EX-99.2 3 ewbc2q20earningspresenta.htm EX-99.2
EWBC Earnings Results Second Quarter 2020 July 23, 2020

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impact of natural or man-made disasters or calamities, such as wildfires or conflicts or other events that may directly or indirectly result in a negative impact on our financial performance; and other factors set forth in our public reports including our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2019 and our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, and particularly the discussion of risk factors within those documents. 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If any of these risks or uncertainties materializes or if any of the assumptions underlying such forward-looking statements proves to be incorrect, our results could differ materially from those expressed in, implied or projected by such forward-looking statements. We assume no obligation to update or revise such forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by law. 2

East West Response to COVID-19 Employees SBA Paycheck Protection Program . Developed detailed return to office plan with . Processed and funded $1.8 billion for over phased return for associates. 7,200 small to medium-sized businesses and . Continue work-from-home plans for nonprofit organizations during 2Q20. associates who can perform work remotely. . Prepared locations: temperature screening, . Funds used to support over 170,000 plexiglass panels, PPE. employees. . All branches resumed normal business . Median loan size: $60,000. hours, including all 13 that were temporarily . Over 60% of loans under $100,000. closed due to COVID-19. COVID-19 Related Payment Deferrals Active Deferrals as of 6/30/2020 # of Deferrals $ of Deferrals % Deferred LTV of Deferred . 90% are 3-month deferrals. C&I 72 140 mil 1.2% N/A . Of the $1.6bn C&I and CRE loan CRE 235 1,431 mil 9.9% 53.4% Subtotal 307 1,571 mil 6.0% N/A deferrals, 45% are still making Residential Mortgage 2,917 1,309 mil 14.3% 50.7% partial payments during the Total Loans 3,224 2,880 mil 7.7% N/A deferral period. 3

Summary of Second Quarter 2020 Results Profitability: Returns on Assets & Equity 2.00% 40.0% 2Q20 1.74% 1.67% 1.58% Net Income 30.0% 1.30% $99 million 17.4% 15.7% 16.6% 0.83% 20.0% 12.9% 9.0% 2Q20 15.5% 14.1% 14.9% 10.0% 11.6% Diluted EPS 8.0% 0.00% 0.0% $0.70 2Q19* 3Q19 4Q19* 1Q20 2Q20 ROAA ROAE ROATE* Total Revenue * See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in the appendix and in the Company’s Earnings Press Releases. ROAA, ROAE & ROATE adjusted in 2Q19 & 4Q19 for non-GAAP items. $402 million Pre-Tax, Pre-Provision Income & PTPP Ratio Record Loans $260 $263 $266 $256 $249 4.00% $37.2 billion $250 3.50% $200 2.51% 3.00% 2.42% 2.37% 2.30% 2.08% 2.50% Record Deposits $150 $ $ in millions 2.50% 2.00% 2.30% $40.7 billion $100 1.83% 1.50% 1.00% $50 1.42% 0.50% 0.25% Adj.* Efficiency Ratio $- 0.00% 2Q19 3Q19 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 38.1% Adj.* PTPP income Adj.* PTPP profitability ratio Avg. Fed Funds rate * See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in the appendix and in the Company’s Earnings Press Releases. 4

