292		13,130,300		1.3		(6.6)
	Savings	2,649,037		2,917,770		2,888,065		(9.2)		(8.3)
	Time deposits	13,330,533		10,358,563		7,961,982		28.7		67.4
	Total deposits	$	55,967,849	$	53,857,362	$	53,350,532	3.9	%	4.9	%

NM - Not meaningful.

(1)Includes $99.0 million, $110.9 million and $534.2 million of Paycheck Protection Program (“PPP”) loans as of December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively. Excluding PPP loans, total loans were $48.13 billion, $47.35 billion and $41.16 billion as of December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

(2)Includes $(70.4) million, $(60.3) million and $(50.7) million of net deferred loan fees and net unamortized premiums as of December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
($ and shares in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Table 3
		Three Months Ended						December 31, 2022 % Change
		December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021		Qtr-o-Qtr		Yr-o-Yr
Interest and dividend income (1)		$	761,212	$	628,236	$	422,708	21.2	%	80.1	%
Interest expense		155,705		76,427		17,011		103.7		815.3
Net interest income before provision for (reversal of) credit losses		605,507		551,809		405,697		9.7		49.3
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses		25,000		27,000		(10,000)		(7.4)		NM
Net interest income after provision for (reversal of) credit losses		580,507		524,809		415,697		10.6		39.6
Noninterest income		64,927		75,552		71,489		(14.1)		(9.2)
Noninterest expense		257,110		215,973		210,105		19.0		22.4
Income before income taxes		388,324		384,388		277,081		1.0		40.1
Income tax expense		51,561		89,049		59,285		(42.1)		(13.0)
Net income		$	336,763	$	295,339	$	217,796	14.0	%	54.6	%
Earnings per share (“EPS”)
- Basic		$	2.39	$	2.10	$	1.53	14.0	%	55.7	%
- Diluted		$	2.37	$	2.08	$	1.52	13.9		55.9
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding
- Basic		140,947		140,917		141,907		0.0	%	(0.7)	%
- Diluted		142,138		142,011		143,323		0.1		(0.8)
		Three Months Ended						December 31, 2022 % Change
		December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021		Qtr-o-Qtr		Yr-o-Yr
Noninterest income:
	Lending fees	$	19,339	$	20,289	$	20,739	(4.7)	%	(6.8)	%
	Deposit account fees	22,112		23,636		20,028		(6.4)		10.4
	Interest rate contracts and other derivative (loss) income	(638)		8,761		1,932		NM		NM
	Foreign exchange income	14,015		10,083		13,343		39.0		5.0
	Wealth management fees	6,071		8,903		5,291		(31.8)		14.7
	Net gains on sales of loans	443		2,129		2,308		(79.2)		(80.8)
	Gains on sales of AFS debt securities	—		—		390		—		(100.0)
	Other investment income (loss)	1,127		(580)		2,982		NM		(62.2)
	Other income	2,458		2,331		4,476		5.4		(45.1)
Total noninterest income		$	64,927	$	75,552	$	71,489	(14.1)	%	(9.2)	%
Noninterest expense:
	Compensation and employee benefits	$	120,422	$	127,580	$	114,743	(5.6)	%	4.9	%
	Occupancy and equipment expense	15,648		15,920		15,846		(1.7)		(1.2)
	Deposit insurance premiums and regulatory assessments	4,930		4,875		4,772		1.1		3.3
	Deposit account expense	8,437		6,707		4,307		25.8		95.9
	Data processing	3,641		3,725		4,175		(2.3)		(12.8)
	Computer software expense	7,504		6,889		7,494		8.9		0.1
	Other operating expense	31,923		30,403		26,968		5.0		18.4
	Amortization of tax credit and other investments	64,605		19,874		31,800		225.1		103.2
Total noninterest expense		$	257,110	$	215,973	$	210,105	19.0	%	22.4	%

NM - Not meaningful.

(1)Includes $293 thousand, $524 thousand and $9.6 million of interest income related to PPP loans for the three months ended December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
($ and shares in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Table 4
		Year Ended				December 31, 2022 % Change
		December 31, 2022		December 31, 2021		Yr-o-Yr
Interest and dividend income (1)		$	2,321,231	$	1,618,734	43.4%
Interest expense		275,350		87,163		215.9
Net interest income before provision for (reversal of) credit losses		2,045,881		1,531,571		33.6
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses		73,500		(35,000)		NM
Net interest income after provision for (reversal of) credit losses		1,972,381		1,566,571		25.9
Noninterest income		298,666		285,895		4.5
Noninterest expense		859,393		796,089		8.0
Income before income taxes		1,411,654		1,056,377		33.6
Income tax expense		283,571		183,396		54.6
Net income		$	1,128,083	$	872,981	29.2%
EPS
- Basic		$	7.98	$	6.16	29.7%
- Diluted		$	7.92	$	6.10	29.8
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding
- Basic		141,326		141,826		(0.4)%
- Diluted		142,492		143,140		(0.5)
		Year Ended				December 31, 2022 % Change
		December 31, 2022		December 31, 2021		Yr-o-Yr
Noninterest income:
	Lending fees	$	79,208	$	77,704	1.9%
	Deposit account fees	88,435		71,261		24.1
	Interest rate contracts and other derivative income	29,057		22,913		26.8
	Foreign exchange income	48,158		48,977		(1.7)
	Wealth management fees	27,565		25,751		7.0
	Net gains on sales of loans	6,411		8,909		(28.0)
	Gains on sales of AFS debt securities	1,306		1,568		(16.7)
	Other investment income	7,037		16,852		(58.2)
	Other income	11,489		11,960		(3.9)
Total noninterest income		$	298,666	$	285,895	4.5%
Noninterest expense:
	Compensation and employee benefits	$	477,635	$	433,728	10.1%
	Occupancy and equipment expense	62,501		62,996		(0.8)
	Deposit insurance premiums and regulatory assessments	19,449		17,563		10.7
	Deposit account expense	25,508		16,152		57.9
	Data processing	14,517		16,263		(10.7)
	Computer software expense	28,259		30,600		(7.7)
	Other operating expense	118,166		96,330		22.7
	Amortization of tax credit and other investments	113,358		122,457		(7.4)
Total noninterest expense		$	859,393	$	796,089	8.0%

NM - Not meaningful.

(1)Includes $7.3 million and $55.2 million of interest income related to PPP loans for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED AVERAGE BALANCES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 5
		Three Months Ended						December 31, 2022 % Change		Year Ended				December 31, 2022 % Change
		December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021		Qtr-o-Qtr	Yr-o-Yr	December 31, 2022		December 31, 2021		Yr-o-Yr
Loans:
Commercial:
	C&I (1)	$	15,496,386	$	15,282,661	$	13,592,203	1.4%	14.0%	$	15,013,560	$	13,656,720	9.9%
	CRE:
	CRE	13,699,042		13,533,482		11,954,535		1.2	14.6	13,145,204		11,663,144		12.7
	Multifamily residential	4,604,628		4,531,351		3,434,274		1.6	34.1	4,252,605		3,213,582		32.3
	Construction and land	591,962		532,800		340,940		11.1	73.6	499,044		445,333		12.1
	Total CRE	18,895,632		18,597,633		15,729,749		1.6	20.1	17,896,853		15,322,059		16.8
Consumer:
	Residential mortgage:
	Single-family residential	10,988,102		10,676,022		9,031,677		2.9	21.7	10,106,609		8,742,565		15.6
	HELOCs	2,145,416		2,216,355		2,052,383		(3.2)	4.5	2,208,725		1,859,073		18.8
	Total residential mortgage	13,133,518		12,892,377		11,084,060		1.9	18.5	12,315,334		10,601,638		16.2
	Other consumer	81,596		81,870		126,557		(0.3)	(35.5)	93,711		136,280		(31.2)
	Total loans (2)	$	47,607,132	$	46,854,541	$	40,532,569	1.6%	17.5%	$	45,319,458	$	39,716,697	14.1%
Interest-earning assets		$	60,376,151	$	59,478,689	$	58,944,082	1.5%	2.4%	$	59,309,062	$	56,256,388	5.4%
Total assets		$	64,252,730	$	63,079,444	$	62,183,137	1.9%	3.3%	$	62,838,282	$	59,251,091	6.1%
Deposits:
	Noninterest-bearing demand	$	21,419,290	$	22,423,633	$	24,019,333	(4.5)%	(10.8)%	$	22,784,258	$	21,271,410	7.1%
	Interest-bearing checking	6,543,349		6,879,632		6,462,471		(4.9)	1.3	6,696,200		6,543,817		2.3
	Money market	12,197,782		12,351,571		12,920,174		(1.2)	(5.6)	12,443,437		12,428,025		0.1
	Savings	2,747,166		2,961,634		2,841,352		(7.2)	(3.3)	2,901,940		2,746,933		5.6
	Time deposits	12,076,193		9,435,063		8,072,917		28.0	49.6	9,473,744		8,493,511		11.5
	Total deposits	$	54,983,780	$	54,051,533	$	54,316,247	1.7%	1.2%	$	54,299,579	$	51,483,696	5.5%
Interest-bearing liabilities		$	34,372,853	$	32,703,323	$	31,011,536	5.1%	10.8%	$	32,322,744	$	31,077,459	4.0%
Stockholders’ equity		$	5,834,623	$	5,772,638	$	5,786,237	1.1%	0.8%	$	5,783,025	$	5,559,212	4.0%

