The Board of Directors of East West Bancorp, Inc. has declared first quarter 2022 dividends for the Company's common stock. The common stock cash dividend of $0.40 per share is payable on February 22, 2022 to stockholders of record on February 7, 2022. This represents a 21% increase, or seven cents per share, to the quarterly common stock dividend, up from $0.33 per share previously.

The new annual dividend is $1.60 per share, compared with $1.32 per share previously.