[Form 4] East-West Bancorp Inc Insider Trading Activity

Rhea-AI Filing Summary

Jack C. Liu, a director of East West Bancorp, Inc. (EWBC), reported a sale of common stock on 08/22/2025. The Form 4 shows he disposed of 1,000 shares at a weighted average price of $105.00 per share, leaving him with 14,974 shares beneficially owned, held directly. The filing was made by one reporting person and signed by an attorney-in-fact.

Positive

• None.

Negative

• Director sale disclosed: 1,000 shares sold on 08/22/2025 at a weighted average price of $105.00 per share.
• Reduced direct holdings: Post-transaction beneficial ownership reported as 14,974 shares held directly.

Insights

Financial Analyst

TL;DR: Director sold 1,000 EWBC shares at $105, reducing his direct stake to 14,974 shares.

The transaction is a straightforward disclosure of an open-market sale by a director on 08/22/2025 for a weighted average price of $105.00 per share. The Form 4 reports the disposition only and does not include any accompanying commentary about reason, planned trades, or trading plan adoption. Because the filing contains only the sale quantity, price, and post-transaction holding, material implications for the company or valuation cannot be determined from this record alone.

Corporate Governance Expert

TL;DR: Routine director sale disclosed; no additional governance or compliance issues are evident from the filing.

The Form 4 indicates a single non-derivative sale by a director and was filed by one reporting person. The form was executed by an attorney-in-fact, which is permissible. There is no indication of Rule 10b5-1 plan usage in the filing, and no other transactions or derivative positions are reported. From a governance perspective, the filing meets Section 16 disclosure requirements but does not provide context for the sale.

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

LIU JACK C

(Last) (First) (Middle)

EAST WEST BANCORP, INC.

135 N. LOS ROBLES AVE. 7TH FLOOR

(Street)

PASADENA CA 91101

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EAST WEST BANCORP INC [ EWBC ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director		10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/22/2025

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	08/22/2025		S		1,000	D	$105(1)	14,974	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. A total of 1,000 shares were sold at a weighted average price of $105.0000 per share.

Remarks:

	/s/ Louisa Wang, as Attorney-in-fact	08/22/2025
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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