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East West Bancorp Inc insiders sold $27.4M in the past 12 months. How much of their stake is that?

0% was sold under disclosed trading plans, 100% with no plan disclosed. The largest seller, Dominic Ng (Chief Executive Officer, Director), sold $16.8M.Share-of-stake figures for this company are being verified and will be added when that check is finished. Why

Updated Oct 16, 2026 from SEC filings · covers Oct 17, 2025 to Oct 16, 2026
$27.4M
sold with no plan disclosed, past 12 months
0%
of sales were under disclosed trading plans, past 12 months
9 of 17
officers and directors sold shares, past 12 months
Is this normal? More than usual: $27.4M sold, after almost none in the past 5 years. 9 insiders sold; the average is 5 a year. Year by year
Latest filing: Filed Oct 2 for a tax withholding on Oct 2. Christopher Del Moral-Niles had 4K shares withheld by the company for taxes. Filing
SEC ownership filings: 48 filed in the 12 months to Oct 16, 2026; 927 on record since Jun 18, 2003 · See the evidence

What stands out

Four officers sold $25.3M with no disclosed plan: Dominic Ng ($16.8M), Irene Oh ($3.9M) and Douglas Krause ($3.6M), plus 1 more. The filings don't state a reason.Dominic Ng: largest such sale, May 5, 2026 · Irene Oh: largest such sale, Jun 11, 2026 · Douglas Krause: largest such sale, Aug 6, 2026

A share of stake is shown for 0 of the 9 officers and directors who sold. 17 are left out

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Left out: Dominic Ng, Irene Oh, Douglas Krause, Paul Irving, Lester Sussman, Parker Shi, Archana Deskus, Jack Liu, Lisa Kim, Sabrina Kay, Gary Teo, Molly Campbell, Manuel Alvarez, Serge Dumont, Mark Hutchins, Christopher Del Moral-Niles and Peter Babej (share of stake is being verified).
Disclosed company stock is not an insider's whole wealth.

Who sold, and how much of their stake

Officers and directors, past 12 months. Their share of stake is being verified and is not shown yet; amounts and trading plans are below.

Dominic Ng
Chief Executive Officer, Director
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$16.8MNo plan disclosed
Irene Oh
Chief Risk Officer
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$3.9MNo plan disclosed
Douglas Krause
Vice Chairman
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$3.6MNo plan disclosed
Parker Shi
Chief Operating Officer
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$1.0MNo plan disclosed
Gary Teo
Executive Vice President
Not confirmed
Share of stake not shown: share of stake is being verified. Why
$858KNo plan disclosed
All 9 sellers

Selling by month

Officers and directors, Oct 2025 to Oct 2026. Each sale is counted once: under a disclosed plan, else to cover taxes, else no plan disclosed.

No plan disclosedOne dollar scale for every month; the tallest bar is labeled
Oct 2025: $99K no plan disclosedOctNov 2025: $1.4M no plan disclosedNovDec 2025: $6.7M no plan disclosedDecJanFeb 2026: $7.1M no plan disclosedFebMarApr 2026: $226K no plan disclosedAprMay 2026: $8.7M no plan disclosed$8.7MMayJun 2026: $1.6M no plan disclosedJunJulAug 2026: $1.5M no plan disclosedAugSep 2026: $106K no plan disclosedSepOct

Recent activity

Past 30 days, Sep 17, 2026 to Oct 16, 2026
Oct 2, 2026Christopher Del Moral-Niles had 4K shares ($511K) withheld by the company for taxes (not a market sale). 9.8K shares came in from vesting or option exercises the same day, so the holding rose by 5.7K net.
WhoSharesPrice% of total stakeTotal stake afterTrade dateFiled
Christopher Del Moral-Niles
Chief Financial Officer
4,050$126.21n/an/aOct 2, 2026Oct 2, 2026

"% of total stake" is the shares in an event against all the vested shares the person held that day, across every share class and holding entity, after that day's vesting. "n/a" means the person's holdings are not confirmed, or the row is a purchase. "Holdings record incomplete" means more shares were sold than the filings show the person held that day, so a percentage would be wrong.