2Q20: Summary Balance Sheet $ in millions, except per share data 06.30.20 03.31.20 % Change Notable Items Cash equivalents & ST investments $ 5,065 $ 3,374 50% Strong, well-diversified balance sheet. AFS debt securities & repo assets 5,145 4,556 13% Gross loans (ex. PPP) $ 35,487 $ 35,895 -1% . Total loan growth: $1.3bn, +15% annualized. PPP loans 1,747 - NM . Total deposit growth: $2.0bn, +21% Total loans, net of discounts $ 37,233 $ 35,895 4% annualized. Allowance for loan losses ("ALLL") (632) (557) 13% . Loan-to-deposit ratio of 91.5% as of Net Loans $ 36,601 $ 35,338 4% 06.30.20, decrease from 92.8% as of Other assets 2,597 2,681 -3% 03.31.20: reflects strong deposit growth in Total Assets $ 49,408 $ 45,949 8% 2Q20. Customer deposits $ 40,673 $ 38,687 5% . Greater China loans: $1.2bn as of Short-term borrowings 253 67 278% 06.30.20, -2% Q-o-Q. FHLB advances & repo funding 957 1,096 -13% . Greater China deposits: $2.2bn as of PPP Liquidity Facility 1,428 - NM 06.30.20, +7% Q-o-Q. Other LT debt & finance lease liab. 152 152 0% . Funded the PPP loans through the Paycheck Other liabilities 958 1,043 -8% Protection Program Liquidity Facility Total Liabilities $ 44,420 $ 41,046 8% (“PPPLF”) by drawing on $1.4bn, Total Stockholders' Equity $ 4,987 $ 4,903 2% strengthening already substantial liquidity and bolstering balance sheet capacity to Book value per share $ 35.25 $ 34.67 2% serve customers. Tangible equity per share $ 31.86 $ 31.27 2% . Strong liquidity: available borrowing capacity Gross loans / deposits 91.5% 92.8% (124) bp of $15.7bn as of 06.30.20, up from $13.0bn ALLL / gross loans 1.70% 1.55% 15 bp as of 03.31.20. 5

2Q20: Strong Capital Ratios . Growing Equity: Book value per share of $35.25 as of 06.30.20: +2% Q-o-Q and +8% Y-o-Y. . Tangible equity* per share of $31.86 as of 06.30.20: +2% Q-o-Q and +9% Y-o-Y. . Tangible equity* to tangible assets ratio of 9.2% as of 06.30.20. . Increasing risk-based capital ratios: CET1 capital, Tier 1 capital & total capital ratios all increased Q-o-Q as of 06.30.20. . Capital return to shareholders: . Dividend: Quarterly common stock dividend of 27.5 cents per share, or annualized $1.10 per share. . No buybacks during 2Q20. 13.9% 14.4% 12.4% 12.7% 12.4% 12.7% 10.5% 10.2% 9.7% 8.5% 7.0% 5.0% CET1 Tier 1 Total Leverage capital ratio capital ratio capital ratio ratio Higher of the Regulatory requirement for the Minimum Capital Ratio + 2.5% Conservation Buffer, EWBC as of 03.31.20 EWBC as of 06.30.20 or the Well Capitalized Ratio Note: regulatory capital ratios as of 06.30.20 are preliminary. * See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in the appendix of this presentation and in the Company’s Earnings Press Releases. 6

2Q20: Record Loans of $37.2 billion Loan Mix as of 06.30.20: $37.2 billion* . EOP loan growth: 4% Q-o-Q (+15% LQA). ($ in billions) . Avg. loan growth: 6% Q-o-Q (+23% LQA). $1.7 $9.3 5% . C&I: 2Q growth from PPP. 25% . PPP: average balance of $1.5bn in 2Q20. . Real estate portfolio growth: total CRE: +11% LQA; $11.7 $14.5 31% residential mortgage: +12% LQA. 39% . As of 06.30.20, total C&I commitments of $16.1bn: $11.7bn in loans outstanding (ex. PPP) plus $4.5bn in C&I (ex. PPP) PPP Total CRE Residential mortgage & other consumer undisbursed commitments. . C&I loan line utilization: 72% as of 06.30.20, down Average Loans & Growth 45 $45.0 from 75% as of 03.31.20, and up from 71% as of 12.31.19. $37.1 $40.0 40 $34.4 $35.2 $33.0 $33.7 +9% +23% 1.5 35 $35.0 +8% +9% . Undertook rigorous loan portfolio review in 2Q20, 30 9.0 9.1 $30.0 8.3 8.6 8.8 covering over 50% of the C&I and CRE loan 25 $25.0 portfolios. 20 $20.0 12.7 12.9 13.4 14.0 14.4 15 $15.0 $ $ in billions 10 $10.0 5 12.0 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.1 $5.0 0 $- 2Q19 3Q19 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 * Loan balances of $37.2bn as of 06.30.20 are net of deferred loan fees, unearned C&I (ex. PPP) PPP Total CRE Residential mortgage & other consumer fees, unamortized premiums and unaccreted discounts of $(72.1) million. PPP balances LQA avg. loan growth of $1.75bn as of 06.30.20 are net of origination fees of $(25.4). 7

