EAST WEST BANCORP INC

The Company maintains capital levels designed to support balance sheet growth, absorb potential losses under a range of economic conditions, and comply with applicable regulatory capital requirements. Capital planning is integrated into the Company’s strategic and financial planning processes and includes stress testing to assess the potential impact of adverse economic and interest rate scenarios on capital adequacy.

The Company’s stockholders’ equity increased $141 million or 2% to $9.0 billion as of September 30, 2026 from $8.9 billion as of December 31, 2025. The increase was primarily driven by $1.1 billion of net income, partially offset by $560 million of other comprehensive loss, $334 million of cash dividends declared, and $125 million of share repurchases, including open-market repurchases and shares withheld for employee tax obligations upon vesting of restricted stock units. Additional information regarding changes in stockholders’ equity is provided in Item 1. Consolidated Financial Statements — Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity in this Form 10-Q.

On January 22, 2025, the Company’s Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to $300 million of East West common stock through December 31, 2026. The Company did not repurchase any common stock during the third quarter of 2026, compared with $26 million for the same period in 2025. During the nine months ended September 30, 2026, the Company repurchased $99 million of its common stock, compared with $114 million for the same period in 2025. As of September 30, 2026, $117 million remained available under the share repurchase authorization.

The Company paid a cash dividend of $0.80 and $0.60 per share during the third quarters of 2026 and 2025, respectively. In October 2026, the Company’s Board of Directors declared a fourth-quarter cash dividend of $0.80 per share, payable on November 17, 2026, to stockholders of record as of November 2, 2026.