Common questions

Is the East West Bancorp Inc CEO selling stock?

Yes. Dominic Ng sold 140K shares ($16.8M) in the past 12 months, none of it under a trading plan disclosed in the filings.

Why are East West Bancorp Inc insiders selling?

Filings rarely give a reason, and we don't guess at one. What they show is how the sales were made: 0% of sales by value ran under 10b5-1 trading plans disclosed in the filings and 100% had no disclosed plan. A trading plan schedules sales in advance.

Are any East West Bancorp Inc insiders buying?

No. Officers and directors reported no purchases in the past 12 months.

The evidence

Who sold9 officers and directors: amount, % of holdings, trading plan
Who soldAmount% of holdingsTrading plan
Dominic Ng
Chief Executive Officer, Director
$16.8M
140K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
No plan disclosed
Irene Oh
Chief Risk Officer
$3.9M
33K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
No plan disclosed
Douglas Krause
Vice Chairman
$3.6M
30K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
No plan disclosed
Parker Shi
Chief Operating Officer
$1.0M
8.8K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
No plan disclosed
Gary Teo
Executive Vice President
$858K
7K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
No plan disclosed
Molly Campbell
Director
$687K
6.3K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
No plan disclosed
Jack Liu
Director
$304K
2.4K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
No plan disclosed
Archana Deskus
Director
$226K
1.8K shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
No plan disclosed
Manuel Alvarez
Director
$106K
810 shares
Not confirmed
share of stake is being verified. Why
No plan disclosed
The full ownership picture0 of 17 officers and directors confirmed

Vested shares across all share classes, held directly and through trusts, LLCs and family members, as reported on SEC Forms 3, 4 and 5. Unvested awards and options are never counted as owned shares.

InsiderHeld Oct 16, 2025SoldHeld Oct 16, 2026Still held
Dominic Ng
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Dominic Ng are complete.
Chief Executive Officer, Director
n/a−140Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Dominic Ng

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Dominic Ng are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
−51Kwithheld by the company for taxes
Irene Oh
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Irene Oh are complete.
Chief Risk Officer
n/a−33Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Irene Oh

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Irene Oh are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
−8.6Kwithheld by the company for taxes
Douglas Krause
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Douglas Krause are complete.
Vice Chairman
n/a−30Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Douglas Krause

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Douglas Krause are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
−8.6Kwithheld by the company for taxes
Paul Irving
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Paul Irving are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Paul Irving

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Paul Irving are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Lester Sussman
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Lester Sussman are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Lester Sussman

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Lester Sussman are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Parker Shi
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Parker Shi are complete.
Chief Operating Officer
n/a−8.8Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Parker Shi

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Parker Shi are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
−6.9Kwithheld by the company for taxes
Archana Deskus
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Archana Deskus are complete.
Director
n/a−1.8Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Archana Deskus

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Archana Deskus are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Jack Liu
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Jack Liu are complete.
Director
n/a−2.4Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Jack Liu

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Jack Liu are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Lisa Kim
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Lisa Kim are complete.
Executive Vice President
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Lisa Kim

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Lisa Kim are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
−12withheld by the company for taxes
Sabrina Kay
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Sabrina Kay are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Sabrina Kay

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Sabrina Kay are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Gary Teo
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Gary Teo are complete.
Executive Vice President
n/a−7Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Gary Teo

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Gary Teo are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
−3.4Kwithheld by the company for taxes
Molly Campbell
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Molly Campbell are complete.
Director
n/a−6.3Kn/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Molly Campbell

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Molly Campbell are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Manuel Alvarez
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Manuel Alvarez are complete.
Director
n/a−810n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Manuel Alvarez

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Manuel Alvarez are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Serge Dumont
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Serge Dumont are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Serge Dumont

