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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
  
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
July 20, 2023

EAST WEST BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

000-24939
(Commission File Number)

95-4703316
(IRS Employer Identification No.)

135 North Los Robles Ave., 7th Floor, Pasadena, California 91101
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

(626) 768-6000
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
☐Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
  
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☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
  
☐Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: 
Title of each classTrading Symbol(s)Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per shareEWBCThe Nasdaq Global Select Market

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐



Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

On July 20, 2023, East West Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) announced its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2023. A copy of the Company’s press release (the “Press Release”) is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference in this Item 2.02. The Press Release is “furnished” pursuant to General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K and the information provided in Item 2.02 of this report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such Section. The information provided in Item 2.02 of this report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed incorporated by reference into any filings the Company has made or may make under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure

On July 20, 2023, the Company will hold a conference call to discuss its financial results for the quarter ended June 30, 2023 and other matters relating to the Company. The Company has also made available on its website, www.eastwestbank.com, presentation materials containing certain historical and forward-looking information relating to the Company (the “Presentation Materials”). The Presentation Materials are furnished as Exhibit 99.2 and are incorporated by reference in this Item 7.01. All information in Exhibit 99.2 is presented as of the particular date or dates referenced therein, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to, and disclaims any duty to, update any of the information provided. The information provided in Item 7.01 of this report, including Exhibit 99.2, shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of such Section, nor shall such information be deemed incorporated by reference into any filings the Company has made or may make under the Securities Act or the Exchange Act, except as otherwise expressly stated in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits

(d) Exhibits
Press Release, dated July 20, 2023.
Presentation Materials, dated July 20, 2023.
104Cover Page Interactive Data (formatted in Inline XBRL).


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SIGNATURE

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.


 EAST WEST BANCORP, INC.
  
Date: July 20, 2023By:/s/ Irene H. Oh 
  Irene H. Oh
  Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer


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Exhibit 99.1
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East West Bancorp, Inc.
135 N. Los Robles Ave., 7th Fl.
Pasadena, CA 91101
Tel. 626.768.6000
NEWS RELEASE
FOR INVESTOR INQUIRIES, CONTACT:
Irene Oh
Chief Financial Officer
T: (626) 768-6360

E: irene.oh@eastwestbank.com


EAST WEST BANCORP REPORTS NET INCOME FOR SECOND QUARTER OF 2023
OF $312 MILLION AND DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE OF $2.20,
BOTH UP 21% YEAR-OVER-YEAR


Pasadena, California – July 20, 2023 – East West Bancorp, Inc. (“East West” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: EWBC), parent company of East West Bank, reported its financial results for the second quarter of 2023. Second quarter 2023 net income was $312.0 million, or $2.20 per diluted share, up from $258.3 million, or $1.81 per diluted share in the prior year period. Year-over-year, net income and earnings per share both increased 21%.

“We are pleased with our operating performance for the second quarter, which continues the strong trajectory from the first quarter of 2023. For the second quarter of 2023, both deposits and loans grew 7% linked quarter annualized, to $55.7 billion and $49.8 billion, respectively,” stated Dominic Ng, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of East West. “For the second quarter of 2023, we earned industry-leading returns of 1.85% on average assets and 21.0% on average tangible common equity1. Net interest margin was 3.55%, a healthy margin in the current environment, and asset quality continued to be outstanding with net charge-offs of 0.06% annualized.”

“We remain focused on ensuring both the strength and stability of our balance sheet, capital, liquidity and earnings power. Our tangible common equity ratio1 increased to 8.80% and our common equity tier 1 capital ratio increased to 13.17% as of June 30, 2023. We believe that through the strength of our diversified business model and the growth opportunities we see in our markets, we will continue to generate strong returns for shareholders, for the remainder of 2023 and for years to come,” concluded Ng.

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

Quarter EndedQuarter EndedYear-over-Year Change
($ in millions, except per share data)June 30, 2023June 30, 2022$%
Total Loans$49,831$46,531$3,3017%
Total Deposits55,65954,3431,3152
Total Revenue$645$551$9417%
Adj. Pre-tax, Pre-provision Income2
4403707019
Net Income3122585421
Diluted Earnings per Share$2.20$1.81$0.3921%
Return on Average Assets1.85%1.66% +19 bps
Return on Average Common Equity19.43%18.23% +120 bps
Return on Avg. Tang. Common Equity1
21.01%19.94% +107 bps

1 Tangible common equity ratio and return on average tangible common equity are non-GAAP financial measures. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 13.
2 Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision income is a non-GAAP financial measure. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in Tables 12.
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BALANCE SHEET

•Total Assets – Total assets reached a record $68.5 billion as of June 30, 2023, an increase of $1.3 billion, or 2%, from $67.2 billion as of March 31, 2023.

Second quarter 2023 average interest-earning assets of $64.1 billion were up $2.6 billion, or 4%, from $61.5 billion in the first quarter of 2023. Quarter-over-quarter, average loans grew $701.9 million and average interest-bearing cash and deposits with banks increased $1.8 billion.

•Strong Capital Levels – As of June 30, 2023, stockholders’ equity was $6.5 billion, or $45.67 per share, both up 2% quarter-over-quarter. The stockholders’ equity to asset ratio was 9.43% as of June 30, 2023, an increase of five basis points quarter-over-quarter.

As of June 30, 2023, tangible book value3 per share was $42.33, up 3% quarter-over-quarter. The tangible common equity ratio3 was 8.80%, an increase of six basis points quarter-over-quarter.

All of East West’s regulatory capital ratios are well in excess of regulatory requirements for well-capitalized institutions, as well as above regional and national bank averages. The common equity tier 1 (“CET1”) capital ratio increased to 13.17%, and the total risk-based capital ratio increased to 14.60%, as of June 30, 2023.

•Total Loans – Total loans reached a record $49.8 billion as of June 30, 2023, an increase of $906.3 million, or 2%, from $48.9 billion as of March 31, 2023. Year-over-year, total loans grew $3.3 billion, or 7%, from $46.5 billion as of June 30, 2022.

Second quarter 2023 average loans of $48.9 billion grew $701.9 million, or 1.5%, from the first quarter of 2023. Growth in average residential mortgage and commercial real estate loans was partially offset by a decrease in average commercial and industrial loans.

•Total Deposits – Total deposits were $55.7 billion as of June 30, 2023, an increase of $921.4 million, or 2%, from $54.7 billion as of March 31, 2023. Noninterest-bearing deposits made up 30% of our total deposits as of June 30, 2023 compared with 33% as of March 31, 2023. Year-over-year, deposits increased $1.3 billion, or 2%, from $54.3 billion as of June 30, 2022.

Second quarter 2023 average deposits of $54.3 billion were down $669.0 million, or 1%, from the first quarter of 2023. During the second quarter, growth in average interest-bearing checking and time deposits was offset by declines in other deposit categories, which largely reflected customers seeking higher yields in a rising interest rate environment.

OPERATING RESULTS

Second Quarter Earnings – Second quarter 2023 net income was $312.0 million, and diluted earnings per share (“EPS”) were $2.20. Second quarter 2023 net income and EPS both decreased 3% from first quarter 2023 net income of $322.4 million and diluted EPS of $2.27. Second quarter 2023 net income and EPS both increased 21% from second quarter 2022 net income of $258.3 million and diluted EPS of $1.81.

Net income and diluted EPS for the six months ended June 30, 2023 were $634.5 million and $4.47, an increase of 28% and 29%, respectively, from the six months ended June 30, 2022.













3 Tangible book value and the tangible common equity ratio are non-GAAP financial measures. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 13.
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Second Quarter 2023 Compared to First Quarter 2023

Net Interest Income and Net Interest Margin
Net interest income (“NII”) totaled $566.7 million, a decrease of 6% from $599.9 million. Net interest margin (“NIM”) of 3.55% declined 41 basis points from 3.96%.
•The change in NIM was primarily driven by a higher cost of interest-bearing deposits and changes in the deposit mix in favor of higher-cost deposits, partially offset by higher loan volumes and expanding interest-earning asset yields.
•The average loan yield was 6.33%, up 19 basis points from the first quarter. The average interest-earning asset yield was 5.67%, up 16 basis points from the first quarter.
•The average cost of funds was 2.31%, up 62 basis points from the first quarter. The average cost of deposits was 2.12%, up 52 basis points from the first quarter.

Noninterest Income
Noninterest income totaled $78.6 million in the second quarter, an increase of $18.7 million, or 31%, from $60.0 million in the first quarter.
•Fee income was $69.3 million, up $3.0 million, or 5%, from $66.3 million in the first quarter, reflecting growth across all fee income categories.
•Interest rate contracts and other derivative income was $7.4 million in the second quarter, up from $2.6 million in the first quarter. The change reflected both growth in customer-driven revenue and a favorable change in mark-to-market adjustments.
•Other investment income was $4.0 million for the second quarter, up $2.1 million from $1.9 million in the first quarter, reflecting higher income from Community Reinvestment Act investments during the second quarter.

Noninterest Expense
Noninterest expense totaled $261.8 million in the second quarter, compared with $218.4 million in the first quarter. Second quarter noninterest expense consisted of $205.4 million of adjusted noninterest expense4, $55.9 million in amortization of tax credit and other investments, and $0.5 million in amortization of core deposit intangibles.
•Adjusted noninterest expense of $205.4 million increased $1.4 million, or 1%, from $204.0 million in the first quarter.
•Compensation and employee benefits was $124.9 million, a decrease of $4.7 million, or 4%, largely due to higher seasonal costs in the first quarter.
•Amortization of tax credit and other investments totaled $55.9 million in the second quarter, compared with $10.1 million in the first quarter. Quarter-over-quarter variability in the amortization of tax credits and other investments primarily reflects the impact of investments that close in a given period and are projected to generate tax credits by the end of the year.
•The efficiency ratio was 40.6% in the second quarter, compared with 33.1% in the first quarter and the adjusted efficiency ratio4 was 31.8% in the second quarter, compared with 30.5% in the first quarter.

TAX RELATED ITEMS

Second quarter 2023 income tax expense was $45.6 million, and the effective tax rate was 12.7%, compared with 23.5% for the first quarter of 2023. The lower effective tax rate was mainly due to an additional $97 million of tax credits in renewable energy investments that closed during the second quarter. The effective tax rate for the first six months of 2023 was 18.6% compared with 22.4% for the first six months of 2022. We currently estimate that the full year tax rate for 2023 will be approximately 20%.











4 Adjusted noninterest expense and the adjusted efficiency ratio are non-GAAP financial measures. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 12.
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ASSET QUALITY

The asset quality of our loan portfolio continues to be strong. Second quarter 2023 provision for credit losses was $26.0 million, compared with $20.0 million in the first quarter of 2023.
•The allowance for loan losses increased to $635.4 million, or 1.28% of loans held-for-investment (“HFI”), as of June 30, 2023, compared with $619.9 million, or 1.27% of loans HFI, as of March 31, 2023.
•Second quarter 2023 net charge-offs were $7.5 million or annualized 0.06% of average loans HFI, compared with $0.6 million or annualized 0.01% of average loans HFI, for the first quarter of 2023.
•The criticized loans ratio improved 24 basis points quarter-over-quarter to 1.63% of loans HFI as of June 30, 2023, compared with 1.87% as of March 31, 2023. Criticized loans decreased $102.3 million, or 11%, quarter-over-quarter to $811.8 million as of June 30, 2023, compared with $914.1 million as of March 31, 2023.
•The nonperforming assets ratio was 0.17% of total assets as of June 30, 2023, compared with 0.14% of total assets as of March 31, 2023. Nonperforming assets increased $22.1 million, or 24%, quarter-over-quarter to $115.5 million as of June 30, 2023, from $93.4 million as of March 31, 2023.