(1)Average balances of PPP loans were $104.6 million, $127.6 million and $677.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively, and $215.4 million and $1.39 billion for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

(2)Includes loans HFS.

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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
QUARTER-TO-DATE AVERAGE BALANCES, YIELDS AND RATES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 6
		Three Months Ended
		December 31, 2022						September 30, 2022
		Average				Average		Average				Average
		Balance		Interest		Yield/Rate (1)		Balance		Interest		Yield/Rate (1)
Assets
Interest-earning assets:
	Interest-bearing cash and deposits with banks	$	2,983,726	$	23,986	3.19	%	$	2,287,010	$	9,080	1.58	%
	Resale agreements	833,170		6,062		2.89	%	1,037,292		6,769		2.59	%
	AFS debt securities	5,869,336		46,224		3.12	%	6,204,729		38,383		2.45	%
	HTM debt securities	3,004,412		12,747		1.68	%	3,017,063		12,709		1.67	%
	Loans (2)	47,607,132		671,323		5.59	%	46,854,541		560,452		4.75	%
	FHLB and FRB stock	78,375		870		4.40	%	78,054		843		4.28	%
	Total interest-earning assets	60,376,151		761,212		5.00	%	59,478,689		628,236		4.19	%
Noninterest-earning assets:
	Cash and due from banks	640,509						615,836
	Allowance for loan losses	(583,271)						(566,369)
	Other assets	3,819,341						3,551,288
	Total assets	$	64,252,730					$	63,079,444
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
	Checking deposits	$	6,543,349	$	16,735	1.01	%	$	6,879,632	$	8,493	0.49	%
	Money market deposits	12,197,782		62,246		2.02	%	12,351,571		33,101		1.06	%
	Savings deposits	2,747,166		2,714		0.39	%	2,961,634		2,268		0.30	%
	Time deposits	12,076,193		65,772		2.16	%	9,435,063		25,032		1.05	%
	Federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings	47,142		374		3.15	%	211,794		1,177		2.20	%
	FHLB advances	40,178		225		2.22	%	86,243		392		1.80	%
	Repurchase agreements	568,520		5,507		3.84	%	624,821		4,421		2.81	%
	Long-term debt and finance lease liabilities	152,523		2,132		5.55	%	152,565		1,543		4.01	%
	Total interest-bearing liabilities	34,372,853		155,705		1.80	%	32,703,323		76,427		0.93	%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities and stockholders’ equity:
	Demand deposits	21,419,290						22,423,633
	Accrued expenses and other liabilities	2,625,964						2,179,850
	Stockholders’ equity	5,834,623						5,772,638
	Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	64,252,730					$	63,079,444
Interest rate spread						3.20	%					3.26	%
Net interest income and net interest margin				$	605,507	3.98	%			$	551,809	3.68	%

(1)Annualized.

(2)Includes loans HFS. Average balances of PPP loans were $104.6 million and $127.6 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and September 30, 2022, respectively.

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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
QUARTER-TO-DATE AVERAGE BALANCES, YIELDS AND RATES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 7
		Three Months Ended
		December 31, 2022						December 31, 2021
		Average				Average		Average				Average
		Balance		Interest		Yield/Rate (1)		Balance		Interest		Yield/Rate (1)
Assets
Interest-earning assets:
	Interest-bearing cash and deposits with banks	$	2,983,726	$	23,986	3.19	%	$	6,050,870	$	3,750	0.25	%
	Resale agreements	833,170		6,062		2.89	%	2,440,636		9,162		1.49	%
	AFS debt securities	5,869,336		46,224		3.12	%	9,842,691		42,367		1.71	%
	HTM debt securities	3,004,412		12,747		1.68	%	—		—		—	%
	Loans (2)	47,607,132		671,323		5.59	%	40,532,569		366,936		3.59	%
	FHLB and FRB stock	78,375		870		4.40	%	77,316		493		2.53	%
	Total interest-earning assets	60,376,151		761,212		5.00	%	58,944,082		422,708		2.85	%
Noninterest-earning assets:
	Cash and due from banks	640,509						652,126
	Allowance for loan losses	(583,271)						(558,645)
	Other assets	3,819,341						3,145,574
	Total assets	$	64,252,730					$	62,183,137
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
	Checking deposits	$	6,543,349	$	16,735	1.01	%	$	6,462,471	$	1,846	0.11	%
	Money market deposits	12,197,782		62,246		2.02	%	12,920,174		3,172		0.10	%
	Savings deposits	2,747,166		2,714		0.39	%	2,841,352		1,734		0.24	%
	Time deposits	12,076,193		65,772		2.16	%	8,072,917		6,617		0.33	%
	Federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings	47,142		374		3.15	%	730		—		—	%
	FHLB advances	40,178		225		2.22	%	249,048		856		1.36	%
	Repurchase agreements	568,520		5,507		3.84	%	313,075		2,018		2.56	%
	Long-term debt and finance lease liabilities	152,523		2,132		5.55	%	151,769		768		2.01	%
	Total interest-bearing liabilities	34,372,853		155,705		1.80	%	31,011,536		17,011		0.22	%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities and stockholders’ equity:
	Demand deposits	21,419,290						24,019,333
	Accrued expenses and other liabilities	2,625,964						1,366,031
	Stockholders’ equity	5,834,623						5,786,237
	Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	64,252,730					$	62,183,137
Interest rate spread						3.20	%					2.63	%
Net interest income and net interest margin				$	605,507	3.98	%			$	405,697	2.73	%

(1)Annualized.

(2)Includes loans HFS. Average balances of PPP loans were $104.6 million and $677.2 million for the three months ended December 31, 2022 and December 31, 2021, respectively.