06.30.20: Diversified Commercial Loan Portfolio Total Loans: C&I Loans by Industry as % of Total Loans Outstanding Total Residential Mortgage & 3% General Manufacturing & Wholesale Other Consumer Other Consumer 3% Oil & Gas 25% 3% Private Equity $11.7 billion 2% Entertainment $37.2 C&I 2% Real Estate Related 2% Technology & Life Science billion 31% 2% Consumer Goods 2% Clean Energy Total Loans 1% Healthcare 1% Grocers & Food Producers Total CRE 39% 10% All Other C&I PPP 5% Oil & Gas exposure: . Loans O/S: $1.3bn loans as of 06.30.20, down 6% Q-o-Q from $1.4bn. . Total commitments: $1.6bn as of 06.30.20, down by 8% Q-o-Q from $1.8bn. . Allowance for loan loss coverage: 9% of O&G portfolio. . Portfolio mix: 62% E&P; 32% midstream & downstream; 6% oilfield services & other. . E&P production mix through 2020: by volume: 29% oil, 55% gas & 16% NGL; by revenue: 58% oil, 33% gas & 9% NGL. . Production hedged: 73% oil and 74% gas hedged for 2020; and 46% oil and 61% gas hedged for 2021. 8

06.30.20: Diversified Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Total Loans: Total CRE Loans by Property Type as % of Total CRE Geographic Distribution Total Loans Outstanding Total Residential Other WA 8% Mortgage & 3% Other Consumer Retail, 9% TX 25% 6% NY PPP $14.5 billion MFR, 8% 6% $14.5 5% $37.2 Total CRE billion billion 39% Office, 7% SoCal Total CRE 54% Total Loans Industrial, 6% loans NorCal 23% C&I Hotel, 5% 31% All Other CRE, 4% . Geographic distribution reflects EWBC’s branch footprint. . Owner-occupied loans in CRE: $2.2bn, or 6% of total loans outstanding. . Included in All Other CRE are construction & land loans of $568mm, or 1.5% of total loans. Total construction & land exposure of $935mm comprises loans O/S plus $367mm in undisbursed commitments. 9

06.30.20: Low LTV Commercial Real Estate Portfolio LTV Distribution of Total CRE LTV & Size by Property Type > 70% >65% to 70% Average Weight. Avg. 7% 4% ($ in mm) Loan Size LTV Retail $ 2.2 mm 50% Multifamily 1.2 mm 52% >60% to 65% Office 3.8 mm 54% 16% $2.3 million Industrial 2.3 mm 51% Avg. size <=50% 52% 40% Hotel 8.2 mm 54% Construction & Weigh. avg. LTV 9.5 mm* 52% >55% to 60% Land 17% Other 1.9 mm 49% >50% to 55% Total CRE $ 2.3 mm 52% 16% * Construction & Land avg. size based on total commitment. . High percentage of CRE loans have full recourse & personal guarantees from individuals or guarantors with substantial net worth. . Many of our customers have long-term relationships with East West Bank. 10

06.30.20: Low LTV Single Family Mortgage Portfolio Geographic Distribution of SFR LTV Distribution SFR >60% 7% <=50% 32% $385,000 $7.7 billion Avg. outstanding Single-family SFR size mortgage >55% to 60% 53% 47% Avg. LTV >50% to 55% 14% . Single-family residential (SFR): $7.7bn as of 06.30.20, primarily originated through East West Bank branches. . Residential mortgage origination volume: $777mm in 2Q20, comprising $567mm of SFR and $210mm of HELOC originations, increased 6% Q-o-Q. Transaction volume picked up in May and June after a slower April. . Refinance transactions: 68% of residential mortgage origination volume in 2Q20, vs. 62% in 1Q20. 11

