NG DOMINIC 4

4 · EAST WEST BANCORP INC · Filed Mar 3, 2026

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Updated Mar 3, 2026

East West Bancorp (EWBC) CEO Dominic Ng Receives Award, Sells Shares

What Happened

Dominic Ng, CEO of East West Bancorp (EWBC), received 106,305 shares on March 1, 2026 as the settlement of performance-based restricted stock units (PBRSUs). To cover tax withholding on the vesting, 51,341 shares were withheld/disposed at $109.45 per share, generating approximately $5,619,272. Net new shares retained from the vesting were 54,964 (106,305 received − 51,341 withheld). Transaction codes: A = award/acquisition; F = tax withholding.

Key Details

Transaction date(s): March 1, 2026 (report filed 2026-03-03; Period of Report 2026-03-01).
Prices/values: Withheld 51,341 shares at $109.45 = $5,619,272. Awarded 106,305 shares @ $0.00 (vested PBRSUs).
Shares owned after transaction: Not specified in the provided filing.
Footnotes: F1 — PBRSUs originally granted March 1, 2023 fully vested after three years; 179.1% of the original grant was earned, so 106,305 shares vested. F2 — Shares withheld for taxes; because March 1, 2026 was a Sunday, the withholding used the issuer’s Feb 27, 2026 closing price.
Filing timeliness: No late filing indicated in the supplied data.

Context

This was not an open-market sale for cash gain but routine settlement of performance-based equity and automatic share withholding to satisfy tax obligations. Vesting was above target (179.1% of the original grant), resulting in a larger-than-expected share issuance. For investors, awards and related tax-withholdings are administrative and reflect compensation outcomes rather than an executive selling shares on market conviction.

Form 4

Period: 2026-03-01

DirectorChief Executive Officer

Transactions

Award
Common Stock
[F1]
2026-03-01+106,305→ 914,636 total
Tax Payment
Common Stock
[F2]
2026-03-01$109.45/sh−51,341$5,619,272→ 863,295 total

Holdings

Footnotes (2)

[F1]Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units granted on March 1, 2023 fully vest in three years. Number of vested units depends on meeting pre-established performance criteria. As of March 1, 2026, 179.1% of the units granted on March 1, 2023 were earned and vested. On the settlement date, for each vested Performance-Based Restricted Stock Unit, the reporting person received one share of Common Stock.
[F2]Shares withheld for payment of tax liability in connection with the vesting of Performance-Based Restricted Stock Units. Since March 1, 2026 was a Sunday, the number of shares withheld was based on the closing price of the issuer's common stock on February 27, 2026.

Signature

/s/ Louisa Wang, as Attorney-in-fact|2026-03-02

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