---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0001069157-24-000049"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "EWBC"
cik: "0001069157"
company_name: "EAST WEST BANCORP INC"
filed_at: "2024-05-28T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-01T07:53:19.932065+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# East West Bancorp stockholders elect all 11 directors, approve say-on-pay, ratify KPMG at 2024 annual meeting

## Summary
- Approximately 90.16% of common shares (125,430,533) represented at May 24 annual meeting.
- All 11 director nominees elected; highest votes against for Paul H. Irving with 5,950,771 votes against.
- Advisory vote on executive compensation approved with 98.72% of votes cast (116,901,448 for).
- Ratification of KPMG as auditor for FY 2024 approved with 99.71% of votes cast (125,066,880 for).
- Broker non-votes of 7,018,411 on director elections and say-on-pay; none on auditor ratification.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001069157-24-000049
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: EWBC
- cik: 0001069157
- company_name: EAST WEST BANCORP INC
- filed_at: 2024-05-28T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.07
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1069157/000106915724000049/0001069157-24-000049-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1069157/000106915724000049/ewbc-20240524.htm

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