06.30.20: Low LTV HELOC Portfolio Geographic Distribution of HELOC LTV* Distribution HELOC >60% :: 3% Other WA 5% 10% >55% to 60% NY 33% $362,000 13% $1.5 billion SoCal Avg. HELOC 48% commitment HELOC <=50% Loan balance 49% 57% Avg. LTV* NorCal 24% * Combined LTV for 1st and 2nd >50% to 55% liens. Based on 7% commitment. . Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC): $1.5bn loans outstanding plus $1.6bn in undisbursed commitments, for total commitment of $3.1bn as of 06.30.20. Utilization rate of 48% in 2Q20. . Similar to SFR loans, HELOCs primarily originated through East West Bank branches. . As of 06.30.20, 84% of HELOCs were in first lien position. 12

2Q20: Allowance for Loan Losses & Credit Costs Allowance for Loan Losses Coverage Ratio Provision for Credit Losses & Net Charge-offs 0.70% $632 4.80% 220 0.50% $557 0.26% $483 0.21% 0.30% $500 3.60% 0.09% 0.10% 0.01% $358 0.10% $311 102 $ $ in millions 2.40% 110 1.70% -0.10% 1.39% 1.55% 74 0.96% 1.03% $ in millions -0.30% 1.20% 38 19 22 19 19 -0.50% 8 8 1 $- 0.00% - -0.70% 12.31.18 12.31.19 01.01.20 (CECL) 03.31.20 06.30.20 2Q19 3Q19 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 Allowance for loan losses ALLL/Loans HFI Provision for credit losses Net Charge-offs NCO ratio Composition of ALLL Over Time: . Allowance coverage of loans HFI: 1.70% as of 06.30.20. Total: $632 Total:1.70% . ALLL coverage change by loan type: Total: $557 31 0.34% . C&I (ex. PPP): 3.3%, +38bp Q-o-Q Total: $483 34 . Oil & Gas: 9.0%, +112bps Q-o-Q. 220 1.51% . All Other C&I: 2.6%, +28bps Q-o-Q. 33 160 Total: $358 . Total CRE: 1.5%, +38bps Q-o-Q (hotel, retail). 137 37 . Resi. mortgage & other consumer: 0.3%, -3bps Q-o-Q. 83 . 2Q20 provision for credit losses of $102mm: coverage portfolioby . Provision primarily driven by a more adverse macroeconomic 363 381 3.26% 313 $ in millions; ratio is allowance allowance isratio $ in millions; forecast as of 06.30.20, relative to 03.31.20, as well as loan 238 risk rating downgrades. 0 . Charge-offs primarily from oil & gas: $14mm or 64% of gross 12.31.19 01.01.20 (CECL) 03.31.20 06.30.20 06.30.20 charge-offs in 2Q20. ALLL by Loan Type: C&I (ex. PPP) Total CRE Residential mortgage & other consumer 13

