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  <p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><strong><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">May&nbsp;29, 2008</font></b></strong><b><br>
  </b>Date of Report (date of
  earliest event reported)</p>
  
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  WEST BANCORP, INC.</font></b><b><br>
  </b>(Exact
  name of registrant as specified in its charter)</p>
  
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">135 N Los Robles Ave., 7th Floor,&nbsp;Pasadena,
  California 91101</font></b></p>
  
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  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#160;(e) On May 29, 2008, the stockholders of East
  West Bancorp, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), approved amendments
  to the Company&#146;s 1998 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#147;Amended Plan&#148;), which: </font></p>
  
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Extend the
    term of the original 1998 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#147;Original Plan&#148;) for
    another five (5) years;</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Delete the
    &quot;evergreen&quot; provision providing that the amount of authorized
    shares increases by 2% per year;</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Reduce the
    number of shares issued and issuable pursuant to all awards outstanding as of
    May 29, 2008, and all awards granted thereafter from 8,632,515 to 7,000,000
    shares, of which 3,339,211 were outstanding and issued as of March 31, 2008;</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Provide that
    options and other incentive shares may be granted with a maximum term of ten
    (10) years instead of seven (7) years;</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Delete the
    sublimits on the number of the incentive shares that are restricted stock or
    other specific types of incentive shares and provide that all full value
    awards (shares other than options and stock appreciation rights) issued after
    May 29, 2008 shall count as two shares against the authorized shares issuable
    under the Amended Plan.</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Delete the
    ability to issue reload options;</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Specify
    minimum vesting for certain awards;</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Set a
    minimum exercise price and maximum term for stock appreciation rights;</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Prohibit
    dividend equivalent awards with respect to stock options or stock
    appreciation rights; and</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Limit the
    ability of the Compensation Committee to accelerate the vesting of any award
    previously granted under the Original Plan, except in the case of death,
    disability, retirement or a change in control.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">A complete description of the
  Amended Plan is included with the Company&#146;s definitive proxy statement, filed
  with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2008, which
  description is incorporated herein by reference.&#160; A copy of the Amended Plan is attached hereto
  as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">Item
  5.03</font></b><b><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></b><b>Amendments to Articles of
  Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year</b></p>
  
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  <p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-indent:.5in;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">On May&nbsp;29, 2008, the stockholders of </font>the Company approved, by the affirmative vote of a
  majority of the outstanding shares of the Company&#146;s voting stock, an amendment
  to Article&nbsp;XI, Section&nbsp;2 of the Company&#146;s Certificate of
  Incorporation to eliminate the provisions for the classification of the Company&#146;s
  Board of Directors and instead to provide that each person elected as a
  director at each annual meeting of the stockholders will be elected for a term
  of one year and until their respective successors are duly elected and
  qualified.&#160; Conforming amendments to Sections
  2.1, 3.2, and 3.3 of the Company&#146;s bylaws were unanimously approved by the
  Company&#146;s Board of Directors effective as of May&nbsp;29, 2008.&#160; A copy of the Amended and Restated Bylaws is
  attached hereto as Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.</p>
  
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  9.01&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Financial Statements and Exhibits.</font></b></p>
  
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">3.1</font></p>
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    <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.06%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amended and
    Restated Bylaws of East West Bancorp,&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>
    </td>
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    <td width="4%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:4.96%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10.1</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:3.06%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
    <td width="91%" valign="top" style="padding:0in .7pt 0in .7pt;width:91.98%;">
    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1998 Stock
    Incentive Plan (As Amended) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit C to the
    Company&#146;s definitive proxy statement filed on April 24, 2008).</font></p>
    </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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.</font></p>
  
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  <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Date:
  June&nbsp;3, 2008</font></p>
  