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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
YEAR-TO-DATE AVERAGE BALANCES, YIELDS AND RATES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 8
		Year Ended
		December 31, 2022						December 31, 2021
		Average				Average		Average				Average
		Balance		Interest		Yield/Rate		Balance		Interest		Yield/Rate
Assets
Interest-earning assets:
	Interest-bearing cash and deposits with banks	$	3,127,234	$	41,113	1.31	%	$	6,071,896	$	15,531	0.26	%
	Resale agreements	1,398,080		29,767		2.13	%	2,107,157		32,239		1.53	%
	AFS debt securities	6,629,945		152,514		2.30	%	8,281,234		143,983		1.74	%
	HTM debt securities	2,756,382		46,392		1.68	%	—		—		—	%
	Loans (1)	45,319,458		2,048,301		4.52	%	39,716,697		1,424,900		3.59	%
	FHLB and FRB stock	77,963		3,144		4.03	%	79,404		2,081		2.62	%
	Total interest-earning assets	59,309,062		2,321,231		3.91	%	56,256,388		1,618,734		2.88	%
Noninterest-earning assets:
	Cash and due from banks	652,673						615,255
	Allowance for loan losses	(559,746)						(592,211)
	Other assets	3,436,293						2,971,659
	Total assets	$	62,838,282					$	59,251,091
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
	Checking deposits	$	6,696,200	$	29,808	0.45	%	$	6,543,817	$	13,023	0.20	%
	Money market deposits	12,443,437		107,442		0.86	%	12,428,025		15,041		0.12	%
	Savings deposits	2,901,940		8,550		0.29	%	2,746,933		7,496		0.27	%
	Time deposits	9,473,744		106,038		1.12	%	8,493,511		33,599		0.40	%
	Federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings	81,719		1,801		2.20	%	1,584		42		2.65	%
	FHLB advances	105,966		1,754		1.66	%	404,789		6,881		1.70	%
	Repurchase agreements	467,413		14,362		3.07	%	306,845		7,999		2.61	%
	Long-term debt and finance lease liabilities	152,325		5,595		3.67	%	151,955		3,082		2.03	%
	Total interest-bearing liabilities	32,322,744		275,350		0.85	%	31,077,459		87,163		0.28	%
Noninterest-bearing liabilities and stockholders’ equity:
	Demand deposits	22,784,258						21,271,410
	Accrued expenses and other liabilities	1,948,255						1,343,010
	Stockholders’ equity	5,783,025						5,559,212
	Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	62,838,282					$	59,251,091
Interest rate spread						3.06	%					2.60	%
Net interest income and net interest margin				$	2,045,881	3.45	%			$	1,531,571	2.72	%

(1)Includes loans HFS. Average balances of PPP loans were $215.4 million and $1.39 billion for the years ended December 31, 2022 and 2021, respectively.

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SELECTED RATIOS
(unaudited)
Table 9
		Three Months Ended (1)							December 31, 2022 Basis Point Change
		December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021			Qtr-o-Qtr		Yr-o-Yr
	Return on average assets	2.08	%	1.86	%	1.39	%		22	bps	69	bps
	Return on average equity	22.90	%	20.30	%	14.93	%		260		797
	Tangible return on average tangible equity (2)	24.96	%	22.16	%	16.32	%		280		864
	Interest rate spread	3.20	%	3.26	%	2.63	%		(6)		57
	Net interest margin	3.98	%	3.68	%	2.73	%		30		125
	Average loan yield	5.59	%	4.75	%	3.59	%		84		200
	Yield on average interest-earning assets	5.00	%	4.19	%	2.85	%		81		215
	Average cost of interest-bearing deposits	1.74	%	0.86	%	0.18	%		88		156
	Average cost of deposits	1.06	%	0.51	%	0.10	%		55		96
	Average cost of funds	1.11	%	0.55	%	0.12	%		56		99
	Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision profitability ratio (3)	2.95	%	2.72	%	1.91	%		23		104
	Adjusted noninterest expense/average assets (3)	1.19	%	1.23	%	1.13	%		(4)		6
	Efficiency ratio	38.35	%	34.43	%	44.03	%		392		(568)
	Adjusted efficiency ratio (3)	28.66	%	31.18	%	37.24	%		(252)	bps	(858)	bps
		Year Ended				December 31, 2022 Basis Point Change
		December 31, 2022		December 31, 2021		Yr-o-Yr
	Return on average assets	1.80	%	1.47	%	33		bps
	Return on average equity	19.51	%	15.70	%	381
	Tangible return on average tangible equity (2)	21.29	%	17.24	%	405
	Interest rate spread	3.06	%	2.60	%	46
	Net interest margin	3.45	%	2.72	%	73
	Average loan yield	4.52	%	3.59	%	93
	Yield on average interest-earning assets	3.91	%	2.88	%	103
	Average cost of interest-bearing deposits	0.80	%	0.23	%	57
	Average cost of deposits	0.46	%	0.13	%	33
	Average cost of funds	0.50	%	0.17	%	33
	Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision profitability ratio (3)	2.55	%	1.94	%	61
	Adjusted noninterest expense/average assets (3)	1.18	%	1.13	%	5
	Efficiency ratio	36.65	%	43.80	%	(715)
	Adjusted efficiency ratio (3)	31.74	%	36.91	%	(517)		bps

(1)Annualized except for efficiency ratio.

(2)Tangible return on average tangible equity is a non-GAAP financial measure. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 13.

(3)Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision profitability ratio, adjusted noninterest expense/average assets and the adjusted efficiency ratio are non-GAAP financial measures. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 12.

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ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES & OFF-BALANCE SHEET CREDIT EXPOSURES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 10
		Three Months Ended December 31, 2022
		Commercial				Consumer
		C&I		Total CRE		Total Residential Mortgage		Other Consumer		Total
Allowance for loan losses, September 30, 2022		$	371,749	$	178,487	$	30,587	$	1,694	$	582,517
(Reversal of) provision for credit losses on loans	(a)	(263)		13,790		9,363		(118)		22,772
Gross charge-offs		(416)		(10,804)		—		(16)		(11,236)
Gross recoveries		136		873		89		—		1,098
Total net (charge-offs) recoveries		(280)		(9,931)		89		(16)		(10,138)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		494		—		—		—		494
Allowance for loan losses, December 31, 2022		$	371,700	$	182,346	$	40,039	$	1,560	$	595,645

		Three Months Ended September 30, 2022
		Commercial				Consumer
		C&I		Total CRE		Total Residential Mortgage		Other Consumer		Total
Allowance for loan losses, June 30, 2022		$	363,282	$	173,479	$	25,060	$	1,449	$	563,270
Provision for credit losses on loans	(a)	9,575		11,163		6,281		255		27,274
Gross charge-offs		(6,894)		(6,226)		(775)		(10)		(13,905)
Gross recoveries		7,172		71		21		—		7,264
Total net recoveries (charge-offs)		278		(6,155)		(754)		(10)		(6,641)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(1,386)		—		—		—		(1,386)
Allowance for loan losses, September 30, 2022		$	371,749	$	178,487	$	30,587	$	1,694	$	582,517

		Three Months Ended December 31, 2021
		Commercial				Consumer
		C&I		Total CRE		Total Residential Mortgage		Other Consumer		Total
Allowance for loan losses, September 30, 2021		$	342,142	$	192,260	$	21,684	$	4,318	$	560,404
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses on loans	(a)	2,395		(9,416)		(1,519)		(940)		(9,480)
Gross charge-offs		(12,328)		(2,872)		—		(1,454)		(16,654)
Gross recoveries		5,605		836		430		—		6,871
Total net (charge-offs) recoveries		(6,723)		(2,036)		430		(1,454)		(9,783)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		438		—		—		—		438
Allowance for loan losses, December 31, 2021		$	338,252	$	180,808	$	20,595	$	1,924	$	541,579

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ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES & OFF-BALANCE-SHEET CREDIT EXPOSURES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 10 (continued)
		Year Ended December 31, 2022
		Commercial				Consumer
		C&I		Total CRE		Total Residential Mortgage		Other Consumer		Total
Allowance for loan losses, December 31, 2021		$	338,252	$	180,808	$	20,595	$	1,924	$	541,579
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses on loans	(a)	37,604		17,430		19,991		(258)		74,767
Gross charge-offs		(18,738)		(18,108)		(968)		(106)		(37,920)
Gross recoveries		16,824		2,216		421		—		19,461
Total net charge-offs		(1,914)		(15,892)		(547)		(106)		(18,459)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(2,242)		—		—		—		(2,242)
Allowance for loan losses, December 31, 2022		$	371,700	$	182,346	$	40,039	$	1,560	$	595,645

		Year Ended December 31, 2021
		Commercial				Consumer
		C&I		Total CRE		Total Residential Mortgage		Other Consumer		Total
Allowance for loan losses, December 31, 2020		$	398,040	$	201,603	$	18,210	$	2,130	$	619,983
(Reversal of) provision for credit losses on loans	(a)	(39,732)		6,782		2,710		1,286		(28,954)
Gross charge-offs		(32,490)		(31,514)		(1,091)		(1,497)		(66,592)
Gross recoveries		11,906		3,937		766		5		16,614
Total net charge-offs		(20,584)		(27,577)		(325)		(1,492)		(49,978)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		528		—		—		—		528
Allowance for loan losses, December 31, 2021		$	338,252	$	180,808	$	20,595	$	1,924	$	541,579

		Three Months Ended						Year Ended
		December 31, 2022		September 30, 2022		December 31, 2021		December 31, 2022		December 31, 2021
Unfunded Credit Facilities
Allowance for unfunded credit commitments, beginning of period (1)		$	24,041	$	24,304	$	28,036	$	27,514	$	33,577
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses on unfunded credit commitments	(b)	2,228		(274)		(520)		(1,267)		(6,046)
Foreign currency translation adjustment		(5)		11		(2)		17		(17)
Allowance for unfunded credit commitments, end of period (1)		$	26,264	$	24,041	$	27,514	$	26,264	$	27,514
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses	(a)+(b)	$	25,000	$	27,000	$	(10,000)	$	73,500	$	(35,000)

(1)Included in Accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.