CAPITAL STRENGTH

Capital levels for East West are strong and all capital ratios expanded quarter-over-quarter and year-over-year. The following table presents the regulatory capital metrics as of June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022.
EWBC Capital
($ in millions)
June 30, 2023 (a)
March 31, 2023 (a)
June 30, 2022 (a)
Risk-Weighted Assets (“RWA”) (b)
$51,689$50,229$48,499
Risk-based capital ratios:
CET1 capital ratio13.17%13.06%11.97%
Tier 1 capital ratio13.17%13.06%11.97%
Total capital ratio14.60%14.50%13.25%
Leverage ratio10.03%10.02%9.31%
Tangible common equity ratio (c)
8.80%8.74%8.29%
(a)The Company has elected to use the 2020 Current Expected Credit Losses (CECL) transition provision in the calculation of its June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022 regulatory capital ratios. The Company’s June 30, 2023 regulatory capital ratios and RWA are preliminary.
(b)Under regulatory guidelines, on-balance sheet assets and credit equivalent amounts of derivatives and off-balance sheet items are assigned to one of several broad risk categories based on the nature of the obligor, or, if relevant, the guarantor or the nature of any collateral. The aggregate dollar value in each risk category is then multiplied by the risk weight associated with that category. The resulting weighted values from each of the risk categories are aggregated for determining total RWA.
(c)Tangible common equity ratio is a non-GAAP financial measure. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 13.

DIVIDEND PAYOUT AND CAPITAL ACTIONS

East West’s Board of Directors has declared third quarter 2023 dividends for the Company’s common stock. The common stock cash dividend of $0.48 per share is payable on August 15, 2023, to stockholders of record on August 1, 2023.

On March 3, 2020, East West’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $500 million of East West’s common stock, of which $254 million remains available. East West did not repurchase any shares during the second quarter of 2023.

Conference Call
East West will host a conference call to discuss second quarter 2023 earnings with the public on Thursday, July 20, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. PT/11:30 a.m. ET. The public and investment community are invited to listen as management discusses second quarter 2023 results and operating developments.
•The following dial-in information is provided for participation in the conference call: calls within the U.S. – (877) 506-6399; calls within Canada – (855) 669-9657; international calls – (412) 902-6699.
•A presentation to accompany the earnings call will be available on the Investor Relations page of the Company’s website at www.eastwestbank.com/investors.
•A listen-only live broadcast of the call will also be available on the Investor Relations page of the Company’s website at www.eastwestbank.com/investors.
•A replay of the conference call will be available on July 20, 2023, at 11:30 a.m. PT/2:30 p.m. ET through August 20, 2023. The replay numbers are: within the U.S. – (877) 344-7529; within Canada – (855) 669-9658; international calls – (412) 317-0088; and the replay access code is: 5177099.
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About East West

East West provides financial services that help customers reach further and connect to new opportunities. East West Bancorp, Inc. is a public company (Nasdaq: “EWBC”) with total assets of $68.5 billion. The Company’s wholly-owned subsidiary, East West Bank, is the largest independent bank headquartered in Southern California, and operates over 120 locations in the United States and Asia. The Bank’s markets in the United States include California, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, New York, Texas, and Washington. For more information on East West, visit www.eastwestbank.com.

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain matters set forth herein (including any exhibits hereto) contain forward-looking statements that are intended to be covered by the safe harbor for such statements provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In addition, the Company may make forward-looking statements in other documents that it files with, or furnishes to, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) and management may make forward-looking statements to analysts, investors, media members and others. Forward-looking statements are those that do not relate to historical facts and that are based on current assumptions, beliefs, estimates, expectations and projections, many of which, by their nature, are inherently uncertain and beyond the Company’s control. Forward-looking statements may relate to various matters, including the Company’s financial condition, results of operations, plans, objectives, future performance, business or industry, and usually can be identified by the use of forward-looking words, such as “anticipates,” “assumes,” “believes,” “can,” “continues,” “could,” “estimates,” “expects,” “forecasts,” “goal,” “intends,” “likely,” “may,” “might,” “objective,” “plans,” “potential,” “projects,” “remains,” “should,” “target,” “trend,” “will,” “would,” or similar expressions or variations thereof, and the negative thereof, but these terms are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements. You should not place undue reliance on forward-looking statements, as they are subject to risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, those described below. When considering these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind these risks and uncertainties, as well as any cautionary statements the Company may make.

There are various important factors that could cause future results to differ materially from historical performance and any forward-looking statements. Factors that might cause such differences, include, but are not limited to: changes in the global economy, including an economic slowdown, capital or financial market disruption, supply chain disruption, level of inflation, interest rate environment, housing prices, employment levels, rate of growth and general business conditions, which could result in, among other things, reduced demand for loans, reduced availability of funding or increased funding costs, declines in asset values and/or recognition of allowance for credit losses; changes in local, regional and global business, economic and political conditions and geopolitical events, such as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine; the soundness of other financial institutions and the impacts related to or resulting from recent bank failures and other economic and industry volatility, including potential increased regulatory requirements, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance premiums, losses in the value of our investment portfolio, deposit withdrawals, or other adverse consequences of negative market perceptions of the banking industry or the Company; changes in laws or the regulatory environment, including regulatory reform initiatives and policies of the U.S. Department of the Treasury, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (“Federal Reserve”), the FDIC, the SEC, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (“CFPB”), the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation — Division of Financial Institutions, the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission, and the Monetary Authority of Singapore; changes and effects thereof in trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws, including the ongoing trade, economic and political disputes between the U.S. and the People’s Republic of China and the monetary policies of the Federal Reserve; changes in the commercial and consumer real estate markets; changes in consumer or commercial spending, savings and borrowing habits, and patterns and behaviors; the impact from potential changes to income tax laws and regulations, federal spending and economic stimulus programs; the impact of any future U.S. federal government shutdown and uncertainty regarding the U.S. federal government’s debt limit and credit rating; the Company’s ability to compete effectively against financial institutions and other entities, including as a result of emerging technologies; the success and timing of the Company’s business strategies; the Company’s ability to retain key officers and employees; the impact on the Company’s funding costs, net interest income and net interest margin from changes in key variable market interest rates, competition, regulatory requirements and the Company’s product mix; changes in the Company’s costs of operation, compliance and expansion; the Company’s ability to adopt and successfully integrate new technologies into its business in a strategic manner; the impact of the benchmark interest rate reform in the U.S. including the transition away from the U.S. dollar (“USD”) London Interbank Offered Rate (“LIBOR”) to alternative reference rates; the impact of communications or technology disruption, failure in, or breach of, the Company’s operational or security systems or infrastructure, or those of third party vendors with which the Company does business, including as a result of cyber-attacks; and other similar matters which could result in, among other things, confidential and/or proprietary information being disclosed or misused, and materially impact the Company’s ability to provide services to its clients; the adequacy of the Company’s risk management framework, disclosure controls and procedures and internal control over financial reporting; future credit quality and performance, including the Company’s expectations regarding future credit losses and allowance levels; the impact of adverse changes to the Company’s credit ratings from major credit rating agencies; the impact of adverse judgments or settlements in litigation; the impact on the Company’s operations due to political developments, pandemics, wars, civil unrest, terrorism or other hostilities that may disrupt or increase volatility in securities or otherwise affect business and economic conditions; heightened regulatory and governmental oversight and scrutiny of the Company’s business practices, including dealings with consumers; the impact of reputational risk from negative publicity, fines, penalties and other negative consequences from regulatory violations, legal actions and the Company’s interactions with business partners, counterparties, service providers and other third parties; the impact of regulatory investigations and enforcement actions; changes in accounting standards as may be required by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) or other regulatory agencies and their impact on the Company’s critical accounting policies and assumptions; the Company’s capital requirements and its ability to generate capital internally or raise capital on favorable terms; the impact on the Company’s liquidity due to changes in the Company’s ability to receive dividends from its subsidiaries; any strategic acquisitions or divestitures; changes in the equity and debt securities markets; fluctuations in the Company’s stock price; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; the impact of increased focus on social, environmental and sustainability matters, which may affect the Company’s operations as well as those of its customers and the economy more broadly; and the impact of climate change, natural or man-made disasters or calamities, such as wildfires, droughts, hurricanes, flooding and earthquakes or other events that may directly or indirectly result in a negative impact on the Company’s financial performance.

For a more detailed discussion of some of the factors that might cause such differences, see the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022 under the heading Item 1A. Risk Factors and the information set forth under Item 1A. Risk Factors in the Company’s Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q. You should treat forward-looking statements as speaking only as of the date they are made and based only on information then actually known to the Company. The Company does not undertake, and specifically disclaims any obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect the occurrence of events or circumstances after the date of such statements except as required by law.
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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET
($ and shares in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Table 1   
June 30, 2023
% or Basis Point Change
 June 30, 2023March 31, 2023June 30, 2022Qtr-o-QtrYr-o-Yr
Assets   
 Cash and due from banks$614,053$760,317$688,936(19.2)%(10.9)%
Interest-bearing cash with banks5,763,8345,173,8771,213,11711.4 375.1 
Cash and cash equivalents6,377,8875,934,1941,902,0537.5 235.3 
 Interest-bearing deposits with banks17,16910,249712,70967.5 (97.6)
 Assets purchased under resale agreements (“resale agreements”)635,000654,2881,422,794(2.9)(55.4)
 
Available-for-sale (“AFS”) debt securities (amortized cost of $6,820,569, $7,072,240 and $6,891,522)
5,987,2586,300,8686,255,504(5.0)(4.3)
Held-to-maturity (“HTM”) debt securities, at amortized cost (fair value of $2,440,484, $2,502,674 and $2,656,549)
2,975,9332,993,4213,028,302(0.6)(1.7)
 Loans held-for-sale (“HFS”)2,8306,86128,464(58.8)(90.1)
 
Loans held-for-investment (“HFI”) (net of allowance for loan losses of $635,400, $619,893 and $563,270)
49,192,96448,298,15545,938,8061.9 7.1 
Investments in qualified affordable housing partnerships, tax credit and other investments, net815,471741,354634,30410.0 28.6 
 Goodwill465,697465,697465,697— — 
Operating lease right-of-use assets100,500103,114107,588(2.5)(6.6)
 Other assets 1,961,9721,736,6971,898,06213.0 3.4 
 Total assets $68,532,681$67,244,898$62,394,2831.9 %9.8 %
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity   
 Deposits$55,658,786$54,737,402$54,343,3541.7 %2.4 %
Short-term borrowings4,500,0004,500,000—— 100.0 
 FHLB advances——174,776— (100.0)
 Assets sold under repurchase agreements (“repurchase agreements”)——611,785— (100.0)
 Long-term debt and finance lease liabilities152,951152,467152,6630.3 0.2 
Operating lease liabilities 110,383112,676115,387(2.0)(4.3)
 Accrued expenses and other liabilities1,648,8641,433,0221,386,83615.1 18.9 
 Total liabilities62,070,98460,935,56756,784,8011.9 9.3 
 Stockholders’ equity6,461,6976,309,3315,609,4822.4 15.2 
 Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity $68,532,681$67,244,898$62,394,2831.9 %9.8 %
 Book value per share $45.67$44.62$39.812.4 %14.7 %
 
Tangible book value (1) per share
$42.33$41.28$36.442.6 16.2 
 Number of common shares at period-end141,484141,396140,9170.1 0.4 
Total stockholders’ equity to assets ratio9.43 %9.38 %8.99 %5 bps44 bps
Tangible common equity (“TCE”) ratio (1)
8.80 %8.74 %8.29 %6 bps51 bps
(1)Tangible book value and the TCE ratio are non-GAAP financial measures. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 13.
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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
TOTAL LOANS AND DEPOSITS DETAIL
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 2
June 30, 2023
% Change
  June 30, 2023March 31, 2023June 30, 2022Qtr-o-QtrYr-o-Yr
Loans:   
Commercial:
Commercial and industrial (“C&I”) $15,670,084 $15,641,840 $15,377,117 0.2 %1.9 %
Commercial real estate (“CRE”):
 
CRE
14,373,385 14,019,136 13,566,748 2.5 5.9 
 
Multifamily residential
4,764,180 4,682,280 4,443,704 1.7 7.2 
 
Construction and land
781,068 731,394 515,857 6.8 51.4 
Total CRE
19,918,633 19,432,810 18,526,309 2.5 7.5 
Consumer:
Residential mortgage:
 
Single-family residential
12,308,613 11,786,998 10,234,473 4.4 20.3 
 
Home equity lines of credit (“HELOCs”)1,862,928 1,988,881 2,280,080 (6.3)(18.3)
Total residential mortgage
14,171,541 13,775,879 12,514,553 2.9 13.2 
Other consumer
68,106 67,519 84,097 0.9 (19.0)
Total loans HFI (1)
49,828,364 

48,918,048 

46,502,076 1.9 7.2 
Loans HFS
2,830 6,861 28,464 (58.8)(90.1)
 
Total loans (1)
49,831,194 48,924,909 46,530,540 1.9 7.1 
Allowance for loan losses(635,400)(619,893)(563,270)2.5 12.8 
 
Net loans (1)
$49,195,794 $48,305,016 $45,967,270 1.8 7.0 
Deposits:
   
 
Noninterest-bearing demand
$16,741,099 $18,327,320 $23,028,831 (8.7)%(27.3)%
 
Interest-bearing checking
8,348,587 8,742,580 7,094,726 (4.5)17.7 
 
Money market
11,486,473 9,293,114 11,814,402 23.6 (2.8)
 
Savings
2,102,850 2,280,562 3,027,819 (7.8)(30.5)
 
Time deposits
16,979,777 16,093,826 9,377,576 5.5 81.1 
 
Total deposits
$55,658,786 $54,737,402 $54,343,354 1.7 %2.4 %
(1)Includes $(74.0) million, $(75.4) million and $(56.2) million of net deferred loan fees and net unamortized premiums as of June 30, 2023, March 31, 2023 and June 30, 2022, respectively.

