CERTIFICATION
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
In connection with the Annual Report of East West Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”) on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Julia Gouw, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge that:
| (a) | the Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and |
| (b) | the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company. |
| | Date: March 15, 2006 | |
| | | /s/ JULIA S. GOUW Julia S. Gouw Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
A signed original of this written statement required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.
