{"url_path":"/sec/ewbc/8-k/2026-05-19/item-5-07","section_key":"item-5-07","section_title":"Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.","topic":"sec","document":{"doc_type":"8-K","doc_date":"2026-05-19","source_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1069157/0001069157-26-000022-index.html","accession_number":"0001069157-26-000022","cik":"0001069157","ticker":"EWBC","issuer_name":"EAST WEST BANCORP INC","edgar_url":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1069157/0001069157-26-000022-index.html","primary_entity_key":"0001069157","primary_entity_name":"EAST WEST BANCORP INC"},"word_count":490,"has_tables":true,"body_markdown":"Item 5.07 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.\n\nOn 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.\n\nProposal 1: Election of Directors\n\nThe 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:\n\nVotes Cast ForVotes AgainstVotes AbstainedBroker Non-Votes\n\nManuel P. Alvarez116,188,758241,029173,2587,975,106\n\nPeter Babej115,868,646561,471172,9287,975,106\n\nMolly Campbell113,818,8542,601,009183,1827,975,106\n\nArchana Deskus115,883,756547,787171,5027,975,106\n\nSerge Dumont114,106,5462,313,310183,1897,975,106\n\nMark Hutchins115,677,538752,191173,3167,975,106\n\nPaul H. Irving110,811,5995,602,264189,1827,975,106\n\nSabrina Kay115,019,4761,385,599197,9707,975,106\n\nJack C. Liu112,305,6204,109,078188,3477,975,106\n\nDominic Ng113,532,5672,888,548181,9307,975,106\n\nLester M. Sussman115,180,6311,245,564176,8507,975,106\n\nProposal 2: Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation\n\nThe 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.\n\nVotes Cast ForVotes AgainstVotes AbstainedBroker Non-Votes\n\n110,797,6505,606,345199,0507,975,106\n\n(95.18% of total votes cast)\n\nProposal 3: Approval of the Amendment and Restatement of the East West Bancorp, Inc. 2021 Stock Incentive Plan\n\nThe 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.\n\nVotes Cast ForVotes AgainstVotes AbstainedBroker Non-Votes\n\n114,335,1641,985,957281,9247,975,106\n\n(98.29% of total votes cast)\n\nProposal 4: Approval of the Adoption of the East West Bancorp, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan\n\nThe 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\n\nVotes Cast ForVotes AgainstVotes AbstainedBroker Non-Votes\n\n116,357,65688,216157,1737,975,106\n\n(99.92% of total votes cast)\n\nProposal 5: Ratification of Auditors\n\nThe 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.\n\nVotes Cast ForVotes AgainstVotes AbstainedBroker Non-Votes\n\n122,787,8261,618,044172,281—\n\n(98.70% of total votes cast)\n\nNo other matters were submitted for stockholder action.\n\nSIGNATURE\n\nPursuant 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.\n\nEAST WEST BANCORP, INC.\n\nDate: May 19, 2026\nBy:/s/ Christopher J. Del Moral-Niles\n\nChristopher J. Del Moral-Niles\n\nExecutive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer"}