secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     EAST WEST BANCORP INC (EWBC)
CIK:        0001069157
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-03-17T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001069157-23-000033
Event type: other_material
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.35
Item codes: 5.03, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

East West Bancorp adopts proxy access bylaw, amends other governance provisions
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- Proxy access permits stockholder or group of up to 20 owning 3% for 3 years to nominate up to 2 directors or 20% of board.
- Bylaw effective for 2024 annual meeting; nominations due 120-150 days before proxy mailing anniversary.
- Amendments also update compliance with Rule 14a-19 and reflect recent Delaware corporate law changes.
- Bylaws include clerical and conforming changes; full text in Exhibit 3.1.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1069157/000106915723000033/0001069157-23-000033-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1069157/000106915723000033/ewbc-20230314.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001069157-23-000033

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