Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
OnMay 27, 2021 ,East West Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company") held its 2021 Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Annual Meeting"). Stockholders considered four proposals at the Annual Meeting, each of which is described in more detail in the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, which was filed with theSecurities and Exchange Commission onApril 15, 2021 (the "2021 Proxy Statement"). There were 126,516,973 shares of common stock represented at the Annual Meeting by valid proxies or voted at the meeting, which was approximately 89.2% of the shares of common stock entitled to vote at the Annual Meeting. The final results of the voting for each matter submitted to a vote of stockholders at the Annual Meeting are as follows:
Proposal 1: Election of Directors
The Company's stockholders elected the eight director nominees named in the 2021 Proxy Statement for a one-year term until the 2022 annual meeting of stockholders and to serve until his or her successor is elected and qualified. Votes Cast For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes Molly Campbell 119,996,597 2,192,593 346,895 3,980,888 Iris S. Chan 121,315,663 1,049,128 171,294 3,980,888 Archana Deskus 121,586,139 601,822 348,124 3,980,888 Rudolph I. Estrada 119,941,385 2,420,107 174,593 3,980,888 Paul H. Irving 118,906,608 3,456,564 172,913 3,980,888 Jack C. Liu 118,501,496 3,859,245 175,344 3,980,888 Dominic Ng 116,978,170 5,347,999 209,916 3,980,888 Lester M. Sussman 121,120,542 1,242,317 173,226 3,980,888
Proposal 2: Advisory Vote to Approve Executive Compensation
The advisory vote to approve the Company's executive compensation was approved by the Company's stockholders.
Votes Cast For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 118,498,299 3,812,809 224,977 3,980,888
Proposal 3: Approval of the
The Company's stockholders voted to approve the Company's 2021 Stock Incentive Plan. Votes Cast For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 119,182,544 3,160,974 192,567 3,980,888
Proposal 4: Ratification of Auditors
The Company's stockholders ratified the appointment of
Votes Cast For Votes Against Votes Abstained Broker Non-Votes 125,878,378 447,812 190,783 -
No other matters were submitted for stockholder action.
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