2Q20: Asset Quality Metrics Special Mention Loans Total: $576mm Classified Loans 21.6% Total: $674mm $6 $36 1% 5% 11.0% 36 0.4% $140 $164 24% 19824% Classified:1.4% $276 SM: 41% $276 30 0.3% 1.8% of 1.5% of 48% total loans total loans 104 0.7% 164 1.6% 4.8% 4.1% 2.9% $154 $198 2.7% 27% 2.3% 30% 258 2.3% 1.6% 1.0% 1.1% 1.4% 276 21.6% 0.7% 0.3% Special mention Special loan mention portfolio byratio 0.2% 0.4% 0.1% loan byratio portfolio Classified 55 4.1% - 03.31.20: 1.5% of loans 06.30.20: 1.5% of loans 03.31.20: 1.2% of loans 06.30.20: 1.8% of loans 03.31.20 03.31.20 Ratio 06.30.20 06.30.20 Ratio C&I: oil & gas All Other C&I (ex. PPP) CRE Resi. mortgage & consumer Nonperforming Assets & NPA Ratio . Criticized loans: 3.4% of total loans as of 06.30.20: $1,250mm. 220 $202 . Special mention: 1.5% of total loans: $576mm. . Classified: 1.8% of total loans. $674mm as of 06.30.20. $151 $115 $122 . Nonaccrual loans: 0.48% of total loans as of 06.30.20. $93 $179mm as of 06.30.20. $ $ in millions 0.41% . Q-o-Q increase largely due to inflows of oil & gas and 0.33% CRE loans, partially offset by pay-offs and charge-offs of 0.31% 0.27% 0.23% C&I loans. 0 12.31.17 12.31.18 12.31.19 03.31.20 06.30.20 . Accruing loans 30-89 days past due: 0.30% of total Nonaccrual loans OREO & other NPA NPAs/Total assets loans as of 06.30.20. $113mm as of 06.30.20. Nonaccrual loans prior to January 1, 2020 include only Non-PCI nonaccrual loans due to adoption of ASU 2016-13 on January 1, 2020. 14

2Q20: Record Deposits of $40.7 billion Deposit Mix as of 06.30.20: $40.7 billion . EOP loan-to-deposit ratio of 91.5% as of 06.30.20. ($ in billions) . EOP deposit growth of 5% Q-o-Q (+21% LQA). . Avg. deposit growth of 6% Q-o-Q (+26% LQA). $9.3 . Growth in avg. DDA: $2.4bn (+87% LQA). Avg. DDA 23% $13.9 increased to 34% of total deposits, up from 30% in 1Q20. 34% . Growth driven by strong growth from consumer and small $7.5 business commercial customers, and PPP funds held in 18% deposit accounts. $10.0 . Intentional run-off of higher-cost balances. 25% . Continued decrease in deposit costs: repricing of maturing CDs to lower rates, as well as further run-off of higher-cost DDA MMDA IB Checking & Savings Time balances. Average Deposits . Cost of total deposits: 0.47% avg. rate in 2Q; spot rate as of $39.9 06.30.20: 0.39%. $37.4 $37.5 40 $36.5 $40.0 $35.3 +26% . Cost of IB deposits: 0.71% avg. rate in 2Q; spot rate as of +13% +10% +1% 35 9.6 $35.0 06.30.20: 0.59%. 10.2 10.3 30 9.9 10.3 $30.0 6.9 . Domestic CD spot rate as of 06.30.20: 1.08%. Future 25 7.1 $25.0 7.3 7.2 7.6 maturities of CDs with interest rate >1.00%: 20 $20.0 9.9 . 3Q20: $2.0bn @ blended rate of 1.56%. $15.0 15 $ in billions 8.3 8.6 9.0 7.9 . 4Q20: $1.4bn @ blended rate of 1.45%. 10 $10.0 13.5 . 1Q21: $1.3bn @ blended rate of 1.26%. 5 10.2 10.7 11.0 11.1 $5.0 0 $- . Originations & renewals of CDs in 2Q20: $4.0bn @ blended 2Q19 3Q19 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 rate of 0.43%. DDA MMDA IB Checking & Savings Time LQA average deposit growth . Compared to $4.6bn @ blended rate of 1.10% in 1Q20. . Q-o-Q decrease in rate reflects fed funds rate cuts in March. 15