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EAST
    WEST BANCORP, INC.</font></b></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/
    Douglas P. Krause</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
    </td>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Douglas
    P. Krause</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Executive
    Vice President, General Counsel</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">and
    Corporate Secretary</font></p>
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    No.</font></b></p>
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    <p align="center" style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-weight:bold;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Amended and
    Restated Bylaws of East West Bancorp,&nbsp;Inc.</font></p>
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    <p style="margin:0in 0in .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1998 Stock
    Incentive Plan (As Amended) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit C to the
    Company&#146;s definitive proxy statement filed on April 24, 2008).</font></p>
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text: 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
  May 29, 2008
  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
  95-4703316
  (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)
  (IRS Employer Identification Number)
  135 N Los Robles Ave., 7th Floor, Pasadena,
  California 91101
  (Address of principal executive offices including zip code)
  (626) 768-6000
  (Registrant's 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. below):
  o
  Written communications pursuant to Rule 425
  under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
  o
  Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12
  under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
  o
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under
  the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
  o
  Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under
  the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
  Item 5.02
  Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment
  of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
  (e) On May 29, 2008, the stockholders of East
  West Bancorp, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), approved amendments
  to the Company's 1998 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Amended Plan"), which:
  ·
  Extend the
    term of the original 1998 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Original Plan") for
    another five (5) years;
  ·
  Delete the
    "evergreen" provision providing that the amount of authorized
    shares increases by 2% per year;
  ·
  Reduce the
    number of shares issued and issuable pursuant to all awards outstanding as of
    May 29, 2008, and all awards granted thereafter from 8,632,515 to 7,000,000
    shares, of which 3,339,211 were outstanding and issued as of March 31, 2008;
  ·
  Provide that
    options and other incentive shares may be granted with a maximum term of ten
    (10) years instead of seven (7) years;
  ·
  Delete the
    sublimits on the number of the incentive shares that are restricted stock or
    other specific types of incentive shares and provide that all full value
    awards (shares other than options and stock appreciation rights) issued after
    May 29, 2008 shall count as two shares against the authorized shares issuable
    under the Amended Plan.
  ·
  Delete the
    ability to issue reload options;
  ·
  Specify
    minimum vesting for certain awards;
  ·
  Set a
    minimum exercise price and maximum term for stock appreciation rights;
  ·
  Prohibit
    dividend equivalent awards with respect to stock options or stock
    appreciation rights; and
  ·
  Limit the
    ability of the Compensation Committee to accelerate the vesting of any award
    previously granted under the Original Plan, except in the case of death,
    disability, retirement or a change in control.
  A complete description of the
  Amended Plan is included with the Company's definitive proxy statement, filed
  with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 24, 2008, which
  description is incorporated herein by reference.  A copy of the Amended Plan is attached hereto
  as Exhibit 10.1 and incorporated herein by reference.
  Item
  5.03
  Amendments to Articles of
  Incorporation or Bylaws; Change in Fiscal Year
  On May 29, 2008, the stockholders of
  the Company approved, by the affirmative vote of a
  majority of the outstanding shares of the Company's voting stock, an amendment
  to Article XI, Section 2 of the Company's Certificate of
  Incorporation to eliminate the provisions for the classification of the Company's
  Board of Directors and instead to provide that each person elected as a
  director at each annual meeting of the stockholders will be elected for a term
  of one year and until their respective successors are duly elected and
  qualified.  Conforming amendments to Sections
  2.1, 3.2, and 3.3 of the Company's bylaws were unanimously approved by the
  Company's Board of Directors effective as of May 29, 2008.  A copy of the Amended and Restated Bylaws is
  attached hereto as Exhibit 3.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
  Item
  9.01      Financial Statements and Exhibits.
  (d)
  Exhibits
  3.1
  Amended and
    Restated Bylaws of East West Bancorp, Inc.
  10.1
  1998 Stock
    Incentive Plan (As Amended) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit C to the
    Company's definitive proxy statement filed on April 24, 2008).
  2
  SIGNATURES
  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:
  June 3, 2008
  EAST
    WEST BANCORP, INC.
  By:
  /s/
    Douglas P. Krause
  Douglas
    P. Krause
  Executive
    Vice President, General Counsel
  and
    Corporate Secretary
  3
  EXHIBIT INDEX
  Exhibit
  No.
  Exhibit
  3.1
  Amended and
    Restated Bylaws of East West Bancorp, Inc.
  10.1
  1998 Stock
    Incentive Plan (As Amended) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit C to the
    Company's definitive proxy statement filed on April 24, 2008).
  4