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	EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
	CRITICIZED LOANS, NONPERFORMING ASSETS AND CREDIT QUALITY RATIOS
	($ in thousands)
	(unaudited)
Table 11
Criticized Loans		December 31, 2022			September 30, 2022			December 31, 2021
Special mention loans		$	468,471		$	470,964		$	384,694
Classified loans		427,509			434,242			448,362
Total criticized loans (1)		$	895,980		$	905,206		$	833,056
Nonperforming Assets		December 31, 2022			September 30, 2022			December 31, 2021
Nonaccrual loans:
Commercial:
	C&I	$	50,428		$	47,988		$	59,023
	Total CRE	23,413			11,209			9,942
Consumer:
	Total residential mortgage	25,586			23,309			24,164
	Other consumer	99			37			52
	Total nonaccrual loans	99,526			82,543			93,181
Other real estate owned, net		270			—			363
Other nonperforming assets		—			—			9,938
Nonperforming loans HFS		—			14,500			—
	Total nonperforming assets	$	99,796		$	97,043		$	103,482
Credit Quality Ratios		December 31, 2022			September 30, 2022			December 31, 2021
Annualized quarterly net charge-offs to average loans HFI		0.08		%	0.06		%	0.10		%
Annual net charge-offs to average loans HFI		0.04		%	N/A			0.13		%
Special mention loans to loans HFI		0.97		%	0.99		%	0.92		%
Classified loans to loans HFI		0.89		%	0.92		%	1.08		%
Criticized loans to loans HFI		1.86		%	1.91		%	2.00		%
Nonperforming assets to total assets		0.16		%	0.16		%	0.17		%
Nonaccrual loans to loans HFI		0.21		%	0.17		%	0.22		%
Allowance for loan losses to loans HFI		1.24		%	1.23		%	1.30		%

(1)Excludes loans HFS.

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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 12
The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to provide supplemental information regarding the Company’s performance. Adjusted efficiency ratio represents adjusted noninterest expense divided by revenue. Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision profitability ratio represents total revenue less adjusted noninterest expense, divided by average total assets. Adjusted noninterest expense excludes the amortization of tax credit and other investments and the amortization of core deposit intangibles. Management believes that the measures and ratios presented below provide clarity to financial statement users regarding the ongoing performance of the Company and allow comparability to prior periods.
		Three Months Ended
		December 31, 2022			September 30, 2022			December 31, 2021
Net interest income before provision for (reversal of) credit losses		$	605,507		$	551,809		$	405,697
Total noninterest income		64,927			75,552			71,489
Total revenue	(a)	$	670,434		$	627,361		$	477,186
Total noninterest expense	(b)	$	257,110		$	215,973		$	210,105
Less: Amortization of tax credit and other investments		(64,605)			(19,874)			(31,800)
Amortization of core deposit intangibles		(381)			(485)			(602)
Adjusted noninterest expense	(c)	$	192,124		$	195,614		$	177,703
Efficiency ratio	(b)/(a)	38.35		%	34.43		%	44.03		%
Adjusted efficiency ratio	(c)/(a)	28.66		%	31.18		%	37.24		%
Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision income	(a)-(c) = (d)	$	478,310		$	431,747		$	299,483
Average total assets	(e)	$	64,252,730		$	63,079,444		$	62,183,137
Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision profitability ratio (1)	(d)/(e)	2.95		%	2.72		%	1.91		%
Adjusted noninterest expense/average assets (1)	(c)/(e)	1.19		%	1.23		%	1.13		%
		Year Ended
		December 31, 2022			December 31, 2021
Net interest income before provision for (reversal of) credit losses		$	2,045,881		$	1,531,571
Total noninterest income		298,666			285,895
Total revenue	(f)	$	2,344,547		$	1,817,466
Total noninterest expense	(g)	$	859,393		$	796,089
Less: Amortization of tax credit and other investments		(113,358)			(122,457)
Amortization of core deposit intangibles		(1,865)			(2,749)
Adjusted noninterest expense	(h)	$	744,170		$	670,883
Efficiency ratio	(g)/(f)	36.65		%	43.80		%
Adjusted efficiency ratio	(h)/(f)	31.74		%	36.91		%
Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision income	(f)-(h) = (i)	$	1,600,377		$	1,146,583
Average total assets	(j)	$	62,838,282		$	59,251,091
Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision profitability ratio	(i)/(j)	2.55		%	1.94		%
Adjusted noninterest expense/average assets	(h)/(j)	1.18		%	1.13		%

(1)Annualized.

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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 13
The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to provide supplemental information regarding the Company’s performance. Tangible equity and tangible equity to tangible assets ratio are non-GAAP financial measures. Tangible equity and tangible assets represent stockholders’ equity and total assets, respectively, which have been reduced by goodwill and other intangible assets. Given that the use of such measures and ratios is more prevalent in the banking industry, and such measures and ratios are used by banking regulators and analysts, the Company has included them below for discussion.
		December 31, 2022			September 30, 2022			December 31, 2021
Stockholders’ equity	(a)	$	5,984,612		$	5,660,668		$	5,837,218
Less: Goodwill		(465,697)			(465,697)			(465,697)
Other intangible assets (1)		(7,998)			(8,667)			(9,334)
Tangible equity	(b)	$	5,510,917		$	5,186,304		$	5,362,187
Total assets	(c)	$	64,112,150		$	62,576,061		$	60,870,701
Less: Goodwill		(465,697)			(465,697)			(465,697)
Other intangible assets (1)		(7,998)			(8,667)			(9,334)
Tangible assets	(d)	$	63,638,455		$	62,101,697		$	60,395,670
Total stockholders’ equity to total assets ratio	(a)/(c)	9.33		%	9.05		%	9.59		%
Tangible equity to tangible assets ratio	(b)/(d)	8.66		%	8.35		%	8.88		%

Tangible return on average tangible equity represents tangible net income divided by average tangible equity. Tangible net income excludes the after-tax impacts of the amortization of core deposit intangibles and mortgage servicing assets. Given that the use of such measures and ratios is more prevalent in the banking industry, and such measures and ratios are used by banking regulators and analysts, the Company has included them below for discussion.
		Three Months Ended												Year Ended
		December 31, 2022				September 30, 2022				December 31, 2021				December 31, 2022			December 31, 2021
Net income	(e)	$	336,763			$	295,339			$	217,796			$	1,128,083		$	872,981
Add: Amortization of core deposit intangibles		381				485				602				1,865			2,749
Amortization of mortgage servicing assets		329				340				415				1,425			1,679
Tax effect of amortization adjustments (2)		(209)				(237)				(293)				(966)			(1,274)
Tangible net income	(f)	$	337,264			$	295,927			$	218,520			$	1,130,407		$	876,135
Average stockholders’ equity	(g)	$	5,834,623			$	5,772,638			$	5,786,237			$	5,783,025		$	5,559,212
Less: Average goodwill		(465,697)				(465,697)				(465,697)				(465,697)			(465,697)
Average other intangible assets (1)		(8,378)				(8,379)				(9,611)				(8,695)			(10,535)
Average tangible equity	(h)	$	5,360,548			$	5,298,562			$	5,310,929			$	5,308,633		$	5,082,980
Return on average equity	(e)/(g)	22.90		%	(3)	20.30		%	(3)	14.93		%	(3)	19.51		%	15.70		%
Tangible return on average tangible equity	(f)/(h)	24.96		%	(3)	22.16		%	(3)	16.32		%	(3)	21.29		%	17.24		%

(1)Includes core deposit intangibles and mortgage servicing assets.