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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
($ and shares in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Table 3
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
% Change
June 30, 2023March 31, 2023June 30, 2022Qtr-o-QtrYr-o-Yr
Interest and dividend income$906,134 $835,506 $499,754 8.5%81.3%
Interest expense
339,388 235,645 26,802 44.0NM
Net interest income before provision for credit losses566,746 599,861 472,952 (5.5)19.8
Provision for credit losses26,000 20,000 13,500 30.092.6
Net interest income after provision for credit losses540,746 579,861 459,452 (6.7)17.7
Noninterest income78,631 59,978 78,444 

31.10.2
Noninterest expense261,789 218,447 196,860 19.833.0
Income before income taxes
357,588 421,392 341,036 (15.1)4.9
Income tax expense
45,557 98,953 82,707 (54.0)(44.9)
Net income
$312,031 $322,439 $258,329 (3.2)%20.8%
Earnings per share (“EPS”)
   
- Basic
$2.21 $2.28 $1.83 (3.5)%20.8%
- Diluted
$2.20 $2.27 $1.81 (3.2)21.2
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding
- Basic
141,468 141,112 141,429 0.3%0.0%
- Diluted
141,876 141,913 142,372 0.0(0.3)
 
 
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
% Change
 
 
June 30, 2023March 31, 2023June 30, 2022Qtr-o-QtrYr-o-Yr
Noninterest income:
   
 
Lending fees
$20,901 $20,586 $20,142 1.5%3.8%
Deposit account fees22,285 21,703 22,372 2.7(0.4)
Interest rate contracts and other derivative income7,373 2,564 9,801 187.6(24.8)
 
Foreign exchange income
13,251 12,660 11,361 4.716.6
 
Wealth management fees
6,889 6,304 6,539 9.35.4
 
Net (losses) gains on sales of loans(7)(22)917 
NM
NM
 
Net realized (losses) gains on AFS debt securities— (10,000)28 NM(100.0)
Other investment income4,003 1,921 4,863 108.4(17.7)
Other income
3,936 4,262 2,421 (7.6)62.6
Total noninterest income$78,631 $59,978 $78,444 31.1%0.2%
Noninterest expense:
   
 
Compensation and employee benefits
$124,937 $129,654 $113,364 (3.6)%10.2%
 
Occupancy and equipment expense
16,088 15,587 15,469 3.24.0
 
Deposit insurance premiums and regulatory assessments
8,262 7,910 4,927 4.567.7
Deposit account expense10,559 9,609 5,671 9.986.2
Data processing3,213 3,347 3,486 (4.0)(7.8)
Computer software expense7,479 7,360 6,572 1.613.8
 
Other operating expense (1)
35,337 34,870 32,392 1.39.1
Amortization of tax credit and other investments55,914 10,110 14,979 453.1273.3
Total noninterest expense$261,789 $218,447 $196,860 19.8%33.0%
NM - Not meaningful.
(1)Includes $3.9 million of repurchase agreements’ extinguishment cost for the three months ended March 31, 2023.

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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF INCOME
($ and shares in thousands, except per share data)
(unaudited)
Table 4
 Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
% Change
  June 30, 2023June 30, 2022Yr-o-Yr
Interest and dividend income$1,741,640 $931,783 86.9%
Interest expense
575,033 43,218 NM
Net interest income before provision for credit losses1,166,607 888,565 31.3
Provision for credit losses46,000 21,500 114.0
Net interest income after provision for credit losses1,120,607 867,065 29.2
Noninterest income 138,609 158,187 (12.4)
Noninterest expense480,236 386,310 24.3
Income before income taxes
778,980 638,942 21.9
Income tax expense
144,510 142,961 1.1
Net income
$634,470 $495,981 27.9%
EPS
  
- Basic
$4.49 $3.50 28.3%
- Diluted
$4.47 $3.47 28.8
Weighted-average number of shares outstanding
- Basic
141,291 141,725 (0.3)%
- Diluted
141,910 142,838 (0.6)
 
 
Six Months EndedJune 30, 2023
% Change
 
 
June 30, 2023June 30, 2022Yr-o-Yr
Noninterest income:
  
 
Lending fees
$41,487 $39,580 4.8%
 
Deposit account fees
43,988 42,687 3.0
Interest rate contracts and other derivative income9,937 20,934 (52.5)
 
Foreign exchange income
25,911 24,060 7.7
 
Wealth management fees
13,193 12,591 4.8
 
Net (losses) gains on sales of loans(29)3,839 NM
 
Net realized (losses) gains on AFS debt securities(10,000)1,306 NM
Other investment income5,924 6,490 (8.7)
Other income
8,198 6,700 22.4
Total noninterest income$138,609 $158,187 (12.4)%
Noninterest expense:
  
 
Compensation and employee benefits
$254,591 $229,633 10.9%
 
Occupancy and equipment expense
31,675 30,933 2.4
 
Deposit insurance premiums and regulatory assessments
16,172 9,644 67.7
Deposit account expense20,168 10,364 94.6
Data processing
6,560 7,151 (8.3)
Computer software expense
14,839 13,866 7.0
 
Other operating expense (1)
70,207 55,840 25.7
Amortization of tax credit and other investments66,024 28,879 128.6
Total noninterest expense$480,236 $386,310 24.3%
(1)Includes $3.9 million of repurchase agreements’ extinguishment cost for the six months ended June 30, 2023.
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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED AVERAGE BALANCES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 5
Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023
% Change
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023
% Change
  June 30, 2023March 31, 2023June 30, 2022Qtr-o-QtrYr-o-YrJune 30, 2023June 30, 2022Yr-o-Yr
Loans:
     
Commercial:
 
C&I$15,244,826 $15,400,996 $14,986,876 (1.0)%1.7%$15,322,480 $14,631,365 4.7%
CRE:
 
CRE
14,130,811 13,932,758 13,049,058 1.48.314,032,331 12,666,338 10.8
 
Multifamily residential4,685,786 4,600,094 4,112,411 1.913.94,643,177 3,931,993 18.1
 
Construction and land782,541 675,047 475,933 15.964.4729,091 434,657 67.7
Total CRE
19,599,138 19,207,899 17,637,402 2.011.119,404,599 17,032,988 13.9
Consumer:
Residential mortgage:
 
Single-family residential12,014,513 11,417,477 9,624,242 5.224.811,717,644 9,369,132 25.1
 
HELOCs
1,928,208 2,050,778 2,290,378 (6.0)(15.8)1,989,154 2,237,025 (11.1)
Total residential mortgage13,942,721 13,468,255 11,914,620 3.517.013,706,798 11,606,157 18.1
Other consumer
65,035 72,687 87,590 (10.5)(25.8)68,840 105,888 (35.0)
 
Total loans (1)
$48,851,720 $48,149,837 $44,626,488 1.5%9.5%$48,502,717 $43,376,398 11.8%
Interest-earning assets
$64,061,569 $61,483,533 $58,668,677 4.2%9.2%$62,779,673 $58,680,456 7.0%
Total assets
$67,497,367 $65,113,604 $62,232,841 3.7%8.5%$66,312,070 $61,996,756 7.0%
Deposits:     
Noninterest-bearing demand
$16,926,937 $19,709,980 $23,887,452 (14.1)%(29.1)%$18,310,770 $23,661,355 (22.6)%
Interest-bearing checking
8,434,655 6,493,865 6,712,890 29.925.67,469,621 6,680,657 11.8
Money market
10,433,839 11,260,715 12,319,930 (7.3)(15.3)10,844,993 12,614,994 (14.0)
Savings
2,200,124 2,436,587 2,970,007 (9.7)(25.9)2,317,702 2,950,268 (21.4)
Time deposits
16,289,320 15,052,762 8,239,571 8.297.715,674,457 8,170,613 91.8
Total deposits
$54,284,875 $54,953,909 $54,129,850 (1.2)%0.3%$54,617,543 $54,077,887 1.0%
Interest-bearing liabilities$42,026,844 $36,814,685 $30,957,475 14.2%35.8%$39,435,162 $31,087,256 26.9%
Stockholders’ equity
$6,440,996 $6,183,324 $5,682,427 4.2%13.3%$6,312,872 $5,762,078 9.6%
(1)Includes loans HFS.

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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
QUARTER-TO-DATE AVERAGE BALANCES, YIELDS AND RATES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 6
 
 
Three Months Ended
 
 
June 30, 2023March 31, 2023
 
 
Average Average Average Average
 
 
BalanceInterest
Yield/Rate (1)
BalanceInterest
Yield/Rate (1)
Assets
      
Interest-earning assets:
      
 
Interest-bearing cash and deposits with banks
$5,247,755 $60,995 4.66 %$3,449,626 $35,647 4.19 %
 
Resale agreements641,939 3,969 2.48 %688,778 4,503 2.65 %
 
AFS debt securities6,257,397 56,292 3.61 %6,108,825 53,197 3.53 %
HTM debt securities2,983,780 12,678 1.70 %2,995,677 12,734 1.72 %
 
Loans (2)
48,851,720 771,264 6.33 %48,149,837 728,386 6.14 %
 
FHLB and FRB stock
78,978 936 4.75 %90,790 1,039 4.64 %
 
Total interest-earning assets
$64,061,569 $906,134 5.67 %$61,483,533 $835,506 5.51 %
Noninterest-earning assets:
      
 
Cash and due from banks
569,227 621,104   
 
Allowance for loan losses(619,868)(602,754)  
 
Other assets
3,486,439 3,611,721   
 
Total assets
$67,497,367   $65,113,604   
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity     
Interest-bearing liabilities:
      
 
Checking deposits
$8,434,655 $49,571 2.36 %$6,493,865 $23,174 1.45 %
 
Money market deposits
10,433,839 86,419 3.32 %11,260,715 76,102 2.74 %
 
Savings deposits
2,200,124 3,963 0.72 %2,436,587 3,669 0.61 %
 
Time deposits
16,289,320 147,524 3.63 %15,052,762 113,849 3.07 %
 
Federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings
4,500,566 49,032 4.37 %811,551 8,825 4.41 %
 
FHLB advances
1 — — %500,000 6,430 5.22 %
 
Repurchase agreements15,579 211 5.43 %106,785 1,052 4.00 %
 
Long-term debt and finance lease liabilities
152,760 2,668 7.01 %152,420 2,544 6.77 %
 
Total interest-bearing liabilities
$42,026,844 $339,388 3.24 %$36,814,685 $235,645 2.60 %
Noninterest-bearing liabilities and stockholders’ equity:
     
 
Demand deposits
16,926,937 19,709,980 
 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
2,102,590 2,405,615 
 
Stockholders’ equity
6,440,996 6,183,324 
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$67,497,367 $65,113,604 
Interest rate spread
 2.43 %2.91 %
Net interest income and net interest margin $566,746 3.55 %$599,861 3.96 %
(1)Annualized.
(2)Includes loans HFS.
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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
QUARTER-TO-DATE AVERAGE BALANCES, YIELDS AND RATES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 7
 Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023June 30, 2022
Average Average Average Average
BalanceInterest
Yield/Rate (1)
BalanceInterest
Yield/Rate (1)
Assets
      
