PASADENA, Calif., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- East West Bancorp,
Inc. (Nasdaq: EWBC), parent company of East West Bank, one of the nation's
premier community banks, today announced that Dominic Ng, Chairman, President
and Chief Executive Officer, will present at the Friedman, Billings, Ramsey
Investor Conference in New York on November 29, 2006 at 10:45am Eastern time.
A live audio webcast of East West Bancorp's presentation is accessible at
http://www.wsw.com/webcast/fbr16/ewbc/ during the conference and available for
replay 90 days after the end of the conference.
About East West
East West Bancorp is a publicly owned company, with $10.8 billion in
assets, whose stock is traded on the Nasdaq Global Select 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
62 branch locations. East West Bank serves the community with 61 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
www.eastwestbank.com.
Forward-Looking Statements
This release may contain forward-looking statements, which are included in
accordance with the "safe harbor" provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995 and accordingly, the cautionary statements
contained in East West Bancorp's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
Dec. 31, 2005 (See Item I -- Business, and Item 7 -- Management's Discussion
and Analysis of Consolidated Financial Condition and Results of Operations),
and other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated
herein by reference. These factors include, but are not limited to: the effect
of interest rate and currency exchange fluctuations; competition in the
financial services market for both deposits and loans; EWBC's ability to
efficiently incorporate acquisitions into its operations; the ability of EWBC
and its subsidiaries to increase its customer base; the effect of regulatory
and legislative action, including California tax legislation and an
announcement by the state's Franchise Tax Board regarding the taxation of
Registered Investment Companies; and regional and general economic conditions.
Actual results and performance in future periods may be materially different
from any future results or performance suggested by the forward-looking
statements in this release. Such forward-looking statements speak only as of
the date of this release. East West expressly disclaims any obligation to
update or revise any forward-looking statements found herein to reflect any
changes in the Bank's expectations of results or any change in event.
SOURCE East West Bancorp, Inc.
Contact: Julia Gouw, Chief Financial Officer of East West Bancorp, Inc., +1-626-768-6898