(2)Applied statutory tax rate of 29.37% for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022. Applied statutory tax rate of 28.77% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, and for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2021.

(3)Annualized.

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EX-99.2

EWBC Earnings Results Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 January 26, 2023

Forward-Looking Statements 2 Forward-Looking Statements This presentation contains forward-looking statements that are intended to be covered by the safe harbor for such statements provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on the current beliefs and expectations of the management of East West Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. You should not place undue reliance on these statements. Factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements include, among others, changes in the U.S. economy or local, regional and global business, economic and political conditions and geopolitical events; the impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic; changes in laws or the regulatory environment, including trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws; and changes in the commercial and consumer real estate markets and in consumer spending and savings habits. These factors also consist of those contained in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2021. When considering these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind these risks and uncertainties, as well as any cautionary statements the Company may make. These statements speak only as of the date they are made and are based only on information then actually known to the Company. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements except as required by law. Non-GAAP Financial Measures Certain financial information in this presentation has not been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and is presented on a non-GAAP basis. Investors should refer to the reconciliations included in this presentation and should consider the Company’s non-GAAP measures in addition to, not as a substitute for or superior to, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. These measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

17.2% 21.3% FY 2021 FY 2022 15.7% 19.5% FY 2021 FY 2022 Highlights of Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2022 3 Return on Average Assets Adjusted Pre-Tax, Pre-Provision Income* & Profitability Ratio* Tangible Return on Average Tangible Equity* Return on Average Equity Adj. PTPP income* Adj. PTPP profitability ratio* $ i n m ill io n s 4Q22 Net income $337 million 2022 Net income $1.1 billion 4Q22 Diluted EPS $2.37 2022 Diluted EPS $7.92 4Q22 Revenue $670 million 2022 Revenue $2.3 billion Record loans $48.2 billion Record deposits $56.0 billion Tangible equity*/share $39.10 1.39% 1.86% 2.08% 4Q21 3Q22 4Q22 1.47% 1.80% FY 2021 FY 2022 14.9% 20.3% 22.9% 4Q21 3Q22 4Q22 16.3% 22.2% 25.0% 4Q21 3Q22 4Q22 $299 $432 $478 1.91% 2.72% 2.95% $200 $280 $360 $440 4Q21 3Q22 4Q22 $1,147 $1,600 1.94% 2.55% FY 2021 FY 2022 * See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in the appendix and in the Company’s Earnings Press Releases.

4 12.31.22: Strong, Well-Diversified Balance Sheet Record Loans as of 12.31.22: $48.2 billion ($ in billions) C&I Resi. mortgage & other consumerTotal CRE IB Checking & SavingsMMDADDA Time Total Deposits as of 12.31.22: $56.0 billion ($ in billions) * See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in the appendix and in the Company’s Earnings Press Releases. $21.1 38% $12.3 22% $9.3 16% $13.3 24% $15.7 33% $19.1 39% $13.4 28% $ in millions, except per share data 12.31.22 09.30.22 Cash equivalents & ST investments $ 3,621 $ 2,794 $ 827 Repo assets 792 893 (101) AFS debt securities 6,035 5,906 129 HTM debt securities 3,002 3,013 (11) Total Loans 48,228 47,457 771 Allowance for loan losses (ALLL) (596) (583) (13) Net Loans $ 47,632 $ 46,874 $ 758 Other assets 3,030 3,096 (66) Total Assets $ 64,112 $ 62,576 $ 1,536 Customer deposits $ 55,968 $ 53,857 $ 2,111 Fed Funds, FHLB advances & repo funding 300 1,137 (837) Long-term debt & finance lease liab. 152 153 (1) Other liabilities 1,708 1,768 (60) Total Liabilities $ 58,128 $ 56,915 $ 1,213 Total Stockholders' Equity $ 5,985 $ 5,661 $ 324 Book value per share $ 42.46 $ 40.17 $ 2.29 Tangible equity* per share $ 39.10 $ 36.80 $ 2.30 Tang. equity to tang. assets ratio* 8.66% 8.35% 31 bps Loans to deposits ratio 86.2% 88.1% (194) bps Q-o-Q Change

12.31.22: Strong Capital Ratios That Expanded Q-o-Q ▪ Book value per share of $42.46 as of 12.31.22, +6% Q-o-Q. Stockholders’ equity to assets ratio of 9.33% as of 12.31.22, +28 bps Q-o-Q. ▪ Tangible equity* per share of $39.10 as of 12.31.22, +6% Q-o-Q. Tangible equity to tangible assets ratio* of 8.66% as of 12.31.22, +31 bps Q-o-Q. ▪ All regulatory capital ratios increased Q-o-Q. ▪ Dividend Increase: 1Q23 quarterly common stock dividend: $0.48/share, up $0.08 or +20%, from $0.40/share in 4Q22. Increased annual dividend equivalent to $1.92 per share. ▪ No buybacks during 4Q22. 5 **The Company has elected to use the 2020 CECL transition provision in the calculation of its December 31, 2022, September 30, 2022, and December 31, 2021 regulatory capital ratios. The Company’s December 31, 2022 regulatory capital ratios are preliminary. * See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in the appendix and in the Company’s Earnings Press Releases. 12.8% 12.8% 14.1% 9.0% 12.3% 12.3% 13.6% 9.6% 12.7% 12.7% 14.0% 9.8% CET1 capital ratio Tier 1 capital ratio Total capital ratio Leverage ratio EWBC 12.31.21 EWBC 09.30.22 EWBC 12.31.22**

Total CRE 39% Total Resi. Mortgage & Other Consumer 28% C&I 33% 6 12.31.22: Diversified Commercial Loan Portfolio ▪ C&I loans: $15.7bn loans O/S plus $7.1bn undisbursed commitments: $22.8bn total commitments as of 12.31.22. ▪ Portfolio well-diversified by industry. ▪ Utilization: 69% as of 12.31.22, vs. 70% as of 09.30.22. ▪ Growth: total commitments: +3% (+10% ann.) Q-o-Q & EOP loans O/S: +1% (+2% ann.) Q-o-Q. ▪ China loans O/S (mainland + Hong Kong): $2.14bn as of 12.31.22, up +2% (+7% ann.) from $2.10bn as of 09.30.22. Portfolio primarily consists of C&I loans, well-diversified by industry. Total Loans: C&I Loans by Industry as % of Total Loans Outstanding $15.7bn$48.2 billion Total Loans 5% 11% Private Equity & Fund Finance Tech & Telecom: 1%; Hospitality & Leisure:1% Oil & Gas: 1%; Consumer Nondurable Goods: 1% All Other C&I } 4% 3% 2% 2% 2% Media & Entertainment Infrastructure & Clean Energy General Manufacturing & Wholesale Real Estate Investment & Management Agriculture & Food-related Industries

C&I 33% MFR, 9% Retail, 8% Industrial, 7% Office, 5% Hotel, 4% Healthcare, 2% All other CRE, 3% Total Resi. Mortgage & Other Consumer 28% Total CRE 39% SoCal 51% NorCal 21% TX 8% NY 5% WA 3% Other 12% 12.31.22: Diversified Commercial Real Estate Portfolio 7 Total Loans: Total CRE Loans by Property Type as % of Total Loans Outstanding ▪ Total CRE loans: $19.1bn loans O/S as of 12.31.22. ▪ Portfolio well-diversified by property type. ▪ Geographic distribution reflects EWBC’s branch footprint. ▪ Growth: +2% (+8% ann.) Q-o-Q. ▪ Construction & land loans: $638mm, or 1% of total loans. Total construction & land exposure of $1.25bn: loans O/S plus $613mm in undisbursed commitments. $19.1 billion Total CRE Loans Total CRE: Distribution by Geography $19.1bn$48.2 billion Total Loans Const. & Land,1%

