ewbc-20260518
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)
May 18, 2026
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 N 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)
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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 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
On May 18, 2026, East West Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) held its 2026 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the “Annual Meeting”). The Company’s stockholders considered five proposals at the Annual Meeting, each of which was described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement (the “2026 Proxy Statement”) for the Annual Meeting, which was filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 8, 2026. There were 124,578,151 shares of common stock represented at the Annual Meeting in person or by valid proxies, which was approximately 90.95% of the shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The final results of the voting for each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting are as set forth below.
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
The Company’s stockholders elected the eleven director nominees named in the 2026 Proxy Statement for a one-year term until the 2027 annual meeting of stockholders and to serve until his or her successor is elected and qualified. The voting results were as follows:
| Votes Cast For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Manuel P. Alvarez | 116,188,758 | 241,029 | 173,258 | 7,975,106 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Peter Babej | 115,868,646 | 561,471 | 172,928 | 7,975,106 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Molly Campbell | 113,818,854 | 2,601,009 | 183,182 | 7,975,106 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Archana Deskus | 115,883,756 | 547,787 | 171,502 | 7,975,106 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Serge Dumont | 114,106,546 | 2,313,310 | 183,189 | 7,975,106 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mark Hutchins | 115,677,538 | 752,191 | 173,316 | 7,975,106 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul H. Irving | 110,811,599 | 5,602,264 | 189,182 | 7,975,106 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sabrina Kay | 115,019,476 | 1,385,599 | 197,970 | 7,975,106 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jack C. Liu | 112,305,620 | 4,109,078 | 188,347 | 7,975,106 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dominic Ng | 113,532,567 | 2,888,548 | 181,930 | 7,975,106 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lester M. Sussman | 115,180,631 | 1,245,564 | 176,850 | 7,975,106 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Proposal 2: Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation
The advisory vote to approve the Company’s executive compensation (“say-on-pay”) for 2025 was approved by the Company’s stockholders by the vote set forth in the table below.
| Votes Cast For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 110,797,650 | 5,606,345 | 199,050 | 7,975,106 | |||||||||||||||||
(95.18% of total votes cast) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Proposal 3: Approval of the Amendment and Restatement of the East West Bancorp, Inc. 2021 Stock Incentive Plan
The Company’s stockholders voted to approve the amendment and restatement of the East West Bancorp, Inc. 2021 Stock Incentive Plan by the vote set forth in the table below.
| Votes Cast For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 114,335,164 | 1,985,957 | 281,924 | 7,975,106 | |||||||||||||||||
(98.29% of total votes cast) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Proposal 4: Approval of the Adoption of the East West Bancorp, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan
The Company’s stockholders voted to approve and adopt the East West Bancorp, Inc. 2026 Employee Stock Purchase Plan by the vote set forth in the table below
| Votes Cast For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 116,357,656 | 88,216 | 157,173 | 7,975,106 | |||||||||||||||||
(99.92% of total votes cast) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Proposal 5: Ratification of Auditors
The Company’s stockholders ratified the appointment of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2026 by the vote set forth in the table below.
| Votes Cast For | Votes Against | Votes Abstained | Broker Non-Votes | |||||||||||||||||
| 122,787,826 | 1,618,044 | 172,281 | — | |||||||||||||||||
(98.70% of total votes cast) | ||||||||||||||||||||
No other matters were submitted for stockholder action.
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: May 19, 2026 | By: | /s/ Christopher J. Del Moral-Niles | |||||||||
| Christopher J. Del Moral-Niles | |||||||||||
| Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |||||||||||