- Current report filing (8-K)
March 29 2010 - 2:40PM
Edgar (US Regulatory)
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
March 25,
2010
Date of Report (date of earliest event reported)
EAST WEST BANCORP, INC.
(Exact name
of registrant as specified in its charter)
Commission
file number 000-24939
Delaware
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95-4703316
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(State or Other
Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
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(IRS Employer
Identification
Number)
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135 N Los
Robles Ave., 7th Floor, Pasadena, California 91101
(Address of principal executive offices
including zip code)
(626)
768-6000
(Registrants 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 (See General Instruction A.2.):
o
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425
under the Securities Act (17 CFR230.425)
o
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12
under the Exchange Act (17 CFR240.14a-12)
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR240.14d-2(b))
o
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under
the Exchange Act (17 CFR240.13e-(c))
East West
Bancorp, Inc.
Current
Report of Form 8-K
Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security
Holders.
East West Bancorp, Inc. (the Company)
held a special meeting of stockholders (the Special Meeting) on March 25,
2010 in Pasadena, California. At the
Special Meeting, the Companys stockholders approved two proposals. The proposals are described in detail in the
Proxy Statement mailed to stockholders on or about February 24, 2010 (the Proxy
Statement).
Proposal 1
The Companys stockholders approved the
issuance of shares of common stock upon the conversion of the Companys
recently issued 335,047 of Mandatorily Convertible Cumulative Non-Voting
Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series C, as contemplated by the investment
agreements described in the Proxy Statement and for purposes of NASDAQ Stock
Market Rule 5635 as set forth below:
Votes
For
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Votes
Against
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Abstentions
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67,158,500
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128,184
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259,562
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Proposal 2
The Companys stockholders approved the
adjournment or postponement of the Special Meeting to a later date or dates, if
necessary, to solicit additional Proxies given prior to the time of the Special
Meeting to constitute a quorum for purposes of the Special Meeting or to
solicit additional Proxies in favor of the approval of the above proposal as
set forth below:
Votes
For
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Votes
Against
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Abstentions
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53,028,185
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13,995,507
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522,554
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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.
Date:
March 29, 2010
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EAST
WEST BANCORP, INC.
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By:
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/s/
Douglas P. Krause
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Douglas
P. Krause, Esq.
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Executive
Vice President and General Counsel
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