Interest-earning assets:
      
 
Interest-bearing cash and deposits with banks
$5,247,755 $60,995 4.66 %$2,797,711 $4,787 0.69 %
 
Resale agreements641,939 3,969 2.48 %1,641,723 8,553 2.09 %
 
AFS debt securities6,257,397 56,292 3.61 %6,503,677 33,438 2.06 %
HTM debt securities2,983,780 12,678 1.70 %3,021,239 12,738 1.69 %
 
Loans (2)
48,851,720 771,264 6.33 %44,626,488 439,416 3.95 %
 
FHLB and FRB stock
78,978 936 4.75 %77,839 822 4.24 %
 
Total interest-earning assets
$64,061,569 $906,134 5.67 %$58,668,677 $499,754 3.42 %
Noninterest-earning assets:
      
 
Cash and due from banks
569,227 712,884   
 
Allowance for loan losses(619,868)(545,489)  
 
Other assets
3,486,439 3,396,769   
 
Total assets
$67,497,367   $62,232,841   
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
     
Interest-bearing liabilities:
      
 
Checking deposits
$8,434,655 $49,571 2.36 %$6,712,890 $3,178 0.19 %
 
Money market deposits
10,433,839 86,419 3.32 %12,319,930 8,892 0.29 %
 
Savings deposits
2,200,124 3,963 0.72 %2,970,007 1,864 0.25 %
 
Time deposits
16,289,320 147,524 3.63 %8,239,571 8,554 0.42 %
 
Federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings
4,500,566 49,032 4.37 %64,145 241 1.51 %
 
FHLB advances
1 — — %138,960 559 1.61 %
 
Repurchase agreements15,579 211 5.43 %359,778 2,418 2.70 %
 
Long-term debt and finance lease liabilities
152,760 2,668 7.01 %152,194 1,096 2.89 %
 
Total interest-bearing liabilities
$42,026,844 $339,388 3.24 %$30,957,475 $26,802 0.35 %
Noninterest-bearing liabilities and stockholders’ equity:
      
 
Demand deposits
16,926,937 23,887,452 
 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
2,102,590 1,705,487 
 
Stockholders’ equity
6,440,996 5,682,427 
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$67,497,367 $62,232,841 
Interest rate spread
 2.43 %3.07 %
Net interest income and net interest margin
 $566,746 3.55 %$472,952 3.23 %
(1)Annualized.
(2)Includes loans HFS.

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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
YEAR-TO-DATE AVERAGE BALANCES, YIELDS AND RATES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 8
 Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023June 30, 2022
Average Average Average Average
BalanceInterest
Yield/Rate(1)
BalanceInterest
Yield/Rate(1)
Assets
      
Interest-earning assets:
      
 
Interest-bearing cash and deposits with banks
$4,353,658 $96,642 4.48 %$3,627,253 $8,047 0.45 %
 
Resale agreements665,229 8,472 2.57 %1,868,600 16,936 1.83 %
 
AFS debt securities6,183,522 109,489 3.57 %7,232,686 67,907 1.89 %
HTM debt securities2,989,695 25,412 1.71 %2,497,811 20,936 1.69 %
 
Loans (2)
48,502,717 1,499,650 6.24 %43,376,398 816,526 3.80 %
 
FHLB and FRB stock
84,852 1,975 4.69 %77,708 1,431 3.71 %
 
Total interest-earning assets
$62,779,673 $1,741,640 5.59 %$58,680,456 $931,783 3.20 %
Noninterest-earning assets:
      
 
Cash and due from banks
595,022 677,579   
 
Allowance for loan losses
(611,358)(544,423)  
 
Other assets
3,548,733 3,183,144   
 
Total assets
$66,312,070 $61,996,756   
Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
     
Interest-bearing liabilities:
      
 
Checking deposits
$7,469,621 $72,745 1.96 %$6,680,657 $4,580 0.14 %
 
Money market deposits
10,844,992 162,521 3.02 %12,614,994 12,095 0.19 %
 
Savings deposits
2,317,702 7,632 0.66 %2,950,268 3,568 0.24 %
 
Time deposits
15,674,457 261,373 3.36 %8,170,613 15,234 0.38 %
 
Federal funds purchased and other short-term borrowings
2,666,249 57,857 4.38 %33,177 250 1.52 %
 
FHLB advances
248,619 6,430 5.22 %149,431 1,137 1.53 %
 
Repurchase agreements60,931 1,263 4.18 %336,013 4,434 2.66 %
 
Long-term debt and finance lease liabilities
152,591 5,212 6.89 %152,103 

1,920 2.55 %
 
Total interest-bearing liabilities
$39,435,162 $575,033 2.94 %$31,087,256 $43,218 0.28 %
Noninterest-bearing liabilities and stockholders’ equity:
 
Demand deposits
18,310,770 23,661,355 
 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities
2,253,266 1,486,067 
 
Stockholders’ equity
6,312,872 5,762,078 
 
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
$66,312,070 $61,996,756 
Interest rate spread
 2.65 %2.92 %
Net interest income and net interest margin
 $1,166,607 3.75 %$888,565 3.05 %
(1)Annualized.
(2)Includes loans HFS.


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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
SELECTED RATIOS
(unaudited)
Table 9
Three Months Ended (1)
June 30, 2023
Basis Point Change
 
 
June 30, 2023March 31, 2023June 30, 2022Qtr-o-QtrYr-o-Yr
 
Return on average assets
1.85 %2.01 %1.66 %(16)bps19 bps
Adjusted return on average assets (2)
1.85 %2.05 %1.66 %(20)19 
 
Return on average common equity 19.43 %21.15 %18.23 %(172)120 
Adjusted return on average common equity (2)
19.43 %21.61 %18.23 %(218)120 
Return on average TCE (3)
21.01 %22.94 %19.94 %(193)107 
Adjusted return on average TCE (3)
21.01 %23.44 %19.94 %(243)107 
 
Interest rate spread
2.43 %2.91 %3.07 %(48)(64)
 
Net interest margin
3.55 %3.96 %3.23 %(41)32 
Average loan yield
6.33 %6.14 %3.95 %19 238 
 
Yield on average interest-earning assets
5.67 %5.51 %3.42 %16 225 
Average cost of interest-bearing deposits
3.09 %2.49 %0.30 %60 279 
 
Average cost of deposits
2.12 %1.60 %0.17 %52 195 
 
Average cost of funds
2.31 %1.69 %0.20 %62 211 
Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision profitability ratio (4)
2.61 %2.90 %2.38 %(29)23 
 
Adjusted noninterest expense/average assets (4)
1.22 %1.27 %1.17 %(5)5 
Efficiency ratio
40.56 %33.11 %35.70 %745 486 
 
Adjusted efficiency ratio (4)
31.83 %30.46 %32.90 %137 bps(107)bps
Six Months Ended (1)
June 30, 2023
Basis Point Change
June 30, 2023June 30, 2022Yr-o-Yr
Return on average assets
1.93 %1.61 %32 bps
Adjusted return on average assets (2)
1.95 %1.61 %34 
Return on average common equity 20.27 %17.36 %291 
Adjusted return on average common equity (2)
20.49 %17.36 %313 
Return on average TCE (3)
21.95 %18.96 %299 
Adjusted return on average TCE (3)
22.19 %18.96 %323 
Interest rate spread
2.65 %2.92 %(27)
Net interest margin
3.75 %3.05 %70 
Average loan yield
6.24 %3.80 %244 
Yield on average interest-earning assets
5.59 %3.20 %239 
Average cost of interest-bearing deposits
2.80 %0.24 %256 
Average cost of deposits
1.86 %0.13 %173 
Average cost of funds
2.01 %0.16 %185 
Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision profitability ratio (4)
2.75 %2.25 %50 
Adjusted noninterest expense/average assets (4)
1.25 %1.16 %9 
Efficiency ratio
36.79 %36.91 %(12)
Adjusted efficiency ratio (4)
31.13 %34.05 %(292)bps
(1)Annualized except for efficiency ratio.
(2)Adjusted return on average assets and adjusted return on average common equity are non-GAAP financial measures. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 14.
(3)Return on average TCE and adjusted return on average TCE are non-GAAP financial measures. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 13.
(4)Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision profitability ratio, adjusted noninterest expense/average assets and the adjusted efficiency ratio are non-GAAP financial measures. See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP measures in Table 12.

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ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES & OFF-BALANCE SHEET CREDIT EXPOSURES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 10
Three Months Ended June 30, 2023
CommercialConsumer
C&ITotal CRETotal Residential MortgageOther ConsumerTotal
Allowance for loan losses, March 31, 2023
$376,325 $188,915 $52,978 $1,675 $619,893 
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses on loans(a)5,259 16,076 3,057 (367)24,025 
Gross charge-offs(7,335)(2,366)(6)(48)(9,755)
Gross recoveries2,065 143 10 — 2,218 
Total net (charge-offs) recoveries (5,270)(2,223)4 (48)(7,537)
Foreign currency translation adjustment(981)— — — (981)
Allowance for loan losses, June 30, 2023
$375,333 $202,768 $56,039 $1,260 $635,400 


Three Months Ended March 31, 2023
CommercialConsumer
C&ITotal CRETotal Residential MortgageOther ConsumerTotal
Allowance for loan losses, December 31, 2022$371,700 $182,346 $40,039 $1,560 $595,645 
Impact of ASU 2022-02 adoption5,683 343 2 — 6,028 
Allowance for loan losses, January 1, 2023$377,383 $182,689 $40,041 $1,560 $601,673 
(Reversal of) provision for credit losses on loans(a)(678)6,021 13,022 155 18,520 
Gross charge-offs(1,900)(6)(91)(40)(2,037)
Gross recoveries1,211 211 6 — 1,428 
Total net (charge-offs) recoveries (689)205 (85)(40)(609)
Foreign currency translation adjustment309 — — — 309 
Allowance for loan losses, March 31, 2023
$376,325 $188,915 $52,978 $1,675 $619,893 


Three Months Ended June 30, 2022
CommercialConsumer
C&ITotal CRETotal Residential MortgageOther ConsumerTotal
Allowance for loan losses, March 31, 2022
$339,446 $182,296 $21,958 $1,985 $545,685 
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses on loans(a)19,030 (9,181)3,122 (502)12,469 
Gross charge-offs(240)(679)(193)(34)(1,146)
Gross recoveries6,514 1,043 173 — 7,730 
Total net recoveries (charge-offs) 6,274 364 (20)(34)6,584 
Foreign currency translation adjustment(1,468)— — — (1,468)
Allowance for loan losses, June 30, 2022
$363,282 $173,479 $25,060 $1,449 $563,270 


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ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES & OFF-BALANCE-SHEET CREDIT EXPOSURES
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 10 (continued)
Six Months Ended June 30, 2023
CommercialConsumer
C&ITotal CRETotal Residential MortgageOther ConsumerTotal
Allowance for loan losses, December 31, 2022
$371,700 $182,346 $40,039 $1,560 $595,645 
Impact of ASU 2022-02 adoption5,683 343 2 — 6,028 
Allowance for loan losses, January 1, 2023$377,383 $182,689 $40,041 $1,560 $601,673 
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses on loans(a)4,581 22,097 16,079 (212)42,545 
Gross charge-offs(9,235)(2,372)(97)(88)(11,792)
Gross recoveries3,276 354 16 — 3,646 
Total net charge-offs(5,959)(2,018)(81)(88)(8,146)
Foreign currency translation adjustment(672)— — — (672)
Allowance for loan losses, June 30, 2023
$375,333 $202,768 $56,039 $1,260 $635,400 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2022
CommercialConsumer
C&ITotal CRETotal Residential MortgageOther ConsumerTotal
Allowance for loan losses, December 31, 2021
$338,252 $180,808 $20,595 $1,924 $541,579 
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses on loans(a)28,292 (7,523)4,347 (395)24,721 
Gross charge-offs(11,428)(1,078)(193)(80)(12,779)
Gross recoveries9,516 1,272 311 — 11,099 
Total net (charge-offs) recoveries(1,912)194 118 (80)(1,680)
Foreign currency translation adjustment(1,350)— — — (1,350)
Allowance for loan losses, June 30, 2022
$363,282 $173,479 $25,060 $1,449 $563,270 

Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
June 30,
2023		March 31,
2023		June 30,
2022		June 30,
2023		June 30,
2022
Unfunded Credit Facilities
Allowance for unfunded credit commitments, beginning of period (1)
$27,741 $26,264 $23,262 $26,264 $27,514 
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses on unfunded credit commitments(b)1,975 1,480 1,031 3,455 (3,221)
Foreign currency translation adjustment12 (3)11 9 11 
Allowance for unfunded credit commitments, end of period (1)
$29,728 $27,741 $24,304 $29,728 $24,304 
Provision for credit losses(a)+(b)$26,000 $20,000 $13,500 $46,000 $21,500 
(1)Included in Accrued expenses and other liabilities on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet.
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CRITICIZED LOANS, NONPERFORMING ASSETS AND CREDIT QUALITY RATIOS
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 11
Criticized LoansJune 30, 2023March 31, 2023June 30, 2022
Special mention loans$330,741 $461,356 $590,227 
Classified loans481,051 452,715 432,414 
Total criticized loans (1)
$811,792 $914,071 $1,022,641 
Nonperforming Assets
June 30, 2023March 31, 2023June 30, 2022
Nonaccrual loans:
Commercial:
C&I$61,879 $43,747 $40,053 
Total CRE20,598 19,427 12,742 
Consumer:
Total residential mortgage33,032 29,585 37,129 
Other consumer24 366 11 
Total nonaccrual loans115,533 93,125 89,935 
Other real estate owned, net— 270 — 
Total nonperforming assets$115,533 $93,395 $89,935 
Credit Quality RatiosJune 30, 2023March 31, 2023June 30, 2022
Annualized quarterly net charge-offs (recoveries) to average loans HFI 0.06 %0.01 %(0.06)%
Special mention loans to loans HFI0.66 %0.94 %1.27 %
Classified loans to loans HFI0.97 %0.93 %0.93 %
Criticized loans to loans HFI1.63 %1.87 %2.20 %
Nonperforming assets to total assets0.17 %0.14 %0.14 %
Nonaccrual loans to loans HFI0.23 %0.19 %0.19 %
Allowance for loan losses to loans HFI1.28 %1.27 %1.21 %
(1)Excludes loans HFS.

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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 12
The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to provide supplemental information regarding the Company’s performance. Adjusted efficiency ratio represents adjusted noninterest expense divided by adjusted revenue. Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision profitability ratio represents total adjusted revenue less adjusted noninterest expense, divided by average total assets. Adjusted revenue excludes the write-off of an AFS debt security (where applicable). Adjusted noninterest expense excludes the amortization of tax credit and other investments, the amortization of core deposit intangibles and the repurchase agreements’ extinguishment cost (where applicable). 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 EndedSix Months Ended
 June 30, 2023March 31, 2023June 30, 2022June 30, 2023June 30, 2022
Net interest income before provision for credit losses(a)$566,746 $599,861 $472,952 $1,166,607 $888,565 
Total noninterest income78,631 59,978 78,444 138,609 158,187 
Total revenue(b)$645,377 $659,839 $551,396 $1,305,216 $1,046,752 
Noninterest income78,631 59,978 78,444 138,609 158,187 
Add: Write-off of AFS debt security
— 10,000 — 10,000 — 
Adjusted noninterest income(c)78,631 69,978 78,444 148,609 158,187 
Adjusted revenue(a)+(c) = (d)$645,377 $669,839 $551,396 $1,315,216 $1,046,752 
Total noninterest expense(e)$261,789 $218,447 $196,860 $480,236 $386,310 
Less: Amortization of tax credit and other investments(55,914)(10,110)(14,979)(66,024)(28,879)
Amortization of core deposit intangibles(440)(441)(488)(881)(999)
Repurchase agreements’ extinguishment cost— (3,872)— (3,872)— 
Adjusted noninterest expense(f)$205,435 $204,024 $181,393 $409,459 $356,432 
Efficiency ratio(e)/(b)40.56 %33.11 %35.70 %36.79 %36.91 %
Adjusted efficiency ratio(f)/(d)31.83 %30.46 %32.90 %31.13 %34.05 %
Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision income (d)-(f) = (g)$439,942 $465,815 $370,003 $905,757 $690,320 
Average total assets(h)$67,497,367 $65,113,604 $62,232,841 $66,312,070 $61,996,756 
Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision profitability ratio (1)
(g)/(h)2.61 %2.90 %2.38 %2.75 %2.25 %
Adjusted noninterest expense/average assets (1)
(f)/(h)1.22 %1.27 %1.17 %1.25 %1.16 %
(1)Annualized.

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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION
($ in thousands)
(unaudited)
Table 13   
The Company uses certain non-GAAP financial measures to provide supplemental information regarding the Company’s performance. Tangible book value, tangible book value per share and TCE ratio are non-GAAP financial measures. Tangible book value 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.
 June 30, 2023March 31, 2023June 30, 2022
Stockholders’ equity (a)$6,461,697 $6,309,331 $5,609,482 
Less: Goodwill(465,697)(465,697)(465,697)
Other intangible assets (1)
(6,418)(7,201)(8,537)
Tangible book value(b)$5,989,582 $5,836,433 $5,135,248 
Number of common shares at period-end(c)141,484 141,396 140,917 
Book value per share(a)/(c)$45.67 $44.62 $39.81 
Tangible book value per share (b)/(c)$42.33 $41.28 $36.44 
Total assets(d)$68,532,681 $67,244,898 $62,394,283 
Less: Goodwill(465,697)(465,697)(465,697)
Other intangible assets (1)
(6,418)(7,201)(8,537)
Tangible assets (e)$68,060,566 $66,772,000 $61,920,049 
Total stockholders’ equity to assets ratio(a)/(d)9.43 %9.38 %8.99 %
TCE ratio (b)/(e)8.80 %8.74 %8.29 %
Return on average TCE represents tangible net income divided by average tangible book value. Adjusted return on average TCE represents adjusted tangible net income divided by average tangible book value. Tangible net income excludes the after-tax impacts of the amortization of core deposit intangibles and mortgage servicing assets. Adjusted tangible net income excludes the after-tax impacts of the tangible net income adjustments and the write-off of an AFS debt security. 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.
Three Months EndedSix Months Ended
June 30, 2023March 31, 2023June 30, 2022June 30, 2023June 30, 2022
Net income(e)$312,031 $322,439 $258,329 $634,470 $495,981 
Add: Amortization of core deposit intangibles
440 441 488 881 999 
          Amortization of mortgage servicing assets
342 356 364 698 756 
Tax effect of amortization adjustments (2)
(230)(233)(245)(463)(505)
Tangible net income(f)$312,583 $323,003 $258,936 $635,586 $497,231 
Add: Write-off of AFS debt security— 10,000 — 10,000 — 
Tax effect of write-off (2)
— (2,929)— (2,929)— 
Adjusted tangible net income(g)$312,583 $330,074 $258,936 $642,657 $497,231 
Average stockholders’ equity (h)$6,440,996 $6,183,324 $5,682,427 $6,312,872 $5,762,078 
Less: Average goodwill(465,697)(465,697)(465,697)(465,697)(465,697)
          Average other intangible assets (1)
(6,921)(7,696)(8,827)(7,306)(9,016)
Average tangible book value(i)$5,968,378 $5,709,931 $5,207,903 $5,839,869 $5,287,365 
Return on average common equity (3)
(e)/(h)19.43 %21.15 %18.23 %20.27 %17.36 %
Return on average TCE (3)
(f)/(i)21.01 %22.94 %19.94 %21.95 %18.96 %
Adjusted return on average TCE (3)
(g)/(i)21.01 %23.44 %19.94 %22.19 %18.96 %
(1)Includes core deposit intangibles and mortgage servicing assets.
(2)Applied statutory tax rate of 29.29% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, and the three months ended March 31, 2023. Applied statutory tax rate of 28.77% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022.
(3)Annualized.
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EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION
($ and shares in thousands, except for per share data)
(unaudited)
Table 14
During the first quarter of 2023, the Company recorded a $10.0 million pre-tax impairment write-off of an AFS debt security. 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 common equity that adjust for the above discussed non-recurring item provide clarity to financial statement users regarding the ongoing performance of the Company and allows comparability to prior periods.
 Three Months Ended
June 30, 2023March 31, 2023June 30, 2022
Net income
(a)$312,031 $322,439 $258,329 
Add: Write-off of AFS debt security— 10,000 — 
Tax effect of write-off (1)
— (2,929)— 
Adjusted net income
(b)$312,031 $329,510 $258,329 
Diluted weighted-average number of shares outstanding141,876 141,913 142,372 
Diluted EPS
$2.20 $2.27 $1.81 
Add: Write-off of AFS debt security— 0.05 — 
Adjusted diluted EPS
$2.20 $2.32 $1.81 
Average total assets
(c)$67,497,367 $65,113,604 $62,232,841 
Average stockholders’ equity
(d)$6,440,996 $6,183,324 $5,682,427 
Return on average assets (2)
(a)/(c)1.85 %2.01 %1.66 %
Adjusted return on average assets (2)
(b)/(c)1.85 %2.05 %1.66 %
Return on average common equity (2)
(a)/(d)19.43 %21.15 %18.23 %
Adjusted return on average common equity (2)
(b)/(d)19.43 %21.61 %18.23 %
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2023June 30, 2022
Net income
(e)634,470 $495,981 
Add: Write-off of AFS debt security10,000 — 
Tax effect of write-off (1)
(2,929)— 
Adjusted net income(f)$641,541 $495,981 
Diluted weighted-average number of shares outstanding141,910 142,838 
Diluted EPS
$4.47 $3.47 
Add: Write-off of AFS debt security0.05 — 
Adjusted diluted EPS
$4.52 $3.47 
Average total assets
(g)$66,312,070 $61,996,756 
Average stockholders’ equity
(h)$6,312,872 $5,762,078 
Return on average assets (2)
(e)/(g)1.93 %1.61 %
Adjusted return on average assets (2)
(f)/(g)1.95 %1.61 %
Return on average common equity (2)
(e)/(h)20.27 %17.36 %
Adjusted return on average common equity (2)
(f)/(h)20.49 %17.36 %
(1)Applied statutory tax rate of 29.29% for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and the six months ended June 30, 2023.
(2)Annualized.
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EWBC Earnings Results Second Quarter 2023 July 20, 2023

 
Forward-Looking Statements 2 Forward-Looking Statements This presentation contains forward-looking statements that are intended to be covered by the safe harbor for such statements provided by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on the current beliefs and expectations of the management of East West Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) and are subject to significant risks and uncertainties. You should not place undue reliance on these statements. Factors that could cause the Company’s actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements include, among others, changes in the U.S. economy or local, regional and global business, economic and political conditions and geopolitical events; the soundness of other financial institutions and the impacts related to or resulting from recent bank failures and other economic and industry volatility; changes in laws or the regulatory environment, including trade, monetary and fiscal policies and laws; and changes in the commercial and consumer real estate markets and in consumer spending and savings habits. These factors also consist of those contained in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the “Risk Factors” section of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2022. When considering these forward-looking statements, you should keep in mind these risks and uncertainties, as well as any cautionary statements the Company may make. These statements speak only as of the date they are made and are based only on information then actually known to the Company. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements except as required by law. Non-GAAP Financial Measures Certain financial information in this presentation has not been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) and is presented on a non-GAAP basis. Investors should refer to the reconciliations included in this presentation and should consider the Company’s non-GAAP measures in addition to, not as a substitute for or superior to, measures prepared in accordance with GAAP. These measures may not be comparable to similarly titled measures used by other companies.

