East West Bancorp Announces Date for Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2013 Earnings Conference Call/Webcast

PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

East West Bancorp EWBC will discuss fourth quarter 2013 earnings with the public on Thursday, January 23, 2014 at 8:30 A.M. PT/ 11:30 A.M. ET via the Company's live quarterly earnings conference call. The public and investment community are invited to listen as management discusses fourth quarter and full year 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 – 888-317-6016; Call within Canada – 855-669-9657; International call – 412-317-6016.

Financial results will be released over the news wires after the market closes on Wednesday, January 22, 2014.

About East West

East West Bancorp is a publicly owned company with $24.5 billion in assets and is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol “EWBC.” The Company's wholly owned subsidiary, East West Bank, is one of the largest independent banks headquartered in California. East West is a premier bank focused exclusively on the United States and Greater China markets and operates over 120 locations worldwide, including in the United States markets of California, New York, Georgia, Massachusetts, Texas, Washington and Nevada. In Greater China, East West's presence includes a full service branch in Hong Kong and representative offices in Beijing, Shenzhen and Taipei. Through a wholly-owned subsidiary bank, East West's presence in Greater China also includes full service branches in Shanghai and Shantou and a representative office in Guangzhou. For more information on East West Bancorp, visit the Company's website at www.eastwestbank.com.