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Serge Dumont are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Mark Hutchins
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Mark Hutchins are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Mark Hutchins

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Mark Hutchins are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
Christopher Del Moral-Niles
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Christopher Del Moral-Niles are complete.
Chief Financial Officer
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Christopher Del Moral-Niles

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Christopher Del Moral-Niles are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)
−4Kwithheld by the company for taxes
Peter Babej
!
Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Share-of-stake figures and holdings for this company are held back while they are verified. Sales and other transactions for Peter Babej are complete.
Director
n/a0n/an/a
Vesting, gifts, unvested awards and holding lines for Peter Babej

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status and dates for Peter Babej are complete; balances and unit counts will be added when the check is finished.

0gifted (net of own trusts)

Holdings and share of stake for East West Bancorp Inc are being verified, so no balances, unit counts or percentages are shown. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status, titles and dates come straight from individual filings.

What explains the selling$27.4M of sales by plan status, purpose, seller and month

Officer and director open-market sales: $27.4M across 229,686 shares. Plan status and stated purpose are separate questions, and a sale can have both.

By plan status

No plan disclosed · $27.4M

Sales with no 10b5-1 plan and no tax reference in the filing. $16.8M of it is Dominic Ng. No plan disclosed is a statement about the filing, not about why the sale happened. Largest such sale: Dominic Ng, May 5, 2026

Taxes

82,927 shares ($9.1M) were withheld by the company for taxes, which isn't a market sale.

SellerShares soldProceedsUnder a disclosed planShare of totalSales dates
Dominic Ng
Chief Executive Officer, Director
140K$16.8M0%61%Dec 12, 2025 to May 6, 2026
Irene Oh
Chief Risk Officer
33K$3.9M0%14%Dec 17, 2025 to Jun 15, 2026
Douglas Krause
Vice Chairman
30K$3.6M0%13%Nov 3, 2025 to Aug 6, 2026
Parker Shi
Chief Operating Officer
8.8K$1.0M0%4%Dec 11, 2025 to Dec 11, 2025
Gary Teo
Executive Vice President
7K$858K0%3%Feb 6, 2026 to Feb 6, 2026
Molly Campbell
Director
6.3K$687K0%3%Oct 31, 2025 to Feb 6, 2026
Jack Liu
Director
2.4K$304K0%1%Feb 5, 2026 to Aug 12, 2026
Archana Deskus
Director
1.8K$226K0%0.8%Apr 30, 2026 to Apr 30, 2026
Manuel Alvarez
Director
810$106K0%0.4%Sep 8, 2026 to Sep 8, 2026

Sales by month

MonthSale proceedsDisclosed planTo cover taxesNo plan disclosed
Oct 2025$99K$0$0$99K
Nov 2025$1.4M$0$0$1.4M
Dec 2025$6.7M$0$0$6.7M
Jan 2026$0$0$0$0
Feb 2026$7.1M$0$0$7.1M
Mar 2026$0$0$0$0
Apr 2026$226K$0$0$226K
May 2026$8.7M$0$0$8.7M
Jun 2026$1.6M$0$0$1.6M
Jul 2026$0$0$0$0
Aug 2026$1.5M$0$0$1.5M
Sep 2026$106K$0$0$106K
Oct 2026$0$0$0$0
Is this normal? Selling year by year5 earlier years to compare with

More than usual: $27.4M sold, after almost none in the past 5 years. 9 insiders sold; the average is 5 a year.

12 months endingShares soldInsiders who soldProceeds
Oct 16, 2026
Latest 12 months
230K9$27.4M
Oct 16, 2025
1 year earlier
183K9$18.2M
Oct 16, 2024
2 years earlier
52K7$3.9M
Oct 17, 2023
3 years earlier
9.4K3$651K
Oct 17, 2022
4 years earlier
3.1K2$283K
Oct 17, 2021
5 years earlier
21K5$1.2M

Open-market sales (Form 4 code S) by people who were officers or directors, in split-adjusted shares. Earlier years include people who have since left. A sale that an outside holder also reports (a family trust, a fund) is counted with outside holders in every year. Shares, not dollars, are compared, so a change in the stock price doesn't look like a change in selling. Years the filings don't fully cover are shown but left out of the average.