 
Highlights of Second Quarter 2023 3 Return on Average Assets Adjusted Pre-Tax, Pre-Provision Income* & Profitability Ratio* Return on Average Tangible Common Equity* Return on Average Common Equity Adj. PTPP income* Adj. PTPP profitability ratio* $ i n m ill io n s * See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in the appendix and in the Company’s Earnings Press Releases. 1.66% 2.01% 1.85% 2Q22 1Q23 2Q23 18.2% 21.1% 19.4% 2Q22 1Q23 2Q23 $370 $466 $440 2.38% 2.90% 2.61% $100 $180 $260 $340 $420 $500 2Q22 1Q23 2Q23 19.9% 22.9% 21.0% 2Q22 1Q23 2Q23 2Q23 Net Income $312.0 million 2Q23 Diluted EPS $2.20 2Q23 Revenue $645.4 million Record Loans $49.8 billion Total Deposits $55.7 billion Tangible Book Value*/Share $42.33

 
4 06.30.23: Strong, Well-Diversified Balance Sheet Record Loans: $49.8 billion (as of 06.30.23) C&I Resi. mortgage & other consumerTotal CRE IB Checking & SavingsMMDADDA Time Total Deposits: $55.7 billion (as of 06.30.23) * See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in the appendix and in the Company’s Earnings Press Releases. $15.7 31% $19.9 40% $14.2 29% $ i n b ill io n s $ i n b ill io n s % Change $ in millions, except per share data 06.30.23 03.31.23 06.30.22 LQA Y-o-Y Cash and cash equivalents & ST investments $ 6,395 $ 5,944 $ 2,615 30% 145% Repo assets 635 654 1,423 -12% -55% AFS debt securities 5,987 6,301 6,256 -20% -4% HTM debt securities 2,976 2,993 3,028 -2% -2% Total Loans $ 49,831 $ 48,925 $ 46,531 7% 7% Allowance for loan losses (ALLL) (635) (620) (563) 10% 13% Net Loans $ 49,196 $ 48,305 $ 45,968 7% 7% Other assets 3,344 3,048 3,104 39% 8% Total Assets $ 68,533 $ 67,245 $ 62,394 8% 10% Customer deposits $ 55,659 $ 54,737 $ 54,343 7% 2% Borrowings & repo funding 4,500 4,500 787 NM 472% Long-term debt & finance lease liab. 153 152 153 NM NM Other liabilities 1,759 1,547 1,502 55% 17% Total Liabilities $ 62,071 $ 60,936 $ 56,785 7% 9% Total Stockholders' Equity $ 6,462 $ 6,309 $ 5,609 10% 15% Change 06.30.23 03.31.23 06.30.22 Q-o-Q Y-o-Y Book value per share $ 45.67 $ 44.62 $ 39.81 $ 1.05 $ 5.86 Tangible book value* per share $ 42.33 $ 41.28 $ 36.44 $ 1.05 $ 5.89 Tangible common equity ratio* 8.80% 8.74% 8.29% 6 bps 51 bps Loans to deposits ratio 89.5% 89.4% 85.6% 0.1% 3.9% $16.7 30% $11.5 21% $10.5 19% $17.0 30%

 
06.30.23: Strong Capital Ratios 5 ** See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in the appendix and in the Company’s Earnings Press Releases. CET1 Capital Ratio Tangible Common Equity Ratio** Total Capital Ratio Leverage Ratio Well-cap. Req.: 6.5% +118 bps -196 bps +108 bps +4 bps +92 bps -51 bps -196 bps -139 bps Well-cap. Req.: 10.0% Well-cap. Req.: 5.0% * Pro-forma ratios as of 06.30.23 reflect (a) inclusion of on- and off-balance sheet allowance not already in capital; (b) treatment of HTM securities as if they were AFS, with unrealized losses in AOCI; and (c) removal of the AOCI opt-out in calculating regulatory capital. Note: the Company has elected to use the 2020 CECL transition provision in the calculation of its June 30, 2023 regulatory capital ratios. The Company’s June 30, 2023 regulatory capital ratios are preliminary. 13.06% 13.17% 14.00% 14.50% 12.39% 12.68% 9.80% 10.02% 8.66% 8.74% 9.37% 12.68% EWBC 12.31.22 EWBC 03.31.23 EWBC 06.30.23 Proforma 06.30.23 Add: ALLL Adjust: AOCI EWBC 12.31.22 EWBC 03.31.23 EWBC 06.30.23 Proforma 06.30.23 Add: ALLL Adjust: AOCI EWBC 12.31.22 EWBC 03.31.23 EWBC 06.30.23 Proforma 06.30.23 Add: ALLL Adjust: AOCI EWBC 12.31.22 EWBC 03.31.23 EWBC 06.30.23 Proforma 06.30.23 Add: ALLL Adjust: AOCI 8.80% 14.60% 10.03% 9.56% All capital ratios increased QoQ. EWBC’s capital ratios are some of the highest among regional banks. ▪ Book value/share as of 06.30.23: $45.67, and stockholders’ equity to assets: 9.43%. ▪ Tangible book value**/share as of 06.30.23: $42.33, +3% Q-o-Q. ▪ Tangible common equity ratio** as of 06.30.23: 8.80%, +6 bps Q-o-Q. Pro-forma capital very strong. Hypothetical adjustments for AFS + HTM security marks and on- and off- balance sheet allowance (not already reflected in equity) still results in very strong capital ratios. No buybacks during 2Q23. Capital return in 3Q23: quarterly common stock dividend of $0.48/share, equivalent to $1.92 per share annualized.

 
Total CRE 40% Total Resi. Mortgage & Other Consumer 29% C&I 31% 6 06.30.23: Diversified Commercial Loan Portfolio ▪ C&I loans: $15.7bn loans O/S plus $8.2bn undisbursed commitments: $23.9bn total commitments as of 06.30.23. ▪ Growth: total commitments: +15% LQA & +9% Y-o-Y. ▪ Growth: loans outstanding: +1% LQA & +2% Y-o-Y. ▪ Portfolio well-diversified by industry. ▪ Utilization: 65.5% as of 06.30.23, vs. 68% as of 03.31.23. ▪ China loans O/S (mainland + Hong Kong): $2.11bn as of 06.30.23, down 11% LQA from $2.16bn as of 03.31.23. Portfolio primarily consists of C&I loans, well-diversified by industry. Total Loans: C&I Loans by Industry as % of Total Loans Outstanding $15.7bn$49.8 billion Total Loans 5% 10% Private Equity Tech & Telecom: 1%; Hospitality & Leisure:1% Food Production & Distribution: 1%; Oil & Gas: 1%; Healthcare Services: 1% All Other C&I } 4% 3% 2% 2% Media & Entertainment Infrastructure & Clean Energy General Manufacturing & Wholesale Real Estate Investment & Management

 
C&I 31% MFR, 9.6% Retail, 8.4% Industrial, 7.6% Office, 4.7% Hotel, 4.5% Healthcare, 1.7% All other CRE, 1.9% Const. & Land, 1.6% Total Resi. Mortgage & Other Consumer 29% Total CRE 40% SoCal 50% NorCal 20% TX 8% NY 5% WA 3% Other 14% 06.30.23: Diversified Commercial Real Estate Portfolio 7 Total Loans: Total CRE Loans by Property Type as % of Total Loans Outstanding ▪ Total CRE loans: $19.9bn loans O/S as of 06.30.23. ▪ Growth: +10% LQA and +7.5% Y-o-Y. ▪ Portfolio well-diversified by property type. ▪ Geographic distribution reflects EWBC’s branch footprint. ▪ Construction & land loans: $781mm, or 2% of total loans. Total construction & land exposure of $1.5bn: loans O/S plus $755mm in undisbursed commitments. $19.9 billion Total CRE Loans Total CRE: Distribution by Geography $19.9bn$49.8 billion Total Loans

 
<=50% 42% >50% to 55% 16% >55% to 60% 17% >60% to 65% 15% >65% to 70% 6% >70% 4% 06.30.23: Low LTV Commercial Real Estate Portfolio Total CRE: Distribution by LTV1 8 CRE Size & LTV by Property Type ▪ 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. $2.9 million Avg. size of loan outstanding 51% Avg. LTV1 1Weighted average LTV is based on most recent LTV, using most recent available appraisal and current loan commitment. 2Construction & Land avg. size based on total commitment. ($ in millions) Total Portfolio Size Weighted Avg. LTV1 Average Loan Size Multifamily 4,764$ 52% 1.7$ Retail 4,203$ 48% 2.5$ Industrial 3,798$ 48% 3.2$ Office 2,354$ 52% 4.2$ Hotel 2,249$ 53% 9.4$ Healthcare 844$ 56% 4.3$ Other 926$ 49% 3.2$ Construction & Land2 781$ 54% 13.9$ Total CRE 19,919$ 51% 2.9$

 
06.30.23: CRE Office – Additional Information 9 CRE Office by Size Segment CRE Office: Geographic Mix by Metro Area Loan size Balance ($ in mm) No. of Loans Avg. loan size ($ in mm) LTV >$30mm $ 259 6 $ 43.1 56% $20mm - $30mm $ 480 19 $ 25.2 52% $10mm - $20mm $ 581 40 $ 14.5 55% $5mm - $10mm $ 466 62 $ 7.5 52% <$5mm $ 568 432 $ 1.3 47% Total $ 2,354 559 $ 4.2 52% SoCal TexasNorCal New York & New Jersey Washington Other Regions Other Los Angeles County Downtown Los Angeles Other SoCalOther Bay Area San Francisco Other CA: 2% Dallas Houston New Jersey: 2% Manhattan: 2% Other NY: 1% Other Regions $2.35 billion CRE Office Portfolio 4% 35% 5% 14%10% 8% Washington Other TX

 
06.30.23: CRE Retail – Additional Information 10 CRE Retail by Size Segment CRE Retail: Geographic Mix by Metro Area Loan size Balance ($ in mm) No. of Loans Avg. loan size ($ in mm) LTV >$30mm $ 302 8 $ 37.7 43% $20mm - $30mm $ 429 17 $ 25.3 58% $10mm - $20mm $ 765 56 $ 13.7 52% $5mm - $10mm $ 718 104 $ 6.9 49% <$5mm $ 1,989 1,514 $ 1.3 46% Total $ 4,203 1,699 $ 2.5 48% SoCal TexasNorCal New York & New Jersey Washington Other Regions Other Los Angeles County Downtown Los Angeles Other SoCalOther Bay Area San Francisco Other CA Dallas: 1% Houston New Jersey: 1% Manhattan Other NY Other Regions $4.2 billion CRE Retail Portfolio 32% 4% 17%10% Washington Other TX: 1%

 
<=50% 43% >50% to 55% 13% >55% to 60% 35% >60% 9% SoCal 39% NorCal 16% NY 27% WA 7% TX 2% Other 9% 06.30.23: Low LTV Residential Mortgage Portfolio 11 Resi. Mortgage: Distribution by Geography Resi. Mortgage: Distribution by LTV $14.2 billion Resi. Mortgage Loans Outstanding $435,000 Avg. loan size* 51% Avg. LTV* ▪ Residential mortgage (SFR + HELOC): $14.2bn loans O/S as of 06.30.23, +12% LQA and +13% Y-o-Y. ▪ 2Q23 origination volume: $0.9bn, +8% Q-o-Q and -47% Y-o-Y. ▪ Primarily originated through East West Bank branches. ▪ SFR: $12.3bn loans O/S as of 06.30.23, +18% LQA and 20% YoY. ▪ HELOC: $1.9bn loans O/S + $3.5bn in undisbursed commitments: $5.4bn total as of 06.30.23. ▪ Utilization: 35% as of 06.30.23, vs. 36% as of 03.31.23. ▪ 81% of commitments in first lien position as of 06.30.23. * Combined LTV for 1st and 2nd liens; based on commitment. Avg. size based on loan O/S for SFR and commitment for HELOC. * Geographic distribution based on commitment size of residential mortgage.

 
06.30.23: Granular, Diversified Deposit Base 12 Real Estate Property Investment & Management Private Equity Hospitality & Hotels Other Commercial Deposit Industries & Segments Durable Goods & Electronics, 2%; Media & Entertainment, 2%; Food Prod. & Distrib., 2%; Healthcare Services, 2%; Consumer Nondurable Goods, 2%; Bankruptcy & Fiduciary, 2%; Brokers/Dealers & Asset Managers, 2% Deposits as of 06.30.23: by Segment or Industry as % of Total Deposits General Manufacturing & Wholesale 8% $55.7 billion Total Deposits as of 06.30.23 Tech & TelecomCommercial $26.7bn 48% State & Public Agency $4.5bn 8% Consumer $18.0bn 32% Hong Kong $1.4bn 3% China $1.5bn 3%Brokered $3.6bn 6% 3% 3% 2% 2% 16% ▪ Total deposits: $55.7bn as of 06.30.23, +7% LQA & +2% Y-o-Y. ▪ Granular deposits, diversified by segment. ▪ Over 570,000 deposit accounts. ▪ Average commercial deposit account size: approx. $366,000. ▪ Average consumer deposit account size: approx. $38,000.