2Q20: Summary Income Statement 2Q20 vs. 1Q20 $ in millions, except per share data 2Q20 1Q20 $ Change % Change Notable Items Net Interest Income $ 343.8 $ 362.7 $ (18.9) -5% Fee income & net gains on sales of . Gains on sales of AFS debt securities of 52.2 54.4 (2.2) -4% loans* $10mm, driven by $132mm in sales of Gains on sales of AFS debt securities 9.6 1.5 8.1 530% municipal bonds in 2Q20. Other (3.2) (1.9) (1.3) NM . Debt extinguishment costs of $9mm. Total Noninterest Income* $ 58.6 $ 54.0 $ 4.6 8% Prepaid $150mm of repurchase Total Revenue $ 402.4 $ 416.8 $ (14.3) -3% agreements in 2Q20. Adjusted noninterest expense $ 153.3 $ 160.6 $ (7.3) -5% . Amortization of tax credit & other Debt extinguishment costs 8.7 - 8.7 NM investments: $25mm in 2Q20 vs. $17mm Amortization of tax credit & other 25.7 18.3 7.4 41% in 1Q20. investments + core deposit intangibles Total Noninterest Expense $ 187.7 $ 178.9 $ 8.8 5% . Q-o-Q change reflects valuation Provision for credit losses on loans $ 94.3 $ 74.7 19.7 26% adjustments on other investments, Provision for credit losses on unfunded and timing of tax credit investment. 8.1 (0.8) 8.9 NM commitments . 2Q20 effective tax rate: 12%, Provision for credit losses $ 102.4 $ 73.9 $ 28.6 39% unchanged from 1Q20. Income tax expense 12.9 19.2 (6.3) -33% Effective tax rate 12% 12% 0% . Q-o-Q weighted average diluted shares Net Income $ 99.4 $ 144.8 $ (45.5) -31% decreased by 2% due to stock repurchase activity in Mar. 2020. Diluted EPS $ 0.70 $ 1.00 $ (0.30) -30% Weigh. avg. diluted shares (in mm) 141.8 145.3 (3.5) -2% * See slide 18 for noninterest income detail by category. 16

2Q20: Net Interest Income & Net Interest Margin Net Interest Income & Net Interest Margin . 2Q20 NII: $344mm, down by $19mm or -5% Q-o-Q. 2Q included $21mm of PPP loan income, net of interest expense on PPPLF. 400 $367 $370 $368 $363 . 2Q20 NIM: 3.04%, down 40 bps Q-o-Q. 350 $344 300 . Impact to NIM from change in yields & rates (Q-o-Q): 250 . -65 bps from lower loan yields. 200 3.73% . -10 bps from lower other earning asset yields. 150 3.59% $ $ in millions 3.47% 3.44% . -8 bps from balance sheet mix shift. 100 3.04% 50 . +35 bps from lower funding costs. 0 . +8 bps of impact from PPP. 2Q19 3Q19 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 . Loan repricing front-loaded in quarter: 31% of portfolio linked NII Net Interest Margin to LIBOR (predominantly 1M) and 27% linked to Prime rates. Average Loan Yield Relative to Prime & 1M LIBOR Avg. Cost of Deposits Relative to Fed Funds 6.00% 6.00% 2.50% 5.50% 5.30% 2.30% 4.91% 5.00% 4.71% 5.00% 5.28% 5.11% 1.83% 4.83% 3.98% 4.00% 4.00% 4.42% 3.00% 2.44% 3.00% 2.17% 3.25% 1.42% 1.79% 2.00% 1.41% 2.00% 1.57% 1.49% 1.34% 1.11% 1.17% 1.05% 0.94% 0.71% 1.00% 0.36% 1.00% 0.82% 0.47% 0.25% 0.00% 0.00% 2Q19 3Q19 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 2Q19 3Q19 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 Avg. cost of deposits Avg. cost of IB deposits Avg. loan yield Avg. Prime Rate Avg. 1M LIBOR Rate Avg. Fed Funds Rate 17

