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29. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS On January 19, 2012, the East West Board of Directors declared first quarter 2012 dividends on the Company's common stock and Series A preferred stock. The common stock dividend of $0.10 per share is payable on or about February 24, 2012 to shareholders of record on February 10, 2012. The dividend on the Series A preferred stock of $20 per share is payable on February 1, 2012 to shareholders on record on January 15, 2012. Additionally, the Board also authorized a new stock repurchase program to buy back up to $200.0 million of the Company's common stock. Subsequent to the authorization from the Board through the filing of this 10-K, the Company has repurchased approximately $100 million worth of common stock. We have evaluated events and transactions occurring through the date of filing this report on Form 10-K. Such evaluation resulted in no adjustments to the accompanying financial statements.

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