 
$13.5 $27 $25 $20 $26 $(7) $7 $10 $1 $7.5 -0.09% 2Q22 3Q22 4Q22 1Q23 2Q23 -0.09% $(25) -0.06% 0.06% 0.08% 0.01% 0.06% 06.30.23: Solid & Stable Asset Quality Metrics 13 Nonaccrual loans OREO & other NPAs NPAs / Total Assets Allowance for Loan Losses Coverage Ratio Criticized Loans / Loans HFI C&I Total CRE Resi. mortgage & consumer ALLL/Loans HFI Classified loans HFI Special Mention loans HFI HFI represents Held-for-Investment Classified loans HFI Special Mention loans HFI Criticized Ratio by Loans HFI Portfolio (as of 06.30.23) ▪ Net charge-offs in 2Q23 of $7.5mm, or annualized 0.06% of avg. loans, vs. 0.01% annualized in 1Q23. ▪ ALLL coverage of loans: 1.28% as of 06.30.23, vs. 1.27% as of 03.31.23. ▪ Nonperforming assets: increased to $115.5mm (0.17% of assets) as of 06.30.23, compared with $93mm (0.14% of assets) as of 03.31.23. ▪ Criticized loans: $812mm (1.63% of loans HFI) as of 06.30.23, improved from $914mm (1.87% of loans HFI) as of 03.31.23. Provision for credit losses Provision for Credit Losses & Net Charge-offs Net charge-offs NCO ratio (ann.) $ i n m ill io n s 363 372 372 376 375 173 178 182 189 203 27 33 42 55 57$563 $583 $596 $620 $635 1.21% 1.23% 1.24% 1.27% 1.28% 06.30.22 09.30.22 12.31.22 03.31.23 06.30.23 0.93% 0.92% 0.89% 0.93% 0.97% 1.27% 0.99% 0.97% 0.94% 0.66% 2.20% 1.91% 1.86% 1.87% 1.63% 06.30.22 09.30.22 12.31.22 03.31.23 06.30.23 2.6% 1.8% 0.3% C&I CRE Resi. mortgage & consumer 0.13% 0.03% 0.14% 0.16% 0.16% 0.14% 0.17% 06.30.22 09.30.22 12.31.22 03.31.23 06.30.23

 
2Q23: Summary Income Statement 14 * See slide 18 for noninterest income detail by category. ** See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in the appendix and in the Company’s Earnings Press Releases. *** Income tax expense adjusted for the write-off of an AFS debt security. Comments ▪ Net income: 2Q23 EPS of $2.20, compared with 1Q23 EPS of $2.27. ▪ Net interest income: $567mm, -5.5% Q-o-Q. ▪ Customer-driven fee income: $69mm, up from $66mm Q-o-Q. ▪ Amortization of tax credit & other investments: $56mm in 2Q23, vs. $10mm in 1Q23: Q-o-Q variability reflects the impact of investments that close in a given period. ▪ Estimating tax credit amortization of $40mm for 3Q23 and $145mm for FY 2023, based on $150mm of tax credit investments closing and going into service by year-end. ▪ Tax rate: 2Q23 effective tax rate was 12.7%. The lower rate was mainly due to an additional $97mm of tax credits in renewable energy investments that closed during 2Q23. ▪ For FY 2023, anticipating effective tax rate of approx. 20%. % Change $ in millions, except per share data 2Q23 1Q23 2Q22 Q-o-Q Y-o-Y Total net interest income $ 566.7 $ 599.9 $ 473.0 -5.5% 20% $ Fee income & net GOS of loans* 69.3 66.3 64.8 5% 7% Other noninterest income 9.3 3.7 13.6 152% -32% (using real numbers) Total adj. noninterest income** $ 78.6 $ 70.0 $ 78.4 12% 0% $ Total adjusted revenue** $ 645.3 $ 669.9 $ 551.4 -4% 17% $ Adjusted noninterest expense** $ 205.4 $ 204.0 $ 181.4 1% 13% $ Debt extinguishment cost - 3.9 - NM NM Amortization of tax credit & other investments + core deposit intangibles 56.4 10.6 15.5 434% 264% Total noninterest expense $ 261.8 $ 218.4 $ 196.9 20% 33% $ Provision for credit losses $ 26.0 $ 20.0 $ 13.5 30% 93% $ Adj. income tax expense*** 45.6 102.0 82.7 -55% -45% tax effect of write-off Adjusted net income** $ 312.0 $ 329.5 $ 258.3 -5% 21% $ Adjusted diluted EPS** $ 2.20 $ 2.32 $ 1.81 -5% 22% $ Write-off of AFS debt security, after tax - (7.1) - NM NM 312.03 Reported GAAP net income $ 312.0 $ 322.4 $ 258.3 -3% 21% $ Reported GAAP diluted EPS $ 2.20 $ 2.27 $ 1.81 -3% 22% $ Effective tax rate (GAAP) 12.7% 23.5% 24.3% -10.8% -11.6% Check Pre tax income ###### ###### ###### Tax 45,557 98,953 82,707 Eff. Tax Rate 12.7% 23.5% 24.3% check income tax 98,953 98,953 98,953 add 10 10 10

 
2Q23: Net Interest Income & Net Interest Margin 15 ▪ 2Q23 NII: $567mm, -5.5% Q-o-Q. ▪ 2Q23 NIM: 3.55%, -41 bps Q-o-Q. ▪ Change in NIM driven by higher cost of IB deposits and deposit mix shift, partially offset by higher loan balances and expanding interest-earning asset yields. Changes in yields and rates reflected rising benchmark interest rates in the quarter, asset sensitivity of variable-rate loan portfolio, and customer preferences for higher deposit rates. Impact to NIM from Q-o-Q Change in Yields, Rates & Balance Sheet Mix $ i n m ill io n s Net Interest Income (“NII”) & Net Interest Margin (“NIM”) 1Q23 NIM 2Q23 NIM -0.03% +0.15% 1Q23 NIM: 3.96% Higher loan yields 2Q23 NIM: 3.55% Higher other AEA yields -0.26% Higher cost of IB deposits -0.35% Unfavorable earning asset mix shift $473 $552 $606 $600 $567 3.23% 3.68% 3.98% 3.96% 3.55% 0.93% 2.35% 3.82% 4.68% 5.16% 2Q22 3Q22 4Q22 1Q23 2Q23 NII NIM Avg. Fed Funds Rate +0.04%+0.04% Lower cost of borrowings Deposit mix shift

 
2Q23: Loan Yields: Average & Spot 16 Loan Coupon Spot Rate by Portfolio * C&I spot rate excludes PPP, credit cards, deposit overdraft & micro-finance. Avg. Loan Yield Relative to LIBOR 06.30.22 09.30.22 Total fixed rate and hybrid in fixed period: 39%. Variable: LIBOR or SOFR rates Hybrid in fixed rate period Fixed rate Variable: Prime rate Variable: all other rates Loan Portfolio by Index Rate (06.30.23) 12.31.22 C&I: 88% variable rate. Total CRE: 63%* variable rate SFR: 43% hybrid in fixed-rate period & 41% fixed rate. HELOC: 100% Prime- based, variable rate portfolio. Avg. Loan Yield: Avg. yield in 2Q23: 6.33%. Coupon spot rate was 6.45% as of 06.30.23. 03.31.23 06.30.23 Current rate sheet pricing for 30-year fixed mortgage is 7.125%, 0 points. 3.95% 4.75% 5.59% 6.14% 6.33% 0.98% 2.46% 3.90% 4.61% 5.09% 2Q22 3Q22 4Q22 1Q23 2Q23 Avg. loan yield Avg. 1M LIBOR *Of which 44% had customer-level interest rate derivative contracts in place. Customers’ debt service is protected and EWBC retains benefits of variable rate loans on its balance sheet. HELOC utilization rate 35% as of 06.30.23. 4.27% 5.59% 6.76% 7.15% 7.48% C&I* 4.11% 5.07% 5.93% 6.27% 6.47% Total CRE 4.04%4.16%4.31%4.49%4.69% SFR 5.20% 6.68% 8.18% 8.72% 9.11% HELOC 21% 18% 28% 27% 6%

 
0.17% 0.51% 1.06% 1.60% 2.12% 0.30% 0.86% 1.74% 2.49% 3.09% 0.00% 0.50% 1.00% 1.50% 2.00% 2.50% 3.00% 3.50% 4.00% 4.50% 5.00% 5.50% 6.00% 2Q22 3Q22 4Q22 1Q23 2Q23 Target Fed Funds rate 2Q23: Cost of Deposits: Average & Spot 17 Average Cost of Deposits Relative to Target Fed Funds Rate Deposit Spot Rate vs. Loan Coupon Spot Rate & Cumulative Beta* DDA MMDA IB Checking & Savings Time Cumulative beta* as of 06.30.23 vs. Fed Funds target rate: 44% since 12.31.21. Cumulative beta* as of 06.30.23 vs. Fed Funds target rate: 62% since 12.31.21. Cumulative beta* as of 06.30.23 vs. Fed Funds target rate: 60% since 12.31.21. * Beta represents change in metric between 06.30.23 and 12.31.21, divided by change in target Fed Funds rate between 06.30.23 and 12.31.21. 06.30.22 09.30.22 12.31.22 Avg. cost of deposits Avg. cost of IB deposits 2Q23 Average Deposits: $54.3 billion ($ in billions) 03.31.23 06.30.23 $16.9 31% $10.4 19% $10.7 20% $16.3 30% 0.32% 0.74% 1.35% 1.93% 2.28% Total Deposits Spot Rate 0.55% 1.24% 2.16% 2.85% 3.25% IB Deposits Spot Rate 4.19% 5.10% 5.92% 6.21% 6.45% Total Loan Coupon Spot Rate

 
2Q23: Noninterest Income Detail ▪ Total noninterest income: $79mm in 2Q23, up $19mm, or 31% from $60mm in 1Q23. ▪ Other investment income of $4mm in 2Q23 was up $2mm from 1Q23, reflecting the higher income from CRA investments during the quarter. ▪ Fee income: $69mm in 2Q23, up from $66mm Q-o-Q. ▪ Q-o-Q increase across all fee income categories. ▪ Interest rate contracts and other derivative income was $7.4mm in 2Q23, vs $2.6mm in 1Q23. The Q-o-Q increase of $4.8mm was due to growth in customer-driven revenue and a favorable change in mark-to-market adjustments. 18 Interest Rate Contracts (“IRC”) and Other Derivative Income Detail ($ in millions) 2Q22 1Q23 2Q23 Revenue $ 3.5 $ 5.0 $ 6.0 MTM 6.3 (2.4) 1.4 Total $ 9.8 $ 2.6 $ 7.4 * Fee income excludes MTM adjustments related to IRC and other derivatives; net gains on sales of securities; other investment income and other income. Fee Income* & Net Gains on Sales of Loans $ i n m ill io n s ** See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in the appendix and in the Company’s Earnings Press Releases. 22 22 22 20 21 21 11 13 13 7 6 7 4 5 61 $65 $66 $69 2Q22 1Q23 2Q23 Gains on Sales of Loans IRC Revenue Wealth Mgmt. Fees FX Income Lending Fees Deposit Acct. Fees

