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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001157523-13-001830
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	8-K
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20130417
ITEM INFORMATION:		Regulation FD Disclosure
FILED AS OF DATE:		20130417
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20130417

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			EAST WEST BANCORP INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001069157
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	STATE COMMERCIAL BANKS [6022]
		IRS NUMBER:				954703316
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		8-K
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-24939
		FILM NUMBER:		13767330

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		135 N. LOS ROBLES AVE. 7TH FLOOR
		CITY:			PASADENA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			91101
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6267686000

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		STREET 1:		EAST WEST BANCORP INC
		STREET 2:		135 N. LOS ROBLES AVE. 7TH FLOOR
		CITY:			PASADENA
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			91101
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b>FORM 8-K</b></font><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman"><b>_____________</b></font><br>
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><b><br style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">
      </b></font><b><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">Current
      Report</font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"><br style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt"></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt">Pursuant
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><b>April 17,
      2013</b></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><br style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">Date
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      <font style="font-size: 12pt"><b>EAST WEST BANCORP, INC.</b></font><br><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><b>(Exact
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      <b>Commission file number 000-24939</b>
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      <b>135 N Los Robles Ave., 7th Floor,&#160;Pasadena, California 91101</b><br>(Address
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      <b>(626) 768-6000</b><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><br style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"></font><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt">(Registrant&#8217;s
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      <b>East West Bancorp, Inc.</b><font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><br style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"></font><b>Current
      Report of Form 8-K</b>
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      <b>ITEM 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosures</b>
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      East West Bancorp, Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) will exercise its mandatory
      conversion right related to all the outstanding shares of its 8.00%
      Non-Cumulative Perpetual Convertible Preferred Stock, Series A (the
      &#8220;Series A Preferred Stock&#8221;). The mandatory conversion date will be May
      1, 2013 (&#8220;Mandatory Conversion Date&#8221;).
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      On April 16, 2013, marking the 30<sup>th</sup> trading day in the
      previous 30 trading days, the trading price of the Common Stock closed
      at $24.58, exceeds 130% of the initial conversion price of $15.39 per
      share of the Common Stock, triggering the right of the Company to
      exercise its mandatory conversion right, in accordance with the terms of
      agreements the Company and the Board of Directors agreed.
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      On the Mandatory Conversion Date, holders of Series A Preferred Stock
      will be entitled to receive 65.13296 shares of the Company&#8217;s Common
      Stock (&#8220;Common Stock&#8221;), par value $.001 per share, plus any accrued and
      unpaid dividends, for each share of Series A Preferred Stock converted,
      reflecting an approximate conversion price of $15.35 per share based on
      the initial issuance price of $1,000 per share of Series A Preferred
      Stock. There are currently 85,710 shares of Series A Preferred Stock
      outstanding, and a total of approximately 5,582,546 shares of Common
      Stock will be issued upon conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock.
      Cash will be paid in lieu of fractional shares of Common Stock. The
      dividend that the Company will pay on May 1, 2013 will be the final
      dividends declared on the Series A Preferred Stock.
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      From and after the Mandatory Conversion Date, no shares of Series A
      Preferred Stock will be deemed to be outstanding and all rights of the
      holders of the Preferred Stock will terminate, except for the right to
      receive the number of whole shares of Common Stock issuable upon
      conversion of the Series A Preferred Stock and cash in lieu of any
      fractional shares of Common Stock, as described above.
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      About East West Bancorp, Inc.
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      East West Bancorp is a publicly owned company with $23.1 billion in
      assets and is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select Market under the symbol
      &quot;EWBC&quot;. The Company's wholly owned subsidiary, East West Bank, is one of
      the largest independent banks headquartered in California. East West
      Bank is a premier bank focused exclusively on the United States and
      Greater China markets and operates over 120 locations worldwide,
      including in the United States markets of California, New York, Georgia,
      Massachusetts, Texas and Washington. In Greater China, East West Bank's
      presence includes a full service branch in Hong Kong and representative
      offices in Beijing, Shenzhen and Taipei. Through a wholly-owned
      subsidiary bank, East West Bank's presence in Greater China also
      includes full service branches in Shanghai and Shantou and a
      representative office in Guangzhou. For more information on East West
      Bancorp, visit the Company's website at <u>www.eastwestbank.com</u>.
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      <font style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 10pt"><b>SIGNATURE</b></font>
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      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
      registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
      undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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            EAST WEST BANCORP, INC.
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          By:
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            /s/ Irene H. Oh
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            Irene H. Oh
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            Chief Financial Officer
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