Known gaps and uncertainty17 officers and directors not confirmed

Holdings and share of stake are being verified. Balances, unit counts and every share-of-stake figure for East West Bancorp Inc are held back until that check is finished. Sales, proceeds, plan and tax status, titles and dates come straight from individual filings and are complete.

External context: we only cite outside events when a documented connection exists. None is shown for this period.

Sources and methodology927 filings on record, 48 filed in the 12-month period, and how we read them

All 927 Forms 3, 4 and 5 on record for East West Bancorp Inc (SEC CIK 1069157), filed from Jun 18, 2003 to Oct 2, 2026; 48 of them were filed in the 12 months this page covers, retrieved from SEC EDGAR on Oct 16, 2026. Prices are the ones reported in each filing, often weighted averages.

Holdings. Each holding line (a share class plus an owner, such as a trust or LLC) carries its last reported balance forward. Entities first reported during the period start at zero, so transfers between an insider's own trusts don't count as selling. Lines not reported for three years or more are listed separately and left out of totals.

Sales. A sale counts as under a 10b5-1 plan if its footnote cites one or the filing's Rule 10b5-1 box is checked, and as tax-related if its footnote cites tax obligations or sell-to-cover. Shares withheld by the company for taxes are listed separately. Sales with neither attribute are labeled "no plan disclosed".

Full methodology

Former or inactive filers (28)No filing in 18 months; last reported balances, not in any total
NameLast filedLast reported balance
Deborah LeerhsenFeb 12, 2025No balance on record
Rudolph EstradaNov 5, 202437,130 shares, last reported balance as of Nov 5, 2024
Nick HuangJan 11, 2022No balance on record
Iris ChanJun 1, 202132,257 shares, last reported balance as of May 28, 2021
Andy YenMar 10, 202165,684 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 8, 2021
Catherine ZhouOct 5, 202019,259 shares, last reported balance as of Oct 2, 2020
Herman LiMar 26, 202063,751 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 25, 2020
Keith RenkenAug 15, 2018125,801 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 1, 2018
Gregory GuyettFeb 21, 201830 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 16, 2018
Wendy Cai-LeeDec 9, 201642,007 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 8, 2016
John LeeAug 3, 2016662,597 shares, last reported balance as of Aug 1, 2016
Julia GouwMar 18, 2016333,651 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 1, 2011
Albert SunMar 3, 2016No balance on record
James SchulerMar 3, 201529,600 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 1, 2014
Tak-Chuen KwanAug 6, 20148,452 shares, last reported balance as of Aug 5, 2014
Andrew KaneFeb 7, 201440,248 shares, last reported balance as of Jul 31, 2013
Wellington ChenMar 2, 201159,211 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 28, 2011
Peggy CherngAug 2, 2010416,586 shares, last reported balance as of Jul 29, 2010
Donald ChowMar 11, 2010101,994 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 10, 2010
William LewisMar 11, 201036,159 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 10, 2010
Karen FukumuraMar 4, 201035,203 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 2, 2010
Keith RenkenJan 21, 201074,286 shares, last reported balance as of Jan 19, 2010
Thomas ToldaDec 14, 200941,846 shares, last reported balance as of Dec 11, 2009
Michael LaiFeb 21, 200817,891 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 19, 2008
David SpignerFeb 21, 200822,360 shares, last reported balance as of Feb 19, 2008
Steven ErwinJul 26, 20071,915 shares, last reported balance as of Jul 24, 2007
John KookenJul 28, 200611,711 shares, last reported balance as of Jul 26, 2006
Robert BulsecoMar 9, 20045,596 shares, last reported balance as of Mar 5, 2004

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