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East West Bancorp Announces Date for Third Quarter 2010 Earnings Conference Call/Webcast

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^{Published in Business and Finance on Friday, October 8th 2010 at 6:06 GMT by Market Wire}  

PASADENA, Calif.--([ BUSINESS WIRE ])--East West Bancorp (Nasdaq: EWBC) will announce third quarter 2010 earnings to the public on Tuesday, October 26, 2010 at 8:30 A.M. PT/ 11:30 A.M. ET via the Companya™s live quarterly earnings conference call. The public and investment community are invited to listen as management discusses third quarter results and operating developments.

Information for the conference call and replay is provided on the Investor Relations page at [ www.eastwestbank.com ]. The following dial-in information is provided for participation in the conference call: Local call within the US a" (877) 317-6789; Call within Canada a" (866) 605-3852; International call a" (412) 317-6789.

Financial results will be released over the news wires after the market closes on Monday, October 25, 2010.

About East West

East West Bancorp is a publicly owned company with $20.0 billion in assets and is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol aEWBCa. The Companya™s wholly owned subsidiary, East West Bank, is one of the largest independent commercial banks headquartered in California with over 130 locations worldwide, including the U.S. markets of California, New York, Georgia, Massachusetts, Texas and Washington. In Greater China, East Westa™s presence includes a full service branch in Hong Kong and representative offices in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen and Taipei. Through a wholly-owned subsidiary bank, East Westa™s presence in Greater China also includes full service branches in Shanghai and Shantou and representative offices in Beijing and Guangzhou. For more information on East West Bancorp, visit the Company's website at [ www.eastwestbank.com ].