<=50% 41% >50% to 55% 16% >55% to 60% 16% >60% to 65% 17% >65% to 70% 6% >70% 4% Total CRE: Distribution by LTV 8 12.31.22: Low LTV Commercial Real Estate Portfolio CRE Size & LTV by Property Type 1 Weighted avg. LTV based on commitment. * Construction & Land avg. size based on total commitment. ▪ High percentage of CRE loans have full recourse & personal guarantees from individuals or guarantors with substantial net worth. ▪ Many of our customers have long-term relationships with East West Bank. $2.8 million Avg. size of loan outstanding 51% Avg. LTV ($ in millions) Total Portfolio Size Weighted Avg. LTV1 Average Loan Size Multifamily 4,573$ 52% 1.6$ Retail 4,076$ 49% 2.4$ Industrial 3,617$ 48% 3.0$ Office 2,523$ 53% 4.2$ Hotel 2,086$ 53% 9.1$ Healthcare 797$ 57% 4.2$ Construction & Land* 638$ 57% 13.7$ Other 759$ 49% 2.8$ Total CRE 19,069$ 51% 2.8$

SoCal 40% NorCal 16% NY 27% WA 7% TX 2% Other 8% 12.31.22: Low LTV Residential Mortgage Portfolio 9 Resi. Mortgage: Distribution by Geography Resi. Mortgage: Distribution by LTV $13.3 billion Resi. Mortgage Loans Outstanding $434,000 Avg. loan size* 51% Avg. LTV* ▪ Residential mortgage (SFR + HELOC): $13.3bn loans O/S as of 12.31.22. ▪ Primarily originated through East West Bank branches. ▪ Origination volume: $0.7bn in 4Q22, down 51% Q-o-Q and down 27% Y-o-Y. ▪ Resi. loans O/S growth: +2% (+9% ann.) Q-o-Q. ▪ SFR: $11.2bn loans O/S as of 12.31.22. ▪ HELOC: $2.1bn loans O/S + $3.4bn in undisbursed commitments: $5.5bn total as of 12.31.22. ▪ HELOC utilization: 39% as of 12.31.22, vs. 40% as of 09.30.22. ▪ 82% of commitments in first lien position as of 12.31.22. * Combined LTV for 1st and 2nd liens; based on commitment. Avg. size based on loan O/S for SFR and commitment for HELOC. <=50% 41% >50% to 55% 13% >55% to 60% 38% >60% 8%

1.1% 1.0% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 0.9% 1.3% 1.0% 1.0% 2.0% 1.9% 2.2% 1.9% 1.9% 12.31.21 03.31.22 06.30.22 09.30.22 12.31.22 2.4% 2.6% 0.3% C&I CRE Resi. mortgage & consumer 0.3% 0.1% 0.2% C&I CRE Resi. mortgage & consumer 12.31.22: Solid & Stable Asset Quality Metrics 10 Nonaccrual loans OREO & other NPAs Classified loans HFI Special Mention loans HFI Classified loans HFI Special Mention loans HFI Nonaccrual Ratio by Loans HFI Portfolio (subset of Classified) (as of 12.31.22) NPAs / Total Assets Criticized Ratio by Loans HFI Portfolio (as of 12.31.22) Criticized Loans / Loans HFI ▪ Criticized loans decreased Q-o-Q by $9mm, or 1%, to $896mm as of 12.31.22. ▪ Classified loans decreased 2% Q-o-Q to $427.5mm & special mention loans decreased 0.5% Q-o-Q to $468.5mm. ▪ Criticized loans ratio improved: down 5 bps Q-o-Q to 1.86% of loans HFI as of 12.31.22, vs. 1.91% of loans HFI as of 09.30.22. ▪ Nonperforming assets: $100mm as of 12.31.22 (0.16% of assets), vs 0.16% as of 09.30.22. ▪ Accruing loans 30-89 days past due: $62mm as of 12.31.22 (0.13% of loans HFI), vs. 0.10% as of 09.30.22 & 0.11% as of 12.31.21. 0.17% 0.15% 0.14% 0.16% 0.16% 12.31.21 03.31.22 06.30.22 09.30.22 12.31.22

4Q22: Allowance for Loan Losses & Credit Costs 11 Allowance for Loan Losses Coverage Ratio $ i n m ill io n s Provision for Credit Losses & Net Charge-offs $ i n m ill io n s HFI represents Held for Investment. $(10) $8 $13.5 $27 $25 $10 $8 $(7) $7 $10 0.10% 0.08% -0.06% 0.06% 0.08% -0.09% $(25) 4Q21 1Q22 2Q22 3Q22 4Q22 Provision for credit losses Net charge-offs NCO ratio (ann.) Composition of ALLL by Portfolio: $ i n m ill io n s ; ra ti o i s a llo w a n c e c o v e ra g e b y p o rt fo lio ALLL by Loan Portfolio: C&I (ex. PPP) Total CRE Resi. mortgage & consumer Total: $583 Total:1.23%Total: $596 Total:1.24% 372 372 2.40% 2.38% 178 182 0.95% 0.96% 33 42 0.25% 0.31% 09.30.22 12.31.22 09.30.22 12.31.22 ▪ ALLL coverage of loans: 1.24% as of 12.31.22, vs. 1.23% as of 09.30.22. ▪ Build in ALLL coverage largely reflects current macroeconomic outlook and credit model drivers. ▪ Build in residential mortgage & consumer loan ALLL coverage largely due to changes in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and the Housing Price Index (HPI). ▪ Net charge-offs in 4Q22 of $10mm, or annualized 0.08% of avg. loans, vs. 0.06% annualized in 3Q22. ▪ Provision for credit losses in 4Q22: $25mm, vs. $27mm in 3Q22. $542 $546 $563 $583 $596 1.30% 1.25% 1.21% 1.23% 1.24% 1.00% $400 12.31.21 03.31.22 06.30.22 09.30.22 12.31.22 ALLL ALLL/Loans HFI

4Q22: Summary Income Statement 12 * See slide 17 for noninterest income detail by category. Comments ▪ Record net interest income: $605.5mm, up 10% Q-o-Q (+39% LQA). ▪ Customer-driven fee income and GOS of SBA loans: $66mm, down 4.5% Q-o-Q. ▪ Interest rate contracts (“IRC”) and other derivative income was a loss of $0.6mm in 4Q22, compared with income of $8.8mm 3Q22. The Q-o-Q decrease of $9.4mm was due to an unfavorable change in the credit valuation adjustment. Customer-driven IRC revenue in 4Q22 quarter was essentially unchanged from 3Q22 at $4mm. ▪ Amortization of tax credit & other investments: $65mm in 4Q22, vs. $20mm in 3Q22: Q-o-Q variability reflects the impact of investments that close in a given period. ▪ Tax expense: The full-year 2022 effective tax rate was 20%, compared with 17% in 2021. The lower effective tax rate in 4Q22 of 13% reflected impact of tax credit investments that closed in 4Q22. ** See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in the appendix and in the Company’s Earnings Press Releases. 4Q22 vs. 3Q22 $ in millions, except per share data & ratios 4Q22 3Q22 $ Change % Change Total net interest income $ 605.5 $ 551.8 $ 53.7 10% Fee income & net GOS of loans* 66.0 69.0 (3.0) -4.5% Other (1.1) 6.6 (7.7) -117% Total noninterest income $ 64.9 $ 75.6 $ (10.7) -14% Total revenue $ 670.4 $ 627.4 $ 43.0 7% Adjusted noninterest expense** $ 192.1 $ 195.6 $ (3.5) -2% Amortization of tax credit & other investments + core deposit intangibles 65.0 20.4 44.6 219% Total noninterest expense $ 257.1 $ 216.0 $ 41.1 19% Provision for credit losses $ 25.0 $ 27.0 $ (2.0) -7% Income tax expense 51.6 89.0 (37.4) -42% Effective tax rate 13% 23% -10% Net Income (GAAP) $ 336.8 $ 295.3 $ 41.5 14% Diluted EPS $ 2.37 $ 2.08 $ 0.29 14% Weigh. avg. diluted shares (in mm) 142.1 142.0 0.1 0.1%

