East West Bancorp Invites Public to Listen to First Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference Call/Webcast

In conjunction with East West Bancorp’s (Nasdaq:EWBC) first quarter 2008 earnings announcement, members of the public are invited to listen to the Company’s live quarterly earnings conference call on the internet Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 8:30 A.M. PT / 11:30 A.M. ET. The conference call will feature management in a discussion of first quarter results and operating developments. Financial results will be released over the news wires after the market closes on Tuesday, April 15, 2008. Investors wishing to hear the conference call may log on to http://www.streetevents.com or http://www.eastwestbank.com. About East West East West Bancorp is a publicly owned company with $11.9 billion in assets and 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 Southern California with 72 branch locations. East West Bank serves the community with 70 branch locations across Southern and Northern California and a branch location in Houston, Texas. East West Bank has three international locations in Greater China, including a full-service branch in Hong Kong and representative offices in Beijing and Shanghai. For more information on East West Bancorp, visit the Company’s website at www.eastwestbank.com.