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
June
23, 2005
Date of
Report (date of earliest event reported)
EAST
WEST BANCORP, INC.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission
file number 000-24939
|
Delaware |
95-4703316
|
|
(State
or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation
or Organization) |
(IRS
Employer
Identification
Number) |
415
Huntington Drive, San
Marino, California 91108
(Address
of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
(626)
799-5700
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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provisions (see
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Instruction A.2. below):
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East
West Bancorp, Inc.
Current
Report of Form 8-K
Item
5.02. Departure of Directors or Principal Officers; Election of Directors;
Appointment of Principal Officers.
On June
23, 2005, East West Bancorp, Inc. issued a press release in which it
announced that Rudolph
Estrada had been appointed to the Board of Directors. A copy of the press
release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item
9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(a) Not
Applicable
(b) Not
Applicable
(c)
Exhibits
Exhibit
99.1 Press
Release, dated June 23, 2005, issued by East West Bancorp,
Inc.
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:
June 23, 2005