2Q20: Noninterest Income Detail Fee Income & Net Gains on Sales of Loans * Total noninterest income: $59mm in 2Q20 vs. 60.0 $54mm in 1Q20. $54.4 $52.5 $52.2 $50.9 . Fee income and net gains on sales of loans: $48.9 50.0 $52mm in 2Q20, down $2mm or -4% Q-o-Q. 14.1 11.6 22% 14.1 11.8 11.1 . Decrease reflects lower customer transaction 40.0 volumes across several fee income lines of 3.1 6% 5.4 business. 3.8 4.8 4.2 4.6 9% 30.0 6.0 7.8 . Lending fees: $22mm in 2Q20, increased by 7.3 8.1 10.9 21% $6mm Q-o-Q, primarily due to an increase in the valuation of warrants received as part of lending $ $ in millions 9.8 9.6 10.4 20.0 9.7 relationships. 10.0 21.9 42% 17.2 16.4 15.0 15.8 Interest Rate Contracts and Other Derivative Income Detail 0.0 ($ in millions) 2Q19 3Q19 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 2Q19 3Q19 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 2Q20 Mix Revenue $ 11.8 $ 11.1 $ 14.1 $ 14.1 $ 11.6 Lending fees Deposit account fees Foreign exchange income CVA (1.4) (2.7) 3.7 (7.0) (5.5) Wealth management fees IRC revenue Net gains on sales of loans Total $ 10.4 $ 8.4 $ 17.8 $ 7.1 $ 6.1 * Fee income excludes: credit valuation adjustment (“CVA”) related to interest rate contracts (“IRC”) and other derivatives; net gains on . Revenue – interest rate contracts and other derivatives transaction fees. sales of securities; gains on sale of fixed assets, and other income. . CVA – related to interest rate contracts and other derivatives. 18

2Q20: Operating Expense & Efficiency Adjusted* Noninterest Expense Noninterest Expense & Efficiency Ratio 180.0 $165 $165.3 $160 $159 $161 70.0% $159.8 $158.6 $160.6 $170 $153 160.0 $153.3 26.7 38.0% 37.7% 38.3% 38.5% 38.1% 24.8 26.8 24.2 140.0 21.5 13% 3.2 2.1 1.2 5.4 2.6 6.0 6.1 1.4 1% 3.6 5.4 4% 9.7 11.2 10.0 120.0 9.9 11.8 8% 17.4 17.1 17.1 17.9 16.2 11% $- 0.0% 100.0 2Q19 3Q19 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 Adj.* noninterest expense Adj.* efficiency ratio 80.0 $ $ in millions 60.0 100.5 97.8 101.1 102.0 97.0 63% . 2Q20 total noninterest expense: $188mm, increase 40.0 of 5% Q-o-Q. . 2Q20 adj.* noninterest expense: $153mm, decrease 20.0 of 5% Q-o-Q and down 4% Y-o-Y. 0.0 . Largest Q-o-Q decrease in compensation and 2Q19 3Q19 4Q19 1Q20 2Q20 2Q20 Mix employee benefits expense, followed by other Comp and employee benefits Occupancy & Equipment operating and legal expense. Computer software & Data processing Deposit & loan related Consulting Other operating expense . Notable decreases in other operating expense: marketing promotion expenses, travel expense. *See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in the appendix of this presentation and in the Company’s Earnings Press Releases. 19

APPENDIX

Appendix: GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION ($ in thousands, except per share data) (unaudited) During the first and second quarters of 2019, the Company recorded a $7.0 million pre-tax impairment charge and reversed $30.1 million of certain previously claimed tax credits related to the DC Solar tax credit investments (“DC Solar”), respectively. Management believes that presenting the computations of the adjusted net income, adjusted diluted earnings per common share, adjusted return on average assets and adjusted return on average equity that adjust for the above discussed non-recurring items provides clarity to financial statement users regarding the ongoing performance of the Company and allows comparability to prior periods. Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 March 31, 2020 June 30, 2019 Net income (a) $ 99,352 $ 144,824 $ 150,380 Add: Reversal of certain previously claimed tax credits related to DC Solar — — 30,104 Adjusted net income (b) $ 99,352 $ 144,824 $ 180,484 Diluted weighted-average number of shares outstanding 141,827 145,285 146,052 Diluted EPS $ 0.70 $ 1.00 $ 1.03 Diluted EPS impact of reversal of certain previously claimed tax credits related to DC Solar — — 0.21 Adjusted diluted EPS $ 0.70 $ 1.00 $ 1.24 Average total assets (c) $ 48,228,914 $ 44,755,509 $ 41,545,441 Average stockholders’ equity (d) $ 4,982,446 $ 5,022,005 $ 4,684,348 Return on average assets (1) (a)/(c) 0.83 % 1.30 % 1.45 % Adjusted return on average assets (1) (b)/(c) 0.83 % 1.30 % 1.74 % Return on average equity (1) (a)/(d) 8.02 % 11.60 % 12.88 % Adjusted return on average equity (1) (b)/(d) 8.02 % 11.60 % 15.45 % (1) Annualized. 21