 
2Q23: Operating Expense & Efficiency 19 Adjusted Noninterest Expense* $ i n m ill io n s Total Revenue & Adjusted Efficiency Ratio* ▪ 2Q23 noninterest expense: $262mm. ▪ 2Q23 adj. noninterest expense*: $205mm. ▪ 2Q23 Compensation and employee benefits decreased $5mm due to higher seasonal costs in 1Q23. ▪ 2Q23 adj. efficiency ratio* was 31.8%, vs. 30.5% in 1Q23. ▪ Consistently achieving industry-leading operating efficiency. ▪ Expecting to deliver positive operating leverage on a full-year basis. * See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in the appendix and in the Company’s Earnings Press Releases. $ i n m ill io n s $551 $660 $645 32.9% 30.5% 31.8% 2Q22 1Q23 2Q23 Total Revenue Adj. efficiency ratio* 113 130 125 15 16 16 10 11 11 11 18 19 32 29 34 $181 $204 $205 2Q22 1Q23 2Q23 All other Deposit related expenses Computer software & Data processing Occupancy & Equipment Comp and employee benefits

 
Management Outlook: Full Year 2023 20 * PPP loans were $99.0 million as of 12.31.22. Income related to PPP loans was $7.3 million in FY2022. ** See reconciliation of GAAP to non-GAAP financial measures in the appendix and in the Company’s Earnings Press Releases. Earnings drivers FY 2023 expectations compared with FY 2022 results Prior Outlook 2022 actual End of Period Loans ▪ Increase in the range of 5% to 7% Y-o-Y. PPP impact immaterial. ▪ Unchanged. $48.1 billion (ex. PPP*) +17% Y-o-Y (ex. PPP*) Net Interest Income ▪ Increase in the range of 12% to 15% Y-o-Y. PPP impact immaterial. ▪ Increase at a percentage rate of 16% to 18% Y-o-Y. $2.0 billion (ex. PPP*) +38% Y-o-Y (ex. PPP*) Adj. Noninterest Expense** (ex. tax credit investment & core deposit intangible amortization; ex. debt extinguishment cost) ▪ Increase in the range of 9% to 11% Y-o-Y. ▪ Increase in the range of 8% to 9% Y-o-Y. $744 million +11% Y-o-Y Credit Items ▪ Provision for credit losses in the range of $110 million to $130 million. ▪ Provision of credit losses of $100mm to $120mm. ▪ Gross charge-offs in line with recent gross charge- off experience. Gross charge-off ratio of 0.08% for FY 2022. Net charge-off ratio of 0.04% for FY 2022. Tax Items (tax credit investments & amortization referenced in this outlook exclude low-income housing tax credits) ▪ Expecting approx. $150mm of tax credit investments to close and go into service in 2023; tax credit amortization of approx. $145mm for FY 2023, including approx. $40mm in 3Q23. ▪ GAAP effective tax rate: approx. 20%. ▪ Expecting approx. $150mm of tax credit investments to close and go into service in 2023; tax credit amort. of $145mm for FY 2023. FY effective tax rate: 20% Tax credit investments: $129mm Tax credit amortization: $113mm Interest Rates ▪ One 25-bps rate hike in October to end 2023 with a Fed Funds target rate of 5.50%. ▪ Forward interest rate curve as of 06.30.23. ▪ Two Fed Funds rate cuts of 25-bps each in Aug. & Nov., for a 4.50% Fed Funds target rate by year-end. Fed Funds target rate increased to 4.50% as of 12.31.22, up from 0.25% as of 12.31.21.

 
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Appendix: GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation 22 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. Adjusted efficiency ratio represents adjusted noninterest expense divided by adjusted revenue. Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision profitability ratio represents total adjusted revenue less adjusted noninterest expense, divided by average total assets. Adjusted revenue excludes the write- off of an AFS debt security (where applicable). Adjusted noninterest expense excludes the amortization of tax credit and other investments, the amortization of core deposit intangibles and the repurchase agreements’ extinguishment cost (where applicable). 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. (1) Annualized Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 March 31, 2023 June 30, 2022 June 30, 2023 June 30, 2022 Net interest income before provision for credit losses (a) $ 566,746 $ 599,861 $ 472,952 $ 1,166,607 $ 888,565 Total noninterest income 78,631 59,978 78,444 138,609 158,187 Total revenue (b) $ 645,377 $ 659,839 $ 551,396 $ 1,305,216 $ 1,046,752 Noninterest income 78,631 59,978 78,444 138,609 158,187 Add: Write-off of AFS debt security — 10,000 — 10,000 — Adjusted noninterest income (c) 78,631 69,978 78,444 148,609 158,187 Adjusted revenue (a)+(c) = (d) $ 645,377 $ 669,839 $ 551,396 $ 1,315,216 $ 1,046,752 Total noninterest expense (e) $ 261,789 $ 218,447 $ 196,860 $ 480,236 $ 386,310 Less: Amortization of tax credit and other investments (55,914) (10,110) (14,979) (66,024) (28,879) Amortization of core deposit intangibles (440) (441) (488) (881) (999) Repurchase agreements’ extinguishment cost — (3,872) — (3,872) — Adjusted noninterest expense (f) $ 205,435 $ 204,024 $ 181,393 $ 409,459 $ 356,432 Efficiency ratio (e)/(b) 40.56% 33.11% 35.70% 36.79% 36.91% Adjusted efficiency ratio (f)/(d) 31.83% 30.46% 32.90% 31.13% 34.05% Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision income (d)-(f) = (g) $ 439,942 $ 465,815 $ 370,003 $ 905,757 $ 690,320 Average total assets (h) $ 67,497,367 $ 65,113,604 $ 62,232,841 $ 66,312,070 $ 61,996,756 Adjusted pre-tax, pre-provision profitability ratio (1) (g)/(h) 2.61% 2.90% 2.38% 2.75% 2.25% Adjusted noninterest expense/average assets (1) (f)/(h) 1.22% 1.27% 1.17% 1.25% 1.16%

 
Appendix: GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation 23 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 book value, tangible book value per share and TCE ratio are non-GAAP financial measures. Tangible book value 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. June 30, 2023 March 31, 2023 June 30, 2022 Stockholders’ equity (a) $ 6,461,697 $ 6,309,331 $ 5,609,482 Less: Goodwill (465,697) (465,697) (465,697) Other intangible assets (1) (6,418) (7,201) (8,537) Tangible book value (b) $ 5,989,582 $ 5,836,433 $ 5,135,248 Number of common shares at period-end (c) 141,484 141,396 140,917 Book value per share (a)/(c) $ 45.67 $ 44.62 $ 39.81 Tangible book value per share (b)/(c) $ 42.33 $ 41.28 $ 36.44 Total assets (d) $ 68,532,681 $ 67,244,898 $ 62,394,283 Less: Goodwill (465,697) (465,697) (465,697) Other intangible assets (1) (6,418) (7,201) (8,537) Tangible assets (e) $ 68,060,566 $ 66,772,000 $ 61,920,049 Total stockholders’ equity to assets ratio (a)/(d) 9.43% 9.38% 8.99% TCE ratio (b)/(e) 8.80% 8.74% 8.29%

 
Appendix: GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation 24 EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION ($ in thousands) (unaudited) Return on average TCE represents tangible net income divided by average tangible book value. Adjusted return on average TCE represents adjusted tangible net income divided by average tangible book value. Tangible net income excludes the after-tax impacts of the amortization of core deposit intangibles and mortgage servicing assets. Adjusted tangible net income excludes the after-tax impacts of the tangible net income adjustments and the write-off of an AFS debt security. 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 tax rate of 29.29% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2023, and the three months ended March 31, 2023. Applied statutory tax rate of 28.77% for the three and six months ended June 30, 2022. (3) Annualized. Three Months Ended Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 March 31, 2023 June 30, 2022 June 30, 2023 June 30, 2022 Net income (e) $ 312,031 $ 322,439 $ 258,329 $ 634,470 $ 495,981 Add: Amortization of core deposit intangibles 440 441 488 881 999 Amortization of mortgage servicing assets 342 356 364 698 756 Tax effect of amortization adjustments (2) (230) (233) (245) (463) (505) Tangible net income (f) $ 312,583 $ 323,003 $ 258,936 $ 635,586 $ 497,231 Add: Write-off of AFS debt security — 10,000 — 10,000 — Tax effect of write-off (2) — (2,929) — (2,929) — Adjusted tangible net income (g) $ 312,583 $ 330,074 $ 258,936 $ 642,657 $ 497,231 Average stockholders’ equity (h) $ 6,440,996 $ 6,183,324 $ 5,682,427 $ 6,312,872 $ 5,762,078 Less: Average goodwill (465,697) (465,697) (465,697) (465,697) (465,697) Average other intangible assets (1) (6,921) (7,696) (8,827) (7,306) (9,016) Average tangible book value (i) $ 5,968,378 $ 5,709,931 $ 5,207,903 $ 5,839,869 $ 5,287,365 Return on average common equity (3) (e)/(h) 19.43% 21.15% 18.23% 20.27% 17.36% Return on average TCE (3) (f)/(i) 21.01% 22.94% 19.94% 21.95% 18.96% Adjusted return on average TCE (3) (g)/(i) 21.01% 23.44% 19.94% 22.19% 18.96%

 
Appendix: GAAP to Non-GAAP Reconciliation 25 EAST WEST BANCORP, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES GAAP TO NON-GAAP RECONCILIATION ($ in thousands) (unaudited) During the first quarter of 2023, the Company recorded a $10.0 million pre-tax impairment write-off of an AFS debt security. 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 common equity that adjust for the above discussed non-recurring item provide clarity to financial statement users regarding the ongoing performance of the Company and allows comparability to prior periods. (1) Applied statutory tax rate of 29.29% for the three months ended March 31, 2023 and the six months ended June 30, 2023. (2) Annualized. Three Months Ended June 30, 2023 March 31, 2023 June 30, 2022 Net income (a) $ 312,031 $ 322,439 $ 258,329 Add: Write-off of AFS debt security — 10,000 — Tax effect of write-off (1) — (2,929) — Adjusted net income (b) $ 312,031 $ 329,510 $ 258,329 Diluted weighted-average number of shares outstanding 141,876 141,913 142,372 Diluted EPS $ 2.20 $ 2.27 $ 1.81 Add: Write-off of AFS debt security — 0.05 — Adjusted diluted EPS $ 2.20 $ 2.32 $ 1.81 Average total assets (c) $ 67,497,367 $ 65,113,604 $ 62,232,841 Average stockholders’ equity (d) $ 6,440,996 $ 6,183,324 $ 5,682,427 Return on average assets (2) (a)/(c) 1.85% 2.01% 1.66% Adjusted return on average assets (2) (b)/(c) 1.85% 2.05% 1.66% Return on average common equity (2) (a)/(d) 19.43% 21.15% 18.23% Adjusted return on average common equity (2) (b)/(d) 19.43% 21.61% 18.23% Six Months Ended June 30, 2023 June 30, 2022 Net income (e) 634,470 $ 495,981 Add: Write-off of AFS debt security 10,000 — Tax effect of write-off (1) (2,929) — Adjusted net income (f) $ 641,541 $ 495,981 Diluted weighted-average number of shares outstanding 141,910 142,838 Diluted EPS $ 4.47 $ 3.47 Add: Write-off of AFS debt security 0.05 — Adjusted diluted EPS $ 4.52 $ 3.47 Average total assets (g) $ 66,312,070 $ 61,996,756 Average stockholders’ equity (h) $ 6,312,872 $ 5,762,078 Return on average assets (2) (e)/(g) 1.93% 1.61% Adjusted return on average assets (2) (f)/(g) 1.95% 1.61% Return on average common equity (2) (e)/(h) 20.27% 17.36% Adjusted return on average common equity (2) (f)/(h) 20.49% 17.36%

 
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Cover Page
Jul. 20, 2023
Cover [Abstract]  
Document Type 8-K
Document Period End Date Jul. 20, 2023
Entity Registrant Name EAST WEST BANCORP, INC.
Entity Central Index Key 0001069157
Amendment Flag false
Entity Incorporation, State or Country Code DE
Entity File Number 000-24939
Entity Tax Identification Number 95-4703316
Entity Address, Address Line One 135 North Los Robles Ave.
Entity Address, Address Line Two 7th Floor
Entity Address, City or Town Pasadena
Entity Address, State or Province CA
Entity Address, Postal Zip Code 91101
City Area Code 626
Local Phone Number 768-6000
Written Communications false
Soliciting Material false
Pre-commencement Tender Offer false
Pre-commencement Issuer Tender Offer false
Title of 12(b) Security Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
Trading Symbol EWBC
Security Exchange Name NASDAQ
Entity Emerging Growth Company false
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