SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONSEC FORM 17-C

CURRENT REPORT UNDER SECTION 17
OF THE SECURITIES REGULATION CODE
AND SRC RULE 17.2(c) THEREUNDER

1. Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)

Apr 17, 2018

2. SEC Identification Number

ASO94-002733

3. BIR Tax Identification No.

003-921-057

4. Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter

EAST WEST BANKING CORPORATION

5. Province, country or other jurisdiction of incorporation

Metro Manila, Philippines

6. Industry Classification Code(SEC Use Only)

7. Address of principal office

The Beaufort, 5th Avenue corner 23rd Street, Fort Bonifacio Global City, Taguig City Postal Code 1634

8. Issuer's telephone number, including area code

+632 575-3888

9. Former name or former address, if changed since last report

NA

10. Securities registered pursuant to Sections 8 and 12 of the SRC or Sections 4 and 8 of the RSA

Title of Each Class	Number of Shares of Common Stock Outstanding and Amount of Debt Outstanding
Common	2,249,975,411

11. Indicate the item numbers reported herein

Item 9

The Exchange does not warrant and holds no responsibility for the veracity of the facts and representations contained in all corporate disclosures, including financial reports. All data contained herein are prepared and submitted by the disclosing party to the Exchange, and are disseminated solely for purposes of information. Any questions on the data contained herein should be addressed directly to the Corporate Information Officer of the disclosing party.

East West Banking CorporationEW

PSE Disclosure Form 13-1 - Change in Shareholdings of
Directors and Principal Officers References: SRC Rule 23 (SEC Form 23-B) and
Section 13 of the Revised Disclosure Rules

Subject of the Disclosure
Change in Shareholdings of a Principal Officer
Background/Description of the Disclosure
In compliance to Section 13.1. of the PSE Disclosure Rules, we are submitting herewith the trading transactions of a Bank Principal Officer.

Name of Person	Grace N. Ang
Position/Designation	FVP and Chief Risk Officer

For Equity Securities

Type of Security / Stock Symbol	Date of Transaction	Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D)			Ownership Form Direct (D) or Indirect (I)	Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
		Number of Shares	(A) or (D)	Price per Share
EW	Apr 16, 2018	74,085	A	Stock Dividend	D	NA
EW	Apr 16, 2018	7,500	A	Stock Dividend	I	Shares held by members of immediate family sharing the same household
EW	Apr 16, 2018	37,500	D	18.32	D	NA

Number of Shares Owned after the Transaction

Direct	114,756
Indirect	22,500