Appendix: GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION ($ in thousands) (unaudited) Adjusted efficiency ratio represents adjusted noninterest expense divided by revenue. Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision profitability ratio represents revenue less adjusted noninterest expense, divided by average total assets. Adjusted noninterest expense excludes the amortization of tax credit and other investments, the amortization of core deposit intangibles, and the extinguishment cost on repurchase agreements. Management believes that the measures and ratios presented below provide clarity to financial statement users regarding the ongoing performance of the Company and allow comparability to prior periods. Three Months Ended June 30, 2020 March 31, 2020 June 30, 2019 Net interest income before provision for credit losses (a) $ 343,775 $ 362,707 $ 367,326 Total noninterest income 58,637 54,049 52,759 Total revenue (b) $ 402,412 $ 416,756 $ 420,085 Total noninterest expense (c) $ 187,696 $ 178,876 $ 177,663 Less: Amortization of tax credit and other investments (24,759) (17,325) (16,739) Amortization of core deposit intangibles (931) (953) (1,152) Repurchase agreements’ extinguishment cost (8,740) — — Adjusted noninterest expense (d) $ 153,266 $ 160,598 $ 159,772 Efficiency ratio (c)/(b) 46.64 % 42.92 % 42.29 % Adjusted efficiency ratio (d)/(b) 38.09 % 38.54 % 38.03 % Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision income (b)-(d) = (e) $ 249,146 $ 256,158 $ 260,313 Average total assets (f) $ 48,228,914 $ 44,755,509 $ 41,545,441 Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision profitability ratio (1) (e)/(f) 2.08 % 2.30 % 2.51 % Adjusted noninterest expense/average assets (1) (d)/(f) 1.28 % 1.44 % 1.54 % (1) Annualized. 22

Appendix: GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION ($ in thousands) (unaudited) The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to provide supplemental information regarding the Company’s performance. Tangible equity and tangible equity to tangible assets ratio are non-GAAP financial measures. Tangible equity and tangible assets represent stockholders’ equity and total assets, respectively, which have been reduced by goodwill and other intangible assets. Given that the use of such measures and ratios is more prevalent in the banking industry, and such measures and ratios are used by banking regulators and analysts, the Company has included them below for discussion. (1) Includes core deposit intangibles and mortgage servicing assets. 23

Appendix: GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation (cont’d) EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION ($ in thousands) (unaudited) Adjusted return on average tangible equity represents adjusted tangible net income divided by average tangible equity. Adjusted tangible net income excludes the after-tax impacts of the amortization of core deposit intangibles and mortgage servicing assets, impairment charge and the reversal of certain previously claimed tax credits related to DC Solar (where applicable). Given that the use of such measures and ratios is more prevalent in the banking industry, and such measures and ratios are used by banking regulators and analysts, the Company has included them below for discussion. (1) Includes core deposit intangibles and mortgage servicing assets. (2) Applied statutory rate of 28.35% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2020, and the three months ended March 31, 2020. Applied statutory rate of 29.56% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2019. (3) Included in Amortization of tax credit and other investments on the Consolidated Statement of Income. (4) Annualized. 24