24.0 23.4 23.9 22.4 21.4 12.9 12.9 12.3 12.4 12.2 9.3 9.6 9.7 9.9 9.3 8.1 8.1 8.2 9.4 12.1 $54.3 $54.0 $54.1 $54.1 $55.0 4Q21 1Q22 2Q22 3Q22 4Q22 13.6 14.3 15.0 15.3 15.5 15.7 16.4 17.6 18.6 18.9 11.2 11.4 12.0 13.0 13.2 $40.5 $42.1 $44.6 $46.9 $47.6 4Q21 1Q22 2Q22 3Q22 4Q22 4Q22: Average Balance Sheet: Growth & Mix 13 ▪ 4Q22 avg. loan growth: +6% LQA (+$753mm Q-o-Q). Growth in all major loan portfolios: CRE (+$298mm), residential mortgage (+$241mm), and C&I (+$214mm). ▪ Loans made up 79% of AEA in 4Q22, unchanged from 79% in 3Q22. ▪ 4Q22 avg. deposit growth: +7% LQA (+$932mm Q-o-Q). Q-o-Q growth in CDs (+$2.6bn) reflected successful branch-based CD campaign. ▪ Avg. DDA made up 39% of avg. deposits in 4Q22, vs. 41% in 3Q22. $ i n b ill io n s Average Loans & Q-o-Q Change +16% +24% +6% LQA avg. total loan growth C&I Total CRE Residential mortgage & other consumer Average Deposits & Q-o-Q Change Avg. Earning Asset (“AEA”) Mix & Loan-to-Deposit Ratio LQA avg. total deposit growthDDA MMDA IB Checking & Savings Time $ i n b ill io n s -1%-2% +1% +7% +20% 21% 20% 19% 17% 16% 10% 8% 5% 4% 5% L/D: 75% L/D: 78% L/D: 82% L/D: 87% L/D: 87% 4Q21 1Q22 2Q22 3Q22 4Q22 Loans / AEA Securities & other / AEA IB Cash & equivalent / AEA Avg. Loan / Deposit Ratio

4Q22: Net Interest Income & Net Interest Margin 14 ▪ 4Q22 record net interest income: $605.5mm, +10% Q-o-Q (+39% ann.). ▪ 4Q22 NIM expansion: 3.98%, +30 bps Q-o-Q. ▪ Balance sheet hedging: Added $3.25bn of swaps and collars in 2022 to preserve NII when interest rates decrease, $1bn of which was added in 4Q22. Maturities ranging from 2025 through 2027. ▪ Changes in yields and rates reflected rising benchmark interest rates during the year, as well as asset sensitivity of variable-rate loan portfolio. Impact to NIM from Q-o-Q Change in Yields, Rates & Balance Sheet Mix $ i n m ill io n s 3Q22 NIM 4Q22 NIM +67 bps +15 bps 3Q22 NIM: 3.68% Net Interest Income & Net Interest Margin Higher loan yields 4Q22 NIM: 3.98% Higher other AEA yields -51 bps Higher IB funding cost -1 bp Funding mix shift $406 $416 $473 $552 $605.5 2.73% 2.87% 3.23% 3.68% 3.98% 0.25% 0.29% 0.93% 2.35% 3.82% 4Q21 1Q22 2Q22 3Q22 4Q22 NII NIM Avg. Fed Funds Rate

411 422 520 668 818 HELOC 407 403 404 416 431 SFR 327 342 411 507 593 Total CRE 322 336 427 559 676 C&I* 359 363 395 475 559 0.09% 0.22% 0.98% 2.46% 3.90% 4Q21 1Q22 2Q22 3Q22 4Q22 Avg. loan yield (in bps) Avg. 1M LIBOR 4Q22: Loan Yields: Average & Spot 15 Loan Coupon Spot Rate (in bps) by Portfolio * C&I spot rate excludes PPP, credit cards, deposit overdraft & micro-finance. Avg. Loan Yield (in bps) Relative to LIBOR 12.31.21 03.31.22 Total fixed rate and hybrid in fixed period: 39%. Variable: LIBOR or SOFR rates Hybrid in fixed rate period Fixed rate Variable: Prime rate Variable: all other rates Loan Portfolio by Index Rate (12.31.22) 06.30.22 C&I: 87% variable rate. Total CRE: 64% variable rate, of which 42%** had customer-level interest rate derivative contracts in place. Customers’ debt service is protected and EWBC retains benefits of variable rate loans on its balance sheet. SFR: 44% hybrid in fixed-rate period & 40% fixed rate. HELOC: Prime- based, variable rate portfolio. Avg. Loan Yield: Avg. yield in 4Q22: 5.59%, comprising 5.53% in avg. coupon rate plus 0.06% in other yield adjustments. Coupon spot rate was 5.92% as of 12.31.22. 09.30.22 ** Derivative contract coverage by portfolio: 47% of variable-rate CRE & 34% of variable-rate MFR. 12.31.22 21% 18% 27% 30% 4%

16 20 55 124 215 IB Deposits Spot Rate 9 11 32 74 134 Total Deposits Spot Rate Target Fed Funds rate 4Q22: Cost of Deposits: Average & Spot 16 Average Cost of Deposits (in bps) Relative to Target Fed Funds Rate Deposit Spot Rate (in bps) vs. Loan Coupon Spot Rate (in bps) & Cumulative Beta* DDA MMDA IB Checking & Savings Time Cumulative beta* as of 12.31.22 vs. Fed Funds target rate: 29% since 12.31.21. Cumulative beta* as of 12.31.22 vs. Fed Funds target rate: 47% since 12.31.21. Cumulative beta* as of 12.31.22 vs. Fed Funds target rate: 58% since 12.31.21. * Beta represents change in metric between 12.31.22 and 12.31.21, divided by change in target Fed Funds rate between 12.31.22 and 12.31.21. 12.31.21 03.31.22 06.30.22 09.30.22 Avg. cost of total deposits (bps) Avg. cost of IB deposits (bps) $21.4 39% $12.2 22% $9.3 17% $12.1 22% 4Q22 Average Deposits: $55.0 billion ($ in billions) 344 355 419 510 592 Total Loan Coupon Spot Rate 12.31.22 10/1/2021 1/1/2022 4/1/2022 7/1/2022 10/1/2022 10 10 17 51 106 18 17 30 86 174 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 4Q21 1Q22 2Q22 3Q22 4Q22

4Q22: Noninterest Income Detail ▪ Total noninterest income: $65mm in 4Q22, compared with $76mm in 3Q22. ▪ Fee income and net gains on sales of loans: $66mm in 4Q22: down 4.5% Q-o-Q (-18% ann.) and up 4% Y-o-Y. ▪ Q-o-Q increase in foreign exchange income. ▪ Y-o-Y increase in deposit account fees, wealth management fees, foreign exchange income, and IRC revenue. 17 Interest Rate Contracts (“IRC”) and Other Derivative Income Detail ($ in millions) 4Q21 3Q22 4Q22 Revenue $ 1.6 $ 4.0 $ 4.0 MTM 0.3 4.8 (4.6) Total $ 1.9 $ 8.8 $ (0.6) * Fee income excludes MTM adjustments related to IRC and other derivatives; net gains on sales of securities; other investment income and other income. Fee Income* & Net Gains on Sales of Loans $ i n m ill io n s 20 24 22 21 20 19 13 10 14 5 9 6 2 4 4 2 2 1$63 $69 $66 4Q21 3Q22 4Q22 Gains on Sales of Loans IRC Revenue Wealth Mgmt. Fees FX Income Lending Fees Deposit Acct. Fees

4Q22: Operating Expense & Efficiency 18 Adjusted Noninterest Expense* $ i n m ill io n s Total Revenue & Adjusted Efficiency Ratio* ▪ 4Q22 noninterest expense: $257mm. ▪ 4Q22 adj. noninterest expense*: $192mm, down 2% Q-o-Q (-7% ann.), largely driven by lower comp. & employee benefits expense. ▪ Positive operating leverage: 4Q22 total revenue up 7% Q-o-Q (+27% ann.), plus lower expenses Q-o-Q. ▪ Improving efficiency: adj. efficiency ratio* was 29% in 4Q22, vs. 31% in 3Q22. ▪ Consistently achieving industry-leading operating efficiency. * See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in the appendix and in the Company’s Earnings Press Releases. $477 $627 $670 37.2% 31.2% 28.7% 4Q21 3Q22 4Q22 Total Revenue Adj. efficiency ratio* 115 128 120 16 16 16 12 11 11 9 12 13 26 29 32 $178 $196 $192 4Q21 3Q22 4Q22 All other Deposit related expenses Computer software & Data processing Occupancy & Equipment Comp and employee benefits $ i n m ill io n s

