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)

~~December 1~~January 22, ~~2025~~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 NNorth 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, $0.001 Par Value

EWBC

The Nasdaq Global Select Market

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).

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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 52.02. Results ~~Departure~~ of ~~Directors~~Operations orand ~~Certain~~Financial ~~Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangement of Certain Officers.~~ Condition

~~Effective~~On ~~on December 1~~January 22, ~~2025~~2026, ~~the Board of Directors of~~ East West Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) ~~appointed~~announced ~~Peter~~its ~~Babej~~financial asresults afor ~~director~~the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025. A copy of the Company.’s ~~Mr.~~press ~~Babej~~release ~~was~~(the ~~also~~“Press ~~appointed~~Release”) tois ~~the~~attached ~~Board~~as ofExhibit ~~Directors~~99.1 ofto ~~the~~this ~~Company's~~Current ~~wholly~~Report on Form 8-~~owned~~K ~~subsidiary,~~and ~~East~~is ~~West~~incorporated ~~Bank.~~by Mrreference in this Item 2.02. ~~Babej~~The ~~will~~Press beRelease ais ~~member~~“furnished” ofpursuant ~~the~~to ~~Risk~~General ~~Oversight~~Instruction ~~Committee~~B.2 of ~~both~~Form 8-K and the ~~Company~~information ~~and~~provided ~~East~~in ~~West~~Item ~~Bank~~2.02 ~~With~~of this ~~appointment~~report, ~~the~~including ~~Company~~Exhibit ~~will~~99.1, ~~have~~shall ~~eleven~~not ~~directors,~~be ~~ten~~deemed of“filed” ~~whom~~for ~~are~~purposes ~~independent,~~of ~~including~~Section ~~Mr.~~18 ~~Babej.~~of ~~Mr.~~the ~~Babej~~Securities ~~will~~Exchange ~~receive~~Act ~~cash~~of ~~and~~1934 ~~equity~~(the ~~compensation~~“Exchange inAct”), ~~accordance~~or ~~with~~otherwise subject to the ~~Company’s~~liabilities ~~non-employee~~of ~~director~~such ~~compensation~~Section. ~~program~~The ~~described~~information provided in ~~the~~Item ~~definitive~~2.02 ~~proxy~~of ~~statement~~this ~~for~~report, ~~the~~including ~~Company’s~~Exhibit ~~2025~~99.1, ~~Annual~~shall ~~Meeting~~not ofbe ~~Shareholders,~~deemed ~~which~~incorporated ~~was~~by ~~filed~~reference ~~with~~into ~~the~~any ~~U.S.~~filings ~~Securities~~the ~~and~~Company ~~Exchange~~has ~~Commission~~made onor ~~April~~may ~~10,~~make ~~2025,~~under the ~~amount~~Securities Act of ~~which~~1933 ~~will~~(the be“Securities ~~prorated~~Act”) ~~from~~or the ~~date~~Exchange ofAct, ~~his~~except ~~appointment.~~as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

~~There~~Item ~~are no arrangements or understandings between Mr~~7. ~~Babej and any other person pursuant to which Mr~~01. ~~Babej was selected as a director, and there are no transactions in which the Company is a party and in which Mr. Babej has a material interest subject to disclosure under Item 404(a) of~~ Regulation ~~S-K.~~FD Disclosure

On January 22, 2026, the Company will hold a conference call to discuss its financial results for the quarter and full year ended December 31, 2025 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 22, 2026.
99.2			Presentation Materials, dated January 22, 2026.
104			Cover Page Interactive Data (formatted in Inline XBRL).

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: December 2, 2025
	EAST WEST BANCORP, INC.
	By:	/s/ Douglas P. Krause
Date: January 22, 2026	By:	/s/ Christopher J. Del Moral-Niles
		Douglas P. Krause, Esq.
		Christopher J. Del Moral-Niles
		Vice Chairman & Chief Corporate Officer
		Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

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