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Issuer:     EAST WEST BANCORP INC (EWBC)
CIK:        0001069157
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2022-05-27T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001069157-22-000047
Event type: leadership
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.40
Item codes: 5.02, 5.07, 5.03, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

East West Bancorp appoints two new directors, amends bylaws; shareholders approve proposals
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- Appointed Serge Dumont and Dr. Sabrina Kay to the Board, effective May 26, 2022; Iris S. Chan retired.
- Stockholders elected nine director nominees; all received majority votes (approx. 86.9% turnout).
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 97.45% of votes cast.
- Ratified KPMG as independent auditor for fiscal 2022 with 99.54% of votes cast.
- Adopted amended bylaws with updated advance notice deadlines, exclusive forum provision, and voting standards.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1069157/000106915722000047/0001069157-22-000047-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1069157/000106915722000047/ewbc-20220526.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001069157-22-000047

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