BBCN Bancorp to Announce Third Quarter 2013 Financ

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 4, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- BBCN Bancorp, Inc. (Nasdaq: BBCN ) today announced that the company will issue its financial results for the 2013 third quarter after the market closes on Monday, October 21, 2013.

A conference call to discuss 2013 third quarter financial results will be held on Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. Pacific Time / 12:30 p.m. Eastern Time. Investors and analysts are invited to access the conference call by dialing 877-415-3184 (domestic) or 857-244-7327 (international), passcode 98283896. There will also be a live webcast of the call available at the Investor Relations section of BBCN Bancorp's website at www.BBCNbank.com .

After the live webcast, a replay will remain available in the Investor Relations section of BBCN Bancorp's website. A replay of the call will be available at 888-286-8010 (domestic) or 617-801-6888 (international) through October 29, 2013, passcode 86493271.

About BBCN Bancorp, Inc.

BBCN Bancorp, Inc. is the parent company of BBCN Bank, the largest Korean-American bank in the nation with $5.9 billion in assets as of June 30, 2013. The acquisition of metropolitan Chicago-based Foster Bankshares, Inc. on August 13, 2013 increased the company's total assets to $6.2 billion. Headquartered in Los Angeles and serving a diverse mix of customers mirroring its communities, BBCN operates 50 branches in California, Illinois, New York, New Jersey, Washington and Virginia, along with six loan production offices in Seattle, Denver, Dallas, Atlanta, Northern California and Annandale, Virginia. BBCN specializes in core business banking products for small- and medium-sized companies, with an emphasis in commercial real estate and business lending, SBA lending and international trade financing. BBCN Bank is a California-chartered bank and its deposits are insured by the FDIC to the extent provided by law. BBCN is an Equal Opportunity Lender.

Angie Yang SVP, Investor Relations 213-251-2219