Management Outlook: Full Year 2023 19 * PPP loans were $99.0 million as of 12.31.22, and $534.2 million as of 12.31.21. Income related to PPP loans was $7.3 million in FY2022, and $55.2 million in FY2021. ** See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in the appendix and in the Company’s Earnings Press Releases. Earnings drivers FY 2023 expectations compared with FY 2022 results 2022 actual End of Period Loans ▪ Increase at a percentage rate in the high single-digits Y-o-Y. PPP impact immaterial. $48.1 billion (ex. PPP*) +17% Y-o-Y (ex. PPP*) Net Interest Income ▪ Increase at a percentage rate in the low 20s percent range Y-o-Y. PPP impact immaterial. $2.0 billion (ex. PPP*) +38% Y-o-Y (ex. PPP*) Adj. Noninterest Expense** (ex. tax credit investment & core deposit intangible amortization) ▪ Increase in the range of 10% to 11% Y-o-Y. $744 million +11% Y-o-Y Credit Items ▪ Gross charge-offs in line with recent gross charge-off experience, if macroeconomic conditions stay stable. Gross charge-off ratio of 0.08% for FY 2022. Net charge-off ratio of 0.04% for FY 2022. Tax Items (tax credit investments & amortization referenced in this outlook exclude low- income housing tax credits) ▪ Expecting approx. $150mm of tax credit investments to close and go into service in 2023; the expected full-year tax credit amortization rate will be approx. 95%. ▪ For 1Q23, expecting tax credit investments of $92mm to be reflected in the tax rate calculation, and the 1Q23 tax credit amortization to be approx. $22mm. FY effective tax rate: 20% Tax credit investments: $129mm Tax credit amortization: $113mm Interest Rates ▪ Two Fed Funds rate hikes of 25-bps each, for peak Fed Funds target rate of 5.00% by Apr-23. One Fed Funds rate cut of 25-bps in 4Q23, for Fed Funds target rate of 4.75% as of 12.31.23. ▪ Forward interest rate curve as of 12.31.22. Fed Funds target rate increased to 4.50% as of 12.31.22, up from 0.25% as of 12.31.21.

APPENDIX

Appendix: GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation 21 EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION ($ in thousands) (unaudited) The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to provide supplemental information regarding the Company’s performance. Adjusted efficiency ratio represents adjusted noninterest expense divided by revenue. Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision profitability ratio represents total revenue less adjusted noninterest expense, divided by average total assets. Adjusted noninterest expense excludes the amortization of tax credit and other investments and the amortization of core deposit intangibles. Management believes that the measures and ratios presented below provide clarity to financial statement users regarding the ongoing performance of the Company and allow comparability to prior periods. (1) Annualized Three Months Ended December 31, 2022 September 30, 2022 December 31, 2021 Net interest income before provision for (reversal of) credit losses $ 605,507 $ 551,809 $ 405,697 Total noninterest income 64,927 75,552 71,489 Total revenue (a) $ 670,434 $ 627,361 $ 477,186 Total noninterest expense (b) $ 257,110 $ 215,973 $ 210,105 Less: Amortization of tax credit and other investments (64,605) (19,874) (31,800) Amortization of core deposit intangibles (381) (485) (602) Adjusted noninterest expense (c) $ 192,124 $ 195,614 $ 177,703 Efficiency ratio (b)/(a) 38.35% 34.43% 44.03% Adjusted efficiency ratio (c)/(a) 28.66% 31.18% 37.24% Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision income (a)-(c) = (d) $ 478,310 $ 431,747 $ 299,483 Average total assets (e) $ 64,252,730 $ 63,079,444 $ 62,183,137 Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision profitability ratio (1) (d)/(e) 2.95% 2.72% 1.91% Adjusted noninterest expense/average assets (1) (c)/(e) 1.19% 1.23% 1.13%

Appendix: GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation 22 EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION ($ in thousands) (unaudited) The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to provide supplemental information regarding the Company’s performance. Tangible equity and tangible equity to tangible assets ratio are non-GAAP financial measures. Tangible equity and tangible assets represent stockholders’ equity and total assets, respectively, which have been reduced by goodwill and other intangible assets. Given that the use of such measures and ratios is more prevalent in the banking industry, and such measures and ratios are used by banking regulators and analysts, the Company has included them below for discussion. (1) Includes core deposit intangibles and mortgage servicing assets. December 31, 2022 September 30, 2022 December 31, 2021 Stockholders’ equity (a) $ 5,984,612 $ 5,660,668 $ 5,837,218 Less: Goodwill (465,697) (465,697) (465,697) Other intangible assets (1) (7,998) (8,667) (9,334) Tangible equity (b) $ 5,510,917 $ 5,186,304 $ 5,362,187 Total assets (c) $ 64,112,150 $ 62,576,061 $ 60,870,701 Less: Goodwill (465,697) (465,697) (465,697) Other intangible assets (1) (7,998) (8,667) (9,334) Tangible assets (d) $ 63,638,455 $ 62,101,697 $ 60,395,670 Total stockholders’ equity to total assets ratio (a)/(c) 9.33% 9.05% 9.59% Tangible equity to tangible assets ratio (b)/(d) 8.66% 8.35% 8.88%

Appendix: GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation 23 EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION ($ in thousands) (unaudited) Tangible return on average tangible equity represents tangible net income divided by average tangible equity. Tangible net income excludes the after-tax impacts of the amortization of core deposit intangibles and mortgage servicing assets. Given that the use of such measures and ratios is more prevalent in the banking industry, and such measures and ratios are used by banking regulators and analysts, the Company has included them below for discussion. (1) Includes core deposit intangibles and mortgage servicing assets. (2) Applied statutory tax rate of 29.37% for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2022. Applied statutory tax rate of 28.77% for the three months ended September 30, 2022, and for the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2021. (3) Annualized. Three Months Ended Year Ended December 31, 2022 September 30, 2022 December 31, 2021 December 31, 2022 December 31, 2021 Net income (e) $ 336,763 $ 295,339 $ 217,796 $ 1,128,083 $ 872,981 Add: Amortization of core deposit intangibles 381 485 602 1,865 2,749 Amortization of mortgage servicing assets 329 340 415 1,425 1,679 Tax effect of amortization adjustments (2) (209) (237) (293) (966) (1,274) Tangible net income (f) $ 337,264 $ 295,927 $ 218,520 $ 1,130,407 $ 876,135 Average stockholders’ equity (g) $ 5,834,623 $ 5,772,638 $ 5,786,237 $ 5,783,025 $ 5,559,212 Less: Average goodwill (465,697) (465,697) (465,697) (465,697) (465,697) Average other intangible assets (1) (8,378) (8,379) (9,611) (8,695) (10,535) Average tangible equity (h) $ 5,360,548 $ 5,298,562 $ 5,310,929 $ 5,308,633 $ 5,082,980 Return on average equity (e)/(g) 22.90% (3) 20.30% (3) 14.93% (3) 19.51% 15.70% Tangible return on average tangible equity (f)/(h) 24.96% (3) 22.16% (3) 16.32% (3) 21.29% 17.24%

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Cover Page	Jan. 26, 2023
Cover [Abstract]
Document Type	8-K
Document Period End Date	Jan. 26, 2023
Entity Registrant Name	EAST WEST BANCORP, INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001069157
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code	DE
Entity File Number	000-24939
Entity Tax Identification Number	95-4703316
Entity Address, Address Line One	135 North Los Robles Ave.
Entity Address, Address Line Two	7th Floor
Entity Address, City or Town	Pasadena
Entity Address, State or Province	CA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code	91101
City Area Code	626
Local Phone Number	768-6000
Written Communications	false
Soliciting Material	false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer	false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer	false
Title of 12(b) Security	Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
Trading Symbol	EWBC
Security Exchange Name	NASDAQ
Entity Emerging Growth Company	false