East West Bancorp to Present at B. Riley & Co. Investor Conference

PASADENA, Calif.--(Business Wire)--
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 B. Riley & Co. Investor Conference in Las Vegas on
Thursday, April 3, 2008 at 10:30am. Pacific Time.

A live audio webcast of East West Bancorp's presentation is
accessible here. The
presentation will be archived for 90 days after the event.

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.

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, 2006 (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.

East West Bancorp, Inc.
Julia Gouw, Chief Financial Officer, 626-768-6898

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