SAN MARINO, Calif., Jan. 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- In conjunction with East West Bancorp's fourth quarter 2005 earnings announcement, members of the public are invited to listen to the Company's live quarterly earnings conference call on the Internet Thursday, January 26, 2006 at 8:30 A.M. PT / 11:30 A.M. ET. The conference call will feature management in a discussion of fourth quarter results and operating developments.
Financial results will be released over the news wires after the market closes on Wednesday, January 25, 2006. Investors wishing to hear the conference call may log on to http://www.streetevents.com/ or http://www.eastwestbank.com/.
East West Bancorp is a publicly owned company, with $7.9 billion in assets, whose stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market under the symbol "EWBC". The company's wholly owned subsidiary, East West Bank, is the second largest independent commercial bank headquartered in Los Angeles with 56 total branch locations. East West Bank serves the community with 55 branch locations across Southern and Northern California, one branch location in Houston, Texas and a Beijing Representative Office in China. For more information on East West Bancorp, visit the company's website at http://www.eastwestbank.com/.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AT THE COMPANY:
Julia Gouw
Chief Financial Officer
(626) 583-3512
